Any career-bound sculptor may apply to the Franconia Sculpture Park intern artist program. Successful applicants are provided with room and board; they must fund their own travel expenses, along with materials they need to create their sculpture. To help offset travel and material expenses the intern artist may incur, most schools sponsor their internship. The sponsorship makes it possible for a student in any financial situation to participate in the FSP intern artist program.

All potential intern artists need to apply to our program prior to their school’s consideration of sponsorship. An application consists of the application cover sheet, a letter of interest, 12 slides or images on disk, slide/disk script, applicant resume, and name/address/phone numbers of 2 people who can serve as a reference. An intern is accepted or rejected based on the merit of their application, their potential as a career bound artist, and the recommendations of their supporters. All applications are considered.

Sponsorship does not necessarily guarantee a space for an intern from a particular art school, college, or university. Only after a potential intern makes a successful application do we request sponsorship from their school.

We encourage all applicants to speak to their school representative about the possibility of sponsorship. Sponsorship is crucial because many students could not otherwise afford to spend time being an intern without a "day" job. A portion of the sponsorship funds go to FSP to offset the cost of room/board, outdoor studio, machinery, and tools for the intern artists.

In past years, the following arts institutions have supported and referred artist interns to our program:

Alfred University, NY, Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Augustana College, SD, Bard College, NY, Bennington College, VT, Bethel College, MN, Brandeis University, MA, California College of Arts & Crafts, CA, Carleton College, MN, College of Visual Arts, MN, Colorado State University, CO, Cooper Union, NYC, Cornell University, NY, Davidson College, NC, Drake University, IA, Hamline University, MN, Indiana State University, IN, Intermedia Arts, MN, Iowa State, IA, Lawrence University, WI, Macalester College, MN, Michigan State University, MI, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN, Mt. Hood Community College, OR, Murray State University, KY, Northern Arizona University, AZ, Pratt Institute of Art, NYC, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, St. Olaf College, MN, SUNY New Paltz, NY, SUNY Plattsburg, NY, Southern Ill. University at Edwardsville, IL, Stanford University, CA, Union College, NY, University of California Los Angeles, CA, University of Maryland, MD, University of Minnesota, MN, University of No. Carolina Greensboro, NC, University of Tennessee, TN, Warwickshire College, UK, Washington University, MO, Wesleyan University, CT, Winchester School of Art, UK, Winthrop University, SC.

For more details on sponsorship, contact John Hock, Founding Director/Artistic Director at FSP.
Email: johnhock@franconia.org,
Phone & Fax: 651-257-6668