Studio Arts and Gallery Coordinator
- Employer
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Location
- Bronxville
- Salary
- $31,000 - $35,000
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- Employment Type
- Part Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Studio Arts and Gallery Coordinator
Job Description
Position OverviewThe Studio Arts and Gallery Coordinator supports the Visual and Studio Arts program by managing gallery installations, exhibitions, and building operations. This role involves coordinating art installations across the Barbara Walters Gallery and the Heimbold Visual Arts Center, providing logistical and administrative support, and ensuring spaces are safely maintained to professional standards. The Coordinator collaborates closely with artists, faculty, and students, fostering a vibrant arts community on campus.
Essential Duties Summary
Essential Functions
- Coordinate the planning and execution of gallery exhibitions, including installation, de-installation, and lighting setup.
- Communicate regularly with artists, curators, and faculty to ensure exhibitions align with program goals and timelines.
- Oversee building operations, placing work orders for maintenance and addressing health and safety concerns proactively.
- Design and distribute promotional materials for exhibitions and events, utilizing Adobe Creative Suite for print and digital media.
- Document gallery exhibitions for departmental archives and social media platforms, enhancing program visibility.
- Provides transportation, installation, and condition reporting of artwork to and from campus galleries.
- Support senior studio courses by assisting students with solo exhibitions, installations, and event promotion.
- Assist with large-format printing and technical support for promotional materials.
- Maintain an inventory of gallery supplies and oversee their procurement in collaboration with the Visual Arts Services Manager.
- Coordinate open studio events, managing logistics, layout, and equipment needs.
- Collaborate with faculty to provide technical assistance and support for studio-based courses.
- Manage the Heimbold Visual Arts Center's mailroom and public spaces, ensuring cleanliness and organization.
- Contribute to the ongoing development and maintenance of the Visual Arts program's web and social media presence.
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Required Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in Studio Art or a related field.
- A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in gallery management, art handling, and installation.
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and large-format printing.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Valid driver's license and ability to operate gallery tools and equipment safely.
Physical and Cognitive Requirements
- Moderately sedentary, involving periods of sitting and computer use.
- Capacity to organize and synthesize detailed information.
- Occasionally operates heavy machinery and uses hand tools regularly, requiring physical strength and coordination.
- Engages in activities that require lifting (up to 50 lbs.), walking, standing, climbing, and pushing/pulling for extended periods.
- High levels of visual and manual coordination for operating equipment.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with woodshop tools and digital photography.
- Demonstrated ability to solve problems creatively and independently.
- Commitment to fostering a collaborative arts community.
Posting Number: S00459P
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Open Until Filled: No
Salary: $31,000 - $35,000
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Organization
Sarah Lawrence is a prestigious, residential, coeducational liberal arts college. Founded in 1926 and consistently ranked among the leading liberal arts colleges in the country, Sarah Lawrence is known for its pioneering approach to education, rich history of impassioned intellectual and civic engagement, and vibrant, successful alumni. In close proximity to the unparalleled offerings of New York City, our historic campus is home to an inclusive, intellectually curious, and diverse community.
Talented, creative students choose Sarah Lawrence for the opportunity to take charge of their education. In close collaboration with our dedicated, distinguished faculty, students create a rigorous, personalized course of study, conduct independent research, and connect a wide array of disciplines. They graduate knowing how to apply the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking necessary for life after college.
Sarah Lawrence College occupies 44 wooded acres in Yonkers, NY, near the Village of Bronxville—just north of New York City. A 30-minute train ride from the Bronxville station takes students into Midtown Manhattan.
In addition to our round-table classrooms, Sarah Lawrence has outstanding theatres, art and performance studios, and music spaces; modern science labs; state-of-the-art graphic computing equipment; competitive sports facilities; a 60,000-square-foot visual arts center; and recently renovated dining facilities.
Our students are men and women who share an enthusiasm for intellectual rigor, academic risk taking, creativity in all disciplines, and original and interdisciplinary work. We are particularly committed to having our faculty, administration, and student body reflect the social, racial, and economic diversity that characterizes our society. The College’s 1,377 undergraduate students come from nearly every state and from 53 countries; 84 percent of undergrads live on campus.
At Sarah Lawrence, students spend more time one-on-one with award-winning faculty than do students at any other college in the country.
Working At Sarah Lawrence College
As a Sarah Lawrence employee, you will join a warm, challenging, and diverse community that offers both quality of life advantages and tangible, valuable employee benefits.
When you work at Sarah Lawrence, you:
- Receive outstanding benefits, such as medical, dental, and vision plans that exceed the standard plans offered by many companies and institutions, and an exceptional retirement plan through TIAA-CREF.
- Have unparalleled educational opportunities, such as tuition benefits on campus for employees, their spouses, and their children; discounted tuition to the College’s renowned nursery school; and tuition benefit programs for dependent children who attend other colleges.
- Have continuous opportunities for advancement, as it is College policy to fill vacancies by promotion or transfer whenever possible.
- Enjoy boundless cultural experiences, including readings, lectures, music, theater, film screenings, dance performances, art exhibitions, and a state-of-the-art library, free to employees. · Have free access to the 48,000-square-foot Campbell Sports Center, with a six-lane pool, modern weight/fitness training center, squash courts, gymnasium, indoor track, outdoor tennis courts, and fitness classes, open to employees seven days per week.
- Have several on-campus options for meals, plus off-campus discounts at local restaurants and stores.
- Work in a convenient location close to all major highways, easily accessed from the Metro-North Harlem line, and 35 minutes from mid-town Manhattan.
- Enjoy free parking on campus, a 10% discount at the college bookstore.
- Website
- https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/
- Telephone
- 914-395-2315
- Location
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1 Mead Way
Bronxville
New York
10708
United States
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