Application deadline: March 27, 2026
Paid internships at cultural institutions in Waterville and the surrounding area offer opportunities to gain professional experience, perform applied research. Embrace your local community in meaningful ways while learning about:
36 hours a week
10 weeks (May-August)
$16.00 / hr
The Maine Film Center seeks Production Assistants to assist in the organization, promotion, and presentation of the annual Maine International Film Festival in July. Interns will be involved in all aspects of the festival, from audience experience and operations (special guest services, project management, etc.) to technical team assistance (pre-screening of films, assistance with projection). Interns will work closely with Festival staff and be able to learn all aspects of organizing a major independent film festival. Interns are integral, valued members of the festival team and will be assigned duties that best match their interests, skills, and areas of study.
36 hours a week
10 weeks (May-August)
$16.00/ hr
Interns will support instructors in preparing class materials, help manage and supervise art camps and community programs as well as provide valuable assistance in the arts classroom and educational outreach. Interns will also be a part of a team that supports the gallery space to deinstall and install exhibitions and provide general gallery support. The ideal candidate will be a strong communicator, well-organized, committed to education + access, interested in the arts, flexible, reliable, and have a good sense of humor. This position will interface with all members of the WC team and will report to the Education + Outreach Manager.
Ticonic Gallery + Studios (TGS), a division of Waterville Creates, is a collaborative art space located in the Paul J. Schupf Art Center at 93 Main Street, Waterville. TGS includes an arts classroom, a clay studio, and a visual arts gallery with rotating exhibitions. TGS seeks interns to assist with arts education + outreach, gallery management, and general programming initiatives.
36 hours a week
10 weeks (May-August)
$16.00/hr
The Waterville Public Library seeks energetic, intrepid, fun-loving interns to participate in various summer Library programs for adults, teens, and children. Interns will have the opportunity to assist in the development, promotion, and evaluation of Library events and programs. The interns will also participate in community outreach activities and events. (Outreach activities may include off-site storytimes, school/childcare visits, and community activities.) In addition to programmatic efforts, interns are afforded the opportunity to learn about a vast array of diverse work and services that are part of a thriving public library. Interns may be asked and trained to assist in a variety of collection maintenance duties, such as preparing new items entering the collection or working with library staff on a collection inventory project. Interns often participate in Library facility and grounds beautification efforts. This internship opportunity is best suited for individuals who have strong customer service skills, a commitment to inclusivity, the ability to work with people of all ages, and presentation skills. (The ability to dance while wearing a giant shark costume is also most welcome, but certainly not required.) The Waterville Public Library is a warm, industrious, inclusive, playful, resourceful, and compassionate organization which ever endeavors to best serve all of humanity. The mission of the Waterville Public Library is to empower people and strengthen community through the sharing of stories, knowledge, and experiences. The Waterville Public Library is an inclusive gateway to knowledge and lifelong learning. Working with partners, the Library provides access to opportunity, fosters economic and workforce development, promotes arts and culture, supports positive youth development, encourages literacy, and builds an informed, democratic society. Serving the community of Waterville, Maine since 1896, the Waterville Public Library is located at 73 Elm Street. Students interested in getting more information may contact the Library at volunteer@watervillelibrary.
36 hours a week
10 weeks (May-August)
$16.00 / hr
Waterville Creates seeks highly motivated, fun-loving, and creative individuals to serve as Program Interns to our thriving, downtown arts space. Program Interns will assist with administrative and programmatic initiatives at Ticonic Gallery + Studios (TGS), the Maine Film Center (MFC), the Waterville Opera House (WOH), the marketing team, and the administrative offices. Ideal candidates are passionate about arts and entertainment, revel in learning new things, enjoy engaging with the public, and are eager to collaborate with Waterville Creates’ diverse and creative team.
The range of programming includes art camps, theatre camps, clay programs, a summer film festival, and free community programs. Intern duties will include some of the following: providing general and key support for art and theater programs, maintaining classroom and Opera House spaces, working with WC staff to prepare theater sets, and costumes, and preparing materials for arts and theater programs. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator, well-organized, committed to education and access, interested in the arts, flexible, reliable, adaptable, and possesses a good sense of humor. Join us in fostering creativity, community engagement, and a shared love for the arts!
This position will interface with all members of the WC team and will report to the Manager of Outreach and Community Partnerships. The mission of Waterville Creates is arts experiences for all and is located at the Paul J Schupf Art Center at 93 Main St in Waterville.
35 hours a week
10 weeks (May-August)
$16.00 / hr
The L.C. Bates Museum of Natural History and Culture at Good Will-Hinckley is offering a summer internship that will support ongoing museum programming and increase public
access to the museum’s arts, humanities, and natural history collections through intern research, cataloging, and exhibition.
The intern would be involved in all aspects of museum operations for the summer. This includes outdoor education programming for children and adults, supporting youth art
experiences, learning about daily museum operations, greeting visitors, researching collections, contributing to exhibit design, and learning about specimen and object care,
preservation, and restoration. The intern will have the opportunity to assist a conservator working in the museum, and to help host Collections Care and Storage workshops.
Interns will select objects from the museum’s many engaging collections, and research and catalog them (e.g. Chinese ceramics, print collections, late 19th and early 20th century glass slides and photographs, Meso-American materials, stone tool collections, historic taxidermy, etc.). The intern will directly contribute to ongoing efforts to update our exhibitions, aligning with current museum best practices.
The museum’s mission is to inspire wonder, knowledge, and understanding of our natural world and human cultural environments. The intern will report to the Museum Director
and work closely with the Museum’s staff and volunteers. The L.C. Bates Museum at Good Will-Hinckley is located at 14 Easler Road, Hinckley Maine. These dynamic internships will
directly support our mission and visitors from central Maine and beyond.
