Director [Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University]

Review of applications will begin on November 7

Eastern Illinois University seeks a director for the Tarble Arts Center, the university’s art museum.  The Director will be a dynamic and creative leader who has proven success in envisioning and implementing strategic planning. He or she will have a passion for diverse object-based learning and practical managerial experience in programming, community outreach, budgeting, and fundraising. He or she will have excellent interpersonal skills and experience working with university faculty, students, and administrators; artists and scholars; museum donors and patrons; school teachers and administrators; and other related constituents and stakeholders. The Director will continue efforts to integrate Tarble Arts Center programs and collections into EIU’s education and service mission, will sustain and expand the Center’s service to the greater east-central Illinois community, and will maintain affiliations with local, regional, state, and national museum professional organizations.

The Director has primary responsibility for the administration and promotion of the Tarble Arts Center’s programs, projects, and collections, in support of the educational and public service mission of EIU, and oversight of the Tarble Arts Center facility. The Director serves as curator of exhibitions and of collections, develops and implements educational and engagement programs and projects, coordinates all development/fund-raising activities, maintains affiliations with other university units, museum professional organizations and east-central cultural organizations, stays current regarding university museum best practices, and annually teaches one graduate-level art exhibition practices Art course.

This position requires a minimum of an undergraduate degree in the visual arts, an advanced degree in Museum Studies or a related discipline, and at least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in an art museum or gallery, or related environment, preferably associated with an institution of higher education.  Also required are demonstrated abilities in the administration of personnel, budgets and facilities in an efficient and effective manner; long-range planning and assessment; grant-writing and fundraising; and enthusiastic support for serving diverse constituencies.

A complete application will include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, contact information for five references, statement of leadership philosophy, undergraduate and graduate transcripts (unofficial copies are acceptable initially). Send application materials to Interfolio at (apply.interfolio.com/26574)

Review of applications will begin on November 7, and will continue until campus interviews are scheduled.