Assistant Curator: Research, Loans & American Art

Art and Wellness; Bentonville (AR); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Art Bridges Foundation in Bentonville, Arkansas, seeks an Assistant Curator to support research, development, and stewardship of collection-based art sharing projects and curatorial initiatives. You will conduct scholarly research, develop interpretive content, and contribute to acquisitions and partner placements.

Collaborating across departments and with external partners, you will build relationships with museums, artists, scholars, and stakeholders while advancing American art initiatives

Qualifications

• Master's degree in art history, curatorial studies, museum studies, or related field preferred; bachelor's degree with significant relevant experience considered.
• 3-5 years of relevant curatorial, exhibition, research, interpretation, collections, or related museum experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of American art and curatorial practices, including collection research, exhibition development, and collection stewardship.
• Experience conducting scholarly research and developing curatorial or interpretive content for exhibitions, publications, presentations, or audience-facing materials.
• Experience coordinating projects, timelines, resources, or other operational activities within a museum or cultural institution environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage, solicit, and support placement of works from the collection with partner museums in coordination with internal teams.
• Conduct scholarly and object-based research to support the collection, loans, acquisitions, exhibitions, publications, and other curatorial initiatives.
• Contribute curatorial content to collection development, interpretation, and other collection-based initiatives.
• Maintain curatorial information within collections management systems and related resources.
• Build and maintain relationships with museum partners, artists, scholars, and other external stakeholders.

Skills

Research

Communication

Organization

Collaboration

Education

Master's degree in art history or related field

Bachelor's degree with relevant experience

Tools

MS Office

Collections management systems

Job description

Art Bridges Foundation in Bentonville, Arkansas, seeks an Assistant Curator to support research, development, and stewardship of collection-based art sharing projects and curatorial initiatives. You will conduct scholarly research, develop interpretive content, and contribute to acquisitions and partner placements.

Collaborating across departments and with external partners, you will build relationships with museums, artists, scholars, and stakeholders while advancing American art initiatives