Programs and Opportunities
If you’re a Studio or Art History minor, interdisciplinary major, or Echols Scholar interested in applying for an internship, email Elena Yu.
If you are a Studio or Art History major, please see details below.
Department of Art Sponsored Internships: Summer 2025
The UVA Department of Art is excited to be sponsoring a limited number of paid internship positions in Summer 2025! Internship applications are open to all rising 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year studio and art history undergraduate majors. Each internship includes a total stipend of $3500 for a total of 240 hours (length and hours per week vary). Selected interns will be required to attend an introductory meeting on May 2 hosted by the Department of Art. Internships typically run in June and July depending on the internship location, and will conclude with short final presentations on August 1.
To Apply: Students will submit applications directly to the organizations hosting internships. Applications will typically include a cover letter, resume, and contact information for two references, and will be due by March 20th, 2025. All applicants will be notified of decisions by April 18th.
Your cover letter should address the following:
- Why are you interested in interning at the specific locations you have selected?
- Please share any experience, skills, or interests that may be relevant to this internship.
Click the link above for a list of internship opportunities at UVa and the surrounding area to help you on your way toward a promising career in the arts.
International Programs / Study Abroad
Art History and Studio Art students are encouraged to study abroad. There are many options for summer, semester, or year-long study and several students take advantage of these opportunities.
UVA Programs
Most UVA programs are designed, developed and directed by UVA faculty. The level of immersion on a UVA program can vary widely: from taking courses exclusively with other UVA students, to taking courses at a partner university with local or other study abroad students. While participants are predominantly from UVA, students from other colleges and universities may participate as well. UVA programs are offered primarily during the summer and January terms, though some are available during the semester and academic year.
Department of Art faculty direct programs in Mexico, Italy, and Prague.
To learn more about study abroad and to find the program that best fits you, please contact the
International Studies Office (ISO)
Studio Art Programs
The J. Sanford Miller Family Arts Scholars is an enrichment program for exceptional students overseen by the chairs of the departments of Music, Drama, Studio Art, and Dance. It is an interdisciplinary arts program comprised of student researchers, creators, interpreters, collaborators and advocates actively engaged in the arts and beyond within the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia. Unlike the situation found at most large research universities, Arts Scholars are part of a small group of undergraduate students who have direct access to the best resources in the arts at the University of Virginia including personal introductions to our most distinguished arts faculty.
ArtLab at Mountain Lake Biological Station >
ArtLab brings artists and scientists together to share viewpoints, observations, philosophies, and perspectives in their common quest to observe and understand the world around them. Art and science are both creative endeavors. The diversity in how artists and scientists observe the world and attempt to communicate what they see enriches and enlightens them both. The ArtLab program provides time, space, and inspiration to create, learn, and explore. It is set on a remote but comfortable Appalachian mountaintop where artists are surrounded by biological questions, answers, historical artifacts, collections, scientific activity, wildlands, and most importantly, the people who love these things. During the ArtLab program 60-90 scientists, artists, students, and their families call Mountain Lake Biological Station home. The Station has a growing art collection including work from past resident artists, long-time Station resident Lucile Walton, and John James Audubon.
UVA Museums Programs
- The Fralin Museum of Art General Undergrad Programs
- Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection Student Programs