This is an evergreen job posting that remains open to support installations year round at the museum. At times applications aren't reviewed for several weeks. Upon applying your application is added to a general hiring pool, we hire on a rolling basis. MASS MoCA’s Visual Art Department seeks to grow its pool of on-call registrars to support larger installations throughout the museum. The On-Call Registrar (Temporary/Seasonal) is a temporary hourly position that will work alongside the full time registration, curatorial and installation/fabrication staff.
The ideal candidate will be organized, adaptable, and a team player, who will work to achieve deadlines collaboratively. The schedule requires flexibility; the length of assignment and number of hours will be based on exhibition needs, ranging between full-time hours for several days, to full or part-time hours over several weeks up to a maximum of 120 days. Needs scheduled on an ad-hoc or on-call basis. About the Museum MASS MoCA is a vibrant non-collecting art museum with approximately 300,000 square feet of exhibition space.
Half of that space is dedicated to rotating 10-month exhibitions of which we present 4 to 6 large-scale exhibitions per year, along with smaller projects. The additional space is dedicated to long-term exhibitions in conjunction with artists, estates, and collections that run from 10 months to 25 years. MASS MoCA frequently works directly with artists on the fabrication of new commissions and large scale site specific installations.
Duties and Responsibilities
Thoroughly report all condition information for both incoming and outgoing artworks during exhibition installation and deinstallation File management and data entry as assigned by the Senior Registrar and Assistant Registrar Working with a team to assemble and disassemble large and complex installations Maintaining a positive rapport with colleagues and artists through challenging and complex installations Maintaining safe working spaces through clear communication
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This company is involved in managing and reporting on the condition of artworks during exhibition installations and deinstallations, as well as file management and data entry. They also work with teams to assemble and disassemble complex installations and maintain positive rapport with colleagues and artists.