KID smART selected as the first nonprofit in the South for Bloomberg Philanthropies Arts Internship program
Summer program will match interns with arts and culture worksites in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS – KID smART is proud to have been selected as a partner for the 2024 Bloomberg Philanthropies Arts Internship program. This exclusive arts internship program designed specifically for rising high school seniors is an eight-week summer program that will offer more than 15 students paid internships at arts and cultural organizations throughout New Orleans.
“This marks a significant milestone as it’s the first time the program is venturing into the South, and we are honored to be representing our region,” said Elise Gallinot Goldman, Executive Director of KID smART. “This program opens doors for rising high school seniors. Beyond the valuable work experience, interns will benefit from professional development, college prep support and exciting educational and cultural excursions."
Since 2012, the Bloomberg Philanthropies Arts Internship program has supported over 1,700 internships at more than 250 cultural organizations across five cities. This year, the program has expanded to Detroit and New Orleans while continuing in Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, New York City and Washington, D.C.
So far, KID smART has selected interns from the following New Orleans schools to participate in its inaugural program:
Abramson Sci Academy
International High School of New Orleans
The NET: Central City
Walter L. Cohen
The Willow School
Eleanor McMain Secondary School
The internship will consist of three workdays a week along with program cohort days dedicated to college and career readiness, cultural experiences, and field trips. KID smART will match worksites with interns whose skills and passions match their unique needs and mission.
Founded in 1999, KID smART provides public school students with greater access to arts-rich education. In its 25-year history, KID smART has served more than 63,000 students and 11,000 teachers in schools throughout New Orleans. With the belief that the power of the arts should be available to all New Orleans children, KID smART works within public schools to reach underserved children with the most to gain from an arts-rich, social-emotional education.
To learn more about the program and KID smART’s interns, visit kidsmart.org/arts-internship.
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About KID smART|
Over the last two decades, KID smART has collaborated with more than 40 New Orleans public schools to blend the arts into academic lessons to make classrooms more effective and joyful places to learn. Through full-year artist residencies, students in KID smART Creative Schools prove to grow academically, artistically and emotionally. KID smART also partners with nationalthought leaders, including Harvard's Project Zero Classroom, to incorporate best practices in arts and education into its program model.