The Executive and Artistic Director of ArtSpring is a professional, full-time, paid position at a small, modern arts centre on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, a community of 10,000 permanent residents with an uncommonly high level of support for the arts.
The Director works under the guidance and authority of the volunteer Board of Directors of the Island Arts Centre Society. As a professional responsible to the board, the ED provides skilled management, fiscal and artistic direction, leadership in artistic innovation, and continuity to succeeding boards.
The Director represents the public face of ArtSpring and provides for the day-to-day management of programmes, finances, personnel, and the physical plant. The Director is always guided by the Society’s mission to promote the appreciation and practice of artistic creativity, and the vision to make ArtSpring a recognized centre of artistic excellence.
TWO MAIN ROLES
• As a performing arts director with wide latitude for programming decisions and initiative, the Director will maintain and enhance an established programme of live music, theatre, and dance, including performances of national stature and of local origin.
• As an administrator, the Director is responsible for grant writing, financial management, administrative support for the board’s fundraising efforts, personnel administration, and management of the building.
COMPENSATION
The Island Arts Centre Society offers a package of salary and benefits competitive with arts organizations with an operating budget approaching $500,000.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Review the full Executive/Artistic Director job description at ArtSpring under About Us/ Job Postings
http://artspring.ca/artspring-about-us/people/staff/job-postings/ed_2014
Please send your resume and cover letter to: EDSearch@artspring.ca, or post to:
ED Search
ArtSpring
100 Jackson Avenue
Salt Spring Island BC V8K 2V8
DEADLINE
February 1, 2014
Please no phone calls. We will acknowledge receipt of all applications via email.
We want to thank in advance all the candidates who apply.
We plan to review applications starting early February. We will contact select candidates for a telephone interview in late-February, early-March.
A short-list of candidates will be interviewed at ArtSpring in early March, 2014.
