Summer Internships for Current Scholars
Title: Education & Development Intern
Location: Waterbury
Dates: 6/9 - 8/8: The internship dates will be confirmed based on the student’s availability.
Hours: 9:30 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday, with some evenings and weekends required for events and programs.
The ASF Summer Intern will have a unique opportunity to be a part of the Education and Development Departments at the Mattatuck Museum. Their journey will begin with three weeks in the development team, where they will assist in fundraising and sponsorship efforts, particularly for our biggest fundraiser of the year in June. The following six weeks will be spent with the Education team, supporting their popular School's OUT! Summer Adventures program for July and other education-related programs throughout the summer. The intern's final week will be a shared experience as they complete their tasks for each department, gaining a comprehensive understanding of our Museum's operations.
During the first month, the ASF intern will be a key player in our Museum's operations, working closely with the Development team. This team is responsible for the fundraising efforts of every department in the organization, and this intern will be an essential part of planning and implementing our largest annual fundraiser, the Brass Button Award, scheduled for June 26, 2025.
As part of the Development Department, they will collaborate with Morgan O'Brien, Corporate & Foundation Relations Manager, to organize the registration for the June 26 fundraiser. They will interface with vendors and coordinate them for the day-of-event duties. In addition to helping with the Museum's largest fundraiser, the intern will work with various team members to secure corporate partners and exhibition sponsorships, as well as communicate with members about the summer member benefits and assist with membership communications. The intern will gain an understanding of the behind-the-scenes logistical work that goes into planning large, complex fundraisers, as well as act as an ambassador of the Museum to current and prospective donors, encouraging support for the Museum as the region's most prominent cultural organization and a welcoming community space for all individuals.
The intern will co-facilitate the School's OUT! program with the Education team for the last six weeks. This program occurs both during the academic year and the summer. It is packaged as six individual week-long programs where children will explore the Museum galleries, participate in art and history enrichment activities that include creating their own original works of art. The tours and activities will be led by the Education team and guest teaching artists. In the past, the Museum has brought in outside vendors who bring unique programming for participants to experience, with the hope of broadening interests in art, history and science. Over the last few years the Museum has partnered with the Children’s Museum, Mystic Aquarium, Mystic Seaport, CT Science Center, CT Museum of Culture and History, Niantic Children’s Museum, Lutz Children’s Museum, Mad Science, the CT Audobon Society and more to bring live animals, planetarium shows and interactive art and history programs to make School’s OUT! a premiere educational experience for Waterbury families.
The intern will also help facilitate our Family Fun Day at the end of July, leading one of the activities for families to participate in throughout the day. Summer outreach is another aspect of the internship, where the intern will work with the Education Department to deliver any summer outreach programs we do with organizations like the Boys and Girls Club, YMCA etc.
For School's OUT!, the intern will be an integral part to the participant’s daily experience at the Museum, helping lead various activities related to this summer's theme. Based on their interests,themes inspired by our collections and their hands-on experience with School’s OUT! the intern will develop two single-day "School's OUT!" experiences focusing on art and history for 15 children aged 6-12. These experiences can include art-making activities such as a self-reflective portrait activity, designing a kaleidoscope, and community-inspired murals. The Museum will then use these activities during other School’s OUT! days throughout the year.
The Mattatuck Museum summer internship equips students with essential collaborative and project management skills, including research, public presentation, education, planning, non-profit administration, marketing, and public relations.
This internship is designed for those interested in or pursuing a degree in arts education, studio art, non-profit management, education, history, fundraising, art history, museum studies, or another related field.
The Museum is seeking an enthusiastic intern eager to explore careers in the Museum and nonprofit sectors. This role will help develop skills in project management, event planning, fundraising, public speaking, curriculum development, and research.
All ASF Scholars will recieve an email with the access code and instructions on how to apply through the scholarship portal. If you have any questions about your eligiblity or the application you can contact Heather Hokunson at hhokunson@asfdn.org, 860-612-4291 or by text.