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Art Preparator
Job Description – Art Preparator
Reports to: Registrar
Employment Category: Full-time, non-exempt
Summary
The Everson Museum of Art seeks a highly skilled Art Preparator to join the Collection/Exhibition department. The successful candidate will be trained in museum/art handling best practices, have an eye for detail, be a creative problem-solver, and have the ability to make the most from limited resources. Reporting to the Registrar, the Preparator works closely with the Museum’s Collection and Facilities staff. The Preparator is an important team member, responsible for the well-being and care of the Museum’s collection and exhibitions.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Prepare objects for display and storage
Work closely with Curators and Registrar on exhibition development, planning, design, object security, packing, and storage
Fabricate exhibition mounts, furniture and crates and walls as needed
Assist in gallery installation and deinstallation, and lighting
Manage and monitor the daily condition and appearance of exhibition installations and permanent collection galleries
Work with the Registrar to coordinate and pack of outgoing loans
Keep up to date on new technologies, tools, and archival materials
Manage all supplies, order inventory as needed (includes standard archival materials, and special materials as needed)
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent and 3 years of art handling experience
Significant experience with and understanding of best museum practices in art handling and installation
Must have strong carpentry skills
Knowledge of museum lighting is desired
Builds consensus through collaboration, listens and responds appropriately to others, and asks questions and offers input for positive results
Adapts behavior and work methods, as needed, in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles
Effectively handles multiple demands, shifting priorities, and rapid change
Effective communicator to a wide variety of individuals via email, phone, and in person
Experience with project management, managing others, and working collaboratively with in-house staff as well as contractors
For optimal consideration, please submit resume and cover letter by May 10, 2019.
Submit a letter of application, resume, and references to . Those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.
Salary Range: $16.00– 20.00/hour
Compensation package includes a competitive benefits program including health, dental, life, vacation, and 403(b) program.
The Everson Museum of Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Everson Museum of Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
Submit resume & references to . Those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.
INTERNSHIPS
Everson internships have an experiential learning focus by design. Students work closely with museum staff and volunteers. Internships are project-based and support current museum initiatives. Matching student interests with museum initiatives helps ensure the internship will be a skill building opportunity for both undergraduate and graduate students.
Audience Development Intern
Audience Development Interns will acquire skills that help arts organizations connect with audiences in diverse ways, build new audiences, and communicate with audiences effectively. Duties may include research for social media marketing, posting on community calendars, running customer satisfaction surveys, working at special events and building distribution lists for digital marketing. Experience in Excel, customer service, and social media platforms desirable.
Curatorial Intern
WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 2019 CURATORIAL INTERNSHIPS.
Assist with the research, management, and interpretation of the museum’s collection. Work closely with the museum’s curatorial team to gain professional experience in a museum setting through hands-on training with a wide range of curatorial duties. Projects include, but are not limited to, researching for upcoming exhibitions, researching works in the permanent collection, assisting with the development of exhibition concepts, and working directly with the museum’s collection through photographing works, conducting inventories, and preparing works for exhibition.
Development Intern
Development Intern:
Gain a broad understanding of the business operations of a museum and fundraising.
Focus is on revenue generation including marketing, special events, grant writing and database management.
Education Intern
Research exhibitions, develop family guides and educator resources. Oversee family programming for the Art Zone; create educational and promotional literature and participate in general educational programming and departmental operations.
Marketing and Public Relations Intern
Develop promotional campaigns in support of Everson exhibitions, programs and special events. Hands on opportunity to create PR and marketing plans, develop press releases, write articles and website copy, pitch coverage opportunities, coordinate coverage with the media and design support pieces.
Applying for Internships
To apply for an internship, send your resume and cover letter to and indicate which internship(s) you wish to be considered for. If an interview needs to be arranged, you will be contacted directly.
VOLUNTEER
Members' Council
Members' Council is an energetic group of volunteers who are active ambassadors of the Everson. Planning special events and volunteering in the Museum Shop are just a few of the ways volunteers work behind the scenes to advance the work of the museum. To join Members' Council, simply add $15 to your annual membership dues.
Everson Trip Committee
The Everson Museum of Art Trip Committee is made up of volunteers who enjoy art oriented travel and who would like to share this interest with other Museum members. The Committee is a subcommittee of the Everson Museum of Art Members’ Council.
Thousands of people participate in informative and educational tours through the Everson Museum's galleries each year thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers called docents. Docents appreciate art, learning and teaching, and are energized by the enthusiasm of students and adults responding to works of art in the museum. Everson Museum docents conduct museum tours for school groups, clubs and organizations, and present outreach programs. Docent-led tours and programs can be customized for a particular curricular focus or age group and are also available in French.
For a rewarding volunteer experience in a beautiful setting, become a volunteer at the Everson Museum of Art, one of Central New York's most treasured cultural organizations.
Volunteer opportunities abound at the Everson. Positions include staffing the Museum Shop; greeting visitors at the Visitor Services Desk; working in the administrative office answering phones and assisting with mailings and other projects; and serving on special event committees organized by the Members' Council, such as the Trip Committee and Festival of Trees Committee.
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