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CULTURAL MEDIATION COORDINATOR / PAID INTERNSHIP – DemART-Mtl

Centre Clark

Under the supervision of Centre CLARK’s general and artistic co-directors, the cultural mediation coordinator intern will contribute to developing and carrying out education and public outreach programs. All activities will be developed with the Centre’s mission and mandate in mind.
 
The cultural mediation coordinator’s main responsibilities include:

Mediation

  • Reflect on the development and orientation of the Centre’s cultural mediation program
  • Design activities to be implemented both in-person and online
  • Prepare content that is adaptable to a variety of audiences
  • Find relevant collaborators and partners for each activity
  • Oversee the smooth running of each activity with participating artists, collaborators and partners
  • Conduct the necessary research on each programmed exhibition
  • Coordinate and manage scheduled activities
  • Provide content for the Centre’s promotional tools
  • Welcome groups to the Centre
  • Facilitate visits and discussions
  • Compile comments and statistics for each visit
  • Plan and write grant applications in relation to the Centre’s cultural mediation activities (in collaboration with and under the guidance of the co-directors)
  • Monitor the cultural mediation budget with the Centre’s co-directors
     

Audience development

  • Publicly promote the Centre’s activities
  • Identify potential new groups
  • Manage activity reservations, if necessary

 
Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: art history, cultural mediation, fine arts, museum studies, etc., or equivalent professional experience
  • Avid interest in culture, artist-run centres, and a good knowledge of contemporary art practices
  • Excellent organizational skills, self-sufficiency, flexibility, and problem-solving abilities
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Good team worker
  • Bilingual (fluency in French is mandatory)

 
INTERNSHIP DETAILS
MANDATORY: Applicants must be eligible for the démART-Mtl program
https://www.artsmontreal.org/fr/programmes/demart-mtl
 
The candidate must be:

  • a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada on the date the application is filed;
  • part of a culturally diverse community (cultural community);
  • a recently arrived or first-generation immigrant;
  • self-employed (or an independent practicing artist) based on the laws governing the status of the artist and the conditions of engagement in Quebec;
  • a resident of the island of Montreal.

Internship scope: 600 hours at $19/h (25 hours/week, including Saturdays).
Internship dates: January 4 to June 30, 2021
 
Please submit your letter of intent and an updated CV by email to: [email protected] before September 18.

Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
 
****The fulfillment of this internship is conditional on receiving financial support from the démART-Mtl program of the Conseil des arts de Montréal.
 

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