Seeking Volunteer Intern Curator
Mission: Comics & Art is now accepting applications for a volunteer intern curator.
Mission: Comics & Art combines a gallery space with comic book and graphic novel retail, and typically books gallery shows for month-long engagements. Exhibitions here are generally focused on artists working within the comic art form, inspired by comic books or having a high degree of narrative or storytelling in their artwork. The gallery has approximately 52 liner feet of wall-space, with a unique cinder-block rear wall. Recent shows included a Dungeons & Dragons themed group show, a homoerotic Batman & Robin group show and a solo show of figure drawing. More at http://www.missioncomicsandart.com/tagged/events
Intern candidates should be enthusiastic about the arts, detail oriented, and comfortable coordinating with a wide-variety of artistic personalities and with an eye toward building curatorial experience and connections in the local arts community.
Duties would include:
- Gallery publicity and promotion, including creating online and printed promotional material
- Communicating gallery expectations to artists and providing relevant information for artists planning their shows
- Organizing show installations and de-installations with artists
- Assisting artist with gallery hanging as needed
- Managing returning unsold artwork to artists
- Booking and scheduling gallery shows for 2014
Candidates should email a resume to MissionComicsAndArt@gmail.com by April 30th