Gallery Director
Job Description
Visual Art
Position Overview
The Gallery Director supervises students & volunteers and
works with faculty and staff to coordinate the technical and operational aspects of the Art Gallery. The position plans and monitors a
yearly budget. The position develops programming that demonstrates innovation, diversity, and service excellence through community outreach
and marketing, for participants including students, visiting artists, and the general public. Teach one gallery operations course per
semester, two course per academic year.
Job Description
Essential Functions
30% – Gallery
Management: Work in cooperation with the Visual Art Department Chair to coordinate and direct Art Gallery exhibition calendar, program
administration, support special events, and curriculum-supplementing workshops. Develop instruction, exhibit management, digital media, and
specialized installations on a case-by-case basis. Coordinate and direct exhibitions and workshops related to the exhibition space.
Supervise part-time staff as a lead worker, schedule, assign workloads, oversee projects, review, and assess work assigned. Provide
specialized hands-on training to part-time technical staff, volunteers as needed.
15% – Administrative: Manage operational planning,
administer, and monitor the budget. Place supply orders and maintain adequate supplies as needed for operations. Manage implementation of
technical and specialized gallery equipment as needs occur for exhibits. Arrange maintenance and repairs for the building.
10% –
Marketing: Design, produce, distribute marketing for the Art Gallery exhibitions and events. Will include physical marketing such as press
releases, postcards, flyers, and placed printed advertisements. Digital marketing will include web and social media content. Manage
activities, written copy, and images for the art website, art gallery website page.
10% – Property control: Develop and administer
policies and procedures for gallery management, scheduling, conducting, and managing open calls for artwork. Will create and oversee
contracts for incoming artwork, control inventory, and install exhibitions.
30% Teaching: Develop curriculum for 8-15 students in
gallery operations classes each semester. Prepare course lectures and grade assignments. Hold office hours for questions.
5% –
Other duties as assigned.
Position Requirements
Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed for special
events.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree from an accredited institution in education,
organizational development or directly related field (directly related field includes a degree in Art, Museum Studies, Art Education, or Art
History). - One year of university level teaching experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with
museum or gallery-quality exhibit design, installation, lighting, signage, assembly, and/or storage. - Experience leading volunteers,
student employees, and/or other staff - Experience with inventory, care, control, techniques, and requirements as it pertains to a
permanent art collection, including incoming and outgoing artwork. - Experience managing operations in an art gallery and/or
coordinating special events - Experience with digital media, art, and equipment
Contact Information to
Applicants
Marshall Maude
maude@ku.edu
Additional Candidate
Instruction
A complete application will include CV and cover letter. Please apply no later than July 23, 2023 to ensure
consideration.
Advertised Salary Range: $34,000
Application Review Begins:
24-Jul-2023
Anticipated Start Date: 01-Sep-2023
Limited Term End Date
01-Sep-2025
Primary Campus
University of Kansas Lawrence Campus
FTE: .75
Reg/Temp: Regular
FLSA Status
Nonexempt
Employee
Class: U-Unclassified Professional Staff
Work Schedule
30 hours per week
Job
Family
EducationalSuport&Delivery-KUL
Conditions of Employment
Contingent on Funding, Limited
Term
Work Location Assignment
On-Site
Disclaimer
The University of Kansas
prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability status as a
veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the
university’s programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following persons have been designated to
handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and are the Title IX coordinators for their respective campuses: Director of the
Office of Civil Rights & Title IX, civilrights@ku.edu, Room 1082, Dole Human Development Center,
1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, 785-864-6414, 711 TTY (for the Lawrence, Edwards, Parsons, Yoder, and Topeka campuses); Director,
Equal Opportunity Office, Mail Stop 7004, 4330 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Fairway, KS 66205, 913-588-8011, 711 TTY (for the Wichita, Salina,
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