Arts Education Administration Intern

Tennessee Performing Arts Center Management Corp•Nashville, TN

About The Position

The Arts Education Administration Intern supports TPAC’s Education and Community Engagement team in coordinating educational programs that connect students, educators, and communities with the performing arts. This semester-long internship provides hands-on experience in arts education administration, school and community partnerships, program coordination, and event logistics. The intern contributes to programs including Season for Young People, Disney Musicals in Schools, Arts Adventures, Jimmy Awards, and Camp TPAC, helping make the performing arts accessible to diverse audiences. The intern assists with administrative tasks, events, performances, workshops, and school programs; communicates with teachers, administrators, school contacts, partners, students, families, teaching artists, and adjudicators; and supports program preparation and on-site delivery. Duties also include maintaining confidential program information, assisting with program materials and records, and completing a defined cumulative project selected with the supervisor. The intern presents a final summary of the project’s purpose, work completed, outcomes, and recommendations. The internship offers mentorship and professional guidance, exposure to arts education program planning and evaluation, and opportunities to develop skills in scheduling, recordkeeping, communication, project coordination, and resource management. The position is part-time for Spring 2026. Work takes place in an office environment, with flexibility to work nights and weekends and physical requirements that include lifting up to 25 pounds and standing, sitting, or walking for extended periods.

Requirements

Candidates should be rising juniors, rising seniors, or graduate students.
Candidates must be in good academic and conduct standing with their institution.
Candidates should have applicable knowledge and experience in the area in which they are seeking an internship.
Interest in learning about careers at a performing arts center.
Flexibility to work nights and weekends.
Ability to carry and lift up to 25 pounds.
Ability to stand, sit, or walk for extended periods.

Nice To Haves

All majors are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Assist Education and Community Engagement staff with administrative tasks and coordination and delivery of events, performances, workshops, and school programs.
Support preparation and event management for internal and external programs.
Provide customer service to teachers, administrators, and school contacts.
Communicate with partners, high school theatre directors, students, families, teaching artists, and adjudicators as needed.
Assist with event load-in, rehearsals, sound checks, backstage logistics, and event execution.
Support teaching artists, staff, families, students, and community partners during program activities.
Help provide a welcoming, organized, and accessible experience for students, educators, and chaperones.
Coordinate on-site logistics, including check-in, classroom or event setup, supplies, signage, participant support, and dismissal procedures.
Assist with show-day logistics, including school arrival, bus greeting, student and teacher check-in, ticketing support, tag distribution, and dismissal.
Assist with school orientation and teacher and teaching-artist professional development workshops.
Maintain confidentiality regarding program information, adjudication, scoring, nominations, and internal decisions.
Assist with program materials, schedules, tracking documents, invoicing, ballot processing, data collection, surveys, evaluations, and reporting.
Take ownership of one defined cumulative project supporting the education team’s operational or organizational priorities, in collaboration with the supervisor.
Present a final project summary outlining its purpose, work completed, outcomes, and recommendations.
Maintain accurate and organized records and complete assigned administrative and logistical tasks accurately and within established timelines.