Announcing Career in the Arts Internships
Announcing a new initiative - Career in the Arts Internships (CAI) for arts and arts service organizations interested in providing internship opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
This initiative is an outcome of the 1998 National Forum on Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, US Department of Education, US Department of Health and Human Services, and the Social Security Administration through a cooperative agreement with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The focus of the Career in the Arts Internship is to encourage arts and arts service organizations to provide experience, education and training to qualified individuals with disabilities interested in pursuing a career in the arts. The goal of CAI is to increase employment opportunities and make individuals with disabilities more competitive in the arts field.
Arts and arts service organizations may apply for up to $5,000 to integrate a qualified individual with a disability in an internship program. The funds may be used by the organization to cover administrative costs associated with managing the internship, provide the intern with a competitive stipend to cover living expenses and provide auxiliary aids and services necessary for that intern to perform the duties of the internship. Organizations will be responsible for identifying and recruiting a qualified intern with a disability as a part of this initiative. Internships must be at least one semester long, 15 to 40 hours a week, and occur between September 2001 and November 2002.
Interested arts and arts service organizations are invited to apply. Additional information on how to apply can be obtained by contacting:
Betty Siegel, Manager of Accessibility
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC 20566
(202) 416-8727 voice
(202) 416-8728 TTY
Email: access@kennedy-center.org
Web address: http://kennedy-center.org/accessibility/internships/
Detailed Description
Careers In The Arts Internships (CAI) for People with Disabilities Opportunities for Arts Organizations
Call for Applications
The Career In the Arts Internship (CAI) is a new initiative to support arts organizations in creating internship opportunities for individuals with disabilities interested in pursuing careers in the arts. The goal is to increase access to employment opportunities in the arts. CAI makes possible significant experiential education and professional development opportunities while facilitating the entry and advancement of individuals with disabilities into competitive employment in the arts.
Organizations
Arts and/or arts service organizations submit applications which go through a competitive selection process. A diverse panel of professionals in postsecondary education and training, disability services and the arts will evaluate each application. Organizations must:
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Provide inclusive internship experiences (internships structured to encourage the interns exposure to and participation with other interns, staff and professionals).
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Have established internship program or collaborate with an organization that has an established internship program.
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Select qualified students with disabilities into the internship.
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Internships must be at least one semester long, 15 to 40 hours a week, and occur between September 2001 and November 2002.
Organizations may request up to $5,000. These funds may be spent on stipends, auxiliary aids and accommodations for the intern and administrative costs directly associated with the internship. No matching funds are required but organizations are encouraged to supplement the internship with other funds.
Individuals with Disabilities
To qualify, individuals must have a documented* disability and an interest in pursuing a career in the arts and may:
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major in any academic discipline,
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have a traditional academic backgrounds (postsecondary education), or
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have equivalent work-related experience and a demonstrated interest/talent in the arts.
CAI opportunities enable qualified individuals to participate in all areas of the arts organization including but not limited to: administration, programming, performance, and design. *Documentation of a disability includes but is not limited to letter or other documentation from a vocational rehabilitation agency, college or university office of disability services or a physician.
Evaluations
Arts organizations will be required to assess and evaluate the internship. Organizations file mid-term and final evaluations along with the assessment.
Timeline
Applications must be received by August 14, 2001. Projects must be completed by November 30, 2002.
For more information or to request an application contact: Betty Siegel, Manager of Accessibility
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC 20566
(202) 416-8727 voice
(202) 416-8728 TTY
Email: access@kennedy-center.org
Web address: http://kennedy-center.org/accessibility/internships/
CAI is an outgrowth of the recommendation to increase opportunities for people with disabilities to pursue careers in the arts through internships from the National Forum on Careers in the Arts held in June of 1998 at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, US Department of Education, US Department of Health and Human Services, the Social Security Administration and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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