Gallery Administrator/Curator and Business Development Officer
- Posted on:
- 2020-09-22 3:57:03 p.m.
- Program stream:
- Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage
- Job title:
- Gallery Administrator/Curator and Business Development Officer
- Organization name:
- Priests Mill Arts Centre
- Job location:
- Alexandria, Ontario
- Length of assignment:
- 2020-10-14 to 2020-03-31 (24 weeks)
- Hourly wage:
- $17.00
·Organization: Organization name: Priest's Mill Arts Centre Inc.(PMAC)
·Job location: Alexandria, Ontario
·Term: Length of assignment: 24 weeks
·Hourly wage: $17.00
Language: Fluent English, intermediate French. Age 16 to 30
Priests Mill Arts Centre is a non-profit facility that provides Arts education, exhibition space, and support and promotion of regional artists.
PMAC is a major tourist destination in the counties North and South Glengarry primarily due to its offering of "Beginner's Glassblowing" classes. Tourists are also attracted to our visual arts gallery and our participation in the Apples & Art Studio Tour.
The project is to assist PMAC to define new, or re-define the existing curation policies and business practices to be included a cohesive marketing and business plan.
The ideal candidate will have an interest in pursuing a career in contemporary art or communications, particularly as an arts administrator or related career path. The candidate should have graduated referably with community collage diploma or a degree (BA,MA, BFA, MFA) in arts administration, curatorial studies, visual art, art history, cultural studies, marketing, media studies, communications, advertising or related fields. The candidate must be available to work weekends and occasional evenings, as required by general gallery activities and communications and marketing deadlines. The candidate should have confidence with online platforms, social media and new media technologies such as video and photo editing software. Knowledge of MS Office software including Word, Excel and email software is essential.
PMAC welcomes applicants from Government of Canada job equity groups (i.e., women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, Indigenous candidates).
PMAC will review applications for eligibility criteria, equity, experience, background and job skills and generate a shortlist of potential candidates. These candidates will be interviewed and, after consideration by PMAC's Board, the position will be offered to the best-qualified.
PMAC has been in this location for 5 years and has been operating as a non-profit for the last two years PMAC has gained a solid reputation in the development of visual, literary and performance arts in Eastern Ontario, thanks to a wide range of artists in the region. Alexandria is a rural community with a Scottish/French history and has a long history of producing outstanding artists.
This position is dependent on funding from the Canadian Heritage Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage (YCW-BCH ) program and candidate eligibility is stipulated by Young Canada Works graduate grant guidelines (https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/young-canada-works/students-graduates/careers-heritage-graduates.html). Candidates must register online through the YCW website.