The Museum of Northern California Art is seeking all media artwork for the upcoming juried exhibition, Safe Haven. What do you call your safe haven? Shelter, connections, place, home? What keeps us sane or not?
Safe Haven
Artistic Director
Position:
Artistic Director
Job Location:
Sacramento, CA
USA
Submission Closing Date:
05/28/2021
Organization Website:
sacgaymenschorus.org
Salary:
Salary dependent upon experience.
ARTISTIC VISION and PERFORMANCES
● Design, coordinate, and direct innovative and compelling artistic programming that appeals to a wide range of audience members, singers, and donors to retain and expand the SGMC audience.
● Serve as the principal conductor of SGMC rehearsals and performances.
● Select repertoire for each concert, ensure music is ordered, coordinate completion of arrangements, orchestrations, practice tracks, and ensure compliance with all copyright laws.
● Select and supervise artistic contract employees.
● Oversee the audition, selection, and coaching of singers, soloists and small group ensembles (vocal and dance).
● Engage the Executive Director, Board, Production Staff, relevant SGMC Committees, Chorus, and Staff in planning and communicating the artistic vision for concerts and events.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
● Improve musicianship, technical proficiency, and performance capability of SGMC and its individual members.
● Audition new singers at the beginning of each concert cycle.
● Establish and maintain criteria for the abilities expected of new singers and establish the method for demonstrating these abilities in the audition.
● Identify, plan, and coordinate performance opportunities outside the regular concert cycle.
DONOR CULTIVATION and PUBLIC OUTREACH
● In conjunction with the Executive Director, serve as a public voice for SGMC as local, national, and international ambassadors.
● Assist in the development of strategic fundraising messages for the organization.
● Participate in fundraising and marketing activities, press events, and community relations opportunities as appropriate.
● Assist in the cultivation of major individual, corporate, and foundation gifts as appropriate.
● Participate, as needed, in public visibility and donor cultivation activities.
● Serve as a representative to GALA and other appropriate professional and/or community groups; attend meetings, workshops, and conferences.
COMMUNICATION AND INVOLVEMENT
● Attend Board meetings and retreats and provide a monthly report to the Board.
● Attend Staff and Chorus committee meetings as needed.
● Ensure consistent communication with Chorus leadership and committee chairs, the Executive Director and Board on related activities.
LEADERSHIP
● Anticipate and prepare for opportunities to positively impact the community on existing and emerging social justice challenges.
● Continue to engage in ongoing development of professional and interpersonal skills.
● Retain and grow SGMC audiences through the creativity of SGMC productions and outreaches.
● Provide strong fiscal leadership in the development and adherence to production and artistic budgets.
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
● Bachelor’s Degree in Music or equivalent competency.
● Three years of experience with choral conducting and programming.
● Experience conducting or working with a community-based chorus and with singers of various musical skills and experience.
● Knowledge of vocal technique and pedagogy.
● Passionate in supporting the LGBTQIA+ community.
● Knowledge of current trends within the choral and musical/artistic community.
● Commitment to working with and in diverse communities
● Ability to provide strong leadership skills as well as balance work requirements within a team setting.
● Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
● Master’s or Doctorate Degree in Music or equivalent competency.
● Eight years of experience with choral conducting and programming.
● Experience with music arrangement or composition.
● Experience with staging musical productions.
● Experience with non-profit budgets, financial and concert revenue planning.
INFORMATION REQUIRED TO APPLY:
Submit to ADSearch@sacgaymenschorus.org no later than May 28, 2021
● Submit Cover Letter and Resume (or Curriculum Vitae).
● Please provide samples of previous concert programs conducted including, if desired, a statement regarding this programming.
● Minimum 3 professional references, current contact information and their relationship to you.
● Optional – submit a video recording of no more than five minutes of a past performance demonstrating your conducting technique and style.
● Additional materials may be requested after initial review.
BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS:
● What do Diversity, Equity, Equality, and Inclusion mean to you?
● How have you practiced these values in your previous relevant roles?
● How will you practice these values as Artistic Director for SGMC?
● How your experience prepares you to be SGMC’s Artistic Director and how you will use your skills and experience to support and expand our Mission and Values.
EcoArts Sculpture Walk
Middletown Art Center (MAC) is seeking artists interested in responding to the natural environment of Middletown Trailside Park through materials and content. Participation is a unique opportunity to address continuous recovery through thoughtful artistry and/or restoration. Projects should integrate the spirit and materials of the park and the ‘locus’ of Lake County.
The first public art venue in Lake County, EcoArts Sculpture Walk was founded in 2003 and featured work by 20-30 regional artists annually. MAC opened in the spring of 2015 to expand arts access and provide a year-round arts venue. That fall, the Valley Fire devastated 76,067 acres in the South Lake County area, including the park, Sculpture Walk and 1300 homes. Though the park was transformed, the Sculpture Walk reopened in 2019. The 2020 exhibit was stymied by COVID-19 but several works from the 2019 exhibit remain on view in the park.
“This 15th year of the Sculpture Walk our primary purpose remains supporting revitalization of the land, mending of damaged ecosystems, and inspiring a dialogue with nature both for artists and visitors”, said MAC Director, Lisa Kaplan. “Historically, most work was removed in November, at the beginning of winter, but strong work that contributes to ecosystem revitalization may be permitted to remain onsite.”
A visit to the park is encouraged to observe the changed and recovering environment. Trailside Park is open from dawn to dusk daily and located about 1.5 miles outside of Middletown off Hwy 175 at 21435 Dry Creek Cutoff. Additional samples and videos of work and the guide from the 2019 exhibit can be found at middletownartcenter.org/ecoarts.
Applications and concept sketches may be submitted anytime before April 20. Photos of work in progress or finished work are welcome. Applications can be found at middletownartcenter.org/ecoarts and should be submitted via email to artwork@middletownartcenter.org.
Summer Camp Site Manager
Position type: Temporary, Seasonal
Salary: $50 / hour (program rate); $35 / hour (training rate)
Reports to: Program Leadership Team
Deadline: May 9, 2021
Location: Greater Long Beach area
Dramatic Results, a non-profit arts education agency, is looking for an experienced and strategic Site Manager to join our team for the 2021 Summer! The agency focuses on underserved youth in Title I schools throughout LA County. We are looking for a proactive and organized team member who enjoys working with people, can manage multifaceted projects, and thrive in a fast-paced working environment.
Dramatic Results’ middle school Summer Camp will take place across 10 sites from 8:30am–1:00pm from June 28-July 23. The Site Manager will work at least 40 hours a week during program sessions (4 weeks in total). An additional 80-120 hours will be required in May-June for training and development.
45% Staff Management, 45% Logistics, 10% Program Services
Responsibilities
- Think critically about diversity, equity, access and inclusion (DEAI) and its impact on delivering culturally relevant programming
- Supervise Site Coordinators; lead meetings, debriefs and one-on-one check-ins
- Provide and receive constructive feedback from directors, peers and staff
- Work in partnership with the Program Manager and Curriculum Specialist to ensure Summer Camp is on time and high-quality, with a special emphasis on social emotional learning practices
- Manage overall scheduling of 10 sites with 3 programs running concurrently at each—including placement and substitutions of staff and external collaborators
- Ensure programmatic decisions align to overall project goals and objectives
- Report on suggested changes for program iteration and staff development
- Follow all agency and LBUSD COVID guidelines and manage adherence by staff
- Provide leadership in cases of emergency in alignment with agency procedures and submit all required paperwork for accurate records
- Support evaluation efforts to collect accurate quantitative and qualitative data
- Observe programs and give constructive feedback / strategies for cultivating engaging learning environments and adapting to diverse student needs
- Build positive relations within the team and external program partners
- Support marketing team with external communications as needed
- Communicate, support and engage families whenever possible
- Liaise with school site staff for Summer Camp logistics as needed
- Bring creative problem solving and fresh ideas to programming
- Actively take part in all trainings as a participant and / or facilitator
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Must be comfortable working in person all day (often outside) with a mask on
- Must have reliable transportation to multiple locations across Long Beach
- Demonstrated skills and ability in youth work: staff development, training and evaluation; communication, program planning and administration; and recognizing and encouraging quality in others
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite required
- Experience working with Title I populations preferred
- Ability to speak Spanish, Khmer, Mandarin, and/or Vietnamese a plus
Day in the Life: lock-in and join the leadership team for your Wednesday morning check-in, you make sure your inbox is cleared for the day knowing that Site Coordinators will be sending program attendance within the hour. You’re excited to report that data metrics for this week’s programs look strong, but you notice a dip in engagement at Washington Middle School and make a note to check-in with Site Coordinators. After tapping the Curriculum Specialist for suggested strategies, you’re heading over to Robinson Academy to observe a co-teaching team with a lot of potential, but in need of coaching. This afternoon you’ve got time blocked off to send impact stories to the Marketing Team. Before the end of day, you send a Slack message to all the site teams to let them know what an amazing job they’re doing!
How to Apply
Interested candidates, please send your résumé, two work references and a cover letter detailing your related experience and how you can advance the mission of Dramatic Results to humanresources AT dramaticresults DOT org.
Dramatic Results is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, age, national origin, ethnic, background, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
Open Call for Entries: Pharmacopeia – Deadline Extended – June 15th, 2021
Description:
Pharmacopeia: noun. What does this term bring to your mind’s eye? Do you find yourself assembling an archive of substances, reflecting on memories of addiction, recovery, or relapse? Is your mind a panopticon of disorder, a chaotic realm of fear and loathing from which you yearn to breakthrough? Have you experienced ego death, or reached the summit of the fifth plateau? Have prescription medications granted you the time to get to know your spirit, body, and psyche better, to experience a semblance of neurotypicality? Do you employ recreational compounds in your practice, and if so, what is your molecule of choice? Depict your perception of a pharmacopeia as you envision, either under, between, or over the influence.
Eligibility:
Open to international artists age 18 years or older.
Categories:
Photography, Digital Art, Graphics and Printmaking, Mixed Media, Watercolor Painting, Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting, Pastels, Drawing. 3D artwork.
Image Submissions:
Up to (3) digital images may be uploaded and submitted per artist submission
Minimum upload size of 200 DPI with 1800 pixels on the longest side
JPG or PNG format accepted
Please name your images in the following format: lastname_firstname_title.jpg
Terms of Entry:
Sales: Artwork must be listed for sale. The Chateau Gallery collects a 40% commission on sold artwork.
Copyright: Accepted artists grant The Chateau Gallery permission to use your work on our gallery’s website, social media accounts, and related promotional materials. Artists retain all copyright to their intellectual property.
Exhibition: Pharmacopeia is a physical exhibition, held under the public health mandates and governing laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Entry Fee: There is a $10 entry fee used to support the exhibition, promotional materials, and scheduled programming.
Summer Camp Site Coordinator
Position type: Temporary, Seasonal
Salary: $40 / hour (program rate); $30 / hour (training rate)
Reports to: Site Manager
Deadline: May 9, 2021
Location: Greater Long Beach area
Depending on performance, this position has the potential to be extended for the 2021-2022 academic year in either a part-time or full-time capacity. Salary to be negotiated.
Dramatic Results, a non-profit arts education agency, is looking for enthusiastic and experienced Site Coordinators to join our team for the 2021 Summer! The agency focuses on underserved youth in Title I schools throughout LA County. We are looking for proactive and organized team members who enjoy working with people, can manage multifaceted projects, and thrive in a fast-paced working environment.
Dramatic Results has two middle school Summer Camps:
- STEAM Pathways, 8:30am–1:00pm from June 28-July 23, and
- ABC Summer STEAM, 8:30am-4:30pm the weeks of July 12-16, July 26-30, August 9-13 and August 16-20.
Site Coordinators work approx. 35-40 hours a week during program sessions (4 weeks in total). An additional 40-60 hours required in May-June for training and development.
40% Staff Management, 40% Program Services, 20% Logistics
Responsibilities:
- Think critically about diversity, equity, access and inclusion (DEAI) and its impact on delivering culturally relevant programming
- Supervise site staff, which include Teaching Artists and Pre-Service Teachers, and lead meetings, debriefs and one-on-one check-ins
- Contribute as a member of the leadership team alongside the Site Manager, Program Manager, and Curriculum Specialist to ensure workshops are on time and high quality; with a special emphasis on social emotional learning practices
- Observe programs and give constructive feedback / strategies for cultivating engaging learning environments and adapting to diverse student needs
- Communicate wellness and development of staff and students to leadership team, as well as suggested changes for program iteration
- Contact families to check-in on absent students and promote engagement
- Able to follow all COVID guidelines outlined by Dramatic Results, as well as manage adherence of protocols by on-site educators
- Provide leadership in cases of emergency in alignment with agency and LBUSD procedures and submit all required paperwork for accurate records
- Support evaluation efforts and collection of accurate quantitative and qualitative
data; including monitoring student attendance at each site - Build positive relations within the team and external program partners
- Support marketing team with external communications as needed
- Liaise with school site staff for program and student logistics as needed
- Bring creative problem solving and fresh ideas to programming
- Actively take part in all trainings as a participant and / or facilitator
- Provide and receive constructive feedback from directors, peers and staff
- Assist with student check-in and out
- Manage part-time teaching staff schedules and time sheets
- Ensure sites have all necessary equipment and materials
- Fill-in for teaching staff as needed to ensure effective program delivery
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Must be comfortable working in person all day (often outside) with a mask on
- Must have reliable transportation to multiple locations across Long Beach
- Demonstrated skills and ability in youth work: staff development, training and evaluation; communication, program planning and administration; and recognizing and encouraging quality in others
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite required
- Experience working with Title I populations preferred
- Ability to speak Spanish, Khmer, Mandarin, and/or Vietnamese a plus
Day in the Life (STEAM Pathways): Clock-in and join your team at Powell Elementary to welcome students for the day and chat with parents! It’s Wednesday, so students will be working with actors in an improv class that focuses on expanding creative confidence— you encourage staff to make connections to yesterday’s photography course. While
observing each classroom, you jump in to model how to ask higher-order questions for one of your more junior co-teaching teams. In the middle of class, you receive a call that a Teaching Artist at your other site is feeling sick—you immediately send them home and figure out how to best support your team while following protocols. Before clocking out, you check-in with the leadership team by Slack letting them know this week’s timesheets are approved and evaluation data has been uploaded. Head home with a smile!
How to Apply: Interested candidates, please send your résumé, two work references and a cover letter detailing your related experience and how you can advance the mission of Dramatic Results to humanresources AT dramaticresults DOT org.
Dramatic Results is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, age, national origin, ethnic, background, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
