Project Manager, Curatorial | USA

Project Manager, Curatorial (Full Time)

Location: Bentonville, AR

• Provide project management leadership for the developing exhibition program and other projects, including project-specific calendar management, artist convening, travel, and communication.
• Initiate and coordinate budgeting process and reporting activities of Curatorial Department.
• Manage the production of department-wide initiatives, such as the operations plan, strategic planning documents, and collections development plan.
• Serve as curatorial point person for publication projects.
• Provide organizational support for curatorial projects, including calendar management, cross-team communication, art movement, labels, and checklists.
• Manage resident scholar and intern programs, and assist with artist residency program
  • Draft, promote, and publicize the calls for scholars, interns, and artists through appropriate outlets
  • Schedule and participate in finalist reviews/interviews
  • Orient residents to the Museum and community
  • Ensure residents’ needs are met on-site (housing, transportation, etc.)
  • Liaise with facilities and exhibitions teams to ensure physical spaces are prepared for resident activity
  • Facilitate program evaluations; create and maintain database of alumni of all resident programs
• Manage offers of art across the department, ensuring that each inquiry is tracked, evaluated, and addressed.
• Assist with development, compilation, and maintenance of curatorial records and files for acquisitions and exhibition activity. Create and maintain artist and project files for resident activity.
• Coordinate and convene meetings at the Museum of scholars, artists, and others. Serve as the point person for calendaring, on-site logistics, and travel for these convenings.
• Participate in the acquisitions process including obtaining information from galleries and artists, preparing for committee meetings, and coordinating and producing associated internal paperwork and presentations.
• Manage communications activities of the Curatorial Department including the development and maintenance of mailing and contact lists pertaining to museum colleagues at other museums, galleries, dealers, and artists.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• B.A. in art history or related field required, M.A. is a plus.
• Previous experience with curatorial work preferred.
• Demonstrated skill in organization and project management.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• 3-5 years’ project management experience required, with demonstrated success in coordinating multiple and varied schedules of both people and spaces.
• 3-5 years’ work experience with professional artists..
• 2 years’ work experience with art galleries or museums.

• Valid Driver’s License

• Demonstrated computer literacy and familiarity with database software.
• Demonstrated research skills.
• Familiarity with cataloguing techniques.
• Excellent customer relations skills (in person and on the telephone).
• Records management, etc.
• Exemplary writing skills.
• Understanding and experience in budget maintenance.
• Ability to work independently.
• Positive approach to support fellow staff and goals of museum.
• Ability to maintain highest levels of confidentiality and discretion.

• Physical demands:  In the work environment described below, position requires verbal and written conversation with others, sitting, standing, walking, bending, climbing, reaching, lifting/moving objects up to 10 pounds, and use of hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. Vision abilities required by the job include close vision.
• Work environment:  Work will be performed in an office environment, museum spaces, construction site, and in communities served. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. Position requires some independent overnight travel. Occasionally the work schedule may include evenings and weekends.