Job Description

Position Summary:

The Director of Art Gallery position is a full-time position with a 10-month obligation that coincides with the fall and spring semesters of the academic year. Primary responsibilities are to implement all phases of exhibition planning and programming to support the Art and Art History Department programs and the college mission by enhancing the cultural and intellectual climate of the college and surrounding region.

Major Responsibilities:

Planning

• Implement all phases of program planning, including feasibility research for themes, candidates, and objects; proposal solicitation; preparation of tentative budget; program plans and identification of possible funding sources
• Act as department gallery committee chair to consult/collaborate with faculty for idea generation, and to assure fit to current program needs
• Plan, curate, and organize regularly scheduled exhibitions per year
• Responsible for installation/deinstallation of exhibitions and artworks
• Supervise and provide support for gallery assistants to install/deinstall exhibitions
• Guide artist or guest curator in exhibition design and installation
• Supervise the design and installation of student exhibitions
• Coordinate all details of shipping, insurance, security and documentation

Education and Interpretive Programming

• Organize lectures, workshops and other programs that relate to exhibitions
• Prepare or write interpretations for exhibitions such as narrative labels and handouts and produce brochures or catalogs
• Conduct exhibition tours for campus visitors
• Supervise and provide training for interns to act as docents
• Conduct and/or coordinate educational programs for various age groups in regional community

Marketing and Audience Development

• Produce and distribute exhibition announcements, flyers and press releases
• Publicize exhibitions and related programs across campus through emails to students and faculty/staff
• Publicize exhibitions through local, regional, and social media

Fundraising and Fiscal Management

• Propose and implement internal and external grants, and other fundraising vehicles to supplement the Gallery's permanent funding
• Manage gallery portion of departmental budget and works with department chair and department secretary to maintain budget records

Collections Management

• Manage the permanent collection including the maintenance of policies, procedures and records for current holdings and future acquisitions
• Manage the permanent collection database
• Supervise gallery staff to maintain professional collection management methods and storage

Department Participation

• Teach Professional Practices (3-credits) course, once per year
• Attend regularly scheduled department meetings
• Act as participant on select department committees
• Train and supervise students to support Gallery functioning as well as to supplement department educational programs
• Advise department majors in areas related to art exhibitions and museum studies
• Act as consultant for exhibitions in alternative campus spaces and community partnership spaces, when necessary

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collegially and collaboratively with faculty, staff and students
• Working knowledge of historic and contemporary art
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Effective presentation skills
• Desire to work with diverse student, employee and community populations
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of professionalism in interactions with all constituents

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree
• Experience working in a museum or gallery setting

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in art history, museum studies, other relevant studio art related degree
• Three or more years of museum or gallery management experience
• Evidence of successful grant procurement
• Experience teaching at the college level

About SUNY Cortland

SUNY Cortland is one of 64 campuses in the State University of New York system. The State University of New York is a quality public university that combines world-renowned faculty, dedicated staff, and a truly diverse body of talented students to pursue its mission in every corner of the state: "to learn, to search, to serve."

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