Image: Cali Stuckey, Outreach and Audience Engagement Intern
Deadlines
The next available internships will occur in summer 2025.
We will be accepting applications for summer semester internships (June 2–August 8, 2025) from now until April 15, 2025. Please note your area of interest in your application.
The NCMA offers an on-site internship program with the possibility of occasional remote work. We are excited to give you the opportunity to have an NCMA staff mentor, docent support, and a cohort of intern peers from colleges in North Carolina and beyond.
While you are learning and supporting the NCMA, you’ll participate in enrichment activities that may include presentations from staff in departments across the Museum. You’ll also go on tours of the galleries and conservation lab. On-site activities will be modified at the discretion of internship supervisors. Your internship culminates in a presentation for staff and other interns. Internships are currently unpaid.
Eligibility
College students, recent graduates, graduate students, and nontraditional students are encouraged to apply. Although it is not generally required that interns have an art or art history major, Museum departments may individualize their requirements. Eligibility varies for each internship term.
Application Requirements
Please email internships@ncartmuseum.org with any questions.
- Cover letter, including your area of interest. If you are open to any available internships, please make note of that as well, as it will provide more opportunities for you.
- Up-to-date résumé
- Two letters of recommendation, preferably from a professor or professional reference. Allow ample time to request letters.
References: SUBMIT HERE - Transcript of undergraduate or graduate records. Official or unofficial transcripts are accepted. Applicants must have a 2.8 average on a 4.0 scale.
You must include all of the above items. If any are missing, you will not be considered for an internship. You will receive an email confirmation of receipt of your complete application. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
Review Process
Once the deadline has passed, Museum staff members review application materials. Finalists are contacted for interviews within about six weeks after the deadline. Final decisions are typically made within one month after that.
The frequency and number of internships available varies. A department may be unable to offer an internship for a particular semester, for varying reasons.
Time Requirement
Interns must be available to work approximately 15 hours per week with flexible schedules.
Academic Credit
Some colleges give credit for internships. Students are responsible for arranging with their schools to receive credit. Internships are unpaid. Select internships for students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are available as paid opportunities.