Director of the Shafer Art Gallery at Barton Community College – Great Bend, Kansas

Position Description: The Director of the Shafer Art Gallery is responsible for the leadership, stewardship, and daily operation of the Gallery as a cultural and educational asset of Barton Community College. This role creates a welcoming and engaging visual arts experience for students, faculty and staff, community members, and artists by overseeing rotating exhibitions and the permanent art collection. Responsibilities include curatorial planning and exhibition design, collection management and preservation, operational administration, and collaboration with campus and community partners. The Director advances the Gallerys mission through thoughtful programming, professional standards of care, and strategic coordination with the College and the Barton Community College Foundation. Position Responsibilities: 25.00% - General Manager/Finance Coordinator: 30.00% - Curator/Exhibition Manager and Designer: 30.00% - Collections Manager/Archivist/Conservator: 5.00% - Performs other duties as needed or assigned.
10.00% - Educational Programming Coordinator: Expectations: Manage the daily operation of the gallery and have it open to the public during scheduled hours and special events. Maintain security, preservation and storage methods for all of the permanent collection including the inventory data base, reports, and audit documents.
Prepare gallery publicity for all types of media including on-line, radio ads, and newspaper. Participate in community, college and educational activities as they relate to College responsibilites. Seek opportunities to promote the Gallery to civic organizations. Work with campus and community personnel responding to requests for information and assistance in a positive and professional manner.
Supervise the installation and deinstallation of exhibits under normal protocol and individual exhibit guidelines. Provide leadership, organize and develop exhibits for the gallery coordinating events to promote the exhibits. Plan and manage an opening reception for each new exhibit which may include guest speakers.
Work with the Foundation and advisory boards to develop policies and procedures. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Experience - Two years to five years of similar or related experience.
Education - A Bachelor's degree.
Interpersonal Skills - A significant level of trust and diplomacy is required, in addition to normal courtesy and tact. Work involves extensive personal contact with others and/or can be of a personal or sensitive nature. Work may involve motivating or influencing others. Outside contacts become important and fostering sound relationships with other entities (companies and/or individuals) becomes necessary and often requires the ability to influence and/or sell ideas or services to others.
Other Skills - A Bachelor Degree is required. MFA preferred. Physical Requirements: The work requires moderate physical exertion such as long periods of standing, repetitively lifting lightweight objects with frequent bending or stooping, recurring lifting of moderately heavy items such as computer, printers or record boxes. Occasionally lifts heavy objects (over 50 pounds). Job requires average agility and dexterity. Regular exposure to favorable conditions such as those found in a normal office or classroom.
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The salary for this position is $60,458.98 to $67,520.59.

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Job Advertisement: Barton Community College seeks a replacement for the Director of the Shafer Art Gallery. Qualifications: Minimum of two years of experience in art gallery operations, including exhibition planning, collections care, and day-to-day gallery management. Bachelors degree required; Masters degree preferred in art history, art instruction, museum studies, or a related field. Duties: The Director provides leadership and oversight for the Shafer Art Gallery as a cultural and educational asset of Barton Community College. Responsibilities include planning, organizing, and managing rotating exhibitions; overseeing the care, security, preservation, and documentation of the permanent art collection and works on loan; maintaining files, records, reports, and gallery web content; coordinating publicity and promotional efforts; and planning and hosting exhibition receptions and related programs such as speakers or artists talks. The Director works with faculty, students, volunteers, donors, civic organizations, and community partners, supervises student employees and volunteers, and provides educational and creative programming through the Glenn and Elaine Mull Family Art Cart Program. Review of completed applications begins immediately. To apply go to jobs.bartonccc.edu. Persons with hearing or speech impairment please use the Kansas Relay Service at 1-800-766-3777 or dial 711. Position is open until filled. EEO/AA.