National Gallery of Art
JOB DESCRIPTION
The incumbent plays a vital leadership role at the National Gallery and is one of four senior curators reporting to the Chief Curatorial and Conservation Officer (CCCO). The new curator will galvanize and direct the activities of the Modern and Contemporary art department to conceive and implement innovative and forward-thinking and audience-centered curatorial strategies, scholarship, and public service.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
If selected for this position, the programs managed include, but are not limited to:
+Undertakes and oversees major art historical research projects based on observation, critical analysis, hypothesis, investigation, evidence, and conclusions, utilizing established art historical approaches as well as broader methodologies that illuminate new perspectives.
+The incumbent leads the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art and is responsible for formulating and implementing its strategic plan in consultation with the Chief Curator and Conservation Officer. Manages the departmental budget and personnel matters. Participates in Gallery-wide activities and meetings related to curatorial or administrative matters of concern to the department or the Gallery at large. As a Senior Curator, the incumbent assists the Chief Curator and Curatorial Officer in management duties beyond the departmental level, as assigned. +Participates in Gallery-wide advisory, curatorial, and management committees.
Proposes acquisitions as gifts or purchases to ensure the growth and expansion of the collection. Performs and/or delegates scholarly work on the collection as well as potential acquisitions to ensure proper authentication and documentation of modern and contemporary belonging to the Gallery or proposed as gifts or purchases. Writes and/or directs others to write proposals for acquisition and ensures that changes of attribution are reviewed by the Chief Curator and Conservation Officer and the Director for consideration by the Board of Trustees.
+Cultivates close and cooperative long-term relationships with donors, collectors, scholars, and art dealers to attract and secure single objects, collections, purchase funds, or other types of gifts. Works collaboratively and cross-departmentally to implement interpretive, brand content, and programmatic strategies that serve the museum’s multiple publics.
+Manages staff, which includes hiring employees; assigning, monitoring, reviewing, and providing constructive feedback to the work of subordinates; prepares position descriptions, performance standards, and annual evaluations of staff; recruits and retains a diverse, high-quality workforce. In addition to the senior curator, the department includes seven-full time permanent curators across several areas of expertise in modern and contemporary art, including positions devoted to modern art, contemporary art, African American and Afro-Diasporic and Latinx art. The department has four curatorial support staff.
QUALIFICATIONS
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TO APPLY
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COMPENSATION:
$150,160 – $225,700 per year (The salary range listed is an approximation and subject to locality adjustment)
Application Deadline: 02/06/2025
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