2025 Food and Community Intern: Fall

The mission of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is to welcome all to celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of nature. Founded by philanthropist and arts patron Alice Walton, Crystal Bridges is a public non-profit charitable organization. 

Job Description:

Position Title: 2025 Food and Community Intern - Fall

Division: The Momentary

Department: Programming: Food and Community

Reports to: Associate Director of Food Programs

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 new contemporary art space that opened to the public on February 22, 2020, in downtown Bentonville, Arkansas. A satellite to Crystal Bridges, the Momentary presents visual, performing, and culinary arts. The mission of the Momentary is to champion contemporary art’s role in everyday life and explore the unfolding story of contemporary American arts in an international context by actively commissioning and exhibiting outstanding works that explore new ideas and inspire action.

Position Summary:

Under the supervision of the Associate Director of Food Programs, the Food & Community Intern will observe the creative process of curating Food and Community programming from ideation to fruition.

The intern will learn the intricacies of working with community partners and facilitating small to large scale events, ranging from lectures with 40 attendees to festivals with over 1500 attendees.

The intern will receive hands-on experience working with artists and partners in program areas such as creative and professional development, culinary, wellness, and community engagement. This position is a wonderful opportunity for someone interested in the unique intersection of food and community and the impactful experiences that are possible at the Momentary

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Food and Community intern will facilitate the execution of culinary, professional, community engagement and wellness programming.

The applicant selected for this new and engaging internship will gain experience by getting behind the scenes to learn what it takes to build a particular program experience specific to its program content—for wellness, working with partners at Cocoon Yoga Lab to create a sound bath in Fermentation Hall or for culinary, working with a remote team of chefs planning an upcoming pop-up restaurant.

• Assist with conducting research and statistics for program-related work
• Attend pertinent meetings, training and workshops
• Meet with various department team members to gain a better understanding of work such as community engagement, inclusion and belonging, culinary, marketing and communications etc.
• Assist with communication, interviews, content research
• Assist with research identifying community needs
• Perform general administrative duties such as attending meetings, report production, etc.

Qualifications:

• Must be a current undergraduate student
• Ideal can