Fall - Special Events & Corporate Partnerships

Overview

The Whitney’s Academic Year Internship program offers a semester-long paid internship for undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in an accredited academic program. The program includes training, direct work experience, professional development, and a weekly speaker series. The Whitney’s Fall internship program is a full-time, paid, nine-week session primarily for undergraduate students. The internship is hybrid, with some onsite work. For Fall 2026, interns commit between 16–21 hours per week over 10–12 weeks for a total of 176 hours.

The program will begin on September 15, 2026, and end on December 5, 2026 (this may vary depending on schedule). Participants must be available Monday through Friday for nine consecutive weeks, five days per week. Interns are assigned to a specific department at the Museum for the duration of the internship. For more information, including information on eligibility requirements, please visit our internships page.

The application window for our Fall 2026 Ostrover Family Academic Internship is now open through August 14. Please note that all candidates will be considered on a rolling basis, and as such, some opportunities may close before the deadline.

The Whitney seeks an Advancement:
Corporate Partnerships and Events for the Fall 2026 semester.

• Supporting the Corporate Membership program through
• Assembling Renewal and Welcome Packets
• Processing gifts through RE
• Prospect research for Corporate Membership & Sponsorship
• Rental Program (taking inquiries, assist with scheduling, update rental documents, etc.)
• Assist department with administrative tasks (invoices, event list collection, filing, processing payments, etc.)
• On-site assistance with events (events may include internal, external, and fundraising events)
• Additional Research Tasks as needed

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite
• Research skills
• Google forms
• Undergraduates and graduates currently enrolled in accredited academic year programs are eligible
• Applicants must have completed a minimum of one year’s worth of academic coursework; undergraduate freshmen are not eligible
• While a demonstrated interest in art and art history is preferred, students in all majors are encouraged to apply
• Previous museum experience is not required

• Raiser’s Edge
• Corporate events – assist with inquiries, budgets, catering and rentals
• Exhibition openings – list collection from all museum departments, reports

• Gain insight into the Museum’s Corporate Partnership and Events program through experience assisting the Corporate Partnerships and Events team.
• Gain valuable knowledge of Museum fundraising, and learn about the role Corporate Partnerships and Events plays in the Whitney’s Advancement department.
• Serve as a stepping stone in their arts career path that allows them to progress intelligently towards their career goals

Interns will be paid a stipend of $3000.

Generous support for Ostrover Family Academic Year Interns is provided by Julie and Doug Ostrover.

If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply. We are dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates. Please use your cover letter to tell us about your interest in the arts and culture space and what you hope to bring to this role.

The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded in 1930 by the artist and philanthropist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, houses the foremost collection of American art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The Whitney has long been a powerful force in support of modern and contemporary art and continues to help define what is innovative and influential in American art today.

The Whitney Museum of American Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Museum does not discriminate because of age, sex, religion, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, pregnancy, partnership status, caregiver status, veteran status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, predisposition, or carrier status, arrest or conviction record to the extent required by applicable law.

The Museum hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job. The Museum encourages all qualified candidates to apply for vacant positions at all levels.