Arts Facilities Coodinator

Bard College•Hudson, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Bard College seeks an Arts Facilities Coordinator who will be responsible for the art facilities on the Massena Campus. About Bard: Bard College’s main campus is in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., with 1,900 undergraduate students; the College also includes multiple graduate programs. The 1,000-acre campus sits along the Hudson River and offers the Fisher Performing Arts Center, and Hessel Museum of Art, and is the home of the Bard Prison Initiative, the largest college-degree-granting prison education program in the U.S. The Bard Network also includes several Bard High School Early Colleges across the country as well as international campuses and partnerships. Bard College is a private institution working in the public interest. Bard faculty and staff lead their students by example, building upon the existing network of boundary-breaking programs focused on rethinking who can and should be included in a liberal arts education. About the Massena Campus: In 2023, Bard acquired 260 acres in Barrytown, adjacent to the Montgomery Place Campus. The Massena Campus now houses the residential Simon’s Rock at Bard College, an early college pioneer, after its nearly six decades in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Massena also houses facilities for a number of Bard programs including the Studio Arts Program (print, ceramic, wood, and metal shops), Bard Early College, CHRA, a satellite Dean of Students Affairs Office, and Stevenson Library archives. In addition, there are classrooms, offices, an exhibition space, and art studios. The Wihanble S’a Center for Indigenous AI, exploring the many implications of artificial intelligence from Indigenous perspectives, is also located at Massena.

Requirements

BFA required
Wood and metal shop skills and experience a must
Excellent communication skills
Must be able to lift over 50lbs
Must be able to climb four flights of stairs multiple times on a daily basis

Nice To Haves

MFA preferred
Construction knowledge helpful
Art handling, installation, fabrication, studio assistant, artist residency, and gallery experience is a plus
A/V equipment knowledge and computer skills, a plus
Working artist preferred
Great troubleshooting and workflow understanding a plus

Responsibilities

Manage and maintain facilities, shops, classrooms, exhibition and studio spaces on multiple levels of a newly acquired facility with ongoing renovations
Communicate and coordinate with the Studio Arts Department Faculty, Staff and Administration, MFA Directors, other Programs on the Massena Campus, Buildings and Grounds, Environmental Services, and Upper Administration
Coordinate and supervise Massena staff and Work Study student employees
Communicate effectively and keep a good working relationship with students in regards to their projects, studio spaces, exhibitions, and overall community engagement and respect
Respond to emergency situations as needed and relay information as directed
Oversee fire safety code enforcement, safe shop practices, and safe material handling
See to proper waste and recycling efforts, as well as hazardous waste and material disposal in conjunction with Environmental Services
Manage the turnover from the main academic year into the Summer MFA program and return to Undergraduate usage for the Fall semester
Assist in ongoing design and installation of the shop, classroom, studio and project facilities
Work with department administration to enforce department policies regarding studios and exhibitions space usage
Coordinate and assist in planning and exhibition prep for undergraduate and graduate thesis exhibitions and individual undergraduate class exhibitions
Assist students with the planning and installing of undergraduate and graduate exhibitions
Respond to the needs of Faculty in regards to classroom spaces and materials
Maintain inventory and dispense supplies as necessary for shops and classrooms
Assist Shop Manager in maintenance and upkeep of tools and equipment
On occasion, provide support and assistance to students using the Massena Studio Arts wood and metal shops
Other duties as assigned