Alper Initiative for Washington Art at American Museum
Category: museums
CONF: Black Portraiture Revisited II – Feb. 19-20, 2016 @NYU
ACRAH at CAA 2016/Washington DC
See you next month at the College Art Association annual conference in Washington, D.C, to be held at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel for ACRAH’s session:
“Beyond the Veil: An Inside Look at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture”
Saturday, February 6, 2016, 12:30-2 PM
See: Beyond the Veil session info
The session will be held in WASHINGTON 1 (EXHIBITION LEVEL) of the CAA Conference Hotel:
Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, DC, 20008
Tel. 202 302-2000
Travel to the CAA Conference Hotel
CAA 2016 Conference Registration Info at: Attending ACRAH Session at CAA 2016/Washington DC
“How Advocates of African American Art Are Advancing Racial Equality in the Art World”
See: ARTSY, Jan. 12, 2016
JOB: Contemporary Art Curator @ Crystal Bridges Museum
Curator, Contemporary Art
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
The Curator, Contemporary Art will serve as a key member of the curatorial team working to expand the impact of Crystal Bridges by broadening and sustaining an exciting and relevant contemporary art program. The Curator will be a dynamic, visionary, accomplished, and productive individual, who is charged with shepherding all activities related to contemporary art at the museum. The ideal candidate is flexible, experimental, creative, a collaborative spirit, has a passion for connecting to our guests and diverse communities, and embraces innovative ideas. Experience with post-1960 American art, exhibitions, acquisitions, publications, collection care, creating spaces, programs, and donor relations is critically important as are excellent speaking, writing, and research abilities. The Curator is expected to serve as an ambassador for Crystal Bridges locally, nationally, and internationally through active participation as a member of the field and with the general public.
Qualifications:
M.A. in art history; Ph.D. preferred; extensive knowledge of American art post-1960 required; outdoor sculpture knowledge preferred; minimum of five years curatorial experience with a track record of exhibitions, acquisitions, publications, budget management, and supervising others; excellent verbal and written communications skills and working relationships with collectors, artists, and the art market.
For full job description and application information, please visit our website at http://crystalbridges.org/about/careers-internships/.
Crystal Bridges is committed to a diverse workforce.
FEL: Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow @ Museum of Art, RISD
Be a part of the Museum of Art at the Rhode Island School of Design. The Museum acquires, preserves, exhibits, and interprets works of art and design representing diverse cultures from ancient times to the present. Distinguished by its relationship to Rhode Island School of Design, the Museum educates and inspires artists, designers, students, scholars, and the general public through exhibitions, programs, and publications.
As an employer, RISD offers a supportive, collegial and inclusive work environment and a competitive benefits package.
The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design is pleased to announce a fellowship funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for an outstanding junior scholar who wishes to pursue a curatorial career. The Mellon Fellow will be fully integrated into the Museum’s Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs. The Fellow will have access to the museum collections and research libraries in the region and will enjoy all the professional privileges of the museum’s staff. The Fellow will be expected to participate in strengthening the Museum’s engagement with the academic curricula at Brown University and RISD.
Core Activities
Become familiar with the collection’s 24,000 works on paper and undertake research in area of expertise. Supervise the Museum’s active study room for prints, drawings, and photographs. Assist with departmental exhibitions, catalogue new acquisitions, give regular presentations to classes and gallery talks, answer queries about the collection, and interact with scholars, students and the public on matters concerning the collection. Work with the two department curators to help develop collaboration with faculty at RISD and Brown University to encourage greater use of the collection in classes and individual study. In collaboration with a faculty member from Brown and/or RISD, propose an exhibition to be presented in the third year. Travel with the department’s curators to explore potential acquisitions, and to attend scholarly conferences and relevant exhibitions. Assist with management of day to day departmental activities as assigned.
Eligibility
Ph.D. (or ABD) or equivalent in Art History or closely related field, with demonstrated interest in and knowledge of the history of the graphic arts. Strong communication skills and museum or teaching experience are essential. Knowledge of a European language is highly desirable.
Terms
The Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow is a three-year fellowship. The Fellow receives an annual salary plus benefits and travel and research funds. The appointment will begin in January 2015.
Application and Deadline
For more information about RISD and to apply online, please visit http://www.risd.edu/jobs. Review of applications begins immediately, and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates who submit their materials by September 1, 2014 will be assured full consideration. A complete application will consist of:
- A letter of interest
- A curriculum vitae
- A statement describing the applicant’s area of research and potential relationship to the museum’s collections
- A copy of a published paper or a writing sample
- Three letters of recommendation, including the names and contact information for references
For more information about RISD and to APPLY ONLINE, please visit our website at http://www.risd.edu/jobs. RISD is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
FEL: Mellon Post-doctoral Fellow for African American Art @ Birmingham Museum of Art
Title: Andrew W. Mellon Post-doctoral Fellow for African American Art
Reports to: Deputy Director & Chief Curator
Status: Full time, two-year appointment
Job Purpose: The Mellon Fellowship offers the opportunity to gain professional curatorial experience in a mid-size museum setting. The Fellow is primarily responsible for collection- and exhibition-related research focusing on African American art and artists and related issues, with an emphasis on developing engaging exhibitions and publications, researching and identifying acquisitions through purchase and gift, audience development, fundraising and public relations, and additional duties as appropriate to specific projects. The Fellow also oversees educational and social events, travel and acquisitions for the Sankofa Society, an active Museum collection support group.
MUSEUM DESCRIPTION
Founded in 1951, the Birmingham Museum of Art is one of the premier museums of the southeast, with a collection of more than 25,000 objects that represent a rich panorama of international cultures, past and present. Six curators oversee the collection in the areas of European Art, Modern and Contemporary Art, Decorative Art, Asian Art, Arts of Africa and the Americas, and American Art. The Museum’s educational programs are designed around the collection and special exhibitions, and provide opportunities for all ages and levels of experience to connect with art. Visit www.artsbma.org for more information.
AFRICAN AMERICAN ART COLLECTION AT THE BMA
The Museum boasts impressive holdings of African American art in a wide variety of media by artists such as Henry Ossawa Tanner, Robert S. Duncanson, Bill Traylor, Jacob Lawrence, Gordon Parks, Ernest Withers, Thornton Dial, Jack Whitten, Lorna Simpson, Kerry James Marshall, Carrie Mae Weems, Glenn Ligon, Odili Donald Odita and numerous others. In addition to this impressive foundation, there exists an avid local collector base and a concentrated commitment on the Museum’s part to further acquisitions of African American art, especially the work of emerging and mid-career artists. The Birmingham Museum of Art aims to amass a world-class collection that illuminates the range of motivations, creativity and aesthetics of black artists working in all artistic media, with the eventual goal of being a center and requisite destination for anyone with an interest in viewing, studying and researching the art of 20th– and 21st-century African American artists.
QUALIFICATIONS:
The successful candidate must hold a Ph.D. in art history or related discipline, with demonstrated expertise in African American art, and strong collaborative and organizational skills. In addition, the Fellow must be a passionate and energetic person with the ability to manage, research, exhibit, and develop an important collection. S/he must have the interest and ability to share the collection with diverse audiences and to build a positive image and lasting relationships for the Birmingham Museum of Art. S/he must be an innovative thinker and a great communicator with the ability to present exhibitions of African American art and works in the permanent collection to all internal and external Museum constituencies.
SALARY/APPLICATION PROCESS:
As a two-year, full-time commitment, the Fellow is exposed to all aspects of curatorial operations and participates in the daily activities of the Museum’s curatorial department. The fellowship carries a yearly salary of $44,000 plus selected benefits. Additional operating resources are designated to support the research and implementation of programs and exhibitions devised by the Mellon Fellow.
Candidates should submit via email a curriculum vitae, contact information for three references, and a statement specifying: 1) the applicant’s research goals; 2) how these goals relate to or will benefit the Birmingham Museum of Art and Birmingham community; 3) how resources at the BMA might be used to accomplish these goals.
The application deadline is July 19, 2013, however review of applications will be ongoing and applications received after the deadline may be considered. Position start date is September 9, 2013.
The Birmingham Museum of Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Application materials should be sent to:
Jeannine O’Grody, Deputy Director & Chief Curator
SYMP: “American Art in Dialogue with Africa and its Diaspora” @ Smithsonian American Art Museum, Oct. 4 & 5, 2013
“American Art in Dialogue with Africa and its Diaspora”
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G Streets NW, McEvoy Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
Friday, October 4, 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 5, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
This two-day symposium examines the role of Africa and its diaspora in the development of art of the United States, from nineteenth-century portraiture to American modernism; from the Harlem Renaissance to the contemporary art world. Speakers include Chika Okeke-Agulu of Princeton University, Krista Thompson of Northwestern University, Jeffrey Stewart of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Celeste-Marie Bernier of the University of Nottingham, James Smalls of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and artist and distinguished scholar David C. Driskell.
The full schedule is available at AmericanArt.si.edu/research/symposia/2013/terra.
Register at www.America-Africa.eventbrite.com.
This is the fourth of five Terra Symposia on American Art in a Global Context, which are supported by a generous grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art.
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