Welcoming the Next Generation of Creative Leaders

The number of interns accepted each semester is determined by the museum’s current needs. Internships are paid and students may also choose to pursue class credit through their specific degree program. Students are responsible for arranging with their own institutions and departments if they wish to receive class credit. Further information will be discussed with the candidates.

Typically interns work 10-15 hours per week for a total of at least 120 hours. These hours will take place during the determined hours on Monday through Friday, though some tasks may take place outside of these times. The majority of these hours will be completed on-site and other hours may be conducted virtually under the supervision of museum staff. Required start date for internships will be August 14, 2026 and will continue through Spring semester, with the exception of Collections, which will continue until the end of Fall 2026 semester.

Internships are only open to currently enrolled NC State students.

Applications are now closed

Open internship roles and descriptions are posted below. If you want to apply for an internship, please submit your application via our internship form.

Your application should include:

• A cover letter indicating why you are interested in an internship at the Gregg, what skills and/or experience you can bring to the program, and what you hope to gain from the internship
• A current resume including education, work experience, and preferred contact information

Internship Descriptions:

Collections Internship

Interns in the Collections Department work with the Registration staff to catalog, organize, house, and move art and artifacts in the collection. Collections Interns should have an availability of a minimum of 4 consecutive hours on each day worked.

Collections Internships are only open to upperclassmen and graduate students. Collections interns will be appointed for 1 semester.

Typical tasks include helping the staff complete the following:

• Cataloging objects
• Assisting with object photography and documentation
• Care of collections, including storage and condition reports
• Assisting with exhibition preparation, installation and deinstallation
• Assisting staff with object handling to facilitate classes and collection access
• Researching objects in the collection
• Administrative tasks including filing, database entry, and digital file organization

Digital Media & Marketing Internship

Interns in Digital Media work with the Museum’s Director, Exhibitions, Programming, and Marketing staff to develop digital media content for print, website, social media, blogs, short videos, Canva deck presentations, interpretation of digital media content and design for exhibitions and print. The intern will work directly with the Director and Community Relations and Marketing Coordinator. 

Skills:

• Reliable and Organized
• Good communication skills
• Good at time management
• Flexible and Collaborative
• Comfortable speaking in public, as well with a variety of audiences
• Reflective and eager to learn
• Digital media savvy (graphic design, photography, video editing) and most of all storytelling. 

Curatorial Internship

The Gregg Museum of Art & Design seeks a Curatorial Intern to support art research, exhibition development, art management, and collection interpretation. This internship offers students the opportunity to gain hands-on museum experience in curatorial processes and implementation while working closely with professional museum staff and artists.

The Curatorial Intern will work closely and directly with the Museum Director (Chief Curator) and the Curatorial Assistant, as well as with the Learning, Engagement, and Partnerships team members and the Art Management team members. The position provides exposure to curatorial practice, collections interpretation, exhibition development, and public engagement within a university art museum setting.  The Curatorial Assistant will serve as the main point of contact for day-to-day projects.

Skills and Experience Gained:

• Curatorial research and exhibition development
• Museum collections interpretation and storytelling
• Writing for exhibitions, social media, and public audiences
• Public engagement and participatory gallery learning strategies
• Artist collaboration and creative project planning
• Museum marketing and audience development
• Professional museum project organization and documentation

This internship is ideal for students interested in curatorial practice, museum studies, art history, design, communications, or arts administration. Time commitment for this internship is higher than the average at 15-18 hours per week.

Operations Internship

The Operations intern works with the museum’s Operations Coordinator and Engagement team to help plan, execute, and assess exhibitions, artist residencies, educational programming, community events, facilities projects, and visitor services projects. The Operations intern will gain practical experience in the range of activities required for museum operations and programming, and will contribute to the continuous evaluation and improvement of the museum’s business processes and impacts. Successful interns will be responsible, organized, adept communicators, comfortable with spreadsheets and business correspondence, solution-oriented, and good at following through to see tasks to completion.

Typical tasks include assisting with:

• Contracting
• Vendor research and outreach
• Event production
• Artist relations
• Project planning and coordination
• Data collection, reporting, and visualization
• Process design