Spotlight on the Arts
Spotlight on the Arts is your chance to dive into the world of art, creativity, and career exploration! This program offers paid internships, hands-on-training, and exclusive workshops for high school students ages 14 – 17 in San Francisco. Participants get to learn about visual art, music, theater, and cultural storytelling. They get to work alongside real professionals at top art organizations. Plus get one-on-one guidance for college and career planning.
Spotlight on the Arts (Spotlight) is a program of California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA) that provides multidisciplinary arts workforce development training for youth.
- Worksites have an intern placed at their site and are paid by the Opportunities for All Program of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission.
- The six-week internship program will run from June 22 to July 31.
- Youth must be 14-17, have an interest in the arts, live in San Francisco, and be low-income according to San Francisco Public Housing Eligibility Standards. We do targeted outreach to youth with high needs – those with disabilities, LGBTQ, and in the foster care system as well as Black, Latinx and Pacific Islander youth.
- Youth will be paid $19.18 per hour by the Opportunities for All Program of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission.
- In the summer, participants work 16 hours per week at their assigned site.
Now accepting Applications for Summer 2026!
About Spotlight
Since 1993 California Lawyers for the Arts has proudly sponsored Spotlight on the Arts, a comprehensive multidisciplinary arts workforce development program for low-income high school students ages 14 to 17. Since inception, we have provided job training and career exploration to more than 900 students.
Spotlight employs a three pronged approach that includes summer programs, workshops, and college counseling.
This project is supported by the Opportunities for All Program of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission.
