Art from the Heart is a community arts organization committed to supporting inner-city and low-income people in their development as artists. They are hiring an Art Exhibition Coordinator to start in August 2013 and last until July 2014 (extension subject to ongoing funding).

Duties:

Organize all aspects of the Annual Sale which happens November. Facilitate the showing of Art from the Heart art at Street Festivals, public events and venues which lend themselves in exhibiting and selling AFTH art throughout the year.

Organizing Includes:

• Facilitating a Sale organizing committee and community advisory committee
• Promotion of the Sales/exhibits
• Call for Artists (posters, ads, email, web, notice)
• Co-ordinating artists for events - acting as a resource so they can exhibit and sell their work.
• Sale Advertising (posters, handbills, email, facebook)
• Ad sales for program guide
• Secure and organize details for Program guide booklet or artists statements and curatorial work for small shows
• All aspects of mounting art:
  ensuring all images safely hung
  proper identification of artist and piece (medium, cost, description)
• Regular communication with applicants. Ensure they know what the process is
• Tracking all income and expenses
• Reporting to funders on events
• Documentation of the events
• Maintaining data base of artists
• Coordination of neighbourhood specific art workshops

Qualifications

• Organizational capacity
• Can work independently and with people
• Computer skills - word processing, Excel, design and layout, web
• Comfortable with deadlines and organizing others to meet deadline
• Experience working with diverse populations
• Experience with or demonstrated interest in community art
• Experience in budgeting and working within a budget
• Experience with organizing an art show or curating an art event
• Physically comfortable transporting art, setting up art exhibits, tables etc.
• Drivers license an asset events

Contract Details

• $17/hour
• Full time - with flexible hours and tracking required. 
• flexible hours throughout the year - 35 hours a week during high times
• The hours will be less during the summer and will increase in fall to full time during the months of September, Oct and November and then reduce again Dec - July. 

Send resume and cover letter to:

Art from the Heart
832 Ellice Ave.
Winnipeg, MB
R3G 0C3
 

or email resume and cover letter to: wpg.artfromtheheart@gmail.com