Current Opportunities

International Arts & Artists, a 23-year old exciting, dynamic non-profit arts organization based in downtown Washington DC, seeks a director for its Traveling Exhibition Service. Qualified candidates’ primary obligations will be: 1. Securing and developing traveling exhibitions through a number of sources to be presented in museums around the U.S. and abroad. 2. Maintaining and developing the organization’s network of partners and collaborators. 3. Managing a staff of seven or more professionals and interns. 4. Ensuring that the department maintains and exceeds its service and budgetary obligations. Specific Qualifications: • Relevant degree(s), a minimum of bachelor’s degree, higher level of education preferred. • Proven substantial experience as a museum professional, concentration in curatorial work preferred • Experience with all aspects of traveling exhibitions • Network and contacts within the museum and art world • Proven dynamic leadership ability To be considered a candidate must be passionate about the arts, and particularly the use of the arts in facilitating understanding across cultural and international boundaries. Candidates must be knowledgeable, motivated, energized, and have proven leadership and management experience. Compensation / Benefits: Salary between $65,000-$85,000, depending upon experience + health insurance & other benefits. Contact: christinep@artsandartists.org with the Subject: “Exhibition Department Director” and the following documents: • cover letter (please include current salary and expected minimum salary) • resume with chronologically itemized job history • verifiable academic credentials • references by direct supervisors from at least the past 7 years of employment (please include contact information) For your application to be considered, all of the above documents must be included. The closing date for this application will be September 14, 2018. However, applications will be reviewed as they arrive and hire may be made sooner upon selection of the appropriate candidate. ABSOLUTELY NO PHONE CALLS; NO RECRUITERS OR STAFFING AGENCIES (for more information about IA&A, see reverse)   About IA&A and its Traveling Exhibition Service International Arts & Artists (IA&A) is a non-profit, comprehensive arts services organization. Founded in 1995, IA&A promotes international and cross-cultural understanding through its services to museums and cultural institutions. IA&A’s traveling exhibition service provides the largest number of fine arts and decorative arts exhibitions touring in the United States. As of 2018, A&A had produced over 100 traveling exhibitions that have been placed over 700 times in over 400 museums. On the average, IA&A’s traveling exhibition service has between 15-25 exhibitions circulating at any given time, with several dozen more in development. Additionally, IA&A runs a cultural exchange program bringing 130-160 interns, trainees and scholars annually to the US. IA&A also operates an in-house design studio and an on-site contemporary arts space. IA&A collaborates with institutions throughout the United States and with numerous institutions abroad making the arts more accessible to the broadest possible audiences. For more information, please visit our website at www.artsandartists.org. International Arts & Artists is an equal opportunity employer.