Assistant Curator | USA

Major Responsibilities:

• Organize exhibitions by developing checklists, negotiating loans, drafting and overseeing budgets, writing interpretative materials (including wall texts, catalogue/brochure essays, and articles for Women in the Arts magazine), assisting with fundraising and promotion, and collaborating with the education and digital engagement departments on related programming.
• Serve as managing curator for traveling exhibitions and exhibitions developed by guest curators by reviewing and/or developing contracts; negotiating additional loans; preparing correspondence, budgets, and timetables; overseeing installation, and creating and/or approving interpretative materials.
• Work with development department to prepare grant proposals and grant reports for exhibitions and collection-based projects, and assist with fundraising activities.
• Give gallery tours and lectures to museum docents, members of the museum’s support groups, members of the press, and the general public.
• Identify collection needs and opportunities in post-1900 art.
• Participate in preparations for the Works of Art Committee meetings and present potential acquisitions at the committee’s meetings.
• Foster relationships with collectors, donors, and art dealers.
• Assist with development of departmental budget.
• Represent the curatorial department at museum-related events as needed.
• Support the museum’s institutional website and social media platforms by providing content related to exhibitions and the collection.
• Monitor developments in museum practices and foster connections with other museum and gallery professionals.
• Identify opportunities for learning and professional development and participate in at least one seminar, class, or professional meeting annually.

Qualifications

Education/Experience:

This position requires an M.A. in Art History (Ph.D. preferred) with experience as a curator of modern and/or contemporary art and a history of published writing.

Successful applicant will possess:

• Demonstrated experience in organizing and managing art museum exhibitions and collections.
• Experience in working collaboratively with departments museum-wide and with partner organizations. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Grant writing skills.
• Passion for working with living artists.
• Fluency in a second language (preferred).

Please submit applications by emailing cover letter, résumé, and salary requirements to HR@nmwa.org. Successful candidates will be subject to reference and background checks. The National Museum of Women in the Arts is an equal opportunity employer.

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