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Nida Art Colony seeks General and Artistic Director

The closing date for applications is December 1, 2018.

After 7 long years full of successful ventures and memories, greeting thousands of people, not to mention endless amounts of creativity, Nida Art Colony is ready for vast winds of change and is looking for new General and Artistic Director!

The Director shall develop NAC’s artistic and educational programs and enhance its standing in the contemporary art world. The task includes communication and networking with art professionals and audiences, as well as the operational management of NAC and its strategic development.

The Director shall provide forceful strategic leadership for NAC, conceive and deliver its artistic program and articulate a compelling vision for its further development as a leading residency center in the Baltic and Nordic region and as an integral part of an art university.

NAC seeks a General and Artistic Director with a good track record in contemporary art curating and management and a good international network within fields relevant to NAC’s program.

The Director shall provide reliable and proactive day-to-day leadership of NAC. The task includes staff and financial management and maintaining a good working relationship with the Vilnius Academy of Arts. The new Director is expected to hire a Deputy Director to assist with day-to-day management.

The monthly salary is EUR 1,900.- (before taxes).

The Director shall reside in Nida and/or in Vilnius.

Requirements

The successful candidate shall:

Have the vision, skills and professional standing to develop and deliver artistic and educational programs at an international level of excellence.
Have relevant leadership experience in the contemporary art and/or art education sector and be interested in and devoted to leading this ambitious institution in dialogical but result-oriented fashion (experience in runninganother residency program is an advantage).
Be intellectually curiousand committed to finding new directionsand possibilities for NAC in contextsincluding critical and operational support for art production, practice-based research, interdisciplinary dialogue, formal and informal art education, and audience building.
Be able and willing to expand NAC’s networksand seek external collaborations nationally and internationally.
Be able and willing to maintain a financially viable institution, generate additional incomefrom the existing infrastructureand secure grantsfrom national and international funding bodies.
Be a skilled and experienced communicator, have good spoken and written English and be willing to learn Lithuanian.

Application and Selection

Applications from all qualified candidates are welcome, whether they are Lithuanian/EU citizens or not. The selection process will conform to the standards of public competition.

The General and Artistic Director will be selected by the NAC Board and approved by the VAA Rector. The person selected will be offered a contract for three years, which can be extended for an additional term of three years.

For more information about this position and to apply, please visit: http://nidacolony.lt/en/1209-nida-art-colony-seeks-general-and-artistic-director

Nida Art Colony of the Vilnius Academy of Arts
E. A. Jonušo str. 3, LT-93127 Neringa, Lithuania
nidacolony.lt