Notre Dame of Maryland University
Notre Dame of Maryland University (NDMU) is a private, independent institution anchored in the lovely Homeland neighborhood of Baltimore city with outreach programs in the state serving central and southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore. Founded as a Catholic women's college in 1897, NDMU now a comprehensive university, offers baccalaureate degree in the women's college and co-ed undergraduate programs for adults, and graduate programs through the School of Arts, Sciences, and Business; School of Education; School of Nursing; and School of Pharmacy.
Job Description
Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore is seeking a Guest Curator for a one-year, part-time appointment. The Guest Curator will work with the Gallery Director and report to the Chair of the Art Department. In addition to assisting the Director in planning and implementing the gallery's schedule of exhibitions, the Guest Curator will curate an exhibition for the University gallery. The Guest Curator will also work with the Gallery Director to gain knowledge of grant administration, curatorial practice, and arts management. The Gallery Director will support the successful candidate to: curate an exhibition; write curatorial statements for brochures, press releases, publicity material and social media, as well as prepare didactic test for exhibitions; present a curator's talk and organize artists' talks, assist with handling and installing art; develop special programming; and work with student gallery assistants. There may also be an opportunity for the Guest Curator to teach a course in the Art Department in their area of expertise.
An MFA, MA, or enrolled in graduate program in Art History, Museum Studies, or another visual art discipline. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to manage student assistants, work as part of the team and take initiative to work independently. Familiarity with gallery environment required.
Additional Information:
Notre Dame of Maryland University does not discriminate in offering equal access to its educational programs and activities or with respect to employment terms and conditions on the basis of age, ancestry, color, creed, disability, gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or protected veteran's status. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policy: Greg FitzGerald, Chief of Staff, Notre Dame of Maryland University, 4701 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210, 410-532-5109.
For all other employment inquiries, please contact Human Resources at 410-532-5898 or human_resources@ndm.edu. Notre Dame of Maryland University is an EEO/AA employer.
All candidates must apply online and submit:
Questions can be directed to the chair of the art department at gdelanoy@ndm.edu.
Applications are now being accepted until April 16, 2021, for two Curatorial Research Fellowships made possible by the Marian Goodman Gallery Initiative in honor of the late Okwui Enwezor.
More info at https://curatorsintl.org/events/icis-curatorial-research-fellowships-call-for-applications.
]]>This may be of interest to some...An invitation to a virtual conversation on curatorial self-censorship as they celebrate the publication of Curating Under Pressure: International perspectives on negotiating conflict and upholding integrity, Routledge (2020).Scheduled for 12 p.m. EDT Wed 21 Oct and hosted by the National Coalition Against Censorship in New York.
The arts intern will be responsible for the following:
Maintain rotating exhibition on 120’ hallway gallery wall
Drafting and posting Call to Artists, curating submissions, coordinating pick-up, and drop-off of art with artists, de-installation, and installation.
Maintaining a list of local student and community artists
Maintaining the partnerships with UMBC Arts Department, Baltimore County Arts Guild, and local schools
Kids Club every 2nd Saturday of the month
Create craft kits (bonus points if they are educational) that parents/guardians can pick up for their children using the art supplies we have in the intern office
Continue the efforts on the community Mural.
Communicate with the Baltimore County Arts Guild and UMBC for guidance and work with a muralist and artist to design and create the mural.
Monday, September 9th, Noon – 1:00 PM
Location: PAHB 216, Dresher Center Conference
Room
Free: catered event
Kristen Hileman is an Independent Curator based in Baltimore. She served as Head of The Baltimore Museum of Art’s Department of Contemporary Art from 2009 through 2019, where she oversaw the reinstallation of the museum’s renovated contemporary wing in 2012, initiated numerous acquisitions to diversify the collection, and presented exhibitions featuring an array of artists, among them the Guerrilla Girls, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley, Sarah Oppenheimer, Dario Robleto, Anri Sala, and Tomas Saraceno. Her most recent BMA projects included Meleko Mokgosi: Acts of Resistance, Lizzie Fitch / Ryan Trecartin, DIS: A Good Crisis and John Waters: Indecent Exposure, a large-scale retrospective of that influential cultural figure’s visual arts career. Throughout her time at the BMA, Hileman foreground artists with ties to Baltimore including Seth Adelsberger, Maren Hassinger, Sharon Hayes, Jimmy Joe Roche, Sterling Ruby, and Sara VanDerBeek. Jo Smail: Flying with Remnant Wing, her survey of the career of the distinguished painter and Maryland Institute College of Art professor, will open at the BMA in spring 2020.