INTERNSHIPS
Make a difference. Grow as a leader.
Our internship program provides a hands-on learning experience where you help us develop, run, and monitor our diverse programs.
We are looking for dedicated people who know how to turn ideas into action. We promise to support your personal goals, while building your leadership potential.
You will be a great Crew member if you’re independent, organized, creative, and like diversity in your days. You are passionate about environmental and social justice issues and believe in our work.
Check out our current internships below.
Opportunities
Get involved. Make an impact.
Check out our internships, open calls, and jobs.
You support our outreach and communications campaigns, as well as develop marketing and communications tools. You're creative, a good communicator, and social media savvy. Experience in Adobe Creative Suite and Canva is a plus. Submit social media and design samples with your application.
You support our international exhibits and events. Responsibilities include content development for outreach materials, establishing strategic partnerships, events creation and planning, as well as research and proposal development.
You focus on curriculum
and program development, coordinating workshops and stewardship programs, and local community outreach. You should have an interest in environmental education and hands-on learning. Experience in STEAM and teaching is a plus.
You work closely with our Crew on grants writing, sponsorship proposals, individual donor requests, events planning, as well as earned income generation tools. You also develop and maintain monitoring and evaluation tools and assist with partnership development.
APPLY
We accept internship applications on a rolling basis. All internships are currently virtual due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We give priority to those who can commit at least 10 hours per week. You are encouraged to apply at least one month in advance of our approximate start dates:
February 1st, June 1st, and September 10th
BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and frontline community members are encouraged to apply. Our Crew gives strong preference to applicants who receive college or occupational training credits. We welcome international applicants and professionals looking to expand their experience base.
Internships are available virtually as well as in-person in NYC and Marseille, France. We are not able to provide stipend, travel, or lodging assistance at this time.
OPEN CALLS
Use your creativity. Inspire action.
We are looking for creative people to join us in experimenting with connecting people to impactful action in big, bold, and beautiful ways. We are always looking for new partnerships and new ways to experiment in inspiring positive human impacts.
All application fees support our programs. We want all to be able to participate in our open calls, so please contact us if submission fees are a barrier to your inclusion.
Check out our current open calls below.
Image left: 'World of Plants' by Carolina Arévalo
Are you a creative person ready to make a difference on climate change? Then submit your work to this year's Creative Climate Awards (CCAs) and help us engage more people in meaningful climate action!
This year's global call is for all forms of 2D, 3D, performance and films. All applications must be received by 11:30pm on February 27th to be considered.
Image: 'Fragile Plastic' by Patricia Heuker of Hoek
Our Impact Artist Residency was launched in 2017 to bring together creative minds who are using their tools as artists, designers, musicians, writers, and performers to connect more people to environmental solutions. We offer a shared space in NYC and co-curated events, workshops, and exhibits for participants to collaborate and experiment.
Our residency is currently by invitation only.
APPLY
2023 CREATIVE CLIMATE AWARDS
International Call Now Open: Inspiring a Climate Renaissance
Submissions Due by 11:30 PM EST (GMT -5) February 27th, 2023
The Human Impacts Institute is proud to announce our open call for the 2023 Creative Climate Awards, with the theme of Inspiring a Climate Renaissance. We urge your submission to address the following prompt:
How does your work inspire innovation, collaboration and action for climate justice?
WHAT WE ACCEPT: All 2D works, films (shorts and features), 3D works (sculptures and installations), as well as performances (dance, theater, music, etc). Only completed pieces will be considered. Please, do not submit concept notes or requests for commissions.
NOTE: Artists are responsible for costs of shipping works to and from NYC. Performers must be able to perform in NYC between April 16th and May 14th, 2023.
WHAT ARE CREATIVE CLIMATE AWARDS?
The Human Impacts Institute’s Creative Climate Awards (CCA) are an annual series of events that showcase artists creating climate-inspired, public works. In an effort to inspire us to think more critically about our actions and their impacts, the Creative Climate Awards program uses the arts and creativity to share knowledge, broaden the climate conversation, educate, and incite action. The Creative Climate Awards are a month-long festival of virtual conversations, screenings, artist talks, and a citywide exhibit in New York City.
WHAT YOU GET
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US$300 participation stipend for your time
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A month long exhibit in NYC
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Work viewed by our mentors and partners
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Potential to lead a virtual master class
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Present your work through HII social media takeovers
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Meet-and-greet curators, mentor, judge and artists events
Our CCA provides an opportunity to creatively engage tens-of-thousands of people in climate action, while having your work seen by our judges and mentors—some of the top artists, curators, art institutions and international leaders in the world. Past participants include leaders from the Brooklyn Museum, MOCADA, Children’s Museum of NY, PBS, All Arts/WNET, and many more.
TIMELINE
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Submissions Due: 11:30 pm EST (GMT-5), February 27th, 2023
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Selections Announced: March 13th, 2023
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Exhibit and performances in April and May 2023
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Questions? Contact us at programs@humanimpactsinstitute.org