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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.

CFP on Creolization and Trans-Atlantic Black Identities

See: Callfor Papers Creolization and Trans Atlantic Blackness: The Visual and Material Cultures of Slavery

CFP: Zones of Representation

Call for Papers:

“Zones of Representation: Photographing Contested Landscapes, Contemporary West Coast Perspectives on Photography and Photograph-Based Media,” a symposium organized by Makeda Best (California College of the Arts), Bridget Gilman (Santa Clara University), and Kathy Zarur (California College of the Arts), at SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA, April 23, 2016
Contemporary global events and phenomena continue to shape visual interpretations of economic, social, environmental, and political geographies, and to disrupt conceptions of region, nation, citizenship, and community.

“Zones of Representation” will consider how photographers and time-based media artists have responded to transformations in the global landscape through new ideas about the function of photographic media, and the shifting roles of makers and audiences. We want to know: how can novel visual practices disrupt traditional narratives of spatial representation? In what unique ways do artists in time-based media acknowledge and respond to the historical contribution of their medium in defining, producing, and perpetuating these same narratives? What new connections do these practices demonstrate and reveal? And, in what ways do contemporary technologies, modes of distribution, and access impact interactions with the land?
We invite papers that address the expanded role of photography and time-based media in global landscape discourses and social fabrics.

Proposals on contemporary topics or new perspectives on historic materials are encouraged. Proposals from image makers are also welcome.

Please send a 300-word proposal, a one-paragraph biographical statement, and full contact information tozonesofrepresentation@gmail.com by January 8, 2016.
“Zones of Representation” aims to connect artists, historians, curators and arts professionals, and students in Northern California, facilitating a regional network for the latest art historical scholarship. The symposium is presented in collaboration with SF Camerawork and is co-sponsored by the Northern California Art Historians (NCAH), a College Art Association affiliated society.

Lowe Curatorial Fellowship for Diversity in the Fine Arts @ PAFA

The Winston & Carolyn Lowe Curatorial Fellowship for Diversity in the Fine Arts (Lowe Curatorial Fellowship) at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in Philadelphia, PA offers the opportunity for a highly qualified candidate with outstanding credentials to gain professional curatorial experience at a nationally renowned museum of American Art affiliated with a degree-granting fine arts art school. One of the main goals of the Fellowship is to enhance diversity by focusing recruitment efforts on under-represented groups in America in the curatorial profession.

The Lowe Curatorial Fellowship will be a full-time, two-year term position offering a highly mentored and structured curatorial experience at PAFA. The Lowe Curatorial Fellowship will be designed to provide a professional bridge to a major institutional museum career and encourage diversity within the museum field. The Fellowship provides growth and development for outstanding candidates, particularly those from underrepresented groups, and provides a professional bridge to museum careers, encouraging diversity within the museum field. The start date will be determined based on the successful applicant’s schedule.

Applications will be accepted immediately and will be reviewed until an appropriate candidate is identified.

https://www.pafa.org/current-openings/winston-carolyn-lowe-curatorial-fellowship-diversity-fine-arts-pennsylvania-academy

Tenure Track Assistant Professor Position (20th-21st Century Literature) Macalester College/English Dept. – Deadline Nov. 1, 2015

Macalester/English Department Search for 20th-21st Century British Literature Specialist

Tenure Track Assistant Professor Position @UConn: Black Atlantic Studies (listed through Dec. 31, 2015)

See:

UConn Black Atlantic Studies

Hawai`i and Pacific American Studies Curator Position/SAAM – Application Deadline Oct. 30, 2015

See:

http://smithsonianapa.org/jobs

JOB: Senior Curator @ The Columbus Museum (GA)

The Columbus Museum, an art and regional history museum, seeks a Senior Curator for one of the largest museums in the Southeast. The Museum has a collection of 18th- to– 21st century American art, decorative arts, and contemporary design, as well as a collection of historical artifacts related to the Lower Chattahoochee Valley. The art collection, for which the Senior Curator is responsible, includes works by Charles Willson Peale, Gilbert Stuart, Sanford Gifford, Robert Duncanson, John Twachtman, Paul Manship, Stuart Davis, Robert Motherwell, Louise Nevelson, Alma Thomas, Dale Chihuly, Kara Walker, and Bill Viola. The museum’s grounds feature the beautiful Bradley-Olmsted Garden, designed by the Olmsted Brothers firm in the 1920s for homeowner and noted industrialist W. C. Bradley. The Museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.

As part of the museum’s senior management team, the Senior Curator reports to the Director and leads a departmental staff of six that includes the curator of history, registrars, an exhibition coordinator and preparators. The Museum recently adopted a five-year strategic plan that calls for reinstallation of the galleries; greater integration between the art and history collections; new, engaging interpretations of objects in the collection; and appealing and thoughtful special exhibitions and programs. The Columbus Museum has an annual operating budget of $2.7 million and endowments that provide funds for acquisitions. The museum is part of the Muscogee County School District, which contributes 42% of the annual operating funds. The Columbus Museum offers free admission.

The Senior Curator has the opportunity to make important contributions to the fields of historic and/or contemporary American art through new scholarship and publications and to have significant impact on visitors’ understanding of art and history. In addition to organizing exhibitions, researching the collection, and recommending acquisitions, the Senior Curator works with the Board’s collections committee and develops and oversees the departmental budget.

With a population of 204,000, Columbus is the second largest city in Georgia. It is experiencing a renaissance that includes revitalization of its beautiful and historic downtown riverfront. Cultural amenities include the Springer Theater, the River Center for the Performing Arts, and, at Columbus State University, the Corn Center for the Visual Arts, Schwob School of Music, and the Bo Bartlett Center, the last opening in 2017. Columbus is the corporate headquarters of Aflac, TSYS, W. C. Bradley, and Synovus Bank. Located on the East Coast, it is 1 ½ hours from the Atlanta airport and 3 ½ hours from the Gulf Coast. Columbus was rated one of “The Top 100 Best Places to Live,” by Liveability.com in 2014.

Desired abilities and responsibilities

Be a leader in developing a new curatorial vision for the museum
Passion for engaging diverse audiences of varying levels of art knowledge through the exhibition program and new presentations of the permanent collections
Superb public speaking skills
Superior writing skills
Experience in developing/maintaining relationships with donors and in acquiring art through both gift and purchase is preferred
Capable of managing the departmental budget
Excellent organizational and strategic thinking skills
Desire to work collaboratively with curatorial staff and staff from other departments
Knowledge of the proper care and management of collections, standards of documentation and ethics, exhibition organization and implementation, preparation of exhibition-related publications and scholarship

Required education

Ph.D. in art history, American studies, or related field preferred or M.A. with record of exhibitions and publications
Expertise in historic or contemporary American art. An interest in history, decorative arts and/or contemporary design is desirable.

The Senior Curator is a full-time position that offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience) and full benefits. More information about The Columbus Museum can be found at www.columbusmuseum.com. Interested applicants should visit the Muscogee County School District website at www.muscogee.k12.ga.us to submit an online application. A cover letter and resume with the names of three references should be emailed to Robin Savell at Savell.Robin.W@muscogee.k12.ga.us. Position is open until filled.

The Columbus Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.