Executive Director
Louisville Visual Art (Louisville, Kentucky) seeks an accomplished leader to guide its staff and Board in executing its new strategic plan for this highly respected 106-year old organization. LVA (formerly Louisville Visual Arts Association) is improving lives through visual arts education, community outreach, and artist support.
The Executive Director (ED) will report to and collaborate with the Board of Directors to: successfully raise funds for and implement new and existing programs; ensure appropriate visibility and awareness of LVA programs and educational activities; and develop strategic collaborations that achieve ongoing regional recognition. The ED must possess an outgoing and enthusiastic spirit, be a strategic thinker, a relationship builder and a thoughtful implementer of LVA’s mission. He/she will be responsible for leading staff and general operations, fundraising, and financial management of the organization. The ED will have at least five years of experience as a senior manager for organizations with annual budgets of at least $500,000 with a proven track record of building and maintaining annual fundraising efforts. The ED will have an established network within a regional nonprofit arts and/or education community, with demonstrable success in cultivating relationships and soliciting funds from foundations, corporations, government agencies, and individuals. The ED will have worked successfully with a nonprofit Board of Directors and have a reputation as a leader with the ability to manage and mentor staff, create and execute budgets, and execute strategic plans. Preferably, the ED will have planned and led a major construction project and managed fundraising campaigns. The ED must have a demonstrable passion for the arts, secondary education and artists. Also, he/she must have a clear commitment to serving youth development programs within diverse communities.
A Bachelors degree is required and a graduate degree is preferred (in a related field in the arts, secondary education, nonprofit management or business).
Louisville Visual Art is the catalyst for visual arts education and participation in Louisville, fulfilling its mission in three ways: art education for children and adults, community outreach with “hands-on” visual art experiences for underserved populations, artist advocacy and support services to help the profession thrive, including exhibitions showcasing emerging and established local and regional artists. Its signature program is Children’s Fine Art Classes (CFAC), founded in 1925 to provide gifted visual art students the opportunity to attend a curriculum, studio based fine arts program. LVA benefits more than 900 artists, reaches over 2,000 youth and collaborates with over 75 organizations annually. LVA has an operating budget of $650,000 and a restricted endowment of $600,000. LVA is governed by a 23-member volunteer Board of directors and employs 5 full-time staff members, 3 part-time staff, and 46 part-time teachers and other contractors. The
Board and Staff just completed a year-long strategic planning process and is relocating to its new headquarters in a recently purchased historic building in Louisville’s Portland neighborhood; preparations for a planned renovation and capital campaign await LVA’s new leader.
Resumes will be reviewed until such time as the Search Committee determines satisfactory finalists are found.
HOW TO APPLY
PLEASE CONTACT our Search Counsel by mail or email only:
Mark W. Rountree, VP and Partner
Ashley|Rountree and Associates
2525 Nelson Miller Parkway, Suite 106
Louisville, KY 40223
Website: http://www.louisvillevisualart.org/