Applications NOW OPEN for 4-month Paid Reentry Internships in the Arts #jobs #paid #partime #apply #creatives


 

 

California Lawyers for the Arts is currently accepting applications for our paid reentry internship program, Designing Creative Futures. Through individualized internship experiences with some of the leading arts organizations in California, we aim to provide our returning neighbors with new skills, professional networks, and resources to help them achieve their personal and professional goals.

 

Our next 16-week session takes place this Spring (February - June 2025). The application deadline is January 10th. We hope you can assist us in spreading the word within your network about this unique reentry opportunity.

 

With gratitude,

 

Toyin Moses

Program Manager

Designing Creative Futures, Los Angeles

 

Participants Receive:

  • $20/hour for 20 hours/week

  • $200 monthly transportation stipends and personal technology reimbursements

  • Monthly cohort personal and professional development workshops

  • Guidance, mentoring, and continued on-the-job training from experienced arts professionals

  • Free consultations with an education and career counselor

Basic Eligibility:

  • Ages 18+ 

  • Reside in or near service areas

  • Formerly incarcerated, released within the past seven years

  • Interest in the arts*

  • Ability to commit to four month internship period

  • Documented proof of COVID-19 vaccination

*Participation in Arts in Corrections programming preferred

 

Help Spread the Word!

 

Interested in Becoming a DCF Worksite?

Are you an arts non profit organization? We currently work with over 60 of the leading arts organizations across the state. Locally, worksites have included: 18th Street Arts Center, The Actors' Gang, Art for Healing Justice Network, Crenshaw Dairy Mart, Craft Contemporary Museum, Dancing Through Prison Walls, Grand Performances, InsideOut Writers, Jail Guitar Doors, Kids in the Spotlight, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Museum of Contemporary Art, The Robey Theatre Company, Self Help Graphics & Art, Street Poets Inc., Tía Chucha's Centro Cultural & Bookstore, and more.

 

We are always looking to expand our network of worksites! Along with a dedicated and motivated intern, worksites receive a generous administrative stipend and ongoing support from our program staff. To find out more, please contact us at dcf@... or click the button below.

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