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Creative Career Development at Art Start connects youth to specific paid practicum opportunities with our various industry partners.

Our career development includes structured internships, apprenticeships, career exploration travel to creative capital cities, and industry collaboration projects, all taking a direct, hands on approach to creative career development with Art Start's numerous industry partners.

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Locations
  • 526 W 26th Street, Suite 10B, New York, NY 10001
  • 316 N Milwaukee St, Suite 280, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Previous Program Collaborations
  • Shake Shack
  • Areaware
  • Sotheby's
  • Zachary Maxwell Stertz Photography
  • Dr. Jart+
  • The Harbor District
  • Bronzeville Artwalk
  • Museum of Modern Art
  • Milwaukee Art Museum
  • Hearst Media
  • We Got Flavors
Sponsors
  • New York State Council on the Arts
  • Milwaukee Recreation Arts Internship Program
  • Pinkerton Foundation
  • The Ichigo Foundation

Industry Collaboration Projects

Art Start works with our dedicated industry partners on collaborative projects that span a range of fields involving the creative arts. These projects have included creating a campaign with Shake Shack from ideation to execution and a fashion marketing project with Kurt Geiger, where participants conceptualized the project, took on different collaborative roles - creative director, models, stylist, photographer - and created editorial photos using the brand's products. Check back here for future opportunities!

Creative Career Internships

Creative Career Internships are 10-12 week paid internship programs for teens and young adults to explore careers in the creative arts industries and gain hands-on industry production experience in collaboration with notable arts and media companies.

Interns produce collaborative projects each week of the program, including marketing and branding campaigns, art installations, video production, advertising campaign work, graphic design, and more.

Pre-Employment Certificate Program

Art Start's Pre-Employment Certificate Program is an immersive workforce development experience centered on careers in the arts. Fellows participate in twice-weekly sessions, one-on-one meetings, and complete online course modules covering workplace professionalism and etiquette, communication, digital tools, and project management. After successful completion of the hands-on training at Art Start, fellows interview for placement with a creative industry host site. These internship placements are paid up to 20 hours/week for up to 16 weeks.

2026 PEC Industry Partners: Cadogan Tate & Rosa Berland

Cadogan Tate is a leading global provider of fine art logistics and storage solutions. Fellows are placed across multiple departments at Cadogan Tate, including the studio, warehouse, and IT, where they gain hands-on experience with in-house proprietary technology for art handling and storage, as well as the proper protocols and techniques for handling fine art.

Rosa JH Berland is a notable Art Historian of Modern + Contemporary Art, and Specialist in Artist Books. This placement is a unique opportunity for fellows to work directly alongside an established mentor, gaining exposure to curatorial practice, exhibition development, marketing, and arts communications — and contributing meaningfully to active, high-profile work. Interns working with Rosa have supported projects including the Calandra Show, the Boccia St. Louis Show, and the Boccia Book.

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