What are the responsibilities and job description for the Executive Curator and Director position at Main Street Arts Gallery?
Executive Director and Curator:
The Executive Director and Curator provides leadership, organizational vision, and fulfills the mission of Main Street Arts by implementing and overseeing a dynamic range of arts programming. The Executive Director and Curator will cultivate meaningful relationships with gallery patrons and donors, artists, community members, and will maintain relationships with other cultural and educational institutions within the region. The Executive Director and Curator will represent the organization and its mission in the community—locally, regionally, and beyond.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
- Experience working in the arts and with nonprofit organizations.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, ability to implement mission and vision.
RESPONSIBILITIES:Organization Mission and Strategy
- Ensure that the organization’s mission is fulfilled through dynamic arts programming and strategic community outreach, locally and regionally.
- Implement educational, exhibition, workshop, and event programming.
- Build the organization’s reputation through active, visible presence in the community locally and regionally.
- Work closely with other professional, civic and private organizations as opportunities arise.
- Determine the effectiveness of programming through continued evaluation on the impact of the organization’s current programs.
Exhibition Curation and Installation
- Develop the exhibition calendar annually, offering a wide variety of exhibitions (in type and kind).
- Highlight a diversity of artists from across the region.
- Incorporate a dynamic range of media while also maintaining the integrity of the exhibition programming at Main Street Arts.
- Oversee website updates.
- With office and gallery assistant, coordinate the timely delivery of artwork and other deliverables from artists.
- Provide written content about thematic exhibitions, art, and artists; and gather content for promotion and education.
- Install and document all exhibitions.
- Plan and run online exhibition walkthroughs and artist talks.
Staff culture and performance
- Motivate, supervise, and direct staff in the performance of their duties.
- Conduct employee evaluations.
- Make salary, hiring, and other employment decisions in consultation with the Board of Directors.
Resource development
- Identify and pursue sources of funding for the organization.
- Supervise freelance grant writer.
- Design project-specific fundraising campaigns.
- Cultivate individual and corporate sponsors.
- Write, design, and coordinate annual appeal.
- Host fundraising events and donor opportunities.
- Actively request and seek donations.
- Coordinate grant reporting.
Communications and outreach
- Maintain regular contact with the press, public, and individuals through various channels of communication, including: press releases, annual appeals, and thank you letters to individual donors and corporate sponsors.
- Seek out and accept invitations for speaking to community groups, local schools and universities regarding the arts, the organization, and the organization’s role in the community.
Administrative
- Payroll.
- Accounts receivable and accounts payable.
- Finances and Accounting.
Program/project management
- Responsible for scheduling of programs, assigning project tasks, ordering of supplies, ensuring project timelines run according to schedule and key deadlines are met.
- Maintain budgets for active grants.
- Work with a web developer on the maintenance of the organization’s website.
- Develop timelines for marketing and promotion campaigns and components.
- Marketing and promotion of the organization.
Sulfur Books
Main Street Arts is the owner of an independent bookstore, .
The Executive Director’s role with respect to Sulfur Books will be determined by the candidate and the board, in consultation with the manager of Sulfur Books.
Compensation: $58,000 to $83,000 per annum based on experience.
Hours: This position is Tuesday–Saturday
Email Resumé and cover letter to board@mainstreetartscs.org
Main Street Arts is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Pay: $62,353.00 - $82,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Relocation assistance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $62,353 - $82,000