Bloomberg Arts Internship
Bloomberg Arts Internship
Bloomberg Arts Internship
JUNE 23 - AUGUST 13, 2025
Arts for Learning Maryland is proud to offer paid internships to up to 50 rising seniors from Baltimore City Public High Schools through the 2025 Bloomberg Arts Internship (BAI) program!
Our program is grounded in values of youth voice, creative expression, inclusion + accessibility, community care, intentional collaboration, and radical love.
This is a 7.5-week, full-time paid internship program made possible by a grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies with goals for students to:
Gain meaningful workforce experiences in the field of arts and culture through placements at arts/cultural institutions.
Prepare to apply and transition to college through professional development and the support of college mentors.
Develop knowledge of and connection to the city’s vibrant arts culture through panels of local artists, studio visits, and trips to local arts areas/organizations.
Strengthen oral and written communication skills through professional development and the support of writing coaches.
Connect, create, and catalyze change in their lives and communities.
Connect to a BAI community grounded in safety, belonging, equity, and creative expression.
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Who can apply?
STUDENTS
Rising high school seniors from Baltimore City Public Schools
ARTS + CULTURAL VENUES
Baltimore-based arts and cultural institutions, institutions, organizations, and businesses.
Family Information Session (virtual)
Want to know more about the program? Students and family members are welcome to join alumni of the program on February 10 from 6:00-7:00 pm as they share all the deets and answer your questions. RSVP HERE and we will send you the Zoom link!
How can schools learn more?
If your school is interested in an Information Session (virtual or in-person) facilitated by BAI Youth Ambassadors, please complete THIS FORM. We will reach out to you to schedule a session between late January and early March.
BAI Intern Videos!
Check out our All About BAI video created by 2023 Ambassadors Jumi Omoshebi, Kaylee Eaton-Torres, Treasure Williams, Trellis Forrester, and Jordan Thomas with our Social Media Manager Alexandra Miller! #getexcited
“I loved the connections I have made and the people I have met. I am forever grateful for the opportunities and knowledge gained from this internship and am so excited to hang out with friends! Take advantage of what this program offers and connect with your fellow interns, you'll regret it if you don't!”
—2024 BAI Intern
“I am grateful I had this amazing opportunity, you will love it here! And you will be surprised about the interactions you create and the things you will do, never limit yourself!”
—2024 BAI Intern
“Once you're here, you won't leave the same :)”
—Katherine Calix-Martinez, 2022 BAI Intern
“I gained so much confidence from BAI. I would never have applied to the colleges that I did and there is no way I would be where I am now (Georgetown University) without BAI.”
—Jada Snyder, Arts for Learning BAI Associate, Georgetown University graduate, and 2018 BAI Intern
"My life as a Bloomberg Intern has been life-changing. I have had the opportunity to work at a worksite that has taught me a lot about the working world and how a performing artist's work can be different from others. I have also learned things such as mindfulness, time management, how to become a better writer, and more. This internship has given me the confidence and determination to accomplish my goals in life."
—Kaliya Eaton, 2021 Bloomberg Arts Intern
“BAI has been truly influential on who I am. Some doors have definitely opened up because of the Bloomberg name! It has really shaped how I take space in the world.”
—Marisa Guy, studying Environmental Studies, Art and Political Science at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, BAI 2017
"This internship is beautiful. The people working here truly care about bettering the next generation and making us confident in our futures and ourselves. It's not something you experience often as a teen but for that exact reason it's something that will be cherished forever."
—Barri Senae Moore, BAI 2020 Cohort
“I struggled with figuring out a major and BAI really helped. Even down to just the conversations I was having with college mentors and my peers.”
—Miggy Alumbro, studying architecture at the University of Maryland, BAI 2018
2024 Arts + Culture Partners
Area 405
Art with a Heart
Artscentric
Ascend through Music
Baltimore Arts Realty Corporation
Baltimore Clayworks
Baltimore Jewelry Center
Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts
Baltimore Public Media
Baltimore Rock Opera Society
Baltimore Youth Arts
BrickRose Exchange
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
Creative Alliance
Creative Nomads
Dance & Bmore
Everyman Theatre
Johns Hopkins University Museums
Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center
Maryland Center for History and Culture
Peabody Preparatory
Port Discovery Children's Museum
Sankofa Children’s Museum Of African Cultures
The Baltimore Museum of Art
Yele Stitches LLC
ABOUT
Unique among todayʼs leading philanthropists, Mike Bloomberg has run both a multi-billion-dollar company - Bloomberg LP, a technology company he founded in 1981 - and one of the worldʼs largest cities. His entrepreneurial spirit, public-policy experience, and belief in the power of cities to drive solutions to pressing global problems define Bloomberg Philanthropiesʼ approach to making the world a better place.
Bloomberg Philanthropies focuses on five key areas for creating lasting change: public health, environment, education, government innovation, and arts & culture. These five areas encompass the issues Mike Bloomberg and his team are most passionate about, and where they believe the greatest good can be achieved. While Bloomberg Philanthropies works on a wide range of issues within each focus area, they apply a distinctive approach to all of our undertakings. Learn more.
About the Bloomberg Arts Internship Program
In 2012, Bloomberg Philanthropies created the Bloomberg Arts Internship (BAI) program in New York City as a pipeline for public school students to college and careers in the arts. The program’s success led the foundation to expand its reach to many more cities including Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, and Washington, DC. As Baltimore enters its ninth year, Arts for Learning Maryland is in search of 50 dynamic Baltimore City Public Schools rising seniors to make up the 2025 cohort.