Part-Time Gallery Coordinator
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Job Location:
University Park, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS
The School of Visual Arts (SoVA) invites applications for Gallery Coordinator to partner with our diverse and vibrant community of artists. A studio art background with experience installing art works of all media including but not limited to painting sculpture ceramics digital mixed and immersive media. The successful candidate will be the primary point of contact for Zoller Gallery Patterson Gallery and the Humpday Gallery within SoVA as well as other exhibiting spaces across Penn States University Park Campus currently including Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) the Office of Development and Alumni Relations Center for the Performing Arts and Café Laura.
This is a part-time position for up to 24 hours per week with a starting wage of $30 per hour.
Duties include:
Exhibition planning and coordination
Prepare exhibition calendars in coordination with SoVA staff faculty and students
Produce and promote calls for entry
Communicate expectations timelines and available resources to exhibitors including artwork delivery and return
Organize and manage submissions
Coordinate with jurors guest curators and student groups as required
Facilitate exhibition configurations
Coordinate with SoVA staff to promote exhibitions and events
Maintain inventory gallery installation supplies ordering materials as necessary in conjunction with the shop manager and SoVA office
Arrange receptions artist talks and special events with the SoVA staff
Gallery Operations
Provide clean organized and professional gallery spaces
Direct installation and deinstallation of 2D 3D and digital artwork including labeling and lighting artwork
Design and install vinyl wall signage
Troubleshoot installation issues
Patch and paint walls
Maintain lighting display furniture and gallery seating
Staff management and training
Schedule and supervise part-time undergraduate and graduate student staff to cover gallery hours installation and events
Provide training for employees as necessary
Requirements and Qualifications
Studio art background with experience in art installation
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent customer service skills
Able to work with people from a variety of cultures and backgrounds
Reliable organized attentive to detail and dedicated to maintaining a safe workspace
To be considered for this position you will need to submit a cover letter and your cover letter please address how equity respect and belonging relate to your professional experience.
Applications will be reviewed in the order they are received and accepted until the position is filled.
The Penn State School of Visual Arts
The Penn State School of Visual Arts is a place where creative and critical thinkers makers and educators shape awareness about what is possible and in doing so change the way our world is seen experienced and understood. Our visual arts and design programs enable people and communities to reply imaginatively to the continuous rush of social and cultural change through exploration expression and communication that takes place in a multiplicity of ideas forms actions and settings.
The school is comprised of four broad programs: Art Education Photography Studio Art and Digital Art and Media Design. The school delivers eight on-campus degrees: five undergraduate; three graduate; two minors one post-baccalaureate certification; courses in the Digital Multimedia Design degree program (online) and one online certificate.
The School is housed physically in six buildings and facilities include a shop exhibition spaces and galleries including the Zoller Gallery the Patterson Gallery and a student-run gallery. SoVA hosts a lively visiting artist program the John M. Anderson Endowed Lecture Series which brings in nationally renowned artists for lectures workshops and critiques. Additional interactions and creative partnerships take place across the College with the Arts & Design Research Incubator (ADRI) the Borland Project Space (BPS) and the Center for Pedagogy in Arts and Design (C-PAD). The School also benefits from proximity to The Palmer Museum of Art and is part of the Campus Arts Initiative a project extending across all Penn State campuses. For more information visit
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EEO IS THE LAW
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