Arts and Culture Trust Internships 2026: 2 Routes

The Arts and Culture Trust Internships 2026 offer two graduate routes: design and marketing. Both official application forms specify a six-month contract from November 2026 to April 2027. Both provide opportunities to contribute to the organisation’s creative and programme-related work, but the day-to-day responsibilities and application materials differ.

Applications close on 28 October 2026. The official notice does not state a closing hour, so allow time to complete the relevant form before the final day.

Design internship: the creative route

The design work includes social-media graphics, GIFs, video, presentations, reports and posters. This range means applicants should be ready to show how they communicate visually across different formats, rather than relying only on one kind of artwork.

The design application requires a CV, qualification, brief motivation and portfolio. A portfolio is additional to the documents requested for the marketing route.

For practical preparation, choose work that shows your own contribution clearly. If a project involved a team, explain what you designed or produced. Make any links easy to open and check that the examples remain readable on an ordinary screen.

Marketing internship: communications and programme support

The marketing route includes social engagement and copy, events, reporting, programme administration, data and fundraising research. It therefore combines communication work with the organisation and record-keeping needed to support programmes.

Applicants must provide a CV, qualification and brief motivation. The official notice does not list a portfolio as a requirement for this route.

As preparation advice, use your CV and motivation to explain relevant experience truthfully. A campaign, student event, writing assignment or administrative project may help demonstrate fit when you describe your actual responsibilities and what you learned.

Location, travel and equipment

The opportunities are aimed at applicants in Johannesburg or central Ekurhuleni who can travel to Braamfontein or around Ekurhuleni. Applicants must have their own laptop and internet access.

Check these practical conditions before spending time on the application. Consider the cost and reliability of your travel and connection, and do not assume that either internship is fully remote simply because some duties involve digital content.

Arts and Culture Trust Internships 2026: benefits and details

The main benefit described in the notice is practical involvement in arts-related design, communication and programme work. The two routes offer different ways to build experience and contribute existing skills.

The official application forms confirm the six-month duration. Neither the notice nor the forms reviewed publish a remuneration amount. A pay amount, age limit or exact closing hour from an unrelated advertisement should not be treated as a condition of these positions.

How to apply

Read the official Arts and Culture Trust internships page.
Choose the route that matches your skills and prepare its required documents.
Use the official design application form or the official marketing application form.
Follow the live form’s instructions and submit by 28 October 2026.

Check your application files

Both live application forms ask for an updated CV that includes reference contact details and a cover letter providing a brief motivation. They also require proof of qualification. Design applicants must additionally upload examples of their previous graphic-design work. The forms accept one CV file and up to five qualification files; the design portfolio has its own upload field.

Before applying for the Arts and Culture Trust Internships 2026, check that you can open every document and that the chosen route fits your work samples. Ask your referees before sharing their contact details. Use the email address you check regularly because the forms say application correspondence will primarily use it.

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