Arts Action Fund Intern at Americans for the Arts

Location: In-Person Hybrid or Fully Remote

Pay Rate: Hourly based on DC minimum living wage $17.95 per hour until June 30, 2026. Increased to $18.40 per hour effective July 1, 2026. This internship is intended for educational benefit, and we support receiving school credit for participation.

Final date to receive applications:The application portal will close at 3:00 pm ET March 31st

Americans for the Arts (AFTA)
strengthens the arts from the ground up – supporting advocacy that empowers communities, develops arts leadership, and produces field‑informed research. We shape national arts policy to reflect the realities and aspirations of artists, organizations, businesses, and communities nationwide. We champion the arts as a unifying and essential force in American life.

The Americans for the Arts Action Fund
isa 501c4nonprofit membership organization subsidiary ofAFTA, which dedicates 100% of its time, resources, andgrassrootsengagement to ensuring arts‑friendly policies are adopted at the federal level. The overarching goal of the Arts Action Fund team is to strengthen bipartisan support for the arts, expandgrassrootscivic participation, and mobilize a national network of informed arts advocates and voters.

The Arts Action Fund team
mobilizes grassroots advocates to advance pro‑arts public policy and civic engagement nationwide. The team oversees membership growth andgrassrootsadvocacy programming, Arts Vote voter education initiativesandfederal policy education. While operating independently, the teamworks closely with the Government Affairs, Research, and Communication steams at Americans for the Arts to align legislative strategy, policy analysis, and public messaging.

The Arts Action Fund team is a two-person team led by its executive director and supported by a long-term managing consultant. We are ready to support an intern who has a desire to learn about and support membership engagement, advocacy programming, and civic participation initiatives during a critical midterm election cycle.

The Arts Action Fund Intern plays a critical role in supporting the organization’s grassroots advocacy, membershipengagementandupdates,andGet‑Out‑The‑Vote (GOTV) education efforts. This position assists with drafting advocacy communications, conducting policy research, supporting Arts Vote initiatives, tracking engagement metrics, and contributing to program development and virtual events.

The intern will be exposed to the intersection of nonprofit leadership, federal policy education, and political engagement within a 501c4advocacy organization. This internship expands the capacity of the team, working closely with both members of the Arts Action Fund team and collaborates across teams at Americans for the Arts, to gain meaningful exposure to nonprofit advocacy, electoral engagement, and national arts policy strategy.

Participation in this program provides the opportunity to attend our annual conference (AFTACON June 2nd –5th) and work across teams to learn more about the arts and culture field and support advocacy and policy related initiatives. This internship encourages the exploration of the local cultural institutions in their city, offering a flexible schedule with hours that might fluctuate above and below our standard 37.50‑hour work week.

The desired outcome of this internship is to have greater insight into national arts advocacy strategy, grassroots mobilization, and GOTV engagement in a federal midterm cycle.

• Support preparation of materials related to candidate surveys and congressional voting records and midterm election planning.

• Support development ofArtsVotevoter education materials and election cycle engagement strategies.
• Assist in research and preparation of resources tied to the Arts Policy Vote and voter mobilization efforts.
• Contribute to planning and execution of virtual civic engagement programs and voter education webinars.

• Assistin engaging and growing the Arts Action Fund’s national membership network.
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