Each year, ACNMWA selects an Arkansas woman student attending an Arkansas university or college to receive a $3,000 stipend to collaborate with a mentor working in an Arkansas museum, gallery, or arts institution. The internship is designed to give the student an opportunity to learn about and make contributions to the cultural life of Arkansas while enriching her program of study related to the advancement of fine arts, art history, or arts administration. The internship has enabled recipients to pursue real-life work experiences in the arts.
The application deadline is March 15, 2026, and the recipient will be announced in April.
Eligibility
- Applicant must be 18 years of age or older and have resided in the state for at least one year.
- Enrolled in a college or university in Arkansas as an under-graduate or graduate student.
- Previous Arkansas Committee intern recipients are ineligible.
- Current family members of Arkansas Committee board members are ineligible.
Guidelines
Before applying, please download and read the following documents:
2025 Internship Award Recipient: Taylor Burton
Taylor Burton is pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Art, Animation and Simulation Design at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Ark. In collaboration with Magnolia Arts, Burton will create four animated three-dimensional backgrounds for use in the organization’s theatrical productions.
From Taylor
These backgrounds will be shown via projection onto the back of the stage and swapped out according to the setting, to amplify the stage design. My goal for the future is to create captivating environments that elevate any scene taking place in them. Magnolia Arts would, in turn, gain a small library of backgrounds to use for all of their theater productions going forward, elevating their plays to a new level.
Past Recipients
2025
Taylor Burton
Southern Arkansas University
2024
Emily Granderson
University of Central Arkansas
2022
Avery Rudolph
University of Central Arkansas
2021
Marti Boren
Arkansas State University
2020
Laken Dickson
Arkansas Tech University
2019
Lillian Osier
Lyon College