Primary Role
- Provides for the archival presentation and administration of the permanent collection
- Curate, organize, research and maintain installations from the permanent collection
- Curate and organize special exhibitions and traveling shows from the museum’s collection and outside venues
- Continual research on the collection, making that information available to the public
- Have an understanding of the museum databases for permanent collection, photographic collection and historic archives
Typical Duties and Responsibilities
- Works with the Director to find and book loan shows and set the museum’s exhibition calendar
- Curate four (4) exhibitions per year in the Shoemaker Gallery
- Exhibition design/gallery preparation
- Exhibition installation
- Object preparation (mounting, matting and framing)
- Preparation/writing of wall text, didactic panels, brochure essays, invitations and exhibition posters
- Work with Development, Marketing and Print Shop in preparation for invitation mailings prior to each exhibition
- Photograph/document exhibitions
- Fill out condition reports for loan exhibitions
- Be responsible for loan agreements and insurance paperwork accompanying each loan exhibition
- Make shipping arrangements for loan exhibitions
- Be responsible for packing and unpacking loan exhibitions
- Inventory and maintenance of supplies needed for the gallery
- Supervise museum guards during the academic year
- Works closely with museum studies/museum education students to create, develop, and promote outreach programs each year
- Either for school children or for members of the community (curator and director will each be responsible for one of the programs each year)
- Teach courses in Museum Studies Program
- Museum Studies
- Practicum I and Practicum II
- Supervise internship for JCMA Gallery Manager
- Supervise summer and academic-year internships as needed
- Teach courses in Art History and Anthropology Department
- Academic advisor
- Serve on campus committees
- Maintain an active professional development agenda including attending and presenting at conferences, and writing articles