Youth programs at the Getty Museum strive to celebrate the perspectives, voices, ideas, and experiences of young people, and to inspire them to actively contribute as creative thinkers. Through a spectrum of project-based, visual arts programming we work in community and in collaboration with one another. Our mission is to create spaces and programs for youth representation by committing to work and learn with BIPOC audiences who are underrepresented by and within arts institutions.

We do this by:

• Honoring the value and importance of art and interpretations made by young people/teens
• Addressing historical and contemporary occurrences of institutional exclusion by committing to seek opportunities for intentional inclusion
• Engaging with neighborhoods across Los Angeles with a particular focus on those that have been identified as having little to no arts programming
• Building connections with artists and arts professionals who activate the museum and its collections, from antiquity to contemporary art
• Applying a critical and analytical lens to the collection, to explore all that it is and all that it isn't
• Being responsive to potential barriers to participation by providing transportation, meals, and paid opportunities to ensure that young people who are interested can participate

2025 Opportunities for Teens



Teen Gallery Guides @ Getty

The Teen Gallery Guides @ Getty application period is now closed. All applicants will be notified of the status of their application by the end of March 2025.

Questions? Please email us at gettyteens@getty.edu

Unshuttered is many things. First and foremost, it is a photography-based initiative that provides a platform for learning, sharing, and other opportunities for teens, young people, and teachers across the country. Since its inception, Unshuttered has offered:

• An intensive photography program for LA-based teens
• An Open Call for original photographs from young artists
• Lesson plans and resources for high school educators
• Exhibitions of student work at the Getty Museum and online

View a gallery of the 25-winning works from the 2024 A Spectrum of… CA Teen Photography Open Call here.

Discover the artworks from the Unshuttered Photography Intensives and Open Calls in a virtual gallery here.

Explore our latest gallery, with work from the 2023 Unshuttered cohort entitled, Taking a Moment.

Connect with and follow us on Instagram @GettyUnshuttered.


Unshuttered Teaching Artist: SHAN Wallace and Unshuttered artist: Adam C. (left to right)

Teen Gallery Guides at the Getty Center is a paid summer internship opportunity for teens interested in art, working in community with teen peers, building public speaking skills, and engaging with art professionals and museum spaces in unique ways. Over the summer, interns will learn strategies for understanding and discussing artwork, audience engagement techniques, and teaching strategies to lead gallery experiences and activities for school-aged visiting groups. Transportation to and from the Getty Center is provided to each intern, as well as a stipend.

Questions? Please email us at gettyteens@getty.edu

Teen Gallery Guide @ the Getty Center Intern: Androgony J. (left)

Teen Gallery Guides at the Getty Villa is a paid summer internship for teens living in or attending high school in Boyle Heights who are interested in exploring art, working in community with teen peers, building public speaking skills, and engaging with art professionals and museum spaces in unique ways. Interns will focus on studying and analyzing objects in the Getty Villa's collection of ancient Greek and Roman art. Over the summer, interns will be introduced to methods of research, audience engagement techniques, and gallery teaching strategies to research, develop, and lead interactive gallery experiences for school-aged visitors. Transportation to and from the Getty Villa is provided to each intern, as well as a stipend.


Teen Gallery Guide @ the Getty Villa Interns: Hector R. and Jocelyn V. (left to right)

For questions, email Shelby Brown at sbrown@getty.edu.