Position Summary

The Gallery Director, Curator of Exhibitions & Programs functions as an ambassador for The Art Students League in the realm of galleries, museums, and cultural institutions and is expected to make themselves present as much as possible. The position has overall responsibility for leadership of the League’s gallery exhibitions and programs, its permanent collection, and the Gallery/Exhibitions staff.

Working closely with the Artistic/ExecutiveDirector, the Gallery Director is responsible for organizing and executing an annual Instructor Salon exhibition, 1-2 collection-based curated exhibitions, quarterly rotating lobby exhibitions, and a minimum of four exhibitions of exceptional student work annually installed either at the League or an offsite location. This position also invites visiting curators and speakers and oversees the League’s talks program as well as external exhibitions programs.

In addition, this role is responsible for the stewardship of the League’s permanent collection of more than two thousand objects spanning the 19th-Century to the present,



with a goal of making it accessible to the public and expanding the collection through donations.

Job Responsibilities

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

Oversee and curate an active program of student, instructor, and collection exhibitions for presentation in the League’s Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, lobby, registration, and café areas, including the writing of exhibition related text.
Responsible for coordinating and executing exhibitions in the lobby, registration, and café areas.
Manage and contribute to the production of League related exhibitions catalogues 1 - 2 times per year, including image rights, document gathering and editing.
Hire and manage external curators, as needed.
Work closely with the gallery staff to ensure they are in sync with exhibition goals and schedules and give guidance and support as needed.
Manage and give creative and strategic guidance to the gal

📌 Gallery Director, Curator of Exhibitions (Bhanjanagar)
🏢 The Art Students League of New York
📍 Bhanjanagar