Last year the Society launched its new Collections Online platform, enabling us to share our unique holdings with audiences from around the world. We are now seeking a part-time Museum Documentation Assistant to play a key role in improving public access to the collection by auditing, documenting, and cataloguing the Society’s c. 3000 18th-19th century printing blocks ready for publishing online.

This role will give the right candidate valuable experience in practical collections care, handling, and storage. Full training will be given, and the project will culminate in an exciting in-house display designed, curated, and installed by the Museum Documentation Assistant.

We are looking for a candidate with a good general education (GCSEs or equivalent); an understanding of the practical handling requirements for museum collections; good manual dexterity; and a demonstrable interest in aspects of the Society’s collections.

GENERAL SUMMARY
Under the supervision of the Department Head, Prints, Drawings, and Photographs and the Department Head, James Pearson Duffy Department of Modern and Contemporary Art , will conduct object and provenance research for the contemporary and prints, drawings, and photographs collections.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Research and compile scholarship on assigned collections.
Update files , documents , and databases pertaining to the collections.
Contact scholars, collectors, and museums for information as necessary
Perform other duties as assigned.

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The mission of The New York Public Library is to inspire lifelong learning, advance knowledge, and strengthen our communities, and we rely on three great resources—our staff, our collections, and our physical and digital spaces—to provide opportunities for learning and growth.

Established in 1987 with a gift from the Wallach family, The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints, and Photographs is the primary access point for researchers using the Research Libraries’ materials on painting, sculpture, photography, prints, architecture and the decorative arts. The Print Collection encompasses over 200,000 prints along with a specialized reference collection of over 15,000 volumes on the history of prints and printmakers. The Photographs Collection comprises approximately 500,000 photographs, including examples of almost every photographic process from the earliest daguerreotypes to contemporary digital images. The Wallach Division also serves as the access point to the Spencer Collection of fine bindings and illustrated books. Together, these collections include more than one million works of art in various mediums and formats, complemented by nearly 700,000 monographs and periodicals, much of which can be accessed by researchers in its study rooms, which are among the most active and accessible in New York City. The quality, depth and scope of its holdings have earned the Wallach Division an international reputation among a broad variety of scholars and lovers of art.

The Specialist II serves the Curator of Prints as a steward and interpreter of the Print Collection, working with partners throughout the New York Public Library to thoughtfully acquire, promote, exhibit, publish and program the use of its holdings.

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Reporting to the Head of the Bibliographic Description Unit, the Early Materials Cataloger creates, enhances, and maintains original and complex bibliographic and authority records for manuscript items and printed works, chiefly from the medieval through the early modern periods, in the fields of British and European literature, history, and the humanities. Plans, directs, and reviews work of cataloging assistants and student assistants. Assists in the ongoing development of the unit’s cataloging procedures for related collections. Completes special projects as assigned. Contributes to Yale University Library and University-wide initiatives and is expected to be active professionally.

This position will be assigned a rank of Librarian 1 to Librarian 3. Librarian ranking information can be found at Librarian ranking information can be found at http://bit.ly/YULRanksPromotions .

This position represents an exciting opportunity for a scholar-librarian to work at the intersection of early materials cataloging and scholarship. We seek applicants interested in the politics of metadata, the materiality of the textual object, trends in forensic analysis, and the broader questions relating the creation, survival, transmission, ownership, description, and use of special collections to their understanding within scholarship, the classroom, and the public spheres of the humanities. Applicants that meet the minimum education/experience qualifications are encouraged to apply. The successful applicant will receive intensive on-the-job training in manuscript and print cataloging and paleography if needed, according to the protocols of the department and library. The Bibliographic Description Unit, part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library’s Technical Services Department, is responsible for cataloging material in all formats, ranging from medieval manuscripts to twenty-first century publications.

Over three centuries, the Yale Library has built special collections representing an extraordinary range of human experience and knowledge. The collections range from ancient papyri and medieval manuscripts to twenty-first century archives, from incunabula to websites. They are among the largest and most widely used special collections in the world: the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Lewis Walpole Library, Manuscripts and Archives in Sterling Memorial Library, Medical Historical Library, and special collections in the Divinity Library, Gilmore Music Library, and Haas Arts Library. In order to expand access to these extraordinary holdings and strengthen connections across all Yale Library special collections, the Yale Library is currently reorganizing special collections operations. The Beinecke Library and Manuscripts and Archives are integrating their staff and collections, and a new Special Collections Technical Services department has been formed to provide services for all special collections at Yale.

The ideal candidate will join a team of 6 full time staff and report to the Curator of Prints and Photographs.

The ideal candidate will establish a range of museum collection initiatives designed to position the UNMAM as an educational platform that supports creativity and risk-taking, curricular innovation, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and civic and cultural engagement. The successful candidate will possess a deep commitment to interdisciplinary teaching and collaboration and a cross-disciplinary approach to original works of art.

This new hybrid position requires significant contact and communication with Museum staff, campus colleagues (faculty and students) and donors who represent the demographics of New Mexico.

The museum’s collection strengths are works on paper that include 10,000+ prints, 10,000 photographs and early cased objects, and nearly 1,500 drawings. Other notable parts of the collection include the Tamarind Lithography Archives (over 6,000 lithographs), and the Raymond Jonson Collection (over 2,400 works by Jonson and other artists). Other holdings include painting and sculpture from Europe, the Americas, and African Art. The Curator, in collaboration with other museum staff, will organize study room programs, exhibitions and other initiatives that engage the entire collection and serve the broader goals of the museum and the university.

Over the past several years, the UNMAM initiated several projects that present varied digital engagement opportunities for its audiences. The UNMAM views these and future digital projects as necessary tools and dynamic learning environments in which to serve the university community and general public.

Primary Responsibilities

Initial point of contact for faculty, students and researchers for collection access.
Pulls works on paper and other art from storage and returns objects to their proper locations.
Maintains museum collections database locations.
Coordinates viewings of artworks in study room.
Initial point of contact for collections donations and acquisitions.
Design collections-based exhibitions and initiatives that engage and enrich students, visitors, and the campus community.
Serve the museum and university community, cultivating academic exchange across campus in a variety of disciplines. Initiate relevant and proactive partnerships across the campus community that enable collections access for UNM Departments, Faculty, Students and Staff.
Develop an annual outreach plan that identifies and fosters relationships with the UNM audiences detailed above.
Communicate and collaborate with the museum staff (primarily the Curator of Prints & Photographs and the Collections Manager).
Develop and maintain evaluative metrics that address measurable impact.
May supervise student employees, Graduate and Research Assistants
Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree; at least 3 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

Preferred Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Museum Studies, Art History, American Studies, Art Education, or related humanities degree.
Demonstrated knowledge of art and art history. Possesses a broad understanding of the field of art history, including a range of periods, cultures, artistic trends and a willingness to research outside of their area of expertise.
Five years of related work experience in museums.
Knowledge of art handling best practices and collections care in a museum environment.
Ability to handle art storage boxes and objects up to 30 lbs.; ability to climb ladders and lift materials above head.
A deep commitment to interdisciplinary teaching with a contextual, cross-disciplinary approach to art.
Demonstrated ability to speak to small and large groups.
Second language competency (partic Spanish, Diné or Pueblo)

The Benton Museum of Art seeks a Curatorial Assistant. This position is a full-time, benefits-based position. The Curatorial Assistant will support the Director and Senior Curator in conceptualizing, organizing, and managing exhibitions and installations of varying scale, including a wide range of future projects including presentations of Viceregal Latin American art, early modern European prints and drawings, and exhibitions treating the work of Fred Eversley, Christina Fernandez, June Harwood, Wardell Milan, and Kameelah Janan Rasheed.

The Curatorial Assistant will participate in a range of tasks including: research; writing of catalogue and didactic materials; producing and maintaining exhibition checklists and image files; coordinating loans and installation plans; developing and monitoring budgets; presenting public talks; managing exhibition schedules; and serving as liaison to other institutions and College departments. The curatorial assistant will participate in the ongoing effort to build, present, and interpret the College's permanent collection which includes writing reports on possible acquisitions and building presentations for committee meetings. Additionally, to support the museum's focus on emerging and under-recognized artists, they will keep abreast of the contemporary art world by maintaining contacts with colleagues in the field and developing knowledge of international, national, and local artists, new scholarship, and literature in the field.

Applicants must demonstrate a knowledge of and commitment to the interpretation of art, art history, art exhibitions, and collections for audiences in different stages of learning. The successful candidate will be highly motivated, organized, detail-oriented, and will possess strong communication skills. The candidate should be skilled at working collaboratively and creatively in a team environment. The candidate will demonstrate the ability to meet deadlines without close supervision and to manage multiple projects. In addition, the candidate will demonstrate professionalism in written, oral, and inter-personal communication.

The position will report to the Senior Curator and will work closely with the Director and other staff members.

This position is made possible with support from the Getty Foundation through its Getty Marrow Emerging Professionals Pilot Program.

QUALIFICATIONS: M.A. in art history (or equivalent) preferred, but not required. 1-2 years relevant museum experience preferred. Strong writing skills are required.

The individual must be an alumna/us/I of the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program.

New employees are required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or request a Pomona College-approved medical or religious exemption on or before their first day of employment. If you are unable to do so, at the College's sole discretion, it will work with you to reasonably adjust your start date.

REQUIRED HOURS: The regular hours for this full-time position are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday. Holiday, weekend and evening work hours may be required. Regular hours may vary due to needs of the College or Division.

ADDITIONAL POSITION DETAILS: Temporary, full-time, benefits eligible, non-exempt position. This position is funded by The Getty Foundation. Initial term of employment is two years with possibility for renewal. Starting pay rate: $26.44 per hour.

As a California employer, Pomona College requires all employees to be residents of California.

TO APPLY: For full consideration, please submit cover letter addressed to Senior Curator Rebecca McGrew, resume, and a short writing sample (1,500 words or fewer) by September 1, 2022. You may submit both resume and cover letter as one attachment in the My Experience section of the application under the "resume/CV" upload section, or as separate attachments. Once you submit your application, you will not be able to attach additional documents.

Postgraduate Associate

Curatorial Division, Yale Center for British Art

The Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) is offering a curatorial Postgraduate Associate position for one year, with the possibility of a one-year renewal, in the Prints and Drawings Department. This position is open to graduates who are seeking to gain experience to pursue a curatorial career. A demonstrated interest in works on paper is preferred, and candidates should not have a PhD.

The Postgraduate Associate will report to the Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings and will contribute to a range of activities in the Prints and Drawings department, and the broader Curatorial Division. This position provides the opportunity to gain firsthand experience and professional training in curatorial work and handling of works on paper. The subjects of upcoming confirmed exhibitions connected to this department include J.M.W. Turner, the Trinidadian artist Michel Jean Cazabon, and art produced for the British East India Company. The postholder will be fully integrated into the department and will contribute significantly to exhibition planning, research, organization, and installation; cataloguing; provenance research; and other departmental activities. The Postgraduate Associate will undertake research on works in the permanent collection and will gain training in acquisitions and collections development. The postholder will assist with classes using the collection and will organize a study day, workshop, or symposium with the Research Department.

The closing date for applications is August 15, 2022. For salary information, please refer to Yale’s compensation policies for postgraduate appointments.

Application materials should be sent by email and need to include a cover letter, CV, recent writing sample, and contact information for two professional references. Please send all application materials to ycba.research@yale.edu, with the subject line ‘Curatorial Postgraduate Associate Application.’ For enquiries about the position, please contact Jemma Field at Jemma.field@yale.edu

Reporting to the chief curator, the Lunder Curator of Works on Paper and Whistler Studies advances curatorial work related to prints, drawings, and photographs at the Colby College Museum of Art including exhibition development, collection research and interpretation, and teaching. The curator augments and illuminates the museum’s transhistorical and transnational works on paper collections through exhibitions, collection rotations, and acquisitions, and advises the museum and its benefactors on art purchases and gifts of art.

Since its founding in 1959, the Colby Museum has collected works on paper and several major gifts have had a transformative impact on these holdings. This includes gift of watercolors and other works by John Marin from Norma and John Marin Jr.; the establishment of the Alex Katz Collection in 1992; the partial gift, partial purchase of the Terry Winters print archive in 2002; and the bequest of Paul J. Schupf (1937–2019), which features a major collection of Richard Serra prints. In addition to the Marin family gifts, Norma Marin offered a promised gift of her exemplary collection of German Expressionist prints and American photographs, and the museum’s photography collection has greatly benefited from the Tsiaras Family Photography Collection, 500 photographs collected by Colby alumnus Dr. William Tsiaras ’68. The gift of the Lunder Collection in 2013, and a second gift in 2017, when the Lunder Institute of American Art was established, brought hundreds of works by James McNeill Whistler to Colby and this collection has grown to include additional works by Whistler as well as gems from the history of Japanese and European printmaking. The Lunder Collection also includes notable depth in the works of Mary Cassatt, Arthur Wesley Dow, and Jacob Lawrence. With the Lunder Collection as a touchstone, the Curator of Works on Paper and Whistler Studies manages the Lunder Consortium for Whistler Studies with other organizational partners in the field, representing Colby in this international consortium. This includes sustaining relationships, envisioning and shaping impactful projects, and ensuring opportunities for students to learn and gain professional experience as part of the consortium’s initiatives.

The curator stewards select archives related to the works on paper collection and contributes to the museum’s commitment to illuminating new, understudied aspects of art history, including the history of American art, a primary programmatic focus. The work of this curatorial leadership role is collaborative and includes fostering relationships with colleagues at the museum, faculty, students, and local and regional residents. The curator works closely with the museum’s Board of Governors and campus, local, regional, and national communities and also collaborates with Advancement and others at the museum to facilitate fundraising and public communications efforts. In the curator’s area of focus, they advance the museum’s strategic plan and cultivate opportunities for the museum and its Lunder Institute for American Art.

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The Center for Contemporary Printmaker is seeking a Media and Education Coordinator who is passionate about the arts and will contribute to the growth of our 26-year old non-profit organization. Candidate will work closely with the Executive Director to grow and maintain the organization’s international reach within the printmaking community and our local associations within the Fairfield County area through promotion and educational efforts. Candidate will need to be a self-starter, able to work independently, and have excellent writing and communication skills. You will be the driver of outward-facing messaging about CCP and in support of CCP programs for general information, news, and professional associations.

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The Princeton University Art Museum welcomes applications for an Assistant, Associate, or full Curator of Prints and Drawings. Working closely with the Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr., Class of 1970, Curator of Prints and Drawings, the Curator will help shape the care, presentation, interpretation, and growth of the Museum's distinguished collections of prints and drawings. As the Museum prepares for a dramatically reconceived new building designed by David Adjaye, scheduled to open in late 2024, the Curator will contribute significantly to collections galleries, exhibitions, collections research, and acquisitions.

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