Director of Operations

Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum

The Director of Operations is responsible for effectively administrating all museum rentals and managing the maintenance of the museum and grounds. The qualified applicant will have a bachelor's degree in museum studies, public relations, communications, or related fields, plus a minimum of two years administrative experience in managing a site or special events. To apply, please send cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references via email to info@umlaufsculpture.org (preferred) or via FAX at 512-445-5583. For further information please click here.

Education and Public Programs Coordinator

The Chinanti Foundation

The Chinati Foundation is hiring a full-time Education and Public Programs Coordinator. Responsibilities include managing the artist-in-residence and internship programs, summer art classes, and special events, as well as developing new education and outreach initiatives and overseeing visitor services.
For a detailed job description email: akoester@chinati.org. Send cover letters and resume to Angela Koester, The Chinati Foundation, PO Box 1135, Marfa TX, 79843.

Individual Giving Associate

Austin Museum of Art

The Austin Museum of Art (AMOA) seeks to hire an Individual Giving Associate. This position supports the efforts of the Manager of Individual Giving in recruiting new members to the Museum and maintaining the membership database. The successful candidate will be a self-starter, highly motivated, detail-oriented, and able to excel in a fast-paced collaborative atmosphere. Specific requirements include a college degree, previous arts or non-profit experience, familiarity with databases, proficiency in computer skills, and a commitment to donor confidentiality. If you meet these requirements and wish to learn more about this opportunity, please send a cover letter, resume, salary history, and writing samples to afloyd@amoa.org. AMOA encourages all qualified candidates to apply.

Rights and Reproduction Manager

The Menil Collection, Houston

Application Deadline: July 31, 2008

The Menil Collection is seeking a highly self-motivated, innovative individual to handle all aspects of rights & reproductions for the collection. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: processing internal and external requests for images of objects in the collection to be reproduced; initiating rights and reproductions contracts and invoices, establishing rates for usage, maintaining the database and files, and tracking transparency rentals and receipt of copies of publications; organizing, maintaining, and properly storing all Menil Collection visual resources, including transparencies, photographic prints, and digital images; assisting with new photography of collection objects as well as photography of objects borrowed for temporary exhibitions, as needed; assisting with copyright issues related to the reproduction of and filming of collection objects; working with various museum departments (including Curatorial, Membership and Publications) to secure copyright permission for reproductions featured in Menil Collection publications; and, corresponding extensively with rights and reproductions patrons and copyright holders. Please send resume and cover letter to: Human Resources, The Menil Collection, 1511 Branard Street, Houston, Texas 77006; fax 713 525 9476. Application materials may also be emailed to: smaloch@menil.org. EOE. For further information, please click here.

Program and Publicity Coordinator

The Rothko Chapel

Application Deadline: Wednesday, August 6

The Program and Publicity Coordinator is a full-time, exempt status position of The  The purpose of this position is to oversee all programming and event publicity for the Chapel. This position will work closely with the Board of Directors Programming Committee to determine programming content, will coordinate all event logistics, will oversee program budget in collaboration with Executive Director, will coordinate all event publicity including press releases, web promotion, advertising, printed materials, email alerts, etc. The Rothko Chapel is an equal opportunity employer. Those interested in applying should send a cover letter, resume and salary requirements by August 6th to suna@rothkochapel.org. For complete job listing and application information, please click here.

Operations Assistant

Artemis Fine Art Services

Application Deadline: Tuesday, September 16

The Operations Assistant is responsible for generating estimates, booking, managing, and tracking jobs. In addition, the Operation Assistant deal directly with clients and vendors, and maintain relationships with museums and galleries throughout the United States. For complete job listing and application details, please click here.

Texas Open Call

Artpace

Application Deadline: Friday, Septemeber 5 at 5:00 pm

Calling all Texas artists! Visit www.artpace.org to submit your Open Call application for the 2010 International Artist-in-Residence program. Every year Texas artists are invited to submit material to be considered for a shortlist that will be reviewed by Artpace’s guest curators. Shortlisted artists’ material will be examined by three curators, who may also conduct studio visits. From this process each curator identifies an innovative Texas artist to become an International Artist-in-Residence.

Call for Artist Exhibition Proposals

Lawndale Art Center

Application Deadline: Monday September 15, 2008

Lawndale accepts Artist Exhibition Proposals twice annually. Lawndale encourages exhibition proposals from artists and curators whose work is site-specific, traditional, non-traditional, experimental or collaborative. Proposals accepted will include, but are not limited to, visual and performance art, video and installation. Artists and curators are also invited to submit proposals for other spaces in or around the building, outside of our galleries. For further information, please see www.lawndaleartcenter.org

Pollock-Kranser Grant

The Pollock-Kranser Foundation

Ongoing

The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. There are no deadlines. The Foundation encourages applications from artists who have genuine financial needs that are not necessarily catastrophic. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time. The Foundation will consider need on the part of an applicant for all legitimate expenditures relating to his or her professional work and personal living, including medical expenses. The size of the grant is determined by the individual circumstances of the artist. For further information, please visit The Pollock-Krasner Foundation website.