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Arts Management Internships

Great Lakes Center for the Arts
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DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIP in ARTS MANAGEMENT for Summer 2026

 

The Great Lakes Center for the Arts (GLCFA) is a 501(c)3 accepting applications for its full-time, paid arts management internship in Development. The Development intern will join three other (hired) interns as part of the GLCFA Summer 2026 Cohort - Marketing, Production, and Venue Operations. All Great Lakes Center for the Arts interns will work alongside the entire GLCFA team and gain valuable experience in a variety of areas with a focus on the development of leadership skills within the field of arts management.

 

The 2026 Summer Season includes a Gala event and numerous performances by renowned artists and groups live on Center Stage. The 525-seat, $30 million venue opened in July of 2018 with state of the art production capabilities that have helped make the Center a destination along the shores of Lake Michigan's Little Traverse Bay. The GLCFA strives to inspire, entertain, educate, and serve all in Northern Michigan year-round by presenting exceptional experiences across the full spectrum of the performing arts and offering impactful educational opportunities. 

 

We warmly invite and encourage you to explore the GLCFA website to learn more about our team, mission, values, and presented events before applying. We look forward to welcoming our interns to our coastal community this summer and working with them to leverage the power of the performing arts to tell impactful stories and to bring people together around entertainment that connects us and inspires us in positive ways.

Visit us at greatlakescfa.org or simply click here. 

 

INTERNSHIP DETAILS

  • 1, full-time Development Internship available. The GLCFA Development Intern will be part of a 4-intern summer cohort. The other (filled) internship positions are Marketing, Production, and Venue Operations;
  • The Development Internship Job description is posted on the GLCFA website's Summer Internship webpage, accessible from the homepage under “About Us;”
  • GLCFA seeks detail-oriented, poised, individuals eager for a forward-facing role with donors and patrons. Ideal candidates will have direct, relevant experience in development, fundraising, event planning, and/or philanthropy. Relevant coursework is helpful but less important than hands-on experience;
  • Duration: 13 weeks, mid-May through mid-August (reach out if interested but would need flexibility with dates);
  • Work at the Gala (Saturday, July 11) is mandatory;
  • Work Logistics:  generally 35 hours/week, at $15.50 per hour; if overtime (>40 hours/week) is required by a supervisor, the overtime rate is $23.25/hr;
  • Interns must have a car at their disposal for the duration of the internship.

 

HOUSING

Housing location and costs are the intern’s responsibility. Should you be selected for an internship and need housing, the GLCFA team will make every effort to help. To that end, the GLCFA has reserved a limited number of single, dormitory rooms at North Central Michigan College located within 5 miles of the venue; these rooms will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

APPLYING

If you are interested in applying for an internship, please visit  greatlakescfa.org  to learn more about our organization. You will find the application for the Development Internship here. 

 

PLEASE NOTE:  

Only applications submitted through our website will be considered; applications submitted through Handshake will not reach our team. 

 

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