Organization:

Massachusetts College of Art and Design
621 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

www.massart.edu

Region:

Eastern Massachusetts

Category:

Other

Type:

Full-Time

Description:

The Program Coordinator for Youth Programs will work with the Director of Youth Programs to manage the day to day logistics and operations of the different individual programs that are part of the department, and to ensure the quality of programs and information related to program management. Responsibilities include ensuring recruitment (including school outreach) and registration processes and data quality, managing logistics of ongoing programs; working with the director or appropriate staff on the conception and development of projects; and assisting with the hiring and supervision of program teachers work study, and temporary help as appropriate. Core duties: 1.Responsible for registration of all Youth Program participants using Colleague and Microsoft Access database. 2.Provide information to and advise program participants, prospects, parents, and college staff in person, by phone, email and letter. 3.Ensure the quality and maintenance of all student records including medical, demographic and other in both hard copy and electronic form. 4.Assist with youth program marketing and student recruitment in collaboration with Professional and Continuing Education (PCE) colleagues and appropriate MassArt personnel. Serve as liaison to and conduct meetings with local urban and suburban schools; work with community organizations as appropriate (in cooperation with Center for Art and Community Partnerships (CACP); assist with formulation and execution of social media marketing for youth programs. 5.Assist with the hiring, performance review and paperwork associated with Youth Program administrative personnel. 6.Assist classroom teachers, teacher’s assistants, with attendance, and class critiques. 7.Develop and manage Youth Programs and events in collaboration with the Art Education department, CACP and other partners. 8.Oversee training for work study student hires and temporary help. 9.Coordinate program orientation and final culmination for Youth Programs. 10.Work with the director to manage refunds and scholarships. 11.Assist with the assessment of programs, services, and outcomes through comprehensive evaluations. 12.Maintain extensive photo and text archive of programs and projects. 13.Assist Director in the preparation of quantitative and qualitative reporting of Youth Programming for grants. 14.Ensure management of supply ordering and inventory. 15.Coordinate documentation of programs and projects. 16.Participate on various campus committees as appropriate including the Youth Program Advisory Committee/Youth Council, Artward Bound Working Committee and Artward Bound Advisory Board. 17.Act as liaison with MassArt Business Office, Public Safety, Facilities and Central Services on matters pertaining to Youth Programs. 18.The Program Coordinator is accountable for ensuring that affirmative action, equal opportunity and diversity are integrally tied to all actions and decisions for which they are responsible and which fall within the scope of the Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Diversity Plan. Review of applications will begin on Monday, March 12, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled.

Qualifications:

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 1.BA or BFA 2.Background in youth or community programs 3.Background in Fine Arts 4.Knowledge of registration processes and registration databases 5.Knowledge of and facility with Microsoft office software 6.Excellent written and communication skills 7.Excellent attention to detail and high degree of accuracy 8.Knowledge of social media and social media marketing PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 1.Experience with Colleague Student Information System 2.Ability to speak another language 3.Knowledge of computer programs used in the arts, including Creative Suite, etc

How To Apply:

PLEASE APPLY ON OUR WEBSITE: http://careers.massart.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50768

Apply by:

3/12/2012

Date Posted:

2/27/2012

About this Organization:

Founded in Boston in 1873, Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt)is the only independent public university of art and design in the US. The university enrolls approximately 1800 undergraduate students in 22 disciplines and 195 graduate students in top-ranked MFA programs, M.Arch, and Art Education program.

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First Night Worcester is seeking an Executive Director who is a strategic thinker with a passion for the arts. S/he will be responsible for general operational, administrative and financial management of the organization. The Executive Director is responsible for overall operations, fundraising, finance and budgeting, marketing and communications. Working closely with the Board of Directors and Administrative Coordinator, the Executive Director develops annual programming for the event and raises funds for the New Year’s Eve event and ongoing outreach programs with our partners.

For complete info, please download the PDF.

Note: The work schedule is part-time for 6 months with the fewest hours in the summer and full time for 6 months to meet the demands of the organization.

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About
Provisions Library, a non-profit instigator of arts and social change in Washington DC, is pleased to launch research residencies that investigate futures for creative civil society. The program will bring together four residents (artists, scholars, activists, and practitioners) for research-based projects that explore and extend social change themes. Participants will gain exposure to policies, practices, and politics while exploring transformative social imaginations and strategies. The rapidly changing urban and institutional landscape of Washington DC will serve as a platform, model, and resource to propose and prepare social futures.

Apply
Provisions invites letters of interest from artists, activists, scholars, writers, educators, and practitioners. To apply to the program, compose a one page letter for each research topic of interest that expresses your past works, future visions, research interests, and how you would benefit from program participation. All letters should be submitted with a resume/cv and samples of current work (website link or pdf). All letters of interest for the first round of projects must be received by March 1, 2012 at provisionslibrary@gmail.com. Selection will be announced April 1st. Link to Provisions Research Residency Call for Submissions

See the complete information for this interesting program here.

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THAT’S A FACT

Young, Gifted and Black

An Invitational Group Exhibition of Massachusetts/Boston-Area African American Artists

under 40 years of age whose work in varied media addresses

Race, Injustice, Identity, and Aspiration

CALL – for – ART

Artists’ work sought to showcase the varied artistic talent and artistic forms being created by African American artists under 40 years of age from the Boston Metro area and Massachusetts region. Artists working 2-D (painting, drawing, photo, printmaking) 3-D (sculpture, assemblage, ceramics, installation) digital media, video, film, and alternative forms of art are invited to submit work for immediate consideration for inclusion.

February 9 through March 2, 2012

Artists’ Reception: Thursday, February 9, 6:00 – 8:00p.m.
with live musical performance

Application and more info:

CALL for ART THAT’S A FACT, Young, GIfted & Black BHCC Art Gallery 2012.pdf  download

CALL for ART THAT’S A FACT, Young, GIfted & Black BHCC Art Gallery 2012.DOC download

Presented by:

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Due by February 13, 2012
canopycanopycanopy.com

Triple Canopy announces its third annual call for proposals by artists and writers
Triple Canopy, the online publication and editorial collective based in New York, Los Angeles, and Berlin, is pleased to announce its third annual call for proposals. Commissions will be considered under six project areas and published in the course of the next year. Artistic, editorial, and technical staff will work closely with contributors as they develop the best approach to realizing their projects on the Web, from the conceptual phase to the design and technological production. Recipients receive:

• Three to six months of artistic, editorial, and technical support
• Honorarium of up to 300 USD as well as material costs
• Opportunity to present the project to an audience in the form of a reading, workshop, or discussion
• Opportunity for inclusion in our annual print publication, Invalid Format: An Anthology of Triple Canopy, as well as our ongoing broadsheet series
• Archiving and long-term maintenance of the final project by technical staff
Triple Canopy welcomes artist projects that treat the Internet as a medium and seek to develop ideas that engage with—but reach beyond—its specific qualities and attendant modes of readership and viewership; artful reporting, intelligible philosophizing, distinctive fictionalizing and the like. Because of Triple Canopy’s unique interface we encourage writers not to be bound by the standard styles of magazine, art, and academic writing.
Applications are due by midnight on Monday, February 13, 2012. Applicants will be notified by March 1 whether their proposals have reached the second round of review. Commission recipients will be announced on April 3. Projects will be developed in collaboration with Triple Canopy for publication in the online magazine (or live presentation in New York) between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013.
View our submission guidelines »
View past commission recipients »
About Triple Canopy
Triple Canopy is an online magazine, workspace, and platform for editorial and curatorial activities. Working collaboratively with writers, artists, and researchers, Triple Canopy facilitates projects that engage the Internet’s specific characteristics as a public forum and as a medium, one with its own evolving practices of reading and viewing, economies of attention, and modes of interaction. In doing so, Triple Canopy is charting an expanded field of publication, drawing on the history of print culture while acting as a hub for the exploration of emerging forms and the public spaces constituted around them. Triple Canopy is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization.
Support for Triple Canopy
Triple Canopy gratefully acknowledges The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The Brown Foundation, Inc. of Houston, The Buddy Taub Foundation, CEC ArtsLink, Chamber Music America, The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Experimental TV Center, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York Council for the Humanities, New York State Council on the Arts, Office for Contemporary Art Norway, and the Orphiflamme Foundation, as well as the many individuals and in-kind contributors who have generously given their support.

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NYU Abu Dhabi Visual Arts Faculty Positions

We invite applications for faculty positions in Visual Arts (assistant, associate or full professor). We are looking for an artist who maintains a distinguished record of professional achievement together with a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate teaching. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to play an integral role in fashioning a complete international research university oriented around the liberal arts. We encourage applicants in the various fields of studio practice, including digital, installation, painting, performance, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and others. Ideal candidates work internationally and are engaged with the Middle East and Gulf Region.

New York University has established itself as a Global Network University, a multi- site, organically connected network encompassing key global cities and idea capitals. The network has three foundational, degree-granting campuses: New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai, complemented by a network of over 15 research and study-away sites across five continents. Faculty and students will circulate within this global network in pursuit of common research interests, the promotion of cross-cultural understanding and solutions for problems, both local and global.

Entering its second year, NYU Abu Dhabi has already recruited a cohort of faculty who are at once distinguished in their research and teaching. Our first two classes of students are drawn from around the world and surpass all traditional recruitment benchmarks, both US and global. NYU Abu Dhabi’s highly selective liberal arts enterprise is complemented by an institute for advanced research, sponsoring cutting-edge projects across the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, and Engineering.

The terms of employment are competitive and include housing and educational subsidies for children. Faculty may also spend time at NYU New York and other sites of the global network, engaging in both research and teaching opportunities. The appointment might begin as soon as September 1, 2012, or could be delayed until September 1, 2013.

Applications are due by January 10, 2012. Candidates should upload a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and list of three references in PDF format to our website at nyuad.nyu.edu/human.resources/open.positions.html. In addition, a portfolio of recent work should be submitted via CD or DVD to: Brendan Rose, NYUAD Operations Office, 14 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10012. If you have any questions, please e-mail nyuad.arts@nyu.edu.
NYU Abu Dhabi is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Department of Art and Art Professions
Visual Artist, Clinical Appointment (non-tenure-track), Open Rank
Appointment begins September 1, 2012

Located in New York’s historic East Village, NYU Steinhardt’s Studio Art Program is closely tied to the international art world and focuses on the contribution of contemporary visual art to a broader cultural dialogue. Graduate and undergraduate studio art programs are interdisciplinary in approach and combine contemporary theory and criticism with painting, sculpture, photography, digital art, video, performance, and ceramics. Students and faculty at NYU have access to the resources of a major research university, as well as the department’s graduate programs in art education, arts administration and art therapy.

Qualifications: We invite applications from visual artists who have established exceptional and widely influential careers, as evidenced by international exhibitions, ambitious public projects, published catalogues, and extensive critical commentary. Artists working in any media, or combined media are welcome to apply. We seek candidates who see an ongoing engagement with students and a creative academic community as part of an innovative artistic practice.
Responsibilities: Will include an active agenda of artistic practice and exhibition; undergraduate and graduate teaching and advisement; and participation in faculty meetings, committees and other service appropriate to a university faculty member is expected. NYU’s dynamic Global Network University includes NYU Abu Dhabi and international programs and academic centers around the world. NYU Steinhardt faculty may be afforded the opportunity for variable term work at these global study and research sites. NYU is committed to building a culturally diverse educational environment and strongly encourages applications from historically underrepresented groups.
Applications: Letters of application with curriculum vitae, along with the names and contact information of four references should be submitted online at:
www.nyuopsearch.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=51078

Samples of creative work will need to be sent to:

Kevin McCoy
Chair, Visual Art Search
Department of Art and Art Professions
Steinhardt School, New York University, 34 Stuyvesant Street, New York, NY 10003.
Review of applications will begin December 15th and will continue until the position is filled.
New York University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

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Organization:
Cloud Foundation
Cloud Place
647 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
www.artscienceprize.org/boston

Region:
Eastern Massachusetts
Category:
Executive
Type:
Full-Time

Description:
The Boston ArtScience Prize (www.artscienceprize.org/boston) is an innovative, interdisciplinary education program located in Boston’s Copley Square that supports high school students as they explore and develop groundbreaking ideas around an annual scientific theme. The ArtScience Prize is a year-round curricular program in which adult Program Mentors co-lead teams of high school students through a school-year-long project development process that helps them build the skills and social aptitudes to bring their dreams to reality. At the end of the program year, many students receive project funding and continued mentorship for the ongoing development of their team ideas, and one student team is awarded a trip to Paris, France to participate in the International Idea Translation Workshop at our Paris-based partner site Le Laboratoire.

The ArtScience Prize focuses on the idea that students can be most innovative and creative when they are given the space to explore interdisciplinary approaches and pursue projects that are driven by their own passion to make a difference to society. Through the program, students explore the related concepts of artscience (the combination of aesthetic and analytical thinking) and the Idea Translation™ process (the journey an idea takes from conception through its eventual realization). Unlike other educational models that focus exclusively on the arts or sciences, the ArtScience Prize helps develop students as tomorrow’s leaders by encouraging their ability to easily shift between disciplines within the context of a scientific theme. In this Lab model that includes both dedicated arts instruction and arts-integrated learning, students are asked to apply skills and ways of thinking common to both the aesthetic, dreamy processes of the arts and the deductive, analytical processes of the sciences and other disciplines. Some of the core activities common to this process include thinking “outside the box,” learning about and working in disciplines that are unfamiliar, problem-solving, public presentation, critique, and experimentation. This fusion of disciplines, anchored by the annual scientific theme, supports and challenges students to stretch their thinking and come up with wild, “blue sky” ideas to address needs that exist throughout the world. Student classes take place at the Idea Translation Lab @ Cloud Place, a Boston-based arts and innovation center in Copley Square that is part of an international network of ArtScience Labs (www.artsciencelabs.org). We seek a program Director that can foster an environment that motivates teens from Boston Public High Schools throughout their creative development. The Director will be responsible for the administration of the program in Boston as part of a larger international network, run the program’s day-to-day operations, lead the program’s administrative and teaching staff, build program and community partnerships, and ensure faithful implementation of the ArtScience Prize curriculum and competition.

Qualifications:
The program Director provides leadership for the Boston ArtScience Prize to bring out the best in staff, partners, and the program’s high school-age students; creates a spirit of creativity, innovation, and cross-cultural collaboration through the Boston ArtScience Prize; and is highly responsible for the day to day management, budgeting, uses and programming of the space, evaluation of program outcomes, and application of the program curriculum. The Director will also lead or assist with fundraising, special events and programs, and stewardship of donors for the Boston program.

The Director of the Boston ArtScience Prize works with and reports to the Executive Director of the Cloud Foundation and ArtScience Labs to ensure that the Boston ArtScience Prize retains its commitments to excellence and high-quality youth programming, and continues as the incubator and research and development lab for the international expansion of the ArtScience Prize model currently being implemented by ArtScience Labs staff. He/she will also work with the Director of Curriculum and Evaluation to ensure faithfulness to the program’s curricular model and evaluation of student impacts and program quality.

Management of the Boston ArtScience Prize

• Manages the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Boston ArtScience Prize program
• Ensures that the Boston ArtScience Prize is faithfully implementing and maintaining the ArtScience Prize vision that ensures that highest quality program, and helps to lead in evaluation and reporting
• Ensures that the Boston ArtScience Prize program, students, and Program Mentors are meeting benchmarks according to the program’s curricular framework
• Creates a learning and teaching environment for students, staff, and Program Mentors that is a “safe space” for work, learning, and personal and creative exploration
• Submits reports about the Boston program to ArtScience Labs staff and leadership
• Ensures that staff and instructors are given ample opportunities for growth and professional development

Fundraising and Development

• Supports the Executive Director in helping to fundraise for ArtScience Labs and the Boston ArtScience Prize

Events
• Responsible for the planning and executing several Boston ArtScience Prize media-attended events per year.

Human Resource Management
• Oversees hiring and personnel management related to the Boston ArtScience Prize

Community and Public Relations
• Assures that the Boston ArtScience Prize and its mission, programs, and services are consistently presented in a professional and positive manner to relevant stakeholders
• Builds and maintains partnerships with community and corporate partners

The Ideal candidate will be deeply passionate about the following:
==> Creating a work environment that fosters open dialogue, acceptance of feedback, and ongoing adaptation and flexibility
==> Ensuring a caring and supportive environment that promotes positive youth development for High School students from throughout the Boston area
==> Working within a flexible and changing curricular and programmatic structure
==> Being part of an interconnected and collaborative global network of creativity labs
==> Creating environments for personal and professional growth of staff and Program Mentors
==> Managing within a dynamic, highly developed team environment to realize efficiencies in the program and within finite resources

Qualifications:
ASL seeks a seasoned, creative, and energetic individual who has a deep commitment to education, youth and creativity. Successful candidates will possess the following attributes:

• Bachelor’s degree in education or a related field; Master’s preferred, PhD’s welcome
• 3-5 years’ experience in an education-related organization required
• 3-5 years’ experience as senior-level manager, officer or executive in a programmatic or organizational setting preferred
• Demonstrated track record in soliciting and securing funding and working with grantmakers
• Exceptional communication and management skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to manage organizational and departmental budgets
• Multilingualism a plus

Applicants from diverse racial backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

How To Apply:
Please submit the following via e-mail to kris@artscienceprize.org and note in the email subject line “Boston Director Search”:

• Résumé
• Bio of up to 150 words
• Statement of purpose (400 words or less) describing your philosophy of education, youth work, and your interest in this program

E-mail submissions are preferred, but those unable to submit via e-mail can send application materials to: Cloud Place Attn:
Director Search, 647 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116

Deadline for applications: Friday, December 23rd, 2011

Please contact kris@artscienceprize.org with any questions about applying for this position.

No phone calls, please.
Any application materials will not be returned.
For more information, please visit
www.artscienceprize.org/boston
Salary:
Commensurate to experience
Date Posted:
12/1/2011
About this Organization:
The Boston 100K ArtScience Innovation Prize is an urban teen empowerment program of ArtScience Labs, an international network of creative organizations founded by the writer and creator David Edwards. A project-based creativity development program, the ArtScience Prize provides exciting opportunities for urban teens to learn through passionate development of breakthrough ideas in the arts and design, at the frontier of scientific knowledge. Through a curricular and mentoring model, urban high school students form teams around innovative “seed ideas.” During the course of a school year participating teens refine their ideas, take ownership of the idea development process, and develop idea translation proposals for public presentation. The ArtScience Prize provides networking and educational resources to participating teens and, working with an international jury, selects a group of finalist teams to receive funding up to a total of $100,000 to further pursue realization of their ideas.

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Violence Transformed 2012 seeks entries in any medium for exhibition and digital projection at the Massachusetts State House and other curated venues in April, May and June.

We welcome artworks addressing issues of protest, refuge, healing and commemoration and are particularly interested in works that give expression to the transformative power of art by imagining alternatives to violence.

Submit disk containing up to 6 jpeg images, printed image list (title, medium, dimensions), c.v., artist’s statement and $15 submission fee by February 18 to:

Violence Transformed
c/o Gail Bos
48 Sheridan Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

Download the prospectus and submission form here: www.violencetransformed.com

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Immigrant Movement International: Open Call

Global Action for International Migrants Day on December 18

With Creative Time and Queens Museum of Art

www.immigrant-movement.us/december18
www.creativetime.org
www.queensmuseum.org

Immigrant Movement International (IM International), an ongoing project initiated by artist Tania Bruguera and co-presented by Creative Time and the Queens Museum of Art, today announced an open call for submissions for actions that will take place on December 18, 2011, designated “International Migrants Day” by the United Nations. The organizers call on artists, immigrants, activists, and interested members of the public to stage an action on December 18, 2011 at 2pm local time in recognition of the concept of transnational migrants as a “global class” united across continents and cultures by common political and social conditions, as well as by the human experience of being a migrant. By engaging participants across the globe in a UN-endorsed project, the organizers hope to promote understanding of the specificity of local migration issues and the political interconnectedness across nations and regions that migration engenders.

“As migration becomes a more central element of contemporary existence, the status and identity of those who live outside their place of origin starts to become defined not by sharing a common language, class, culture, or race, but instead by their condition as immigrants,” said Bruguera, whose project was initiated in Corona, Queens in January 2011.

Individuals and groups from around the world are invited to participate by visiting www.immigrant-movement.us/december18 and submitting an idea for an action—for example, a public performance, panel discussion, or community gathering—to take place on December 18 at 2pm local time. The website will enable users to track these actions as they happen in real time across the globe by presenting an interactive map of the world with a description of each action. Confirmed participants to date include: Pedro Reyes (Mexico City), Chto Delat (St. Petersburg), Ghana Think Tank (New York), Oliver Ressler and Martin Krenn (Vienna), Polibio Díaz (Santo Domingo), Monali Meher (Amsterdam), Situations + Nowhereisland (London), Dora García (Barcelona), Khaled Jarrar (Palestine), Mizuki Endo (Japan), Lauren Berlant (Chicago), Haim Soko and Ekaterina Lazareva (Moscow), Vit Havranek and Tranzit (Prague), and Ruby Chishti (Pakistan), as well as artists in Rome, Copenhagen, Basel, Zagreb and other cities around the world.

“What does it mean to represent the contemporary immigrant? And furthermore, what are the forms of governance for a global citizenry? These questions are at the heart of Tania Bruguera’s Immigrant Movement International,” said Nato Thompson, Chief Curator of Creative Time.

In addition to mobilizing members of the global public to perform an action on December 18, IM International will also provide a “Migrant Manifesto,” which will be made available on the IM website for participants to incorporate into their actions on December 18. The document was produced by immigration academics, activists, politicians and community members at a weekend convening at the IM International headquarters on November 4th and 5th.

“Given the migrations that have brought 167 different languages to Queens, we are reminded every day of the contributions, sacrifices and experiences of our diverse group of friends, staff members, and visitors,” said Tom Finkelpearl, Executive Director of the Queens Museum of Art. “We are particularly proud to be involved in a project related to the International Day of the Migrant, given the fact that the United Nations General Assembly met in our building in the late 1940s. That was a great moment for international exchange, as is a walk through almost any Queens community today.”

Additional information about the International Migrants Day/December 18 global action, as well as a downloadable PDF of the “Migrant Manifesto,” will be available throughout Fall 2011 at: www.immigrant-movement.us/december18.

Immigrant Movement International
108-59 Roosevelt Avenue
Queens,? NY? 11368
Phone: 718 424 6502
E-mail: united@immigrant-movement.us

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Bloomberg Innovation Delivery Fellowship

Deadline November 15, 2011!

The Research Center for Leadership in Action at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies, is pleased to announce a call for applications for the Bloomberg Innovation Delivery Fellowship.

The Bloomberg Innovation Delivery Fellowship is part of an initiative to support Innovation Delivery Teams in five cities across the United States. Innovation Delivery Teams help mayors develop and deliver powerful solutions to major urban challenges. Situated in a mayor’s office, these teams of top performers bring rigorous focus and best-in-class practice to identifying powerful solutions, developing implementation plans and then managing for results – effectively engaging all necessary stakeholders to support success throughout the process. Bloomberg Philanthropies has invested $24 million over three years to enable five cities – Atlanta, Chicago, Louisville, Memphis, and New Orleans – to recruit and hire top tier talent to staff their teams (see attached press release and news coverage). Over the next three years, each city will receive extensive technical assistance and support through the initiative to get the teams up and running and to identify best practices and lessons as each team customizes the model to meet local needs.

The fellowship will recruit five early-tenure professionals who aspire to exceptional careers in public service to support these new teams. Each fellow will serve a two-year commitment as part of the Innovation Delivery Team in one of the selected cities. Reporting to the Team Director, fellows will add value to the cities by supporting city-specific strategies, documenting progress in all phases of the innovation and delivery process, and implementing data collection systems and basic analysis that accelerate progress and elevate best practices on government innovation.

This fellowship will offer an unparalleled leadership opportunity that includes a hands-on learning experience supported by a national learning network and first-tier academic expertise. The program provides fellows a unique understanding of government innovation coupled with access to senior leaders in municipal government and the opportunity to be part of a groundbreaking team model that brings real change to one of the selected American cities.

Download the entire application form. (4552k pdf)

Contact Information
Research Center for Leadership in Action
New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

The Puck Building
295 Lafayette Street, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10012

Email: wagner.innovationfellows@nyu.edu
Phone: (212) 998-7552
Web: wagner.nyu.edu/leadership
Fellowship: http://wagner.nyu.edu/leadership/leadership_dev/bidf.php

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Final Berwick Grants

GRANTING CLOSURE:
Announcing the Final Berwick Artist Grants

Grants up to $5000 to be awarded by December 31, 2011

Dear Berwick friends,

After over ten years of sponsoring support for experimental and research-based art in the greater Boston art scene, the Berwick Research Institute is shuttering its virtual doors at the end of this year.

Since 2000, hundreds of artists have served as Berwick board, staff, Artists-in-Research, Bumpkin artists, performers and more. Each has contributed to the indelible mark that the Berwick has left on the spirit of this region’s art. We will be throwing a party (stay tuned for details) to celebrate all of these contributions before each of the Berwick’s current members move on to other ventures, but before we party with you, we have one more order of business–awarding some grant money to some lucky artists!

Announcing: THE FINAL BERWICK ARTIST GRANTS

Eligibility and conditions:
Grants of up to $5000 will be awarded based on the quality and feasibility of the individual proposals which match the mission of the Berwick (see Mission)
This call for submissions is open to all artists, but the work being proposed must either serve or be created in the greater Boston area.

DEADLINE for submissions is: December 11, 2011

Brevity is a virtue in all submitted proposals. CV and bio materials are preferred as URLs. Please try to fit your proposal, including images, on one, single-page .pdf file.

There is a single condition attached to the winning Final Berwick Artists Grants: You must donate/share 10% of the granted funds to another artist or arts organization in the Boston area. Please specify this artist or organization in your proposal.

Applications can be sent no later than midnight December 11, 2011 to BerwickGrants2011@gmail.com
For more information, visit www.berwickinstitute.org

The Berwick Research Institute is a 501c3 non-profit art organization that provides emerging artists with the opportunity for fiscal sponsorship and a laboratory where they can experiment with new forms and concepts without the pressures of a commercial environment. The Berwick brings artists and audiences together to foster a community that is based on dialogue, while encouraging play as a means of doing research.

The Berwick Research Institute was founded in January 2000 by eight young artists who saw the need for a non-commercial space where they could create, perform, and present experimental work. Over the next three years, the group transformed part of a former whoopie pie bakery into a vibrant laboratory and public space for artists working in sound, film, robotics, conceptual art, dance, theatre, music and new media to test conventional artistic boundaries for an enthusiastic audience. From 2002 – 2009, the Berwick supported new creation through the Artist in Research (AIR) residency program, which started as an informal allowance of studio and exhibition space to artists interested in exploring new elements in their work.

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Deadline January 15, 2012

Dune Shack Residencies for Artists & Writers available

Cape Cod, MA,

Dune Shack Residencies for Artists & Writers
Residency applications for 2012 for artists, writers and the general public are being accepted for the Fowler and C-Scape Dune Shacks in the Cape Cod National Seashore. One to three weeks stays available, including a 3-week $500 fellowship for a visual artist, and two funded weeks for writers.

Contact Provincetown Community Compact, www.thecompact.org
Deadline January 15, 2012.

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Fellowship Applications, Cranbrook Academy of Art

Application Deadline: December 1, 2011

www.cranbrookart.edu

Cranbrook Academy of Art — a preeminent graduate school of art, design and architecture—s eeks applicants working in the fields of Critical Theory and/or Contemporary Craft, Art and Design Theory for a one-semester residential teaching fellowship for Fall 2012. Candidates with an emphasis in craft are particularly encouraged to apply for 2012. Please note that we are not seeking candidates who are primarily studio artists.
Candidates must hold an advanced degree in their field (MA or higher, PhD preferred), have graduate-level teaching experience and an interest in the links between theory and visual art/craft/design studio practice. The Fellow will give two public lectures and conduct discussion groups with graduate students. They will also be asked to review student artwork and participate in occasional studio critiques. Opportunities also exist for creative curatorial, research or other projects while in residence. This position is well-suited to an emerging professional, although all levels are invited to apply.
Fellowship includes:
Stipend
Travel stipend toward R/T travel to campus and/or professional activities
Housing (private apartment on campus)
Fellows must reside on campus and be free from professional duties during fellowship (September 10–December 21, 2012)
Application must be postmarked by December 1, 2011.
To apply, send 3 copies of a packet that includes:
Completed Application Form
Letter of interest
Academic CV (including bibliography of published work)
Proposal of Series for the Fall 2012 semester (to include 2 lectures and 3 discussion topics)
Names and contact information for three references (must include telephone number)
Mail application to:
Sarah Turner / Critical Studies Fellowship
Cranbrook Academy of Art
PO Box 801
39221 Woodward Avenue
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801
Founded in 1932, Cranbrook Academy of Art is located on a National Historic Landmark campus in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The country’s only independent graduate-only program in visual art, architecture and design, Cranbrook offers an intense and intimate learning experience for 150 graduate students in a community of studio-based programs where Artists-in-Residence mentor students to creatively influence contemporary culture.
For more information, contact Sarah Turner at the address above or: sturner@cranbrook.edu

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ArtsBoston’s BosTix Booth Manager

Apply by: 11/20/2011

Organization:
ArtsBoston
31 Saint James Avenue
Suite 360
Boston, MA 02116

http://www.artsboston.org

Region:
Eastern Massachusetts
Category:
Retail/Sales/Waitstaff
Type:
Full-Time
Description:
Reporting to the Director of Ticketing, Tourism & Special Events, this full-time, salaried position will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of ArtsBoston’s two discount ticket booths located in Copley Square and Faneuil Hall Marketplace.

Key Responsibilities include:
• Oversee the daily operations of the two BosTix booths
• Supervise and train part-time staff
• Work with performing arts groups, as well as museum & tourist attractions, to manage ticket inventory
• Maintaining a professional work environment and exterior appearance at the booths including advertising, daily show signage and overall booth cleanliness/safety
• Provide thoughtful, timely and proactive customer service (what we call being an “Arts Ambassador”) to both member arts organizations and to patrons who visit the ticket windows
• Create events in the Ticketmaster system
• Administer the daily and weekly financial reporting
• Update daily email and BosTix website listings for what’s on sale at the booth each day
• Assist Director of Ticketing, Tourism & Special Events with various projects as needed
• Partner with marketing staff to ensure booths are properly branded, marketing materials are distributed and patron data is collected
• Weekends and/or holiday hours are required

Qualifications:
Knowledge:
• 2-3 years in a fast paced box office environment
• Familiarity with Boston’s theatre and music scenes, as well as area tourist attractions
• Passion for ArtsBoston mission and active participant in and/or patron of Boston’s visual or performing arts
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite); HTML email skills and experience with Ticketmaster software/selling practices a plus

Skills/Attitude:
• A positive, upbeat attitude with the ability to interact professionally with the public, member groups and staff
• Ability to work quickly and accurately, especially under pressure
• Good judgment with the ability to effectively manage the expectations of others, make sound decisions within the scope of the job, and elevate issues as needed
• Strong listening and verbal skills with a demonstrated ability to express ideas clearly and concisely
• Demonstrated ability as a “self-starter” who shows the initiative to carry assignments beyond the original instruction in anticipation of future opportunities
• Strong organizational skills, deadline and service driven, team oriented

About ArtsBoston
For more than 35 years, ArtsBoston has championed the local arts community by connecting people of every age and background with the cultural organizations that call Greater Boston home. Equally important, through innovative programs like ArtsBoston.org and BosTix ½ price ticketing that reach consumers both online and in person in Copley Square and Faneuil Hall Marketplace, area residents and visitors benefit from ArtsBoston’s commitment to keeping the arts accessible and affordable.
How To Apply:
Please email cover letter and resume to: jobs(@)artsboston.org
ArtsBoston
31 Saint James Avenue, Suite 360
Boston, MA 02116
www.artsboston.org

No phone calls please.
Apply by:
11/20/2011
Date Posted:
10/26/2011
Additional job listings for this organization can be found at: http://www.artsboston.org/page/employment
About this Organization:
ArtsBoston is the voice and resource for the arts in Greater Boston, representing more than 170 theatre, music, and dance member groups. Through ArtsBoston.org, the region’s only comprehensive guide to Boston’s arts and cultural scene, BosTix discount ticketing programs, exclusive data and market research and more, ArtsBoston invites audiences to access and enjoy live arts and cultural performances. Since its origin in 1975, ArtsBoston has brought more than three million people to the arts and returned more than $42 million to Greater Boston’s arts community and as a nonprofit, ArtsBoston is proud to reinvest all of its earnings back into Boston’s art community helping to sustain and grow local cultural programming.

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Editor-in-Chief, Art New England

Apply by: 11/15/201

Organization:
New Venture Media Group
332 Congress Street
Suite Two
Boston, MA 02210
www.artnewengland.com; www.bostonguide.com
Region: Eastern Massachusetts
Category: Executive
Type: Part-Time

Description:
New Venture Media Group seeks an Editor-in-Chief to direct all editorial functions for Art New England, a bimonthly contemporary art magazine based in Boston. Responsibilities include content planning; day-to-day editorial oversight; developing, assigning, editing, and writing content for the magazine and website; content acquisition, selection, and preparation; coordination with art director, production, sales staff, and publishers; development of relationships with museum directors, curators, gallerists and artists; attendance at art shows, lectures; and special events. Oversees editorial content. Both generates and obtains original content, ensuring stories are well-written, thoughtful and engaging. Develops an editorial plan and calendar. Oversees and evaluates the editorial staff’s daily activities and keeps staff on schedule to meet deadlines. Hires and supervises interns. Cultivates a pool of exceptional freelance writers. Assigns stories to both staff and freelancers. Works with writers on story development and ensures compatibility with Art New England’s voice and mission. Writes and edits copy, headlines and photo captions; fact checks; proofreads; and performs page corrections. Oversees entire production process, ensuring all deadlines are met through upload to the printer. Provides input on page design and cover image selection; assists in acquiring images and captions. Guides editorial content of Art New England’s website and writes much of its web-only content, including the blog. Supervises updates and changes to website as needed. Stays current with museum and gallery shows, art trends, art news, museum changes, and anything that’s of interest to those in the contemporary art scene.

Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in journalism, writing or art history. Masters preferred. A minimum of 5 years editorial experience with some supervisory experience as a newspaper or magazine editor. Must possess exemplary editing, writing, organizational and time-management skills. Detail oriented. Must have a strong background in contemporary fine art. Must have experience using Chicago Manual of Style and ability to adapt to Art New England’s editorial style. Familiarity with WordPress desired.

How To Apply:
Please submit resume and cover letter (mandatory) to: Rita A. Fucillo, Vice President, Publishing New Venture Media Group, 332 Congress Street Suite Two, Boston, MA 02210 Email: rita@newventureboston.com

Apply by: 11/15/2011

Salary: Commensurate with experience

About this Organization:
New Venture Media Group is Boston’s most unique custom publishing, marketing and PR firm. Anchored by the Boston edition of Playbill; Art New England; and Panorama, The Official Guide to Boston, NVMG also owns and operates Show of the Month Club–a Boston-based discount theater and travel club–and New Venture Entertainment, its producing and general management company.

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2011-03-23

Creative Economy Director, State of Massachusetts

Industry Director-Economic Competitiveness -CreativeEconomy

“The Director is responsible for planning, developing, managing, coordinating and monitoring the state’s overall economic development efforts in the creative industries including design, visual and performing arts, film, video gaming, advertising, architecture and tourism. The primary objective is to successfully assist businesses to create and maintain jobs in Massachusetts.”

This posting expires March 30, 2011!

For complete details, see the full listing at this link.

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2011-03-14

Director, Artward Bound, MassArt

The Director of Artward Bound is responsible for leading this MassArt program that works to prepare low- income Boston area students academically and artistically for acceptance to and success in an art college. Through the school year and a six-week summer component, students receive academic and artistic support and participate in college preparation and career development workshops, and personal growth activities. This is a grant funded position.

Full description (PDF download, 25 KB)

 

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2011-02-05

SOMA Summer offers a series of short seminars and workshops led by a selection of renowned Mexican and international artists. Participants have also the possibility of meeting weekly with a variety of artists and curators for individual critiques. Activities are designed to promote intense creative work and artistic dialogue.

Online applications will be accepted until Friday May 13, 2011; however there is only 20 spots available and applications will begin being reviewed on April 01^st, 2011.

http://somamexico.org/seccion/somasummer/

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2010-11-11

 

Margo Harris Hammerschlag Biennial Direct Carving Award

$10,000 – Open to women 18+ – Deadline November 22, 2010

Download the application here:

http://thenawa.org/node/42

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2010-09-06

 

Composers, Dramatic Writers, Sculpture/Installation Artists:

Fellowship Application Deadline September 20

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The Artist Fellowships are competitive, anonymously judged fellowships of $7,500 and finalist awards of $500, as direct support to individual artists in recognition of artistic excellence.

This deadline schedule is a change from past cycles, so please share this opportunity with any Massachusetts artist you know who might be interested in applying.

As a reminder, applications in the categories of Crafts, Film & Video, and Photography will be accepted beginning December 1, 2010 (Deadline: January 24, 2011).

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Boston Center for the Arts

Curator position

 

The Boston Center for the Arts seeks an innovative curatorial professional to join its Program Department. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual working as part of an integrated team to advance the BCA’s mission with respect to visual arts programming in the Mills Gallery as well as across the BCA campus.

Position Type: Full Time

Reports to: Director of Programs

Responsibilities

1. Collaborate with Executive Director and Program Director to develop annual exhibitions schedule, select guest curators and artists to create a profile characterized by innovation, excellence and diversity.
2. Create interpretive activities including talks, discussions, hands?on demonstrations and a gallery performance series in support of all exhibitions.
3. Participate in selecting and supporting visual arts residencies in the Cyclorama.
4. Curate up to two shows per year in main gallery, project space and/or media space.
5. Supervise all gallery activities with support from one full time equivalent gallery manager, interns, and volunteers.
6. Coordinate with, development, marketing and operations departments to advance needs of the gallery.
7. Maintain professional liaison to the professional community.
8. Participate on organizational management teams as assigned.

For complete information, please download the PDF.

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2010-08-18

 

Call for Residency Applications

Atlantic Center for the Arts

 

 

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Since 1982, Atlantic Center’s residency program has provided artists from all artistic disciplines with spaces to live, work, and collaborate during three-week residencies. Located just four miles from the east coast beaches of central Florida, the pine and palmetto wooded environment contains award-winning studios that include a resource library, painting, sculpture, music, dance and writers’ studios, a black box theater, and digital computer lab. Each residency session includes three master artists of different disciplines. The master artists each personally select a group of associates – talented, emerging and midcareer artists – through an application process administered by ACA. During the residency, artists participate in informal sessions with their group, collaborate on projects, and work independently. The relaxed atmosphere and unstructured program provide considerable time for artistic regeneration and creation. Atlantic Center for the Arts provides housing (private room/bath with work desk), weekday meals (provided by ACA chef) and 24-hour access to shared studio space. Financial Aid is available to qualified applicants.

For more information on how to apply, please visit www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org, or email program@atlanticcenterforthearts.org or telephone ACA at (386) 427-6975 or (800) 393-6975 (domestic US only).

2011 Master Artists-in-Residence

Residency #140

FEBRUARY 21 – MARCH 13, 2011 (Application deadline: October 15, 2010)

David Behrman, music composition

Diana Cooper, visual arts

Victoria Redel, fiction/poetry

Residency #141

MAY 16 – JUNE 5, 2011 (Application deadline: February 4, 2011)

Thomas Sayers Ellis, poetry

Rick Lowe, visual arts

Matthew Shipp, jazz composition

Residency #142

JUNE 27 – JULY 17, 2011 (Application deadline: March 25, 2011)

Playwrighting Residency

Annie Baker, playwright

Mike Daisey, playwright (tentative)

Dael Orlandersmith, playwright

Residency #143

OCTOBER 10 – 30, 2011 (Application deadline: May 20, 2011)

Nick Flynn, memoir/ creative nonfiction/poetry

Roscoe Mitchell, composer/multi-instrumentalist

Alexis Rockman, visual arts

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National Endowment for the Arts

Job Title: Design Specialist

Agency: National Endowment For The Arts

Job Announcement Number: NEA-AG-10-1012 (DEU)

SALARY RANGE:	$62,467.00 – $97,333.00 /year
OPEN PERIOD:	Thursday, August 12, 2010 to Thursday, August 26, 2010
SERIES & GRADE:	GS-0301-11/12
POSITION INFORMATION:	Full-Time Permanent
PROMOTION POTENTIAL:	12
DUTY LOCATIONS:	2 vacancies – Washington DC Metro Area, DC
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:	Applications will be accepted from all qualified United States Citizens.

JOB SUMMARY:

This position is located in the Visual Arts Division, Office of the Deputy Chairman for Programs & Partnership, National Endowment for the Arts.

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), an independent Federal agency and the official arts organization of the United States government, supports excellence in the arts, both new and established; brings the arts to all Americans; and provides leadership in arts education. We are motivated by the vision of a nation in which artistic excellence is celebrated, supported, and available to all Americans.

If you share our vision, and are excited by the possibility of making a difference in the cultural life of the Nation, please consider joining us.

You will enjoy your work and have access to excellent benefits and policies that allow you to balance the demands of work and personal life.

This is a great opportunity to join a mission-driven organization with a generous benefits package: paid vacation, sick days, holidays, health and life insurance, and an excellent retirement package!

Visit our website at www.nea.gov for more information about the NEA.

Status candidates selected from this announcement may be required to serve a new one year probationary period.

PLEASE NOTE-UP TO TWO VACANCIES MAY BE FILLED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT

Complete information and application here: Design Specialist

 

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Eligible candidates will be rated under the Category Rating and Selection Procedures. If it is determined that you meet the basic qualifications and selective factor, your application will be further evaluated and placed for selection consideration in one of two categories: