Art for All Teen Program – UC Santa Cruz Institute of the Arts and Sciences
Art for All is a five-week summer program in Santa Cruz where rising juniors and seniors explore socially engaged art, visit museums and murals from Santa Cruz to San Francisco, and learn about arts careers through hands-on projects and mentorship; participants receive community-service hours or a small stipend.
This is one of the best internships I’ve ever joined; it feels like an actual community.
You will have the opportunity to be compensated for your participation with either community service hours or a small stipend.
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