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JOB TITLE: Installation Technician
SUPERVISOR’S TITLE: Director of Exhibitions
General Summary: The Hyde Park Art Center is looking for an enthusiastic, hard-working, thorough, organized, and skilled individual to join our close-knit team as a full time Installation Technician.
The Art Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing contemporary visual art in Chicago by connecting artists and communities in unexpected ways. As an open forum for exploring the artistic process, the Art Center fosters creativity through making, learning about, seeing, and discussing art—all under one roof.
The Art Center’s Exhibitions program is an incubator for artists looking to push the boundaries of their practice and whose work makes meaningful contributions to today’s social and political discourse. By enabling underrepresented artists to be entrepreneurial in their work and giving them the broad exposure they deserve, the Art Center ensures that groundbreaking contemporary art gets made—and seen—in Chicago.
With a small staff of ten full time employees, the Art Center relies on passionate, talented, motivated individuals who can take the initiative in managing their individual roles while also seamlessly integrating into the collective work experience. Our staff and office culture reflects our mission in that we are diverse, dynamic, and collaborative. We often work as a full team on projects, programs, events, and initiatives.
The Installation Technician is a crucial player within this mix. As part of the Exhibitions team, the Installation Technician manages the general preparation of the Art Center’s exhibitions program, which spans seven gallery spaces, including an 80-foot digital gallery located on the building’s façade. This position is involved in the exhibitions process from planning to execution: from managing relationships with artists; to coordinating administrative aspects of mounting a show, like disseminating loan forms and shipping artwork; to ensuring that all exhibitions are polished, properly lit, and professionally presented. The Installation Tech works closely with all exhibiting artists and artists-in-residence, as well as interns and volunteers, to support the realization of new artwork in all media.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Manage all art handling, exhibition installation, and construction for 15-20 exhibitions annually
• Repair and maintain audio visual equipment
• Lead installations on some weekends and evenings for openings and other events
• Coordinate exhibitions from the planning process and delivery to mounting and presentation
• Work closely with artists in realizing large-scale installations and technological work
• Oversee and instruct interns to assist in exhibition installation and maintenance tasks
• Move effortlessly between hands-on construction work and administration
• Maintain and manage all gallery spaces, including lighting and cleanliness down to the little details
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Proficiency with power tools; general construction and handyman skills required
• Confidence in troubleshooting technological devices, and software programming including both PC and Mac computers
• Excellent organizational skills
• Proven knowledge of best practices for art handling
• Candidate must be able to lift 100 lbs
• Must be detail-oriented, organized, reliable, and possess good communication skills
• Basic administrative skills required
To apply: send cover letter and resume to
Allison Peters Quinn
Director of Exhibition & Residency Programs
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell Ave.
Chicago, IL 60615
Email: aquinn[at]hydeparkart.org
No phone calls please.
Modeling at the Art Center
Interested in modeling at the Art Center? Please mail, fax, or email a description of your experience and a list of references to Jeannette Tremblay, School and Studio Manager. No calls, please.
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell Ave.
Chicago, IL 60615
Fax: 773-324-6641
Email: jtremblay[at]hydeparkart.org
Internships
We are seeking responsible interns/co-op students for several positions during the summer, academic year and full calender year.
Compensation: Students must be eligible for federal work-study through their academic institution to receive full hourly pay. Work-study positions are limited. When applying please specify whether you require and are eligible for work-study compensation (eligibility is determined through your school’s financial aid office).
The Art Center is unable to offer monetary compensation to students who are not work-study eligible, but can offer discounted tuition on art classes commensurate with the number of hours worked.
Deadlines:
- Applications for Summer Internships are due June 1.
- Applications for Full and Academic Year Internships are due September 1.
- Additional deadlines may be noted within each departmental description.
Click here to read descriptions of available internships.
Summer Camp Assistant Positions
We are seeking South Side high school students to be CAMP assistants for the summer 2012 sessions. These are paid positions and involve an application form, which is due by April 30th, 2012. Please click here to apply.
