Welcome to the Young Stars Summer Tour Auditions!
 

Auditions will be held on April 26th, 2025.

Location: Kentland Community Center- 2413 Pinebrook Ave, Landover MD 20785

Time: Dancers audition at 10 am, and singers/rappers audition at 1 pm.
 

Eligibility:

• Open to singers, rappers, and dancers ages 12-18.
• You must physically show up to the audition location to be considered.
• Must have parental/guardian permission to participate.
• Must be available for summer boot camp, rehearsal, and show dates.
   

What to Bring:

• Comfortable clothing and appropriate footwear.
• Water bottle.
• Great attitude.
• Willingness to learn.
   

Important Notes:

• Please fill out the registration form in its entirety.
• No profanity, inappropriate language, or offensive content within songs. 
• Selected performers will receive tour details, including rehearsal schedules and performance venues.
• If you are under 18 a parent/guardian must sign a consent form.

For more information and or questions please contact Jessica Peters at jessica.peters@pgparks.com
 

Break a leg and show us your talent!

Hispanic Heritage Poster- Summer Internship 2025

This internship is a partnership between The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission – Prince George’s County Department of Parks & Recreation (M-NCPPC) and  Pyramid Atlantic Art Center.

OBJECTIVE 

Artist interns, ages 14-19, will learn the process of Silkscreen printing from idea and design development through production and final printed product of 20-25, hand pulled prints. Interns will receive 64 total hours of instruction, hands-on printing experience, artist lectures and compensation for up to $500. The final art image will be scanned and photographed for M-NCPPC to produce the large-scale print run of posters for free distribution to the public.

QUALIFICATIONS

This summer internship is open to all young artists, ages 14 through 19, that attend High School in Prince George's County, Maryland and/or reside in the County. Rising ninth graders are eligible and invited to apply. 

Prospective interns should have a passion for the visual arts and Hispanic Heritage culture. This internship is open to all qualifying participants of any ethnicity or background

Participating interns will be led by a professional teaching artist in the collaborative design of the M-NCPPC 2025 Hispanic Heritage Poster. All supplies necessary for the project will be provided by the program.

INTERNSHIP DETAILS

The internship will start on Monday, June 23, 2025 and end on Thursday, July 17. It will take place at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, 4318 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville, MD 20781. Internship days will be Mondays through Thursdays  and the hours will be 10 am-2:30 pm each day.

Program participants will each receive monetary compensation of up to $500.00, based on attendance and successful completion of the internship.

Transportation to Pyramid Atlantic Art Center and daily lunch will be the responsibility of the participating intern. 

Interns selected to participate in the program will receive the benefit of hands-on experience with printmaking processes. They should be willing to engage in the “messiness” of working with printing inks and other materials and equipment and should consider the nature endemic to this type of artwork, particularly if there is any possibility of sensitivity or allergy to project art materials.

Cell phone use will be limited during the time of the internship sessions due to the professional demands of the art making processes with which the intern artists will be engaged. In addition, they will be asked not to share any details about the art design ideas for the poster’s development. The poster will be formally unveiled in September 2025 at the start of the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.

Upon acceptance, participating intern artists will be asked to review and sign Pyramid Atlantic’s code of conduct before starting this internship and also abide, throughout the duration of the internship, by Pyramid Atlantic Art Center’s organizational, health and safety policies, accessible in the link below.

https://pyramidatlanticartcenter.org/frequently-asked-questions/#ws-health+safety

SUBMISSION CRITERIA

Applicant artists must submit three examples of their artwork as well as a paragraph or two about themselves, their passion for art and their interest in participating in the summer internship. 

Go to https://m-ncppc.submittable.com/submit to register for a free account and submit the application for the Hispanic Heritage Poster Summer Internship.

EVALUATION

The program will be offered to a maximum of 6 participants. Chosen intern artists will be notified by Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Selections will be made both by representatives of M-NCPPC and Pyramid Atlantic Art Center.  

Artist applicants that are under 16 years of age will need to apply for a work permit online through the State of Maryland if selected to participate in the program.

TIMELINE 

Monday, June 9, 2025- Deadline to apply to internship, application on Submittable.com, by 11:59pm.

Wednesday, June 18, 2025- Selected interns are notified.

Monday, June 23, 2025- Internship begins at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, 4318 Gallatin St., Hyattsville, MD 20781

Thursday, July 17, 2025- Internship concludes

Date TBA- Hispanic Heritage Celebration, poster unveiled to public

September 2025- Distribution of posters to community

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

If there are any questions, please contact Sandra Perez-Ramos, Visual Arts Specialist Assistant, at sandra.perezramos@pgparks.com, or Nemesis Zambrano, nzambrano@pyramid-atlantic.org, 301-608-9101.  

By submitting to this call for entry, applicants to the internship agree to comply with all rules and requirements of the program.