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CUNY Cultural Corps internship program
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Commissioner Cumbo highlights the CUNY Cultural Corps program, which provides paid internship opportunities for CUNY students at cultural organizations across the city. The program aims to give students hands-on experience in various fields within the arts sector.
- 86 cultural partners participate, offering diverse opportunities
- Students earn $20 per hour while gaining experience in education, public programming, development, communications, production, and curatorial work
- The program has served over 1,000 corps members since its establishment
- 78% of participants identified as people of color, helping to create a diverse pipeline for the cultural workforce
Laurie Cumbo
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Another program we're proud to support is the CUNY Cultural Corps.
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Inspired by the city's create NYC cultural plan, this program provides paid internship opportunities for CUNY students at dozens of cultural organizations across the city.
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There are currently 86 cultural partners for this program, from the National Book Foundation to the Bronx Council on the Arts to Harlem Stage and Art Beyond Sight.
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CUNY students have the opportunity to gain hands on experience in fields including education and public programming, development, communications, production, and curatorial, all while receiving $20 per hour.
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This is one key message we want to convey to people considering careers in the arts.
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The opportunities are endless.
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The outdated image of the starving artist does not apply here.
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The art sector needs people who are good with their hands, who are interested in finance, who are great communicators.
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These are all skill sets that translate across industries.
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And the cultural corpse gives these real world work experiences to CUNY's already incredibly diverse student body, creating a pipeline that ensures that our cultural workforce reflects NYC's diverse population.
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Of the more than 1,000 corps members who have gone through the program since it was established, 78% identified as people of color.
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Cultural Corps alumni can be found working in a wide variety of roles across our city's vibrant arts sector.
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DCLA supports more than 1,000 cultural not for profits across the city each year.
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Many of these organizations have programs that are dedicated to fostering the next generation of talent and opening up doors for new workers of all backgrounds.