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. Studio Assistant Interns will have the 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. Administrative Interns will have the opportunities to learn about the inner workings of an arts non profit organization.

Applications to the Spring Internships (January - May, 2027) are due November 30, 11:59pm ET.

Studio Assistant Interns:

• 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

Administrative Interns:

• Assisting admin staff on programming preparation
• Helping with data entry, and emails
• Scanning and organizing documents from the archives
• Assisting with social media and marketing

Internship 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)

• Select which internship to apply (Studio Assistant, or Administrative)
• 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

Rita Luu is an artist based in Brooklyn and a recent Studio Arts graduate from Stony Brook University. There, she found her love in printmaking, poetry, and textiles. Her practice explores the small details and noticings of everyday life, and how we are all connected through these shared moments. Here, at LESP, Rita is excited to see and experience all the inner workings of a non-profit printshop, as well as ask all the questions she can to absorb all there is to learn about printmaking in all its forms.

Ruth Marks is a printmaker and illustrator from New York City. She received her B.F.A. from the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan in 2025. There, she discovered her love for all things print media— from practicing traditional print techniques, working as Art Director for campus publications, and learning the history of bookmaking and print production. In her work, Ruth is interested in the ways in which people across time and space are entangled and connected. She hopes to represent how small, incremental changes build the shared present moment.

Past Interns

2026
Fall: Rita Luu, Ruth Marks
Summer: Jaileen Portorreal, Liz Roff, Wyatt Warren
Spring: Daisy Benardo (admin), Heewon Lee, Jessie Li

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