NYC Environmental Art and Art Education Summer Intern - Unpaid

June 17 – August 23, 2026 · Lower East Side & South Bronx

What if your summer was spent weaving living willow sculptures with kids in the Bronx, co-creating pocket forests alongside neighborhood residents, and turning a closed-off NYC street into a weekly block party for the planet? That's what we do at More Gardens! Fund.

Sprouting Justice — Lower East Side (July)

Weekly environmental justice street festivals in front of the  Children's Magical Garden . Closed streets become stages for food justice, fashion + environment, recycling art, sacred geometry, and community celebration. We'll work with street trees and community members to collaboratively plant and tend pocket forests — living, growing acts of neighborhood resilience.

Rise Up! Green the Bronx (August)

At Maria Sola Therapeutic Community Garden, help children ages 8–13 build  biomorphic living willow sculptures  rooted in sacred geometry, and join families in collaborative pocket forest creation with street trees — learning firsthand how urban canopy fights asthma and extreme heat in their own block.

June 17 — Training & Creation Month

The whole month of June (starting Wednesday, June 17) is dedicated to training and building — learning environmental justice frameworks, culturally responsive pedagogy, and co-creating the workshops, materials, and installations that will come alive in July and August.

You'll be a great fit if you:

• Love working with young people and believe joy is a tool for justice
• Bring a background in art, education, environmental work, or community organizing
• Care deeply about environmental justice and BIPOC community leadership
• Can make complex ideas playful, accessible, and culturally resonant
• Have prior experience working with youth — a definite plus
• Are social-media savvy and excited to document the work

Curiosity, commitment, and a willingness to create alongside community are what matter most. Individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in the arts are strongly encouraged to apply.

To apply, email  View email address on click.appcast.io  with:

• What excites you most about Sprouting Justice or Rise Up! Green the Bronx
• How you make environmental topics meaningful for kids ages 8–13
• Your resume + any portfolio, website, or writing samples

This is an unpaid internship. More Gardens! Fund centers the experiences and leadership of BIPOC communities in all its work.