Brooklyn Museum: Internships & Programs

TEEN NIGHT PLANNING COMMITTEE
The Teen Night Planning Committee is an internship opportunity for teens interested in learning more about the ins and outs of event planning in the arts. The Teen Night Planning Committee designs, promotes, and facilitates special Teen Nights at the Museum.
www.brooklynmuseum.org/education/teens/teen_planning
The Teen Night Planning Committee internship is open to all high school students and runs from November to May.


MUSEUM APPRENTICE PROGRAM:

The Museum Apprentice Program is an internship opportunity for teens to teach at a major art museum. It is open to all high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and beginning seniors. Apprentices must commit to a full year and are required to attend all work meetings and workdays.
www.brooklynmuseum.org/education/teens/museum-apprentices
The program begins in October and concludes in August. October through June, work meetings are held on Fridays from 5 to 7 p.m.


GALLERY/STUDIO WORK-STUDY PROGRAM FOR TEENS:

Build your resume while taking an art class free of charge! The work-study program invites serious and mature high school students to combine learning and teaching. Work-study students attend a gallery/studio program teen course free of charge, in exchange for assisting teaching artists in  classes for students ages six through twelve. Work-study students must submit application forms with a valid email address.

Applications are due in early September, January, and May.

www.brooklynmuseum.org/education/gallery-studio
-Members’ registration for Spring 2013 begins January 9; general registration begins January 23; registration ends February 24.
Scholarship Application for ages 6–17. Spring semester deadline is January 20.
Work-Study Program for high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Spring semester deadline is January 9.

 

SUMMER BROOKLYN CULTURAL ADVENTURES PROGRAM (BCAP) :  
BCAP is an educational summer camp organized by the Heart of Brooklyn, a unique partnership between six of Brooklyn’s most treasured cultural institutions: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Public Library, Prospect Park, and Prospect Park Zoo. BCAP takes advantage of these rich resources by offering hands-on experiences for youth, including projects, games, and educator-led tours that weave connections between art, culture, literature, history, nature, and science.

BCAP employs teens as junior counselors, interns, and counselors-in-training (CITs) to assist with leading groups of children ages seven to twelve during six weeks each summer.
-Junior counselors must be at least eighteen years old.
-Counselors-in-training and interns must be at least sixteen years old.
Application deadline: Rolling
www.brooklynmuseum.org/education/teens/bcap

 

For details on all Brooklyn Museum programs, visit www.brooklynmuseum.org/education/teens

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