Job Description: Gallery Technician

Company: Nanaimo Art Gallery
Location: Nanaimo, British Columbia (Vancouver Island/Coast)
Job Category: Collections
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary: $$25 - $27 - Hourly

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Gallery Technician

The Opportunity

Join our dynamic team at Nanaimo Art Gallery! The Gallery Technician shares the Nanaimo Art Gallery team’s values of relevance, relationships, innovation, and openness. Reporting to the Curator, the Gallery Technician is responsible for art handling, exhibition installation and de-installation (working alongside the curatorial team), as well as exhibitions, gallery, and collection maintenance. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Gallery Technician is responsible for building maintenance and related issues.

About Nanaimo Art Gallery

Located in the heart of Nanaimo, on the lands of the Snuneymuxw, Nanaimo Art Gallery is an ambitious public art museum that engages and inspires our community through art.

We honour the Snuneymuxw people and the territory on which the Gallery operates, carrying ourselves with qwum qwum uy’shqwalawun: operating in the spirit of “good heart, good mind.” With this intention, Nanaimo Art Gallery’s values are relevance, relationships, innovation and openness. We are a welcoming organization and a creative hub for Vancouver Island, where we build relationships, connect communities, and effect change through art.

An inquiry-based approach infuses and connects all Gallery activities and a small, dedicated team of staff, board and volunteers offers a program that is rooted in our unique regional context and resonates with audiences globally.

The Position

Profile of the Candidate

You are a problem solver who is hard working, adaptable and organized. You are excited at the opportunity to contribute to a growing art organization. On a daily basis you will work closely with your colleagues as a key member of a supportive team in which all voices are heard.

Drawing on your experiences, you will help realize multifaceted on- and off-site exhibitions, installations and presentations, and are responsible for the maintenance of the permanent collection, shipping and receiving artworks, and overseeing building maintenance. You will participate in a wide range of activities outside the exhibition space, including team support; meetings, professional development, and other initiatives.

Responsibilities

Collaborating with the Curator, and with support from the Gallery team, responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to:

Installation, de-installation and maintenance of exhibitions, and maintenance of permanent collection

Handling, installing, and occasionally transporting artworks
Arranging pick-up and delivery of artworks
Safely packing and unpacking artworks
Readying exhibition space for installations (including painting, repairing drywall, etc.)
Working in consultation with Curator, contract Preparator, and/or artists to install artworks and exhibitions.
Setting up and maintaining audio/visual equipment and media-based artworks/installations in consultation with Curator and artists (working with staff and outside contractors as needed)
Providing technical support for on-site and off-site talks and presentations
Lighting of exhibitions in consultation with Curator
Working with contract preparator and other contractors to fabricate items specifically for exhibitions
Monitoring and maintaining exhibitions while on display
Monitoring and recording the gallery temperature and humidity levels
Monitoring the condition of artworks in collection
Managing the care and conservation of artworks, including matting works for display.

Working closely with the Executive Director your responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to:

Building Maintenance

Monitoring and maintaining general building maintenance
Arranging for trades contractors
Assisting administration with purchase of equipment
Maintaining workshop and support spaces
Acquiring quotes, ordering, purchasing and picking up equipment, supplies and materials for exhibition and building maintenance
Regular monitoring of outside spaces
Managing security system
Responding to security emergencies

Requirements (Qualifications, Knowledge, Education and Skills)

Ability to think critically, employ sound judgment, evaluate situations and engage appropriate parties at varying levels to arrive at solutions.
Ability to successfully organize, prioritize and complete multiple planned and unplanned projects
Knowledge of how to correctly pack, unpack and handle artworks
Passion for art and culture
Desire to contribute to and collaborate with a creative team
Proficiency in common communication tools (MS Office, Google Suite, Zoom, etc)
Valid class 5 drivers license and a reliable vehicle
Ability to lift heavy objects

Preferred Qualifications

To Apply

Proficiency in IT maintenance and troubleshooting and AV equipment and technology
Practical and technical skills such as carpentry, maintenance and painting
Knowledge of a wide range of building materials and methods
Knowledge of occupational health and safety requirements for safe building practices and correct lifting techniques
University degree in a related field such as visual art, audio and visual media, curatorial studies. Trades degree with experience will be considered
3-5 years experience in curatorial department, in collections management, as technician in art gallery/museum or equivalent related experience
A combination of education and experience will be considered

Please submit a letter of interest, detailed resume, and 3 references by email to Carolyn@NanaimoArtGallery.ca with the subject heading “ Gallery Technician Search”

Closing date for applications is December 8, 2023. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Nanaimo Art Gallery hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community.

The Gallery strives to be a safe space where all voices are heard and valued and work towards accessibility, anti-racism, 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion and encourage diversity in our staff team, We encourage applications from visible minority group members, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.

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