Part Time Director Needed to Keep the Music Playing

TRENTON COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL seeks a part time School Director to begin working on August 15, 2010. Salary for this 16 hour a week position is $16,000 a year. 

Current locations: Wessel Hall of Blessed Sacrament Church, 716 Bellevue Ave., Trenton and the Copeland Center, 520 Chestnut Avenue, Trenton

Responsibilities:

Establish and maintain good relationships with faculty, staff, clients, vendors and landlord.      

Responsible for opening and closing two school sites.

Schedule teachers and substitutes, assign tasks to office staff and volunteers, keep accurate timesheets.

Maintain physical plant and office machinery.

Maintain instruments as needed.

Purchase books, reeds, strings, etc. for teaching and supplies for the office as needed. 

Register and schedule students; keep accurate records of attendance and makeups.

Collect and keep accurate records of tuition and other payments; make timely bank deposits. 

Create and distribute announcements to parents.

Assist Executive Director to plan and execute 5 recitals a year. 

Ensure regular cleaning of office and teaching studios.

Education: A college degree in a relevant curriculum is a plus.   In some cases, extensive music teaching and/or performance experience may substitute for formal educational credentials.

Office experience required:   Must be able to confidently run/use the following equipment: computer (proficiency in Excel and Word software is essential), CD player, calculator, telephone, fax, copier, credit card terminal and related office machines.  

General Comments: This job requires self-motivation, exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, attention to detail, a spirit of cooperation, and a cool head.  The School Director must lead a team of professional faculty, oversee an administrative assistant, and collaborate with the Executive Director and other staff members.  Familiarity with the city of Trenton and its residents is strongly preferred.   

Hours: 16 hours a week.  3-9 pm Tuesdays; 8:30 am-3:30 pm Saturdays, plus 3 additional hours flexible time.   

Contact: Executive Director Marcia Wood, tcms.nj@verizon.net

Creative Demonstration

Grumbacher Paint is looking to hire accomplished acrylic painters to teach two hour workshops at a major retailer in locations across the United State and Canada. Artists must be capable of demonstrating a still life, landscape, seascape, and floral. They have developed a flexible curriculum in acrylics for an artist to use or adapt to fit to his or her style, and hope to offer approximately one to four workshops per store per month. The artist will have flexibility in scheduling.

Compensation is $100 per workshop, and teaching materials will be provided to the artist at no cost.

Anyone interested should email Jennifer Kopec at jkopec@chartpak.com with examples of their work in acrylics, along with a resume and contact information. (FYI: Chartpak is a manufacturer of fine art supplies. Koh-I-Noor, Grumbacher, Higgins ink, and Clearprint are some of their brands.)

Calling all Graphic Artists!!! Time Limited!

Heads up for all you graphic artists out there!

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) invites contractors to submit proposals for a design for a new “Art Works” logo for the National Endowment for the Arts. Winning bidder would also produce a finished design that may be reproduced by the Agency in print and online. (Please note: They're NOT looking for a change of their current logo - above. They're looking for branding images/ideas for the "Art Works" campaign. Check out the NEA website if you want more information about the campaign.)

On the RFP form you’ll find a “Statement of Work/solicitation” for the job. The NEA is looking for designs that will give a graphic identity to “Art Works,” the tagline that NEA Chairman Rocco Landsman has been using to help brand the work of the Agency.

The NEA is focused on the triple meaning of “Art Works”:

1. “Art Works” is a noun that refers to the works of art that artists create.

2. “Art Works” reminds us that a goal of art is to work on audiences and viewers to inspire, transport, and challenge them.

3. “Art Works” is a reminder that arts workers are real workers who are part of this country’s real economy. They earn salaries, support families, pay taxes. Artists are also entrepreneurs and placemakers, who revitalize towns, cities, and neighborhoods – both the economies and the ethos of them.

Questions concerning this proposal shall be submitted only via email to harrisl@arts.gov before 5:00 pm (EST) on Wednesday, February 10, 2010. Please submit your proposals by Friday, February 26, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. (EST) via email to artworksrfp@arts.gov. An evaluation team will rank each submission (with a scoring of up to 100 points). The winning proposal will not only rank highly, but will also be financially competitive. Maximum estimate for this campaign is $25,000. See the RFP for full information.

Gi-tar Man or Woman Needed

internet image from Great Britain

Hey, musicians:

The Trenton Community Music School is seeking GUITAR TEACHER/S for two different time slots at two different locations:

Tuesdays 3:30 – 8:30 pm at the 716 Bellevue Avenue, Trenton location

and

Saturdays 9 am – 12 at the 520 Chestnut Avenue, Trenton location

To apply for one or both time slots, email your resume to: tcms.nj@verizon.net (the Director of the school is Marcia Wood). Questions can also be sent to that email.

Call the Shots for ART ALL NIGHT 2010

photograph by Frank Jacobs

ARTWORKS, the visual arts center of Trenton is looking for the next director for Art All Night, their 24-hour arts extravaganza which will celebrate its fourth year this coming June. It's a great opportunity for someone with mad organizing skills who's cool under pressure and revels in working with hundreds of artists, musicians, volunteers, and the arts-loving public! ARTWORKS is describing it as "... a volunteer position with a $5,000 honorarium..." It's a lot of work (think of it as a 1/2 time job through May and a full time job in June!), but it's also a great experience for those of you with the time, interest, availability, and energy. Click here for a detailed description of the job. Interested candidates should send a brief resume and cover letter to the executive director of ARTWORKS, Michael Gumpert, at mgumpert@artworkstrenton.org All questions should be directed to Michael, as well.

Update: This position has been filled; but if you're interested in helping out as a volunteer at this year's Art All Night event, please email Michael.

Job Opportunity for Arts Educator

Susan Roseman passed along the following:

Bucks County Community College is looking for an arts educator with a Masters Degree (ideally in Early Childhood Education) to teach a course for the Spring 2010 semester. Interested folks should contact John Petito at Bucks. His email address is petitoj@bucks.edu .

Description: Part Time Art/Movement/Play Position (#112509-13200)
Discipline: Education
Required: Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education. or closely related field Teaching experience in an early childhood or elementary school setting. Additional experience planning lessons involving the integration of art, movement, and play.
Preferred: We seek an individual to teach an education course titled Integrated Art/ Movement/Play who has teaching experience in higher education, preferably in a community college, and who understands the mission of a community college. The course will be taught during our spring semester beginning in January. Please submit the following to the College Human Resources Department: a cover letter, resume, names of three references, and informal transcripts from degree-granting institutions.

NOTE: for some useful discussion on some Integrative Arts Education programs, you can check out the Vermont Arts Council's page on programs in their state.

WWAC Seeks Temporary Paid Gallery Help

...okay...not this Avenue of the Arts, but you get the idea

The West Windsor Arts Council is looking to fill part-time (paid) gallery positions during the month-long Avenue of the Arts celebration at Princeton MarketFair.

Interested in part-time work for a few hours a day? In the month of September, the work of 39 artists will be on display and for sale at the MarketFair. The West Windsor Arts Council needs individuals who have experience in dealing with cash and credit card transactions and can work part-time in the WWAC temporary gallery. These part-time positions pay $10 a hour. Minimum hours per sitting is 4 hours.

Schedules are flexible.If you are interested, please send a short resumé describing your experience in handling cash, checks and credit cards, and working with the public, to exdir@westwindsorarts.org with subject heading: Part-Time Gallery Position. Detailed information on the responsibilities of the position, gallery dates and hours will be forwarded to you at that time.

Seeking Communications Coordinator

From the Arts Council of Princeton Job Opportunity Communications Coordinator The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) is seeking a Communications Coordinator to oversee publicity and general communications, including electronic and print media. Responsibilities include: preparation of press releases and email announcements; management of website updates; oversight of advertising contracts and ad placements; providing support for all Arts Council programs, events and fundraising activities; and general administrative support and public interaction in a busy, fast-paced, creative environment. This position reports to the Executive Director. Click link for full job description and other information. DEADLINE: July 24, 2009