Get Paid to Learn, Create, and Grow With Professional Artists in Waco
Artprenticeship is a paid summer apprenticeship where high-school artists work with professional creators, build real skills, and design murals that become part of Waco’s visual story.
Learn How Real Art Projects Get Made
Get Mentorship From Waco’s Creative Pros
Leave Your Mark on the City for Years to Come
ArtPrenticeship is a summer apprenticeship program for high-school students. Interns are selected to join a creative cohort, learning how public art projects are planned, designed, and painted from start to finish.
What You’ll Do
You’ll collaborate with professional artists and other students to brainstorm ideas, develop designs, prep walls, and paint murals across Waco. Along the way, you’ll learn how creative projects work in the real world, from teamwork and communication to planning and execution.
What You’ll Gain
You’ll develop real artistic and professional skills, build a portfolio piece at city scale, and earn a stipend for your work. Most importantly, you’ll grow as an artist and as a collaborator.
Who Should Apply
ARTPrenticeship is for creative, motivated high-school students in Waco who want to learn, show up, and be part of something bigger than themselves. No prior mural experience is required, just commitment, curiosity, and a willingness to learn.
Build skills, confidence, and a professional portfolio.
Hear from Stephen Uhey and Mick Burson as they share the vision for this year’s program, the mentorship model, and the public mural coming to life in Waco.
How ArtPrenticeship Works
ArtPrenticeship is a three-part, hands-on learning experience. Apprentices learn how public art is created from concept to installation, then develop their own studio work under professional guidance. The program concludes with a final exhibition at Washing Gallery.
Ready to get started?
Take the next step toward real-world creative experience with paid projects and professional mentorship.
Become a sponsor
ArtPrenticeship creates paid, hands-on opportunities for high school students to learn, work, and grow as creative professionals. Sponsorship directly supports student wages, mentorship, and real-world project experience while investing in the future of Waco’s creative workforce.
