Hello,
This is not a museum job, but I feel it is relevant because it is a
curatorial post in a vibrant and stimulating city with much support for
culture.
Best,
Michelle
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JOB OFFER @ STUDIO XX: Programming Coordinator
Application Deadline: 1 March, 2007
Position Start Date: 19 March, 2007
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Description of the position: Programming Coordinator
The person who takes on this position is responsible of programming,
promotion, and the supervision and organisation of regular public
events at Studio XX, including the salons Femmes Br@nchées, the
Journées de la culture and Art's Birthday. The coordinator supervises
both the regular programming committee and the special events committee
(except for the HTMlles Festival). She is also responsible, alongside
the technical director, of the selection committee of artist
residencies and coproductions. With the collaboration of the general
director, she is in charge of grant writing with regards to the
programming of regular and special events.
The person who takes on this position agrees to work 21 hours weekly.
More specifically:
The ideal person has a good knowledge of current artistic trends in
network arts, emerging media and sound art. She should also be very
aware of questions related to gender studies, as well as feminist and
activist practices. In order to be selected for the position, it is
necessary to have organisational, technical and administrative skills,
but mostly, abilities to develop a marketing strategy and visibility of
our activities to a larger public.
Description of tasks
1- Coordinating Public Events and Collaborations
The programming coordinator must: Coordinate the event logistics
(equipment rental, venue booking) and their production schedules by
collaborating with the team, especially the technician; Create links
between the artists and the speakers, the curators, team members
(technician, translators, webmaster) and the volunteers in the
organisation of events; Create and work with a programming committee;
Coordinate the promotion of events as well as communications; See with
the team members that events are documented; Coordinate the production
of critical articles and promotional material, and the development of
audiences.
2- Programming
The programming coordinator must: Supervise the programming committee;
Articulate, with the help of the members of the team and of the Board
of directors, the main aspects of the annual program which should
follow the priorities of Studio XX; Develop an event calendar; Contact
artists and speakers for Femmes Br@nchées.
3- Artist Residencies
The programming coordinator must: Come up with the pluriannual theme;
Select the artist residencies with the programming committee;
Facilitate links between the artists, the technician, the workshop
coordinator and the rest of the team.
4- Public Image of the Studio and Website
The programming coordinator is responsible for the online content
related to Studio XX's programming. She is in charge of updating the
information on recent events and the archiving of past events (artist
biographies, description of projects and of salons Femmes br@nchées);
The programming coordinator should underline the critical interests of
the Studio via her participation in the committee of the online
journal, .dpi
5- Grant Writing
The programming coordinator is responsible for writing grants for
regular annual activities. This responsibility is fulfilled in
conjunction with the general director.
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STUDIO XX
Centre d'artiste féministe engagé dans l'exploration, la création et
la critique en art technologique.
Feminist art centre for technological exploration, creation, and
critique.
338 Terrasse Saint-Denis . Montréal . Québec. H2X 1E8
tél: 514-845-7934 . fax: 514.845.4941 . www.studioxx.org .
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Michelle Kasprzak - curator, writer, consultant
Personal projects: http://michelle.kasprzak.ca
Blog: http://michelle.kasprzak.ca/blog
Curating blog: http://www.curating.info
LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle
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