Allied Arts

Internships are a great way for students to gain experience and make valuable connections in the industry.  If you’re a student interested in non-profit work, event planning, public relations, development, finance or journalism, there’s a place for you in the arts world!  Just like any other business, arts organizations need sharp people running their administrative sector.  These agencies are looking for qualified individuals with a heart for the arts to fill spring internship positions:

Arts Council of Oklahoma City
• Events, Public Relations and Development
• The intern will assist in the planning, implementation, and execution of the Arts Council of Oklahoma City events: Opening Night, Oklahoma City Storytelling Festival, Sunday Twilight Concert Series and Festival of the Arts. 
• The intern will assist in public relations, writing press releases, updating the website, taking photographs, creating media credentials and press kits, tracking press clippings and editing print pieces.
• The intern will work in fund-raising for the Arts Council of Oklahoma City, with opportunities to assist in grant proposal and report writing, and prospect research.
• Contact Gilbert Magdaleno at gmagdaleno@artscouncilokc.com
• For a full job description, Click_Here

Individual Artists of Oklahoma
• Archiving:  Assist with the compilation and cataloguing of exhibition records, project submissions, and proposals.  Create and maintain databases for current and upcoming exhibitions.  
• Event Management:  Assist with preparation for openings including marketing, public relations, event planning, and soliciting sponsorship from local businesses and other donors. 
• Research & Grant Writing:  Assist staff with identifying grant opportunities, researching and developing proposals, writing correspondence, and follow-up.    
• Non-Profit Management:  Assist with developing and maintaining current membership, donation acknowledgement and tracking, financial bookkeeping, and fundraising.   
• All applications require a brief cover letter, resume with three references, a current academic transcript and a writing sample of at least two pages in length explaining your interest in IAO.  They should be delivered in person to the IAO Gallery, 706 W Sheridan, in downtown Oklahoma City.
• Contact Jeff Carrico at carrico@iaogallery.org.

Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
• The intern will assist in the development of new creative programming, research and outreach within the arts community, membership event planning and implementation, data entry and Virtual Gallery updates
• The intern will communicate with artists and donors and work at events.
• An event intern is needed that will only work pre/post OVAC events. Event Interns will assist in all levels of planning special events, including Momentum in the spring, 12x12 in the fall, and OVAC benefits.
• Contact Sarah McElroy at office@ovac-ok.org
• Visit OVAC at www.ovac-ok.org