Sunspot Lit welcomes art and fiction, nonfiction, poetry, scripts, and graphic novels from 4 words to 49,000 words (open calls for longer categories close early). Accepting genre, commercial, mainstream and literary pieces. Pays editor’s prizes and cover art. Submit at https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit today!
Open call for writers and artists
Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health
Seeking Artists and Creative Professionals: Join Our Global, Interdisciplinary Community of Leaders in Brain Health!
Applications are now being accepted for the 2024-25 Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program at the Global Brain Health Institute. This is a 12-month, full-time, paid residential fellowship based at the University of California, San Francisco (USA) or Trinity College Dublin (Ireland).
The Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) community are engaged in a wide range of artist-led initiatives exploring brain health and dementia. Many of these initiatives combine artistic work and evidence-based research to improve our understanding of the experience of people with dementia and their carers, as well as provide opportunities to amplify narratives, change perceptions and stigma, and generate possibilities for community engagement and systemic transformation.
Arts and creativity are key to enhancing brain health as we age, and artists help us to see the world in new ways and to communicate that vision. GBHI embraces science, art, and creativity to improve our understanding of brain health and dementia, and to lead change in practice, perception, and policy. The fellowship program provides innovative training, networking, and support to emerging leaders focused on improving brain health and reducing the impact of dementia worldwide. Exceptional applicants from diverse backgrounds––including the arts, clinical practice, economics, public health, research, law, policy, technology, and education––who demonstrate strong leadership potential, a commitment to brain health and health care policy, as well as the ability to implement transformative solutions in local communities are encouraged to apply. The Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program is an opportunity to elevate your impact and contribution to brain health.
Application deadline: September 25, 2023
Program start: August 2024
Learn more: www.gbhi.org/apply
Questions? Email apply@gbhi.org
Recreation/ Community Services Coordinator
The City of Ontario’s Department of Museum, Arts & Culture is searching for energetic, creative, organized, and community-oriented individuals to join our team as a Coordinator. There are 3 positions available, 2 Full-time and 1 Part-time.
For full details, see below description of each position available in the Department of Museum, Arts & Culture and find a link to the job application here and a brochure on the positions here.
Salary Range is: $28.33-$34.41 Hourly
EVENT COORDINATOR: The Event Coordinator plays an essential role in supporting the Department of Museum, Arts & Culture to carry out large-scale events and festivals, under the direction of the Director and Manager. This includes annual events such as the Ontario Art Festival and Culture Fest as well as VIP events, exhibit receptions, public art dedications, and the quarterly Ontario Art Walk. The position will be responsible for: developing concepts and ideas; preparation and execution of events, planning and maintaining the event/program budget; determining, purchasing, and maintaining materials, equipment, supplies and/or facilities needed; promoting programs by designing and developing various publicity materials; coordinating volunteers; and interviewing and hiring vendors, contractors; establishing and maintaining close liaison with public and private institutions, and individual artists; assisting in recruiting program and event sponsors, vendors and other promotional needs; coordinating public safety, public works, volunteer, and other support services required for special events; ensuring vendors are in compliance with city and county policies; collecting and processing vendor agreements, fees and deposits and maintaining accurate files and records; and the ability to direct the work of others during events. The Ideal Candidate possesses impeccable attention to detail and a high standard of work, along with exceptional communication skills. They also have a knowledge of principles and techniques used in planning, coordinating, and servicing a variety of arts, entertainment, and/or educational events. The strongest candidate has experience in handling multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously, understands how to prioritize, stays calm under pressure, and executes tasks efficiently and with accuracy.
FACILITIES AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE COORDINATOR: The Facilities and Visitor Experience Coordinator plays an essential role in the public’s experience of the Ontario Museum of History & Art, under the direction of the Director and Supervising Curator. They provide an exceptional visitor experience by overseeing the Museum’s front-of-house team and facilities. The coordinator handles the front desk/reception, tracks and maintains attendance and other key facility data, maintenance requests, and coordination of capital building projects. This includes: being knowledgeable about the Museum, its history, exhibits, programs and special events, and communicating this information to guests; training and supervising front desk museum assistants and contracted security guards; maintaining the highest standards of both visual appearance and operability of all public spaces (interior and exterior of building); daily inspection of facilities for necessary repairs, ensuring proper functioning of mechanical and utility systems and compliance with pertinent building and safety codes; coordination and scheduling of routine maintenance by liaising with Facilities Management, Historic Preservation, and Risk Management to ensure compliance with ADA, safety ontarioca.gov Recreation Continuum of Care and Housing Services and other building related regulations. The Ideal Candidate possesses impeccable attention to detail and a high standard of work, along with exceptional communication skills. They are a hospitality-oriented individual with strong team leadership skills and experience dealing with the public in a customer service or hospitality environment. The strongest candidate has knowledge of facilities management/maintenance, including administration of service contracts for buildings. Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred.
PUBLIC ART COORDINATOR (PART-TIME ONLY) The part-time Public Art Coordinator plays an essential role in supporting the Department of Museum, Arts & Culture’s newly established Public Art Program by coordinating public art projects for the City of Ontario. This includes facilitating the selection of artists for projects; preparing artists’ contracts; assisting with the coordination of project implementation; and providing planning assistance to visual artists. The position will be responsible for: planning and implementation of various programs designed to support visual art in public places; preparing requests for proposals/qualifications; tracking public art project budgets; preparing contracts; writing clear and concise reports; making public presentations; coordinating between various committees and artists; and inventorying the public art collection and identifying any maintenance needs. The Ideal Candidate possesses impeccable attention to detail and a high standard of work, along with exceptional communication skills. They also have a knowledge of principles and techniques used in planning, coordinating, and servicing public art projects. The strongest candidate has experience in handling multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously, understands how to prioritize, stays calm under pressure, and executes tasks efficiently and with accuracy.
Examples of Essential Functions
The essential functions typically performed by a Recreation/Community Services Coordinator include the following:
- Coordinates, schedules, implements, and supervises a variety of recreation and community services programs, activities and events.
- Participates in the development of recreation and community services program proposals.
- Coordinates facility reservations and scheduling.
- Monitors and reports on safety and maintenance of community center facilities and parks.
- Schedules, directs, trains and evaluates part-time and volunteer staff; completes required evaluation forms.
- Receives and responds to public and community group inquiries and requests; and assists with customer services and providing appropriate recommendations.
- Develops and writes brochure information, press releases, promotional information, and fliers regarding recreation and community services events, programs, and related information.
- Prepares program evaluation reports.
- Provides program implementation recommendations and assists supervisor with special projects, departmental procedures and handling employee questions or concerns as necessary.
- Prepares and distributes logs and reports to supervisor.
- Handles and records cash revenue in compliance with departmental financial controls.
- Assist in other duties as assigned.
Qualification Guidelines
Educational Requirements
High school diploma or recognized equivalent.
Experience Requirements
Two years of experience in coordinating recreation and/or community services programs or a related field.
Desirable
Bilingual in Spanish is highly desirable. Experience in Microsoft Office 365 and recreation software programs, preferably CivicRec. College-level degree and/or coursework in recreation, public administration, or a related field
Development & Communications Manager
Venice Arts seeks a full-time Development & Communications Manager with broad experience in a development office and deep experience with events, annual campaigns, individual donor development, and organization communications. Working under the supervision of the Director of Development, this position has the following key roles and responsibilities:
1. Events
● Act as the lead producer including, but not limited to, managing all event elements, from planning and communications through execution; maintain the event calendar and task spreadsheets; solicit food, refreshments, art, and silent auction items, as relevant; manage all wrap activities, such as donor acknowledgments and outreach.
2. Annual Campaigns
● Manage annual campaigns, currently consisting of an online/direct mail spring “Camp Campaign” and an online/direct mail “Year-End Campaign.”
● Work with the Dev Comm Team to identify the storyline, strategies, collaterals, tasks, and calendar for each campaign, assuring that the Development Assistant implements accurately and efficiently across online, social media and direct mail platforms.
3. Donor Development and Management
● Steward existing donors, identifying how best to increase engagement with Venice Arts.
● Cultivate new relationships with prospective individual and corporate donors.
● Assure that donor acknowledgements are written, sent, and filed in a timely manner.
● Assure the maintenance of the individual and corporate (non-grant) donor database.
4. Communications
● Manage organization and programs communications calendars and tasks across all platforms—from strategy through execution.
● Write website stories, as well as content for eNews, eblasts, donor updates, and social media feeds, and review, proof, edit, and approve content drafted by others.
● Review the back-end of all online campaigns—from subject lines through auto-donor letters—to assure that each campaign is compelling, complete, and up-to-date.
● Regularly review data, such as Google Analytics, to inform communications strategies.
5. Development Administration
● Supervise the Development Associate, assuring that this position completes all development support activities in a professional and timely manner.
● Analyze data from a range of sources (FMP, Excel, Data Arts) to complete the annual giving analysis and to report quarterly to the Dev Comm Team.
● Compile data for SMU Data Arts, among other needs.
● Take minutes at Board meetings, support Board member’s engagement efforts, and assure that Board-related documents are up-to-date (give/get, IRS documents, etc.)
6. Earned Income
● Support the Development Associate in managing venue rentals, approving all rentals and assuring each is appropriately staffed.
7. Other Duties As Assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
Skills & Experience
You have a minimum of three years experience in an active development office, at least at the Coordinator level, management experience strongly preferred. You have demonstrated experience managing events, as well as cultivating and stewarding individual donors. You have at least two years of experience in development-driven communications, and understand communications strategy and how to shape messaging to take advantage of multiple platforms. You are a strong writer and thorough editor. You are highly proficient with Microsoft Office (especially Excel), the Google Suite, and a development data system (FileMaker Pro a plus). Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud a plus, as is an understanding of design communications. You are experienced supervising staff tasked with mission-critical, detail-oriented work.
Qualities
With a keen desire to grow in the field, you are exceptionally well-organized and detail-oriented, equally as well-suited to lead strategy, as to manage details. You are an excellent communicator, able to articulate Venice Arts’ mission with passion. You are outgoing and comfortable with a range of personalities. You are able to manage and meet multiple deadlines with grace, and easily master systems for maintaining calendars, tasks, and data. A graduate of a nonprofit management or a fundraising program, a plus, but is not required.
COMPENSATION PACKAGE
This is an exempt (salaried), full-time position that is 100% in-person. Compensation includes a $65,000 salary to start; up to 3 weeks of compensated time-off (2-weeks of vacation plus a one-week holiday closure); 12 standard paid holidays; employer-paid medical and dental insurance; up to 8 days of accrued sick days; and an opportunity to contribute to a 401(k). While this position generally works Monday-Friday during standard business hours, candidates must be able to work a flexible schedule, as occasional evenings and weekends, as well as offsite hours, will be required.
HOW TO APPLY
Résumé with a cover letter highlighting relevant experience to karen@venice-arts.org, Development Manager in the subject line. Please: No phone inquiries or walk-ins. Other materials may be requested if an interview is scheduled.
SUMMER * NEW $1,800.00 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
SUMMER 2023 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS — Innovate Grant is thrilled to introduce our newly increased award amounts of $1,800.00.
Innovate Grant awards (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition, (8) honorable mentions (4 in art and 4 in photo), will be featured on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. Innovate Grant’s commitment extends beyond the grant cycle by promoting the work of selected winners and honorable mentions into the future. For more information and to apply visit https://innovateartistgrants.org
Innovate Grant supports artists and photographers through quarterly grants. We’ve simplified the grant process, so that artists and photographers can focus on making their innovative work. The work should speak for itself and our application reflects that.
Innovate Grant awards:
+ 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Visual Artist
+ 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Photographer
+ 8 x Honorable Mentions Interviews
How to Apply: Visual Artists and Photographers 18 years and older, from all around the world, are eligible to apply. All media and genres are accepted. All applicants retain the right to the work they submit. Apply today at https://innovateartistgrants.org
Explore the work of ALL Past Innovate Grant recipients and read their interviews at https://innovateartistgrants.org
Category: Multiple disciplines and genres accepted
Deadline: September 14, 2023
Region: US & International
Awards: 2 x $1,800.00 USD Grants // 8 x Honorable Mentions Interviews
Apply Online Today
https://innovateartistgrants.org
Director Of Marketing
The Director of Marketing is responsible for ticket sales and brand awareness for all La Jolla Music Society performances, including the Winter Season, SummerFest, and all other seasonal or special programming. The Director oversees a team of eleven full- and part-time staff, including six direct reports: Director of Communications & PR, Data & Marketing Analysis Manager, Marketing Manager, Senior Graphic Designer (with a team of one), Box Office and Guest Services Manager (with a team of four), and House Manager.
The Director is responsible for the following duties:
Organizational Strategy & Leadership
Collaborate with the CEO, senior leadership team, and Board on the strategic direction of the company to realize its strategic plan and annual goals
Oversee staff in Marketing, Communications, Graphic Design and Box Office, including performance evaluations, hiring, firing and management of staff, as well as contracting and oversight of external consultants and contracted partners
Work with the Artistic Department to assist with projections and packaging during season design to ensure a proper and optimal balance between artistic and income goals
Utilize understanding of historic data to establish detailed and attainable budget goals
Oversee messaging out of all departments to ensure that all LJMS materials and communications are consistent and clear
Assist in the review of all other areas of potential earned income – including Learning & Engagement and Venue Sales – and serve as a strategist and advisor to other departments
Other duties as assigned by the CEO
Marketing and Public Relations Campaigns
Design and implement sales campaigns for subscription renewals and acquisitions, choose-your-own packages, and single tickets
Analyze historic sales data to construct a clear understanding of audience make-up, buying patterns, response to artistic programming, price-resistance, new opportunities, dynamic pricing, return on investment of marketing campaigns, etc.
Collaborate with the Director of Communications & PR to leverage creative content across all channels—owned, paid, and earned
Create and implement a broad, institution-wide communications plan that includes regular, strategic email communications and social media presence that effectively builds LJMS’s relationship with its audience and potential audience
Devise, analyze, and distribute regular sales reports that clearly show where ticket sales stand against budget
Leverage ongoing consumer insights and market research to inform evolving marketing strategies
Serve as lead on development and implementation of company branding and messaging
Work closely with the Development Department on income strategies and patron-relationship development
Collaborate with the Venue Sales and Events Director on the marketing and promotion of The Conrad as a rental opportunity
Audience Experience
Create and implement an audience relationship program that ensures that every audience member touchpoint with the institution is strategically planned to ensure optimal audience experience
Serve as point of contact for customer service needs stemming from patron complaints and comments; resolve issues and complaints directly with patrons
Oversee House Manager and volunteer ushers to ensure coverage at all LJMS concerts and to instill consistent and prevailing sense of high-level customer service
Qualifications
Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree with five years of experience in non-profit marketing
Ability to analyze complex financial data and propose viable solutions; able to anticipate and accurately predict the results of alternate courses of action
Minimum of three years of experience working in or overseeing customer service
Able to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints
Interest in classical music or performing arts, with a strong preference for experience marketing the performing arts
Experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook required
Experience with performing arts CRMs required, and with Tessitura preferred
Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? Research shows that cis men apply for jobs when they fulfill an average of 60% of the criteria, while others tend only to apply if they meet every requirement. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply.
We are dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates, including those with diverse workplace experiences and backgrounds. So, whether you’re returning to work after a gap in employment, simply looking to transition, or taking the next step in your career path, we will be glad to have you on our radar.
Please use your cover letter to tell us about what you hope to bring to this role.
