Curator

Job Duties:

Curatorial

• Assists Director with developing and implementing exhibitions schedule.
• Plans and develops permanent collection exhibitions and related scholarship, publications, and interpretive materials.
• Plans and develops temporary exhibitions and related scholarship and publications.
• Works closely with Art & Visual Culture faculty on planning and all aspects of implementation of annual Senior Thesis Exhibition.
• Assists with collection development including acquisitions and deaccessions.
• Works closely with Education staff on development of interpretive materials and programming.

Exhibitions/Preparation and Installations

• Manages and coordinates a team including Facilities Services staff, external trades, and freelance museum technicians, installers, and preparators.
• Schedules, oversees and contributes to exhibition installations, including gallery construction, exhibition furniture and mount making, matting, framing, preparatory work, lighting, signage and labels.
• Assists Director or visiting curators with implementation of curatorial projects and initiatives
• Develops curatorial projects and initiatives in consultation with Director
• Works closely with CMR on coordination of shipping, crating, incoming and outgoing loans.

Administrative/Other

• Manages some curatorial and collection projects including grants, budgets, and project teams; participates in and provides assistance on others.
• Assists director with museum strategic and long-range planning, including exhibitions, acquisitions, collections management.
• Facilities management: coordinates/co-coordinates with CMR on managing HVAC, facilities maintenance, lighting, fire safety, and custodial, with Facilities Services, Security and Campus Safety, among others.
• Works with Director, Collections Manager/Registrar, Education Curator, Assistant Education Curator, Academic Administrative Assistant, as needed on the work of the museum.
• Assists director with museum advancement initiatives and donor relations.

Collections

• Conducts research on collections, assists others with collections research, from external scholars to interns.
• Leads curatorial side of collections stewardship; works closely with and supports Collections Manager/Registrar on collections care and management, including registration, database management, coordination of incoming and outgoing loans, care and handling of works of art, off-site storage and the transfer of work to/from there, packing and crating, shipping.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

M.A. in art history, museum studies, or other relevant degree

Experience

At least three years experience working in art museums and/or art galleries. Curator will have knowledge of museum procedures and best practices established by the American Alliance of Museums and the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries; experience serving as collections curator; curating temporary exhibitions; exhibition design; coordinating and managing preparatory, installation and facilities subcontractors, handling and storage of art; and using collections databases.

Skills and Knowledge

The position requires a professional with deep knowledge of art, particularly contemporary art, and broad interests in art across disciplines, media, periods, cultures and ethnicities. Ability to work collaboratively as part of a small professional team who staff a dynamic and distinguished academic museum with a significant cultural presence on campus, in the community, and in the academic museum field; work with a diverse group of faculty, staff, students and museum visitors on a daily basis; be self-motivated and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, manage subcontractors, work collaboratively and diplomatically, and be accountable for the success of their areas of responsibilities. Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.

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