1. law, govt and politics
2. law enforcement
3. fire department

Organization
Focus/Description
Session
Time
Required
How to apply
COMMUNITY SERVICE - HUMANITIES
American Red Cross
150 Amsterdam Avenue
NY, NY 10023
www.arcgny.org
212-875-2158
American Red Cross in Greater New York
is a humanitarian organization, led by
volunteers, that provides relief to victims of
disasters and helps people prevent, prepare
for, and respond to emergencies.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. Responsibilities administrative based according to dept.
needs - may grow w/proven work ethic.
Min. of 25 hrs. over 2
months.
E-mail a request for a N.Y. Youth Group
volunteer application, submit, and if
you're contacted an interview will follow.
[email protected]
For more info call Sasha Pinero:
1-877-733-2767 x2158
Deadline - rolling.
American Society for
Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals
424 E. 92nd St.
NY, NY 10128-6804
www.aspca.org
212-876-7700
Mission - provides effective means for the
prevention of cruelty to animals throughout
the USA.
Summer and on-going volunteer
6 months for 8hrs per
opportunities. Responsibilities - working month.
with animals - playing with cats to help
reduce their stress. Basic training of dogs.
Must be 14-17 for cats. 18 or older for
dogs. Maybe some admin. work.
Call 646-291-4580 press 1 for
info./orientation line - instructions follow.
Deadline - rolling.
Bottomless Closet NYC
545 Eighth Ave. 12th Fl.
NY, NY 10018
www.bottomlessclosetnyc.org
212-563-2499
Bottomless Closet's focus is to provide
interview skills, business clothing, and
ongoing career development and support
programs to New York City women on
public assistance, as well as other
economically disadvantaged women.
Summer and on-going volunteer
Days/hrs. flexible to
opportunities. Ages 16 and up.
student's schedule.
Responsibilities - admin. tasks, organizing
clothes, keeping reference library in order,
may grow with proven work ethic.
Call Patrycja Warda - Program Manager
to schedule an interview.
212-563-2499
Deadline - rolling.
Burden Center for the Aging
Headquarters 1484 First Avenue
New York, NY 10021
www.burdencenter.org
212-879-7400
The Burden Center for the Aging, Inc.
promotes the well-being of elderly residents
of the Upper East Side of Manhattan through
a broad array of direct social services and
volunteer programs oriented to individual,
family and community needs. They are
dedicated to supporting the efforts of older
people to remain in their own homes living
independently, safely and with dignity.
Summer and on-going volunteer
Flexible but at least 1 hr Application on website under "volunteer"
opportunities. Responsibilities a week and 2 hrs. for
heading - www.burdencenter.org.
Friendly Visiting and Grocery Shopping for meal days.
Deadline - rolling.
the homebound, Meal service and
socialization at the Carter Burden
Luncheon, Meals-on-Heels Saturday
delivery program to the homebound,
Telefriend - telephone outreach to
homebound seniors from home.
Children's Hope Foundation
11 Park Place, Suite 1203
New York, New York 10007
www.childrenshope.org
212-233-5133
Children's Hope Foundation, a volunteer
driven organization, improves the quality of
life for children, youth and their families
affected by HIV and AIDS by meeting their
medical and social needs.
Summer volunteers. Summer Carnival Flexible but at least 2
fundraiser in August for 500 kids and 100's hrs a week. 2 or 3
of volunteers; students can work w/the
opening to work with
events coordinator in the summer on event special events
planning tasks or just work actual event.
coordinator on an onOn-going - Pearls of Hope Knitting Project - going basis - this would
blankets made for HIV youth.
be more hours amount of time has not
been set yet . Others
can do one-time
projects and then work
at the carnival.
General volunteer application on website under "support our work" - the
individuals have to notate Summer Intern
for Summer Carnival or Pearls of Hope
knitting project on the application and
send it in or submit online. If chosen, get
called back for interview www.childrenshope.org
Deadline - early spring or ASAP.
Citizens' Committee for
Children of New York, Inc.
(CCC)
105 East 22 Street
New York, NY 10010
www.cccnewyork.org
212-673-1800 x20
For 60 years, Citizens’ Committee for
Children of New York, Inc. (CCC) has been
providing a voice for children, especially
poor and vulnerable children and children
with special needs. As New York City’s
only locally-based, multi-issue child
advocacy organization, CCC stands up for
children because we know that our future is
entrusted to them.
Fall/Winter and Spring Program Youth Action Community Leadership
Course - a CCC program that challenges
young people in NYC to make the city a
better place for children, youth and their
families. Through a 9 week Leadership
Course - combing research, field work,
lectures and discussions, YouthAction
NYC members learn to identify and
research problems that affect their lives
and the lives of other New Yorkers.
Usually Mondays 47pm for 9 weeks, but
check on day/time
update for fall.
Coalition for the Homeless
129 Fulton Street
New York, NY 10038
www.coalitionforthehomeless.org
212-776-2090
Coalition for the Homeless is the nation's
oldest advocacy and direct service
organization helping homeless men,
women, and children. They are dedicated to
the principle that decent shelter, sufficient
food, affordable housing, and the chance to
work for a living wage are fundamental
rights in a civilized society.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. The Grand Central Food
Program (GCFP) is the Coalition's mobile
soup kitchen that provides 800 hot,
nutritious meals at 25 separate sites every
night of the year. GCFP and its dedicated
corps of volunteers form a lifeline for
hundreds of homeless individuals and
families as well as the poor and working
poor who face hunger on a daily basis.
Once a week would be If interested to help call Fraser
good but flexible to
Bresnahan - 212-776-2090
student's schedule Deadline - rolling.
Friday and Sunday
nights have popular
time slots.
Fresh Youth Initiatives (FYI)
2201 Amsterdam Avenue
Storefront South
New York, New York 10032
www.freshyouth.org
212-781-1113
FYI's mission is to support and encourage
young people in Washington Heights to
design and carry out community service
projects, develop leadership skills, fulfill
their potential and realize their dreams.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities - help plan community
service projects, lead community service
projects, tutor academics to younger
students.
Days/hrs. flexible to
student's schedule.
Girls for Gender Equity
1360 Fulton Street Suite 314
Brooklyn, NY 11216
www.gges.info
718-857-1393
Girls for Gender Equity is committed to the
physical, psychological, social and
economic development of girls and women.
Through education, organizing and physical
fitness, Girls for Gender Equity encourages
communities to remove barriers and create
opportunities for girls and women to live
self-determined lives.
Fall/Winter and Spring volunteer
Days/ hrs. flexible - to
opportunities. Help the coaches run the be worked out with
after-school sports teams made up of
coach.
elementary and middle school students.
Nov -Winter - basketball team. Spring to
end of June - boxing and soccer. Also
there are mentor group programs to talk
about social issues - how to be a good
team player - can assist teacher with this,
in addition to tutoring opportunities.
Need to call and express volunteer
interest to Joanne Smith or Mandy Van
Deven 718-857-1393 or go on website
and fill out application - www.gges.info
Deadline - rolling.
Girls Incorporated of NYC
64 Beaver Street
Suite 121
New York, NY 10004
www.girlsincnyc.org
212-531-7620
Girls Incorporated of New York City is
an independent affiliate of Girls
Incorporated®. Their mission is to inspire
all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Their
primary emphasis is reaching the
underserved girls of New York City ages 618 through partnerships and direct service
programs. They advocate for gender
equity on behalf of girls.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities - must be 16-18 yrs old.
Responsibilities could range from admin,
to help around the office, to special
projects.
Send a letter of interest to Jennifer
Weidenbaum - Associate Exec. Director [email protected] or check
for application updates on website www.girlsincnyc.org Deadline - rolling.
Days/hrs. flexible to
student's schedule.
E-mail or call Ari Sussman - Youth
Action Coordinator for an application.
[email protected]
212-673-1800 ext. 20
Fall Deadline - mid - September.
E-mail a letter of interest to:
[email protected] - you do not have to
be from Washington Heights to apply.
Deadline - rolling.
Help USA
5 Hanover Square
New York, NY 10004
www.helpusa.org
212-400-7013
HELP USA is the nation's largest non-profit Summer and on-going volunteer
Days/hrs. flexible to
builder, developer and operator of
opportunities. Help at the shelters.
student's schedule.
transitional housing with comprehensive, on-Reading to the kids in day care or playing
site human services for the homeless
with them to provide human interaction and
serving more than 5,400 homeless and low- support. Other one-time activities can also
income individuals each day and over 9,300 occur if they have special events.
each year at twenty facilities throughout the
country. In addition to operating fourteen
housing facilities in the New York
metropolitan area.
Call or e-mail Michelle Nevius
212-400-7013 or [email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Lenox Hill Hospital
100 East 77th St. NY, NY 10021
www.lenoxhillhospital.org
212-434-2600
Lenox Hill Hospital, on Manhattan's Upper
East Side, is a 652-bed, fully accredited,
acute care hospital and a major teaching
affiliate of NYU Medical Center. Founded in
1857, the Hospital has earned a national
reputation for providing the highest quality
care, training new physicians, contributing
to progress in research, and offering
innovative community outreach programs.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. Diff. areas to help - assist
medical and nursing staff, Transport and
escort patients within the hospital; and in
recovery rooms and the Emergency
Room; Read stories to pediatric patients;
Distribute books and magazines to
patients; Staff the Information Desk in the
hospital lobby; Meet and greet hospital
visitors; Help at a health fair or other
community event.
Application is on website under "how you
can help" - www.lenoxhillhospital.org or call 212-434-2600 to request
application forms.
Deadline - rolling.
Lighthouse International
The Sol and Lillian Goldman
Building
111 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1202
www.lighthouse.org
212-821-9406
The mission of Lighthouse International is:
to overcome vision impairment for people
of all ages through worldwide leadership in
prevention, rehabilitation services,
education, research, and advocacy.
Summer volunteers. Ages 16 and up. At least one day a week
In July they have programs to help vision from 9-3 for the month
impaired individuals. Assist teachers
of July.
conduct class, play board games, help with
outing and trips.
Call Carmella Chessen to express
interest - 212-821-9406.
Need to fill out application and be
interviewed.
Deadline - beginning of June.
National Organization for
Women
NOW-NYC,
150 West 28th Street
Suite 304
New York, New York 10001
www.nownyc.org
212-627-9895
The National Organization for Women
(NOW) is the largest organization of
feminist activists in the United States.
Since its founding in 1966, NOW works to
eliminate discrimination and harassment in
the workplace, schools, the justice system,
and all other sectors of society; secure
abortion, birth control and reproductive
rights for all women; end all forms of
violence against women; eradicate racism,
sexism and homophobia; and promote
equality and justice in our society.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. Responsibilities
administrative based at first, but could
grow to work in the field promoting the
work of NOW to the public.
Days/hrs. flexible to
student's schedule.
E-mail a letter of interest to Sonia
Ossorio - she will contact individuals to
interview.
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
New York Cares
214 West 29th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001
www.nycares.org
212-228-5000
New York Cares meets pressing
community needs by mobilizing caring
New Yorkers in volunteer service.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. Must be 18 to apply.
Volunteer projects are team-based and
flexibly scheduled. Virtually every
volunteer interest is covered:
homelessness, hunger, kids, education,
seniors and the elderly, HIV/AIDS, the
environment, urban renewal, and more.
You can serve once a
week, once a month, or
from time to time–on an
enormous variety of
short- and long-term
projects.
To learn more sign up for a one-hour
volunteer orientation, sign up link is on
the website homepage and/or under the
"volunteer" header - www.nycares.org.
Must be 18 to apply.
Check website for orientation
schedule.
Three consecutive
hours during the day or
two consecutive hours
in the evening each
week. A minimum
commitment of six
months or 60 total
hours of service.
Project Sunshine
102 West 38th Street, 8th floor
New York, New York 10018
www.projectsunshine.org
212-354-8035
Project Sunshine is a non-denominational,
not-for-profit organization, which provides
numerous free programs and services to
children with cancer, AIDS, and other lifethreatening illnesses.
Summer and on-going volunteer.
N/A
"Kids for Kids Projects" - Organize a
chapter or group of other teens to create
craft kits/projects to be distributed to
children as they wait for their doctor
appointments (Donating the craft materials
would be appreciated, but if not possible,
project sunshine will reimburse expenses
with collected receipts - only after being
approved as a volunteer). Organize a
toy drive or band-aid drive (colleting
character band-aids that would cheer kids
up). Please note - students can't work
directly with children in the hospital
until turning 18.
Send a letter of interest, describing some
basic info. about yourself and why you'd
like to volunteer/what you feel you can
contribute by doing these projects for
Project Sunshine to Caitlin Moses Project Coordinator
[email protected].
Deadline - rolling.
Read Foundation
One Penn Plaza
250 West 34th Street, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10119
www.readnyc.org
212-849-6831
READ employs research-based
educational methods to prepare at-risk*
children to become proficient readers.
READ achieves its mission by recruiting
and training teens to teach reading skills to
their younger peers who are struggling
readers.
Must begin as a volunteer during the After school - 3:30 to
school year program, if it goes well,
5pm two days a week
students can apply for paid summer
from Oct. to Jan.
program. READ pairs elementary
students identified as having reading
difficulties one-on-one with teen tutors
trained to use a research-based reading
curriculum. They must maintain solid
academic records and act as positive role
models. Tutors are trained to provide
reading instruction and to make reading
enjoyable and meaningful for students.
Application on website under "tutor
application" - www.readnyc.org
Deadline - mid September for fall
applicants.
The Food Bank for NYC
90 John Street, Suite 702
New York, NY 10038-3239
Distribution Center Hunts Point Cooperative Market
355 Food Center Drive
Bronx, NY 10474
www.foodbanknyc.org
718-991-4300
The Food Bank For New York City, a
member of America's Second Harvest and
the only food bank in the city, was founded
in 1983 to coordinate the procurement and
distribution of food donations from
manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and
government agencies to organizations
providing free food to the city's hungry.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. Responsibilities - break
down and repackage bulk food and nonfood products into sizes more suitable for
distribution to the city's food programs at
the Food Bank's Bronx warehouse.
Volunteers also help the warehouse
services department sort through, assess
the quality of and repack products received
from food drives held throughout the year.
Can also work at soup kitchens and
delivering food packages.
No minimum required,
but once you’re a
volunteer you have call
2 weeks beforehand to
schedule time slot you
want to work.
Application to volunteer on website under
heading "how to help"www.foodbanknyc.org. You can also
e-mail [email protected].
Deadline - rolling.
The Lower East Side Club
www.girlsclub.org
212-982-1633 x101
Lower East Side Club - providing a place
where girls 8-18 can grow, learn, have fun,
and develop confidence in themselves and
their ability to make a difference in the
world. Innovative arts, athletic, cultural, lifeskills and career oriented programming.
General Club on-going. You can join
only if you live or go to school on the
lower east side. Volunteering is open
to all - The Mentor Works program is
actively recruiting junior and senior high
school students to mentor 4th through 8th
Grade girls and boys students of PS 188.
For mentor program at least an hour 2 dys a
week after school or
evenings. Also some
special Saturday
cultural trips.
To join club you need to fill out a form e-mail, call or go to office for info. www.girlsclub.org
Mentor program starts in November application to volunteer on website under
"our programs" or call/e-mail Jenny
Dembrow - Director of Programs to
express interest to tutor. Interviews will
be conducted w/interested individuals.
[email protected]
212-982-1633 x101
Deadline - rolling.
Visions
500 Greenwich Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10013-1354
www.visionsvcb.org
212-625-1616 x108
VISIONS' purpose is to develop and
implement programs to assist blind and
visually impaired people of all ages to lead
independent and active lives in their homes
and communities.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. VISIONS’
Intergenerational Volunteer Program
recruits and trains high school students to
assist seniors who are blind. Working in
pairs, the teens travel (after school and
during school vacation days) to the homes
of seniors who are blind to visit, read,
shop, do errands and/or escort them to
appointments in the neighborhood. These
friendly visits help to decrease the
loneliness and isolation often experienced
by homebound elders.
At least 3 days a week,
but prefer 5 days. For
school year - must be
able to get to the
VISIONS office by 3:15
pm or earlier and
willing to travel
throughout Manhattan,
Brooklyn, Queens and
the Bronx. Departure
from 500 Greenwich St.
NYC Runs until
5:30pm. $12 a day
stipend during the
school year and
transportation
reimbursement.
Info. on website under "volunteer
opportunities" - www.visionsvcb.org - or
e-mail/call Elizabeth Lee - Volunteer
Coordinator. Must be punctual, reliable,
mature, and have good reading and
verbal communication skills.
[email protected]
212-625-1616 x108
Deadline - rolling.
COMMUNITY SERVICE - ARTS
Arts Genesis
154 Christopher Street
Suite 2A
New York, NY 10014
www.artsgenesis.com
212-696-2787
Artsgenesis is a non-profit arts-in-education
organization whose mission is to create and
conduct arts programs that enliven and
transform learning, curriculum and schools.
No formal program - need to inquire if Days/hrs. flexible to
there are current opportunities or
student's schedule.
special projects to help on. If so, they
would most likely be admin tasks in
marketing, arts programming or
development.
E-mail Kary Krinzman - Program
Director a letter of interest and inquire if
there are any current opportunities/or call
to inquire - [email protected]
212-696-2787
Deadline - rolling.
Bang on a Can
80 Hanson Place, 7th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11217
www.bangonacan.org
718-852-7755
An arts administration organization focused
on music contemporary, classical and
avant garde - they've presented more than
one hundred and fifty musical events in
New York City. They produce concerts,
records, present performers, design and
host residencies and much more.
Summer and on-going volunteer
Days/hrs. flexible to
opportunities - learning about art
student's schedule.
administration focused on music.
Responsibilities - admin. tasks in
according to what special projects are at
hand - in June they have an big concert that
requires help.
E-mail Philippa Thompson - Program
Manager a letter of interest and inquire if
there are any current opportunities/or call
to inquire.
718-852-7755
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange
421 5th Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11215
www.bax.org
718-832-0018
BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange—arts and
Summer Junior Counselor positions
artists in progress - is a multi-arts non(age 14+) for their Summer Arts
profit organization in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Program for ages K-14. A travel stipend is
Their mission is to provide a nurturing, year-given. If you do well, you can then grow to
round performance, rehearsal and
be Senior Counselor (age 16+) next
educational venue in Brooklyn that
semester/year and be paid an hourly wage.
encourages artistic risk-taking and
Responsibilities -assist in the establishing
stimulates dialogue among diverse
of daily schedule, provide options for
constituencies.
afternoon optional program, assist with
snack, assist in weekly trips, assist in
management solutions for participating
children.
Early July to mid
August, hours will be
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Two additional days of
training and planning
will be scheduled for
June 2006.
E-mail Julie Betts for application [email protected]
Deadline - hiring starts in March - but
you can contact to be a back up if
someone fell through.
Caribbean Cultural Center
408 W. 58th Street
New York, NY 10019
www.caribecenter.org
212-307-7420
The Caribbean Cultural Center houses a
resource and research center, an art
gallery, and an international gift shop that
features books, music and video
recordings, handcrafted jewelry,
instruments and other authentic art from
throughout the African Diaspora.
Two days a week about 15 hrs a week - at
least for the whole
summer or one
semester during the
school year. Can also
get on a list to be a
helper for specific
events.
E-mail or call - Manuela Arciniegas Director of Education to schedule an
interview.
[email protected]
212-307-7420 x3010
Deadline - rolling.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. Responsibilities - working
in communications and with the public answering phones and e-mails. Assisting
teaching artists, be a exhibit tour guide,
help in the gift shop, work with education
and development depts., etc.
Children's Art Carnival
62 Hamilton Terrace
New York, NY 10031
www.childrensartcarnival.org
212-234-4093 x16
To foster creative thinking through the arts;
to stimulate the love of learning and
motivation for education; and to provide
beauty and discipline in the lives of young
people, both human and physical.
Summer volunteer opportunities assisting on the completion of various art
projects for the organization - could be
work on a video documentary and journal
publishing project - depends on what is
current.
Hrs - Mon. - Thurs. 104pm may have some
flexibility to arrange to
student's schedule if
show dedicated to that
arrangement.
City Arts
525 Broadway, Suite 700
New York, N.Y. 10012
www.cityarts.org
212-966-0377
CITYarts empowers children by bringing
them together with professional artists to
create public art that addresses civic and
social issues, impacts their lives, and
transforms their communities. Since its
founding in 1968, CITYARTS has engaged
nearly 100,000 New Yorkers of all ages and
backgrounds in the process of designing
and creating more than 250 murals,
mosaics and sculptures. Special emphasis
is given to neighborhoods where access to
and participation in the arts is limited.
Summer and on-going volunteer
Days/hrs. flexible to
opportunities depending on the space student's schedule.
available for current projects. Some
tasks may be helping artists with
organization tasks and/or mentoring the
kids. Help staff run workshops.
Sometimes assist with painting the
murals. It varies depending on the projects
at hand.
Call and ask to speak to Dina Solomon or
e-mail a letter of interest.
212-966-0377
[email protected] or [email protected].
Deadline - rolling but the sooner the
better.
Community Works
55 West End Avenue
NY, NY 10023
www.communityworksnyc.org
212-459-1854
Community Works was founded in 1990
with the mission to forge links between
diverse cultures and communities, to
improve educational attainment, and to
extend the benefits of the arts to all people.
CW has grown from a small, grassroots
organization to become one of the largest
providers of quality arts, literacy and
mentoring programs to schools and
community groups around New York City.
No formal program - need to inquire if Days/hrs. flexible to
there are current opportunities. Help student's schedule.
with admin. tasks and maybe on-site
assistance.
E-mail Randy Kennedy - Director of
Operations, a letter of interest and if
accepted, they'll schedule an interview
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Eyebeam
540 W. 21st Street, (between 10th
and 11th Avenues)
New York, NY 10011
www.eyebeam.org
212-937-6580 x230
Eyebeam engages cultural dialogue at the
intersection of the arts and sciences. Its
goal is to forge an understanding of the
relatedness of these practices, which are
becoming increasingly significant engines
of cultural production.
Fall volunteer opportunities. Assist
teaching artists for the Girls Eyeview
program for middle school students you will help w/classroom
management, help with projects, sit in
on critiques, etc.
Girls Eyeview overview - middle school
students work with a female teaching artist
to develop individual and group projects
investigating female issues and media
messages regarding women and girls.
Project content is developed via in-depth
discussions regarding feminist art and
history, trips to local art institutions and
shows, female guest speakers who can
speak to the career possibilities for women
with the skills taught in the GEV program,
and weekly critiques. Final projects are
presented during the last day of the
program in a professional critique setting
to a council of local female artists working
in the same vein as the projects produced.
E-mail a letter interest to Liz Slagus Director of Education - [email protected]
Deadline - begin submitting in
August until Sept. 15th.
Start date not set yet,
will know more info in
August - but program
runs 3 to 4 weeks need to be able to help
after school - a couple
of days per week about 20 to 30 total hrs
for the whole program.
E-mail a letter of interest or call
Jose Ortiz - Program Coordinator [email protected]
212-234-4093 x16
Deadline - 1st week in June.
Here Arts Center
Admin. offices temp. relocated
www.here.org
212-647-0202
HERE Arts Center supports artists'
independence within an interdependent
community. The HERE community
provides the artist with access, arts
management innovation, and nonprofit
enterprise. Since 1993, HERE has been
one of New York's most prolific producing
organizations, and today, it stands at the
forefront of the city's presenters of daring
new hybrid art.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. Responsibilities may
range from individual giving/memberships,
production, marketing and programming depends on what openings are available at
the time of inquiry.
Flexible - they'd like 3
days a week but also
open to discussion usually lasts 3 months.
Kids Creative
242 West 61st Street, Suite 5A
New York, NY 10023
www.kidscreative.org
212-591-2253
Kids Creative is a nonprofit organization
that fosters confidence, creativity, conflict
resolution and a strong sense of community
in children through arts education and
entertainment.
Summer and on-going intern
The summer program
opportunities. Teaching artist internship is 8:30-5:30 for 6
openings for Kids Creative Create-A-Play weeks, July 5-August
Program - work w/students in grades pre- 11
K to 5 - help produce original musicals,
The after school (fall
music videos and other artwork. Create-A- and spring) internships
Play has after school programs in schools vary in time.
and a 5-week summer camp.
Send a resume and/or letter explaining
why you want to apply to the Kids
Creative teaching internship and why you
think it would be a good match for your
skills and interests. You can also e-mail
your info.: [email protected]
Mail: 242 WEST 61ST STREET, STE
5A,
NY, NY 10023
Fax: (646) 485-5123
Summer Deadline - April 30th
Fall Deadline - August 30th
Make a Better Place
70 Orchard Street
Ground Floor
New York, NY 10002
www.makeabetterplace.org
212-228-2131
Make A Better Place (MABP) is an awardwinning nonprofit organization that develops
and leads arts and learning programs for
young people and provides training and
curriculum for the professionals who serve
them.
Summer and on-going intern
opportunities. Assist teaching artists
with program implementation and
preparation. Development Intern assisting development department with
fundraising,
grants writing and research.
E-mail a letter of interest and resume to
Recruiting Manager [email protected]
Summer Deadline - May 15
Fall Deadline - July 15
Publicolor
114 East 32nd Street, Suite 900
New York, New York 10016
www.publicolor.org
212-213-6121
Publicolor's mission is to catalyze change
in inner-city schools and neighborhood
facilities though the power of color and
collaboration.
Summer and on-going volunteer
Days/hrs. flexible to
opportunities. Students gain the
student's schedule.
marketable skill of commercial painting.
They transform public spaces in neglected
schools and neighborhood facilities through
the powers of vibrant color and organized
collaboration. Thoughtful designs with
color create visual order in often chaotic
spaces energizing the people and bringing
a sense of calm through this visual
landscape.
Sociedad Educativa de las
Artes (Society of Educational
Arts) Clemente Soto Vélez
Cultural & Educational Center
107 Suffolk Street, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10002
www.sea-ny.org
212-529-1545
Founded in 1985 in Puerto Rico, the Society Summer and on-going volunteer
of the Educational Arts, Inc./Sociedad
opportunities. Responsibilities in the
Educativa de las Artes, Inc. (SEA) is a not- office, box office, marketing, production.
for-profit Hispanic/Bilingual Arts-inEducation Organization dedicated to the
empowerment and educational
advancement of children and young adults.
SEA is considered one of the most
culturally diverse Arts-in-Education
Organizations in New York, with a
professional bilingual Artist/Teacher staff
that represents over 15 Latin American
countries.
Varies based on the
volunteers availability
and the needs of the
organization.
Flexible but they'd like
minimum of 10 hrs. a
week.
E-mail a letter of interest to Noah
Diamond - Box Office Manager [email protected].
Summer Deadline - Contact by early
May.
E-mail a letter of interest to Verushka [email protected] or
[email protected]
Summer Deadline - late spring - best
if can come as a small group.
Call to inquire and/or e-mail resume and
letter of interest to Annette Cortes Director of Edu./Press
[email protected]
212-529-1545
Deadline - rolling.
* Note - www.kidsforcommunity.org is a great website to research for additional community service opportunities.
YOUTH LEADERSHIP
Do Something
24-32 Union Square East
4th Floor South
New York, NY 10003
www.dosomething.org
Do Something is a nation-wide not-for-profit
organization whose mission is to give
young people the tools, inspiration, and
opportunity to make a difference. Do
Something operates the programs:
Challenges, and the BRICK Awards®.
Each of their programs are designed to
foster youth leadership, citizenship, and
character - they want young people to get off
their sofas and into their communities to do
something about the problems they see.
They focus on three action areas:
community building, health, and the
environment.
On-going independent youth leadership Individual project
projects - opportunities in the following based.
areas:
Monthly Challenges: Do
Something provides monthly “challenges”
in 3 areas: community building, health, and
the environment. Challenges can be afterschool activities or in-school class
projects, undertaken in groups or alone,
and they never require any money to
execute.
Do Something BRICK Awards® & Do
Something Grants: Through the BRICK
Awards and the grants program, Do
Something celebrates young people who
have dared to dream up and pursue their
own community change ideas. Do
Something has distributed over 1 million
dollars to these amazing young people.
The Magazine: Do Something: The
Magazine is giving a face to community
service. Currently distributed gratis, it is
the only public service magazine
distributed nationally. Many of the articles
are written by kids, and the production is
extremely professional.
Log onto website to learn about and get
involved in projects or apply for a grant to
"Do Something" for your community and
make a difference in our world.
www.dosomething.org
Project Deadlines - rolling.
2006 Spring Grant Deadline - May
15th.
Future Voters of America
205 East 69th Street 1A
New York, NY 10021
www.futurevotersofamerica.or
g
212-535-8326 x2
The Future Voters of America Party, Inc. is
dedicated to developing and implementing
an innovative approach which will empower
youth, ages 12-17, enabling them to have an
impact on the American political agenda.
The commitment of the Future Voters of
America is to model this structure so that
youth across the Nation attain a personal
voice in American public life. The FVAP
will provide an American political home that
unites young people on youth-centered
issues, promotes active citizenry, and
fosters life-long patriotism and national
spirit.
On-going - Political leadership projects - Tuesday meetings and
Meetings every Tuesday afternoon
as projects develop between 4:30 to 6:00 pm at Pace
figure out a schedule.
University Midtown Campus 515 Fifth
Avenue between 45th and 46th Streets to
link up with other politically charged youth.
Annual New York City Youth Congress
Leadership Program - an in depth training
including guest speakers, issue orientated
sessions and leadership of Future Voters
itself. The New York City Youth Congress
is a real Congress which passes real
resolutions that also get worked on by
Future Voters Leadership and other
schools organizations government offices
all pulling together.
Go to a Tuesday meeting - call
212-535-8326 x2 or e-mail Francine [email protected] for
more information. Check website for
update on times/location www.futurevotersofamerica.org
Deadline - rolling.
Kids Meeting Kids
324 West 96th Street
New York, N.Y. 10025
www.kidsmeetingkids.org
212-663-6368
Kids Meeting Kids Can Make a Difference
brings together young people across all
racial ethnic and class lines so they can get
to know one another, work together and help
one another to make our neighborhoods, our
cities and our world safer, more peaceful
and loving places. Kids Meeting Kids is
unique in the fact that it is run by and for
young people ages 7 to 21. We work on
projects that promote youth development,
leadership training, non-violent solutions to
conflict, children's rights, intergroup
harmony, conflict resolution, both local and
international cooperation and work for
positive social change.
On-going - Political projects - run by kids
12 to 20 at a time - They run workshops at
their schools, work on office projects,
organize issues for projects such as Children's Congress set up in April, 2002
of kids from all over the world at UNICEF
at the United Nations on issues of violence
and children's rights.
-Kids spoke out against violence, land
mines and child soldiers at the United
Nations they've held Vigils outside the
U.N. to urge the grownup leaders to keep
their promises.
-They've organized a "March For
Children's Rights" on May 8th, 2002 that
included hundreds of children and adults,
fighting for children's rights.
Days/hrs. flexible - but
it's independent work
so need to be very
responsible and
committed to join.
One World Youth Project
P.O. Box 1315
Marstons Mills, MA 02648
www.oneworldyouthproject.or
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508-428-8460
One World Youth Project is a global sisterschool initiative connecting middle and high
school in the United States with schools
from around the world in learning
partnerships that emphasize cultural
exchange, youth leadership, and community
service. One World Youth Project is
entirely run and operated by young people
called Project Ambassadors (ages 17 to
22). Currently there are twelve Project
Ambassadors from the United States, India,
Morocco, and Ethiopia.
During the school year - Project
5 to 6 hrs a week.
Ambassadors - need to be very
independent and committed to project One World Youth Project reflects both
cultural exchange and community service
with a focus on the United Nations
Millennium Development Goals.
Throughout the year, participating students
get to know the young people and
community of their sister-school/group
through internet message-board
communication, penal letters, film and
monthly curriculum. Students learn about
the UN Millennium Development Goals
using free curriculum resources; over the
course of a year they work with their sisterschool to design and implement a
collaborative service project that helps to
meet one (or several) of the United
Nations Millennium Development Goals.
Shine
210 Forsyth St.
North Store Front
New York, NY 10002
www.shine.com
212-777-1303
SHiNE empowers teens to use creative self-On-going - youth leadership ideas - If
Individual project
expression to create social change,
you have an idea to make a difference based.
embrace diversity, and promote tolerance Shine can help guide you in the tools you
and harmony. SHiNE aims to help create need to make your project for social
an actively engaged network of youth,
change happen - research the website for
working together toward a society that is
details on starting projects or ideas to get
free of hate, discrimination and violence.
involved in, applying for grants to start an
Art, music, technology and sports are used idea, etc. - shine.com. Written almost
to build self-esteem and inspire creative
exclusively for teens by teens, shine.com
self-expression and action.
is the nucleus of all activity at SHiNE.
SHiNE’s core programs, plus the website
make up, what they call, the SHiNE
Circuit. The Circuit is made up of
Ambassadors, Challenge Grants, SHiNE
Express!, the SHiNE Network/Club
programs and their new Artist in
Residence Program.
To find out about current needs on
upcoming projects call office 212-663-6368 - speak with Mary Sochet
or e-mail [email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Applications to become a Project
Ambassador are available in the late
spring of every year on the website www.oneworldyouthproject.org. They
also have high school youth mentor
middle school students involved in the
project, e-mail [email protected] for more
information.
Research the website for details on
starting projects or ideas to get involved
in, applying for grants to start an idea, etc.
- www.shine.com.
If you have an idea you can e-mail
Bridget Jordan to ask questions or to get
more info.
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Youth Venture
434 W. 33rd St. 12th Fl.
NY, NY 10001
www.youthventure.org
212-261-4396
Youth venture is an emerging national
nonprofit organization whose mission is to
invest in the ideas and capacity of youth,
ages 12-20, to create, launch, and lead
sustainable community-benefiting
organizations.
On-going - Youth Venture helps young
Individual ventures people to create, lead and launch social
thus independent time
ventures, providing them with up to $1,000 needs to be managed.
in seed funding. Need to know how to
make your venture sustainable so if you
couldn't do it anymore - how would it get
passed along and stay running.
• Makes a difference in the community
• Youth Created, Led and Managed
• Designed to be a lasting/ ongoing
organization
• Involves a strong team of young people
• Has clear, attainable goals
• Credible plan and budget and a strategy
to evaluate progress and community
impact
• Team members have the energy and
skills to make the venture a success
• Involves an Ally committed to the venture
independence and success
• Team members know right from wrong,
and are trustworthy and responsible
Application online www.youthventure.org.
If chosen need to make a 10 minute
presentation to a panel.
Deadline - rolling.
PARKS/GARDENS
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
www.bbg.org
718-623-7200
Growing from its humble beginnings as an
ash dump in the late 1800s, the Brooklyn
Botanic Garden has come to represent
today the very best in urban gardening and
horticultural display.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. Responsibilities vary some physical garden work in the
Discovery Garden, help w/public
programs and special events.
Days/hrs. flexible to
student's schedule.
Application on website under "support
BBG" section and "volunteer at BBG"
section.
Deadline - rolling.
Brooklyn Center for Urban
Environment
Tennis House
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, NY 11215-9992
www.bcue.org
718-788-8500
For over 25 years, Brooklyn Center for the
Urban Environment has engaged young
minds in activities that promote curiosity
and exploration of New York City’s urban
environments. Every year nearly 100,000
children, youth, and adults discover urban
ecology, history, architecture and design
through Brooklyn Center for the Urban
Environment's hands-on science and
literacy activities.
Summer volunteer opportunities beginning of June - Dev. materials for
public, assist teachers, admin. work, light
custodial work to keep things organized for
public - check out website to see programs
they run.
Flexible - between 4 20 hrs a week. Flexible
to which days except
closed on Saturday.
Contact Nisha Bryan - Assistant Director
of HR 718-788-8500, x256. Need to
send cover letter, resume - if contacted
an interview will be arranged.
Summer Deadline - early spring ASAP
City Parks Foundation
1234 Fifth Ave - Rm 232
New York, NY 10029
www.cityparksfoundation.org
212-360-2746
City Parks Foundation is the only
independent, nonprofit organization to offer
park programs throughout the five boroughs
of New York City. We work in over 700
parks citywide, presenting a broad range of
free arts, sports and education programs
and helping citizens to support their parks
on a local level.
Two different summer intern
opportunities - 1) Hook Productions City Park’s Foundation’s Technology
Initiative After School Program based
at the Red Hook Recreation Center in
Brooklyn. The Program combines
training in audio and video production with
academic support and life skill lessons for
middle and high school students.
Responsibilities include: Help produce
materials/assist team members in the
production of audio and video for Hook
Productions participants and current HP
participants, project manage, assist
educators in teaching lessons, conduct
outreach phone calls, promotion, etc., be
proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel,
PowerPoint and the Internet, accompany
the group on all field trips.
2) Education Dept. - Learning Gardens
Intern - as part of a team, the Educational
Intern will help deliver interdisciplinary
educational programs in parks, schools
and alternate sites that blend
environmental science and nature-related
topics with core subjects.
Hook Productions could change but
usually Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, and
Thursdays from 3pm to
8pm.
Learning Garden
Interns - dys./hrs.
flexible to plan.
Send a cover letter and resume to:
Education Department Interns
City Parks Foundation
1234 Fifth Ave. Rm - 232
New York, NY 10029
Summer Deadline - rolling, but the
soon the better.
New York Aquarium
Surf Avenue & West 8th Street in
Brooklyn, NY 11224.
www.wcs.org
718-265-3450
As the only aquarium in New York City and
part of the largest network of metropolitan
wildlife parks in the country, the New York
Aquarium holds a special place in the
mission of the Wildlife Conservation
Society - To save wildlife and wild places
around the globe.
Summer volunteer opportunities At least 2 dys a week
students go through a week training and
9:30 to 5:00pm.
then will have responsibilities such as
helping at the touch pool with small sea
animals and educating visitors about them.
Work at an exhibition to run a Q & A
session for visitors - why it's important to
protect the animals.
Must be 16 - call aquarium - 718-2653450 - or go online - www.wcs.org - for
application information.
Summer Deadline - mid June.
NYC Parks and Recs.
Arsenal West
24 West 61st Street
New York, NY 10023
www.nycgovparks.org
212-408-0275
Camp Counselors at NYC recreation
centers.
Summer volunteer opportunities unpaid camp volunteer - if students prove
themselves, can lead to paid job in future
years.
Days/hrs. flexible to
student's schedule.
Partnerships for Parks
Arsenal West
24 West 61st Street
New York, NY 10023
www.nycgovparks.org
212-408-0216
Mission to spur more community support
for and involvement in New York City's
parks. Strengthen, support and start
neighborhood park groups; link them
together so that they can learn from each
other and be stronger collectively; and
promote parks in general so that people will
join in efforts to restore and preserve them.
No formal summer programs - more
Flexible but once a
opportunities to help on special events
week would be good.
during the year, (such as the Great
Halloween Party in Central Park, the
Easter Eggstravaganza) but students could
begin a connection by helping out on
smaller projects in the summer - no
guarantee of projects, need to inquire if
there is a need.
Contact Leah Worrell - outreach
coordinator for Lower Manhattan/East &
West Villages. She can direct students to
smaller organizations that support the
parks and may need volunteers over the
summer.
[email protected]
212-408-0216
Summer Deadline - May or early June.
Prospect Park Alliance
95 Prospect Park West
New York, NY 11215
www.prospectpark.org
718-965-8960
Prospect Park is a 585-acre urban oasis
located in the heart of Brooklyn. The
masterpiece of famed landscape architects
Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux,
who also designed Central Park. Popular
activities range from skating to birding to
pedal boating to just picnicking on the Long
Meadow on a beautiful day. The Park also
boasts a stunning variety of natural and
geological features. Brooklyn's only forest
is here, along with a complex water
system, rolling meadows and shaded
hillsides.
On-going volunteer opportunities Days/hrs. flexible to
but especially in Spring, Summer &
student's schedule.
Fall. Woodland restoration, including
cleaning, greening and planting / Visitor
outreach and education, including leading
guided tours / Office help / Special Skills:
Carpentry, Photography, Information
Technology / Working with children and
nature at the Audubon Center. Also can
ask about Youth Programs/Projects - at the
youth center.
Call or e-mail letter of interest to James
Green - Volunteer Office Manager.
[email protected]
718-965-8960.
Summer Deadline - Volunteer info.
sessions held in March.
Prospect Park Zoo
450 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11225
www.prospectparkzoo.com
718-399-7324
The Prospect Park Zoo opened on October
5, 1993, becoming the fifth facility in Wildlife
Conservation Society's unique network of
wildlife parks in New York City.
Summer volunteer tour guide. Are you For Summer 80 hrs.
a teen interested in wildlife? Then consider min. usually works out
becoming a Prospect Park Zoo Discovery to 3 dyes a week.
Guide! Teen volunteers help to maintain a
friendly atmosphere for zoo visitors by
staffing exhibit areas, assisting with
special events, and talking to the public.
Zoo internships can satisfy school
community service hours, be applied
toward school credit (check with your
school), provide a first experience in the
animal field, or be a satisfying part of a
summer vacation.
Applications are on website www.prospectparkzoo.com - under the
Education link - go to Prospect Park
Volunteers section - labeled - Discovery
Guide Application. Must be at least 15
years old, have a strong interest in
wildlife and conservation, and have taken
a high school level biology, wildlife, or
environmental science course.
Summer Deadline - Interviews start at
the end of March. Applicants are
advised to apply ASAP as the
program is quite competitive.
Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11355
www.queensbotanical.org
718-886-3800 x204
Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) is set on
39 acres in the heart of New York City's
largest borough. More then 60 years after
its birth as an exhibit at the 1939 New York
World's Fair, QBG continues to welcome
an international audience with rose, bee,
herb, and perennial gardens, changing
displays, and public programs accessible to
all.
Summer volunteer opportunities - help
plant and harvest garden, water, weed,
mulch. Work with mentors in other
departments, accounting, development,
etc.
Call or e-mail Jeannemarie Hendershot
w/letter of interest - applications might
also be online.
718-886-3800 x204
[email protected]
Summer Deadline - mid-April.
For interns - 8 weeks 5
dys a week - hrs. to be
determined. Volunteers
- hrs. more flexible.
E-mail or call Eddie Carlson - he will see
which Manhattan centers need
volunteers. An application must be filled
out and interview conducted.
[email protected]
212-408-0275
Summer Deadline - Application
should be filled out in May or early
June.
Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd.
Long Island City, NY 11106
www.socratessculpturepark.org
718-956-1819
Socrates Sculpture Park is an
internationally renowned outdoor museum
and artist residency program that also
serves as a vital New York City park
offering a wide variety of public services.
Summer volunteer opportunities assist teaching artists for the Summer
Artmaking Workshop. Set up art supplies,
support art making programs, etc.
Sometimes there are other community
events too.
Wave Hill
West 249th Street and
Independence Avenue (front gate)
675 West 252nd Street (mailing)
Bronx, NY 10471-2899
www.wavehill.org
718-549-3200 x227
Wave Hill maintains award-winning
gardens and greenhouses; manages an
urban woodland; provides environmental
education for City children, teachers, and
over 110,000 visitors annually; offers arts
activities for children that strengthen
environmental awareness; and presents
exhibitions, concerts, lectures and
workshops that examine the aesthetic
response to nature.
Summer volunteer opportunities Days/hrs. flexible to
Woodland rehab, work with children on
student's schedule.
family art projects, gift shop, admin. Work
Art Program 9-3pm
5dys a week.
Sculpture workshop 11-4pm.
Hrs. flexible to
student's schedule
Email a letter of interest to Tara Sansone
.
[email protected]
Summer Deadline - mid May
E-mail Liz Sharp a letter of interest [email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
WRITING
Brooklyn Academy of Music
(BAM)
Peter Jay Sharp Building
30 Lafayette Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
www.bam.org
718.636.4100
BAM is a thriving urban arts center that
Fall - critical writing program -Young
brings international performing arts and film Critics Institute - 12 to 15 high school
to Brooklyn.
juniors and seniors become critics of
performances at BAM's New Wave
Festival. Students work with a master
teacher to learn about the performing arts
and hone their critical writing skills. Past
guests have included The New York
Times critics Ben Brantley and Frank
Rich, New Yorker's Joan Acocella and
Alex Ross, and Pulitzer Prize-winning
playwright Tony Kushner. An anthology of
student reviews is compiled at the end of
the course. Essays included in this
anthology will make excellent writing
samples for students applying to colleges.
An intensive eight-week Application will be online at the end of
curriculum location summer - find it under Education link and
takes place after school Young Critics Institute - www.bam.org
at BAM - once a week 4-Deadline - as soon as application is
6pm.
online - ASAP
Call to check in on updates as to
when it will be posted - 718-636-4100
Children's Press Line
163 Amsterdam Ave PMB #149
New York, NY 10023-5001
www.cplmedia.org
212-501-1118
Children's Press Line is a youth journalism
program that trains kids to be journalists
who advocate for their peers through the
mainstream media. Articles are printed in
NYC's Amsterdam News and they are part
of Scripps Howard News Service that
prints their column once a month in papers
across the country.
Open to all children
who live in the New
York City area. New
member trainings
every other month on a
Saturday afternoon.
Training session is 4
hrs - in that time it's
seen if the students
really want to commit
to the program - if yes,
they can sign up for
stories and get
involved.
Ongoing - Journalism Program Reporters, editors, staff, parents and
readers submit an idea on a CPL RAP
sheet. The idea should be Current, have a
Point, give kids Leverage with decision
makers, be Relevant, have Appeal and be
a topic CPL journalists are Passionate
about. Kids research the idea through
online and primary sources. With the help
of staff and volunteers, the journalists
identify key individuals or groups to
interview. Next, potential interviewees are
contacted and interviews are scheduled.
The story is placed on the monthly
newsletter and journalists call to sign up
for the story or they come in to the monthly
bureau meeting. Go to website for more
details - www.cplmedia.org.
Attend training session - for more info. go
to website - www.cplmedia.org or call
212-501-1118 ask about info. for the
writer or editor training session.
Deadline - rolling.
High Five
1 East 53rd Street
New York NY
10022-4200
www.highfivetix.org
212-750-0555
The Teen Reviewers and Critics (TRaC)
Program is High 5's after school program.
TRaC offers high school juniors and
seniors the opportunity to learn about the
arts while improving their writing skills.
Classes combine seminars, reading and
discussion of reviews and critical writing on
the arts, writing workshops, outings to arts
events, and visits from professional artists
and critics. TRaC instructors are also
professional writers, artists and critics.
Scenarios USA
80 Hanson Place, Suite 305
Brooklyn, NY 11217
www.scenariosusa.org
718-230-5125
Scenarios USA asks teens to write stories Writing contest for teens - from Jan. to N/A
about issues that shape their lives. In the
April any NYC student can enter.
past five years, 7,500 teenagers have
responded to the Scenarios’ ‘What’s the
Real Deal?’ writing contest, with raw,
honest and revealing insights. They have
written about peer pressure, body image,
pregnancy scares, HIV/AIDS, self-esteem,
friendship and commitment. Twelve of
these stories have been made into highquality short films in partnership with the
youth writers and some of Hollywood’s
finest filmmakers.
Send scripts to:
Scenarios USA
80 Hanson Place, Suite 305
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Deadline - can send scripts from Jan
to April.
Teen Ink
www.teenink.com
Teen Ink has no staff writers; they depend
on teens to send writing, art and photos.
There is no charge to submit or be
published and anything you submit will be
considered for Teen Ink's magazine, book
series and website.
Check out the submission guidelines on
the website before you submit, including
special instructions for sending art and
photographs.
www.teenink.com
Deadline - rolling.
Teen Voices Online
Based in Boston, MA
www.teenvoices.com
For over 13 years, Teen Voices has
published the voices of thousands of teen
girls on topics that really matter — health,
politics, social justice, and much more.
Teen World News
www.teenworldnews.com
Critical writing program during the
TRaC meets once a
school year. Runs in the Fall and Spring week from 4:30 to 6:30,
semester. Focus is on critical writing and for eight weeks.
thinking. If you don't have a lot of
Workshop meetings
experience with the arts, MultiTRaC offers are held in midtown and
an introduction to dance, theatre, music
downtown Manhattan
and visual arts - great starting place for
locations. Once every
critical writing fundamentals. Dance
other week TRaC goes
TRaC (hosted by Dance Theater
on an evening or
Workshop) and Visual Arts TRaC (hosted weekend outing to an
by ArtTable) offer students with strong
arts event. Venues are
writing skills and some experience as arts- located throughout
goers the opportunity to deepen their
NYC.
understanding of a single discipline. Fast
TRaC is our advanced multidisciplinary
course for students considering careers in
writing and the arts. 20 student accepted in
multi-tracs and 15 students in single tracs.
Submit writing for the website. Send
N/A
your art, poems, stories and reviews of
your favorite (and least favorite) movies,
books, colleges and websites. Have you
done community service recently? Have
you written a great essay for a college
application? Send it in! Got an opinion? Tell
the world!
Submit writing and/or artwork for the N/A
magazine and website.- short stories
(not too long - esp. stories with girl
character in teen situations), personal
essays, poetry. Also artwork - sometimes
art assignments given based on subject
matter at hand.
Teen world news web site is dedicated to
Submit writing for the web. Teens can N/A
connecting teen across the globe. It's a
submit their writing anytime to be
place for teens to learn about news that
reviewed and possibly posted. Comments
affects them and to swap ideas on
are published as short as a single sentence
everything from human rights to hot fashion and articles as long as 800 words. Write
trends. It's also a place for adults to find out to tell what's going on in your part of the
what teens are talking about.
world ... or what you think about an
international news event ... or just what
book you're reading.
Applications on website under "TRaC"
heading - www.highfivetix.org - check
website for updates or e-mail
[email protected] for info.
Fall Deadline - beg. of October.
Spring Deadline - end of Feb.
Go to website for more info. to submit
online and/or get address to send in
submissions - www.teenvoices.com.
Deadline - rolling.
Submit your story or comments to
[email protected]
Include your full name, age, and where
you live in all e-mails.
Deadline - rolling.
Theater Development Fund
(TDF)
Play by Play Online Student
Newsletter
1501 Broadway 21st Fl.
NY, NY 10036-5652
www.tdf.org/PlaybyPlayOnline/
212-221-0885
Play by Play is TDF’s student theatre
newsletter. Written by and for high school
students it features reviews, stories,
interviews with theatre artists as well as
information about student discounts and
internship opportunities. Play by Play has
an annual circulation of 128,000 (32,000 per
issue) and is distributed to every public high
school in New York City (210 schools) and
to hundreds of arts organizations in New
York and nationwide.
Writer for newsletter during the school
year - unpaid. Newsletter is published
quarterly during the school year and each
May an additional insert, 4 to 6 articles per
issue. Accepted students work with an
editor; they're matched up to article
assignments - reviewing shows/writing
articles. Due to limited number of articles,
you might only write one - if an exceptional
job is done future opportunities may arise.
During article
assignment, could be
an intense one or two
weeks until deadline is
met - depends on each
case.
E-mail your name, grade, school, contact
info., cover letter, and a writing sample
(as close to a review/journalist style as
possible) to: [email protected]
If chosen, you will also be called and
interviewed by the editor.
Deadline - rolling.
Young People's Press
www.ypp.net
Major online publication of Young People’s
Press, a North American news service
(newsrooms in Toronto and North Bay,
Ontario) that empowers a large network of
youth and young adult writers to have a
voice in the mainstream media and a space
at the table of public opinion. YPP articles
have been published in approximately 220
newspapers in Canada and 300 papers in
the United States as well as on many
Internet sites. We want to showcase the
stuff young peoples care about, be it pop
culture, politics or social issues.
Submit writing for the web. Young
N/A
People’s Press is a free service that
accepts non-fiction submissions from
youth and young adults between the ages of
14 and 24. The work can be a feature story,
opinion piece, first-person story or profile
of a youth making a difference. An editor
will work with you via e-mail to get you
published – it’s that easy. Either send us
something you have written already, or
think of an articles or articles you would
like to write. E-mail a summary of the
piece and we’ll get back to you as soon as
possible.
You can mail or fax any of your work, or
send a digital copy. YPP's Submission
Guidelines are on the website for more
details - www.ypp.net.
Mail:
374 Fraser Street
North Bay, ON
P1B 3W7
Fax: 705-495-6747
E-mail: [email protected]
Young Playwrights Inc.
431 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10016
www.youngplaywrights.org
212-594-5440
National Playwriting Competition - write
a play to be read and evaluated in writing by
a theater professional; selected writers will
come to New York for our Writers
Conference to work with some of this
country's most exciting theater artists. Your
play might even be produced Off Broadway
in the Young Playwrights Festival!
Writing Contest - December deadline - N/A
You must be 18 years old or younger
(as of the deadline). Style, subject, and
length are up to you, but collaborations of
more than three writers will NOT be
accepted. Original plays only. No
screenplays, musicals or adaptations. You
may submit more than one play. Scripts
must be typed and stapled, with numbered
pages.
Mail plays, postmarked on or before
December 1, 2007
National Playwriting Competition
Young Playwrights Inc., Dept. WEB
Post Office Box 5134
New York NY 10185
No email submissions! Scripts must be
submitted by the author, not by a teacher
or parent. The title page must list your
name, date of birth, home address
(including zip code and apartment #),
email, and phone number. Please keep
your original script and submit a copy.
Scripts will not be returned.
Check website www.youngplaywrights.org - under
competitions - to make sure address is
updated.
Deadline - December 1st.
Young Playwrights Inc.
431 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10016
www.youngplaywrights.org
212-594-5440
WRITE A PLAY! NYC, the New York City
School Playwriting Contest, is open to all
NYC students. Plays are judged in three
categories: elementary, middle, and high
school. All entrants receive a Certificate of
Merit, a written evaluation of the play, and
an invitation to the annual Awards
Ceremony.
Writing Contest - March deadline N/A
Plays must be submitted by students, not
teachers. There are no restrictions on
length, style, or subject, but collaborations
of more than three writers will NOT be
accepted. Screenplays and musicals are
not eligible, nor are adaptations. Scripts
should be typed and stapled, and pages
must be numbered.
Mail plays, postmarked on or before
March 2Oth.
WRITE A PLAY! NYC
Young Playwrights Inc., Dept. WEB
Post Office Box 5134
New York NY 10185
Scripts must have a cover page with: title
of play, playwright’s name, home
address (with apartment # and zip code),
phone number, school, grade, and date of
birth. Submit a copy of your play and
keep the original. Scripts will not be
returned.
Check website www.youngplaywrights.org - under
competitions - to make sure address is
updated.
Deadline - March 20th
Youth Communication
NY Center, Inc. 224 W. 29th St.
New York, NY 10001
www.youthcomm.org
212-279-0708
Youth Communication helps teenagers
develop their skills in reading, writing,
thinking, and reflection, so they can acquire
the information they need to make thoughtful
choices about their lives. They publish
magazines and have writing workshops.
New Youth Connections
(or NYC) is a general interest teen
magazine written by and for New York City
youth.
Writing and illustration workshops.
New Youth Connections and Represent
have a six-week summer writing
workshops, a dozen youth are
competitively selected to participate in
each. The writers receive intensive
training and write articles for publication in
the fall and winter issues of the magazines.
There is also a two-week summer
illustration workshop - application same as
for the writing workshop.
Also throughout the year publications are
illustrated by a staff of teen artists and
photographers, under the supervision of a
professional illustrator and art instructor.
Plus Any young person 15—20 who lives
in New York City is eligible to write for the
magazines during the year. Many writers
on New Youth Connections (NYC ),
receive school credit.
Applications on website in early April for
summer writing and illustration
workshops -there will be a link on the
homepage.- submit online or by mail.
www.youthcomm.org
By phone you can contact Hope
Vanderberg about writing for the
magazine during the year - 212-2790708 x106
For
illustrating during the year Joanne
Pendora 212-279-0708 x108
Deadlines - late May for the writing
workshops, and late June for the
illustration workshops.
For summer some
flexibility bet. MondayThursday, 12-6 p.m.
For during the year,
writers come to the
office 5 to 20 hours per
week, typically for one
semester. Teens in
the illustration
workshops meet yearround, usually in twiceweekly 3-hour
workshops.
MEDIA/FILM
Downtown Community
Television Center
87 Lafayette St.
New York, NY 10013
www.dctvny.org
212-966-4510
DCTV pursues its educational mission by
introducing members of the community to
the basics of electronic media through
hundreds of free or low-cost production
courses and access to broadcast-quality
production equipment.
Summer Intensive Workshops &
Two-day a week
Internships - through the medium of
commitment for 3
documentary filmmaking - students learn months.
how to shoot w/camera, research, edit,
direct, etc. Interns help in all areas of the
Center’s operations, from administration to
technical support. In exchange, interns are
given access to DCTV’s facilities to
pursue individual projects during
designated hours.
E-mail [email protected] for more
info. about when current application will
be available, but should be online by Feb.
Submit application and selected students
will be interviewed. Also check website www.dctvny.org info. listed under "About"
section.
Fill out the internship application,
attach your résumé and a brief cover
letter describing your interests and
why you'd like to work in the selected
department at DCTV.
Send to:
Attn: Internships
DCTV
87 Lafayette St.
New York, NY 10013
You may also e-mail your résumé,
cover letter, and completed application:
[email protected]
Projected Deadline is May or 1st week
of June.
Educational Video Center
120 W 30th Street, 7th Floor
New York, New York 10001
www.evc.org
212-465-9366
Media arts center that teaches documentary
video production and media analysis to
youth. The mission is to creative and
community based use of video and multimedia as a means to develop the literacy,
research, public speaking and work
preparation skills of at risk youth.
During the school year - High School
Documentary Workshops. EVC
students learn media analysis and video
documentary production on state-of-the-art
equipment during a semester-long
workshop. Students earn high school credit
for their work while they develop
production skills such as script writing,
interviewing, camera work and editing. 12
students accepted per semester.
Apply by calling the first couple of weeks
Fall '06 school year or the beginning of
the Spring semester. Contact Miriam
Neptune or Ivana Espinet - Directors of
Documentary Workshops both at 212465-9366 x13
Deadline - beginning of Fall or Spring
semesters.
They work with public
schools that will allow a
student to attend 1:30 to
4:30 M-Th.- they
communicate with
guidance counselor to
check if schedule will
work.
Film Society of Lincoln Center
Walter Reade Theater
165 West 65th Street (north side
of west 65th Street)
New York, NY 10023
www.filmlinc.com
212-875-5610
The Film Society is best known for two
world-class international festivals – the
New York Film Festival (the most famous
and prestigious in the country), and New
Directors/New Films (celebrating new
cinematic artists). It runs a state-of-the-art
year-round cinema, the Walter Reade
Theater (capacity: 268), and publishes the
country’s most respected cinematic journal,
Film Comment.
Summer and on-going intern
Days/hrs. flexible to
opportunities - admin. work and helping student's schedule.
in different depts. according to current
projects - Development/Fundraising, Film
Festivals, Film Comment magazine,
Press/Publicity, Graphic/Web Design, and
Marketing.
E-mail letter of interest to
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Ghetto Film School
P.O. Box 1580
Bronx, New York 10459
www.ghettofilm.org
718-589-5470
South Bronx training facilities for hands-on
production and cinema studies courses.
GFS student work has been featured at
dozens of film and video festivals around
the globe, as well as E!, ABC News Now,
Independent Film Channel, CNN and the
BBC's Talking Movies.
9 week intensive film workshop course - 9 weeks M-Th 10-5
students learn how to write, cast, direct
from starting after July
their own short films. They also visit other 4th till 1st week in Sept.
studios in Manhattan and speak with
Students that
professionals in the industry. 18 students successfully complete
accepted. At the end some films may get the project will get a
screened at Lincoln Center. Students can $500 training stipend.
also continue into Fall and Spring
There is also a $1,000
internships.
scholarship jury prize
f/a panel jury viewing
the short films.
Application on website www.ghettofilm.org - Fill it out and
submit online or by mail - selected
students are called back for interview.
Contact for questions Stosh Mintek [email protected]
Deadline - check website for timeline
but usually in April.
Global Action Project
4 West 37th Street, 2nd Floor
NY, NY 10018
www.global-action.org
212-594-9577
Since 1991, Global Action Project (G.A.P.)
has provided media arts and leadership
training for thousands of young people living
in underserved communities, from New
York to Croatia to Guatemala to the Middle
East and beyond. Our mission is to provide
youth with the knowledge, tools, and
relationships they need to create powerful,
thought-provoking media on local and
international issues that concern them, and
to use their media as a catalyst for dialogue
and social change.
Fall/Winter and Spring after school
video production programs for youth,
ages 14-19, who come from
underserved communities (for
example: communities without access
to video making equipment,
communities underrepresented in the
media such as communities of color,
immigrant and refugee youth, lowincome youth and their families, gay,
lesbian, bisexual, transgender youth.)
Youth will produce at least one
collaborative video with other youth
(groups are between 12-15) on an issue
that concerns them and their communities.
They will use their video as a tool to
educate and bring about discussion about
the issue and to advocate for positive
social change through screenings,
workshops, collaboration with community
organizers and activists, filmmakers and
other media activists. After school video
production program at two schools; the
George Washington High School Campus
in Washington Heights and the
Baccalaureate School for global Education
in Astoria, Queens. You must be a
current student at either of these
schools in order to apply.
Apply by sending an email or calling the
Program Director, Teresa Basilio at
[email protected] or
212-594-9577.
Deadline - recruitment begins in
September for the 2006-2007
programs.
Urban Voices video
program runs twice a
week (days/times tbd)
from Oct to June and
meets at their mid-town
space - youth who
attend NYC public high
schools can apply .
Immigrant and
Refugee Youth video
program open to youth
who are either
immigrants or refugees
to this country and who
want to work on issues
related to immigration
and who identify
themselves in some
way as an “immigrant”
(from another country).
This program runs
once a week (day/time
tbd)and meets at our
mid-town space.
After school video
programs run twice a
week after school in the
school building
(days/times tbd).
MNN Youth Channel
537 West 59th Street
New York, New York 10019
www.youthchannel.org
212-757-2670 x330
Provide trainings and hands on experience
in all aspects of public access television
and video production. With a strong
emphasis on media education, media
production and youth media distribution we
empower young people to see themselves
as participants of media and not just
consumers. While working directly with
youth from NYC we are also providing an
outlet for youth media nationwide and
globally.
On-going program - YOUTH M.I.C is a
youth program providing young people with
high-quality training in media making and
in community service. In this program, 7-8
youth receive advanced media-making and
media-communication training. Program
participants learn skills (i.e. video-making,
web-production, multi-media
presentations, etc.), and use these skills as
they partner with established and
grassroots arts, cultural, and community
organizations. Show is aired on TimeWarner network channel 78 and Manhattan
Neighborhood Network channel 34.
In summer - dys.
flexible but at least 10
hrs a week bet. 10am6pm for three months.
School year schedule
based upon student
classes.
First check on-line for an application www.youthchannel.org - but if it's not
there yet you can also e-mail
[email protected] and express
your interest for an application.
Summer Deadline - contact at least by
May 15th but sooner the better.
Paper Tiger Television
339 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10012
www.papertiger.org
212-420-9045
Paper Tiger Television is an open, nonprofit, volunteer video collective. Through
the production and distribution of public
access series, media literacy/video
production workshops, community
screenings and grassroots advocacy PTTV
works to challenge and expose the
corporate control of mainstream media.
PTTV believes that increasing public
awareness of the negative influence of
mass media and involving people in the
process of making media is mandatory for
long term goal of information equity.
Summer and on-going intern
Commit to at least one
opportunities. Some responsibilities day a week, but prefer
participation in one Paper Tiger committee three.
(pre-production, distribution, fundraising,
office support), contribution to a Paper
Tiger video production, keeping a journal,
checking your collective mail box. PTTV
is an opportunity for those with self
direction. The intent is to learn from each
other - encourage taking initiative while
respecting collective process. There is no
hand-holding at PTTV though they will
guide you through the process and make
accessible the necessary tools. Where you
take this experience is ultimately up to you.
Planned Parenthood/Teen
Wire
434 West 33rd
Street
New
York, NY 10001
www.teenwire.com
212-261-4365
teenwire.com is an award-winning sexual
health Web site for teens. They are
committed to giving you the facts about sex
so that you can use this information to make
your own responsible choices. They
provide honest and nonjudgmental
information about sexuality in language you
can understand with the hope that you will
use this knowledge to reduce your risk of
unintended pregnancy and sexually
transmitted infections.
During the school year - Hosts for online radio program. Write, create and act
in radio plays which are posted on teenwire - no previous knowledge of sexual
health is required.
Two hours a week Call Ellen Friedrichs for application.
paid $10 and hour and 212-261-4365
get pizza and soda each Deadline - rolling.
meeting.
Reel Works
The Prospect Park YMCA
357 Ninth Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
www.reelworks.org
718-768-7100 x139
Reel Works Teen Filmmaking, an
independent non-profit in partnership with
the Prospect Park YMCA.
Fall and Spring- they choose twelve New
York City teens for a free, 16 week
documentary workshop. Classes meet at
the Prospect Park YMCA in Park Slope,
Brooklyn.
Wednesday’s 4-6pm. In Applications online - www.reelworks.org
addition, there are 3
Tentative Fall Deadline - October 1st required Saturday
but check website for updates.
classes and an optional
Final Cut Pro Editing
class starting midterm.
1st step - Fill out online application
www.papertiger.org. Afterwards, they'll
contact applicants and ask for a more
detailed response (could be a few
paragraphs) of why the applicant is
interested in working with Paper Tiger.
Afterwards an interview is set up and a
decision is made a few weeks after.
Deadline - rolling.
THEATER COMPANIES
All Stars Project
543 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
www.allstars.org
212-941-9400
All Stars Project sponsors community and
experimental theatre, develops leadership
training and pursues volunteer initiatives
that build and strengthen communities.
Summer and on-going volunteer
Days/hrs. flexible to
opportunities. Help to produce
student's schedule.
community talent shows; work in the
theatre on costumes, sets, tech, house
staff, audience development, marketing
and fundraising; organize special events.
Volunteers provide the nuts and bolts
support to the business, public relations
and graphic design departments.
One of the biggest volunteer needs is
house staff - helping to staff performances
in three on-site theatres. House staff
includes ushering, house managing,
working in café, taking tickets, staffing
security posts and more. All volunteers
receive training and work as part of an
ensemble consisting of youth and adults.
Amas Musical Theatre
115 MacDougal Street, Suite 2B
New York, NY 10012
www.amasmusical.org
212-563-2565
Amas Musical Theatre is a non-profit, multi- Summer and on-going intern
Days/hrs. flexible to
ethnic theatrical organization located on
opportunities. Responsibilities can vary student's schedule MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village
from admin. support, clerical, phones,
min. 5 hrs a week.
founded in 1968 by Ms. Rosetta LeNoire.
fundraising, to Production support Rosetta's vision for Amas is grounded in
assisting in reading workshops, main
non-traditional, multi-racial production,
stage and technical rehearsals - lighting,
education and casting. Amas is devoted to sound tests, running errands to supporting
the creation, development and professional Edu. programs - the teen academy on
production of original musical works and to weekends and during the week in summer the training and encouragement of new
being teacher assistants and helping with
musical theatre talent.
tech. during shows.
E-mail Mr. Jan Hacha - Managing
Director a letter of interest and a resume
stating your background and areas of
interest/past focus. [email protected]
Summer Deadline - May 15th
Fall Deadline - August 15th
Brooklyn Center for the
Performing Arts
2900 Campus Road (& Hillel
Place)
Brooklyn, NY 11210
www.brooklyncenter.com
718-951-4600
The Center is finding new audiences and
new artistic flavors. But the vision that gave
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts the
artistic energy to bring to its Brooklyn
audiences the world of art and beauty at
affordable prices, still empowers it today.
Summer and on-going opportunities - 9 to 5 two or three days
but on an as needed basis. Could be
a week (20 to 30 hrs).
administrative work or marketing and PR
projects - not a formal program - need
to check in and see what's available at
the time.
Call Rhea Smith to inquire if there's an
intern need.
718-951-4600 x26
Summer Deadline - contact by May.
Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce St.
New York, NY 10014
www.cherrylanetheatre.org
212-989-2020
Cherry Lane Theatre serves as a lab for the
development of new American works.
Their focus is the playwright as central to
the dramatic event and the text as intrinsic
to theatrical innovation and excellence. As
New York's longest-running Off-Broadway
theater, the Cherry Lane has helped to
define American drama, fostering quality
theater that is daring and relevant, for over
80 years.
Summer and on-going internship
opportunities - internships offered in
Production/Operations, Set Design,
Costume Design, Development, General
Management, and Marketing/Advertising for marketing/advertising, intern needs
some Photoshop/Illustrator skills.
E-mail or send Faye Armon - Intern
Coordinator - a resume and a letter of
interest stating your schedule and three
goals you'd like to achieve from the
internship.
[email protected] or
Intern Coordinator
Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce St.
New York, NY 10014
Summer Deadline - June 30th
Days/hrs. flexible to
student's schedule but
they'd like 15-20 hrs. a
week.
New volunteers start by attending a
seminar at ASP headquarters located at
543 West 42nd Street (between 10th and
11th Avenues). Check website for
updated times, but currently - Mon. 12:00
pm, Tues. 6:30 pm, Thurs. 7:00 pm, and
Sat.2:30 pm. Under the website
volunteer section - you can sign up for a
session - www.allstars.org or e-mail
[email protected] or call Julie Lenner 212941-9400 x336.
Deadline - rolling.
Classic Stage Company
136 East 13th Street
New York, NY 10003
www.classicstage.org
212-677-4210 x16
Classic Stage Company is the awardwinning Off-Broadway theatre committed to
re-imagining the classical repertory for a
contemporary American audience. CSC
presents plays from the past that speak
directly to the issues of today.
Fall volunteer opportunities - ushers for 2 days a week - for
shows - also possibly assisting with
admin. work hrs.
admin. support or working on special
flexible
projects depending on current needs. In
exchange for ushering get to see shows for
free.
E-mail Lisa Barnes - General Manager a
letter of interest.
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Developing Artists
48 West 21st St. 4th Fl.
NY, NY 10010
www.developingartists.org
212-929-2228
Developing Artists create and develop
original theater written, directed, produced
and performed by young adults. As a multidisciplinary ensemble, they recognize
young artists of all ages in a variety of
technical and creative roles to give rise to
an original production. Their mission is to
represent the culture we live, express the
challenges we face and introduce the voices
we know through our respect for theater.
Summer and on-going volunteer
Days/hrs. flexible to
opportunities - work in production or
student's schedule.
admin. tasks according to current projects
at hand.
E-mail a letter of interest to Jinn S. Kim Managing Director
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Goh Productions
239 East 5 Street, Suite 1-D
New York NY 10003-8544
www.gohproductions.org
212-777-3891
GOH Productions is a producing and
presenting organization that has operated
out of Manhattan’s East Village since the
mid-1970s. The organization creates,
produces and presents original works by
artists working in the areas of experimental
theater, dance, music, performance, folk
art, film and the visual arts, or any
combination thereof.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities - opportunities in admin,
promotion, design. During productions backstage work, rehearsals, production
assistants.
Days/hrs. flexible but
E-mail letter of interest to Bonnie Stein during production at
Executive and Artistic Director
least 10-15 hrs. a week. [email protected] or call - 212-777-3891
Summer Deadline - May.
Jean Cocteau Repertory
330 Bowery NY, NY 10012
www.jeancocteaurep.org
212-677-0060
Since its founding by Eve Adamson in 1971,
Jean Cocteau Repertory has concentrated
on the production of classic theatre by a
resident company of actors. Attracted by
timeless works of the past and present, the
company seeks to create what the great
playwright and director Cocteau called a
“poetry of the theatre" where all elements of
live performance fuse into a total, cohesive
experience.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. Responsibilities -Production - helping the crew, set
construction, or Office work - Press
releases, marketing/mailings.
Days/hrs. flexible to
student's schedule.
Love Street Theater
435 E 85th St. 2F
New York, NY 10028
212-288-9731
Love Street Theatre is a AEA showcase
company specializing in producing
classics. We are also are dedicated to
providing rewarding performance
opportunities for women.
Spring volunteer opportunities - they To be discussed in
will be producing a show in May and need interview.
help with leafleting, ushering and other
diverse jobs.
E-mail Julie Halpern a letter of interest.
[email protected]
Spring Deadline - they will start
interviewing in March - so contact
ASAP if you want to be more
involved.
Mabou Mines Development
Foundation
150 First Ave. NY, NY 10009
www.maboumines.org
212-473-0559
Mabou Mines is an avant-garde theater
company that emphasizes the creation of
new theater pieces from original texts and
the use of existing texts from the stage point
of view.
Summer and on-going volunteer
Days/hrs. flexible - but
opportunities. Responsibilities need to have
answering correspondence, helping to
consistency in it.
create press kits, scanning photos on to zip
disc, answering phone and general work.
Some computer knowledge would be
helpful.
E-mail Joe Stackell - General Manager a
letter of interest, describing what goals
you would like to achieve by having the
internship.
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
E-mail letter of interest and/or resume to
Melanie Hopkins - General Manager.
Re: which areas you want to help with
(Production or Office) and why [email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Manhattan Theater Club
311 West 43rd Street, 8th floor
NY, NY 10036
www.mtc-nyc.org
212-399-3000 x256
For more than three decades, Manhattan
Theatre Club has been the creative and
artistic home for America's most gifted
theatrical artists, producing works of the
highest quality by both established and
emerging American and international
playwrights.
During the school year playwriting
program called "Write Now!" 12 highly
motivated high school students learn about
the art and craft of playwriting. Through
weekly after-school sessions conducted by
master playwright/mentors participants
develop plays by bringing in successive
drafts for critique by the leaders and the
group. The program culminates in a
rehearsed reading of the participants work
by professional actors for an audience of
family and friends.
Estimated time f/ mid
Oct. to mid Dec. Once
a week for two hours
(usually on weds from
4pm-6pm).
MCC Theater
145 West 28th Street, 8th Floor
NY, NY 10001
www.mcctheater.com
212-727-7722
MCC Theater brings together exceptional
theater artists to produce works that force
us to reexamine the world we live in
through the unique perspectives of
extraordinary writers. MCC Theater is
dedicated to discovering and developing
challenging, engrossing theater to present
on their main stage, while simultaneously
nurturing the development of emerging
young voices through their literary and
education programs.
Fall - Theater workshops - MCC
Weekly workshops.
Theater Youth Company - an afterschool program for New York City youth
ages 14 -20 interested in acting and
playwriting. Students come from
throughout the city to participate in weekly
workshops led by theater professionals.
To apply interviews are conducted
every fall.
More information about the
application/interview process is
distributed to the Youth Company’s
mailing list. Questions about the Youth
Company, or to join the mailing list,
contact: Catherine Ward
212-727-7722 (ext. 26)
[email protected]
Deadline - The Education & Outreach
Department conducts interviews for
the Youth Company every fall specific info comes by being on
mailing list.
Moose Hall Theater Company
Inwood Hill Park Peninsula
New York, NY 10034
www.moosehallisf.org
917-918-0394
MTHC produces the Inwood Shakespeare
Festival (ISF). ISF provides free outdoor
theatre in Inwood, which is located in the
northern section of Manhattan. Utilizing the
venue of Inwood’s beautiful parks, they
showcase classical and contemporary
theatre, dance and music for a culturally
mixed population, many of whom are
experiencing, live theatre for the first time.
Summer volunteer opportunities. No
formal program but willing to work with
teens. Performance set up, electrical
lines, sound system, lights, distributing
programs, breakdown, prop building, etc.
Will guide in the process, but student
needs to be self motivated and
independent.
Send letter of interest to Catherine Bruce Technical Director:
[email protected]
Summer Deadline - beginning of May
New Perspective Theatre
Company
750 Eighth Ave. Suite 601
NY, NY 10036
www.newperspectivestheatre.org
212-730-2030
New Perspectives was founded in 1991as a
multi-racial ensemble dedicated to using
theater as an agent for positive social
change.
Summer and on-going volunteer
Flexible but they'd like
opportunities. Responsibilities in admin., minimum of 10 hrs. a
sitting in on rehearsals, helping with sets week.
and props, technical areas, etc.
Days/hrs. flexible to
student's schedule.
Contact Sarah (if she is no longer there,
ask for the current education intern) at
212-399-3000 x 256 or [email protected].
Ask to be put on the mailing list to get a
flier for details or ask how to apply to
"Write Now!". Deadline - early October
or a few weeks before program's start
date.
E-mail resume and/or letter of interest to
Melody Brooks - Artistic Director - letter
should include what you'd like to be doing
and/or get out of the internship.
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Nicu's Spoon
PO Box 2058
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10163-2058
www.spoontheater.org
Founded in early 2001, Nicu's Spoon is
dedicated to producing socially relevant
theatrical works that present new ideas,
challenge definitions, and touch the heart in
an unexpected way. They celebrate the
collaborative spirit in developing
productions that are pertinent for today's
"global" and rapidly changing world.
Summer volunteer 2006, Production
Asst. for 'Cherish' (US Premiere of a New
Zealand work) - a play dealing with Gay
and Lesbian issues to be presented in the
village (probably at the Bank St. theatre).
Rehearsals in May and performs for three
weeks in June. Will assist director and
designers and producer with a variety of
duties including media & marketing,
production meetings, rehearsals, our
summer reading series, etc.
Fall volunteer of 2006, Asst. Stage
Manager/Production Asst. for 'Buried
Child' (revival of the 1979 Pulitzer Prize
winner) to be performed at the Looking
glass theater on West 57th during October.
Rehearses in Sept and runs for three
weeks in October. Will assist with actors,
props, stage set up and management,
production meetings, rehearsals and our
Fall reading series, etc.
During rehearsal its
roughly 4 evenings per
week from 7-10pm
(mon-thur) and in
performance it is wedsun or tues through sat.
Rehearsal period is 4
weeks and
performance is three
weeks.
Apply by contacting
[email protected] and attach a
resume if you have one. If not, write a half
page about why you want to be involved,
what you hope to learn, and what you can
see yourself doing 5 years from now.
Summer Deadline - April 1st
Fall Deadline - July 15th
NY Artists Unlimited
212 West 14 Street, Suite 2A
New York, NY 10011
www.nyartists.org
212-242-6036 or
212-228-2886
NY ARTISTS UNLIMITED, founded in
1982, is dedicated to taking professional
theatre to under-served audiences. The
company focuses on works that evoke
dignity of the individual and sanctity of the
human spirit. A multicultural nonprofit
company, they tour self-contained to the
ethnically-specific and diverse
neighborhoods of New York City and the
Northeast.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. Responsibilities would
range - admin., Internet research, graphic
artists, marketing/PR, stage work, crew,
etc.
15 hrs. min per week - Send letter of intent/inquiry to Artist
days flexible
Director Melba LaRose:
[email protected]
212-242-6036 or 212-228-2886
Deadline - rolling.
NY Classical Theatre
741 West End Avenue, Suite1-E
New York, NY 10025
www.newyorkclassical.org
917-561-7180 or
212-252-4531
New York Classical Theatre's mission is to
reinvigorate and create audiences for the
theatre by presenting free or low cost
productions of popular classics and
forgotten masterpieces in non-traditional
public spaces for residents and visitors to
the City. Current programming consists of
two plays staged during a four-month
residency in Central Park--a total of 32
performances every summer.
Summer Interns for their summer
Central Park productions - assist with
costumes to PR to rehearsals to props,
etc.
Must commit to one 8 E-mail a letter of interest and resume to
week period of 4 hrs. a [email protected]
day for 6 dys.
Make sure to Attn: Intern Coordinator.
Deadline - March 15th or ASAP if it's
past that date.
Pearl Theatre Company
80 St. Marks Place
New York, NY 10003
www.pearltheatre.org
212-505-3401
Pearl Theatre Company is a resident
company, and we produce a full range
repertory strongly rooted in the classics.
Summer and on-going volunteers if
projects available. Responsibilities admin. support.
Days/hrs. flexible to
student's schedule.
E-mail a letter of interest to Leigh
Goldenberg
[email protected]
Summer Deadline - May 1st
Fall deadline - August 1st
Queens Theater In the Park
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
Flushing, NY 11352
www.queenstheatre.org
718-760-0064
Musicals, plays, dance, concerts or film-it's all available at Queens Theatre in the
Park. Performances are held at either the
Main Stage Theatre or the smaller
cabaret/black box studio.
Summer volunteer opportunities.
Responsibilities - admin. filing, phones,
clerical work.
Days/hrs. flexible to
student's schedule.
E-mail Gail Koelln a letter of interest [email protected]
Summer Deadline - mid May
Rattlestick Productions, Inc.
224 Waverly Place
New York, NY 10014
www.rattlestick.org
212-627-2556
The Rattlestick Theater is committed to the
creation, development and production of
new plays. Their mission is to provide a
positive, nurturing experience for emerging
playwrights, present diverse and
challenging plays that otherwise might not
be produced, foster the future voices of the
American theater.
Summer and on-going intern
opportunities. Responsibilities could
include phones/mail, etc., script readers
group, house management, database
management and entry, fundraising,
community development (working with
local merchants on tie-ins and the like) and
researching foundations, etc.
Opportunities to see production work if
they're in production at the time. MUST
be good on the computer.
At LEAST 4 weeks and
preferably 6 - 20 hrs
per week minimum. If
a show is running, must
be able to house
manage at least 2
shows per week which
would involved either
evening or weekend
work.
Riant Theater
P.O. Box 1902, NYC 10013
www.therianttheatre.com
646-623-3488
The Black Experimental Theatre (BET)
a.k.a. The Riant Theatre is a theatre that
entertains as well as teaches by nurturing
and developing new works by playwrights
that encompass the historic and social
progression of the Afro-American and the
contributions the Afro-American has made
in the United States.
Summer and on-going volunteer
Summer hrs flexible - Application online under heading "get
opportunities. Responsibilities - admin, at least 3 hrs a day 3 to involved" - www.therianttheatre.com
PR/Marketing, Ushers, Artistic, Props etc. 5 dys a week.
Deadline - rolling.
Ripe Time
South Oxford Space
138 South Oxford Street Ste. 4D
Brooklyn, NY 11217
www.ripetime.org
718-622-3650
Ripe Time develops and presents
ensemble-driven theatre infused with rich
language, visual power and physical rigor.
The company is devoted to the creation of
and experimentation with performance that
bridges the gap between dance and theatre.
Their work ranges from collaboratively
created original theatre pieces to new
adaptations of novels and stories to
dynamic staging of classic plays.
Summer intern opportunities.
Responsibilities could include Artistic
Project Coordination, Funding and Grant
Research, Maintaining Company
Correspondence, Assisting with Grant
Writing/Preparation, Researching Venues
for National/International Touring, Mailing
List/Database Maintenance, Accounting
Assistance, Preparing Marketing
Materials, Direct Assistance to Artistic
Staff. Individuals should be organized,
detail-oriented, self-motivated and able to
multi-task. Strong computer and
writing skills are important.
Synapse Productions
220 East Fourth Street
New York, NY 10009
www.synapseproductions.org
212-674-2716
Synapse Productions is a non-profit theatre
company dedicated to presenting
provocative theatre that makes people think
and gets people talking. Synapse creates
work that challenges and inspires their
audience to see the world in a different light.
Fall through Spring interns - usually
Days/hrs. flexible to
only college age interns, but open to
student's schedule.
discussions about high school age.
Responsibilities range - Stage
Management, Scenic Artist Intern,
Costumes Intern, Electrics Intern, Sound
Intern, Development and Marketing Intern,
Literary Intern, Company Management
Intern - Go to website for a full descriptions
of these programs - under the heading "Get
Involved" - www.synapseproductions.org.
Part time Internships
last between 2-4
months - minimum 10
hours of work per
week. Start and end
dates are flexible.
E-mail Sandra Coudert - Managing
Director a letter of interest and resume.
State your interests, goals, past
experiences/skills and what you'd like to
get out of this internship.
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling - but the sooner
you apply the better.
Mail or fax a resume and cover letter to:
Catherine Ward, Associate Artistic
Director, Ripe Time 138 South Oxford
Street #4D, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Fax: 718-398-2794
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling - but the sooner
you apply the better.
Email or send a letter indicating the type
of internship you're interested in to
Ginevra Bull - Artistic Director. State the
type of internship you're looking for,
which semester you're available, how
much time you could commit, and a
resume if you have one.
[email protected]
Synapse Productions
220 East 4th Street
New York, NY 10009
Deadline - rolling except no summer
internships.
Swedish Cottage Marionette
Theatre
79th St. and West Drive
Central Park
New York, NY 10023
www.cityparksfoundation.org
212-988-9093
The Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre
was imported from Sweden in 1876 and
became the home of a traveling puppet
production company. Since 1973, when a
permanent theater was constructed inside
the Cottage, hundreds of thousands of
children and families from around the world
have enjoyed its original marionette
productions. The Theatre’s productions are
based on classic fairy tales and offer an
enriching theatrical and educational
experience for children ages 3-9.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. Responsibilities include
- 1) Office assistant; helping out with the
everyday operation including answering
the telephone, filing, taking reservations
and dealing with the general public on the
telephone. 2)Theatre assistant; helping
out with ushering and greeting audiences
etc. Candidates should enjoy working with
children and be able to function in a
professional theatre environment.
2-5 days a week - can
be worked out with
student's schedule.
Weekdays 10am to
3pm and weekends
from 12 noon until
3pm.
E-mail a letter of interest to Bruce
Cannon [email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Teatro IATI
59-61 East Fourth St. #6
New York, NY 10003
www.teatroiati.org
212-505-6757
Teatro IATI (International Theater arts
Institute) is a New York based, non-profit
theatre organization established in 1968
dedicated to the production of theater works
in Spanish for children and adults
audiences, which it performs on its home
base of NYC and on tour in the US and
abroad.
Fall volunteer opportunities for High
School Seniors only. Work on
productions, help director during
rehearsals, work w/actors, admin. help taking notes, phone calls, etc.
3 months - 15-20 hrs a
week preferred, but
willing to discuss
flexibility.
E-mail a letter of interest to Vivian
Deangelo - Artistic Director or call with
inquiries.
[email protected] or
[email protected]
212-505-6757
High School Seniors only.
Fall Deadline - end of July.
The Actors Theatre Workshop
145 West 28th Street, 3rd Fl.
New York, NY 10001
www.actorstheatreworkshop.com
212-947-1386 x 3
The Actors Theatre Workshop is an
established pioneer in non-profit theatre that
produces classical and contemporary
plays, develops new dramatic works, trains
and develops actors, writers and directors
while making a difference in the lives of
homeless children and the community at
large. ATW was founded over two decades
ago in a studio on Manhattan's upper west
side. In 1990, with an outpouring of public
and private support, ATW built a new
theatre complex and performance space in
Chelsea.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities - usually take college age
but willing to consider serious high
school students. Business management
training in running a non for profit theatre.
Support theatre admin. tasks,
development, and production activities depending on current projects at hand. A
good phone manner and computer skills
are essential. Also, opportunities to help
with ATW's Builders of the New World
program - an award-winning education,
theatre and mentorship program bringing
together professional artists and business
professionals to provide an educationally
enriching experience for 8 to 12 year old
homeless and at-risk children.
During the summer 40 hrs. per week for
summer months. For
fall 20 hrs. per week for
4 months. If your
schedule does not allow
for such hrs. - an
alternate time
commitment may be
considered, but you
must propose the
alternate schedule in
you cover letter and
state why this would be
needed.
E-mail a letter of interest and resume to
Sean Barry - HR Manager.
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling but the sooner the
better.
The Barrow Group Theatre
Company
312 W. 36th St. 4W
NY, NY 10018
www.barrowgroup.org
212-760-2615
The Barrow Group (recipient of the Drama
Desk Award for Off-Off Broadway
Excellence) is a non-profit theater
organization that serves as an artistic
home for some of New York's finest actors,
directors, playwrights, and designers.
Summer and on-going internship
Schedule flexible but
opportunities. Responsibilities - admin, they like minimum of
development, education, literary, reception, 10 to 15 hrs a week.
technical, marketing/PR, box office, etc.
Email or send resume and letter of
interest to Eric Paeper - Executive
Director.
[email protected]
Postal Mail:
The Barrow Group Theatre Company
312 W. 36th St. 4W
NY, NY 10018
Deadline - rolling.
The Civilians
1412 Broadway #1965
New York, NY 10018
www.thecivilians.org
212-730-2019
The Civilians is a production company that
develops original projects based in the
creative investigation of actual experience.
The Civilians works with a
multidisciplinary group of Associate Artists
who generate ideas and collaborate on the
development of new work.
Interns - usually only college age, but
open to discussions about high
school age. Summer of '06 the
company will be away for part of the
summer, but during end of June to
end of July there may be possibilities
to help on the administrative side.
Interested applicants in arts management
or administration can apply.
Days/hrs. flexible to
student's schedule.
E-mail Kyle Gorden with a letter of
interest.
[email protected]
Deadline - early May to make summer
schedule.
The Culture Project
45 Bleecker Street
New York, NY 10012
www.45bleecker.com
212-253-7017
The Culture Project is one of New York’s
most prominent off-Broadway theater
companies with an abiding commitment to
presenting dramatic works that explore
today’s defining social and political
issues. The Company provides a creative
home to a diverse array of artists who
share its passion for amplifying the voices
of the disenfranchised, disaffected and
politically marginalized. An important
component in its annual programming is its
women’s theater festival, Women Center
Stage.
Summer and Fall volunteer
Prefer 20 hrs a week
opportunities for High School Seniors but willing to discuss
only. Admin. work - file, answer phone,
flexibility.
research projects, prop shopping, costume
shopping, front of house responsibilities,
etc.
E-mail Lauren Saffa a letter of interest.
[email protected]
Summer Deadline - May 15th
Fall Deadline - August 15th.
High School Seniors only.
The Dream Theater
484 W. 43rd St. 14Q
New York, NY 10036
212-564-2628
The Dream Theatre presents both new
plays and classics that explore all nature of
violence in a world that dreams of peace.
We hope to transform, uplift, and inspire
and to elevate the art form of the theatre, to
return it to its original mission as a sacred
rite, a place for spiritual rejuvenation and
catharsis. They especially honor and
encourage plays written by or about
women.
Summer intern opportunities - Stage
Days/hrs. flexible to
managing, assistant stage managing,
student's schedule.
mailings and e-mailings for shows and
fundraisers, graphics, acting, sound and
lighting design assistants, computer/office
help, secretarial, database
maintenance,etc.
E-mail a letter of interest to Andrea Leigh Artistic Director
[email protected]
Can also call for info. (212) 564-2628
Deadline - rolling.
The New Victory Theater
c/o the new 42nd Street
229 W. 42nd Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10036
www.newvictory.org
646-223-3092
The December 11, 1995 opening and
dedication of The New Victory - New
York's oldest active theater - has marked a
new era for 42nd Street. For more than one
hundred years, the theater has symbolized,
and survived, the mercurial fortunes of this
fabled street. Now as before, its
reemergence - this time as a theater for
young audiences - signals the next and
newest wave of popular entertainment on
the block.
Summer, Fall and Spring Apprentice
Program for high school students (ages
16+). The New 42 Apprentices are
assigned to a department depending on
their personal fields of interest, along with
a staff assessment of where they can learn
and contribute most effectively. Working
alongside theater staff and technicians,
students gain experience in performing
arts administration through paid work
placements including seminars/workshops
designed to establish a firm foundation for
their future as emerging professionals. In
addition, apprentices meet weekly with
members of The New Victory Education
Department to review the program's
curriculum, and are required to maintain a
professional portfolio of their written and
graphic work, journal entries relating to
specific assignments and a Learning Plan
outlining areas they wish to further explore.
Summer 2006 program
dates - Monday, July
3rd, 2006 to Friday to
August 18, 2006. For
fall and spring, you
MUST be able to work
during regular office
hours - Mondays
through Fridays
anytime between 10:00
am and 6:00 pm.
Weekend and evening
hours may be required
depending on
placement. Accepted
high school students
are expected to work
between 10 to 15 hours
each week. High
School Apprentices will
receive an hourly wage.
Alternatively, if your
school provides credit
for Apprenticeships,
The New Victory will
coordinate w/your
career counselor or
academic advisor to
make all necessary
arrangements.
Application on website under "Education"
header and then "Jobs" header www.newvictory.org
Summer Deadline - June 5, 2006
The Play Company
321 West 44th Street
Suite 802
New York, NY 10036
www.playco.org
212-398-2977
The Play Company is an international
theatre for new writing that develops and
produces adventurous new plays by writers
from all over the world. Play Co. "thinks
globally" about culture and ideas, and "acts
locally" by connecting our New York City
community with a whole world of plays.
Summer intern opportunities - admin.
help, production work, marketing, special
events - tasks depend on current projects
on hand.
Days flexible according
to student's schedule
but at least 10 hrs. min
per week.
E-mail Lauren Weigel a letter of interest
and a resume. State your interests,
goals, past experiences/skills and what
you'd like to get out of this internship.
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
The Public Theater
425 Lafayette St., NY, NY 10003
www.publictheater.org
212-539-8621
As the nations foremost theatrical producer
of Shakespeare and new work, The Public
Theater is dedicated to achieving artistic
excellence while developing an American
theater that is accessible and relevant to all
people through productions of challenging
new plays, musicals and innovative
stagings of the classics.
Shakespeare Lab Jr. - each summer
The Public Theater provides free 4 day
Shakespeare workshops. Students
entering 10th grade and above can join
to experience the backstage workings of a
major American theater company.
Students talk about the language, scenes,
practice acting/speaking, ends with a
presentation for family/friends.
The workshops take
place during the month
of August. Each
workshop is 4 days
long, running from
Tuesday to Friday, 15pm. 15 students per
session - can't repeat
session.
Contact Kiera Zoubek for info.
[email protected]
212-539-8621
Check by spring (April/May) on when
info. will come out and get on mailing
list - students get accepted on a first
come, first serve basis.
The WorkShop Theater
312 West 36th Street
Fourth Floor East
NY, NY 10018
www.workshoptheater.org
212-695-4173 x2
The WorkShop exists to build great plays developing new theatrical works by
supporting a structured creative process
that takes scripts from their initial
inspiration, through various sit-down and
three-day staged readings to early runs of
promising work.
Summer intern - no formal program need to inquire if there are current
opportunities or special projects to
help on. If so, they would most likely be
in marketing/PR or Production.
Days/hrs. flexible to
student's schedule.
Contact Elysa Marden - Artistic Director
to ask if there are any current
opportunities - writing a letter of interest
would also be a good idea. 212-695-4173
x2 [email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Theater Resources Unlimited
309 West 104th Street, 1D
New York, NY 10025
www.truonline.org
212-864-3753
An arts service organization, Theater
Resources Unlimited provides a variety of
support services to performing artists,
producers and artistic directors.
Summer intern opportunities Days/hrs. flexible to
Database maintenance and input, assist to student's schedule.
organize food and logistics for monthly
panel discussions, house staff work,
maybe some tech. work during play
readings. Need to know Mac based
computer system.
E-mail Bob Ost - with letter of interest.
[email protected]
Summer Deadline - April 30th
Theatreworks USA
151 W. 26th Street, NY, NY 10001
www.theatreworksusa.org
212-647-1100 x149
Camp Counselors for Camp Theatreworks, Summer camp counselor positions a summer day camp for young people age 8-must be 16 - unpaid to start can grow to
15, allows kids to “get in on the act” through paid position in future years.
total immersion in theatre arts at New York
City’s premier rehearsal/audition venue,
Chelsea Studios.
July 17-28, 2006
Vital Theatre Company
2162 Broadway,
4th floor at 76th Street,
New York, NY 10024
www.vitaltheatre.org
212-579-0528
It is the mission of Vital Theatre Company
to provide a thorough developmental
process for emerging and established
playwrights of every age by providing
opportunities for writers, actors, designers
and directors to practice their craft and
create an avenue of learning for the artists
of tomorrow. Vital Theatre Company
strives for its theatre to impact young
audiences, adult audiences and students in
all five boroughs, to allow the theatrical
imagination to change and affect their lives.
Summer volutneer opportunities assist on education dept. admininstration
duties. Fall, Winter, Spring volunteer
opportunities - theater administration in
various departments and/or ushering.
Need to discuss at time Fill out volunteer form and submit on
of interview.
website www.vitaltheatre.org. Form is
found under "contribute" heading then
scroll down to "donate your time" to find
form.
Deadline rolling.
York Theater
The Theatre at Saint Peter's
619 Lexington Avenue (at 54th
Street)
New York, NY 10022
www.yorktheatre.org
212 935-5824 x18
The York Theatre Company is the only
theatre in New York City - and one of the
very few in the world - dedicated to
developing and fully producing new
musicals and preserving neglected, notable
shows from the past. For over three
decades, the York's intimate, imaginative
style of producing both new and neglected
classic musicals has resulted in critical
acclaim, multiple awards and nominations,
and acclamation from artists and audiences
alike.
Summer and on-going intern
opportunities - York Theater Co. had
broad-based, administrative internships to
highly mature, motivated and outgoing high
school students interested in theatre,
musical theatre in particular. Their interns
engage in script evaluation, marketing
research, box office support,
administrative support, errand running and
other duties as assigned. They work with
every department, and every day is a little
different.
During the summer,
they ask for a 30-40
hour commitment but
they work with students
individually to find a
schedule that can be
managed.
Send or fax a letter of interest and/or a
resume to Jim Wordsworth - Camp
Theatreworks Director [email protected]
Fax # - 212-924-5901.
Summer Deadline - July 1, 2006 but
the sooner the better.
Send a letter of interest, describing what
goals you would like to achieve by having
the internship and your specific interests
in the theatre, as well as a resume to
Brian Blythe [email protected].
Deadline - rolling.
MUSEUMS
American Museum of Natural
History
Central Park West at 79th Street
NY, NY 10024-5192
www.amnh.org
212-769-5185
The American Museum of Natural
History's mission is to discover, interpret,
and disseminate - through scientific
research and education - knowledge about
human cultures, the natural world, and the
universe.
Summer internship program with small
stipend if program is completed. Also a
school year session offered - different
deadlines. Inside View High School
Internship Program - Career Development
- learning how to conduct yourself in a
work environment - not science orientated,
but in the setting of AMNH. Meet with
Museum scientists and other staff
members from a wide range of
departments, and get a close-up view of
their mentors’ career paths. Participate in
individual and group projects concerning
career development. Use state-of-the-art
technology in their own departments. Visit
the Halls and corridors of the Museum to
see behind the scenes.
For Summer (Late
Call or e-mail Tiffany Fludd in Education
June to early August) M-to request an application Th. 10-5 and Friday
[email protected]
afternoons - stipend is 212-769-5185.
available if program is Summer deadline projected for 1st
completed. For school week in March - check on update.
year 6 hrs a week.
School year internship (Nov. to May)
deadline - October.
American Museum of Natural
History
Central Park West at 79th Street
NY, NY 10024-5192
www.amnh.org
212-769-5141
The American Museum of Natural
History's mission is to discover, interpret,
and disseminate - through scientific
research and education - knowledge about
human cultures, the natural world, and the
universe.
High School Science Research
Program - during the school year with
perhaps a one week orientation in Aug. It's
a two year commitment taking classes for
a year (out of 6 class sessions - 3 or 4
need to be completed) and then applying
for an internship the following year. Take
classes about science for a year (topics
covered - astronomy to landscape drawing
to archaeology to genetics, etc.) to then be
able to apply for an internship the following
year to either 1) Work with a mentor
usually grad. students or curators on
research projects - be exposed to
advanced scientific material and research
techniques or 2) Work in museum with
interactive activity tables - explaining facts
to kids that come by.
One class session runs
2-4 hrs a week for 5
weeks. Must be able to
come to museum from
4-6pm or on the
weekends.
Check website under "Children, Youth,
and Families Tab" to check about
program, but info. may not be updated.
Currently students can e-mail
[email protected] to be put on the
mailing list and be sent a registration
form. Pick science classes you want to
take on the registration form and send it
back to be picked by a lottery - last year
out of 125 places 2/3rd got a class.
Deadline - send in registration form
ASAP over the summer - first class
session begins in Sept.
Brooklyn Children's Museum
145 Brooklyn Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11213
www.brooklynkids.org
718-735-4400 x104
The mission of the Brooklyn Children's
Museum is to engage children in
educational experiences through innovation
and excellence in exhibitions, programs,
and use of its collection. The Museum
encourages children to develop an
understanding of and respect for
themselves, others and the world around
them by exploring cultures, the arts,
science and the environment.
Summer Museum Team Volunteers - a
year long program - can start in
summer for 9th and 10th graders.
Participants learn to work directly with the
public as gallery, workshop, and public
program assistants. They also have an
opportunity to explore careers through field
trips and artist/scientist-in-residence
programs.
Need to inquire in
interview for updates
but usually Tues. - Sat.
4-6pm at least 3
afternoons a week.
Call Racheal Zaslow - Coordinator of
Adolescent Programs to set up an
interview appointment and pick up an
application.
718-735-4400 x104
Deadline - set up an interview by late
spring - interviews will start in April
or May.
Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238
www.brooklynmuseum.org
718-501-6226
The Brooklyn Museum, housed in a 560,000-Summer work-study program - in
square-foot, Beaux-Arts building, is the
exchange for assisting teaching artists in
second-largest art museum in New York
classes for students ages 6 to 9, students
City and one of the largest in the country. Its can attend a Gallery/Studio Program teen
world-renowned permanent collections
art course free of charge. Also year round
include more than one million objects, from museum apprentice internships - check
ancient Egyptian masterpieces to
museum site for info.
contemporary art.
Children Museum of
Manhattan
Tisch Building
212 West 83rd Street
New York, NY 10024
www.cmom.org
212-721-1223
CMOM inspires children and families to
learn about themselves and our culturally
diverse world through the arts, literacy,
media & communications, science & the
environment and early childhood education.
Summer camp assistant - unpaid 2 days a week
ages 16 and above. Assist with teaching minimum for 4 to 6
programs (topics depend on exhibits for
weeks.
summer camp students ages 4-13. If
they're comfortable, they can grow to teach
programs themselves. There are other
internships during the school year
w/stipends - Junior staff internship.
Applications forms on website
www.cmom.org under "outreach &
internships" header or call
212-721-1223 x236
Deadline - need to apply after April
but before end of school year - may
be earlier this year - need to check
back.
Dahesh Museum of Art
580 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
www.daheshmuseum.org
212-759-0606
The Dahesh Museum of Art is the only
institution in the United States devoted to
collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting works
by Europe's academically trained artists of
the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Summer and on-going volunteers - no Days/hrs. flexible to
formal program - need to inquire about
student's schedule.
current needs - working in education dept.,
working with the public, interacting with
students/kids, designing materials for kids
programs, etc.
Send a letter of interest - (why you want
to volunteer and reference coming from
WET Risk Takers program) by postal
mail to:
Dahesh Museum of Art
580 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attn: Laura S. McGowan
Education Department
Deadline - rolling.
Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Ave. (at 89th St.)
NY, NY 10128-0173
www.guggenheim.org
212-423-3532
The mission of the Solomon R.
Guggenheim Foundation is to promote the
understanding and appreciation of art,
architecture, and other manifestations of
modern and contemporary visual culture; to
collect, preserve, and research art objects;
and to make them accessible to scholars
and an increasingly diverse audience
through its network of museums, programs,
educational initiatives, and publications.
Fall and Spring High School Program Once a week from 3:45
to use technology as an interpretive
to 6pm for 7 weeks.
tool to learn and respond to art. It is
Plus open studio time.
exhibition linked - a current museum
exhibition is chosen, the students study that
artist and produce their own creative
works for the web. Small material fee for
class - but only if needed, possibly
could be waived after speaking with
Rosanna Flouty. To see past student's
work - www.publicandartist.org.
Application info. should be online www.guggenheim.org - but if not updated
you can also call Rosanna Flouty Educational Manager for New Media to
apply - 212-423-3532.
Fall Deadline - early Sept.
Merchant's House Museum
29 East Fourth Street
New York, NY 10003
www.merchantshouse.com
212-777-1089
Built in 1832, the Merchant's House
Museum is a unique survivor of Old New
York. Home to a prosperous merchant
family for almost 100 years, it is complete
with its original furniture, decorative
objects, clothing, and personal
memorabilia.
Summer and on-going volunteer
Minimum 4 hrs. per
opportunities - start as a tour guide, over month but must commit
time could help with research and
to a year.
exhibitions.
E-mail Eva Ulz - Edu. Coordinator a
resume and cover letter - include
relevant experience - i.e.. public
speaking, theater experience - wearing
19th cent. costumes, etc.
[email protected]
Summer Deadline - late April/early
May.
The
For summer classes in
July and August
weekday and weekend
classes - need to check
schedule closer to that
time.
Application should be on website under
"work study program for teens" www.brooklynmuseum.org - but if not
updated you can also e-mail
[email protected]
to request an application.
Summer Deadline - late May.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10028
www.metmuseum.org
212-570-3961
In formation since 1870, the Metropolitan
Museum's collection now contains more
than two million works of art from all points
of the compass, ancient through modern
times.
In July and during the school year the
Metropolitan Museum of Art offers
students free classes held after school
and on weekends. High school students
have the rare and special opportunity to
study original works of art in the Museum
with instructors from the Education
Department. All classes ask students to be
active participants in understanding and
appreciating works of art, and to look and
respond through discussion in the galleries
or through the creation of their own works
of art in the studio.
Different one day
classes found in the
museum's brochure Museum Kids Learning
Curve.
Call 212-570-3961 and ask to be put on
the high school brochure mailing list. The
summer brochure w/July classes should
be out late winter to early spring. You
register to try and get a class - fills up
quickly so best to register as soon as you
get brochure.
Museum of Chinese in the
Americas
70 Mulberry Street, 2nd floor
New York, NY 10013
www.moca-nyc.org
212-619-4785
The Museum of Chinese in the Americas
(MoCA) is the first fulltime, professionally
staffed museum dedicated to reclaiming,
preserving, and interpreting the history and
culture of Chinese and their descendants in
the Western Hemisphere.
Summer and on-going intern opportunities - 5 to 20 hrs per week.
admin. support. If students have design
skills, there may also be opportunities to
design promotional materials and
invitations, etc.
Pick up a museum application at the
museum or e-mail Beatrice Chen Education Curator w/ a resume and
cover letter requesting a museum
application. [email protected]
Summer Deadline - May 1st.
Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street
New York, NY 10019-5497
www.moma.org
212-708-9400
Founded in 1929 as an educational
institution, The Museum of Modern Art is
dedicated to being the foremost museum of
modern art in the world.
Summer High School Internship
Program - exposes high school students
to museum work and imparts valuable and
practical job skills. In addition to their work
in a Museum department, interns
participate in an educational program
consisting of lectures by Museum staff and
visits to other arts organizations. Space is
limited - preference is given to
students with prior museum or
administrative experience.
Program runs from the
last week of June
through the first week of
August. Students may
work from three to five
days a week. Six-week
paid internship is open
to students in NYC
public high schools
who will be entering
Eleventh or Twelfth
Grade in Fall 2006.
Application on website - under the
"Education" header and then "High
School Programs" section www.moma.org.
Deadline - April 25, 2006.
Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street
New York, NY 10019-5497
www.moma.org
212-408-6453
Founded in 1929 as an educational
institution, The Museum of Modern Art is
dedicated to being the foremost museum of
modern art in the world.
Summer art program - In The Making:
Summer at MoMA -Exploration of modern
and contemporary art through a unique
integration of art making, observation,
writing, and discussion. Each class
combines studio activities and ongoing
dialogue with artists and MoMA staff, field
trips throughout the city, special tours of
the Museum’s collection, writing
exercises, and expert art instruction from
MoMA educators. Collaborative and
individual art and writing activities provide
a space for students to create their own
works of art that will be presented in a
small culminating exhibit.
3 days a week for half a
day for 6 weeks - July
to 2nd weekend in
August.
Application projected to be on website in
early February under the "Education"
header and then "High School Programs"
section - www.moma.org. Put note on
application that you are part of the Risk
Takers program. Must at least be
going into 10th grade to apply.
Deadline - April 7th.
For questions or info. contact Marit
Dewhurst [email protected]
or call
212408-6453
Also check out MoMA website for
many other free high school student
programs during the school yearagain under Education section - High
School Programs.
Museum of Television and
Radio
25 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
www.mtr.org
212-621-6600
The museum of Television and Radio has a
collection of 75,000 programs-including
newscasts, public affairs programs,
documentaries, performing arts programs,
comedy and variety shows, sports,
children's programming and commercial
advertising-covering more than 70 years of
television and radio history. Each year, the
museum, using radio and television
programs from the collection, organizes
major exhibitions, screening and listening
series, seminars and education classes that
focus on topics of social, historical, popular
or artistic interest.
Summer and on-going volunteer
Days flexible but at
opportunities - Greet and direct visitors. least 3-4 hrs a day.
Archiving press articles - cut, paste, xerox
and archive.
Museum of the City of New
York
1220 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10029
www.mcny.org
212-534-1672 x3389
The Museum of the City of New York
embraces the past, present, and future of
New York City and celebrates its cultural
diversity.
Volunteers considered for the
Frederick A. O. Schwarz Children's
Center but no formal program depends on current projects at hand.
Can inquire if special projects are going
on, otherwise only admin. tasks would be
available.
Museum of the Moving Image
35 Avenue at 36 Street
Astoria, New York 11106
www.movingimage.us
718-784-4520
The Museum of the Moving Image is
dedicated to educating the public about the
art, history, technique, and technology of
film, television, and digital media and to
examining their impact on culture and
society.
Summer and on-going volunteers
Days/hrs. flexible to
opportunities - high school seniors
student's schedule.
only. Responsibilities could include
ushers for theater, coat check, visitor
services, membership dept., admin work,
etc.
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
Queens, NY 11368
www.nyscience.org
718-699-0005 x 387
The New York Hall of Science is New York
City’s hands-on science and technology
center. The Hall features more than 400
hands-on exhibits. Explore the wonder and
excitement of biology, chemistry and
physics.
Summer volunteer opportunities Science Career Ladder Program, high
school students assist in the Preschool
Place and Scholastic’s The Magic School
Bus Activity Area with children and
families creating science related arts and
crafts projects. Every semester you get
evaluated and can lead to paid position.
The Hudson Waterfront
Museum a.k.a. the Waterfront
Museum
290 Conover St. at Pier 44
Brooklyn, NY 11231
www.waterfrontmuseum.org
718-624-4719
The Hudson Waterfront Museum a.k.a. the
Waterfront Museum was created in 1986 to
insure public waterfront access and to
provide maritime/environmental education
and cultural arts programs aboard an
historic vessel. Through partnerships with
diverse groups that include area schools,
harbor/environmental agencies and
community/education leaders, the Museum
offers low-cost programs and resources.
The Museum is housed aboard the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Barge #79, (Barge #79.)
She is the last surviving wooden, covered
railroad barge in America and is listed on
the National Register of Historic Places.
Summer volunteer opportunities - two Days/hrs. flexible to
performance series that utilize volunteers, student's schedule.
a CIRCUSundays in June and SUNSET
MUSIC SERIES, Friday nights in July.
Group tours usually by appointment but
they're considering general open hours for
the coming year. Also help is need with
mailings, administrative duties, and routine
maintenance projects around and on the
vessel.
E-mail resume and letter of interest to
Bob Eng.
[email protected]
Summer Deadline - early May.
Must be a High School Senior going
into college following Sept. to apply.
Days/hrs. to be planned E-mail Franny Kent and ask if any
according to schedule opportunities are currently available
of work to be done.
[email protected]
or call - 212-534-1672 x3389.
Deadline - rolling.
E-mail Chris Gioia a letter of interest:
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling. Must be a High
School Senior to Apply.
Work on weekends E-mail letter of interest to Deoranie
9:45 to 6pm Sat. or Sun. Ramrattan - if space is available,
interviews are scheduled.
[email protected]
Some required items - working papers,
valid picture ID, SS Card, etc.
If space is filled can be put on a waiting
list.
Summer
Deadline - June 19th.
E-mail or send a resume and letter of
interest to David Sharps, President,
describe your skills and areas of interest.
[email protected]
290 Conover St.,
Brooklyn, NY 11231.
Summer Deadline - rolling.
The Museum of Jewish
Heritage - A Living Memorial
to the Holocaust
36 Battery Place
Battery Park City
New York, NY 10280
www.mjhnyc.org
646-437-4303
The Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living
Memorial to the Holocaust honors those
who died by celebrating their lives cherishing the civilization that they built,
their achievements and faith, their joys and
hopes, and the vibrant Jewish community
that is their legacy today.
Fall Apprentice Program - this training
leads to paid positions for the following
summer. The High School Apprenticeship
Program offers New York City public high
school students a challenging program of
work and study as they learn about Jewish
heritage, the Holocaust, and what goes on
"behind-the-scenes" at a museum. Noted
scholars and Museum professionals lead
seminars which explore 20th century
Jewish history in the context of the
Museum's collection and mission and
prepare Apprentices for summer jobs at
the Museum.
From February through
May, Apprentices
participate in afterschool seminars twice
a month. From July
through mid-August,
Apprentices have fulltime paid positions at
the
Museum.
Application on website www.mjhnyc.org. Interested applicants
must complete the student application
form and essay questions, obtain a
school transcript, and request a language
arts or social studies teacher to complete
the attached recommendation form.
For questions contact Maureen Keren
646-437-4303
[email protected]
Fall Application Deadline - Nov. 15
The Noguchi Museum
32-37 Vernon Boulevard
Long Island City, New York 11106
www.noguchi.org
718-204-7088
Created by Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988),
The Noguchi Museum opened in 1985,
presenting a comprehensive collection of
the artist's works in stone, metal, wood, and
clay, as well as models for public projects
and gardens, dance sets, and Akari Light
Sculptures. The Museum-chartered as The
Noguchi Museum is housed in thirteen
galleries within a converted factory building
and encircles a garden containing major
granite and basalt sculptures.
Summer and on-going - Teen Advisory
Board - a small group of teens gather to
collaborate with the Museum's education
department in the development of
educational programs for teens/youth in the
community. The TAB is great for those
interested in art, museums or social action
and community issues. The TAB
members will get familiar with the
Museum's collection, participate in
individual/group hands-on art making
experiences and consider/conceive of the
Museum's role in the lifes of teen's today.
Fall & Spring - Making Your Mark MYM is a studio art based program that
incorporates learning to look at art work
and objects into the curriculum. This
program is designed for students who are
interested in building upon or creating a
portfolio of their own work for future
endeavors.
Teen Advisory Board -To apply to the Teen Advisory Board
monthly or bi-monthly e-mail a letter of interest to Heather
basis (depending on
Brady - Head of Education:
season and program
[email protected]
objectives).
Deadline - rolling.
Making Your Mark - To apply to Make Your Mark teens
runs in the fall and
must complete an application and have at
spring for 12 week
least one letter of recommendation by an
installments - meeting educator or advisor who knows them
once per week in the
well.
Deadline - Check the
afternoons.
website at www.noguchi.org for up
to date information or contact the
education department for an
application at
718-204-7088
x203.
Whitney Museum
945 Madison Avenue at 75th
Street
New York, NY 10021
www.youth2youth.org
212-570-7745
The Whitney Museum houses one of the
world's foremost collections of twentiethcentury American art. The Permanent
Collection of some 12,000 works
encompasses paintings, sculptures,
multimedia installations, drawings, prints,
and photographs—and is still growing.
Tour Training - starts in fall - Youth
Insights Tour Guide - unpaid - a yearlong program at the Whitney Museum of
American Art that gives high school
students the opportunity to think about art in
new ways. Teens are trained in the
museum setting to lead interactive tours,
conduct dialogues with artists, and engage
in discussions with teens, families, and
senior citizens. Leads to paid position in
July.
6-12 hours per week
from September to
June and then full-time
in July. Paid minimum
wage.
Wyckoff House Museum
5816 Clarendon Road
Brooklyn, NY 11203
www.wyckoffassociation.org
718-629-5400
The Wyckoff House, which dates back to
1652, is the oldest building in New York
State. It was built by Pieter Claesen
Wyckoff, who came to America in 1637 as
an illiterate indentured servant, but soon
became a successful farmer and the
wealthiest person in the area.
Summer volunteer opportunities At least 2 hrs bilearn about historic house maintenance & weekly.
preservation, help at events, public
programming, preparing materials in edu.
dept. garden help, etc.
Application on website www.youth2youth.org
Website application for next fall will
be updated in March and deadline will
be sometime mid-June.
E-mail a letter of interest to
Kathy Chan.
[email protected]
Summer Deadline - rolling.
MUSIC
Diller-Quaile School of Music
24 East 95th Street
New York, NY 10128
www.diller-quaile.org
212-369-1484 x34
Diller-Quaile's mission is to teach music in
a way that develops the innate musicality in
each student and inspires participation for a
lifetime. The Diller-Quaile School of Music
is a thriving community music school
comprised of the Early Childhood,
Instrumental/Vocal, Adult, Teacher
Training, and Outreach Departments.
Summer volunteer opportunities classroom assistants for Diller-Quaile
Summer Music Study Program. Music
program for kids 4-10 yrs. old. Assist with
instructing kids and helping in the
classroom - ok not to have a music
background to be an assistant.
Program runs week
after 4th of July for 5
weeks - 4 dys a week
Mon-Thurs. 9-3pm.
Flexible to arrange
schedule to help within
these times.
Call Mr. Mallory Miller if interested to
apply.
212-369-1484 x34
Deadline to call - end of June.
InterSchool Orchestras of NY
1556 Third Avenue, Suite 601
New York, NY 10128
www.isorch.org
212-410-0370
The Interschool Orchestras of New York
gives young people ages 6 to 19 the
opportunity to let their musical talents
blossom, in the absence of or in addition to
their own school's programs. ISO's five
orchestras and ensembles rehearse in
Manhattan and allow children at various
levels of ability to play together in
appropriate groups.
Auditions for ISO Symphony and
Symphonic band ($75 registration fee
to audition). Auditions for new
musicians are held in early Sept. For
advanced students, The ISO Symphony
The Symphony appears in major concert
halls in New York City. Recent
performances have been at Avery Fisher
and Alice Tully halls, Symphony Space,
the New York Botanical Garden and
Carnegie Hall. The orchestra also
presents community concerts in
neighborhood centers, churches, schools
and museums. Membership is by audition
only. A registration fee but no tuition is
required from students who win a place in
this 100% scholarship ensemble.
ISO Symphonic Band - Intermediate and
advanced level wind, brass and percussion
players interested in exploring band
repertoire will enjoy this Brooklyn-based
ensemble. The band plays many
community concerts and also performs in
major halls. Membership is by audition, or
by permission of the conductor. There is a
registration fee but no tuition fee. Good
technical and sight-reading skills are
required.
Rehearsals - once a
week from 4:15pm6:30 - check website for
updated days of the
week.
Auditions begin 1st week of Sept - on
website - www.isorch.org - under
"contact us", get onto mailing list to
receive news over the summer or check
website for audition deadline updates.To
schedule an audition, download the
registration form on the website - fill it out
and mail it, with the $75 registration fee to
ISO, 1556 Third Avenue, Suite 601
New York, NY 10128.
You will be called to schedule an audition.
For questions, call 212-410-0370.
Candidates at all levels are required to
play a scale and a classical piece of their
own choosing that represents their most
accomplished repertoire, and to sight
read. (For more details about the audition
procedure/levels of the various
ensembles, see their Guidelines for
Admission on the website.) The audition
determines placement and seating.
Deadline - ASAP before Sept 1st but
check website for more info.
NY Youth Symphony
850 Seventh Avenue
Suite 505
New York, NY 10019
www.nyyouthsymphony.org
212-581-5933
Founded amid citywide cutbacks in arts
education funding in 1963, the New York
Youth Symphony promotes the study of
instrumental music through programs in
orchestral, chamber and jazz performance,
conducting and composition. The orchestra
performs many times throughout the year in
venues such as Carnegie Hall and the
Colden Center at Queens College.
NY Youth Symphony Auditions in Sept. $60 registration fee to audition. Seven
programs to audition for: Orchestra
Program
Chamber Music Program
Jazz Program
Apprentice Conducting Program
Making Score Program
First Music
First Art
If accepted, students are enrolled on meritbased, full tuition scholarships. Students
may incur some fees, depending on the
program, but even in those instances,
students may apply for work-study
subsidies.
Various according to
program - check website
for details.
www.nyyouthsymphony.
org
A fully completed application form and
fee are required before an audition can be
scheduled. Application on website www.nyyouthsymphony.org or call (212)
581-5933, Monday-Friday 10am-4pm.
After submitting your application, call
(212) 581-5933 after July 11th to
schedule an appointment.
Deadline to Apply - July.
Can also inquire about office work or
helping at concerts - contact Nicholas
Jaster - Operations Manager [email protected]
DANCE
Ballet Hispanico
167 West 89 Street
New York, NY 10024
www.ballethispanico.org
212-362-6710 ext. 25
Founded in 1970 by Artistic Director Tina
Ramirez, Ballet Hispanico is the foremost
dance representative of Hispanic culture in
the United States, with a professional
company which tours nationally and
internationally; a school of dance unique in
its emphasis on ballet, modern and Spanish
dance as its core curriculum; and extensive
programming for public schools, both in
New York and around the country, called
"Primeros Pasos."
Summer intern opportunities - assist
with admin. tasks - archiving event/donor
files and research, database update,
organize supplies and video & book library.
Support development department in
fundraising and/or special events. Work
behind the scenes on the summer dance
program for youth - production, costuming,
and other opportunities as they develop.
Flexible according to
student's schedule but
at least 15 hrs. min per
week.
E-mail Madeline Kilroe a letter of interest
and a resume. State your interests,
goals, past experiences /skills and what
you expect to achieve from this internship
experience.
[email protected]
Summer Deadline - mid to end of
May.
Dance Theater Workshop
219 W.19th St.
NY, NY 10011
www.dtw.org
212-691-6500
Dance Theater Workshop remains
vigorously committed to maintaining its
uncompromising mission: to identify and
nurture talented emerging and mid-career
artists working in diverse cultural contexts;
to stimulate a broader audience and public
context for these artists and their work; and
to offer opportunities for these artists by
providing an interactive community
laboratory for the imagination and its
essential, practical application to the world
around us.
Summer and on-going intern
opportunities - check website under
"about" heading for dept. descriptions but
opportunities of exposure can range from
marketing, programming, operations,
development, finance, production, artistic
services, etc.
Would like 15-20 hrs
per week but also
flexible to student's
schedule - at least 3
month commitment.
Send a resume and/or letter of interest
(what dept. you're interested in and why,
what are your goals, etc. ) by postal mail
to:
Dance Theater Workshop
Attn: Internship Coordinator
219 West 19th Street
New York, NY 10011
Deadline - rolling.
Groove with Me
Mailing Address:
70 East 3rd Street, #9
New York, NY 10003
Studio Address:
2271 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10035
www.groovewithme.org
212-987-5910
Groove With Me, Inc. is a youth
development organization using free dance
classes and performance opportunities as a
tool to instill in young women the
leadership, pride, spirit of cooperation,
creativity, joy and discipline needed to
confront the adversity in their daily lives and
throughout their future development.
On-going dance classes if space is
Need to check current
available. Each level of dance classes at dance class schedule.
Groove With Me adheres to the New York
State Art Standards for Dance. Students
will not only be able to engage in the
process of dance, but be knowledgeable
about what they are doing and able to
discuss their participation.
Space is limited - not guaranteed a
spot. Call first to see if space is
available: 212-987-5910.
If there is space you must get an
application to be filled out by your parent
or guardian. If you are 18 you can
register yourself. Any questions contact
Meredith Sherman - Program Director.
www.groovewithme.org
NY Theater Ballet
30 East 31st Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10016
www.nytb.org
212-679-0401
The Company has become the nation's
most widely-seen chamber ballet ensemble
and one of its most highly respected. It
offers a distinctive classical repertory
which includes contemporary choreography
as well as classical works by many of the
greatest and most esteemed
choreographers of this century.
Summer volunteer opportunities - but Flexible - minimum 2
more opportunities during
1/2 to 3 hrs. one day a
performance season Sept. to May.
week.
Elevator operator - bring students/guests
up to 5th floor, operate door buzzard. Help
at special events and performances.
Possibility of formal internship being
developed - ask about progress.
E-mail letter of interest/resume to
Joey Stocks - Executive Director.
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Pascal Rioult Dance Theater
246 West 38th St. 8th Fl.
NY, NY 10018
www.prdance.org
212-398-5901
Focus on Modern and Contemporary
Dance.
Summer volunteers - no formal
Days/hrs. flexible to
program - depends on needs at the time - student's schedule.
can vary from office admin. work
/researching to performance prep.
assistance and rehearsals or special
events.
E-mail a letter of interest to office
manager, Hope Ewing, to request an
interview.
[email protected]
Questions call - 212-398-5901
Deadline - rolling.
ARTS/SCIENCES
Lower East Side Printshop
306 West 37th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10018
www.printshop.org
212-673-5390
The Lower East Side Printshop, established
in 1968, is a New York City based not-forprofit print workshop that promotes
excellence in printmaking by offering
opportunities for a broad and diverse range
of participants to create, learn, and collect
prints.
Summer intern opportunities - the
At least one full day
Printshop’s internships offer opportunities (10am-6pm) per week
to learn printmaking skills, gain
for at least 3 months.
collaborating experience, meet exciting
artists and instructors, study contemporary
art, and get an insider’s perspective on the
New York City print community. Interns
are expected to have some working
knowledge of printmaking. Regular
attendance and a commitment to the
program are required.
E-mail a resume & letter of interest to
Lyra Kilston.
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Urban Glass
647 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217-1112
www.urbanglass.org
718-625-3685
UrbanGlass is a not-for-profit international
center for the creation and appreciation of
new art made from glass. It seeks to
promote the use of glass as a medium for
creative endeavor in art, craft and design; to
foster excellence in the field by providing a
critical context for the glass art movement;
to offer professional opportunities, high
quality facilities and expertise to all artists;
and to engender public appreciation of
glass.
Summer work study program Responsible to clean shop, learn to cut and
weld metal, work with refractory, how to
maintain studio - admin. Work. A work
study program - for every three hours you
work you gain an hour in the shop to take a
course or to work on your own if you have
previous knowledge.
Usually 80 hrs. per
work study program.
Can be flexible on
schedule with a
consistent pattern.
E-mail Brian Kibler a letter of interest.
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Rockefeller University PreCollege Science Education
Program
Box 53
The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
www.rockefeller.edu/outreach
212-327-7431
Founded by John D. Rockefeller, the
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
was incorporated on June 14, 1901. It was
the first institution in the United States
devoted solely to biomedical research--to
understanding the underlying causes of
disease. Today, renamed Rockefeller
University, it is one of the foremost
research centers in the world, contributing
to 23 Nobel Prizes as well as numerous
other awards.
Summer Scientific Reading and
Writing Course (STRAW) was designed
by a team of outreach teachers, scientistmentors, and high school students to help
you maximize your lab know-how. You
will learn how to read scientific journals,
write your research report in standard
scientific style, and show & tell others why
your research is important in a short
PowerPoint and a more open-ended poster
presentation. Opportunity to apply to
volunteer in a lab under a mentor.
July 5th to Sept. 1st.
Application on website:
Mondays - 3:15-5pm
www.rockefeller.edu/outreach under
Tuesdays - Fridays 9- "Applications and online requests".
11am with additional
Deadline - rolling but the sooner the
hrs. on certain calendar better before program start date.
days. Estimated times check website www.rockefeller.edu/ou
treach for complete
breakdown of Summer
2006 calendar - under
"important dates"
header.
PAID PROGRAMS
Camp Broadway
145 West 45th Street, 7th Fl.
New York, NY 10036
www.campbroadway.com
Lesley Mazzotta - Producing
Director
212-575-2929
Theatre-loving kids come to New York
City’s Great White Way and are introduced
to the world of Broadway and all aspects of
putting a show together show in a
professional, interactive and theatrical
environment. This one-of-a-kind program
fosters teamwork, discipline, commitment
and support.
Lesley is open to discussions about
providing one scholarship - I didn't go
into further details, I told her WET
would contact her directly to discuss.
Yes - camp program
for kids and teens- they
require sincere
motivation and yearning
to experience working
and training as a
Broadway professional.
The stars of Camp
Broadway can best be
described as young
people who have a love
of the performing arts, a
Scholarships are available - usually
Check website for
given to 50% of students in their
updates - but usually
programs - call to discuss.
over a five-and-a-half
week period, the
Origins students
research, write,
rehearse, and perform.
After choosing a slice of
New York City history
to investigate at a local
historical institution,
students create an
original theatre piece
with the help of a
professional playwright
and director. The
Summer acting school that has a fee - Fee-based summer
scholarships may be available - contact acting school provides
Jinn Kim to inquire.
3 hrs of acting and 2 hrs
of workshops - from
writing, directing, stage
lighting, dancing, etc.
$400 for a workshop.
City Lights Youth Theater
300 West 43rd Street, Suite 402
New York, NY 10036
www.clyouththeatre.org
Spoke to Alicia Andrews Program Associate
[email protected]
but Paula Meyer is Artistic
Director
[email protected]
212-262-0200
Founded in 1991, City Lights Youth
Theatre's mission is to provide young
people from diverse backgrounds the
opportunity to participate in theatre
experiences in order to develop confidence,
responsibility, teamwork, and a greater
sense of self and community. Performing
arts classes, full-scale productions, and inschool residencies engage children and
teens, ages 3-19, in the collaborative
process of creating and performing theatre.
Developing Artists
48 West 21st St. 4th Fl.
NY, NY 10010
www.developingartists.org
Jinn S. Kim - Managing
Director
[email protected]
212-929-2228
Young artists of NYC determined to create
and develop original theater written,
directed, produced and performed by young
adults. As a multi-disciplinary ensemble,
they recognize young artists of all ages in a
variety of technical and creative roles to
give rise to an original production. Their
mission is to represent the culture we live,
express the challenges we face and
introduce the voices we know through our
respect for theater.
International Center of
Photography
1114 Ave. of the Americas at 43rd
St.
New York,
NY 10036
www.icp.org
Bianca Bockman
212-857-0059
the International Center of Photography is a Fee-based photo classes through out
museum and school dedicated to the
the year and summer - scholarships
understanding and appreciation of
available - call to discuss.
photography. ICP creates programs of the
highest quality to advance knowledge of the
medium. These include exhibitions,
collections, and education for the general
public, members, students, and
professionals in the field of photography.
Session 1: July 17 - 21, 2006
Session 2: August 7 - 11, 2006
Contact Lesley to
discuss.
Check website for updates but for last
summer '05 - Mondays through Fridays
from 10:00am to 4:00pm starting
Wednesday, July 6, ending in final
performances Thursday, August 11,
Friday, August 12, and Saturday, August
13.
Apply online check website for
deadlines, but
usually end of
May. Scholarship
forms also online.
www.clyouththeat
re.org - click on
summer
programs section.
Acting school - in August 3 days a week
for the whole month.
Call to reserve a
class, then fill out
on-line form to
submit with
payment. Contact
Jinn about
scholarships.
Jinn@developinga
rtists.org
International Center of Usually class runs one day a week for 3
Photography is a
hours- check website for updates.
museum and school
dedicated to the
understanding and
appreciation of
photography. ICP
creates programs of the
highest quality to
advance knowledge of
the medium. These
include exhibitions,
collections, and
education for the
general public,
members, students,
and professionals in the
For more
information, call:
212-857-0061,
email:
teen_academy@i
cp.org, or visit
online at:
www.icp.org.
Very competitive
need to apply for
scholarship as
soon as possible.
New York Film Academy
100 E. 17th St.
New York, NY 10003
www.nyfa.com
Tori
212-302-5127
Yes - high school
Different sessions and dates throughout
summer camps are
the summer. Can be a one week
designed for students workshop or six weeks program.
with little or no previous
filmmaking, acting, or
animation experience.
They are intensive,
short term courses that
fully immerse students
in the craft of writing,
directing, casting,
shooting, acting in,
editing, and animating
their own films.
Programs range from
a weekend to 6wks.
Weekend and 1 wk Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls The Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls will $500 for tuition on a sliding scale.
Yes - a week in August - Week in Aug. - days and hours for 2006
P.O. Box 23856
be a non-profit educational arts program
They'd like students to pay if they are programming will
not finalized yet.
Brooklyn, NY 11202-3856
serving girls ages 8-18 from a range of
able to do so - as it helps support the consist of daily
www.williemaerockcamp.org
socio-economic, racial, cultural, and ethnic program expenses - but if they can't - instrument instruction,
Spoke to Maria Cincotta backgrounds in New York City. The
goes by a sliding scale according to
band practice, and
volunteer coordinator program will offer girls the chance to learn their funds - can go as low as $20 but workshops on a variety
[email protected]
how to play musical instruments, write
need to show verification if they can't of topics, from sound
but Karla Schickele is Program songs, perform, and participate in teamafford tuition.
engineering and
Director
building activities in a supportive
songwriting to [email protected] environment that fosters self-esteem, selfdefense. At the end of
personal contact info.
confidence, creativity, tolerance, and
the week, camp bands
General contact collaboration.
will perform at a recital
[email protected]
concert at a
718-930-2225 (Maria's # don't
professional music
give out)
venue. Tuition - $500
on a sliding scale.
School of Cinema &
Socapa summer programs range in length
Yes - range from two
Performing Arts Teen Camps from two to six weeks, founded in 1998,
week programs to six
Tribeca Film Center
SOCAPA has become one of the premier
weeks on different
375 Greenwich Street
visual and performing arts programs in the
schedules. Estimated
New York, NY 10013
world offering programs in film, acting,
Fees www.socapa.org
dance and photography.
2 wks - $1,950
212-941-4057
3wks - $2,950
Was not able to reach, but
6 wks - $5,400
info. here if you'd like to
Equipment fees from
contact.
$250 to $500.
ACTeen
35 W. 45th Street
New
York, NY 10036
www.acteen.com
212-391-5915
Was not able to reach, but
info. here if you'd like to
contact.
The Academy is a learning center for
individuals who want to explore film and
video arts or performance for the screen
and stage. For students ages fourteen to
seventeen, the New York Film Academy
offers a pre-college enrichment experience
that is unparalleled.
ACTeen develops dedicated preprofessionals into technically proficient,
versatile, and marketable actors.
Combining theatrical discipline with
spontaneous, effective on-camera acting
techniques, students learn to successfully
transverse both film and theater media with
skill and professionalism.
Tori needs to present request for
scholarships to the board. She says it
take a lot of time to get a response
from them and only she can approach
them. She said WET could contact her
to go over the specific details or
compose a letter to present to the
board.
Yes - range from two
week programs to six
weeks on different
schedules. Estimated
Fees 2 wks - $1350 to $1450
3wks - $2,000 to
$2,150
4 wks -$2,325 to
$2,525
6 wks Sat. only - $300
Follow notes
about contacting
Tori for
scholarships
inquiry.
Application on
website www.williemaero
ckcamp.org - print
out and send to
address on site.
Due date not
finalized yet but
around mid to late
spring - May or
June.