Community Services Assistant 3 - Gallery Curatorial Assistant (Auxiliary) |
*Funded in part through Heritage Canada???s Young Canada Works Building Careers in Heritage, applicants need to meet specific eligibility requirements including: be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment, are an unemployed or underemployed college or university graduate, and will not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week) while employed with this position. To find out more, visit: http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1459878161086. |
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Municipality: |
City of Surrey |
This posting closed on
April 30, 2017 at 4:30 PM
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Department: |
Parks Recreation and Culture |
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Job Description: |
Are you studying contemporary art and want to develop skills to work in an art exhibitions?
Surrey Art Gallery is offering a 16-week placement for a candidate who is a full-time student obtaining a degree in fine arts, art history , curatorial studies, museum studies, and/or a related discipline. This position is designed to provide work experience in gallery curatorial department at one of Canada???s most vibrant visual arts institutions.
The successful candidate will be a motivated, methodical, articulate self-starter with excellent organizational and communication skills, a passion for art and cultural production and able to work independently and as part of a team.
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Duties: |
??? Assisting with the planning and coordination of upcoming 2017 2018 exhibitions;
??? Collaboratively compiling research and developing resources related to these exhibitions;
??? Assisting with the archiving of recent exhibition documents;
??? Writing and researching for the purposes of cataloguing and interpreting works from the collection (including recently acquired artworks);
??? Participating in de-installation and installation of exhibitions
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Educational Requirements: |
??? Completion of grade 12 and some post-secondary education from a recognized institution
??? Supplemented by 2 years of related experience in cultural work including supervision
??? Emergency First Aid certificate and CPR Certificate or acceptable equivalent
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Skill Requirements: |
??? Knowledge and experience in art exhibition theories and practices;
??? Broad knowledge of contemporary art and art history
??? Excellent oral and written communication;
??? Solid administrative, organizational, interpersonal, and research skills;
??? Effective problem-solving skills;
??? Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team
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Web Address: |
Surrey.ca |
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Address: |
14245 - 56th Avenue
Surrey, British Columbia
V3X 3A2, Canada |
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E-mail: |
humanresources@surrey.ca |
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Opening Date: |
April 12, 2017 08:30 AM |
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Closing Date: |
April 30, 2017 04:30 PM |