Internship: SMFA Development Office
The SMFA internship is a semester long fundraising support position in a university-based school for the visual arts. This role provides an opportunity to learn about and support several departmental initiatives, including alumni engagement, the annual SMFA Art Sale, and SMFA’s community of local contemporary artists, emerging student artists and artist faculty. As an intern on the SMFA development team, this role will also participate in departmental partnership with Tufts University, local art galleries, and other Boston-based arts organizations.
Internship outcomes include:
- Fundraising experience
- Volunteer management experience
- Marketing and audience engagement experience
- Boston Arts community exposure
- Collaborative artist and institution project exposure
- Arts based event experience
- Data and research experience
Responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the SMFA Art Sale
- Supporting Alumni communications
- Alumni Artist Outreach
- Data Integrity
- Event support
Position Compensation: $2,000
Founded in 1876, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University is a unique art school affiliated with both a major art museum—the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston—and a Tier-1 research university. Originally established within the museum, the school initiated its relationship with Tufts when the university began providing accredited degrees to SMFA students in 1947. SMFA officially became part of the Tufts’ School of Arts and Sciences in July 2016. SMFA at Tufts provides an exceptional fine arts education that allows students to craft individualized programs of study while being mentored closely by world-renowned faculty and staff. Graduates are creative thinkers and problem-solvers who succeed in a wide variety of careers. With a current enrollment of nearly 800 students, SMFA is now 10% of the Tufts University student population with the potential to have impact beyond the visual arts through collaborative partnerships across the University.