Irish Museum of Modern Art
Assistant Curator : Education & Community
Reports to the Senior Curator: Education and Community
Purpose of Post
To co-ordinate talks, lectures, symposia and associated events as well as administrative
and programming support for the work of the Education and Community Department
within the context of the Irish Museum of Modern Art’s (IMMA) overall objectives as
Ireland’s leading national cultural institution for the collection and presentation of
modern and contemporary art.
Main Duties
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Co-ordinating talks, lectures and symposia in association with all programming
departments.
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Research, development and evaluation of talks, lectures, seminars and related events
which engage the public.
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Co-ordinating travel, accommodation and technical support for visiting and resident
artists, visiting curators and other speakers with regard to the Talks and Lectures
programme.
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Liaison with other staff, in the Education & Community department and the wider
museum, where relevant, about such visits.
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Supervision of technical crews (both internal and external) on installations along with
other curators where relevant.
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Coordination and liaison with external specialists in the provision of services relating to
the Talks and Lectures programme.
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Creating access opportunities for new audiences for IMMA through the Education and
Community department and in particular, through the Talks and Lectures programme.
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Maintaining administrative systems (including databases) for programmes of work
including projects with other departments, and when relevant, external partners.
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Organising and scheduling mailings of preview cards, publications and printed material.
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Initiation and supervision of documentation of all public talks and live events and
related projects.
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Archiving and disseminating all documentation related to the programme.
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Providing day to day administrative support for the Department including filing, diary
and time keeping, enquiries by post, e-mail and voice mail and control of materials
related to the programme.
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Curating projects for the Process Room, Reading Areas and general exhibition areas
from time to time.
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Programming the schedule for IMMA’s Lecture Room for internal and external usage.
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Establishing and maintaining working relationships with other Departments of the
Museum in general and Assistant Curators in particular.
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Establishing and maintaining working relationships with external partners of the
Museum.
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Writing and assisting in the preparation of publications and printed material including
proof - reading texts.
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The post holder must be informed about general education, arts, and cultural policy and
practice on a national level.
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Have demonstrated in previous professional practice a commitment to broaden audiences
for art.
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Be able to prepare information on a range of artists, exhibitions and projects for the
general public.
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Have computer skills.
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Have good interpersonal skills.
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Work well in a team but also be able to work on his/her own initiative.
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Be able to work equally with artists and other practitioners and with a wide cross section
of people in society.
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Be capable of representing the department internally and externally.
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The Assistant Curator : Education and Community may not publish material or engage in
outside activity which may impinge on the work or the standing of the Museum without
the permission of the Director.
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The Assistant Curator will represent the department from time to time as requested.
A spirit of internal and external co-operation, collaboration and communication is an
important part of the identity of the Irish Museum of Modern Art and staff at all
levels are expected to maintain this spirit as a professional priority in their work.
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