City of Mississauga
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Description
Job Summary
Want to join a dynamic team that is working together to build a stronger and more vibrant arts scene and cultural community for the City of Mississauga? The Public Art Internship will provide current post-graduate students, recent graduates or emerging professionals with the opportunity for hands-on experience in the development and implementation of municipal public art projects.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direction of the Curator, Public Art, the successful candidate will participate in the following:
- Assisting with curatorial research, planning and implementation of temporary and permanent public art initiatives and exhibits in a variety of sizes, scale and mediums.
- Assisting with the development of project briefs, drafting calls for artists, and art selection processes for various public art projects.
- Coordinating summer cleaning and conduct seasonal art inspections for various public artworks.
- Support workshops and community outreach initiatives, including leading public art walking tours as needed.
- Preparing material for City presentations, and attend meetings, events, and site visits related to public art projects.
- Conducting research, benchmarking, and analysis related to public art and best practices.
Pay and Benefits
Hourly rate range:
$19.00 — $23.00 per hour
Qualifications and Experience
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Skills and Qualifications
- Post-secondary degree or diploma in a relevant field (art history, visual arts, art conservation, cultural management, urban planning, or a related discipline).
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to engage with artists, community members, and subcontractors.
- Ability to work both independently, pursuing self-directed tasks, as well as supporting team members and balancing multiple tasks at a time.
- Effective research, writing, oral communications and planning skills required.
- Ability to occasionally travel, perform site visits, and attend evening and weekend meetings pertaining to public art as required.
- May require occasional lifting materials and equipment, standing for long periods of time and walking at site visits.
- Knowledge of public art processes, including fabrication, installation, conservation and maintenance, is an asset.
- Must be proficient in the use of computer software packages and be familiar with the Windows environment, including Word, Excel, Outlook. Experience using collections management software is an asset.
- This position is a hybrid model (3 days in office/or field-based tasks, 2 days work from home). Therefore, the successful candidates should be comfortable and proficient for all 3 environments
Application Process
Will non-shortlisted applicants be notified?
– Yes.
To apply, email your details to Sarah.Jamal@mississauga.ca
https://jobs.mississauga.ca/job/Mississauga-Public-Art-Intern-ClericalNon-Clerical-Temp-II-ON/592641017/