Dates of Employment: May – August 2024 for 16 weeks and July and August for 6-8 weeks
Hours of Work: Tuesday–Saturday 35 hours/week

Remuneration starting at $17.40/hour

 

Qualified applicants should submit a cover letter, detailed resume and two references by May 15th to the Smithers Art Gallery, Attn: Nicole Chernish at info@smithersart.org.

 

Drop-in Art Activities

• devise weekly activity & create a demonstration model

• marketing and promotion to the public

• maintain inventory of art and craft supplies and materials

• maintain accurate records and monitor project budget

 

Summer Art Camps

• maintain inventory and purchasing new supplies within budget

• maintain accurate records and monitoring project budget

• marketing and promotion of art camps to the public

• manage registrations and payments

• classroom set-up and take-down for each art camp

• develop curriculum for art camps

• lead art camps with assistance from other summer staff

• feedback surveys for parents

 

Exhibitions 

• hang exhibitions with gallery staff

• create labels and inventory sheets for artwork 

• photograph the exhibition and post to the Gallery website

• coordinate interviews with artists and videographer to create promotional videos for social media use

 

Summer Events and Festival Programming

• devise family activities & create a demonstration models for all holidays, events and festivals in the community of Smithers including Smithers Pride, Victoria Day, National Indigenous People’s Day, Canada Day, the Midsummer Music Festival, Fall Fair & Parade and a new event this year the Smithers Multicultural Festival

• marketing and promotion to the public;

• maintain inventory of art and craft supplies and materials

• maintain accurate records and monitoring project budget

• set-up and take-down for each activity

• record statistics and liaise with committees or staff organizing each larger event

 

General duties

• Community outreach/marketing;

• staff the gallery and liaise with the public

• record visitor numbers and other data

• general cleaning and maintenance

• artisan shop sales and merchandising

• other duties as required

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Qualifications

The preferred candidate will:

• be creative, innovative and flexible

• be studying in the field of fine arts, education or another related field

• have experience working with school-aged children

• have a love of art

• work well in a team

• show initiative, and leadership

• be fluent in English, with exceptional written and oral communication skills

• have strong computer and research skills

• must be between 15 and 30 years of age

• be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or have refugee status in Canada

 

If applying for the 16 week position, the applicant must be a full time student returning to studies in the fall.

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The Smithers Gallery Association is an equal opportunity employer and employs personnel without regard to ancestry, colour, race, disability, gender identity and expression, or sexual orientation.

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