The New York Arts Program provides opportunities for qualified students to gain experience in their field in an urban setting, explore career options,  participate in seminars and discussions with guest artists, create a network of contacts, and gain academic credit. 

The New York Arts Program offers the ultimate integration of theory and hands-on practice.

The New York Arts Program is open to students from all academic majors and all accredited institutions of higher learning. This program is designed to provide those students seriously interested in the performing, visual and media arts with an opportunity to experience the world of the established professional artist or organization in New York City.

				Once accepted to the Program, you will spend a semester or term living in New York as an apprentice to a producing artist or with an organization in the arts. At the same time, you will also participate in a specially designed program of seminars conducted by the New York Arts Program faculty, as well as outside professionals, professionals, in various areas of the arts.
				We expect our students to have a mature, responsible attitude and commitment toward their art. Though some students may not be arts majors, they should have sufficient knowledge to work in situations in New York: some of these students combine other interests and majors in their apprenticeship. Areas woven into such opportunities in all the arts have included (but are not limited to) gender and ethnic/minority issues as well as a broad range of disciplines ranging from the sciences and education to culinary arts. After your application has been approved, you will visit New York City for a 2 or 3 day interview to meet with your New York Arts Program faculty adviser, who will begin the placement process of arranging your internship based on your objectives. When you return at the beginning of the semester, you will have already been placed and will be ready to begin your apprenticeship. The Faculty As a New York Arts Program student, you will be assigned a faculty advisor.  The New York Arts Program faculty are working professionals and experienced educators who are passionate about their work and their art. They will facilitate you in acquiring an internship, and help you to become immersed in your new experience.  At the home base, they each create a stimulating learning atmosphere in their respective fields and serve as your key resource person and personal advisor. This faculty member will lead your first seminar and work closely with you and your sponsor throughout the semester. Linda Earle, M.F.A., Executive Director Peter Zummo, M.A., Faculty Advisor Music, Dance, and Media Arts Advisor Dana Tarantino, Ph.D., Faculty Advisor Theatre and Drama Advisor Gerry Griffin, M.F.A., Faculty Advisor Visual Arts Emilie Clark, M.F.A., Faculty Advisor Visual Arts and Writing - STAFF Susan Childrey, Program Coordinator Tel.  212-563-0255 Eric Feldman, Residence Manager Tel.  212-947-7369
				The Internships
				The internships form the core of the program by offering the participant an intimate and realistic view of professional standards, procedures, materials, and personnel associated with the student's most focused interest. Participants are engaged in full-time apprenticeships with professional artists, organizations, and institutions in wide variety of fields. The program has an extensive network of highly respected arts and cultural organizations located in New York City.  These artists and organizations serve as sponsors and work closely with the student and his/her New York faculty advisor to insure the best possible learning experience. Based on materials submitted and conversations with New York Arts Program faculty, students will be offered interview opportunities tailored to their needs and interests. In some areas of apprenticeship, such as the visual arts,  it is possible to apprentice for more than one sponsor, while other apprenticeships are designed to be full-time in order to maximize the students experience. When filling out the New York Arts Program application, we prefer that students be as specific as possible about their interests and the types of work they wish to pursue in the internship. This will help the New York faculty to narrow the field of sponsors to interview with when the student comes to New York.  To view your specific area of interest and the types of internships available, click here.  Internship Areas
				The Seminars The New York Arts Program is both experiential and academic.  A distinctive part of the Program is the seminars, which present topics from the diverse areas in which you are apprenticing. The seminars share three objectives: -  To provide students with background for experiencing the works and events currently available in New York; -  To reveal common concerns among the arts; and -  To encourage and foster significant discussion and dialogue among participants.                                                                                                           As a New York Arts Program student, you will take two sets of seminars during the semester. The seminars meet once a week in the evenings or on weekends so there won’t be a conflict with your full-time apprenticeships. The first seminar series is led by your faculty advisor, who is a practicing professional in their field, while the second seminar series is led by outside invited artists and authorities in their respective fields.  For your second seminar, you may select any of the topic offerings. Depending on the semester, you’ll have the opportunity to select from topics in your own area of interest, or you may choose to go out of your field and explore an entirely new area altogether. Past and present seminar topics have included: Issues in Art Criticism, Audition Clinic, Poetry Workshop, Politics and Arts, Self-marketing in the Arts, New York City Drawing Sketchbook, Media and the Arts, Musical Theatre: Lyricist Workshop, Contemporary Music, Printmaking, Performance Art, New York Poetry, Public Art, NYC Dance Companies, Papermaking, The Art of Improvisation, and a changing spectrum of subjects. Depending on your seminar, you may have sessions that take you to studios, theatres, galleries, and actual sites in the city to discuss work and ideas with those who are creating in these areas. Though each seminar description is different, they each share the common goal of encouraging you to examine what you are learning and how your experiences in New York City this semester are reflected in your work as an artist.  Sculptor Keith Long talking with Gerry Griffin's students about the         sculptures on exhibit. The Journal Your semester in New York City will be teeming with art and culture. The city is saturated with arts events, museums, galleries, theatre, dance, music and an endless array of artistic stimulation.  Everyday, in every way imaginable, you’ll be exposed to the cultural diversity of the city. To realize the full benefit from the semester’s experience at the internship, the Program, and the city’s offerings, we require that each student prepare a journal. The journal is not a diary, but rather a critical analysis of individual experiences, observations, and discoveries which has personal significance for the participant.  As a student, you will use the journal to document your reflections of the semester.  This reflection helps to clarify your thoughts on your career goals and the insight you have gleaned from your exposure to the work of other artists as well as your own work.  The New York Arts Program encourages and helps you to be pro-active in your learning process as you clarify what your goals are, and what you’ll need to learn and do in order to accomplish them. Its contents should expand on events and projects at apprenticeships as well as life in the city and insights or questions concerning cultural events experienced. The journal is a reflective document shared with your New York Arts Program faculty advisor. The journal is part of the academic component of the Program and is factored into the total credits earned for the semester.