Monument Lab is a nonprofit public art and history studio based in Philadelphia. Monument Lab works with artists, students, activists, municipal agencies, and cultural institutions on participatory approaches to public engagement and collective memory. Founded in 2012, Monument Lab cultivates and facilitates critical conversations around the past, present, and future of monuments. Through exhibitions, research programs, and fellowships, Monument Lab critically engages our inherited symbols in order to unearth the next generation of monuments that elevate stories of resistance and hope.
As an organization we aspire to make our decisions, including how our resources are obtained and allocated, based on these values: Art at the Core, Process Matters as Much as Outcome, Intersectionality for Transformation, Collaboration with Boundaries, Citation and Compensation, Integrity with Accountability, Culture of Care, and Wisdom and Learning.
Monument Lab is re-launching our Student Internship Program with paid opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. The 10-week program works to connect, accompany, and strengthen professional pathways for students in public art, public history, design, and nonprofit leadership.
Interns will engage with field building, public practice, and narrative change projects across the organization. They will have the opportunity to collaborate with Monument Lab’s team of artists, curators, and researchers. In addition, interns will gain valuable experience in nonprofit administration, organizational practice, and creative production.
The program runs in the spring and summer semesters, and will accept up-to four students each semester. The Spring 2025 program dates are February 12-April 23, 2025.
The Monument Lab Student Internship Program is open to currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students, or students who have graduated the previous semester. Students are eligible whether they will or will not receive course credit. Students based in the Philadelphia area are preferred; however, remote applicants will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.