General Information

Position Title: Director
Control Number: 000297
Reports To: 000860
Department Name: Center for the Arts
Location: Center for the Arts
Date Prepared: Oct-99
Exempt: Yes

Primary Purpose

Overall responsibility for the delivery of an integrated visual arts program for the College and community.

Responsibilities

Works cooperatively with others and accepts direction from supervisors.

Oversees museum staff. 


Plans and administers museum exhibit program (8-10 changing exhibits per year). 


Oversees and develops a museum collection of distinction and provides for its preservation.
Oversees museum programs.
Plans and administers museum budget.
Coordinates museum exhibits and events with academic program, the local community and the region.
Teaches seminars and offers independent research opportunities as schedule permits.
Serves as advocate for visual arts in campus-wide planning as curator of College collection, member of Committee on Art in Public Places (CAPP), ex-officio member of the Arts Council and Arts Committee.
Plans and oversees museum publications (brochures, gallery guides, catalogs, posters, newsletters and annual reports).
Curates museum exhibitions and serves as curator of College collection.
Identifies prospects and implements long-term strategy for museum donor development in concert with College Advancement.
Coordinates museum grant applications with Grants Office and College Advancement.
Cultivates faculty to actively engage museum as exhibit guest curators, gallery lecturers and Collection Committee members.
Serves as campus wide consultant for installations of art (Old Chapel, President's House, Administration Offices).
Works to maintain a strong and consistent identity for the museum.
Plans museum facilities as needed.

Education & Training

Ph.D. required, preferably in Art History.

Experience

5-7 years of related museum curator experience.

Knowledge

Knowledge of foreign languages useful.

Other