Gallery Educator

About the role

The Gallery Educator plays a critical role in creating a dynamic, positive, welcoming, and enriching experience for young visitors to the Colby College Museum of Art. They collaborate cross-departmentally to develop, implement, and teach age-appropriate, curriculum-based gallery experiences for approximately 3,000 Maine K-12 school children each academic year.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement arts-integrated gallery experiences for K-12 audiences.
• Greet and manage museum visit logistics at the campus museum and downtown Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art.
• Work closely with staff and teaching artists to coordinate the logistics of a museum visit, which typically includes a gallery experience, studio project, and lunch.
• Lead or co-lead tours, workshops, and professional development programs for area K-12 educators.
• Provide support for existing and new educational programs.
• Facilitate interactive in-person and virtual tours for schools.
• Lead art activities in area schools, in collaboration with classroom teachers, for a multiple-visit program for 3rd, 5th, and 8th grade students.
• Assist with data collection and evaluation of participant feedback.
• Participate in scheduled training sessions and become trained in all exhibitions and programming.
• Conduct independent research on artists and artworks in Museum exhibitions and the Museum’s Permanent Collection.
• Occasionally work weekends and/or evenings.

Requirements

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of recent and relevant experience or equivalent education and experience in Art History, Studio Art, Classroom Teaching, or Museum Studies. Experience in the development of arts-integrated education programs, art-making workshops, and curriculum is preferred. Familiarity with gallery-based discussions that combine visual arts and academic subjects focused on contemporary art and utilizing visual thinking and inquiry-based learning strategies is preferred. Relevant engagement and/or administrative experience is preferred. Strong oral communication, interpersonal, and public communication skills are required. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to complete clear, concise, and accurate reports and other documentation, are necessary. Highly motivated, flexible, and comfortable with all audiences are essential. Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills with the ability to handle situations with tact and diplomacy are required. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, and specific software used at Colby College is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of recent and relevant experience or equivalent education and experience in Art History, Studio Art, Classroom Teaching, or Museum Studies.
• Experience in the development of arts-integrated education programs, art-making workshops, and curriculum.
• Familiarity with gallery-based discussions that combine visual arts and academic subjects focused on contemporary art and utilizing visual thinking and inquiry-based learning strategies.
• Relevant engagement and/or administrative experience.
• Strong oral communication, interpersonal, and public communication skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly motivated, flexible, and comfortable with all audiences.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, and specific software used at Colby College.

Skills

Ability to work independently as well as in a team, exercise judgment, establish priorities, and complete projects with minimal supervision and to adjust as new projects are assigned. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (e.g. Word, Excel) and Google Suite (e.g., Mail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, and Slides); proficiency and/or ability to learn Airtable, Adobe Creative Suite, EventBrite, SurveyMonkey, Workday, and others specific to Colby College.

Benefits

Colby College actively supports the Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Pay

The pay rate is hourly.

Schedule

The position is 6 to 15 hours per week, primarily Tuesday - Friday, 9am to 1:30pm.