AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

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Gamble Curator at the Autry Museum of the American West

The Gamble Curator is responsible for the interpretation and development of collections, exhibitions, publications, core galleries, and programs that explore the Twentieth-Century American West and popular culture, especially as related to film, literature, television, and music. The Gamble Curator is also responsible for the significant collection of historical firearms at the Autry and the on-going development of donor, collector, and trustee relationships to enhance and interpret these collections.

Museum experience and a MA or PhD (preferred) in a relevant field such as American Studies, History, or Museum Studies is required.

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The City of Torrance Community Services Department is currently accepting applications for an Instructor I (Cartooning/Visual Arts Instructor) with the Cultural Services Division. This is a recurrent, as needed position that pays between $21.78 and $24.03 per hour. Classes begin in January, 2016.

Under supervision, the Cartooning/Visual Arts Instructor I will teach basic cartoon and anime drawing skills, with additional visual arts teaching as required. They are responsible for preparing lesson plans and instructing 2-dimensional visual arts classes in weekly, eight – ten week quarters.

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HEIDI DUCKLER DANCE THEATRE seeks a full-time EXPERIENCE DIRECTOR

Company: Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre Position: Experience Director

Position Description: Working closely with the Artistic/Executive Director, Strategic Director, and Media Director, the Experience Director will be responsible for managing the company’s development, institutional and individual partnerships, and overseeing its projects (including performances, events and Educational programs). Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre is seeking someone who has strong creative, interpersonal and writing skills, an eye for detail, a desire for a career in arts administration, and a passion for the performing arts.

Position reports to: Artistic/Executive Director

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

Tisch School of the Arts
New York University
665 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10012

tisch.nyu.edu

The Department of Photography and Imaging at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, is searching to fill an Assistant Professor position beginning fall 2016 in the following area(s): Critical Studies—New Media and Photography.

For full details and information on how to apply, please visit: tisch.nyu.edu

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

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Roski School of Art and Design
University of Southern California
850 W 37th Street, Watt Hall 104
Los Angeles, CA 90089

roski.usc.edu

Full-time, tenured position in Studio Art: associate professor or professor level
Complete description here: https://jobs.usc.edu/postings/55697
Application deadline: December 15, 2015.

USC Roski invites nominations and applications for one or more full-time tenured faculty positions in Studio Art. We are seeking artist-educators with careers of national or international impact. Artists working in any media may apply, but preference will be given to candidates whose practices are grounded in painting, drawing or sculpture, and who have experience teaching in these areas.

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Seeking Director

Application deadline:
Tuesday 10 November 2015
(close of business)

Tate Modern
Bankside
London

www.tate.org.uk

Salary package: up to 125k GBP per annum, dependent upon the skills and experience of the successful candidate

Tate is seeking to appoint the next Director of Tate Modern, succeeding Chris Dercon, following the opening of the new Tate Modern in June 2016.

Tate Modern is the world's most visited contemporary art gallery. One of Tate's family of four galleries, and currently attracting a broad and diverse audience with over 5.5 million visits a year, the new Tate Modern will open in June 2016 with 60 percent more display space, presenting an even more diverse and international perspective on modern and contemporary art.

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Harvard University
Tenure-track assistant or associate professor of visual art, sculpture
Harvard University
Department of Visual and Environmental Studies
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
24 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

ves.fas.harvard.edu

Application deadline: November 25, 2015
Appointment expected to begin: July 1, 2016

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Job Title: Executive Director
Reports to: Board of Directors
Status: Exempt, Full Time
Benefits: Health, Vacation and Sick Leave, Parking, 403(b) Application deadline: December 15, 2015
Anticipated Start Date: February 2016

Position Description: The executive director is responsible for leading the Arts Council’s achievement of its mission and strategic and financial objectives, implementing the organization’s strategic plan, and overseeing day-to-day management.

Primary Areas of Focus:
- Fund development
- Budget development and oversight
- Staff development, management, and evaluation
- Advocacy on behalf of the Arts Council and Long Beach art community
- Fulfillment of strategic objectives
Qualifications:

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The Skirball Cultural Center’s Teaching Our World Through the Arts program seeks proposals from Movement and Theater Artists to facilitate a workshop for a K-12 teacher professional development program.

TEACHING OUR WORLD THROUGH THE ARTS
is a professional development program that prepares K–Grade 12 teachers to integrate the arts into core curriculum. In this multi-disciplinary strand, inspiring practitioners in dance and theater will share methods for integrating movement and theater skills into classroom teaching.

WORKSHOP DATES (teaching artists are hired for one date only)
STRAND 3: MOVEMENT AND THEATER, Saturdays February 27, March 5, 12, 19, 2016

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS
Your 500 word max. proposal should outline a workshop that is…

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