Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship Program
LACE is no longer accepting applications for the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship Program. Please check back next year!
The goal of the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program is to expose college students from backgrounds that have been underrepresented in the arts to careers in museums and visual arts organizations. The program offers full-time paid internships over the summer in core areas of museum work such as curatorship, conservation, education, publications, and public programming. LACE has served as a host organization for Getty Marrow Interns since 1996. Learn more here.
Internship hours are Monday through Friday, 10AM–6PM, with occasional weekend hours for events and programs as needed. To apply, submit your one page résumé, cover letter, and two professional references, merged into a single PDF file, sent to apply@welcometolace.org with the subject line “Getty MUI Communications and Media Internship.” The PDF file name should follow this format: “LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_GMUI25.”
Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received. Applications will be accepted until April 11, 2025.
To review the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program’s eligibility requirements, visit https://www.getty.edu/projects/getty-marrow-undergraduate-internships/
Check out tips for preparing an application here.
Available positions:
Getty Marrow Curatorial and Programming Internship
The Getty Marrow Curatorial and Programming Intern will work closely with the Curator and Director of Programming, Selene Preciado, and the Assistant Director of Programming, Juan Silverio, in executing a wide range of programming activities—from managing logistics for events and public programs, to research and development for upcoming exhibitions. The intern will assist with the coordination of the LACE Screening Room Series, and Carlo Maghirang’s public art installation at LA Historic Park, research for the 2026 exhibition Poetics of Possibilities, and develop a virtual exhibition using the LACE digital archive, among other daily tasks. The intern will gain experience in interdisciplinary curatorial research and writing, artist relations, public programming, and art handling and installation, among other skills. This internship is for a student who is interested in learning about the curatorial process and wants to develop administrative and exhibition production skills with critically engaged, exploratory, and community-responsive artists.
Getty Marrow Communications and Media Internship
The Getty Marrow Communications and Media Intern will work closely with the Deputy Director, Fiona Crary and Executive Director, Sarah Russin to execute marketing and communications strategies for LACE’s summer and fall programs including film screenings, performances, public artworks, and the 2025 LACE Benefit Art Auction. The intern will gain experience in designing and producing social media campaigns, coordinating print and digital marketing ephemera, conducting community outreach to student groups, press, and interested audiences, and website management. The intern will also assist in researching and updating the LACE digital archive when needed—surfacing past programs and exhibitions to LACE’s newer audiences. The internship is for a student who is interested in learning about digital marketing, media and video production, and communications in a non-profit visual arts organization. The intern ideally has basic knowledge of Adobe Suite and/or video production.
