[Bcma-l] Job Posting - City of Surrey - Curator of Exhibitions & Collections (Revised)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:06:12 -0700

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IMAGINE
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... bringing your best to an environment that is constantly changing and 
always challenging. Imagine joining a team made up of people who do more 
than just see a great future for the City of Surrey --- they actively 
work at building it.

The City of Surrey is proud to be designated a 2008 Cultural Capital of 
Canada, and looks forward to a year celebrated as Fusion --- A Catalyst 
for Cultural Sharing. Surrey will offer both its community and visitors 
a year full of cultural discoveries, particularly through the new Fusion 
Multi-cultural Festival, six public art projects showcasing the 
community's cultural diversity and its fascinating natural history and 
an international new media project for youth called Glocal. Surrey will 
also be participating in the 2009 and 2010 Cultural Olympiad Festivals.

Growth here is occurring at an enormous rate. There's never a dull 
moment and to ensure our commitment to exceptional parks, recreation, 
arts, and heritage services we are looking to hire an exceptional and 
talented:

*Curator of Exhibitions & Collections*
*(Regular Full-time)*

The Surrey Art Gallery's mission is to engage the public in an ongoing 
dialogue about issues and ideas that affect our community as expressed 
through contemporary art, and to provide opportunities for the public to 
interact with artists and the artistic process. It accomplishes these 
aims through exhibitions, programs and publications of contemporary art. 
The Gallery has proactively responded to new developments in art and has 
provided visitors with opportunities to learn about and experience 
contemporary art in all media from ceramics to digital technology.

The Curator of Exhibitions and Collections operates at an advanced 
level, providing stewardship for the City's permanent art collection. 
The Curator also assists in the research, development, and 
implementation of contemporary art exhibitions and related community 
programs and services for the Surrey Art Gallery.

You must display initiative and a positive attitude. Strong leadership, 
public relations and communication skills are vital in this role. You 
possess strong writing and public speaking skills and have experience 
working with boards and committees. Dedicated to community development, 
you are familiar with budget preparation, grant writing, administration, 
staff supervision and comfortable working alongside artists.
Experience in creative marketing is essential and previous experience as 
a museum/gallery Curator, as well as skills in community outreach, 
exhibit design/implementation and a proficiency in technology are 
recommended.

You must be a graduate from a recognized university program in a related 
discipline and have 3 - 5 years of progressively responsible experience 
in the delivery of cultural programs including facility management. An 
equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. 
Technical expertise applicable to the specific role is required.

Our workplace, the Surrey Art Centre, is centrally located and is set 
amid a beautiful park  environment. The Centre features an atrium-style 
main entrance, a bright, spacious lobby, an outdoor courtyard with 
reflecting pool, numerous gallery exhibit spaces, a Tech Lab, art 
studios and two theatres.

The City of Surrey will help discover where your talents can take you.

Become part of the legacy --- apply on-line quoting 08-UN-124: 
www.surreycareers.ca

City of Opportunity, Progress through Diversity
The City of Surrey thanks all applicants and advises that only those to 
be interviewed will be contacted.

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<tt>IMAGINE
 
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...
bringing your best to an environment that is constantly changing and
always
challenging.<o:p></o:p>
Imagine
joining a team made up of people who do more than just see a great
future for
the City of Surrey &#8212; they actively work at building it.<o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
The
City of Surrey is proud to be designated a 2008 Cultural Capital of
Canada, and
looks forward to a year celebrated as Fusion &#8212; A Catalyst for Cultural
Sharing.
Surrey will offer both its community and visitors a year full of
cultural
discoveries, particularly through the new Fusion Multi-cultural
Festival, six
public art projects showcasing the community's cultural diversity and
its
fascinating natural history and an international new media project for
youth
called Glocal. Surrey will also be participating in the 2009 and 2010
Cultural
Olympiad Festivals.<o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
Growth
here is occurring at an enormous rate. There&#8217;s never a dull moment and
to
ensure our commitment to exceptional parks, recreation, arts, and
heritage
services we are looking to hire an exceptional and talented:<o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
Curator of Exhibitions &amp; Collections<o:p></o:p>
 
(Regular Full-time)<o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
The
Surrey Art Gallery's mission is to engage the public in an ongoing
dialogue
about issues and ideas that affect our community as expressed through
contemporary art, and to provide opportunities for the public to
interact with
artists and the artistic process. It accomplishes these aims through
exhibitions, programs and publications of contemporary art. The Gallery
has
proactively responded to new developments in art and has provided
visitors with
opportunities to learn about and experience contemporary art in all
media from
ceramics to digital technology.<o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
The
Curator of Exhibitions and Collections operates at an advanced level,
providing
stewardship for the City&#8217;s permanent art collection. The Curator also
assists
in the research, development, and implementation of contemporary art
exhibitions and related community programs and services for the Surrey
Art
Gallery.<o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
You
must display initiative and a positive attitude. Strong leadership,
public
relations and communication skills are vital in this role. You possess
strong
writing and public speaking skills and have experience working with
boards and
committees. Dedicated to community development, you are familiar with
budget
preparation, grant writing, administration, staff supervision and
comfortable
working alongside artists.<o:p></o:p>
 
Experience
in creative marketing is essential and previous experience as a
museum/gallery
Curator, as well as skills in community outreach, exhibit
design/implementation
and a proficiency in technology are recommended.<o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
You must be a graduate from a recognized university
program in a related discipline and have 3 - 5 years of progressively
responsible experience in the delivery of cultural programs including
facility
management. An equivalent combination of education and experience will
be
considered. Technical expertise applicable to the specific role is
required.
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
Our
workplace, the Surrey Art Centre, is centrally located and is set amid
a
beautiful park&nbsp; environment. The Centre
features an atrium-style main entrance, a bright, spacious lobby, an
outdoor
courtyard with reflecting pool, numerous gallery exhibit spaces, a Tech
Lab,
art studios and two theatres.<o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
The City of Surrey will help discover where your talents can
take you.
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
Become part of the legacy &#8212; apply on-line quoting 08-UN-124:
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.surreycareers.ca">www.surreycareers.ca</a>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
City of Opportunity, Progress through Diversity
 
The City of Surrey thanks all applicants and advises that
only those to be interviewed will be contacted.
 
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