the deadline to apply for the upcoming graphic design and mental health advocacy internship has passed.
we will begin hiring again for the next internship in late fall of 2024. Sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of this page to be notified.
ArtWorks for Milwaukee offers two, year-long paid art and skill-building internships: our environmental arts internship and our graphic design and mental health advocacy internship.
The current environmental arts internship began in October 2023 and will end in September 2024. The next internship will begin in January 2025 (running through December 2025). Recruiting will begin in late fall 2024. For notification, sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of this page.
Questions?
Please submit a message below if you have any questions about our programs or becoming an ArtWorks intern.
“This internship has helped me in ways I never thought it would. It has moved me to become a better friend, a better worker, and most importantly, a better person.”
ArtWorks for Milwaukee links professional lead artists with teams of Milwaukee high school students to create community-based works of art and to learn life and career skills. We seek to provide you with the following:
Meaningful employment and job training opportunities
Our goal is to expose you to real-world job experiences so that you can learn the skills necessary to succeed in your career of your choice.Positive mentoring and exposure to workplace diversity
We hope to provide positive mentoring opportunities for you through interactions with your lead artist, career coach, program assistants, and other program participants. This program is set up for you to learn how to work within a diverse workplace team to achieve personal and team goals.Opportunities to practice artistic techniques and creative problem solving
You will be exposed to an array of artistic techniques, media, and approaches to help you learn creative problem solving and the other 21st century skills. ArtWorks interns learn life and career skills through the arts. These 21st century skills are some of the most sought-after workplace skills by employers today.
