Each summer, Lanesboro Arts offers two paid 11-week internships: the Gallery Internship and the Administrative Internship. These internships are flexible opportunities to lean into your strengths and build up new ones; Lanesboro Arts staff are motivated to tailor the experience to the intern.

Summer Programs 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 Executive Director on a broad range of communications & events activities in an active non-profit setting. This intern will assist in developing place-based programs such as Art in the Park, Rhythms on the Root concert series, the Lanesboro Artist Residency Program, and the summer arts education program Surprise Sculpture. They 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.

For the Summer 2026 Administrative Internship the Priority Deadline is March 1st, 2026.

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

Full Internship Description Available Here: Programs Internship 2026

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, uplifting artist’s work through in-person and digital communications, 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. Strong writing skills, or a desire to develop them, are a must. This intern will work with the Lanesboro Arts Gallery Manager and Program Director.

For the Summer 2026 Gallery Internship, the Priority Deadline is March 1st, 2026.

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

Full Internship Description Available Here: Gallery Internship 2026

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.