School Partnerships Spring Intern

About the role

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, is seeking a School Partnerships Intern for its Learning and Engagement team's School Programs department. The internship supports partnerships with local and regional schools, offering hands-on experience in educational programming, arts integration and museum-school collaboration. It also includes a special project tailored to the intern's strengths and career goals.

Key responsibilities

• Help coordinate and run school-partnership programs such as arts integration initiatives, teacher workshops and community art events.
• Support communication with school partners, including principals, teachers and district administrators.
• Help develop and curate educational resources for the Crystal Bridges Arts Integration Partnership.
• Take part in planning and running meetings, workshops and training sessions for educators.
• Research and report on best practices in arts education, arts integration and school-community partnerships.
• Provide administrative support such as data entry, contact lists and scheduling.
• Help evaluate partnership outcomes and gather feedback from school participants.
• Develop and carry out a special project aligned with the intern's academic focus and career goals.

Required profile

• College student (junior or above), recent college graduate or graduate student.
• Enrolled in an accredited program or graduated from one within the last three years to qualify for bachelor's/master's hours and pay.
• Background check required; confidentiality of information is mandatory.

Required skills

• Interest in or experience with research, data analysis, statistics or mathematics.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.

What we offer

• Schedule: up to 15 hours per week for high school interns, 20 for undergraduates and 25 for graduates; weekly schedule arranged with the supervisor.
• Pay: $12 for high school interns, $13 for undergraduates, $14 for graduates.
• Start date anticipated January 25, 2027, end date April 30, 2027.
• Housing is not guaranteed and depends on funding; housing and relocation assistance, if offered, is taxable income.

Applicants must submit a cover letter and a resume. Housing is only considered for students living more than 150 miles or three hours from the museum or the Momentary.