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Artcity Wants You!

Position Title: FESTIVAL AND VOLUNTEERING ASSISTANT

Time Commitment: 30 hours per week
Term: May 25h to August 28st 2009
Compensation: $16/hour

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS IS MAY 11th, 2009

Reporting to the Visual Arts Week Society’s Board of Directors, the Festival Assistant/Volunteer Coordinator will work in both administrative and creative programming areas while increasing their knowledge of local large scale event planning.

Applicants must have a working knowledge of and some training in visual arts and/or art history. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated interest in artist-run culture and contemporary art, and will be capable of working independently in a fast-paced and flexible environment. Experience with imaging software and Macintosh computer platforms is considered an asset. This position is dependant on coordinating the schedules of many individuals and organizations, and as such evening and weekend hours will be necessary on occasion.

Duties include:
-    Working with artists, organizational representatives, and Artcity staff to aid in the realization of Artcity 2009
-    Assisting in the recruitment of volunteers
-    Determining key volunteer opportunities and scheduling volunteer hours
-    Liaising with media representatives and arranging interviews and print advertisements
-    Formatting images and text for publication
-    General administrative assistance

This position comes with the possibility of a renewed contract extending into the Fall of 2009 and beyond.

Application Process

Please submit a Curriculum Vitae, a detailed cover letter (up to 2 pages), and the names and contact information of three references by May 11th to:

Artcity Hiring Committee
P.O. Box 2294, Stn M
Calgary, AB  T2P 2M6

NB: Late or emailed applications will not be reviewed. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Artcity is an equal opportunity employer, however due to government funding restrictions only individuals under the age of 30 will be considered for this position.

About Artcity
Artcity Festival is Calgary's annual celebration of visual art, architecture, and design. For 10 days each year, new artworks, installations, and projects are temporarily inserted into the urban landscape for discovery and engagement by citizens and artists alike.

Artcity produces an extensive amount of interpretive content as well, with lectures, podcasts, and educational tours dispersed throughout the exhibition schedule.

All Artcity events are open to the public with free admission.

The 18th annual Artcity Festival will take place September 4th to the 13th of 2009, under the thematic banner of "Festival Express".

The Readers by SERG, part of Artcity 2008

Want to be a part of Artcity 2009?

We'd love to have you! If you're a professional artist, architect or designer, stay tuned for our 2009 Architecture and Design calls for project submissions, which will be posted by April. The Visual Arts section has already been programmed (projects TBA soon!), so if you missed that bandwagon we hope to hear from you next year.

If you represent an organization that would like free advertising of your art events on this website and through Artcity's other channels of promotion, please email the details of your event along with an RGB format jpg image to: artcityfestival at gmail dot com and we'd be happy to let all of our pals know!

And speaking of pals, if you haven't already registered as a member of the website, we encourage you to do so and grow our stellar community.

Cheers!

CALL NOW OPEN

It's that time of year again! Click on the "Submissions" link on the top of this page to view our newly unveiled Visual Arts 2009 call. Submissions are due January 5th, 2009.

We're Back!

After a brief post-festival hiatus and refresher, we're happy to be getting back in gear. The visual arts 2009 call for submissions will be posted within a matter of weeks, and our events calendar will be plumping up with many wonderful Calgary-area events for your scheduling pleasure. If you would like your visual art event advertised in the Around Town section, please contact Wednesday Lupypciw at artcityfestival at gmail dot com. 

Cheers!

RYAN SLUGGETT ARTIST TALK CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS