Summary

The Community Engagement (CENG) Department leads organization-wide initiatives that enable Glenstone to be a community anchor to our local audiences. The department works with museum-wide partners to enrich youth engagements and community collaborations through meaningful encounters with art, architecture, and nature.

The Community Engagement Intern will have the opportunity to support Glenstone’s Summer youth and community programs.

Key Details

• Term: June 1 – August 7, 2026
• Schedule: Monday through Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., and 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 pm on Thursdays and Fridays when the museum is open to the public.
• Report: Community Engagement Manager

Deadline: ASAP (Posted February 21, 2026)

Eligibility

Required Skills & Experience

• A self-starter, able to take direction, run with a task, ask good questions, and enhance a project.
• Experience working with Microsoft Suite.
• Willingness to collaborate with peers, associates, and work successfully both as an individual and as part of a team.
• Strong intercultural competence, communication, planning, and organizational skills.
• Desire to learn and implement best practices, including those unique to Glenstone.
• Adaptability and adherence to Glenstone’s core values.
• Experience working with youth audiences and/or teachers, schools, or out-of-school programs.
• Flexibility and a sense of humor to adapt to schedule changes, and unforeseeable circumstances that arise.
• Ability to work outdoors in all temperatures and weather conditions.
• Reliable transportation to and from Potomac, MD.

Preferred Qualifications

• Genuine interest in art, architecture, and nature.
• An ability to communicate in a second language, preferably Spanish, Amharic, French, Mandarin, or American Sign Language (ASL), to engage with the diverse communities of Montgomery County.
• Experience working with Adobe Creative Cloud.

Compensation

$21.18 per hour

About

Founded with the mission to seamlessly integrate art, architecture, and nature, Glenstone is a world-class contemporary art museum in Potomac, Maryland. Opened in 2006 and expanded in 2018, the museum welcomes visitors to a unique experience of indoor and outdoor spaces enveloped by 300 acres of organically maintained meadow and woodlands. Admission is always free.

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