Arts Engagement Coordinator

Northampton Community College; Town of Bethlehem (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Northampton Community College seeks an Arts Engagement Coordinator to strengthen campus arts programming. You will curate exhibitions, work with the Arts Advisory Committee, manage labs and studio spaces, and coordinate with partner artists and faculty across NCC campuses.

The role emphasizes student engagement in planning shows, creating catalogs, and promoting events with Marketing and Public Safety. This is a 12-month, on-site position within the arts program.

Qualifications

• Experience at a community college is highly desirable.
• BA in Arts or arts-related field is required.
• Teaching demonstration for the search committee will be requested.

Responsibilities

• Reinforce and expand public campus engagement in the arts.
• Plan and manage exhibitions, events, and artist residencies across NCC campuses.
• Curate collections, develop cataloging with Learning Commons, and coordinate with Marketing.
• Host visiting artists and coordinate with Facilities for installation and deinstallation.

Skills

Exhibit curation

Faculty collaboration

Lab management

Studio space management

Community artists

Education

BA in Arts or arts-related field

Job description

The staff and faculty of Northampton Community College share a single goal: to help students transform their lives through education. It's a goal that reaps rewards thousands of times over the course of a career. Employees at Northampton receive competitive compensation and an array of benefits while working on campuses located in a region with a very high quality of life. For more information on the College, please visit www.northampton.edu. For more information on life in the Lehigh Valley, please visit https://www.northampton.edu/human-resources/life-in-the-area.htm. NCC is strongly committed to increasing the diversity of the college community and the curriculum. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to identify their strengths or experiences in this area.

Arts Engagement Coordinator

*** Arts Engagement Coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This posting will close on: 10/08/2026 **No further applications will be accepted on or after this date** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arts Engagement Coordinator Summary: Strong candidates will have experience curating exhibits, collaborating with faculty, managing labs, supplies and studio spaces, and working with community-based artists. Responsibilities: This position reinforces and expands public campus engagement in the arts. This person will work with the Arts Advisory Committee and all NCC campuses to help plan and manage initiatives around exhibitions, collections, fund-raising, improvement and identification of arts spaces, events of interest to our partners and to our students, and the summer Artist-in-Residence program. As the only 12-month employee in the art program, this person will support and collaborate in the curation of exhibitions in the key campus spaces. This person will also do the following: work with the Learning Commons to create a full catalog of the existing collection to explore the feasibility of creating a program to allow the check-out and rotation of art across campuses; involve students in the planning and creation of shows and art events across campus; create an exhibition schedule for the calendar year including related activities such as receptions and speaking events; coordinate with exhibiting artists to manage the promotion, installation and deinstallation of exhibitions; document exhibition installations; collaborate with Marketing and others to ensure photos are on the website and social media; work with Facilities to maintain gallery walls, floors and lighting. Together with faculty, deans, and others, this person will help to host visiting artists, guest lecturers, and curators. This position will also support Institutional Advancement and Marketing when there are events that promote the arts at NCC.

Qualifications

Experience at a community college is highly desirable. Educational Requirement: B. A. in Arts or Arts-related field. All candidates for this position will be asked to do a teaching demonstration for the search committee.

Benefits Snapshot

The College offers a generous benefits package to Full-time employees. Just a few highlights of the benefits package include comprehensive medical plan options for you and your family (plus dental and vision), a College retirement contribution of 8% of your salary upon hire, NCC tuition waiver and an abundance of time off – up to 25 days’ vacation/floating, 10 sick days, Four (4) day workweeks during Summer, Holidays (including a week+ break between Christmas and New Year’s) – among other things! Please visit https://www.northampton.edu/about/working-at-ncc/employee-benefits/index.html for more details on the full array of benefits.

Title IX

Please visit www.northampton.edu/titleix for information on the College's Title IX Policy, Title IX Coordinator and Deputies, contact information and resources.

Availability of Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is currently available online. Click here to view. The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as : campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the College will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Non-Campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the College or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years. A paper copy will be provided upon request. If you would like to receive a paper copy of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, stop by the NCC Public Safety Office at 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem, PA 18020 or request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 610.861.5588 or emailing [e-mail].

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