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Associate Curator of Latino Art
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is seeking an Associate Curator of Latino Art to advance the museum's Latino presence through collections, exhibitions, programs, development, and other initiatives. American Art's collection contains more than 450 artworks by approximately 180 Latino artists from the 17th century to the present. The Associate Curator will recommend acquisitions, organize a major exhibition of Latino artworks from the collection to be presented in the museum in 2013, and develop bilingual activities in conjunction with museum program office that will encourage broad appreciation for Latino cultures.
Exhibition responsibilities will include proposing a thesis or themes for an exhibition drawn entirely from the museum's collection, researching those artworks, and writing about the collection in a major essay for the exhibition catalogue that addresses significant issues in the field. The Associate Curator of Latino Art will collaborate with educators and public programs staff to develop gallery-based activities and an on-line presence related to the museum's Latino collection. Additionally, the Associate Curator will collaborate with the development office in identifying and soliciting potential donors and partners for both short-term and long-term initiatives, to ensure the future of Latino Art within the museum's overall program.
A graduate degree (Ph.D. preferred) in art history, American studies, cultural studies, or a related field is preferred. Applicants must demonstrate broad knowledge of U.S. Latino art and culture from across the full spectrum of Latino communities and an ability and willingness to research and write about the full range of art media (paintings, murals, sculptures, photography, prints, drawings, crafts, folk art, and video). The museum seeks to broadly represent art across all U.S. Latino communities, in all media, from various periods, and by artists from different Latino ethnicities and communities. Applicants will be rated on breadth of knowledge, as well as experience in the areas of scholarship, exhibition organization, collections management, and public program development on the theme of Latino art. Position will start at the GS-11 or GS-12 grade level, depending on qualifications.
This is a three-year federal appointment and includes benefits. As a federal position it must be filled by a U.S. citizen. The Smithsonian Institution is an equal opportunity employer.
Full announcement and application information is available on-line at USAJobs.gov (search on announcement #295822) or through this direct link to the job posting.
Applications must be submitted on-line by the closing date of March 1, 2010.
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