Located in the Dallas Arts District, The Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art opened to the general public as a permanent museum in December 1998. Continuing the legacy of Trammell and Margaret Crow’s vision, the museum’s distinguished collection and public programs are dedicated to the arts and cultures of China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia. Just 14 years in operation, this lovingly curated free museum offers a serene setting for quiet reflection in the heart of downtown Dallas. The Crow Collection is an exciting place to work as the museum is actively expanding its collections, hosts 2-4 temporary exhibitions a year, and the content of programs is constantly changing to reflect the exhibition schedule and the interests of the Dallas-Fort Worth community. In the Fall of 2013, the museum will begin to unveil its expansion project beginning with the opening of the Crow Collection of Asian Art Sculpture Garden in October. For more information, please go to crowcollection.org.
Website URL: www.crowcollection.org
Contact Email: acarrillo@crowcollection.org
Contact Name: Abraham Carrillo
There are three opportunities:
Title: Teaching Artist (Contract Educator, Part Time, on-call, hourly)
Title: Museum Educator for Families and Schools (Part Time, hourly, 25 hours/week, 9 month temporary position)
The Crow Collection of Asian Art is hiring on-call teaching artists to teach and manage the operational details of education programs, workshops, and classes. We currently have opportunities for larger signature programs, Crow Collection After Dark and Adventure Asia: Family Days at the Crow. After Dark programs occur the third Friday of each month from 6:00pm to midnight, and AdventureAsia: Family Days occur the first Saturday of each month from 10:00am to 2:00pm. At each event you will represent the museum as you work very closely with museum visitors leading hands on activities and answering general questions about the museum and event. The operational details you’ll be responsible for include: room and A/V set-up, preparing and organizing supplies, helping any dancer or musician prepare for their performance. Programs you will be involved in are designed to be interactive and visitors enjoy live music, tours of the collections, performances in the galleries, and more. Many opportunities to participate in other education programs and represent the museum at offsite events are available for the right person.
Required Knowledge and Qualities
- Enjoy interacting and visiting with the public
- Personable, outgoing and enthusiastic
- Reliable, responsible and flexible
- Strong attention to detail and good organizational skills
- Degree in Art, Art History, or Education is preferred
- Must be able to stand on his/her feet for extended periods of time and lift 25 pounds
The Crow Collection of Asian Art is hiring a Museum Educator for Families and Schools, a part time (25 hours/week), temporary position that is part of the Education team. The Museum Educator for Families and Schools will work on interpretive programs designed for families with young children and K-8 School Groups. Family programs include monthly Saturday Family Days and Saturday Family Workshops, weekly Family Wellness programs, and week long Day Camps in June and July. Family Day programs require large amounts of planning and program coordination. The day is designed to accommodate large numbers of families, offer a variety of hands-on learning opportunities, incorporate visual art, music, storytelling and dance, and should encourage adults to participate in activities with their children. Family Wellness programs, designed for children under the age of 10, offer Tai Chi, Yoga, Meditation and Dance opportunities for children as young as 2 and an adult. Summer Day Camps are a one week day camp to the museum during June and July for children ages 5-10. Programming should include multiple hands-on learning activities, interactive wellness activities, and introduction to the different cultures and beliefs represented in the museum.
The underpinning of school programs is the museum docent led tour experience. Responsibilities include scheduling and developing tours for primary age students, teaching in the gallery, training docents who lead school tours and working closely with schools and teachers to develop sustainable partnerships. Regular duties will include:
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Working collaboratively with museum staff to meet goals and deadlines
- Awareness of the current trends and practices of museum education
- A cultural sensitivity needed as you represent the Crow Collection of Asian Art in the community and develop and maintain partnerships with schools and teachers
- Providing support for public programs
- Maintaining a program and supply schedule
- Writing text for the museum’s members’ magazine, flyers, brochures, and signage
Minimum Education and Experience
- Experience teaching in a museum setting
- Ability to develop interpretive ideas that respect, but focus on the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions art objects
- Understanding of planning and promoting programs
- Extremely organized and comfortable working in a professional office environment
- Strong writing skills and very comfortable with public speaking
- Comfortable engaging new audiences and working with children
- Able to work collaboratively with other museum departments, partner institutions, community groups, and diverse cultural constituencies
- Ability to evaluate programs based on learning objectives
- The ability to research and write educational materials related to collections and special exhibitions
A degree from an accredited school with a BA or BFA in Studio Art, Art Education, Museum Education, Art History, or a closely related field. Two or more years working in an art museum education department, programming public events, as a classroom teacher, or related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
The Crow Collection of Asian Art is a fun place to work. An ideal candidate for this position should have a strong interest in working with children, teaching, visual art and wellness. To successfully work with and designing programs for a younger audience you should have a basic understanding of different learning styles and be an excellent communicator who is patient and calm. Being comfortable teaching about art and generating new interpretive ideas is a must. A professional interest in the intersection of wellness and the arts is highly desirable, as is teaching experience and/or certification in wellness practices including but not limited to yoga, meditation, martial arts, nutrition, or stress management.
You should be able to thrive in an environment where you work independently, but are always evaluating your work critically, and respond well to constructive criticism and guidance. An MA or MFA, or some graduate work toward an MA or MFA is strongly preferred, as is expertise in Asian art and experiential knowledge of Asia and Asian languages.
Title: Museum Educator for Public Programs (Full time, salaried with benefits)
The Crow Collection of Asian Art is hiring a full-time Museum Educator for Public Programs as part of the Education team. The Museum Educator for Public Programs is responsible for the overall development and management of the interpretive programs for the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. This includes on-going weekly and monthly programs as well as multiple large-scale events annually. Program responsibilities will include gallery talks, lectures, musical performances, art and wellness classes as well as the docent and internship programs. This position will be responsible for supervising education staff, training docents to lead tours, teaching in the galleries and writing descriptive copy promoting programs. Regular duties will include:
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Working collaboratively with museum staff to meet goals and deadlines
- Awareness of the current trends and practices of museum education
- A cultural sensitivity needed as you represent the Crow Collection of Asian Art in the community and develop and maintain partnerships with community organizations and cultural institutions including Dallas Arts District museums, performing arts venues and national and local wellness partners
- Providing support for school and family programs, especially large scale family oriented programs
- Assisting with overall departmental management and administration
- Maintaining a departmental budget, program schedule and supplies
- Overseeing volunteer docents and interns
- Writing text for the museum’s members’ magazine, flyers, brochures, and signage
Minimum Education and Experience
- Experience teaching in a museum setting
- Comprehensive understanding of planning, promoting and executing public programs
- Extremely organized and comfortable working in a professional office environment
- Strong writing skills and very comfortable with public speaking
- Experience engaging new audiences and facilitating community partnerships
- Able to work collaboratively with other museum departments, partner institutions, community groups, and diverse cultural constituencies
- Ability to evaluate programs based on learning objectives
- The ability to research and write educational materials related to collections and special exhibitions
A degree from an accredited school with a BA or BFA in Studio Art, Art Education, Museum Education, Art History, or a closely related field. Two or more years working in an art museum education department, programming public events, as a classroom teacher, or related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
The Crow Collection of Asian Art is a fun place to work. An ideal candidate should have a love for art and teaching, as well as an incredible curiosity about humanity and the objects we leave as our history. You should have an outgoing personality and be comfortable meeting new people and extremely comfortable speaking in public. A professional interest in the intersection of wellness and the arts is highly desirable, as is teaching experience and/or certification in wellness practices including but not limited to yoga, meditation, martial arts, nutrition, or stress management. You should be able to thrive in an environment where you work independently, but are always evaluating your work critically, and respond well to constructive criticism and guidance. An MA or MFA, or some graduate work toward an MA or MFA is strongly preferred, as is expertise in Asian art and experiential knowledge of Asia and Asian languages.
Application Procedures for All Positions
Applications will be accepted until 5:00pm on Friday, August 30, 2013. Please submit applications as soon as possible for full consideration.
E-mail resume and cover letter to:
Abraham Carrillo at acarrillo@crowcollection.org
Or Mail to:
Abraham Carrillo
Crow Collection of Asian Art
2010 Flora Street
Dallas, TX 75201
