Gallery Job Description
Gallery Duties & Responsibilities
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Gallery Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Gallery
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Education for Gallery
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the gallery job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Art, Contemporary Art, Art History, Communication, Social Media, Management, Writing, Arts, Fine Art, Graduate
Skills for Gallery
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Desired experience for gallery includes:
Gallery Examples
Gallery Job Description
- Responsible for organizing and keeping track of our 200+ donated art works in Auction Storage
- Assisting with installation of our Auction Preview, transportation of art work, and installation of our Silent Auction lots
- Creating volunteer training packets, badges and thank you letters
- Scheduling interns and gallery sitting shifts
- Creation of patron nametags and VIP parking tracking
- Helps with installation, creates wall labels and bid sheets
- Directs movement of artwork via radio during live auction
- Bulk mailing of artist thank you letters and catalogs
- Oversee intern contest for “auction” t-shirt design competition
- Assistance with administrative details surrounding the planning and installation of gallery exhibitions and art fairs
- Particular interest in contemporary art and the art world is key
- Knowledge of French language preferred but not required
- Generate more social media presence
- General administrative support and office maintenance
- Research and data entry
- Exhibition planning and logistics
Gallery Job Description
- Maintaining gallery supplies
- Assist with general administrative tasks and gallery operations
- Work on research projects
- Assist gallery staff in preparing for new exhibitions and art fairs
- Update inventory and client database
- Maintain artist press and archives
- Assist with press mailings
- Website updates -This will involve updating artist’s CV’s to reflect recent exhibition and
- Be the primary phone contact for the gallery
- Greet all gallery visitors and answer general questions
- Studio art and/or art history background required
- Strong typing skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Strong follow-up skills with meticulous attention to detail
- Reliable, friendly, curious and dedicated
- Excellent writing and communication skills, including excellent phone manners
- Diverse administrative & research ability, or desire to learn
Gallery Job Description
- Provide director and admin support, including booking appointments, scheduling travel arrangements, and general correspondence
- Assisting with upcoming exhibitions/art fairs
- Strong skills in Adobe Suite and graphic design
- Chinese language appreciated by not required
- Inventorying artwork across a variety of mediums
- Creating records in FileMaker Pro for newly added pieces, keeping current records up to date
- Working with registrar to organize and pack artwork properly
- Compiling information to be added to press kits and artists bios
- Assisting with daily administrative tasks and gallery management operations including keeping the gallery clean and organized, greeting visitors, filing documents, updating sales materials, CVs, and press kits, local courier and errands
- Staffing openings and other events
- A general background in art history with an enthusiastic interest in the arts and an eagerness to learn
- Organizational skills, attention to detail, and demonstrated administrative and research skills
- Strong computer skills (Microsoft office, database entry, internet research)
- Knowledge of FileMaker Pro and QuickBooks is preferred
- Fluency in Mac platform with MS Office, Photoshop and gallery inventory software is a plus
- Photography and/or art history or arts management background preferred
Gallery Job Description
- Take part in research projects
- Support gallery staff in preparing for exhibitions and art fairs
- Update web content, artist press, and archives
- Gallery maintenance
- Welcoming guests
- Developmental research
- Assisting with the various tasks at the gallery and helping with exhibition openings
- Light art handling (helping with art installations, adjusting lighting, re-hangs, paint touch-ups)
- General gallery maintenance/upkeep (admin work, ordering office supplies, running errands, cleaning, gardening)
- Develop strategies for sales
- 2 + years experience in NY art gallery
- Fluency in Mac platform with MS Office, Photoshop a must (Illustrator and gallery inventory software is a plus)
- Particular interest in Photography and the art world is key
- Strong verbal and writing skills with a positive outgoing attitude
- Strong organizational and time management skills is a must
- A working knowledge and passion for contemporary art
Gallery Job Description
- Assist for Gallery Openings
- Answering phones and disseminating messaging
- Design basic flyers and gallery press material when needed
- Front desk/reception duties including greeting gallery clients and visitors
- Maintaining gallery price lists (will utilize Artsystems database)
- Keeping gallery artist information updated
- Generating wall labels
- Willing to assist the gallery owner with a wide range of personal tasks
- General daily gallery maintenance
- Social media maintenance
- Knowledge of ArtBase or FileMaker database preferred
- Reliable and able to commit to one shift per week for a minimum of 3 months
- Outgoing and willing to engage with visitors
- Approachable and enthusiastic
- Interest in creative expression and arts programming
- 4 year college degree (or be in the process of acquiring)