- Curator Of Modern And Contemporary Art Williamstown
- Williams College in Williamstown, MA, United States
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- 1 month ago
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Curator Of Modern And Contemporary Art
302689
Williamstown, MA (Main Campus)
The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) seeks an experienced and
collaborative Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at a
particularly exciting time in the museum's history as we look
toward our centennial and prepare to break ground on WCMA's first
purpose-built home, a new museum building conceived in partnership
with the design team at the Brooklyn based architecture firm SO -
IL. WCMA creates and inspires transformative experiences with art
that are integral to a liberal arts education, lifelong learning,
and human connection. The new museum will be a space designed with
students in mind, fostering a sense of belonging for campus members
and the wider community, and an inclusive experience for all
visitors. For more info: https://artmuseum.williams.edu/wcma-building-project/.
Reporting to the Deputy Director for Curatorial Engagement, the
Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art is an integral part of an
ambitious and deeply collaborative combined curatorial engagement
department within a remarkable museum and college environment. As
we partner on the design of the new building and make preparations
for the inaugural installations, the curatorial engagement team's
efforts will be largely focused over the coming four years on
preparing, researching, augmenting, and re-interpreting the
museum's growing collection of over 15,000 works of art from 3500
BC to the present, across geography and with strengths in the art
of the United States through the 21st century and works on paper,
for existing and new publics.
The ideal Curator's primary area(s) of focus will complement and
expand existing expertise in 18th through 20th century American and
Medieval to 19th century European Art already represented in the
department. Given the size of WCMA's staff, curatorial
responsibilities necessarily span collection areas, time periods,
geographies and media. The successful candidate will balance
expertise in global Modern and Contemporary with broad intellectual
curiosity and interest across collection areas. This position is a
key collaborator with every department at WCMA to ensure the best
possible realization of curatorial program goals and teaching
mission, in particular with engagement team members to ensure
excellence in research, pedagogy, and audience centered
interpretation.
Williams College is committed to enriching its educational
experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty and
staff. The Curator serves as an essential partner in developing a
genuinely inclusive and sustainable museum for the college and as a
model for the field. Our expectation is that the successful
candidate will excel at working in a community that is broadly
diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status,
gender, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion and strongly
encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
Primary responsibilities:
• Collaborate in planning for the future new museum
building
• Plan future collection installations, exhibitions, and
interpretation for the new museum; research and write associated
publications.
• Actively participate in the assessment/research, and
refinement, and strategic growth of collections through acquisition
proposals and gifts, and plan for strategic
deaccessions.
• Contribute to new collection publication for new museum
opening.
• Supervise and mentor curatorial interns and fellows as
needed
• Participate in museum and campus-wide initiatives and working
groups
• Teach graduate and/or undergraduate courses as needed and as
museum schedule allows
Qualifications:
• Master's degree required (PhD preferred) in art history,
material culture, cultural/global studies, visual anthropology or
related field.
• Minimum 7 years experience working in museums with collections,
working with artists, and developing exhibitions
• Deep knowledge of global modern and contemporary art history
and some familiarity with current methodologies in museum
interpretation required. An additional area of specialization
and/or ability to work across/curiosity about a broad range of art
historical periods, geographies and media preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with and commitment to working in a
community that is broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity,
socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, and
religion
• Familiarity with collection databases such as TMS and project
management software such as Airtable a plus
• A commitment to teaching and learning and to forming
partnerships within the particular environment of a small liberal
arts college
This position may be restructured to an Associate Curator position
if the selected candidate does not meet all of the full curator
requirements.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until
the position is filled. Salary range is from $77,000 to $90,000 per
year, commensurate with experience.
Employment at Williams is contingent on the verification of
background information submitted by the applicant, including the
completion of a criminal record check, and education when
applicable. Decisions regarding appointments, promotions, and
conditions of employment comply with applicable federal or state
law prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, sex, national
origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, or military
service.
Beyond meeting fully its legal obligations for non-discrimination,
Williams College is committed to building a diverse and inclusive
community where members from all backgrounds can live, learn and
thrive. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons
with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If
reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job
application or interview process please feel free to contact us via
phone at (413) 597-2681 or email at
hr@williams.edu.
To apply, visit https://wd5.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recruiting/williamscollege/External_Career_Site/job/Williamstown-MA-Main-Campus/Curator-of-Modern-and-Contemporary-Art_302689-2.
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