Internships

Interns are involved in all activities at the Printshop—the largest and oldest openly accessible printmaking studio in New York City. The Printshop’s programs include artist residencies, fine art publishing, contract printing, exhibitions, lectures and artists’ talks. The internships offer opportunities to learn and hone printmaking skills, learn about collaborating with artists, learn about contemporary art, get an insider’s perspective on the New York City contemporary art community, and help produce new artwork that often pushes the boundaries of traditional printmaking.

2026 Summer Internship (June - August, 2026) applications are due April 15, 11:59pm ET.

Duties include:

• Assisting printers with new print projects
• Preparing and organizing materials in the studio
• Maintaining the studios facilities
• Light administrative tasks and data entry
• Assisting staff with presenting special events

Requirements:

• Basic skills or a demonstrable interest in printmaking and contemporary art.
• Two days (16 hours) per week commitment. Studio hours are from 10am to 6pm, Monday – Friday.
  Internships are unpaid. Students can receive school credit in exchange for the internship hours, or $20/day compensation for lunch and transportation.

Application Requirements: (Submit the required materials on application form)

• Current resume of work experience
• Letter of intent explaining why an internship at LESP is important to you and what experience you would bring to the position. Also state which two weekdays you might be available to work.
• One letter of reference

Current Interns

Daisy Benardo is a junior at Rhode Island School of Design. At LESP, she hopes to combine her studio practice in printmaking with her interest in arts administration. Previously an intern at Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Daisy is passionate about sustaining the critical services that arts non-profits provide to the public.

Heewon Lee is a Seoul-based artist and senior BFA Illustration major at Parsons the new school whose practice centers on visual storytelling, especially through children’s picture books. With a minor in printmaking, she explores diverse book forms, ranging from traditional print processes to inventive bindings and interactive 3D pop-up structures. She works as a spring intern at Lower East Side Printshop, exchanging ideas and expanding her understanding of printing, publishing, and studio.

Past Interns

2026
Spring: Daisy Benardo, Heewon Lee

2025
Fall: Sid DiPasca, Hanna Wuttig
Summer: Amelia Juszczak, Audrey Liu-Sheirbon
Spring: Charlotta Flora, Delilah Higgins

2024
Fall: Karen Kwok, Em Miller, Sam Waltman
Summer: Ada Carter, Karen Kwok
Spring: Zinariya Ali, Renne Orellana-Contreras

2023
Fall: Watson Frank, Gaelin Zhao
Summer: Ros Kish-Levine
Spring: Isabel Paredes

2022
Fall: Idrissa Sidibe, Maria Sobrino
Summer: Amani Rodriguez
Spring: Nora Nucullaj

2020
Spring: Mikael Choukroun, Kate Heilenbach, Maria Antonia James, Rosa Miranda

2019
Fall: Robert Cipriano, Tristen Demmett, Jacqueline Fernandez-Arevalo, Leon Haouzi, Daniel Vargas
Summer: Lujiang Li, John O'Shea, Henry Rosenberg, Sophie Turok
Spring: Julia Collins, Jennifer Holcomb, Camila Marichal, Andina Marie Osorio, Nathan Storey Freeman

2018
Fall: Alfonso Calixtro, Amina Granville, Cedar Marcus, Kristina Striogaite, Dhaynne Torres, Zari Williams
Summer: Kathleen Bonanni, Alex Boersma, Alfonso Calixtro, Barbara Heiner, Henry Rosenberg
Spring: Robert Charleton, Andrew Goulet, Claire Harnenz, Lucy Morris