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Arts Careers & Intern Programs

What does it take to put together a major symphony orchestra? Or a world class opera production? Explore our Career and Intern Programs, designed to open the world of arts careers to diverse, eager learners.

National Symphony Orchestra èßäAVYoung Associates Program

èßäAVYoung Associates Program affords high school musicians from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area the opportunity to learn more about the National Symphony Orchestra through a professional performance and arts management lens. 

Washington National Opera èßäAVYoung Associates Program

èßäAVYoung Associates Program affords high school musicians from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area the opportunity to learn more about the Washington National Opera through a professional performance and arts management lens. 

Kennedy Center Teaching Artists

èßäAVoffers five in-depth Seminars as a professional service for teaching artists interested in improving their practice and leveraging the Kennedy Center's educational approach. These Seminars are available to any Sponsor who wishes to build a cadre of knowledgeable and skillful teaching artists who can help students learn in and through the arts.

Kennedy Center Education

 

The Vice President of Education is generously endowed by the

A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation.

Generous support for educational programs at the Kennedy Center is provided by the U.S. Department of Education.

Gifts and grants to educational programs at the Kennedy Center are provided by The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; Bank of America; Capital One; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; Carnegie Corporation of New York; The Ednah Root Foundation; Harman Family Foundation; William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust; the Kimsey Endowment; The Kiplinger Foundation; Laird Norton Family Foundation; Lois and Richard England Family Foundation; Dr. Gary Mather and Ms. Christina Co Mather; The Markow Totevy Foundation; Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation; The Morningstar Foundation; Myra and Leura Younker Endowment Fund; The Irene Pollin Audience Development and Community Engagement Initiatives;

Prince Charitable Trusts; Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk; Rosemary Kennedy Education Fund; The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates; The Victory Foundation; The Volgenau Foundation; Volkswagen Group of America; Jackie Washington; GRoW @ Annenberg and Gregory Annenberg Weingarten and Family; Wells Fargo; and generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas. Additional support is provided by the National Committee for the Performing Arts..

The content of these programs may have been developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education but does not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the federal government.