multicultural arts management internship program

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2009 Intern Quotes

2009 Intern Quotes

"I think what is so incredible about this program is that I am learning by DOING. I could not have learned the things I did in a classroom listening to a teacher lecture. I am a hands-on learner, and this program really nurtured that."

"The Multicultural Arts Management Internship provides both professional and personal development.  Through my project-based internship and our site visits to participating host organizations, I gained an understanding of what arts administrations entails.  Moreover, my host supervisor and mentor were both very dedicated to the program's core mission of leadership and professional development; they invited me to lectures, gave me advice regarding my internship experience, and shared with me their personal lives."

"The experience took me through several stages of frustration, patience, excitement, happiness, anger, and in the end strong reflection. The ABC/NY program has opened my eyes to the endless possibilities in the art world, but most importantly, the focus and drive it takes to enter and stay in this field. I have met so many inspirational people that I would never have come across in my hometown where the majority feel a career in the arts is inadequate. I am able to see clearly the path to proving them wrong thanks to the guidance of this internship."

"This program helped me to re-discover and confirm many of my passions. And although I did not have an epiphany, I certainly learn how to open my mind, and take risks."

"This program was definitely real life experience. Although I thought I had 'real life' experience before in things like internships, living alone, living abroad etc., working full time and interacting with people you would likely be dealing with in the future was a good dose of 'real.' But it also showed me that real life didn't have to be a mind-numbing 9-5 experience and that behind all of it was a desire to do something great.   Also, I have to say that this was an incredibly fun summer experience."

"There are no words to express how much this experience means to me. To think of myself without having gone to NYC to experience the site visits, networking opportunities, and museums is quite frightening—I learned SO much—definitely things they don't teach you in college or my local internship opportunities. There is no other internship that is so comprehensive and eye opening as this one."