2025 School Partnerships Intern - Summer

The mission of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is to welcome all to celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of nature. Founded by philanthropist and arts patron Alice Walton, Crystal Bridges is a public non-profit charitable organization.

Job Description:

Position Title: 2025 School Partnerships Intern - Summer

Division: Learning and Engagement

Department: Strategic Operations

Reports to: Program Manager, School Partnerships

About Crystal Bridges & The Momentary:

Crystal Bridges is a museum of American art located in Bentonville, Arkansas. We explore the unfolding story of America by actively collecting, exhibiting, interpreting, and preserving outstanding works that illuminate the American heritage and artistic possibilities. Founded by Alice Walton in 2005, the museum opened in 2011 and is a public, non-profit charitable organization with free admission.

The Momentary is a new contemporary art space that opened to the public on February 22, 2020, in downtown Bentonville, Arkansas. A satellite to Crystal Bridges, the Momentary presents visual, performing, and culinary arts. The mission of the Momentary is to champion contemporary art’s role in everyday life and explore the unfolding story of contemporary American arts in an international context by actively commissioning and exhibiting outstanding works that explore new ideas and inspire action.

Position Summary:

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is seeking an enthusiastic and detail-oriented School Partnerships Intern to support the Learning and Engagement team in advancing partnerships with local and regional schools. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in educational programming, arts integration, and museum-school collaborations, contributing to the museum’s vision to enhance learning through art.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in the coordination and execution of programs and events related to school partnerships, including arts integration initiatives and teacher workshops.
• Support communication efforts with school partners, including principals, teachers, and district administrators, ensuring timely updates and information sharing.
• Help develop and curate educational resources and materials for schools involved in the Crystal Bridges Arts Integration Partnership.
• Participate in the planning and facilitation of meetings, workshops, and training sessions for educators.
• Conduct research and compile reports on best practices in arts education, arts integration, and school-community partnerships.
• Provide administrative support to the Learning and Engagement team, including data entry, maintaining contact lists, and scheduling.
• Assist in the evaluation and reporting of partnership outcomes, including gathering feedback from school participants.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams at Crystal Bridges to support broader educational initiatives.
  
  

Qualifications:

• College student, junior or above, recent college graduate or graduate student
• Experience or interest research, data analysis, statistics or mathematics
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently, as well as within a team
• Dependable and punctual
• A background check is required
• Must maintain confidentiality of all information
  
  

Timeline:

Intern selected by: February 17th

Anticipated Start Date: June 2nd

Anticipated End Date: July 25th

Schedule:

Dates: See above

Hours: Interns are permitted to work up to 35 hours per week

Weekly schedule to be arranged with direct supervisor

Compensation:

High School Interns: $12.00 an hour

Undergraduate Interns: $13.00 an hour

Graduate (Master’s Level) Interns: $14.00 an hour

To qualify for bachelor’s or master’s compensation, you must be enrolled in an accredited program or have graduated from an accredited program within the last three years. Students will be required to submit a current schedule or official transcript.

Required Documents:

Cover Letter

Resume

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an intern to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: In the work environment described below, position requires work at a desk, utilizing a computer and a telephone for prolonged periods of time, good eye/hand coordination, bending and stretching for filing, and physical stamina to lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a height of at least three feet for file and materials storage as appropriate for the demands of the office. Visual acuity to review written materials is required for this job.
• Work environment: Work will be performed in an office environment and museum spaces. The noise level in the museum work environment is usually low to moderate.
  
  

If the intern’s personal equipment is used, the museum accepts no liability for any damage caused to said equipment while being used for museum purposes, nor loss or corruption of electronic files on devices.

All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement and background check. In addition, you will need to provide proper identification verifying your eligibility to work in the United States on your first day of work.

Crystal Bridges is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.