Los Angeles County will fund 130 paid arts internships for college undergraduates this summer, Board of Supervisors Chairman Zev Yaroslavsky announced last week. College undergraduates attending school or residing in L.A. County are eligible for the internships which pay $350 per week for 10 weeks.
Some 90 performing, literary, media and municipal arts organizations will participate, including the American Film Institute, American Youth Symphony, Jazz Tap Ensemble, L.A. Theatre Works, Skirball Cultural Center will participate. Interns will gain a deeper understanding of the work involved in nonprofit arts and learn the role of arts in the community.
Descriptions and contacts for the positions are available at the 2007 Internship Database: www.lacountyarts.org/internship_positions07.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 5, 2007. Read the original PDF.