Arts Education Intern

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is a District of Columbia Government agency that provides grant funding and capacity building support to individual artists and cultural organizations in the city. CAH is seeking dynamic undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in arts management to intern in its Grants, Events, Resource Allocation, Public Art, Culture and Community Department, and Arts Education Departments for Summer 2026.

Hours:

2026 Summer Internship: Hours vary by department (minimum 20 hours/week)

Reports to:

Arts Education Coordinator and Department Head

Attends:

All Staff Meetings (ad hoc); Department Meetings (weekly); Commissioner Committee Meetings (ad hoc)

Pay:

CAH provides a one-time stipend of $2,500.00, disbursed at the conclusion of the internship tenure

ARTS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

The Arts Education Intern works closely with the Arts Education team to assist in the administrative duties of various Arts Education initiatives including; Poetry Out Loud, Arts for the aging, Field Trip Experiences Initiative, Professional Development Institute resources mapping, and arts education grant management support.

Scope of responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Preparation, organization, and maintenance of Arts/Humanities Education Project (AHEP) and District Arts and Humanities Initiative: Field Trip Experiences grant applications, reports, and budgets;
• Preparation of, and participation in, professional development workshops for agency grantees;
• Assistance in the coordination of NEA’s Poetry Out Loud program with DC high schools;
• Coordination between schools and arts organizations/individual teaching artists as part of arts education department summer/fall initiatives.

Application Requirements:

Applicants must submit a complete application package including:

• a content-specific résumé tailored to the internship focus;
• a cover letter clearly indicating interest in a specific department (Public Art, Communications, etc.), and;
• a two-page writing sample on a topic relevant to the selected department. All materials must be submitted in PDF format.

To ensure proper organization, applicants are required to use the following email subject line format: “FY26 [Department Name] Internship – First, Last Name.

Applicants may apply to multiple departments. A separate application packet, including subject line, department, and necessary documents should be provided for each department of interest.

Completed applications should be emailed to Arts Learning Coordinator, Andrea Brown: [email protected]. Applications that are incomplete, submitted in incorrect formats, or received after the stated deadline will not be considered.