Assistant Curator of Education YCW Intern - Art Gallery
Organization
Woodstock Art Gallery
Job Type
Contract
Language Required
English
Location
Woodstock, ON
Application Deadline
23-09-2020
Job Start Date
12-10-2020
Date Posted
15-09-2020
Email
mreid@cityofwoodstock.ca
Website
https://careers.cityofwoodstock.ca/job/search/
Salary
Salary rate is $17.00 per hour; 35 hour work week; Tuesday to Saturday; 24-week contract from October 13, 2020 to March 31, 2021
Job Description
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF WOODSTOCK
The City of Woodstock is a dynamic and growing community of 41,000 located in the heart of southwestern Ontario at the crossroads of highways 401 and 403. The City’s progressive actions have made it a leader in the region for conservation, environmental initiatives and long-term commitment to managed growth. Woodstock has roots in both agriculture and manufacturing; as the recognized Dairy Capital of Canada and as home to Toyota’s second Canadian manufacturing facility. With a skilled workforce, affordable housing and a new community hospital, Woodstock truly is a growing city with a lot of rural, small town charm.
“Assistant Curator of Education YCW Intern - Art Gallery”
To be considered for this position, applicants must possess the following minimum qualifications:
• Degree or diploma in Art History or Museum Studies.
• Demonstrated strengths in research and writing
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Familiarity and experience using Past Perfect Collections Management database or other database programs, and knowledge of database management would be an asset
• Experience handling art, and knowledge of Canadian art would be beneficial
• Prior experience working or volunteering in a public gallery, museum or library
• Priority will be given to candidates who wish to pursue further academic or curatorial/ educational programming work, in addition to work in museums or galleries.
• Must be able to work with minimum supervision
Duties:
• Work closely with the Director/Curator and Head of Education;
• Assist with the development and implementation of exhibitions and corresponding education programs in the gallery spaces;
• Assist with the development and delivery of public and school programs;
• Increase intellectual access to the permanent collection;
• Liaison with volunteer committees that the support education programming;
• Perform other related duties along with other functions and priorities within an innovative municipal gallery as directed by the Director/Curator, or designate.
Salary rate is $17.00 per hour. Hours of work will be based on a 35 hour work week, which will include weekends and alternate shift hours. Overtime may be required. This is a 24-week contract from October 13, 2020 to March 31, 2021. This position is dependent on funding from the Canadian Heritage Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage (YCW-BCH) program and candidate eligibility is stipulated by Young Canada Works graduate grant guidelines (https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/young-canada-works/students-graduates/careers-heritage-graduates.html). Candidates must register online through the YCW website.
Resumes and cover letters will be received online at http://careers.cityofwoodstock.ca no later than 4:00 p.m., Wednesday September 23, 2020.
The City of Woodstock is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified applicants. Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.