Internships, site visits to creative industries, guest speakers, and structured programming, ARTS is connecting young people ages 16-24 with meaningful exposure to careers and opportunities in the creative economy of San Diego and larger binational region.
Sweetwater High school
The ARTS @ Work Internship is 10-week work-based learning experience for Sweetwater High School students hosted by A Reason To Survive (ARTS), a creative youth development nonprofit located in National City. ARTS @ Work interns will have the opportunity to work hands-on with teaching artists and creative professionals and work on community-based design projects. The internship also includes site visits to local industries where interns will learn about careers and meet individuals working in those sectors.
Program Dates:
10 Weeks (September 12 - December 9)
Open House Event (December 9)
Application Deadline:
Wed, August 30th
Partners
Partnership and client offers are welcome!
As the students we work with live and go to school in the South Bay, we prefer working with local businesses, or public agencies or municipalities located or with a presence in the south country region. Projects should be finite in scope, with the understanding that the deliverable will be high quality borne out of a collaborative learning process between artistic/industry professionals and student interns.
This Work Matters
Improving the lives of young people means not ignoring the realities of individuals and families to earn livelihoods that enable thriving. To echo the title of a recent report from the American Academy of Arts & Sciences: Art is work. Lifting up our creative workforce and the important, inspiring, and instigating work they do is something that demands more attention! As a youth-serving organization, ARTS @ Work is a big, intentional step in the direction of empowering youth to build their creative futures.
Consider donating today to help us continue to make programs like this a possibility in the South Bay!