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Museum & Gallery Assistant

Program stream:
Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
Job title:
Museum & Gallery Assistant
Organization name:
Leighton Art Centre
Job location:
Foothills, Alberta
Length of assignment:
2018-05-14 to 2018-08-06 (12 weeks)
Hourly wage:
$16.00

Museum & Gallery Assistant
Leighton Art Centre, Calgary, Alberta
$16.00 per hour
40 Hours Per Week

Start: May 2, 2018
End: September 2, 2018
Wednesday - Sunday

The Leighton Art Centre (LAC) is a designated Alberta Historic Resource located 15km south of Calgary, Alberta. It is the former home of 20th Century artists and educators A.C. and Barbara Leighton, and includes a Museum, Art Gallery, Gift Shop and Education Centre. We are a rural location, reliable vehicle is required.

THE CANDIDATE
The candidate should have a background and interest in museum studies, collections management, art history, fine art and/or history. Must be a Canadian student, legally entitled to study and work in Canada. You must be registered in the Young Canada Works Inventory at www.youngcanadaworks.ca and you must be between the ages of 16 and 30. You must also have been a full-time student in the semesters preceding the YCW job and intend to return to full-time studies the semester following the YCW job. You must be willing to commit to a work assignment of at least 16 weeks.


JOB DESCRIPTION
The Successful candidate will complete collections management projects including an inventory of the extensive Leighton Art Centre collection, updating condition reports, preventative conservation practices, and maintaining up to date collections database.

The successful applicant will also work on an ongoing records management project in accordance with the LAC Records Management Policy. This includes going through boxes of accumulated institutional records, digitizing and archiving relevant information.

Assist with day-to-day museum operations including opening and closing Museum, Gallery and Gift Shop, and occasionally staffing the Gift Shop.

Assist with special events including preparations, set up, take down, and staffing exhibition openings and art festivals.

The successful applicant will be expected to act as team member, assisting with cleaning, answering phones, hosting tours and customer service.

Special projects may be assigned


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