Gallery Director & Curator

Position Details
University of Colorado | Denver
Official Title: Academic Services Director
Working Title: Gallery Director & Curator
FTE: Full-time
Salary Range: $111,200 
Position #00727812 – Requisition #37569 

About the University of Colorado - Denver 
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Job Description
* Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careers *
The University of Colorado Denver, College of Arts & Media (CAM), has an opening for a full-time, Gallery Director & Curator position.

Since 1973, the Emmanuel Art Gallery, located on the Auraria Campus, Denver, has exhibited the work of exceptional local, national, and international artists. The gallery also exhibits work by faculty and students from the University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and Community College of Denver. 
The Emmanuel Art Gallery is within walking distance from Denver’s 16th Street and the bustling LoDo district at the heart of Denver’s thriving, dynamic arts community. The urban setting of the gallery yields endless opportunities for students, faculty, and the general public to learn, experience, create, and show art.  The Experience Gallery is located in the heart of the Denver Performing Arts Complex, surrounded by the Denver Theatre, Opera, Symphony, and Ballet, creating an expanded opportunity for audience and creative dialogue for the CU Denver community.

The Experience Gallery, a second space overseen by this position, is a collaborative project between Denver Arts and Venues and CU Denver, and exhibitions focus on interdisciplinary projects and the art, performance, and creative work that showcases CU Denver’s partnerships with other cultural institutions.
The Gallery Director & Curator is primarily responsible for overseeing and leading the operations, exhibitions, and other activities of two galleries: the Emmanuel Art Gallery and the Experience Gallery. This includes: conceptualizing, scheduling, and installing exhibitions; working with the gallery coordinator to organize lectures, artist workshops, and educational outreach programs pertaining to exhibitions; collaborating with external partners on exhibitions and programs off-campus; oversight of and care for the CU Denver art collection; supervising and training a full-time gallery coordinator who oversees 8-15 work-study students and interns; conceptualizing and coordinating graphic design for announcements, brochures, and signage; grant writing and budget management; procurement and event management responsibilities; working closely with CAM and University staff on marketing; partnering with the CAM Dean on philanthropic outreach and cultivation.
 

Gallery Director & Curator:
What you will do:
Exhibitions 50%
•    Curates and organizes exhibitions including related research work; oversees a curatorial vision and program for the galleries that is relevant to campus, the community, and serves as a contribution to the national and international cultural dialogue. 
•    Applies principles and techniques relevant to the organization of exhibitions, including storing, transportation, preservation and display of art objects (including preparator work). Has kn