Curator of Pictures and Modern Art

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art seeks an internationally acknowledged curator with experience in Twentieth- and Twenty first-century artwork broadly who may have an space of focus in images. Among the biggest on the West Coast, the images assortment consists of about 8,000 objects throughout the museum’s complete holdings of 26,000. Nestled between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Santa Barbara is about 90 minutes from downtown Los Angeles, and town has a vibrant, walkable downtown and quite a few native establishments of upper training, together with the University of California, Santa Barbara. The incoming curator joins the museum at a pivotal second with a renewed targeted on neighborhood outreach, important exhibitions, and elevating our visibility regionally and nationally. This is a chance for somebody with an entrepreneurial drive to construct a program and form the museum throughout a interval of development and alter.

The certified candidate may have complete data of Twentieth- and Twenty first-century artwork with an space of focus in images. The candidate may have an lively curatorial profile demonstrated via exhibitions, publications, and public talking. The candidate will need to have a document of profitable collaboration with artists, collectors, curators, different non-profits, and specialists. The candidate can be accountable for an everyday roster of exhibitions (mortgage and everlasting assortment), publishing, constructing relationships with collectors and supporters, commonly buying artworks, and organizing occasions for the curatorial assist group, PhotoFutures.

The curator reviews to the Museum’s Chief Curator, is accountable for assortment improvement, presentation, and administration, unique analysis, interpretation, and financial accountability for tasks. The candidate. The curator will assist the Museum in its fundraising from people, foundations, and company sponsors. The curator should be organized, communicative, and meet deadlines.

Requirements embrace:
Superior communication abilities, each oral and written, and a diplomatic and collegial demeanor. A demonstrated monitor document of collaboration, exhibitions, and publications. An M.A. in Art History or associated discipline. At least 5 years of full-time expertise as a curator at a museum or equal setting.

Salary for exempt place can be commensurate with expertise $100,000 to $115,000 yearly.

• Full Time standing offers aggressive advantages together with 3 weeks of trip, 8 days of paid sick depart, 13 paid holidays (14 on Federal Election Yrs.), medical/dental/imaginative and prescient/life ins/pretax financial savings choices and 403b eligibility with 100% matching of as much as 5% of your earnings after a 12 months’s service; all whereas working in stunning downtown Santa Barbara.
• Position is non-remote.
• Position requires a profitable background test, legitimate driver’s license and a clear driving document, and skill to journey periodically as essential domestically and/or Internationally.

Review of functions begins instantly and can be reviewed on an ongoing foundation till the place is crammed.

Please ship CV, cowl letter, and names of three references to: Human Resources at hr@sbma.internet.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is likely one of the most interesting museums on the West coast and is well known for the very good high quality of its everlasting assortment. Its mission is to combine artwork into the lives of individuals via internationally acknowledged exhibitions and particular applications, in addition to the considerate presentation of its everlasting assortment.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and dedicated to range. The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is acknowledged for its complete artwork assortment, numerous displays, and a broad array of occasions and neighborhood actions.