Arts Internship Honors Fellowship: Host Info

OVERVIEW

Gain valuable support for your workplace while helping students launch their careers in the arts! UNC is brimming with bright students eager to gain immersive internship experience in the arts and the business of arts. The Arts Internship Honors Fellowship aims to connect these students with arts organizations doing meaningful work while covering internship-related expenses to allow for equitable access to professional growth opportunities, supporting both the host institution and the student in their shared goals.

EMPLOYER COMMITMENT

Offer 250 hours of meaningful work projects/assignments & space and resources to work
Assign a supervisor to offer timely feedback and to establish goals and expectations
Complete evaluations of the student

Want to host an intern? Email honorsburch@unc.edu, and we would be happy to connect you with a student looking to gain experience in your industry.

Previous Placements

Community Engagement Intern at the Hickory Museum of Art
Marketing, Administration, and Production intern for the summer concert series at the Caramoor Center for Music and Arts in Katonah, NY
Scripted Development Intern at Media Res, a television and motion picture studio
Editorial Intern at Blair Publishing in Durham, NC
Production intern at Burning Coal Theatre in Raleigh, NC
Documentary intern at Thunder Mountain Media in Carrboro, NC
Storytelling film intern at Thornapple Films
Production intern at Playmakers Repertory Theatre in Chapel Hill, NC

PAST HOST EXPERIENCE

“We believe that in order to change the perception at large of the value of our work, we need to make sure that our employees and interns are fairly compensated. The Arts Internship Honors Fellowship at UNC allowed us to do that last summer. We ended up paired with a talented and ambitious intern who was supported by the fellowship, giving us the ability to ask her to work alongside us on various projects without worrying about exploitation or setting a bad example for future workplace expectations and compensation.

Not only did our intern exceed our expectations, she was eager to learn, had an excellent attitude and became a trusted ally. Her contributions helped us move several ideas forward, and her perspective was key as we evaluated and evolved the distribution model for our work. We are so grateful for this opportunity (for us, and for our intern). The idea of paid internships in the arts is a huge step towards a more truly inclusive field, and we hope to continue partnering with you as the program grows.”

CONTACT INFO

Gina Difino, Director of Global Education and Fellowships
+1-919-962-9680
honorsburch@unc.edu

Erin Marcinowski, Director of Internships and Alumni Engagement
+1-919-966-5322
erin@unc.edu