Description
This position provides experience for students with a deep interest in visual art and exhibition practices in an art gallery setting.
Position Requirements
The student will be responsible for assisting the Gallery Curator, and for front-desk reception at the VIU Gallery during regular open hours.
Duties include:
- Responding to inquiries about gallery exhibitions from the public in person and/or on the telephone
- Monitoring the exhibition guides (and submitting requests for additional copies)
- Reporting on any change in status of the artworks on exhibition (damage).
Additionally, the student will assistant the Gallery Curator in both the installation and de-installation of seasonal exhibitions.
Graduate Attributes
Students in this position will gain skills in Oral Communication, Disciplinary Expertise, Local Knowledge in a Global Context, Capacity to Engage in Respectful Relationships,
Sign-Up Directions
Learn about the View Gallery.
For more information on the application process, please contact Justin McGrail, Professor, Art and Design, Arts and Humanities. Justin.Mcgrail@viu.ca