Opportunities

Internships

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Interns play an important role in the Public Art Program at the San Francisco Arts Commission. Each intern is paired with a staff member who works as their mentor in completing projects for the Public Art Program. We provide orientation, training, evaluation and recognition of our interns. We view our Internship Program as an educational outreach service that helps to expand and diversify our community interaction. Interns gain valuable experience and insight into the structure and operation of a governmental arts agency and make useful professional contacts. Interns must be willing to commit 8 hours/week for a minimum of three months and may receive school credit for their work. All internships are unpaid.

For initial contact, please email a letter of interest and resume to ellen.shershow@sfgov.org or fax to 415-252-2595. For questions, call 415-252-2594. Your letter of interest should include the following: what skills and abilities you bring to the position, what experience you would like to gain from your internship, and the dates you will be available.

Because the staff works closely with our interns we are only able to work with a few interns each year and the selection process is somewhat competitive.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The Public Art Program at the San Francisco Arts Commission is always looking for volunteers to help with a variety of administrative tasks. If you'd like to be added to our list of on-call volunteers, please call 415-252-2594 or email to ellen.shershow@sfgov.org. Volunteer work within the Public Art Program may be used to work off Project 20 hours.