Post-graduate Studio Assistant in Art* Transylvania University: The Art Program invites
applications for the 2012-13 studio assistant position.
Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in studio art or equivalent experience in studio management and must intend to develop a career in the visual arts. The assistant must plan to work with all art faculty members in the program’s studio areas with special emphasis in ceramics. The position will provide pre-professional training in materials and processes as well as in studio management. Duties will include, but will not be limited to:
Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in studio art or equivalent experience in studio management and must intend to develop a career in the visual arts. The assistant must plan to work with all art faculty members in the program’s studio areas with special emphasis in ceramics. The position will provide pre-professional training in materials and processes as well as in studio management. Duties will include, but will not be limited to:
1.
Preparation,
organization and maintenance in ceramic, sculpture, printmaking, and painting
studios
2.
Maintenance
of the Art Building shop facilities and material storage
3.
Supervision
and training of work-study students
4.
Order, receive,
and (frequently) pick up materials and supplies for the studio art program
5.
Loading,
unloading, and regularly firing kilns in the ceramic studio
6.
Assisting
faculty in general and specific ways
7.
(Occasional)
heavy lifting
8.
Maintaining
an open studio
9.
Developing
new work and exhibiting in the Shearer Student Art Gallery in the Spring
The Studio Assistant will
receive $5,000 over the course of the 9-month academic year, and will have a
private studio space.
Additionally, regular general use classroom-specific materials and tools
will be available to the assistant.
Although the schedule can be flexible, assistants should expect to work about
ten hours weekly, primarily between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., so as to work
directly with studio faculty and to provide opportunity for faculty
supervision.
To apply, send a letter
of interest and résumé to
Wei
Lin
Director,
Art Program
Transylvania
University
Lexington,
KY 40508
Your application letter
should include:
1.
What experience you bring to the
position
2.
What you hope
to learn from the experience
3.
How the
position would advance your short and long-term goals specifically as it
relates to your artwork and to what you think you may pursue following a year
in this position
Applications due: July
31, 2012
A final decision will be
made by August 15, 2012.
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