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Director Of Cantor Art Gallery
Company | College of the Holy Cross |
Address | Worcester, MA, United States |
Employment type | FULL_TIME |
Salary | |
Category | Higher Education |
Expires | 2023-08-17 |
Posted at | 10 months ago |
Description
Reporting to the Dean of the Faculty, the Director of the Cantor Art Gallery will be responsible
for all aspects of the Cantor Art Gallery's fine art exhibition program and its year round
operations, including developing and curating exhibitions and related programming that
proactively and creatively engages the lives of students, faculty and staff, as well as the greater
Worcester community, and beyond. The Director acts in a leadership capacity to partner with
faculty to co-curate exhibitions related to the curriculum. In addition to overseeing all
operational and administrative aspects of the Cantor Art Gallery itself, the Director is responsible
for the oversight and care of the Gallery's permanent collection of 2,000+ objects.
The Director also develops events and programming to amplify the pedagogical goals of the
College, while providing opportunities for students and visitors to experience a range of
contemporary and historical art, and to learn about individual artists, art movements, and
culturally diverse subjects.
Gallery Structure and Collaborations
Located in the new Prior Performing Arts Center, a state-of-the art integrated arts building
designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the Cantor Art Gallery resides within the Provost's area
and is heavily integrated into the academic and intellectual life of the College. The Director leads
a staff that includes an assistant director of communications and operations, a gallery fellow, a
student staff of interns and gallery attendants, and independent contractors hired by the Director
to assist with the preparation of exhibits. The role of the Gallery is rooted in the Catholic, Jesuit,
liberal arts identity of the College, which is detailed in the College's Mission Statement
(http://www.holycross.edu/mission) and Aspire, the College’s new strategic plan
(https://aspire.holycross.edu). The Director will shape the Gallery's program within this context.
In addition to the wide range of academic departments across the College and their faculty and
students, the Director works closely with administrative offices including the Office of Risk
Management; Public Safety; Graphic Arts; Communications and Marketing; and Campus
Facilities.
Major Areas of Responsibility
Exhibitions
faculty, students, and staff, as well as the Worcester community.
Collections
Gallery Leadership and Operations
outreach activities to the College, the local Worcester community, as well as public school
programs.
Requirements
To assure first and fullest consideration, please submit a resume and cover letter by July 7, 2023.
In your cover letter, please address how your work might support the College's mission as a
Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college (see http://www.holycross.edu/mission) and its core
commitment to diversity and inclusion. Please provide examples of any past work that illuminate
your commitments in these areas. For more information, please visit
http://holycross.edu/diversity.
Reporting to the Dean of the Faculty, the Director of the Cantor Art Gallery will be responsible
for all aspects of the Cantor Art Gallery's fine art exhibition program and its year round
operations, including developing and curating exhibitions and related programming that
proactively and creatively engages the lives of students, faculty and staff, as well as the greater
Worcester community, and beyond. The Director acts in a leadership capacity to partner with
faculty to co-curate exhibitions related to the curriculum. In addition to overseeing all
operational and administrative aspects of the Cantor Art Gallery itself, the Director is responsible
for the oversight and care of the Gallery's permanent collection of 2,000+ objects.
The Director also develops events and programming to amplify the pedagogical goals of the
College, while providing opportunities for students and visitors to experience a range of
contemporary and historical art, and to learn about individual artists, art movements, and
culturally diverse subjects.
Gallery Structure and Collaborations
Located in the new Prior Performing Arts Center, a state-of-the art integrated arts building
designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the Cantor Art Gallery resides within the Provost's area
and is heavily integrated into the academic and intellectual life of the College. The Director leads
a staff that includes an assistant director of communications and operations, a gallery fellow, a
student staff of interns and gallery attendants, and independent contractors hired by the Director
to assist with the preparation of exhibits. The role of the Gallery is rooted in the Catholic, Jesuit,
liberal arts identity of the College, which is detailed in the College's Mission Statement
(http://www.holycross.edu/mission) and Aspire, the College’s new strategic plan
(https://aspire.holycross.edu). The Director will shape the Gallery's program within this context.
In addition to the wide range of academic departments across the College and their faculty and
students, the Director works closely with administrative offices including the Office of Risk
Management; Public Safety; Graphic Arts; Communications and Marketing; and Campus
Facilities.
Major Areas of Responsibility
Exhibitions
- Broadly reflecting the mission and pedagogical goals of the College, plan exhibition and
- Curate, as well as partner with guest and faculty curators on original and diverse contemporary and
faculty, students, and staff, as well as the Worcester community.
- Plan, coordinate, and execute the installation of all professionally presented exhibitions, including
- Work with the Visual Arts Department on the annual senior visual arts majors’ thesis exhibition.
- Write and manage interpretative and promotional materials, including interpretative texts, catalogs,
- Develop interpretation and outreach strategies to engage campus and other communities with
Collections
- Oversee the management of the Cantor Art Gallery Permanent Collection, including cataloging,
- In partnership with College Advancement department, engage donors and steward gifts of art to
- Provide for the ongoing care and conservation of works housed in the Cantor collection.
Gallery Leadership and Operations
- In support of the work of the Gallery, its exhibitions and collections, develop and collaborate on
outreach activities to the College, the local Worcester community, as well as public school
programs.
- Supervise and provide leadership for gallery employees and student staff and establish an inclusive
- Develop and manage the budget of all gallery operations; work with Advancement and the Office
- Represent the Cantor Art Gallery to and as part of campus leadership and committees.
- Build and maintain professional relationships with diverse arts organizations, art collectors, artists,
Requirements
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a strong emphasis on relationship
- 3-5 years curatorial and administrative experience.
- Building across different groups and disciplines
- Demonstrated experience academically and intellectually engaging diverse groups through
- Demonstrated budget and finance management experience
- MA or MFA in studio art, art history, arts administration, museum studies, curatorial studies, or
- Exposure to a broad spectrum of art museum or gallery operations, including collections
- Management
- Demonstrated project and staff management experience
- Other relevant discipline or field; PhD desirable.
- Programming and outreach
- Understanding of the importance of liberal arts education
To assure first and fullest consideration, please submit a resume and cover letter by July 7, 2023.
In your cover letter, please address how your work might support the College's mission as a
Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college (see http://www.holycross.edu/mission) and its core
commitment to diversity and inclusion. Please provide examples of any past work that illuminate
your commitments in these areas. For more information, please visit
http://holycross.edu/diversity.
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