Applications are now open for Our Graphic Design + Mental Health Advocacy Internship
For more details and to apply before the April 21 deadline, click here!
Our Graphic Design + Mental Health Advocacy paid internship, known as CAPE Mental Health Movement, is an ArtWorks for Milwaukee program that utilizes graphic design to help spread mental health awareness, education, and acceptance. CAPE’s mission is to improve access to resources, dismantle stigmas concerning mental conditions, and rebuild healthier perceptions concerning mental health.
Interns in this program will learn design fundamentals and receive mental health advocacy training that they will apply to projects with real-life clients. Additionally, interns will receive support and training on career readiness and financial literacy skills.
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.
Environmental Arts Internship
Our Environmental Arts paid internship ($11/hr) is an ArtWorks for Milwaukee program that utilizes community art to help spread environmental awareness, education, and advocacy. Our program’s mission is to guide the professional and creative development of our interns through the creation of community-focused, environmentally conscious, public artwork.
During 2025 programming, interns will explore topics like slow fashion, stormwater management, how to reduce plastic use and more. Past projects include painted park benches, storm drain murals at local elementary schools, and recycled bottle cap murals.
ArtWorks for Milwaukee also prepares interns with career readiness skills they can apply to any future job. Our programs incorporate resume writing, LinkedIn profiles, mock interviews, and networking workshops with other Milwaukee creatives.
This program meets virtually for "Work from Home Wednesdays" 5-7pm, and Saturdays in person from 9am-2pm at our Environmental Arts studio space, located at 4201 N 27th St Milwaukee, WI 53216. Programming will begin in January through October 2025.
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.
