Each summer, Lanesboro Arts offers two paid 11-week internships: the Gallery Internship and the Administrative Internship.

Summer Administrative Internship

This intern will gain experience working in an innovative arts non-profit creating awareness and opportunities for people to make art a part of individual’s everyday life. This position will work directly with the Lanesboro Arts Program Director and Program Coordinator on a broad range of communications & events activities in an active non-profit setting. The Intern will gain hands-on experiences creating effective and impactful social media & website content, news releases, storytelling videos, and physical marketing materials. The Intern will also assist in grant research / proposal writing, membership data-entry, create and maintain organizational systems, and general administrative work. Strong writing skills, or a desire to develop them, are a must. This position will assist in developing place-based programs (such as Art in the Park, Rhythms on the Root concert series, the Artist Residency Program, or the summer arts education program Surprise Sculpture).

For the Summer 2025 Administrative Internship, APPLICATIONS DUE: April 1, 2025

$2,000 Stipend; Free lodging for Intern provided by Lanesboro Arts. Download the internship summary and apply through the form below.

Internship Summary for 2024: Administration_Intern_Summer_2024_Description

Summer Gallery Internship

The Gallery Intern will be immersed in the daily operation of a fine arts gallery, and will gain experience in communicating with artists, working with customers, hanging exhibitions, planning receptions, and managing gallery sales. The gallery internship provides an opportunity to actively participate in the community engagement, public arts education education, creative advocacy and sales efforts of the Juried Sales and Exhibition galleries. This intern will work with the Lanesboro Arts Executive Director and Program Coordinator.

For the Summer 2025 Gallery Internship, APPLICATIONS DUE: April 1, 2025

Internship Summary for 2024: Gallery_Intern_Summer_2024_Description

$2,000 Stipend; Free lodging for Intern provided by Lanesboro Arts. Download the internship summary and apply through the form below.

Each January, Lanesboro Arts typically offers a paid 3-week internship: the Administrative Internship.

J-Term Administrative Internship

This internship will gain experience working in an innovative arts non-profit creating awareness and opportunities for people to make art a part of individual’s everyday life. This position will work directly with the Lanesboro Arts Program Director on a broad range of communications & events activities in an active non-profit setting. The Intern will gain hands-on experiences creating effective and impactful social media & website content, news releases, storytelling videos, and physical marketing materials. The Intern will also assist in grant research / proposal writing, membership data-entry, create and maintain organizational systems, and general administrative work. Strong writing skills, or a desire to develop them, are a must. This position will assist in developing place-based programs (such as Art in the Park or the Artist Residency Program).

Lanesboro Arts has currently paused offering the J-Term Internship.