Music & Arts Intern — Community Creative Practice | Tanzania (On-site, Erasmus+)
Recognized in 2026 by the Tanzanian Government Prime Minister's Office for Humanitarian Work, and winner of the Community Development, International Volunteering & Sustainable Impact Excellence Award 2026.
Type: Internship / creative placement
Location: Communities, schools and cultural organizations around Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Duration: Flexible, year-round · 6–8 hrs/day, Monday–Friday
Ideal for: music, fine arts, performing arts, art therapy, education
Skills: teaching, performance, recording, visual art, art therapy, documentation
About the role
Join an award-winning program and make, perform and teach alongside Tanzanian artists across music, dance, fine arts, film and photography. This is active, community-embedded creative practice, not observation.
What you'll do
- Music: teach, perform, record and collaborate
- Dance: perform and educate in local traditions
- Fine arts: create and teach visual art
- Use film and photography for community documentation
- Deliver art therapy within community psychology
What you'll gain
- Genuine artistic exchange with Tanzanian artists
- A collaborative creative portfolio
- Arts-based approaches to development and healing
- Erasmus+ eligibility, with full support for your learning agreement
- A certificate and reference letter on completion
How to apply
Start dates are flexible, so you choose when to begin. Questions? Email < email deleted for security reasons > or WhatsApp +255 767 777 773. Testimonials: volunteerafrica.fi/art-in-tanzania-testimonials
