Job Title: Belger Glass Annex Glassblowing Studio Assistant

Belger Arts Location: Belger Glass Annex

Supervisor: Belger Glass Annex Manager

Job Description: This position is responsible for assisting with Belger Glass Annex (BGA) classes, assisting with hands-on glassblowing activities, assisting residents, participating in community engagement events and activities, interacting with the public, narrating demonstrations, and general upkeep of the Belger Glass Annex.

Work Week Hours: 20 - 25 hours per week

Start Date: May, 2024

Compensation: Commensurate with experience

When applying: Send RESUME and IMAGES of your work

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with intro and intermediate level glass blowing classes
• Participate in community events that promote Belger Arts
• Assist with group activities
• Serve as a primary glass blowing assistant
• Assist with the maintenance, building and rebuilding of BGA equipment
• Assist with live, in-person glass blowing demonstrations
• Studio maintenance and cleaning

Job Requirements:

• Available to work evenings and weekends
• Ability to assist in the hotshot
• Ability to assist with production
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills
• Comfortable working in an active, public setting
• Confidence doing live, in-person demonstrations, narrating the glass process, and giving tours of the BGA.
• Able to work with people who have no glass blowing experience
• Reliable, punctual, and respectful to people and studio equipment
• Daily cleaning and organizational skills, including routinely minding the basics of cleaning tools, sweeping, and keeping equipment organized
• Work well on a team and independently
• Self-motivated

Job Qualifications:

• Minimum of one year of experience working in a hot shop.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and physically able to blow glass throughout the workday
• Attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple tasks
• High school diploma or GED

About the Belger Glass Annex (BGA): The BGA is the first public glass blowing studio in Kansas City of its scale and scope. With a focus on education and community building, the new Glass Annex is located near Kansas City’s historic 18 & Vine District. Belger Arts is known for its contemporary art exhibitions, ceramics studios and related educational programming. The addition of the Glass Annex creates a unique opportunity for the cross pollination of ideas and materials across multiple art mediums. The BGA is not a production studio, but an instructional facility, focused on providing a learning environment for people interested in trying glass for the first time or growing their existing glass skills. We want to make glass accessible to all and to grow a greater appreciation of the artform in Kansas City.

The BGA Glassblowing Studio Assistant will be able to sell work in the gallery, use equipment and materials the studio offers, and rent BGA space to make work at a discounted rate. The BGA will host nationally recognized artists throughout the year, and the BGA Glassblowing Studio Assistant will be on the team assisting them. Promotion of the BGA Glassblowing Studio Assistant’s work via Belger Arts’ social media is also a possibility.

This position is a chance to be a part of an active and growing glass studio. We want people who are excited by this, who are motivated to shape and be part of a growing organization, lead it on a successful path, and foster a great glass community in a city that loves the arts.

Job Type: Part-time

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Relocate:

• Kansas City, MO 64108: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person