Assistant Curator, Engagement - Vancouver, Canada - University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia
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Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Museum, Level A

Job Title

Assistant Curator, Engagement

Department

Curatorial Support | Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery

Compensation Range

$4, $6,754.00 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

September 7, 2023

Note:
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

Oct 29, 2025


At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students.

Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

The Assistant Curator, Engagement position is a temporary two-year term appointment at the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery.


Reporting to the Associate Director/Curator, the Assistant Curator, Engagement contributes to the planning, implementation and day-to-day management of all curatorial aspects of programming at the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery as part of the Gallery's strategic priority to support welcoming, accessible programs focused around the exchange of ideas in person and online.

The Assistant Curator, Engagement works closely with the Associate Director/Curator and Belkin team on the development and realization of exhibitions, public programs, performances, online content, and printed matter.

The Assistant Curator, Engagement manages curatorial activities from conception to production by contributing to research, content production, fostering relationships with artists and partners, project management and event coordination.

This involves collaboration with the Belkin team, artists, cultural producers, and a range of University and external organizational partners.

The role requires knowledge of contemporary art and curatorial strategies, and experience in curatorial research, project management, administration, and written materials.

As a key member of the team, participates in activities related to institutional planning, growth and development including workshops and staff retreats.


The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at UBC is mandated to research, exhibit, collect, publish, educate and develop programs in the field of contemporary art.

The Gallery is situated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) People.

The Gallery promotes understanding and discussion of contemporary art and contemporary issues in art history, criticism and curating, with a focus on our region in an international context.

The Gallery is an internationally recognized Category A institution and houses the University's art collection of over 5,000 objects, one of the largest public collections of art in British Columbia.

The Gallery also holds one of the largest artists' archives in Canada and oversees the University's outdoor art collection on the Vancouver campus which includes twenty-five works.

Through a program of exhibitions, publications, loans and special projects, the Belkin participates in the national and international community of institutions concerned with contemporary art.

The Gallery operates as a unit in the Faculty of Arts and participates in the training of student curators through the Critical and Curatorial Studies Program in the Department of Art History, Visual and Theory.

Organizational Status


The Assistant Curator, Engagement reports to the Gallery's Associate Director/Curator and works collaboratively and in dialogue with all Gallery staff, student employees and interns.

Collaborates with a variety of artists, cultural producers, knowledge holders and a range of University and external organizational partners.

Work Performed

  • Contributes to the planning, implementation and daytoday management of the Gallery's curatorial priorities and initiatives by researching, contributing to and coordinating the development and realization of exhibitions, public programs, performances, online content, and printed matter.
  • Researches artists, local and global movements and networks of art and the broader field to pinpoint timely and relevant program topics and contributes this knowledge to the Belkin Curatorial and Programming team.
  • Alongside Associate Director/Curator, manages relationships with artists and partners.
  • Fosters community by facilitating welcoming, accessible programs focused around the exchange of ideas
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