Studio Programs Assistant - On Call

Description

Department: Education

Reports to: Studio and Community Programs Assistant Manager

Classification: Non-exempt/hourly, part-time

Pay rate: $21.00 per hour

Schedule: This is an on-call position. Most available shifts are for Saturdays 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Free Thursday Nights open studios, 4:00 p.m.

- 9:00 p.m.

This is an onsite, Boston-based position. Local candidates preferred. No agencies, please.

Important: Only applications that include a cover letter, resume, and a demonstration of past program experience will be considered for this position.

Isabella Stewart Gardner so deeply believed that art had the power to change lives that she built a beautiful, personal, and immersive Museum “for the education and enjoyment of the public forever.” Today the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (ISGM) is a living embodiment of her bold vision; it’s a dynamic place where ideas and creativity in all its forms inspire visitors.

We strive to tell new stories and challenge assumptions through exhibitions, music, programs, and performances and by engaging the perspectives and collaboration of our communities.

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum seeks to connect past with present, develop and sustain mutually beneficial partnerships with local communities and artists, broaden our audiences, and generate opportunities for creativity. We are firmly committed to a welcoming work culture and visitor experience. Our five-year strategic plan outlines the Museum’s core values, goals, and initiatives that serve as a renewal of Isabella’s promise to serve the public and be a resource for the city.

The Studio Programs Assistant supports and facilitates drop-in art-making opportunities that inspire multigenerational audiences to explore creative experimentation, to spark generative looking and thinking about art, education, landscape and music, and to help visitors make their own connections to art found in the Museum’s collection and special exhibitions.

This position includes helping manage communication with and meet with visiting artists, welcoming and helping visiting artists and overseeing general maintenance of the Studio, set ups, and inventory, and supporting an inclusive visitor experience.

The Studio Programs Assistant collaborates with local teaching artists and members of the programs team on planning and implementing a range of dynamic, drop-in art-making activities for Saturday Open Studios and other programs. The Studio Programs Assistant will work with visiting artists and/or Education Department staff on an already established project that aligns their projects with the institutional strategic plan, audience development goals, as well as the Education and Public Programs vision.

Please note that the Studio Programs Assistant might also assist with the Access Studio program. The Access Studio serves members of the disability community and will require candidates with sensitivity to varying levels of ability.

This part-time position requires working Saturdays and select Thursday evenings.

• Supports and facilitates engaging hands-on art-making projects for visitors of all ages for Saturday Open Studios and select Free First Thursdays programming.
• Works with a diverse range of local teaching artists with robust creative practices, who are invited to develop and lead hands-on art-making projects in the Museum’s Education Studio for visitors.
• Assists and communicates with Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Studio Artist.
• Along with other Education staff, helps maintain Studio space, keeping it organized and accessible.
• Regularly communicates with the Studio and Community Programs Assistant Manager for…