For more information, please go to:
Associate Director, Center for African and African American Studies, University of Texas at Austin
Category: opportunities
Design/Race 3.31.15
Flyer Design by Doug Akagi, CCA Professor Emeritus and Design Department Advisor
This panel discussion will take place at the California College of the Arts, 101 Carolina Street, San Francisco, CA, on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 8:30-10 AM. It is free and open to the public.
Designers will talk about how identity influences their work and the importance of building community both at CCA and beyond. Moderated by Lionel Ramazzini (BFA Industrial Design 2014), panelists will include a mix of alumni and other leaders in design with an opportunity for Q&A. Panelists will include Agelio Batle (MFA 1993) of Batle Studio, Maricarmen Sierra (DMBA 2013) of Metapattern, Mateo Hao (BFA Furniture 2013), and others.
Breakfast provided, networking encouraged.
RSVP by March 25, 2015 at alumni@cca.edu
https://www.cca.edu/calendar/2015/designrace-conversation
Sponsored by the CCA Alumni Association and the CCA President’s Diversity Steering Group, with support from the CCA Faculty of Color Research Alliance
JOB: Museum Director @ DePaul Art Museum
DePaul University seeks a visual arts professional to orchestrate development primarily of content-rich modern & contemporary exhibitions, provide educational experiences, manage museum operations, strengthen the organization’s Advisory Board, and proactively drive fundraising outreach.
The Director will ensure that the DePaul Art Museum serves the needs of the university and local communities, is well regarded by others across the museum field, and takes a deserved place among respected Chicago art museums. Reporting to the University’s Vice President for Teaching and Learning Resources, the Director will lead and set the tone for the DePaul Art Museum, and will also work closely with faculty, artists and curators to organize museum based programming. Additionally, the Director will ensure that the museum functions as a bridge between DePaul University and the art world.
This will involve close and appropriately scaled cooperation between the DePaul Art Museum and other arts entities at the university, in Chicago, nationally and internationally. An area of curatorial emphasis is expected to continue to be the modern & contemporary art, and Chicago and the American Midwest.
The Director of the DePaul Art Museum will play a key role in setting the tone for the visual arts across all campuses, colleges, schools and facilities of the university. The Director will orchestrate exhibitions and programs, functioning as curator when necessary. The museum’s Director is expected to a) strengthen its management practices, b) incorporate diverse curatorial voices and sensibilities into the museum’s programming, c) attract donors of art and financial support for the museum, and d) define DePaul Art Museum’s brand position within Chicago’s arts community.
JOB: Folk and Traditional Arts Director @ NEA
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), a federal agency based in Washington D.C. is seeking to fill the position of Folk and Traditional Arts Director, GS-0301-15, in the Office Programs and Partnerships, Multidisciplinary Arts Division.
· This position opened Friday, February 19, 2015 and will close on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
· This position is open to all qualified U.S. citizens.
· Folk and Traditional Arts Director Announcement number: NEA-AGr-15-1308013 (EX)
In addition, the links below will provide information on how to apply for federal positions as well as utilize USA Staffing. All vacancy announcements also have a “How to apply” section that provides instructions on how to apply using USA Jobs.
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All questions regarding this announcement should be directed to Ms. Anita Green, greena@arts.gov, 202-682-5472
JOB: Visiting Professor in American Art @ Spelman College
Description: RTS@Spelman, which includes Art & Art History, Drama and Dance, Music, the Digital Moving Image Salon, and the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, are currently in the exciting process of re-conceptualizing the academic curriculum to best meet the needs of a 21st century liberal arts institution. Likewise, we are planning the future renovation of the arts facilities. The Department of Art & Art History and the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art are collaborating to create a course of study that prepares the next generation of African American art historians and curators. This two-year appointment is partially supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The Department of Art & Art History invites applications for a two-year Visiting Professor in American art with sub-specialties in African American, women in art and curatorial studies beginning Fall 2015. Candidates must demonstrate innovative approaches to teaching art history, possess a strong commitment to undergraduate research, and have an established record of scholarly excellence and curatorial leadership. Candidates with experience teaching the following courses are strongly encouraged to apply: Understanding Visual Art / African American Art / Introduction to Curatorial Studies / Issues in Women’s Art: Mining the Museum / History of Art I
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Qualifications: Preference is given to candidates with a Ph.D. in art history and a minimum of three to five years teaching experience. Candidates must have a proven track record of scholarship and be able to demonstrate interdisciplinary and creative approaches in teaching art history. Candidates should also have curatorial experience and be prepared to incorporate object-based learning from the Spelman College permanent collection, special exhibitions, and neighboring arts institutions.
http://www.spelman.edu/career-center/human-resources/working-at-spelman
FEL: Alfred Appel Jr Curatorial Fellowship @ Delaware Museum of Art
The Delaware Art Museum is pleased to offer an annual Curatorial Fellowship. This two-month Fellowship is intended for graduate students working towards a Museum career. This Fellowship honors Alfred Appel, Jr., a leading scholar of American Studies and a collector of modern prints and photographs.
The focus of the Fellowship changes each year based on institutional need. The Fellowship requires two months of full-time work, or the equivalent in part-time hours. The timing of the Fellowship is flexible and can be carried out full-time or part-time, based on applicant and institutional commitments, and must be served between April 2015 and February 2016.
In 2015–2016 the Appel Curatorial Fellow will research and plan an exhibition drawn from the University Museums’ African American art collection at the University of Delaware, inclusive of the Paul R. Jones Collection. Jones was a major collector of 20th-century art who amassed a premiere collection of African American art. His donation of works—diverse in media, subject, style, and technique—to the University of Delaware serves as the foundation for a growing collection of African American art. The collection includes works by such noted artists as Charles White, Herman “Kofi” Bailey, David Driskell, Elizabeth Catlett, Earl Hooks, Leo Twiggs, Stanley White, Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, P.H. Polk and Selma Burke. The Fellow will plan a focused exhibition from this remarkable collection.
The Appel Curatorial Fellow will work closely with Heather Campbell Coyle, Curator of American Art, to plan an exhibition scheduled for the summer of 2016.
The focus of the 2016–2017 Fellowship will be announced in the fall of 2015.
Receiving the Fellowship:
A stipend of $3,500 is available for the Fellowship. The Fellowship is intended for those who are currently enrolled in an art history graduate program and are planning a museum career. While the project may require off-site research, the fellow is expected to work on site regularly during the period of the Fellowship.
Important Dates:
The deadline to apply for the 2015 Fellowship is March 1, 2015. Notification of the successful applicant will be announced by April 1, 2015. The chosen candidate will then be asked to provide a date for assuming the Fellowship by May 1, 2015. The Fellowship must be carried out between April 30, 2015 and February 10, 2016.
To Apply:
Applications for the 2015 Appel Fellowship, including a cover letter, resume, and two letters of recommendation as an MS Word or PDF attachment may be emailed to Heather Campbell Coyle, Curator of American Art at hcoyle@delart.org
ACRAH at CAA NY/2015
Please join us for ACRAH’s session at The College Art Association Conference in New York:
Time: 02/11/2015, 12:30 PM—2:00 PM
Location: Hilton New York, 2nd Floor, Sutton Parlor Center
Chair: Susanna Gold, New York Public Library, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
The Drop Sinister: Harry Watrous’s Visualization of the ‘One Drop Rule’
Mey-Yen Moriuchi, La Salle University
You Are What You Eat: Racial Transformation and Miscegenation in Nineteenth-Century Representations of Food
Shana Klein, University of New Mexico
‘Half-Breed’: Picturing Native American Identity in the Early Nineteenth Century
Elizabeth W. Hutchinson, Barnard College, Columbia University
NOTE: ACRAH will not hold a business meeting on Sat., Feb. 14, 2015. But feel free to contact ACRAH co-chairs with question or concerns via email. Thank you.
JOB: Curator of African-American Art @ Georgia Museum of Art
THE THOMPSON CURATOR OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART
The Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator [the “Thompson Curator”] at the Georgia Museum of Art on the campus of the University of Georgia will oversee a growing collection of objects and archives by artists of the African diaspora, with an emphasis on art by African Americans, as well as managing a smaller collection of African objects. The Thompson Curator will report to the director of the museum. He or she will work collaboratively with other curators where areas of interest overlap, particularly with the curators of American art and decorative arts, as well as with the Pierre Daura Curator of European Art, the curator of education, the director of communications, registrars, preparators and with outside curators and other scholars, to further the study, care, interpretation, presentation and publication of objects in the collection.
Qualifications: The position requires substantial, proven knowledge of art by African Americans, art of the larger African diaspora and African art and material culture, in addition to curatorial experience (preferably three to five years in a museum setting), connoisseurship and knowledge of issues regarding conservation. A doctorate in the history of art, African studies, African-American studies, or a closely related field is required; publications and a demonstrated interest in academics are expected.
Primary duties: The Thompson Curator will have day-to-day and long-term responsibilities regarding organizing exhibitions, conducting research, budgeting, writing for publications, recommending and soliciting acquisitions and identifying and performing as in-house curator for exhibitions on loan from other institutions. The Thompson Curator will work with the curator of education to make exhibitions more accessible to the general public, with docents in training for tours and with the faculty, staff and students of the university.
Donor relations will be an important aspect of the curator’s job, and she or he will be expected to assist the director in identifying and cultivating prospects for future gifts of works of art to the museum’s permanent collection, as well as working with the museum’s Board of Advisors. A wide range of professional activities is expected, including lecturing, teaching, participation in scholarly symposia, contributing to scholarly publications, serving on museum committees and actively participating in professional organizations and committees.
The museum: The Georgia Museum of Art shares the mission of the University of Georgia to support and promote teaching, research and service. Specifically, the museum exists to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret significant works of art. Opened in 1948, the Georgia Museum of Art is accredited by AAM and is a member of AAMD. It is both a university museum and the official state museum of art. The museum offers programming for patrons of all ages, from children to senior citizens, as well as free admission to the public for all exhibitions. It carries out an ambitious exhibition and acquisition program, organizing its own exhibitions in-house, creating traveling exhibitions for other museums and galleries and playing host to traveling exhibitions from around the country and the world. The museum hosts approximately 80,000 visitors a year. Visit http://www.georgiamuseum.org for more details.
The university: The museum is located on the campus of the University of Georgia, a land- and sea-grant state university with a total enrollment of around 35,000 students and a workforce of nearly 10,000 employees. Eighteen different schools and colleges are within the university, and its libraries are ranked among the nation’s best in research. U.S. News & World Report’s 2013 “Best Colleges” edition has UGA ranked 21 among public universities. Its NCAA Division I sports teams have won 38 national championships, including 26 since 1999.
The town: Athens, Georgia, is located 70 miles northeast of Atlanta, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, approximately 300 miles from the coast. With a population of more than 100,000, Athens serves the region as an educational, medical, business, industrial and retail center. The city benefits from strong historic preservationist activity and nurtures artists, writers, musicians and poets. Cultural, sporting and outdoor opportunities abound, for both adults and children. The public school system is recognized statewide for excellence, and there are several outstanding independent and parochial schools in the area. Both the city and the university have a public transit system. Urban, suburban and rural housing is available either for purchase or rent. For more information about Athens, please visit the Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau website at http://www.visitathensga.com.
Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. Please send a letter of application, a curriculum vitae and a sample of scholarly writing to:
Lisa Conley, Business Manager
Georgia Museum of Art
90 Carlton Street
Athens, Georgia 30602-6719
Materials may be sent via email to laconley@uga.edu. No faxes accepted. Preliminary interviews will take place during the College Art Association annual conference in New York, February 11-14, 2015. Anticipated start date is July 1, 2015 or as negotiated.
The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
American Material Culture: Nineteenth-Century New York | NEH Summer Institute @ Bard Graduate Center
American Material Culture: Nineteenth-Century New York
NEH Summer Institute for College and University Teachers
At the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, New York City, July 6-31, 2015.
Objects matter. Material culture scholars use artifactual evidence such as consumer goods, architecture, clothing, landscape, decorative arts, and many other types of material.
The Bard Graduate Center will host a four-week NEH Summer Institute on American Material Culture. The institute will focus on the material culture of the nineteenth century and use New York as its case study because of its role as a national center for fashioning cultural commodities and promoting consumer tastes. We will study significant texts in the scholarship of material culture together as well as in tandem with visiting some of the wonderful collections in and around New York City for our hands-on work with artifacts. The city will be our laboratory to explore some of the important issues of broad impact that go well beyond New York.
We welcome applications from college teachers and other scholars with some experience doing object-based work, as well as those who have never taught or studied material culture. Application materials and other information about content, qualifications, stipends, housing, etc. is available at http://www.bgc.bard.edu/neh-institute.
The application deadline is March 2, 2015.
David Jaffee, Project Director
Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture
For more information, please contact:
Zahava Friedman-Stadler
Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture
38 West 86th Street
New York, NY 10024
212.501.3026 / nehinstitute@bgc.bard.edu
JOB: Assoc. Prof. Race and Racialization in Women’s Studies @ UMaryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park invites applications for an appointment as associate professor in our interdisciplinary Women’s Studies Department. We seek a senior scholar focusing on race and racialization, whose principal area of research is African American and/or African Diaspora related.
The successful applicant will be expected to teach courses in her or his area of expertise as well as to share in teaching the core undergraduate and graduate courses in Women’s Studies. The scholar in this position will have the opportunity to contribute to building departmental strengths and emphases, including the minor in Black Women’s Studies, as well as new curricula at the graduate and undergraduate level. As a senior member of the faculty, the scholar is expected to participate actively in the life of the Department and the University.
We seek a scholar with a distinguished record of research and scholarship, a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and an aptitude for mentoring graduate students in an interdisciplinary program. Ph.D. or comparable terminal degree required.
Applications should be submitted online to https://ejobs.umd.edu (position number 104153) and include a 3-4 page cover letter (describing scholarly achievements, contributions to relevant fields, and trajectory of work as it relates to current research agenda; teaching philosophy and experience, including experience in mentoring graduate and/or undergraduate students; and major contributions to the institutions, professions and communities in which the applicant has served), a curriculum vitae, a writing sample (one article or book chapter), one syllabus, and the contact information for three recommenders who will submit their references online. If there are other forms of work or urls related to their work that candidates want the committee to consider, applicants have the option of submitting a single pdf file with a representative sample. For best consideration, please ensure that all application materials are uploaded by December 1, 2014.
For questions about the application process, contact JV Sapinoso at sapinoso@umd.edu; questions about the position should be addressed to: Elsa Barkley Brown, Chair, Search Committee, via email to barkleyb@umd.edu.
The Women’s Studies Department at the University of Maryland is recognized as one of the leading programs in its field within the United States and beyond. With twelve core faculty and more than eighty affiliate faculty, our department offers the B.A. and Ph.D. degrees, undergraduate certificates in LGBT Studies and in Women’s Studies, a minor in LGBT Studies, a joint minor in Black Women’s Studies (with African American Studies), and a graduate certificate in Women’s Studies. Feminist Studies, one of the leading journals of interdisciplinary scholarship in our field, is housed on our campus. The University of Maryland is situated in the greater metropolitan area connecting Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., and has access to the exceptional range of rich cultural, political, and social resources there, including the executive offices of the National Women’s Studies Association.
The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression. Minorities, Women, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. This position is contingent upon the continued availability of funds.
ACRAH 