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Northeast Minneapolis Arts District

Program Manager for Arts@MSP Visual Art Exhibit

Job location: MN - Twin Cities Metro
Type: Contract / Freelance
Job Category: Museum, gallery and curatorial
Deadline: November 5, 2021

City: Minneapolis, MN
income: $2,500 for project
Organization website: https://northeastminneapolisartsdistrict.org
Is this a remote / work in the house position?: This is a hybrid position (partially remote, partially site-located)

Job description

The Arts at MSP Program has approved this exhibit theme: Chroma: A Spectrum of Beauty from the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District for the five large cases in the Thomson Reuters Gallery in Concourse C.
• Program Manager works under the direction of the NE-AD Board through their appointed liaison
• Written materials as well as proposed curators must be approved.
• Program Manager works directly with Program Webmaster and curators as well as coordinating with Arts@MSP Exhibit Coordinator.
Responsibilities include:
1. Write artist call
2. Recruit artist candidates through personal email outreach to individuals and organizations, strategic posting of flyers, as well as social media blasts
3. Update program written materials from current Airport exhibits as needed such as
a. Website Intro Page
b. Guidelines for Curators
4. Recruit local curators through personal outreach and interviews – at least ½ of curators to be BIPOC
5. Encourage BIPOC curators to reach out to eligible BIPOC artists to submit
6. Secure written bios from all curators, webmaster, you and NE-AD liaison
7. Provide all artist submissions for vetting to Director of Arts@MSP, eliminate submissions from consideration per said director
8. supervise the curatorial process, including curators providing a layout of work for the exhibit space
9. Offer install opportunity to all curators
10. Communicate with all artists re artwork selected (or not)
11. Coordinate with Arts@MSP Exhibit Coordinator re: # and size of pedestals needed and any special installation requirements for artwork.
12. Design simple but appropriate graphics, something to do with the title, for in between the 5 exhibit cases on in Concourse C.
13. Provide all didactics required including layout of panels describing curators and project personnel as well as graphics for between the cases. Must be given to Arts@MSP Exhibit Coordinator in timely way (Arts@MSP covers actual printing)
14. supervise writing of promotional materials
15. Proofread all written materials - both didactics and web page materials
16. Ensure all selected artists receive contracts with airport
17. Secure releases from all exhibiting artists re showing their work on NE-AD website.
18. Arrange for transportation of artwork for exhibit to and from the airport
19. Others as necessary
The program manager for the current Northeast Minneapolis Arts District MSP exhibits will help transition to the new program manager.
Position Begins: Early November 2021
Exhibit Installs: June 2022
Deinstallation: December 2022

Qualifications or requirements

Appropriate qualifications:
• expertise of visual arts and local visual arts community
• Highly organized and committed to deadlines
• Strong communication expertise
• Project management practice
• Familiarity and capability to use Microsoft Word and Xcel
• Self-motivated and works well in a team
• Committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion
Individuals from underserved or underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply.

How to submit the application:

Please submit your letter of interest and a resume to Leslie Palmer-Ross at E-Mail: Lesliepr63@gmail.com by Friday, November 5, 2021.
Phone/virtual interviews will happen the following week.
Questions may be directed to Leslie at E-Mail: Lesliepr63@gmail.com

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Job Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
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