Art Gallery Director 128870
Job no: 495247
Work type: Faculty Full-time
Location: Pensacola - Main Campus
Categories: Art
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Position Number: 128870
Position Title (Classification Title): Art Gallery Director 128870, Faculty Administrator
Working Title: Gallery Director
Job Summary: Reporting to the Chair of Art & Design, The University of West Florida Department of Art and Design is seeking an energetic Director for The Art Gallery (TAG). The Director oversees the operation of the gallery, seeks grant opportunities and builds donor relations for gallery funding, helps faculty implement exhibitions and public programs, and creates high impact opportunities for UWF students, the wider university population, and the community-at-large. The Gallery Director works with students to oversee exhibition design, installation and collections management tasks, which includes providing general care and recommendations for the permanent collection (including the Art in State Buildings Program) and maintaining collections storage.
Responsibilities also include working with BFA students in preparing for and hanging their exit show, and working with faculty and curatorial staff of the Pensacola Museum of Art to facilitate the curation of any non-student-based shows. Related responsibilities include artist contract negotiation, student worker supervision, as well as overseeing research and writing for exhibition text and catalogs. The TAG Exhibition Coordinator develops public programming, meets with classes, instructs students in basic preparator skills, and creates didactic and other written materials for various audiences. The position is funded at $55,000-$60,000 for two years, after which time the position is expected to be maintained through grants, donations, and University funding based upon increased community interaction, secured by the Director.
Department Dept of Art and Design
FLSA: Exempt
Position Qualifications: MFA Fine Arts or MA in Arts Administration or equivalent from an accredited institution and six years of experience advising, teaching, mentoring or significantly interacting with college students.
Preferred Qualifications Knowledge of best practices in the areas of gallery management; Grant-Writing and fund-raising experience; record of teaching undergraduate students; collection stewardship; art handling and installation; and public programming experience.
Physical Demands:

• Physical Requirements: Occasional and/or light lifting required. Limited exposure to elements such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, chemicals, etc., but none to the point of being disagreeable. May involve minor safety hazards where likely results would be cuts, bruises, etc.
• Impact of Deadlines: Routine deadlines. Usually sufficient lead time. Variance in work volume, seasonal, and predictable. Priorities can be anticipated. Some interruptions are present. Involves occasional exposure to demands/pressures from persons other than immediate sup.
• Standing: Daily
• Walking: Daily
• Sitting: Daily
• Reaching with hands and arms: Daily
• Climbing or balancing: Occasionally
• Stooping: Occasionally
• Use of hands to handle objects: Daily
• Lifting up to 10lbs: Frequently
• Lifting up to 25lbs: Occasionally
• Lifting over 25lbs: Never
• Talking as express or exchange of ideas verbally: Daily
• Hearing as perceive sound by ear: Daily
• Vision as distinguish colors & depth: Daily

Special Requirements or Considerations of the Job:
This position requires a criminal background screen.
Number of Vacancies 1
Work Hours 8am-5pm
Contract Period 2 years
FTE 1.0
Salary Range 55,000 - 60,000
Pay Basis Annually
Preferred Response Date: December 12, 2023
Special Instructions to Applicants: Candidates must apply online through the University of West Florida website: https://careers.uwf.edu. Applicants are required to attach a cv, letter of interest and contact information for three references. References will be contacted upon submission of this application. An opportunity to upload these documents will be provided during the application process. For assistance, please contact Human Resources at 850-474-2694 or email jobs@uwf.edu.
Advertised: November 01, 2023
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