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Position: Preparator
Reports to: Fabrication and Preparation Manager
Status: Exempt
The Preparator works on the in-house fabrication
and production of traveling exhibitions for the Visual Arts and Humanities
(VAH) division of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA). This position requires a substantial
knowledge of various art media and an ability to utilize the tools needed to
produce traveling exhibitions. Major job duties include crate building,
packing, building display furniture and supports, matting, framing, mount
making, and all other duties associated with the in-house fabrication of
traveling exhibitions and occasional installation of exhibitions on-site at
M-AAA’s headquarters.
Representative Examples of Work Performed:
Accomplish
the work of Mid-America Arts Alliance
Implements
the organization’s mission of enriching
communities through cultural experiences.
Sustains
the purpose of the Visual Arts and Humanities division by helping to create access to an array of arts and
humanities exhibitions, nurture the development and understanding of diverse
art forms and cultures, and encourage the expanding depth and breadth of
cultural life in local communities.
Implements
the in-house production, and on-going operation and care of exhibitions
produced by ExhibitsUSA, NEH on the Road and other special projects.
Fabrication
Department Production
Organizes
work in order to insure efficiency, accuracy, and produce exhibitions within
the timeline objectives. Contributes
to planning in fabrication department and organizational meetings.
Exhibition
Fabrication and Maintenance
Contributes
to the planning of the design, fabrication, and maintenance of exhibitions in
consultation with the Fabrication and Preparation Manager. Performs
wood, metal, and plastic fabrication, hand painting, graphics mounting,
artifact handling and mounting; matting, framing, packing, and all other duties
associated with the fabrication of traveling exhibitions. Works
with and maintains hand tools, portable and stationary power tools for
woodworking, including saws, drills, sanders, and measuring tools; operates hydraulic
stacker, pallet jack, and other equipment.
Essential Functions: Responsibilities
related to exhibition fabrication for the Visual Arts and Humanities division.
Working
Conditions: Most work is of a physical
nature, which requires the ability to lift at least 100 pounds. This includes
constructing crates, unloading and loading crates and materials, operating portable
and stationary power tools.
Work
also includes sitting at a desk using a computer, phone and other office
equipment as well as walking, moving and driving to various locations. While a
majority of work occurs in relation to exhibition fabrication, this person will
be required to be flexible to changing priorities and new objectives.
Performance Measures:
The
following are key items that will be utilized to evaluate performance of the
work:
Meeting deadlines for all
exhibition timelines. Effective working
relationship with other staff members. Overall success with
managing outside vendors.
Minimum Qualifications:
Demonstrated understanding
woodworking and its related tools. Three
to five years’ experience with museum exhibitions or other related
exhibition fabrication experience. Demonstrated
success with exhibition preparation and fabrication. The
ability to work independently on assigned tasks. Bachelor’s degree in fine
arts, design, or closely related field; master’s degree preferred. Excellent
written and verbal communication skills. Ability
to collaborate with staff, professional colleagues, and supporters.
General
knowledge of museum theory, practice, and operations. Excellent problem solving
skills. Detail
oriented with the ability to carry quality control throughout projects
with extended timelines. Ability
to understand the scope of entire project and to determine how each task
contributes to its success.
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Position: Humanities Curator
Reports to: Chief Operating Officer
Status: Exempt
Job
Summary: The Humanities
Curator is responsible for overseeing the operation of the NEH on the Road
program for Mid-American Arts Alliance; including the identification and
implementation of new traveling humanities exhibitions. This position primarily serves as the project
manager for the NEH on the Road traveling exhibition program, and also
functions as the point person between M-AAA and humanities exhibition
organizers. Major job duties include
overseeing the NEH on the Road traveling exhibition program; identifying and
cultivating exhibition prospects; organizing exhibition proposals; coordinating
exhibition development, budgets, and timelines; and working with curators,
lenders, and host institutions. This includes the coordination and development
of the exhibition script and didactic material; overseeing the organization and
implementation of the exhibition orientation sessions; as well as miscellaneous
humanities and educational activities for NEH on the Road exhibitions organized
or produced by the Visual Arts and Humanities (VAH) division of Mid-America
Arts Alliance (M-AAA).
Representative Examples of Work Performed: - Accomplish
the work of Mid-America Arts Alliance
- Implement
the organization’s mission of ensuring access to high quality
arts, cultural, and training opportunities by creating and delivering programs
to organizations across the region.
- Sustain
the purpose of the Visual Arts and Humanities division by helping to create access to an array of arts and
humanities exhibitions, nurture the development and understanding of diverse
art forms and cultures, and encourage the expanding depth and breadth of
cultural life in local communities.
- Identify
and implement new traveling exhibitions for NEH on the
Road and other special projects.
- Develop and produce humanities content, programming
resources and educational materials for NEH on the Road and other special
projects.
- Manage NEH on the Road
- Serve as the project manager for NEH on the Road;
including overseeing content development, budgeting, marketing, educational
programming, artifact processing, exhibition development and fabrication,
printing, and tour scheduling.
- Function
as a liaison between NEH, M-AAA, originating institutions, and host
institutions in communicating and facilitating program activity.
- Guide originating curators and institutions
through the exhibition proposal and development process. This includes
proposal, budget, content development, marketing, exhibition development, tour
scheduling, and exhibition dispersal.
- Work in conjunction with the Education Curator and
other staff to implement venue orientations.
- Work in conjunction with staff and any contract
employees to evaluate the NEH on the Road program in accordance with grant
requirements.
- Generate reports, reviews and recommendations in
accordance with grant requirements.
- Exhibition
Development
- Facilitate the development of humanities
exhibition ideas and content for ExhibitsUSA, NEH on the Road, and other
special projects.
- Act as exhibition curator in the absence of an
organizing curator for an exhibition.
- Identify key concepts and research, write, and
purchase appropriate materials necessary to convey the humanities themes of
each exhibition to constituents.
- Guide originating institutions through the exhibition
review and development process. This function includes assisting with the
preparation of materials for site reviews, budgeting recommendations related to
programming, and logistics for site visits and other meetings as needed.
- Serve as the project manager to implement and
maintain exhibitions; including oversight of budgeting, marketing, educational
programming, artifact processing, exhibition development and fabrication, printing,
tour scheduling, and reporting.
- Function as facilitator with organizers in support
of VAH staff including, but not limited to, loan agreements, reproduction
rights, copyright, and the full compliment of fabricated/published materials
accompanying each exhibition.
- Coordination
of Departmental Work
- Coordinate with VAH staff to effectively complete
curatorial department duties.
- Assist the Development department with the
preparation of descriptive exhibition information for funding proposals.
- Coordinate with the NEH on the Road staff to
effectively complete duties. This
includes promoting positive staff communication and efficiency as well as
enacting accountability measures when necessary.
- Assist Client Relations staff with the preparation of
descriptive exhibition information for marketing and website materials.
- Provide requested information to journalists,
magazines, and researchers for publication.
- Perform other duties as discussed with and
assigned by the COO and/or CEO of Mid-America Arts
Alliance.
Essential
Functions: coordinating all aspects of organizational activity
relating to NEH on the Road exhibition including
cultivating prospects, exhibition development and implementation,
budgets and timelines; facilitating the reformatting and fabrication of the
exhibitions; working closely with freelance and museum curators, lenders, and
presenting institutions; recording activities for required NEH reports; and
assisting marketing staff with questions related to exhibition contents and
tour scheduling.
Working
Conditions: Most
work is of a sedentary nature, sitting at a desk using a computer, phone and
other office equipment. Will frequently
be required to travel to attend various Board meetings, conferences and/or
other agency events. Work requires
extensive research and evaluating a
variety of materials. While a majority of work occurs in relation to a long
term plan will be required to be flexible to changing priorities and additional
projects that can require overtime and ability to manage short term deadlines. Performance
Measures:
The following are key items that will be utilized
to evaluate performance of the work:
- Effective
and efficient overall development of humanities content of EUSA and NEH on
the Road exhibits.
- Successful
participation in the review, selection, development and delivery of
scheduled NEH on the Road exhibitions within the VAH division.
- Pro-active
approach to Visual Arts and Humanities curatorial responsibilities and
educational programming.
- Effective
overall management of the NEH on the Road program.
- Successful
development and delivery of scheduled NEH on the Road exhibitions.
- Demonstrated
ability to produce high quality educational programming and exhibition
interactive materials utilizing a variety of delivery mechanisms.
- Productively
assist in the development, implementation, and evaluation of effective
educational programming strategies related to humanities exhibitions.
- Effective
working relationship with other staff members.
- Overall
success with managing outside vendors and establishing new contacts.
Minimum
Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in history, applied history,
general studies, museum studies, or closely related field.
- Three to five years experience in a museum or
other exhibition development experience.
- Demonstrated success with exhibitions and/or
scholarly museum publications.
- Successful record of project management, including
planning and managing budgets.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate with staff, professional
colleagues, and supporters.
- General knowledge of museum theory, practice, and
operations.
- Knowledge of computer programs (Microsoft Office
and databases)
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Position: Education
Curator Reports to: Director of Programs
Status: Exempt Job Summary: The Education Coordinator is
responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of programming
resources and educational materials for exhibitions organized or produced by the Visual Arts and Humanities (VAH) division of Mid-America Arts
Alliance (M-AAA).
Representative Examples of Work Performed:
- Accomplish
the work of Mid-America Arts Alliance
- Implement
the organization’s mission strengthening communities and Improving lives
through extraordinary cultural experiences.
- Sustain the purpose of the Visual Arts and Humanities division by helping to create access to an array of arts
and humanities exhibitions, nurture the development and understanding of
diverse art forms and cultures, and encourage the expanding depth and
breadth of cultural life in local communities.
- Develop
and produce programming resources and educational materials for NEH on the Road, ExhibitsUSA, HELP!
and other special projects.
- Develop and Implement Educational
Programming
- Develop
and produce programming resources, interactives and educational materials including
programming guides, Teacher/Docent Packets, labels, text panels, gallery guides,
and hands-on materials.
- Identify
key concepts and research, write, and/or purchase appropriate materials
necessary to convey the curatorial theme of each exhibition to
constituents.
- Provide educational
support and guidance for exhibitors of traveling exhibitions. Duties include answering questions,
reprinting programming guides, labels, and text panels, replacing old or
lost books and videos, locating missing educational material, and
providing labels and other information on disk upon request.
- Monitor
and assess success of educational materials and make adjustments to meet
the needs of constituents.
- Research,
develop, and manage portions of the exhibition budgets pertaining to
educational materials during the exhibition’s development and tour.
- Coordination
of Departmental Work
- Administer
all grants for education programs associated with ExhibitsUSA or NEH on
the Road exhibitions. Duties
include answering questions, working with the Exhibitor Relations
Department, adjudicating applications, managing budgets, entering data,
and compiling reports.
- Identify
and manage consultants to produce support material for specific
exhibitions. This includes
overseeing the content, scope, and delivery of appropriate materials.
- Keep
abreast of trends and directions in arts, humanities, museum, and
community-based education and integrate that knowledge into educational
materials for ExhibitsUSA.
- Perform
other duties as may be discussed with and assigned by COO and/or CEO of Mid-America Arts
Alliance.
Essential
Functions: All
responsibilities related to coordinating the educational programming efforts of
the Visual Arts and Humanities Division. Working
Conditions: Most work is of a sedentary nature, sitting
at a desk using a computer, phone and other office equipment. Will occasionally be required to travel to
attend various Board meetings and/or other agency events. Work requires extensive reading, editing,
researching, and evaluating a variety of materials. While a majority of work
occurs in relation to a long term plan, the individual will be required to be
flexible to changing priorities and additional projects that can require
overtime and ability to manage short term deadlines.
Performance
Measures:
The following are key items that will
be utilized to evaluate performance of the work:
- Demonstrated
ability to produce high quality educational programming.
- Development,
implementation, and evaluation of effective educational programming strategies.
- Maintain quality constituent relationships via
phone calls, email, mailings and other methods determined by programming needs.
- Management
of contractors to ensure a high performance level.
- Effective
working relationships with all divisions.
- Pro-active
approach to the Education program.
Minimum
Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in education, museum studies,
art history, or a related field and three year’s experience in developing
educational programming.
- Ability to build relationships and communicate
with a national constituent base via telephone, email, direct mail, and
in-person contacts.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate with staff, professional
colleagues, and supporters.
- General knowledge of museum theory, practice, and
operations.
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Additional M-AAA Career Resources:
M-AAA Volunteer Program:
Mid-America Arts Alliance is grateful for those who volunteer their time and talent to assist us in providing more art for more people. Volunteers are needed on a rolling basis to provide event and program support. If you are interested in joining our volunteer team, please carefully read the links below. For more information about becoming a Mid-America volunteer, contact Dan Torchia, External Affairs Associate, at 816-421-1388, ext. 215.
Mid-America Arts Alliance is an equal opportunity employer.
2018 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64108
Toll-free: 1-800-473-3872
816-421-1388 (tel)
816-421-3918 (fax)
800-735-2966 (TTY/TDD users)
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