FCA Arts Administration and Development Intern

FCA Summer 2025 Arts Administration and Development Internship

About FCA

Founded by artists Jasper Johns and John Cage in 1963, the mission of the Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA) is to encourage, sponsor, and promote contemporary visual and performance arts. Through a nomination process, individual artists and collectives working in dance, music/sound, performance art/theater, poetry, and the visual arts are awarded unrestricted grants in recognition of their artistic contributions. A fund is also maintained to help artists with unexpected emergencies. Since FCA’s inception, over 7,000 grants to artists and arts organizations—totaling more than $25 million—have provided opportunities for creative exploration and development. FCA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charity and raises funds through contributions from individuals and foundations and the sale of artwork donated by visual artists for periodic benefit exhibitions.

Job Description

FCA is currently seeking one joint intern for Summer 2025 to join our Arts Administration and Development/Communications areas. The internship is four days per week and spans ten weeks. The position is primarily in-person, the intern may work remotely one day per week. FCA is pleased to offer a $3,500 stipend to the summer semester intern. The Arts Administration and Development Internship is a special opportunity to get hands-on experience at a grant-making arts organization.

Arts Administration:

In Arts Administration the intern will work closely with FCA’s Administrative Associate with tasks related to FCA's collection of donated fine artwork and rare and signed artists posters. There is an emphasis on supporting sales and archival projects. The intern will also gain skills pertaining to database management, as well as other aspects of an arts non-profit. Day-to-day activities include both project-driven and administrative work, ranging from light art handling to telephone and online research.

Development and Communications:

In Development and Communications, the intern will work closely with FCA’s Development and Communications Associate and Deputy Director to complete tasks related to FCA’s fund-raising efforts and external communications. Activities include prospective funder research, assisting with donor event planning, drafting grant proposal materials, creating social media content, tracking email marketing analytics, and donor database management. This internship is a good fit for those with strong writing and research skills who are interested in learning more about non-profit fund-raising.

Qualifications

Applicants should be detail-oriented, proactive, and be comfortable using Mac OS. Basic Excel skills and experience with Photoshop and InDesign are a plus. Knowledge of contemporary visual art, dance, theater, poetry, and/or music is useful; an interest in those areas is needed.

Health and Safety

FCA requires that all staff and interns be vaccinated against COVID-19. Exemptions from the vaccination requirement will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis for medical (including medical reasons relating to pregnancy) and/or for religious/sincerely held beliefs.

Equal Opportunity Employment

FCA is committed to providing access, accessibility, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for disabled people and individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to access or participate in the intern application or interview process, and/or to perform essential job functions please contact Isai Soto, 212-807-7077, is@contemporary-arts.org.

If you believe that you could excel in one of these roles but do not meet 100% of the qualifications, we encourage you to apply. We are dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates, including those with diverse workplace experiences and backgrounds.