The Momentary is a venue for the music, art, and food of our time; and a catalyst for creativity and economic vitality. An extension to Crystal Bridges, the Momentary is a ‘living room’ where community gathers to be inspired, connected, and joyful.

Job Description:

Position Title: 2026 Music and Programming Intern: Co-op

Position Type: Part-Time

Classification: Non-Exempt

Department: Music and Festivals

Reports to: Associate Programmer, Music and Festivals

Date Reviewed: October 13th

About Crystal Bridges & The Momentary:

Crystal Bridges is a museum of American art located in Bentonville, Arkansas. We explore the unfolding story of America by actively collecting, exhibiting, interpreting, and preserving outstanding works that illuminate the American heritage and artistic possibilities. Founded by Alice Walton in 2005, the museum opened in 2011 and is a public, non-profit charitable organization with free admission.

The Momentary is a venue for the music, art, and food of our time, and a catalyst for creativity and economic vitality. An extension to Crystal Bridges, the Momentary is a ‘living room’ where the community gathers to be inspired, connected, and joyful. The Momentary enriches lives through music, art, and food experiences that inspire creativity, build community, and create joy. You belong here, make the most of this moment.

Position Summary:

The Studio Public Programs internship with Crystal Bridges and the Momentary (CBMO) is designed to provide an overview of the skills and responsibilities required to develop and facilitate educational programs and activities to enhance CBMO engagement with studio art making.

To provide the intern with both real-world education and experience as well as applicable hands-on capabilities, a primary responsibility for this summer position is to learn to perform the duties necessary to support studio programs including-- studio art classes, workshops, demonstrations, gallery art engagements, and museum wide events.

There is some flexibility in scheduling, though a priority for the position is availability to support events on Thursday and Friday days and evenings, every Saturday days and evening, and some Sundays.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The intern selected for this role will perform the following duties and responsibilities:

Music Research and Data Analysis

● Conduct comprehensive research on musicians, bands, and emerging artists to identify potential acts for our events. Analyze trends in music genres, audience preferences, and performance histories to make informed recommendations for bookings.

● Maintain and update a detailed database of musician contacts, performance metrics, and historical booking data to support strategic decision-making in event programming.

Talent Coordination:

● Shadow in booking openers for headlining acts, effectively doubling the number of bookings for certain events.

● Shadow communications and negotiations with agents, keeping accurate records of interactions and agreements.

● Maintain and update a tracker of open, expiring, and expired offers in correlation with the events calendar.

● Provide timely and accurate information to the coordinator to ensure that all Microsoft Team channels, EMS, and other calendars are updated.

● Help manage contracts, file them appropriately, and keep updated riders accessible in the Microsoft Teams channel.

● Assist in providing organizational support for Music & Festivals projects, including scheduling project meetings, booking meeting rooms, preparing agendas and sending out notes focused on next steps.

Budget and Financial Tracking:

● Assists in monitoring and documenting the internal budgets and amounts spent on offers.

Programming Support:

● Shadow the Programmer on Site for events, providing backup to the primary programmer.

● Contribute to the creation of ancillary programming to boost event attendance, including pop-up events at Tower Bar, patio listening sessions, and other venues.

● Assist in generating and submitting offer letters to musicians.

● Assist in submissions of programs to various platforms including program management team, Smartsheet, and Microsoft Teams programming documents.

● Assist in creating and managing specific program channels within Microsoft Teams.

Collaboration and Teamwork:

● Work closely with the programming team and other departments to manage workflow and coordination, especially during peak seasons at locations like North Forest at Crystal Bridges

● Engage in brainstorming sessions to continually innovate and improve our music offerings.

Additional Duties

● The intern will assist in

• answering inquiries in a prompt, professional manner

• provides suggestions to improve processes

• Keep supervisor informed as to any issues or changes in project scope

• Helps foster team creativity, collegiality, timeliness, and mutual respect, to create experiences that engage and delight guests

Qualifications:

· Knowledge of music, festivals, and music business required

· Interest in learning project coordination

· Ability to meet deadlines within fast-paced working environments

· Willingness to learn specialized software systems is required, including Microsoft products, EMS, Workday, Adaptive, and Google Workspace

· Once sufficiently trained, a willingness to work independently, as well as within a team

· This position requires the ability to maintain the highest ethics as they relate to all aspects of curatorial endeavor and to understand and maintain the highest levels of confidentiality and discretion

Timeline:

Intern selected by: December 1st

Schedule:

Start Date: March 9, 2026

End Date: August 8th, 2026

This co-op model is styled to provide the intern selected for this position a full experience on the Crystal Bridges campus and will have a fluctuation in hours that will work with an existing school schedule.

The following is the permitted work hours schedule.

• March 9th-May 9th -Up to 20 hours a week
• May 10th-May 31st-Up to 30 hours a week
• June 1st-July 25th- Up to 40 hours a week
• July 26th-August 8th- Up to 30 hours a week
• August 9th-November 13th- Up to 20 hours a week

Undergraduate Interns: See permitted hours schedule for this co-op experience.

Weekly schedule to be arranged with direct supervisor

To qualify for bachelor’s hours, you must be enrolled in an accredited program or have graduated from an accredited program within the last three years. Students will be required to submit a current schedule or official transcript.

Compensation:

• High School Students- $12.00
• Undergraduate Students: $13.00

To qualify for bachelor’s or master’s compensation, you must be enrolled in an accredited program or have graduated from an accredited program within the last three years. Students will be required to submit a current schedule or official transcript.

Required Documents:

• Cover Letter
• Resume

Housing

Housing for internship positions is contingent upon the availability of funding and is not guaranteed. Internships that include housing explicitly state this within the position description. Any housing and/or relocation assistance provided is considered taxable income and will be reflected on the intern’s Form W-2. If housing is provided, priority will be given to students whose primary residence is more than 150 miles or three hours from either Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art or the Momentary.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an intern to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: In the work environment described below, position requires work at a desk, utilizing a computer and a telephone for prolonged periods of time, good eye/hand coordination, bending and stretching for filing, and physical stamina to lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a height of at least three feet for file and materials storage as appropriate for the demands of the office. Visual acuity to review written materials is required for this job.

• Work environment: Work will be performed in an office environment and museum spaces. The noise level in the museum work environment is usually low to moderate.

If the intern’s personal equipment is used, the museum accepts no liability for any damage caused to said equipment while being used for museum purposes, nor loss or corruption of electronic files on devices.

All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement and background check. In addition, you will need to provide proper identification verifying your eligibility to work in the United States.

Crystal Bridges is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.