Calgary Arts Development’s classified listing is a free service for Calgary’s arts community. All content for the classifieds is user-submitted. Calgary Arts Development makes no endorsement to any agency, organization, corporation or individual who submits listings. We trust our readers to use their own judgement when responding to ads. Calgary Arts Development believes that artists should be paid for their work. For job postings and open calls, please share salary ranges or payment. Please note that ads for jobs outside of Calgary and area may not be posted. Archived November 8, 2018 Canadian Conservators This opportunity has had changes to its details. The City of Calgary is seeking an experienced and qualified conservator to implement a conservation and maintenance plan. This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a team dedicated to ensuring the lifelong care and conservation of artworks in The City of Calgary’s Public Art Collection. This position includes, but is not limited to, aspects of preventative conservation, conservation treatments, and collections management. The candidate will have strong organization, communication, problem-solving and project management skills, and will adhere to the Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property (CAC/ACCR) Code of Ethics. The Public Art Collection comprises of over 1,300 works, including a fine art collection (photographs, paintings, sculpture, glass, installations, ceramics, textiles) that is rotated throughout public spaces, outdoor sculptures sited in parks and plazas, installations integrated into infrastructure, monuments, memorials, environmental art, temporary projects, street art, and functional objects. The implementation of the conservation recommendations outlined in the assessment report requires a conservation professional dedicated to the preservation of the collection and ensuring that industry standards of practice, materials, ethics, and documentation are being followed. Opportunity The City of Calgary Public Art Program seeks a conservator to review the conservation and maintenance needs of the Public Art Collection based on an existing condition assessment report and develop strategies for the conservation and maintenance for the Collection. As required, the conservator will be involved in preventative conservation and implement maintenance and conservation treatment work. All work to be performed in Calgary. Budget: $65,000 CAD plus GST Remuneration based on a 35 hour work week for eight months and does not include relocation costs, insurance and other requirements of the contract. Deadline: Friday, November 23, 2018, 4:30pm MST Schedule: Eight-month contract starting in December 2018 Visit calgary.ca for more information and details on how to apply.
