LOS ANGELES COUNTY ARTS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

About the Program

Category: Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation (Best in Category)

Year: 2020

The Los Angeles County Arts Internship Program (AIP) celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2020 supports and strengthens the cultural sector of LA County by providing access to high quality opportunities for college students of all backgrounds to gain experience, understanding, and transferable skills relevant to careers in the arts, the creative economy, and engagement in public life. Established in 2000 as a companion to the Getty Foundation’s Marrow Undergraduate Internship Program, AIP allows students to develop a deeper understanding of the work involved in nonprofit arts administration, better understand the role of the arts in communities and develop skills that can be put to use in their future careers. It does this by providing grants to nonprofit performing, presenting, film, media, literary, and municipal arts organizations to hire students to engage in specific projects over the summer. It also facilitates educational and networking opportunities for the interns to get a broader view of the arts ecosystem outside of the context of the day-to-day work within their organizations. To date, more than 2,000 students have received paid work experience through this program, and have contributed more than one million work hours to nonprofit arts organizations. Many have gone on to pursue further careers in and lead local arts organizations