ProjectArt is building the largest art school in America without owning a single building. It is an award-winning, national nonprofit that transforms public libraries into vital cultural hubs through artist residencies where contemporary visual artists teach free, after-school art classes to underserved youth, while developing new artwork in the library.
Job Description:
Program Manager, Miami is in charge of overseeing its Miami programs portfolio. The Manager will work part-time and report directly to ProjectArt’s Director of Programs, and founder and Executive Directort when needed. The job includes but is not limited to the following tasks.
- Under the leadership of our Executive Director, be ProjectArt's on-the-ground representative for all things Miami.
- Liaise with art galleries, spaces, cultural institutions and partners with the goal of broadening our reach, showcasing our artists and students work in highly visible spaces, and forming strategic, long-term alliances.
- Oversee Miami's artist residency program and art classes.
- Recruit, hire, train and manage Miami Resident Artists
- Liaise with library partners to work out any programmatic issues and ensure end of year student exhibitions are well coordinated
- Work with public libraries to recruit students to participate in each ProjectArt program through visits at the library and local schools
- Ensure that each class is taught, evaluations are performed and attendance is regular in all of ProjectArt’s classes
- Collect payroll hours every two weeks for teachers
- Support the planning and installation resident artist exhibition
Requirements:
- 3-5+ years of experience working in programs.
- Familiarity and connectedness with Miami's art scene
- Experience working with artists
- Ideally, experience in working with youth or in education.
- Ideally, managing budgets and contracts.
Hours per week: approx 15-20 hours.
Pay: $25/ hr.
- EOE/BIPOC/F/Persons with disabilities/ Veterans