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UC Berkeley, Department of Art Practice: Call for applications

UC Berkeley, Department of Art Practice:
Accepting applications for the position of Academic Coordinator
Deadline : July 3, 2009

The Department of Art Practice at the University of California, Berkeley is accepting applications for the position of Academic Coordinator 1 at 50% time. The Academic Coordinator serves the needs of the department through 2 distinct positions:
Worth Ryder Gallery Curator: The role of the WRG curator is to develop, install, and curate student, faculty, and community exhibitions.
Lecture Series Coordinator: In consultation with Art Practice faculty, the Lecture Series Coordinator selects, schedules, and oversees an array of lectures by diverse artists.

Minimum qualifications: MFA or equivalent and 2 yrs of experience as a Gallery Director or Curator.

Salary Range: $38,952-$50,268. (Salary is based on 100% time. Position is, as stated, 50% time)

UC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The department is interested in candidates who have the communication skills and cross-cultural abilities to collaborate effectively with a diverse community of campus and external colleagues.

Please send your resume and letter of application by July 3, 2009 to:

UC Berkeley, Department of Art Practice
345 Kroeber Hall #3750
Berkeley, CA 94720-3750

Attn: Toni Whittle-Ciprazo

Or via e-mail: algran@berkeley.edu

UC Berkeley, Department of
Art Practice
345 Kroeber Hall #3750
Berkeley, CA 94720-3750

 

Director - Kunstverein München

OPEN CALL - DIRECTOR`S POST - KUNSTVEREIN MÜNCHEN
Deadline : 15th of June 2009

Stefan Kalmár, who for the past four years has successfully run Kunstverein München, has been appointed director of 'artists space' New York City. As a result of this, the director's post at Kunstverein München has now become vacant.

Kunstverein München is highly regarded nationally and internationally, as a key institution for innovative contemporary art and critical curatorial concepts and discourse.

Over the past 20 years, its previous directors Zdenek Felix, Helmut Draxler, Dirk Snauwaert, Maria Lind and Stefan Kalmár, have challenged curatorial and contemporary art conventions producing innovative exhibitions.

Founded in 1823, supported by the City of Munich's Arts Council, Kunstverein München plays a central role, alongside 'Pinakothek der Moderne', 'Haus der Kunst' and 'Lenbachhaus', as a key contemporary art institution in the City of Munich - being rooted locally whilst working internationally.

The board of Kunstverein München particularly hopes to see the innovative and critical role of the last years continued. The candidate should be able to effectively communicate her/his programme and represent the organisation on a local, national and international level.

Additional requirements for applicants are: relevant academic education, independent curatorial approach along with first-hand experience in all fields of exhibition management (team-leadership, communication, education, finances, fundraising, marketing and public relations).

Please send your application, including a CV and a short proposal of your future programme, no later than the 15th of June 2009 to Dr. Florian Seidl (chairman), Kaulbachstr.6, 80539 Munich, Germany.

Your application will be treated absolutely confidentially. More information about the Kunstverein München can be found under: http://www.kunstverein-muenchen.de

 

Curator - The Hayward, London

Curator - The Hayward, London
Deadline : 8th April 2009

33,000 GBP per annum

Southbank Centre is the UK's largest arts centre, occupying a 21-acre site that sits in the midst of London's most vibrant cultural quarter on the South Bank of the Thames. The site has an extraordinary creative and architectural history stretching back to the 1951 Festival of Britain.

As the hub of visual arts activity at Southbank Centre, The Hayward plays a vital role in the UK and internationally by presenting a wide range of ground-breaking art exhibitions, project exhibitions and outdoor installations. Boasting one of the largest and most versatile exhibition spaces in the UK, The Hayward aims to place artists at the heart of its every activity and to offer visitors adventurous encounters that defy expectations.

As Curator, you will work with the Director and Chief Curator of The Hayward to manage incoming touring exhibitions as well as deliver a series of your own exhibitions and projects in The Hayward and outdoor spaces around Southbank Centre's site. You will be responsible for curating and writing about each project as well as supervising design and installation and managing project budgets.

With demonstrable knowledge of and interest in international modern and contemporary art, you will have significant experience of all stages of curating an exhibition in an art gallery or museum – from conceptualising, planning and administering exhibitions to their installation. Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to manage relationships at all levels are also essential.

For further information and details about how to apply, please visit our website http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/jobs or phone +442079210641.

Application forms should be submitted to recruit@southbankcentre.co.uk or posted to

HR, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX by 5pm on the closing date.

 

Curator of Public Programmes, Nottingham Contemporary, UK

Nottingham Contemporary is seeking a Curator of Public Programmes
Deadline : 14th April, 2009

Salary 26 - 28K

Nottingham Contemporary, opening at the end of 2009 in an outstanding new building by Caruso St John, will be one of the largest and most ambitious centres for contemporary art in the U.K. We have both an international outlook and a strong sense of local purpose. We are now seeking a Curator of Public Programmes, a key role in our developing, enthusiastic team.

The postholder will lead on devising and delivering Nottingham Contemporary's programme of discursive activities, including talks, seminars, symposia and related publishing initiatives in print and online. We aim to draw out the connections between contemporary art and a wide range of intellectual fields, in collaboration with artists, writers, university colleagues and our audiences. We see this as a means of examining art's social relevance. We want a public programme that is engaging and ambitious, that takes a creative approach to its formats, and that opens onto inspiring worlds of ideas. Besides four beautiful galleries, Nottingham Contemporary has a study centre, education space and an auditorium, which will become home to much of our public programme.

Nottingham has a large student population and we are building close links with the universities in the city. The Curator of Public Programmes will have a particular responsibility for developing exciting work with colleagues from the higher education sector and for developing student participation in our programme.

The successful candidate will have an in-depth knowledge of contemporary art, as well as enthusiasm for a wide range of knowledge areas. Familiarity with other art forms is also desirable. We are looking for someone with initiative and a commitment to dialogue and collaboration. He or she will be an excellent communicator, in person and in writing, able to work closely with practitioners and specialists, and inspire audiences of various kinds. He or she will have a lively and creative intellect, as well as strong organisational skills.

The Curator of Public Programmes will work closely with the Director, Alex Farquharson, and Head of Education, Kelly Worwood, as well as other colleagues in the Exhibitions and Education teams. The position is offered full time on a two year contract.

The deadline for applications is Tuesday 14 April. The application form and further details can be found on http://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org

Nottingham Contemporary is funded by Arts Council England and Nottingham City Council. Nottingham Contemporary is an equal opportunities employer.

 

LECTURER IN CURATING, Goldsmith, University of London

LECTURER IN CURATING, Goldsmiths, University of London
Deadline Tuesday 10th March 2009

Up to 46,244 GBP pa incl
Part time (0.5fte)
New Cross, London

Working in the Department of Art you will work flexibly within the context of student-centred learning and assist the Department to achieve its strategic objectives. You will make a significant contribution to the management, delivery and teaching of Curating and, research culture.

You will have a PhD or equivalent professional experience in an appropriate field and a proven record of achievement in research at an exceptional level as a professional ‘in the field’ of art with an output record at an international level.

You will also have knowledge of art education policy as it impacts on learning and teaching Knowledge of trends and have experience of current developments in art and its critical and academic contexts.

For further information: http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/hr/employment
hr@gold.ac.uk

Please quote ref: 09/40. No agencies please

Interview date: Week commencing Monday 30th March 2009

Committed to equal opportunities

HEAD OF MARKETING & PR, Arts Catalyst, London

HEAD OF MARKETING & PR, Arts Catalyst, London
Deadline : 30 March 2008

Part-time 3 days per week (flexitime)
£19200 per annum (£32k pro rata)

The Arts Catalyst commissions and produces new work by UK and international artists. We are looking for a dynamic and experienced marketing professional to raise our media profile and develop effective marketing strategies for our programme. We are based in East London. Could suit someone looking to return to work in marketing after a career break and seeking flexible work with good training for skills updating.

“Working at Arts Catalyst for the past four months has been fantastic: they're intelligent, talented, unconventional people who are utterly committed to what they do. I'm tremendously sad to be leaving after having been in the post for such a short while, but unfortunately family commitments mean I have to relocate overseas. This role offers a great opportunity for a marcomms person to really make their mark, by driving forward campaign promotion and raising the organisational profile.”
– Nicola Morgan, current Head of Marketing & PR

To apply:

1. Download these documents from the below link

Job description
Application form
Equal opportunities monitoring form

http://www.artscatalyst.org/general/application.html

2. Complete the application form as an MS Office Word document
Complete the Equal Opportunities monitoring form

3. Email the application form, your CV (if included) and the Equal Opportunities form to:
admin@artscatalyst.org

4. You will receive email confirmation of receipt of your application form. Please check that you must have received this confirmation.

DEADLINE for applications: 10am, Monday 30 March 2008

Interviews will be held on Thursday 16 April 2009

The Arts Catalyst is an Equal Opportunities employer. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities, who are currently under-represented in both our organisation and arts management as a whole. Please let us know access needs if invited for interview.

The Arts Catalyst is annually funded by the Arts Council of England

The Arts Catalyst
Toynbee Studios
28 Commercial Street
London E1 6LS
UK

t +44 (0) 20 7375 3690
f +44 (0) 20 7377 0298
http://www.artscatalyst.org/

Chief Curator - LABoral Centre for Art and Creative Industries, Gijón, Spain

Chief Curator - LABoral Centre for Art and Creative Industries, Gijón, Spain
Deadline for applications: March 23rd 2009

LABoral announces the position of Chief Curator

LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial is a multidisciplinary space founded to foster artistic exchange and encourage relationships between society, art, science, technology and creative industries. It is furthermore a centre for artistic and technical research, education and production, as well as for the projection of new forms of art and industrial creation.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Directly reporting to the Director, the Chief Curator will lead a small team and will be in charge of researching LABoral's various programmes, significantly contributing to the development of a theoretical and practical discourse within the framework of the LABoral management and direction project and the conceptual posits deriving from it.

When it comes to developing the LABoral programming policies, the Chief Curator will grant utmost importance to the creation of audiences. She/He will help in the development of networks of relationships among the various art systems in order to decisively contribute to the excellence of LABoral as an exhibition, research and production centre with an international status. He/She will actively involve him/herself in the local art scene in Asturias and will look for formulas for its projection, creation, integration and other opportunities within the global context.

Together with the Director and the General Coordinator, the Chief Curator will also explore opportunities for subsidies and sponsorships, proactively contributing to secure funding.

CANDIDATE PROFILE
The Chief Curator shall have a university degree or equivalent; demonstrate a minimum experience of three years in the interdisciplinary field of visual arts, technology, science and industrial creation. She/He shall also demonstrate a profound knowledge of the art systems; to have a network of contacts in Spain and abroad in the fields of visual arts, technology and contemporary industrial creation so as to be able to contribute to the continuation of LABoral as an international point of reference, capable of developing a policy of activities with excellence.

The candidate shall have a full command of Spanish and English, and demonstrate his/her skill in communicating knowledge; shall involve and engage a variety of audiences; and demonstrate a capacity for communication and teamwork.

Deadline for applications: March 23rd 2009

Applications should be sent to José Pedreira, Secretary of Fundación, via email to:
secretario@laboralcentrodearte.org or by registered post in a sealed tender (not including sender's name) visibly indicating "ANNOUNCEMENT CHIEF CURATOR" to:

LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial
Los Prados, 121
33394 Gijón

FURTHER INFORMATION: HTTP://WWW.LABORALCENTRODEARTE.ORG

LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial is a space for artistic exchange. It is set up with the purpose of establishing an effective alliance between art, design, culture, industry and economic progress and the goal of becoming a space for interaction and dialogue between art, new technologies and industrial creation. It throws a special spotlight on production, creation and research into art concepts still being defined.

LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial
Los Prados, 121
33394 Gijón (Asturias) Spain
Tel: +34 985 185 577
Fax: +34 985 337 355
info@laboralcentrodearte.org
http://www.laboralcentrodearte.org

Opening Hours: Wednesday to Monday, 12 noon - 8 pm

Fundraising Officer & Marketing & Audience Development Officer, Pump House Gallery, London

Pump House Gallery, London
Fundraising Officer & Marketing & Audience Development Officer
Deadline : January 23, 2009

Pump House Gallery is a dedicated public contemporary visual arts space on the lakeside in Battersea Park, London. In the past few years the gallery has been recognised, regionally, nationally and increasingly internationally, as a centre of excellence in the provision of contemporary visual art as well as providing an ambitious and innovative education and outreach programme. The unusual architecture of this historic Grade II listed building, with stunning views overlooking the 200 acre park, makes it a unique, ‘one of a kind’ exhibition space in London, if not in the UK.

Fundraising Officer
Deadline : January 23, 2009

Part Time
£26820 pro rata

We are seeking a Fundraising Officer to take a leading role maximising the gallery’s fundraising income and in developing new and innovative income strategies and funding campaigns to support the gallery’s dynamic exhibition and education programme. Currently the gallery externally fundraises c.£60k per year, however the gallery’s vision is expand not only just in terms of the exhibition programme, but with its outreach as well there being an ambitious capital project in early development

This is a new post and will provide an exciting opportunity for someone who is committed to fundraising for arts organisations, pro-active, keen to work within a small friendly team and thus take the gallery to the next level of success.

Candidates should note the administrative support for the post is limited.

Marketing & Audience Development Officer

Deadline : January 23, 2009
Part Time
£24,490 pro rata

We are seeking a Marketing Officer to manage and oversee all aspects of marketing and audience development, including developing new and innovative income marketing strategies and campaigns to ensure the gallery’s reputation and audience figures goes from strength to strength.

This post and will provide an exciting opportunity for someone who is committed to marketing and audience development, pro-active, keen to work within a small friendly team and thus take the gallery to the next level of success.

Further Information
http://jobs.wandsworth.gov.uk/

Deputy Director - Live Art Development Agency, London, UK

Deputy Director - Live Art Development Agency, London, UK
Deadline January 9, 2009

" an impressive, idiosyncratic example of what a small organisation can achieve as collaborator, conduit and cultivator."  (Real Time)

Launched in January 1999, the Live Art Development Agency is the leading development organisation for Live Art in the UK, offering resources, professional development opportunities, and curatorial and publishing initiatives to support Live Art practices and critical discourses in London, the UK and internationally.

Following the appointment of Daniel Brine (Associate Director 2001 – 2008) as Director of Performance Space, Sydney, the Agency is seeking to fill a new post of Deputy Director.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual to join the Agency in its tenth anniversary year, and help shape its future.

The new Deputy Director post will be primarily responsible for the financial, managerial and developmental aspects of the Agency’s work.  In addition to these core responsibilities the Deputy Director will also work alongside the artistic staff on the creative development of the Agency: the planning of its artistic programmes, the development of its resources, the delivery of its core programmes and, where appropriate, the production of specific projects including publications and events. The Deputy Director will also be a public face for the Agency and represent it and its work to a diversity of constituencies.

The Agency is happy to take a flexible approach as to how this post and its responsibilities might be best filled.

Full job and application details can be found on www.thisisLiveArt.co.uk

Application deadline 9 January 2009
Interviews 23 January 2009
Starting April 2009

The Agency is a fixed-term client of the Visual Arts Unit of Arts Council
England, London.

Maria Agiomyrgiannaki
Live Art Development Agency
Rochelle School
London E2 7ES
United Kingdom

t: +44 (0)20 7033 0275
f: +44 (0)20 7033 0276

info@thisisLiveArt.co.uk

www.thisisLiveArt.co.uk
www.thisisUnbound.co.uk

 

Curator (Middle East) - V&A Museum, London

Curator (Middle East) - V&A Museum, London
Deadline : Monday, January 05, 2009

Full Time £24,659 - £35,280
Band 5/4 - Fixed Term Position of 5 years

The V&A is seeking a specialist in the art of Iran to join the team curating the Museum’s Middle Eastern collection. The new curator will be a scholar with an established academic reputation and relevant expertise, and the willingness and ability to communicate that knowledge to a wide audience.

You will have a degree or postgraduate qualification in a relevant field, with a background in the general culture of the Islamic world, and of Iran in particular, and be proficient in spoken and written Persian. The post-holder will contribute to the management and development of the Middle Eastern collections and help to develop and maintain the Departments strong national and international links. The successful candidate will also make a positive contribution to the life of the wider Museum, by taking part in educational and other activities and through research, publication and contributions to on-line resources.

Interviews will be held week commencing 23 February 2009

CV’s will not be accepted

To apply
To apply online, please go to the V&A’s website at www.vam.ac.uk/jobs
If you have any queries regarding the recruitment process, you can email us – hr@vam.ac.uk or telephone us on 020 7942 2937.

V&A South Kensington
Cromwell Road
London SW7 2RL
http://www.vam.ac.uk/