Gallery Curatorial Assistant
- Volet de programme :
- Jeunesse Canada au travail dans les établissements du patrimoine
- Titre de l'emploi :
- Gallery Curatorial Assistant
- Nom de l’organisme :
- Surrey Art Gallery
- Lieu de l’emploi :
- Surrey, Colombie-Britannique
- Durée de l'emploi :
- 2017-05-22 à 2017-08-10 (12 semaines)
- Salaire horaire :
- 24,52 $
Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC
$21.90 per hour (check CSA 3)
16 weeks, from May 15 to August 31, 2017 (Note: dates are flexible; requests may be considered for different start date)
One position
Are you passionate about contemporary art curation and can demonstrate knowledge of contemporary art, curatorial practices and want to develop skills in developing exhibition production and collection development. The Surrey Art Gallery is offering a 16-week placement for a candidate who is a full-time student obtaining a degree in visual art, museology, curating, art history or art education, Aboriginal education, and/or a related discipline. The successful candidate will be a motivated, methodical, articulate self-starter with excellent organizational and communication skills, a passion for contemporary visual arts, and able to work independently and as part of a team at one of Canada’s most vibrant visual arts institutions. This placement is designed to provide an overview of gallery curatorial and permanent collection roles and responsibilities, and provide experience with their related practices and techniques. Surrey is a diverse and growing community, so sensitivity to different cultures plus exceptional research skills and strong attention to detail are a must. Candidates must be fluent in English. The Surrey Art Gallery is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates.
Surrey is an increasingly important urban centre with a diverse, multi-ethnic population of over 500,000, with 40% under the age of 30 (30% of Surrey’s population is under 19, and a further 10% are under 30) and the province’s largest school district (with over 3,000 Aboriginal students, representing 5% of all students). 1,000 new residents arrive in Surrey each month, not including children born here. The Gallery provides contemporary art opportunities regionally and regularly attracts visitors and program participants beyond Metro Vancouver. The mission of the Surrey Art Gallery is to exhibit and interpret the work of emerging and established BC artists and leading Canadian and international artists, provide diverse educational programmes and publications about contemporary art, and acquire, manage, and preserve a permanent contemporary art collection.
The Surrey Art Gallery is situated on the traditional territories of the Salish peoples, including the Semiahmoo, Katzie, Kwikwetlem, Kwantlen, Qayqayt, and Tsawwassen First Nations. The Surrey School District is the largest district in BC – one of the few growing districts in the province, and fasted growing education systems in Canada. There are 70,000 students in elementary and secondary private schools in Surrey, and this does not include the many students who attend private and religious schools, and are educated through alternative models.
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