Lead Museum Educator, Arts in Medicine and Wellness

About the role

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art seeks a full time Lead Museum Educator for Arts in Medicine and Wellness to join the Learning and Engagement department. This role supports the implementation and delivery of wellness focused, arts-based programs across clinical, educational, and community contexts.

Principal Responsibilities

• Gallery Teaching and Medical School Curriculum Delivery
  • Lead structured gallery sessions aligned with Arts in Medicine curricula
  • Deliver recurring sessions for the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, representing the majority of teaching time
  • Prepare object selections, prompts, worksheets, and spatial plans for medical cohorts
  • Facilitate close looking, discussion, reflective writing, and applied observation with professional learners
  • Adapt delivery in real time while maintaining curricular integrity
• Program Operations and Administrative Coordination
  • Manage scheduling, confirmations, and coordination with AWSOM, Mercy Hospital, Arkansas Children’s Northwest, and internal departments
  • Prepare materials and coordinate spaces for gallery, studio, clinical, and outdoor programs
  • Track attendance and maintain accurate program documentation
  • Support evaluation and reporting processes
  • Cookout facilitation logistics for Artists in Residence engagements at Arkansas Children's Northwest across patients, caregivers, and staff
• Revenue Generating and Public Program Facilitation
  • Lead and support arts based Continuing Medical Education programs
  • Facilitate Working Well Together corporate wellness retreats
  • Deliver recurring public wellness programs including Deep Listening Club and Sunday Reset at the Momentary
  • Support art and wellness focused offerings such as yoga, tai chi, sound baths, forest bathing, and Coffee and Chill
  • Ensure high quality participant experience across fee based and public programs

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in art education, museum studies, studio art, art history, public health, social work, or a related field
• Minimum of three years experience facilitating educational or community-based programs in museum, healthcare, or nonprofit settings
• Demonstrated ability to lead structured sessions for adult and professional learners
• Strong organizational skills with experience managing schedules, materials, and program logistics
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with comfort working across disciplines and institutions
• Familiarity with trauma informed and inclusive teaching practices
• Proficiency with standard office software including word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation tools
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends and to travel locally for program delivery