Paid Opportunities
Fast Forward: Fast Forward is a paid program that equips teens with video production and storytelling skills. You can expect to draw on your unique interests and experiences to tell compelling stories through art. By making collaborative documentary-style videos and creative storytelling-focused short films, you will learn the complete processes of filmmaking and video production, from pre- through post-production. You will also work with industry-standard equipment and software and professional filmmakers, artists, and community leaders.
Fast Forward meets on Wednesdays & Fridays, 4-7 pm, November 6th - May 1st. Apply here by September 15th.
Photo Collective: Photography Collective is a paid program that will equip you with photography, editing, design, and storytelling skills. You can expect to learn the principles of photography to create unique, well-composed images. In addition, you will gain skills to analyze, discuss, and critique works of art, photographic works, and media. You can expect to learn how to effectively use industry-standard equipment and editing software, and create a story via the images they capture within their neighborhoods. You will explore history, community, and photography through independent and collaborative projects.
Photo Collective meets on Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4-7 pm, November 5th - May 1st. Apply here by September 15.
The Museum of Fine Arts offers studio art classes taught by experienced educators who are also professional artists. Teens ages 12-17 are invited to question, explore, experiment, and solve problems as they create and interact with art. The Museum’s collections provide an unparalleled opportunity to study the processes of artists past and present from a variety of cultural perspectives. Class sizes are limited to a max of 12 students to ensure that students of all levels benefit from these experiences.
CSTO’s Change Creators Programs are looking for high school students (ages 14-19) to join our STIPENDED Fall 2025 Internship!
In our Change Creators program, interns learn Photography, Video Production, Social Justice and Event Planning. Change Creators Interns can expect to learn how to use a DSLR camera, edit photographs using Adobe Photoshop, edit videos using Final Cut Pro,unpack complex issues in/ around the world and host community-centered events. Interns will receive a learning stipend for completion of program benchmarks.
The program will run Tuesday-Friday October 6th-December 19th from 4:00pm-7:00pm.
Apply no later than September 19, 2025