Job: SAVAC seeks a Development Officer and a Marketing Officer

SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Collective)
TWO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

1) Development Officer (Contract)
2) Marketing Officer (Contract)

1) Employment Opportunity: DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
DEADLINE: Friday, May 25, 2007

24 hours per week; 12-month contract with possibility of renewal SAVAC
(South Asian Visual Arts Collective) is a non-profit artist-run centre
with a mandate to support and
develop the presentation of contemporary art by artists of South Asian
descent. We are looking for an outgoing, enthusiastic and motivated
Development Officer to work with our organization.

Location: Downtown Toronto
Hiring Range: $18,700 – $22,500 part-time at 24 hours/week
Purpose:
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Development Officer is a
part-time employee (24 hours/week) who is responsible for developing
our membership, donor and volunteer base and improving our capacity to
service them. The Development Officer will also seek out opportunities
and incentives to encourage new memberships, donations and sources of
funding.

Key Responsibilities:
1. Research and cultivate potential new sources of corporate and
private funding:
- Research and apply for charitable status
- Identify, seek and secure sources of private sponsorship and donations
- Manage and maintain donor relations and partnerships
- Research and apply for sources of foundation funding
- Research and develop internal policy on corporate donations and
sponsorships and secure donations and sponsorships accordingly
- Develop strategies to ensure renewing donors and sponsors
- Assist with event management
- Participate in the special events/fundraising committee to raise
annual funds for our organization

2. Develop volunteer base:
- Develop our volunteer base, and identify and provide resources and
incentives to build volunteerism
- Manage volunteers for all events and programs

3. Manage membership
-Update, co-ordinate and manage our existing membership and community
database
- Provide improved one-to-one liaison with our members in order to
better identify and support their needs
- Improve the dissemination of information to members
- Implement new data management systems to improve membership liaison
- Develop and implement strategies to improve member participation and
involvement with the organization
- Develop and implement targeted membership drives and improve outreach
in order to increase our membership locally, nationally and
internationally
-Work with the Marketing and Education Officers to develop
opportunities and incentives to increase membership
- Assist with the development of diverse audiences and community
partners
- Manage membership email newsletter

Skills and Attributes:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with ability to
build internal and external relationships
- Proven ability to develop and maintain sponsor, donor and stakeholder
relationships
- Proven ability to raise funds through community campaigns
- Excellent organizational skills and initiative
- Proven skills in grant and proposal writing
- Strong skills in writing, editing and proof-reading
- Efficient database management skills
- Ability to manage large databases and mailing lists and manage
administrative records
- Ability to exercise good judgment, diplomacy and confidentiality
- Pro-active and strategic thinker who can manage multiple demands,
prioritize and meet deadlines
- Knowledge of and interest in culturally diverse art practices.

Experience and Education:
Degree or diploma in marketing, business, communications or arts
management with minimum 2 years experience in the non-profit arts
development sector.


2) Employment Opportunity: MARKETING OFFICER
DEADLINE: Friday, May 25, 2007

28 hours per week; 12-month contract with possibility of renewal
SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Collective) is a non-profit artist-run
centre with a mandate to support and develop the presentation of
contemporary art by artists of South Asian descent. We are looking for
a dynamic, pro-active and motivated Marketing Officer. Must be flexible
and able to work from SAVAC and own office.

Location: Downtown Toronto
Hiring Range: $18–$22/hour, 28 hours/week
Purpose: Reporting to the Executive Director, the Marketing Officer is
a contractor who is responsible for developing and implementing a
marketing plan and communications strategies to strengthen and improve
the visibility and outreach of our organization.

Key Responsibilities:
1. Develop an overall marketing plan and communications/media relations
strategy in consultation with the Executive Director and Board of
Directors.
2. Develop a strong and consistent ‘brand’ image and marketing
materials to effectively convey our organization’s purpose and mission.
3. In consultation with the Executive Director, commission a graphic
designer and work with our webmaster to develop relevant marketing
materials.
4. Develop communication strategies and templates for all in-house
project materials.
5. Develop communications strategies for collaborative projects and
partnerships.
6. Research, write, edit and develop a variety of communications
products including media releases, fact sheets and press packs to
better promote our mission and programs.
7. Develop and implement a dissemination plan and advertising strategy
to better promote our programs.
8. Develop and maintain a media relations/communications database.
9. Develop strategies to promote the achievements of our organization.
10. Develop and manage budgets related to marketing and audience
development.
11. Co-ordinate a special events/fundraising committee to raise annual
funds for our organization.
12. Develop fundraising strategies, provide leadership and train
volunteers.
13. Attend and assist with event/program management.

Skills and Attributes:
_ Excellent writing, editing and proof-reading skills
_ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
_ Strong network and relationships within the arts sector
_ Production, design and layout experience and an eye for detail
_ Knowledge of web and web-based communications
_ Ability to exercise good judgment, tact and diplomacy
_ Pro-active and strategic thinker who can manage multiple demands,
prioritize and meet
deadlines
_ Knowledge of and interest in culturally diverse art practices

Experience and Education:
Degree or diploma in marketing, public relations, communications or
arts management, with a minimum of 2–3 years experience in the
non-profit arts sector.



For both positions, please send a letter of application, CV and details
of 3 references via:
E-mail: info.savac@gmail.com
(E-mail submissions must be a PDF or Rich Text Format file)

Mail:
Haema Sivanesan, Executive Director
South Asian Visual Arts Collective
Hiring Committee: Marketing Officer
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 450
Toronto, ON M5V 3A8
Please note in your letter of application where you saw the job posting.

Enquiries: 416.542.1661

We thank everyone who applies for their interest, but only candidates
selected for an interview will be contacted. For more information on
SAVAC please visit www.savac.net

Job: VACO hiring Visual Art Instructors

CALL FOR INSTRUCTORS

Spring/Summer 2007 and Fall 2007/Winter 2008

Visual Arts Centre, Orleans (VACO) is currently seeking art
instructors. VACO has a nine year history of offering visual art
classes to the east-end community. Currently we are looking to engage
the greater segment of the community and enhance the creative
experience in the city. VACO is looking for course ideas that will
entice the absolute beginner as well as the advanced student. This is
a great opportunity as we are developing programming for VACO to take
its place in the new Art Centre facilities planned for the heart of
Orleans.

Looking for instructors with previous teaching experience.
Bilingualism an asset.

Specialities we are currently seeking

* Adult Drawing various skill levels
* Adult Painting various skill levels including all painting media
* Monoprinting
* Silkscreening
* Instructors with early childhood development and visual arts for
our classes called ‘Toddler and Me’
* Art for the those with no previous experience (looking for those
instructors that can provide a supportive and nurturing environment)
* Bookbinding
* Theme-based workshops
* Courses that tap into ideas about developing creativity
* Art and wellness

Looking for a more flexible schedule? VACO is also looking for
instructors who can offer 1 day or 2 day workshops.

Please send your CV and descriptions of proposed courses to:

Visual Art Centre, Orleans
1490 Youville Drive
Orleans, ON K1C 2X8

Deadline: March 12, 2007

Visual Arts Centre, Orleans
1490 Youville Drive
Orleans, ON K1C 2X8
613- 830-5420
vaco@magma.ca
www.magma.ca/~vaco

Call: Balcone Art Society seeks annual submissions

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Balcone Art Society

bal.co.ny

Pronunciation: ‘bal-ko-nE
Function: noun
One: a platform that projects from the wall of a building and is
enclosed by a railing
Two: an interior projecting gallery in a public building (as a theatre)
Etymology: origin of Old Italian word BALCONE, meaning large window


Balcone is a newly incorporated non-profit society for contemporary
art based out of Vancouver. Emerging Canadian artists working in any
medium and pursuing their practice on a professional basis are
invited to answer Balcone’s first annual call for submissions.

Our vision is to create a unique context - outside of traditional
frameworks - for the practice, curation, and exhibition of
contemporary art in Vancouver and beyond.

Our mission is to support and promote emerging Canadian artists by
focusing on curation, exhibition, research, criticism, and the
development of a professional practice. By programming a spectrum of
events which challenge conventional exhibition frameworks, we aim to
facilitate an engagement between contemporary artists and a diverse
audience - local and national - and secure a more prominent place for
art in the everyday. Twelve emerging artists will be accepted
annually to actively participate in Balcone programming in Vancouver.
An emphasis will be placed on the development of a meaningful
professional practice by exploring models of collaboration, through a
system of mentoring, and exhibitions of work in alternative spaces.

Twelve artists will be selected by Balcone's directors to participate
and collaborate in our first year of programming. Accepted artists
will have a hosted profile and portfolio on Balcone's website, will
participate in a series of workshops and plenary sessions with the
aim of accelerating professional development, and will be available
for a group exhibition of new work from Balcone artists in Vancouver
during September 2007. By mentoring, promoting and publishing these
artists and their works, Balcone’s directors aim to provide new
territory for the support and development of emerging artists in Canada.

To be considered for inclusion in our 2007-2008 programs please
submit the following information via email to submissions@balcone.org
with the subject line reading “2007-08”:

- curriculum vitae, recent, including full contact information and
weblinks to show archives, if applicable.
- artist statement, 500 words.
- 10–12 examples of work with descriptions, including title, date,
medium. We prefer weblinks pointing to the artist’s own hosted
portfolio, though where this is not possible we shall accept
attachments of low-resolution JPEG’s, Quicktime movies or AIFF’s to a
total of fifteen megabytes per applicant.

Full time students are not eligible. Only email submissions will be
accepted.

The deadline is May 1st, 2007, at 5:00 pm PST.

For more information, please visit our website at: www.balcone.org

Job: Vancouver Art Gallery Temporary Full-Time Assistant Curator "A"

VANCOUVER ART GALLERY


TEMPORARY FULL-TIME POSITION AVAILABLE


ASSISTANT CURATOR "A"




DUTIES:
Reporting to the Chief Curator, the incumbent will utilize knowledge of
visual art, art gallery procedures and research methodologies to assist in
the research, development and coordination of exhibitions and publications.
Working under curatorial direction, duties include: organizing and
installing incoming touring exhibitions; researching artists and works of
art for exhibition and acquisition; assembling biographical and
bibliographic material; researching information pertaining to art museums,
exhibitions, collections, policies, publications and summarizing and
critiquing this information; researching, organizing and producing
publications as directed including contracting essayists, substantive and
copy editing, image selection and copyright clearances; developing
exhibition timelines, line budgets and cash flows; tracking/monitoring
related portions of exhibition budgets; initiating and producing small scale
curatorial projects; researching grant funding opportunities, drafting
applications and final reports; drafting acquisition justifications;
developing/maintaining artwork databases; coordinating loans of artwork;
liaising with staff, artists, writers, curators, grant agencies and other
professionals; writing exhibition texts, essays and other interpretive
materials; organizing and participating in meetings; and performing other
related duties.


QUALIFICATIONS:
University graduation in an arts-related field from a recognized university
plus two years' experience in art gallery/museum curatorial work, or an
equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrated experience
in curatorial aspects of exhibition and publication development including
procedures, standards and methods governing these. Working knowledge of
contemporary and historical art, research techniques and administrative
office procedures. Knowledge of permanent collections. Demonstrated ability
to work in an accurate and organized manner; to maintain effective working
relationships with co-workers and outside contacts; to communicate
effectively both verbally and in writing; to manage several projects
simultaneously and to work under pressure to meet deadlines. Ability to work
under direction yet exercise appropriate initiative and independence.
Computer experience using Word, Excel and PowerPoint are required.


SALARY: Pay Grade 20, $21.45 to $25.07 per hour ($40 -$45,000 per annum),
plus benefits or an appropriate percent in lieu of all paid benefits.


HOURS: A one year full-time temporary assignment between March 19, 2007 and
March 19, 2008. 7.75 hours per day; nine day fortnight.


Please mail or fax your resume by Monday, February 19, 2007 to the Manager,
Human Resources, Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC
V6Z 2H7, Fax: 604-682-1086.


We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those short-listed
will be contacted.