Arts in Health Internship

Summer | minimum 120 hours averaging at least 15 hours/week
Academic Year | minimum 7 – 15 hours/week; varies by chapter

This internship provides teaching and facilitation training and the opportunity to implement these skills within our programming. Arts in Health Interns explore arts education specialized for the medical setting with focuses on specific art forms, techniques, and methods while prioritizing accessibility.

When interns volunteer onsite, they work directly teaching the arts to children and their families receiving care at our partner hospitals in inpatient and outpatient settings. Interns provide creative choices across ages ranging from 2 – 18+. In addition to specialized training and professional development opportunities, responsibilities and projects may include co-leading lessons, independent facilitation (group and one-on-one), lesson preparation, and lesson and resource development, among others.

Summer Interns commit to completing their hours over 10 weeks. Academic year interns apply for either one or two semesters. For those committing to a two-semester internship, there is an opportunity to propose a special project based on parameteres given by their supervisor to be their spring semester focus. In addition to setting programmatic learning goals, each Arts in Health intern works with their supervisor to set learning goals specific to their own professional goals.

Arts in Health interns are required to apply and be accepted to volunteer at their chapter’s hospital following their acceptance into the internship program. The exception is Arts in Health interns working at our Winston-Salem chapter who wish to receive academic credit; these interns must go through the partner hospital’s Human Resources department. Any required hospital volunteer or HR orientation counts towards internship hours and must be completed prior to involvement with Arts For Life programming.

Contact your chapter’s Program Director with questions.

Deadlines & Applications

Asheville

Deadline to apply for Summer 2024: Sunday, March 24, 2024 11:59pm

  • Requires minimum of 120 hours total with a minimum weekly average of 15 hours between June 3 – August 10, 2024.

Deadline to apply for Academic Year 2024 – 2025: Sunday, June 9, 2024 11:59pm

  • Requires a minimum 120 hours/semester with a minimum weekly average of 8 hours

Application Requirements & Form – Asheville

 

Winston-Salem

Deadline to apply for Summer 2024: Sunday, April 7, 2024, 11:59pm

  • Requires minimum 120 hours total with a weekly average of 15 hours per week  between May 20 – August 22 (exact start and end dates are based on accepted interns’ university schedule.)

Deadline to apply for Fall Semester 2024 only: Sunday, April 21, 2024, 11:59pm

  • Requires a minimum of 120 hours with a 15 hours/week average minimum

Deadline to apply for Academic Year 2024 – 2025: Sunday, June 9, 2024, 11:59pm

  • Requires a minimum 120 hours total with a weekly average of 6 programming hours + 1 planning hour.

Application Requirements & Form – Winston Salem

 

Charlotte

We are not currently accepting Arts in Health interns in the Charlotte chapter. For questions and/or other inquiries, contact Program Director Olivia Chisholm