Dean

Description:

The Dean of the Core Residency Program plays a key role on the senior leadership team at the Glassell School of Arts and is responsible for ensuring that the Core Program aligns with the vision of the organization and that it maintains the professional needs of the Core Fellows at its center. The Dean of the Core Residency Program will also work collaboratively across the organization to ensure consistency with other key areas of Glassell, such as community engagement, partnerships, fundraising, and operations. Specifically, the Dean of the Core Residency Program provides leadership for the oversight of several signature initiatives including the Core Residency, the visiting artists program, and annual programming for three exhibition spaces. The Dean will be expected to represent Glassell and the Core Program’s efforts in the local, national and global artists’ community.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Dean of the Core Residency Program will be involved with all aspects of planning, supervising, and facilitating the Core Artists residency program including the following specific responsibilities:

Leadership

• Collaborates with the Director of Glassell School of Art to determine short- and long-term program goals regarding the mission of the Core Program, as it aligns with the organization’s vision.
• Managing the programmatic and financial strategies to achieve organizational goals.
• Acts as a liaison between Core and other divisions within the Glassell School, the Museum and the broader arts community.
• Supervises the Core residents. This includes conducting two formal studio visits annually with each artist resident (and other informal meetings as necessary).
• Collborates with the marketing team for the recruitment and retention of new Core Fellows.
• Represent the Core Residency at the local, national and international levels in conferences, professional organizations and partnering cultural institutions.
• Supervises (2) the Core Program Coordinator and the Exhibition Coordinator to assist with administrative functions, ongoing projects, scheduling, and day to day operations.
• Maintain Professional Associations including but not limited to Artists Community Alliance (ACA) and College Arts Association (CAA), as well as attending conferences, networking and building relationships with other organizations and professionals.

Academics

• Directs the Core Program Coordinator and the Exhibition Coordinator to organize and facilitate lectures, seminars, exhibitions and other program activities.
• Directs the Core Program Coordinator to plan visiting artists and scholars programs including travel arrangements, lectures or seminar arrangements, public announcements for lectures, individual visits with Core residents, and the hosting of visitors.
• Oversees all aspects of and assists in curating the annual exhibition for the Core residents; coordinates all aspects of the annual publication, including but not limited to facilitating interactions between Core residents, the publication designer, school/ museum staff, and the printer as appropriate for the exhibition, Core Book, and exhibition mailer.
• Develops and manages Core related projects for the exhibition program of the Glassell School including but not limited to curating, coordinating, or assisting with exhibitions as well as the supervision of fellows projects.
• Drafts correspondence on behalf of the Core Program and assists the Development department with grant writing and additional support information for funding and grants. Assists with fundraising including the Core Salon and the “10 x 10” annual edition.
• Participates in the planning of and attends all Core Subcommittee meetings working with members to accomplish development goals as well as assists with fundraising for Core Salon and the “10 x 10” annual edition.
• Oversees Core archive records, website development and presence, P.R initiatives, and mailing lists.
• The Dean of the Core Program is part of the administrative team of the Glassell School, which also includes the School Director, Associate Director of Administation, Dean of the Studio School, and Dean of the Junior School. This team meets periodically to coordinate activities. Works on other special projects for the school related to Core Program and exhibitions as assigned by the Director.