Community-Based Learning
Take your artistic work into the community through a variety of paid and volunteer programs, including mentorship and training opportunities.
Opportunities
Whether you are looking to gain experience, find paid work, or create and fund artistic projects, we offer a variety of programs and curate resources to help you apply artistic and other career skills outside of the studio, practice room, or classroom. Check out the links below to start exploring!
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Gain Experience
Experiential learning programs at Peabody offer students and recent alumni paid and volunteer opportunities to explore careers options in the arts, build transferrable skills, and make lasting connections with staff and faculty, as well as mentors in the wider community.
Performer Referral Service
Apply to local, paid performance opportunities in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area.
Student Employment
Find work study openings, on-campus jobs, and internships at Peabody and across JHU on the SMILE platform.
Competitions & Festivals
Perform in new settings, gain fresh perspectives, and earn fellowships and competition prizes.
Earn Money
Search for part-time or full-time employment, find and create paid performance opportunities, and pursue funding for your artistic projects.
Create Performance Opportunities
Learn how to find and apply to existing performance opportunities, or create your own!
Search for Jobs
Find part-time and full-time job listings in a variety of areas, including performance and other arts.
Find Grant Funding
Apply to grants and awards through Peabody and other external organizations to fund your artistic projects.