*Seeking Candidates for the 2016-17 Kress Interpretive Fellowship at the
Portland Art Museum*

The Portland Art Museum has been awarded a grant from the Samuel H. Kress
Foundation for a 10-month paid, full-time fellowship position in museum
interpretation beginning fall 2016. We are currently seeking candidates
that have a strong interest in museum education, art conservation, and
emerging interpretive strategies with a focus on accessibility and
inclusive design. Through their work at the Museum, the Kress Interpretive
Fellow will meaningfully extend visitor engagement and interpretation for
the Museum’s collections and related special exhibition projects, with a
focus on the areas of accessibility and conservation education.



*Fellow Role & Requirements*

Reporting to the Museum’s Interpretive Media Specialist, the Fellow will
work closely with the Director of Education and Public Programs, Curator of
European Art, and the Museum’s Conservator in addition to other staff
across departments to support conservation education initiatives and a
range of accessible interpretation strategies.  During the upcoming year,
the Fellow will work with the Conservator, Curator of European Art, and
Interpretive Media Specialist to develop an in-gallery “materials and
techniques” interpretive station focusing on Kress objects in the European
collection, connecting to additional online resources. In addition, the
Fellow will work with the Conservator to offer a series of workshops,
in-gallery programs, and demonstrations engaging the public with key
aspects of technical art history and conservation, including materials and
techniques related to bronze casting and stone carving.



In the spring of 2017, the Fellow will work with the Curator of European
Art, Conservator, and Interpretive Media Specialist to support the Portland
Art Museum’s installation of the Ghissi Altarpiece reunification—a unique
special exhibition organized by the North Carolina Museum of Art that
reunites the surviving panels of Francescuccio Ghissi’s *St. John the
Evangelist* altarpiece.  Extending from the Fellow’s core research and
programming work with the European collection and the Ghissi Altarpiece
reunification, they will also work to support the development of
accessible, multisensory interpretation and community outreach for the
Museum’s special exhibition *Rodin: The Human Experience — Selections from
the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Collections. *Due to its focus on
three-dimensional aspects of Rodin’s work and creative process, the Museum
has selected this exhibition for further interpretation and outreach to
blind and low vision audiences as well as people with dementia and their
caregivers. Through the period of the fellowship, the Fellow will also work
with Museum staff to gain an understanding of emerging practices in
accessibility, inclusive design, and multisensory/multimodal learning.


Applicants must have completed a B.A. degree and must be either pursuing
graduate study or have completed an M.A. degree in art history, museum
studies, museum education, or a related field. Previous experience with
museum education, accessibility, and inclusive design is a plus.



*Compensation & Benefits*

The Fellow role is non-exempt/hourly status, full-time (35 hours per
week) with a wage of $16.50/hour. The fellow role will be 10 months
(beginning fall 2016) as a member of the Education department. Please note
the length of the role does not void at-will employment status in
Oregon.  The position is eligible for the Museum's benefits package on the
first of the month following 30-days of full-time employment. Benefits
include medical and dental benefits, paid time off (vacation, sick,
holiday, jury duty, bereavement), long-term disability and AD&D, and a
variety of perks such as free Museum admission, Gift Shop discounts, and
screenings at the NW Film Center. Please see our website for more details.



*Application Process*

To apply online visit: www.portlandartmuseum.org/careers*. *Follow the link
to create a profile and upload a brief cover letter, resume, and 2
references by *July 20, 2016**. Please note: we highly recommend you
combine all attachments into a single word or PDF document for uploading.*



*The Portland Art Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. *

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