We’re Hiring! - Gallery Assistant, Summer Programming
ARTSPLACE Gallery (Annapolis Region Community Arts Council)
35 hrs/week, $16/hr for 8 contiguous weeks in the July-August period (some flexibility on start/end date)
Please submit resume and cover letter to [email protected] by May 10, 11:59pm.
Core responsibilities are primarily administration and communications related. You will work closely with Gallery Director and Assistant Gallery Director to assist in coordinating summer programs, including Paint the Town, youth art camps, workshops, exhibition openings, artist talks or film screenings.
Duties will include tasks such as participant registrations and communications, volunteer coordination, data collection and processing, planning and coordination. General duties will include greeting and guiding gallery visitors, social media, telephone and email communications, mail, filing, processing payments.
The successful candidate must be available for the Paint the Town Weekend, August 17-18. Participation in some programming will require evening and weekend hours. Some physical labour required on occasion.
Interest and involvement in visual arts/culture and community volunteerism are considered assets.
The Annapolis Region Community Arts Council was founded in 1982 and has over 200 members. ARCAC manages the ARTSPLACE Gallery. In our four gallery spaces and studio space we serve thousands of visitors and participants each year with a program of dozens of exhibitions, workshops, youth programs, talks, films and other special events. Our annual Paint the Town Festival will take place August 17-18 with 80 artists producing hundreds of artworks all around town, all available via silent auction on the same day.
The Gallery Assistant position is timed to coincide with our high tourist season, culminating in the excitement of the Paint the Town weekend. We appreciate your interest and application.
For more background, visit arcac.ca / linktr.ee/arcac.artsplace / youtube.com/@artsplacegallery / instagram.com/arcac.artsplace / facebook.com/ARTSPLACEGallery
35 hrs/week, $16/hr for 8 contiguous weeks in the July-August period (some flexibility on start/end date)
Please submit resume and cover letter to [email protected] by May 10, 11:59pm.
Core responsibilities are primarily administration and communications related. You will work closely with Gallery Director and Assistant Gallery Director to assist in coordinating summer programs, including Paint the Town, youth art camps, workshops, exhibition openings, artist talks or film screenings.
Duties will include tasks such as participant registrations and communications, volunteer coordination, data collection and processing, planning and coordination. General duties will include greeting and guiding gallery visitors, social media, telephone and email communications, mail, filing, processing payments.
The successful candidate must be available for the Paint the Town Weekend, August 17-18. Participation in some programming will require evening and weekend hours. Some physical labour required on occasion.
Interest and involvement in visual arts/culture and community volunteerism are considered assets.
- We are committed to hiring within groups which are underrepresented or experience additional barriers in the labour market. If you self-identify as Black, racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQI+, or are a member of an official language minority, please bring this to our attention, either in your written application or when asked during the interview process.
- Funded through Canada Summer Jobs:
To be eligible, you must be aged 15-30 and a Canadian citizen or permanent resident or have refugee protection conferred (i.e. international students are not eligible).
The Annapolis Region Community Arts Council was founded in 1982 and has over 200 members. ARCAC manages the ARTSPLACE Gallery. In our four gallery spaces and studio space we serve thousands of visitors and participants each year with a program of dozens of exhibitions, workshops, youth programs, talks, films and other special events. Our annual Paint the Town Festival will take place August 17-18 with 80 artists producing hundreds of artworks all around town, all available via silent auction on the same day.
The Gallery Assistant position is timed to coincide with our high tourist season, culminating in the excitement of the Paint the Town weekend. We appreciate your interest and application.
For more background, visit arcac.ca / linktr.ee/arcac.artsplace / youtube.com/@artsplacegallery / instagram.com/arcac.artsplace / facebook.com/ARTSPLACEGallery
