Exhibition and
Sculpture Park Manager
Position
Number: 42181
Job Close
Date: 03-29-2010
Salary:
$40,000 Commensurate with experience
The Patricia
& Phillip Frost Art Museum, located in Miami, Florida, is looking for a
team player that will be responsible for designing and installing exhibitions
and the maintenance and growth of the Sculpture Park. Day-to-day operations
will be coordinated by the Curator of Collections and the Director.
Minimum
Qualifications:
High school
diploma and two years of appropriate experience. College course work or
vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the
required experience.
Duties
include:
-Works closely with the Curatorial staff to plan the scope and detail of
exhibits and displays including creating drawings and specifications that fully
describe exhibition layout, look and feel, research and implement new
technologies in exhibition design (use of Virtual Gallerie software to design
exhibits).
-Develops installations scheduling and time-lines
-Works with the Budget and Finance Manager to discuss a budget in order to
manage and document installation expenditures
-Assists in all aspects of exhibition preparation, from installation to
de-installation. Includes packing and unpacking artwork, assisting with the
movement of artwork, designing and constructing display cases, mounts and
accessories for displays, walls and panels, painting gallery spaces and display
areas, handling and installing artwork with extreme care, setting up lighting
for exhibitions, installing exhibition signage and monitoring and maintaining
condition of displays in galleries and collections storage area (climate
control and lighting)
-Assists in the maintenance of the workshop and tools and ensures that all
equipment is compliant with FIU's Safety Guidelines
-Works closely with the Collections department with the care and maintenance of
artwork, movement of artworks for shipping, constructing crates and packing
works of art for shipping, matting and framing artwork, restoring and cleaning
specimens and/or frames requiring extreme care in handling
-Implements and interprets museum policies according to the standards of the
American Association of Museums
-Ensures the growth, restoration and maintenance of the Sculpture Park, which
includes cleaning and preventive treatments on various materials
-Assists with general building maintenance, setup and construction of furniture
For further information or to apply online visit our website at www.fiujobs.org
and reference position #42181.
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