Youth Fellowships
A Personalized, Paid Opportunity
Fellows and Member orgs will work together to design the schedule, scope of work, and goals for the 200 hour experience, making sure to balance and blend professional & administrative skill building, creative projects, learning experiences, community engagement, and individualized development opportunities for each young person. A transportation stipend is provided to fellows as well as technical assistance if needed.
Matching and Mutual Benefit
AHJN has 17 different member organizations that focus on many genres of art such as: music production, poetry, visual arts, theater, dance, drumming and more. Our primary objective for the OTC space is to place young people in Fellowships with one of our member organizations, where youth engage as paid interns. The matching process may include geography, organizational culture, and art discipline based on a young person’s interest. This Fellowship is a project-based learning experience designed to serve the host organization and the young person in equal measure.
Capstone and Culmination
After successfully completing their internship, they have the opportunity to do an optional Capstone Project that is aimed to incentivize the independence and agency of young people to create and follow through on their own vision and to incubate projects that are more closely aligned to their specific interests and gifts. It provides an opportunity for economic and creative growth during a period of transition from the fellowship (or other extenuating circumstances) to employment, education or other long term creative goals.
How to Connect
Join us for an upcoming OTC session to get connected! This weekly space is a great way to learn about the upcoming fellowship cycles and how you can qualify.
