OZ Art NWA™

Position: Assistant Curator

Department: OZ Art NWA

Company: Ingeborg

Reporting to: Director of Collections and Exhibitions

Location: Bentonville, AR (Open to assisting with relocation for the right candidate)

Classification: Full-time, non-exempt

Ingeborg is a special place to build your career. Our team members are collaborative, hardworking, and highly motivated.

We are seeking a top-performing Assistant Curator to join the OZ Art NWA team. This person is a proactive, no-ego self-starter who is capable of multi-tasking, enjoys both collaboration and solo work projects, and has strong written and oral communication skills. We are looking for a lifelong learner, who is inquisitive and solves problems with bold thinking and innovation.

About OZ Art NWA

Founded in 2017 in the hometown of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Momentary, OZ Art NWA elevates the regional arts scene by amplifying the work of local arts organizations and sharing a growing collection on view in surprising public places throughout Bentonville and beyond.

The collection includes works spanning a variety of media and forms, including murals, outdoor installations, sculptures, paintings, and drawings, that celebrate contemporary voices speaking to issues such as diversity, gender equality, and racial equity. Exploration is a way of life in Bentonville and Northwest Arkansas. OZ Art NWA advances the experience by incorporating beautiful and inspiring art into everyday life across the region and celebrating the diversity of art around us.

About the Assistant Curator Role

As the Assistant Curator, you will be the ambassador for OZ Art NWA, helping to build connections and effectively communicate the stories of our collection. This role is all about increasing access to our one-of-a-kind collection. You will form relationships with artists, arts organizations, and community partners and will craft engaging tours, labels, web content, and social media posts to inspire audiences to engage with the collection in new ways. If you love connecting people, ideas, and resources to expand perspectives on art then this is the role for you. The ideal individual must be a self-starter who is service-oriented and enjoys working in a team environment that is mission and results-driven.

This position requires flexibility in scheduling, including occasional nights and weekends. The Assistant Curator may travel domestically consistently or ad hoc (up to 10%).

Success in this role means more people in Bentonville and beyond feel a personal connection to OZ Art NWA and contemporary artists.

Key Responsibilities

• Build relationships with curators, community stakeholders, academic institutions, municipal entities, community arts organizations, galleries, and local artists.
• Provide curatorial recommendations for artwork installation in public spaces that reflect the OZ Art NWA team’s mission and vision.
• Be the primary owner of curatorial research on the collection; provide written didactic labels for all artwork, update existing written materials as needed, and maintain appropriate collection documentation as required.
• Assist and guide the marketing team with visual and written content for press releases, web pages, social media posts, and other promotional packages about the collection and exhibitions.
• Create and deliver engaging tours highlighting works from regional artists and art partners. This will include conducting walking and/or biking tours for guests.
• Increase awareness of OZ Art NWA’s collection and participate in OZ Art NWA’s programs, events, and tours.
• When requested, propose and negotiate diverse and inclusive art acquisitions focusing on emerging and regional talent for OZ Art NWA’s and related private collections.
• Assist with acquisitions related tasks such as relationship development, due diligence and bid coordination as requested.
• Complete all other duties as assigned within the scope of responsibility and skill required for the job.

Qualifications

• M.A. in Art History or related field.
• Minimum of two (2) years of related experience in a similar position within a museum or art organization strongly preferred.
• Experience building partnerships and relationships with museums, artists, galleries, and community arts organizations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – experience writing and communicating with stakeholders.
• Proficiency in the use of standard office equipment and software.
• Experience with collection management software.
• Valid driver’s license.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive and generous benefits package that includes health care plans (medical, dental, and vision), life/AD&D and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan.

All offers of employment are contingent on successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement, background check, motor vehicle check, and credit check, subject to any applicable exemption available under the law. In addition, proper identification verifying eligibility to work in the United States on the first day of work is required.

Ingeborg is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status of protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

OZ Art NWA™