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Employment Opportunities

Gallery and Exhibitions Curator

Department: Office of the Provost

Reports to: Associate Provost

Supervises: Work study students

Pay Grade: E, Exempt; Full-time, 40 hours/week; $37,440 - 41,900 DOE

Work Schedule:

Year Round

Coordinates and manages College exhibitions, spaces, galleries, and collections. Works with faculty, staff, and students, providing a cohesive and collective vision that reflects the mission of the College and represents the highest level of artistic achievement within the local arts and education communities.

1. Develops, implements, and maintains a cohesive exhibition program for the Cornish campuses including: exhibition design, installation, publicity, invitations, bulk-mailings, insurance, contracts, art collections, shipping, and security.
2. Oversees student, faculty, and staff exhibitions both on- and off-campus.
3. Facilitates on-campus site-specific art application processes.
4. Works with print area to maintain Mary Alice Cooley Print Collection, a portion of which is mounted in the Board Room.
5. Develops policies and procedures and a mission for the Cornish Art Collection, and supervises maintenance and presentation of the collection.
6. Prepares, facilitates and monitors the annual program budget.
7. Oversees all gallery and visual arts exhibitions spaces and manages work-study staff.
8. Assists faculty in utilizing the exhibition program as a pedagogical tool.
9. Manages all curatorial aspects of the BFA Exhibition including exhibition layout, catalogue editing, publicity materials, participates with Art and Design faculty in senior guidance, hiring additional student staff, hiring photographers, managing budget and overseeing day-to-day operations of exhibition galleries.
10. Hires and supervises work-study students for exhibitions support.
11. Coordinates exhibit publication and marketing activities with the Director of Communications.
12. Works with Director of Development on community outreach programs such as Art on Loan program.
13. Develops relationships with other institutions and creates opportunities for
collaboration.
14. Works with the Gallery Committee to share programming ideas and stay in touch with departmental plans.
15. Participates as a member of the Board of Trustees Gift Acceptance Committee, when convened, to determine the acceptance or disposition of works of art.
16. Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

• Bachelor's degree in an arts-related field and two to three years gallery, museum, or other visual exhibition experience, including publication and educational programs experience, or a combination of equivalent education and experience
• Ability to work collectively with a diverse group of people in the arts
• Committed to cultural pluralism; possess demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with people from a variety of culturally diverse backgrounds
• Knowledge of and ongoing interest in contemporary international, national, and regional art; familiarity with Northwest arts community
• Interest in overseeing a collective vision while maintaining the highest level of arts-related educational programmatic needs
• Strong organizational, writing, and budgetary skills
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience supervising the work of others
• A keen interest in the experimental nature of student artistic development, balanced with an understanding of the need to represent the highest academic and philosophic mission of the College
• Must pass criminal background check
• Able to lift up to 40 pounds on a regular basis
• Washington State Driver's License and safe driving record

• MFA or MA in art-related field

For consideration please submit cover letter, resume and completed Cornish Employment Application to:

Cornish College of the Arts
Human Resources
1000 Lenora Street
Seattle, WA 98121

-or-

hr@cornish.edu

Anticipated start date: September 1, 2010

Review of applications will begin August 9, 2010 with interviews beginning the week of August 23rd.

Incomplete application packages will not be considered.