Visual Arts

Text/Message

Open Call: Text/Message
How do you use text in your artwork? Shoebox Projects want to see!! Online exhibition, any media. $15 for 3 images Deadline May 22. On view June 3- June 24 One artist will be awarded an online solo show at Shoebox Projects (2023)

Text in contemporary art plays an integral part in telling stories. It can add a poetic layer, or a humorous anecdote. Text can challenge societal assumptions, activate our inner desires or crusade for long held beliefs. Text also lies.
Details and application at Callforentry.org

Head Registrar

Position: Head Registrar

Status: Full-Time | Exempt | Salaried

Compensation Group: Management

Compensation Range: $80,000-$90,000

Reports to: Director of Collection Care

Hours: Mon – Fri, 9:00am – 5:30pm

 

Minnesota Street Project Art Services, founded & headquartered in San Francisco since 2016, is the Bay Area’s fastest growing and most innovative provider of highest quality art storage, installation, packing, crating, transportation, and solutions. Our clients include private collectors, galleries, and institutions who value our emphasis on customer relationships, collection care, and creative problem solving.

 

As part of the Minnesota Street Project and affiliated with the Minnesota Street Project Foundation, 100% of our profits are used to support the visual arts ecosystem in the Bay Area.

Job Summary:

Minnesota Street project Art Services is seeking a full-time Head Registrar with at least 5 years’ experience as a registrar in a museum, gallery, private collection, or art services company. The Head Registrar will exhibit a friendly and approachable demeanor with all Project clients, staff, and vendors, acting as a positive ambassador for the Art Services business, as well as the overall Project. This person must value stewardship, as it relates to caring for collections in our custody and our teams. This person will demonstrate understanding of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access in the arts and in our daily lives, has cultural flexibility/agility, and a commitment to fostering a respectful and inclusive work environment.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Maintain excellent relationships with clientele, including collectors, galleries, institutions, consultants, and other arts professionals, ensuring industry- leading client satisfaction

  • Ensure strong attention to detail, clear communication is facilitated, and (individual and departmental) deadlines are continually met

  • Manage the Registration Team: provides support, strong leadership, and development, while ensuring heightened quality control systems and processes are upheld in all areas; works with Director to forecast appropriate staff growth

  • Identify areas for continued learning/training, per museum standards, cross departmentally and collaborates with the Registration Team to produce reference guides/training materials for internal use; additionally develops client facing materials related to collection management best practices as needed

  • Inventory, track, and manage client storage accounts, which includes: scheduling condition reports, packing/crating requests, database management, artwork list and estimate generation, in house project management as it relates to artwork movement, and invoicing for requested storage/services

  • Work collaboratively across departments to streamline processes and protocols, identifies areas to grow the business and support established annual organizational goals

  • Prioritize client relationships with emphasis on clear and friendly communication, education of best collection practices, and solution-oriented thinking

  • Perform other related duties as required

Required Skills, Abilities, and Experience:

  • MA in Museum Studies required

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience as a registrar in a museum, gallery, private collection, or art services company

  • Prior experience in a management level position overseeing staff, training, and timelines required

  • Ability to quickly identify and resolve problems, effectively prioritize, and manage time efficiently, ensuring projects stay on schedule

  • Demonstrated concern for detail, accuracy, and precise execution of work; excellent communication skills, both verbally and written

  • Proficient with Mac operating systems and software, including Adobe and Microsoft Suites and Filemaker Pro; knowledgeable with the G Suite, AutoCAD, Sketchup, and CRMs a plus

  • Motivated team player with a client-forward attitude

To Apply:

Please submit a cover letter and resume titled “Head Registrar- Your Last Name” to: artservicesjobs@minnesotastreetproject.com. When submitting materials, images of work samples are encouraged. Thank you for your interest in Minnesota Street Project.

Benefits:

Minnesota Street Project offers a competitive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, LTD, AD&D, Paid Time Off and Parental Leave, Retirement Savings, 401-k Plan, and Pre-Taxed Commuter and Childcare Benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Minnesota Street Project provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Public Art Manager

Salary: $95,384 – $114,819 Annually
Closing Date: Monday, April 24, 2023
 
Are you passionate about public art and the invaluable impact it has on fostering a vibrant, inclusive, and welcoming community? Do you have expertise in public art and experience overseeing public art program development, installation, and maintenance? If so, the City of Walnut Creek welcomes your application.

The City of Walnut Creek’s Arts and Recreation Department is seeking to fill a full-time, Public Art Manager position. This impactful position is responsible for the administration of the Walnut Creek Public Art Program, which includes municipal and private development public art projects generated by the City’s public art ordinance. The Public Art Manager, in coordination with the Bedford Gallery Curator, the Arts and Recreation Director, and the City of Walnut Creek Arts Commission, is responsible for the development and implementation of all aspects of the Public Art program.

The City’s robust award-winning employee engagement initiative, CARE, focuses on three key areas: providing career development opportunities; promoting connections among employees; and supporting employee health and wellness. As part of the CARE program, the City offers compressed work schedules (i.e. 9/80) and hybrid remote work opportunities for eligible positions.

Ideal Candidate Statement:

The ideal candidate has experience managing a public art program, is diplomatic, responsive and a strategic planner with an excellent record of building and maintaining close working relationships cross-departmentally, within their public art network, and among consultant and artistic communities.
 
The Public Art Manager’s areas of focus include (but are not limited to) the following:

General Administration:

  • Write, prepare, and present/distribute internal and public-facing reports, press releases and other required materials to the Arts Commission and community.
  • Develop, prepare and monitor/revise policies (Public Art Master Plan, Strategic Plan, Public Art ordinances), reports and biennial budget proposals to assist the Arts Commission and its committees and recommend changes to program policies and procedures, or new guidelines, as needed.

Public Development Projects:

  • Develop and manage all stages of public art projects, from Request for Qualifications through maintenance period, for all municipal capital improvements involving the design and integration of art into the construction of public sites and buildings, including preparing, monitoring, and administering program budgets, contracts and maintaining close working relationships with all project stakeholders.
  • Provide technical advice on art project designs, specifications, construction methods and materials to artists, the Arts Commission and other stakeholders.

Private Development Projects:

  • Work with the Community Development Department to ensure private development projects are in compliance with public art requirements.
  • Assist developers in identifying and procuring an Art Consultant to manage all aspects of a project and in presenting artist design concepts to the Arts Commission. Or act as Art Consultant for select special projects as needed. Research and recommend project sites and artists, advise on contractual agreements, federal and state public art laws and provide technical review and advice.

Conservation:

  • Responsible for overseeing maintenance and conservation of Walnut Creek’s existing public art inventory, including labeling and signage for artworks.
  • Resolve issues with landscaping and maintain ongoing communication with building owners that host public artworks to ensure compliance with the City’s public art ordinance.

Outreach and Education:

  • Manage the education outreach program, including development of public art walking tours, development of volunteer training materials, training volunteers, and managing updates and redesigns of the public art brochure, audio tour and map.
  • Plan and implement public art programs, including temporary projects, to help inform and educate the Walnut Creek Community.

Education and Experience:

A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in visual arts, arts education, arts policy or a closely related field, and a minimum of three (3) years of experience in the field of public art; or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the knowledge, skills and abilities as listed below. Municipal experience is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Considerable knowledge of systems and processes relating to City Arts Commissions, public art ordinances, and public art master and strategic plans.
  • Knowledge of municipal budgetary and purchasing practices.
  • Experience with methods and practices utilized in planning, organizing, and coordinating art education programs.
  • Skill and experience in communicating effectively in English both orally and in writing; making professional presentations; and writing and developing program marketing materials and correspondence.
  • Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with diverse groups, including internal and external customers.
  • Ability to plan, develop, and implement arts programs responsive to diverse public and private community needs and service demands.
  • Experience supervising staff and working closely City departments including Community Development, Public Works and the City Manager’s Office.
  • Ability to effectively utilize computer applications and technology related to the work.

Special Requirements:

Possession of, or ability to obtain prior to employment, a valid Class C California Driver’s License and a good driving record.

The employee’s work hours may vary in accordance with program needs and the employee may be required to respond to calls for assistance during off-duty hours.
 
The deadline to apply is Monday, April 24, 2023 before 11:59 PM PST.

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, candidates should apply at www.walnut-creek.org/jobs.

Applicants possessing the MOST DESIRABLE qualifications will be invited to continue in the selection process, which will include an external oral board panel interview tentatively scheduled for the week of May 15, 2023. An eligible list will be established as a result of this examination process and will be valid for a period of six months.

All applicants will be notified by email as to whether or not they are invited to participate further in the selection process, which will most likely include a department interview and follow-up interview with the Director of Arts and Recreation.

Applicants considered for appointment to this position will be subject to a thorough background check, including but not limited to DOJ and FBI fingerprinting, credit and criminal history checks.

If special accommodations are necessary at any stage of the examination process, please provide the Human Resources Department with advance notice and every attempt will be made to consider your request.

Please see the Program Supervisor class specification found HERE for a complete description of this classification’s representative duties, requirements, working conditions, and physical requirements. Benefits offered to this position in the General Management Unit may be found HERE.

As required by law, all public employees are designated as Disaster Service Workers. As such, all City of Walnut Creek employees may be called upon to assist in the event of fire, flood, earthquake, or other natural or man-made disasters.

Visions In Clay 2023

Visions In Clay is one of the largest ceramic exhibitions in Northern California. Entry is open to artists residing in the U.S. Ceramic works of any thematic and stylistic presentation are accepted for entry. Clay must be the primary medium. 

Exhibition Juror: Joan Takayama-Ogawa, Professor of Ceramics and Product Design, Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, California

Gallery Awards $800 | $600 | $400
San Joaquin Potters Guild Founders Award ~ $300
Regional Artist Award $800 (selected by Shenny Cruces, Ceramics Professor, to present a ceramics demonstration to students)

Gallery & Online Exhibition:  August 28 – September 21, 2023
Gallery Reception: August 31, 5:00-7:00p.m.
Selection Announcement: July 18, 2023

Entry Fee: $30 for 3 entries / $45 up to 6 entries

For the complete Prospectus Guidelines and to enter go to the Gallery’s website – Call for entries

Executive Director

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
 

Full time, exempt, regular 

Range: $110,000 – $155,000

Reports to: Board of Directors

Direct reports: Director of Artistic Programs and Education, Facility and Operations Manager, Administrative Coordinator.

Location: This is an on-site position.

Medical benefits and robust PTO included

Self Help Graphics & Art (SHG) is dedicated to the production, interpretation and distribution of prints and other art media by Chicana/o, Latinx, and other artists inspired by the social justice imperative of the Chicano Movement. Our multidisciplinary and intergenerational programs promote artistic excellence and empower our communities by providing access to space, tools, training and resources.

SHG has reached a historic juncture. It has been operating for 50 years, it outright owns its own building and is planning for the renovation of its home. The growing staff continues to meet the pace, scale, and demand of the organization’s cultural production and community serving programming. This moment will find a new executive director inheriting a Self Help Graphics that is fiscally sound with a robust, talented and cohesive  staff.  There is momentum and time to prepare and envision the future while the operations scale down to accommodate the renovation period from Spring 2023 – Winter 2024. SHG leverages this opportunity of reaching 50 years to orient SHG away from survivalism and utilize ownership and stewardship of land as a jumping off point for this new organizational stage that creates a sustainable future.

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The Board of Directors seeks a leader with the following abilities and capacities to fill the Executive Director (ED) role: 

 

Leadership that champions the Chicana/o/x and Latine cultural community 

SHG seeks a leader who understands their role in representing of the work and impact of the organization at the local, regional, and national levels and can be a champion of the Chicana/o/x and Latine (a term used to recognize gender spectrum) artists, cultural workers and culture bearers within and outside of the organizational walls, spaces (physical and digital) and circles. 

Core connection to SHG’s history and its work through an intergenerational and intersectional lens 

The ED has a knowledge of and fundamentally values the cultural and place-based histories of the origins of Self Help Graphics, the Chicano movement, and the plurality of the communities served by the organization. The ED will understand or learn how the people, values, and experiences of the last five decades inform the organization’s cultural practice and social justice orientation. The ED will operate from a place of curiosity when engaging these narratives and ensure all voices and experiences are valued and elevated. 

Strategic visionary through a lens of inclusivity, intersectionality and community cultural practice

The ED values, embodies and is on a constant learning path toward a culturally-rooted intersectional arts administration practice that elevates and uplifts our artists, culture bearers, youth, and families in their work. They understand the need to consistently engage the many concentric circles of SHG’s communities in our work. Through  strategic planning, programming, and  operations, this community engagement is critical  in how the organization shows up for its allies and peers in the work toward liberation.  There is a clear emphasis on process-oriented practice that creates space to understand SHG through a cyclical rather than linear lens – both historically and toward the future. The story, trajectory, and practice of the organization builds on a legacy of artistic excellence from artists of all backgrounds, while always centering Chicana/o/x, Latine, and additional BIPOC voices. 

Fundraising: Commitment to resource-building for SHG 

The Executive Director is responsible for securing the resources necessary for SHG to conduct its daily operations (currently ~$1.5M and projected for growth), as well as to complete the capital campaign fundraising goals. Demonstrated track record of meaningful fundraising and interest in a nuanced understanding of the relationship-building required for SHG’s growth trajectory is welcome. Entrepreneurial spirit and a vision that leverages SHG’s cultural capital and capacity for revenue is required as the organization seeks ways to support itself outside of traditional nonprofit funding sources. As of this posting, the capital campaign is within approximately $2.5M of its goal and the Executive Director is expected to raise this funding over the next two years in addition to the annual operating budget. 

Experience in managing talent 

Experience in managing intergenerational teams with varying levels of experience, capacities, areas for support is required. The ED must understand how to elevate the team to be empowered in their roles, support professional development, and recognize that the cultural workers who come through our doors on their journey are part of the legacy of Self Help Graphics as much as its cultural production in the studio and programs.  The Executive Director will make immediate key hires in the areas of fund development and accounting. 

A leader who centers empathy and compassion; values a healthy and sustainable work culture 

The Executive Director will continue the work of shifting internal culture towards a more sustainable pace and do so in a way that is inclusive of the full staff, board, and creative community. They will understand that this shift is a strength for SHG in recruiting and retaining talent and in asserting itself as a values-centered space that holds equity at the core of everything taken on by the organization. The ED understands that often their job is to listen and ensure our multi-generational plural community feels seen and heard. 

Operational and Financial Management 

The Executive Director will be familiar with nonprofit financial practices and implement practices that enable long-term planning and projections while maintaining an awareness of the day-to-day financial operations. As SHG grows and larger grants and contracts are awarded, the Executive Director must navigate bringing up financial and operational capacity to the level required for compliance, reporting and consistent monitoring.

How to Apply

Please send cover letter and resume to executivesearch@selfhelpgraphics.com with the position title and your name in the subject line. For example: Executive Director – Jane Doe. Position will remain open until filled.

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About Self Help Graphics & Art

Self Help Graphics & Art fosters the creation and advancement of new art works by Chicana/o and Latinx artists through experimental and innovative printmaking techniques and other visual art forms. We are an organization rooted in community; and since 1973, have been at the intersection of arts and social justice, providing a home that fosters the creativity and development of local artists. We establish international collaborations and partnerships nation-wide and create world-wide cultural exchanges.

Anchor programs include:

Professional Printmaking Program – Self Help Graphics & Art’s (SHG) acclaimed Professional Printmaking Program offers artists the opportunity to create fine art limited edition serigraphs & monoprints through a peer-led approach that is dedicated to providing an environment that nurtures and supports our artists’ creativity and careers.

Día de los Muertos– Self Help Graphics & Art is known for iconic and culturally rooted events such as the longest running (50+ years) and free Annual Día de los Muertos season and  celebration, which draws over 10,000 people to its festivities. This program is created in partnership with artists and relies on community participation through workshops and artmaking all month long. 

Exhibitions and Archive –  SHG’s archive and exhibitions are a crucial tool for SHG to document and share the diversity of experiences within Latinx cultures. The artwork produced at SHG has been exhibited locally and internationally through educational exhibitions accompanied by programming. The prints are a community archive that documents diverse experiences on paper, in a world that has traditionally excluded BIPOC from the dominant historical narrative. The official SHG archive is held at the UC Santa Barbara California Ethnic and Multicultural Archive, a relationship which began in the early 1980s. 

Youth Programs – Serving local youth and families through Community Art Workshops, S.O.Y (Summer of Youth) Artista Program, Creative Labs at Mendez High School, CAL Arts Community Art Partnership Program. Most recently SHG has added annual youth cohorts through the Youth Committee and Youth Artivists program. 

Barrio Mobile Art Studio – SHG’s mobile art program brings art-making educational activities and experiences to communities across the county and often into non-conventional spaces such as public parks, recreational facilities, and festivals. BMAS was initially founded in 1974 and relaunched in 2014 to take art to the streets with arts programming and the creation of site-specific workshops and murals. Rooted in a peer-to-peer pedagogy, this social enterprise is a grant-subsidized and for-hire program that supports teaching artist development and is our primary vehicle for artist employment. BMAS partners have included the Getty, Museum of Contemporary Art, the Natural History Museum, LA Phil, the Chinese American Museum, CicLAvia , the Holocaust Museum, The Music Center, County of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks, Corita Art Center, Los Angeles Public Libraries, and more. 

Art Workshops – Self Help Graphics & Art is one of few places in Los Angeles that offers artists a space where they can develop artistically in a peer to peer setting. Our workshops attract all levels of artists to work in a variety of  mediums such as intaglio, relief, screen printing, ceramics, aerosol art, and many other forms.

Artist Mercaditos – In support of local artists, Self Help Graphics & Art holds multiple craft and art fairs that feature fine art, prints, adorable and distinctive art, jewelry, housewares, clothing and crafts by local artists and artisans.

Call for Entry- 15th Annual 50|50 Show

Call for Entries  – 15th Annual 50|50 Show

Create 50 works of art in 50 days!  A challenge to expand your artistic practice.  

JUROR: Serving as juror is Marianna Stark of M Stark Gallery in Half Moon Bay.    

Sanchez Art Center (SAC) seeks California artists (18 and older) for its 15th annual 50|50 Show, which takes place September 8 – October 1, 2023. To apply, determine your theme and shape it in 10 words or less.  Submit your theme plus up to 15 artwork images in your selected medium(s), via CaFÉ™ (https://www.callforentry.org/).  Accepted artists will create 50 small works (6” x 6”) over the course of 50 days. Creation of works by participating artists will begin Monday, June 26 and end Monday, Aug 14, 2023.

ENTRY DEADLINE: Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Entries must be submitted online by 10:59 pm Pacific Daylight Time.  The entry fee is $25. For complete information and to enter: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=11716

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