AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

from Franklin Furnace

Position Title: Museum Educator

Reports To: Education Programs Manager

Background

The Bronx Museum of the Arts is a contemporary art museum, founded in 1971 to serve the culturally diverse populations of the Bronx and the greater New York metropolitan area. The Museum has a longstanding commitment to increasing and stimulating audience participation in the visual arts through its permanent collection, special exhibitions, public and education programs. It introduces visitors to the dynamic and challenging voices that shape the contemporary arts field of both today and tomorrow. The Museum is a member of the Cultural Institutions Group of the City of New York.

The Bronx Museum’s Education Department focuses on arts programs which empower students to express themselves, develop deep and career-enhancing skills, and see themselves as agents of change in their immediate communities and the world. We envision and work toward the museum as a more equitable space where marginalized voices, particularly those of youth, can be heard.

Description

The Bronx Museum of the Arts is looking for an experienced arts educator to co-lead a new curriculum-based program at a local public high school in the South Bronx. This 8 week program will focus on public art and the role of the museum in the community, with a particular focus on the history of Graffiti (relating to our upcoming exhibition, Henry Chalfant: Art vs. Transit). Sessions will take place at the high school and at the museum on Tuesdays and Thursday mornings from early October through December.

This is a contracted position for the Fall 2019 semester.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with another educator and with Education staff on an 8-week curriculum for 12th grade art students with a culminating art project and an emphasis on demystifying

the museum space

• Co-lead 8 sessions (5 1-hour sessions at school, 3 2-hour sessions at museum)

• Attend paid meetings and exhibit walk-throughs

• Assist in documentation and program evaluation

Qualifications

• Experience working as an educator for youth; experience as museum educator preferred

• BA, BFA, or equivalent experience

• Deep knowledge of contemporary art and museums

• Self-identification as an artist, with a personal creative practice, preferred

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Ability to multitask and problem solve

• Basic MS Office and Google Suite skills

• Spanish speaker strongly preferred

• Familiarity with the history and culture of the Bronx preferred

• Commitment to the values and mission of the Bronx Museum

Pay Rate

$150/session plus $20/hr for planning and meeting attendance

To Apply

Please email a cover letter and resume to nklugman@bronxmuseum.org.