GALLERY INSTALLATION/PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon
Purnell Center for the Arts
5000 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Seeking motivated, dedicated and skilled students from all academic departments to work as Gallery Installation/Production Assistants at the Miller Gallery.
Supervisor: Reports to Exhibitions Coordinator.
Job duties include:
Designing/fabricating exhibition props, furniture; installing and de-installing exhibitions; safe-guarding artwork and facilities; performing gallery maintenance: painting walls, pedestals and cases for new installations; keeping tool room organized and safe; operating and trouble-shooting audio-visual equipment: DLP projectors, computers, bucket-lift and other equipment; opening and closing the gallery, understanding and using gallery alarm system; interacting with staff, public, artists, curators, using good judgment in difficult social situations; working openings and special events (helping with set-up and clean-up; washing dishes; sweeping floors; taking out trash); running errands; performing office tasks; and other duties as assigned.
Desired skills:
Technical (CAD/DXF, CNC router operation, A/V, video- editing, proficient with Adobe CS2/3 Mac and PC extensive knowledge of computer operation), construction (basic carpentry: building walls and pedestals, proficient with power tools: table saw, chop saw, framing saw, etc., comfortable using ladders and bucket lift, working at 20 ft. height, basic familiarity with electrical circuits), organizational (experience in gallery setting, art handling, making labels and mounts), and administrative (experience interacting with the public, familiarity with FileMaker Pro, working as part of a team).
Necessary skills:
Heavy lifting, as much as 50 lbs. at a time, good communication and positive attitude in learning and performing duties listed above.
Art gallery experience preferred. Work-study eligibility preferred.
Hours:
Gallery hours are Tuesday-Sunday 11:30-5:00, night and weekend hours required on specific projects and events.
Download the PDF from our website www.cmu.edu/millergallery, click on the “Get Involved” heading and then click on “Opportunities.”
Other necessary qualifications:
* punctual
* hard-working
* responsible
* able to take direction and learn new skills
* disciplined and self-motivated
* flexible to last-minute changes
* dedicated to working at an art gallery
Learning Objectives:
Develop the ability to achieve goals independently or as; part of a team by communicating effectively with co-workers; providing leadership when necessary; and demonstrating personal initiative, learn to research and manage information so that it is clearly organized and easily retrievable, understand the principles and practice of ethical and professional conduct involving personal responsibility; honesty; and confidentiality.
Fill out form and drop-off resume in room G-302, Miller Gallery, Purnell Center for the Arts, or e-mail application to cerskine@andrew.cmu.edu with “GALLERY INSTALLATION/PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Search” in the subject line.
Only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.
The Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon has sought to support the creation, understanding, and growth of contemporary art through exhibitions, projects, events and publications since January 2000.
The 9,000 square foot space functions as a showcase for experimentation, examination, discovery, and discussion. The gallery aspires to engage diverse audiences, to create and strengthen communities through art, and to stimulate, provoke, and encourage contemplation of the visual arts of our times.
Over the last eight years, the Miller Gallery has exhibited work by Laylah Ali, Janine Antoni, The Art Guys, Michael Bevilacqua, Enrique Chagoya, Catherine Chalmers, Michael Ray Charles, Minerva Cuevas, Nicole Eisenman, Inka Essenhigh, Neil Farber, Karen Finley, Rachel Harrison, Arturo Herrera, Tran T. Kim-Trang, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Larry Miller, Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara, Shirin Neshat, Christy Rupp, Al Souza, Sarah Sze, TermiteTV, Kara Walker, Olav Westphalen, Gail Wight, and Sue Williams. Notable Carnegie Mellon School of Art alumi including Mel Bochner, Jacob Ciocci (Paper Rad), John Currin, Cassandra C. Jones, Shana Moulton, and Fereshteh Toosi have also exhibited here.
The Miller Gallery is a non-collecting, public art gallery located in the Purnell Center for the Arts on Forbes Avenue, on the campus of Carnegie Mellon in Oakland, Pittsburgh. It is a unit of the College of Fine Arts, and is named for Regina Gouger Miller, avid art collector, alumna of the School of Art, and principal donor.
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