Art History, Museum, & Gallery Jobs and Internships

Part-time Picture Framer

Do you like working with your hands? Want to work in an artistic environment? Can you work in a fast paced environment and possess strong attention to detail in your work? The picture framer is responsible for ensuring that a quality finished piece is produced in a timely manner. We are looking for someone who is responsible and has a strong work ethic, including organization and multi-tasking skills.

Tasks will include, but are not limited to, cutting mats, building frames, and stretching canvas. This is a part-time position. Hours are flexible between 9 and 5, Monday through Saturday.

Framing experience is required.

To apply please send resume and references to: gallery@kanfer.com

Arts Education Coordinator, Michigan City

POSITION: Education Coordinator, Full-time--some evenings and week-ends Salaried Position, reports to: Executive Director

Educational Requirements: Degree required in the arts or education Other Requirements: Expertise in Microsoft Office, audio-visual equipment; Strong organizational, budgeting and management skills; Experience with staff or volunteer supervision

Responsibilities and Qualifications

Art Classes

Develops visual, performing, music art class opportunities for adults and pre-school, elementary and/or adolescent aged children
Recruits, hires and supervises all contractual instructors
Provides oversight to the class registration process
Maintains statistics by class income, expenditures and number of enrollees

Outreach Programs

Develops and supervises on/off site art related programming with partnering social service/educational organizations
Recruits, hires, trains, supervises and provides semi annual in-service for contractual instructors
Sets program goals, creates outreach curricula and establishes schedules with instructors
Collaborates with LCA staff on developing funding opportunities

General

Collaborates with curator to develop exhibit related interpretive programs
Develops and provides oversight to class, interpretive program and outreach budgets
Develops and conducts evaluation processes for all educational programming and performs a semi-annual department analysis
Develops and maintains positive relationships with public and private schools, and community organizations
Collaborates with marketing staff to develop a comprehensive public relations plan for outreach and educational programs
Designs layout and installs community outreach art exhibits in the NIPSCO Education Area
Staffs and manages the volunteer recruitment for the children’s art tent at the Lakefront Art Festival
Serves as an art instructor, as needed
Assists the Executive Director as requested

To Apply

Submit resume and cover letter to:
Education Coordinator Position
Lubeznik Center for the Arts
101 W. 2nd Street
Michigan City, IN 46360

Part-time Summer Internship at Golden Gallery

Chicago, Illinois

We are looking for a dependable Summer intern to help with day-to-day activities at Chicago's premiere art project space.

Located on landmark Newport Avenue, GOLDEN sets up shop on the first floor of a beautiful Chicago graystone, tying it to the city's rich tradition of apartment galleries, but doing so with a newfound refinement. The gallery emphasizes exciting new artists and projects in a new type of space that rides the line of alternative venue and commercial gallery.

Benefits: You will have the opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge about the gallery business by working closely with the director and assistant director. Internship is unpaid; reimbursement for lunch may be optional. Class Credit preferred.

Skills & Qualifications

Duties: Greeting gallery visitors, coordinating press releases, conducting outreach and researching press contacts, documenting shows, help install/de-install shows, experience with Adobe Photoshop & Bridge preferred.

Commitment: Ideally, the intern would commit two half days a week. GOLDEN is open Friday-Sunday, 1-6pm **Attendance at gallery openings a must**

Contact: Lisa Baldini, lisa@golden-gallery.org
Please write GOLDEN SUMMER INTERNSHIP in the subject of your email.