Arts Director: Rome Prize Fellows Mentor & Leader

Association of Academic Museums & Galleries.; Roma; In loco; EUR 86.000 - 173.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

American Academy in Rome seeks an Andrew Heiskell Arts Director to join its intellectual leadership team in Rome. This role partners with the Director and Humanities Professor to shape the Academy's intellectual vision, support Rome Prize Fellows, and contribute to Rome's artistic community.

The ideal candidate is a distinguished practitioner or scholar with broad disciplinary range, Italian fluency, mentoring ability, and willingness to travel between Rome and New York; a multi-year appointment

Competenze

• Advanced degree in arts disciplines with national/international standing and ≥5 years in an academic, cultural, or arts institution.
• Demonstrated intellectual generosity and ability to engage across fields; mentor Fellows across disciplines.

Mansioni

• Serve as a primary intellectual resource for Rome Prize Fellows across arts disciplines and mentor their work.
• Foster dialogue among Fellows, Residents, Italian Fellows, and visiting artists.
• Organize site visits and longer trips around Rome and the Mediterranean to deepen Fellows' engagement.
• Participate in the selection of Rome Prize and Italian Fellows; assist in selecting Residents and Affiliated and Visiting Artists and Scholars.
• Create and lead programming in collaboration with the Director, Humanities Professor, and Programs staff.
• Act as staff liaison to the Arts Committee of the Board of Trustees; contribute to governance discussions on artistic programming.
• Maintain a visible presence in the residential community and build external relationships with Rome's arts community.
• Support fundraising efforts as requested.

Conoscenze

Mentoring artists

Interdisciplinary engagement

Italian language proficiency

Strategic thinking

Program design

Formazione

Advanced degree in arts

Descrizione del lavoro

American Academy in Rome seeks an Andrew Heiskell Arts Director to join its intellectual leadership team in Rome. This role partners with the Director and Humanities Professor to shape the Academy's intellectual vision, support Rome Prize Fellows, and contribute to Rome's artistic community.

The ideal candidate is a distinguished practitioner or scholar with broad disciplinary range, Italian fluency, mentoring ability, and willingness to travel between Rome and New York; a multi-year appointment