1. Director's Meandering Preamble
2. Out of the Cold | Sunday 3 January 2010
3. Two Job Postings at NAC

1. Director's Meandering Preamble

Life, you know, is rather like opening a tin of sardines. We all of us are looking for the key. And I wonder how many of you here tonight have wasted years of your lives looking behind the kitchen dressers of this life for that key. I know I have. Others think they've found the key, don't they? They roll back the lid of the sardine tin of life. They reveal the sardines—the riches of life—therein, and they get them out, and they enjoy them. But, you know, there's always a little bit in the corner you can't get out. I wonder is there a little bit in the corner of your life? I know there is in mine!

- Alan Bennett of Beyond the Fringe, as the Vicar in Take a Pew.

We’re pretty sure that in 2010 we’re going to get our hands on the key for those sardines. Then we’re going to peel the lid back ‘til it snaps right off. The sardines are good--they’re the tasty ones in mustard sauce--and we’re going to pop some whole grain toast to go with them too! Thing is, we’ve got to pace ourselves, digging into this feast. We’ve got some programming, “the riches of life therein,” to share over the months of January and February, but we have some more renovations to complete and super secret contemporary art campaigns to plan. For these reasons, NAC has suspended most of our regular gallery hours for January and February. This allows us to concentrate on making our facility a premiere centre for the presentation and production of contemporary visual art and to develop some amazing exhibits and projects for the rest of the year.

Despite the fact we won’t be hosting an exhibit in our Show Room Gallery until March, many good things will be going on--great exhibits in the DTMG and wonderful music performances--all listed here so they won’t be missed. Also, this periodic missive with occasional pathetic allegories for existence from forgotten British comedians along with notices of our happenings will still make it your way through the miracles of modern telecommunication. Another one will be on its way in just a few days, but this is it for now. Happy New Year! Someone fix Knowlton Nash’s hair. Another decade’s about to roll through, encapsulated in a slickly edited one-hour review. It happens like that.

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S.

Stephen Remus
Director of Programming and Operations

2. Out of the Cold
Sunday 3 January 2010

• One person for the over night shift 12mn-6:30am

The hall is located behind the former First United Church, 95 Church Street at the corner of Church and Clark downtown.
You enter from Clark, there is parking and a door at the far end of the lot.

3. Two Job Postings at NAC

JOB SUMMARY
Reporting to the Director of Programming and Operations and the Board of Directors (specifically the Exhibition Selections Committee), the primary function of this position is to assist in the development and administration of innovative exhibitions and offsite projects, editions and publications. 

Responsibilities include grant writing and coordinating programs that include solo and group exhibitions, offsite projects, traveling shows, and public art.  The Programming Assistant will also work closely on NAC’s catalogues, helping to manage content, commission writers, and liaise with editorial, design and production colleagues, and coordinates catalogue sales and distribution

QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will be a post secondary graduate in Art History, Fine Art, Cultural Studies, or a related field with two years experience coordinating exhibitions, artists’ projects and publications in a museum, gallery or art organization.

Excellent editorial and written/verbal communication skills are required.  He/she must have excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills to build effective relationships with staff, audiences and stakeholders.  He/she must be highly organized with strong time management skills to manage multiple priorities.  Sound knowledge of Microsoft Windows, accounting methods and office systems and procedures and current publishing, design and presentation software programs is also required.

All interested applicants are asked to submit their CV by Monday 4 January at 5pm
By email to director@nac.org with Programming Assistant in the subject line.

Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Education Coordinator
Start Date: Monday 18 January 2010
Hours: 30hrs per week
Contract to be negotiated

JOB SUMMARY
Reporting to the Director of Operations and Programming, the Education Coordinator will develop and manage art classes, workshops and events for NAC Members and to work with other organizations in the community to provide arts education and outreach.

These workshops can range anywhere from technology-based media arts – video editing, for instance – to more traditional and conventionally academic pursuits – like creative writing and poetry. The Education Coordinator will work to ensure the quality of these classes provide the best possible experience for those involved.

The Education Coordinator will be responsible for maintaining the facilities available for workshops.

QUALIFICATIONS
A bachelor’s degree in art, art education or related field required.  Program coordination experience in a nonprofit community-based setting highly desired.  Computer skills and good communication skills required. Ability to encourage community involvement and to work with diverse populations valued.

All interested applicants are asked to submit their CV by Monday 4 January at 5pm
By email to director@nac.org with Education Coordinator in the subject line.

Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.