Federal Study : Art@ Graduate Coordinator; Graduate Student Wage

The Art@Work Graduate Coordinator will support the administration of the Art@Work Program to make art available in shared spaces within UVA’s academic departments and units. This 6-8 hour weekly role is for the  academic year.

This position is open to being a FWS assignment.

The Art@Work program aims toestablisha comprehensive and widespread framework to make art by local artists widely available in shared spaces within UVA’s academic departments and units—open offices, conference rooms, corridors, and lobbies. The focus is onpurchasingartwork created by local artists—those living in the Charlottesville area, including the city of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle,Augusta,Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson—with an emphasis on underrepresented and emerging artists.

This includes students, staff, faculty, alumni, and others. This initiative, which adapts the UVA Health Arts Committee model for the academic side of UVA, aligns with the UVA 2030 Strategic Plan’s Key Initiative #5, “Cultivating Staff Success,” and Key Initiative #6, “Good Neighbor Program.” This program is funded by the President’s office – it was one of two winners of the 2025 Hoos Making an Impact competition, recognizing the positive impacts that visual art can have on employee wellbeing, productivity, and creativity.

The Art@Work Graduate Coordinator gains experience in arts administration, working with the core

Art@Workteam (Andrea Trimble, Director, UVA Office for Sustainability;
Holly Robertson, Curator of Exhibitions, UVA Library;
Lisa Jevack,Community Relations Manager, The Fralin Art Museum; andEmma Terry, Programs & Communication Director for UVA Arts) and theArt@Work Committee of volunteers who identify and acquire art to be added to a lending library and to select requests from UVA Academic units and departments interested in hosting

Art@Work pieces in their staff spaces.

The Art@Work program is cyclical over the course of the academic year: art is selected andacquiredin the Fall; in parallel, Academic Division sites apply todisplayart pieces for a year. In the Spring,art ismatchedwithsite host spaces, then loaned and installed.

• Supports the Art@Work Committee,whichgenerallymeetsquarterly:schedules meetings, takes notes,retains records
• Works closely with theArt@Workcore team to manage thelogisticsofacquiring(with artist), storing(withArt@Work Core Team), lending(withArt@Work Core Team),moving(with Facilities Management), and installing art(with Facilities Management)
• Maintains Art@Work’slending library ofart:works with artists to arrange art deliveries;documentsacquiredartworks,moves art toArt@Work storage space,drafts site host/loan agreements(from templates),schedules;oversees site installations
• Supports Art@Work’soutreachefforts:administers theArt@Workemail account;helps tomaintainthe
  
  Art@Work website;assistsin the writing and publishing of press releases and announcements; helps to program
  
  Art@Work’sInstagramaccount; takes and delivers images of artworks in situ to the artists.
• Supports Art@Work’sfinance andprocurementoperations:monitors budget and spending.

The work of the Art@Work PhD Intern is hybrid. Meetings with the Core Team and Art@Work Committee are typically virtual, as are the responsibilities of outreach and finance support. The work of managing the Art@Work lending library and installations are in-person and physical in nature.

REQUIRED:

• Must be enrolled full-time at the University of Virginia as a graduate student in a masters or Ph.D. program
• Excellent organizational skills, with an emphasis on note taking, record-keeping, and scheduling
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong communication skills, with experience in written…