Director of Arts Education & Community Engagement
Job Details
- Job Category: ABRONS ARTS CENTER
- Requisition Number: DIREC001780
- Posted: 19 October 2023
- Position Type: Full-Time
- Salary: $75,000 USD per year
- Location: New York, NY 10002, USA
Position Overview
- Schedule: Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00am – 6:00pm with flexibility
- Type: Regular, Full-Time
- Pay: Salaried; exempt; $72,000-$77,000
Application Instructions: Please submit both a resume and cover letter.
About Abrons Arts Center
The Abrons Arts Center, the arts division of Henry Street Settlement, is a world-renowned institution advocating for diverse artistic communities through educational programs, residencies, exhibitions, and presentations. Each year, Abrons welcomes over 35,000 people with over 20 commissioned performances, 5 gallery exhibitions, 5 artist residencies for performing and visual art practitioners, and 100 different classes in dance, music, theater, and visual art. Abrons also supports New York City public schools with teaching artists, introducing more than 3,000 students to the arts. Abrons Arts Center supports bold, visionary experimental artists and believes that the arts can provide a unique opportunity to build human connection, radical empathy, and understanding. Abrons values freedom of expression and creativity while striving to provide creative communities with a space that celebrates diversity of thought and experience.
Overview
As the Director of Arts Education and Community Engagement, you will be responsible for:
Center Education Class/Workshop Offerings
- Leading the curatorial vision, strategy, and implementation.
- Ensuring exceptional, experimental, and experiential approaches to artistic practice for learners of all ages.
NYCHA Arts Initiative and PATHS Program (Promoting the Arts Throughout Henry Street)
- Coordinating these programs and their positive impact on New York City Department of Education, Henry Street Settlement programs, and other community-based partnerships.
You will collaborate with the Arts Center’s Vice President of Visual and Performing Arts and Producing Director, as well as Henry Street Settlement’s Education, Mental Health, Older Adult, Workforce, and Community Engagement teams. You will manage an Associate Director of Arts Education and Community Engagement, an Education Manager, and Education Coordinator.
Qualifications
- Aligned with Arts Center’s values of accessibility, equity, and inclusion.
- Creative in your approach to arts pedagogy and curriculum design.
- Skilled in establishing work priorities and managing timelines.
- Committed to recruitment, retention, and professional development of teaching artists.
- Experienced in arts education and project management.
Key Responsibilities
Center Education Programming
- Developing tuition-based class/workshop and private lesson offerings.
- Cultivating meaningful relationships with learners and families.
- Coordinating educational programming for the Center’s shows, exhibitions, and residencies.
- Managing the hiring processes, curriculum development, and professional evaluation of teaching artists.
- Promoting education programming.
Community Engagement Programming
- Coordinating arts educational partnerships through the PATHS Program and StudioLab Program.
- Collaborating with division directors and administrators to provide engaging workshops.
- Aligning with the Marketing and Communications department for effective marketing.
- Managing the hiring processes, curriculum development, and professional evaluation of teaching artists.
- Developing and securing new community-based partnerships.