Opportunities at the Miller Gallery

PART-TIME CONTRACTOR: Art Handler


PART-TIME STUDENT EMPLOYMENT: Installation/Production Assistant

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Art Handler
Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon
Purnell Center for the Arts
5000 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Seeking motivated, dedicated and talented art handlers and installers to work as Art Handlers at the Miller Gallery.

Supervisor: Report to Exhibitions Coordinator.

Job includes
Art handling with the safety and archival preservation of the artwork in mind. Designing/fabricating exhibition props, furniture. Installing and de-installing exhibitions. Performing gallery maintenance. Painting walls, pedestals and cases for new installations. Keeping tool room organized and safe. Operating and trouble-shooting audio-visual equipment, DLP projectors, computers, bucket-lift and other equipment. Other duties as assigned.

Desired skills
Technical (CAD/DXF, CNC router operation, A/V, video editing, proficiency with Adobe CS2/3 Mac and PC, extensive knowledge of computer operation, basic digital photography). Construction (basic carpentry, building projection rooms, walls and pedestals). Proficiency with power tools (table saw, chop saw, framing saw, etc.). Comfort using ladders and bucket lift, working at 20 ft. height. Basic familiarity with electrical circuits, welding and metalwork, mold-making and casting. Organizational (experience in gallery setting, art handling, making labels and mounts). Ability to work as part of a team.

Necessary skills
Heavy lifting (as much as 50 lbs. at a time). Good communication and positive attitude in learning and performing duties listed above.

Necessary experience.
Previous art gallery experience.

Necessary qualifications.
Hard-working, responsible, punctual, flexible to last-minute changes, disciplined and self-motivated, able to take direction and learn new skills.

E-mail resume to mc94@andrew.cmu.edu with ART HANDLER in subject line. No phone calls or walk-ins. Please do not contact other staff members with applications or inquiries.

Only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

 

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Installation/Production Assistant
Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon
Purnell Center for the Arts

Seeking motivated, dedicated and talented students from all academic departments to work as Installation/Production Assistants at the Miller Gallery.

Supervisor: Report to Exhibitions Coordinator.

Job includes: Fabricating exhibition props, furniture. Installing and de-installing exhibitions. Safe-guarding artwork and facilities. Performing gallery maintenance. Painting walls, pedestals and cases for new installations. Keeping tool room organized and safe. Operating and trouble-shooting audio-visual equipment (DLP projectors, computers, etc.), bucket-lift and other equipment. Opening and closing the gallery, understanding and using gallery alarm system. Interacting with the public, using good judgment in difficult social situations. Working openings and special events (helping with set-up and clean-up, washing dishes, sweeping floors, taking out trash). Running errands. Performing office tasks and other duties as assigned.

Desired skills. Technical (CAD/DXF, CNC router operation, A/V, video- editing, proficient with Adobe CS2/3 Mac and PC extensive knowledge of computer operation, basic digital photography). Construction (basic carpentry, building walls and pedestals, proficiency with power tools, table saw, chop saw, framing saw, etc.), Comfort using ladders and bucket lift, working at 20 ft. height. Basic familiarity with electrical circuits. Organizational (experience in gallery setting, art handling, making labels and mounts), and administrative (experience interacting with the public, familiarity with FileMaker Pro, working as part of a team).

Necessary skills. Heavy lifting (as much as 50 lbs. at a time). Good communication and positive attitude in learning and performing duties listed above.

Preferences. Art gallery experience. Work-study eligibility.

Necessary qualifications. Hard-working, responsible, punctual, flexible to last-minute changes, disciplined and self-motivated, able to take direction and learn new skills, dedicated to working at an art gallery.

Apply online at Carnegie Mellon Tartan Trak student employment site.
https.//www.easemba.com/cmu/index.php?script=local-login
or e-mail application to mc94@andrew.cmu.edu with INSTALLATION/PRODUCTION ASSISTANT in subject line. No phone calls or walk-ins. Please do not contact other staff members with applications or inquiries.

Only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

 


ABOUT THE MILLER GALLERY AT CARNEGIE MELLON

The Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon has sought to support the creation, understanding, and growth of contemporary art through exhibitions, projects, events and publications since January 2000.

The 9,000 square foot space functions as a showcase for experimentation, examination, discovery, and discussion. The gallery aspires to engage diverse audiences, to create and strengthen communities through art, and to stimulate, provoke, and encourage contemplation of the visual arts of our times.

Over the last eight years, the Miller Gallery has exhibited work by Laylah Ali, Janine Antoni, The Art Guys, Michael Bevilacqua, Enrique Chagoya, Catherine Chalmers, Michael Ray Charles, Minerva Cuevas, Nicole Eisenman, Inka Essenhigh, Neil Farber, Karen Finley, Rachel Harrison, Arturo Herrera, Tran T. Kim-Trang, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Larry Miller, Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara, Shirin Neshat, Christy Rupp, Al Souza, Sarah Sze, TermiteTV, Kara Walker, Olav Westphalen, Gail Wight, and Sue Williams. Notable Carnegie Mellon School of Art alumi including Mel Bochner, Jacob Ciocci (Paper Rad), Peter Coffin, John Currin, Cassandra C. Jones, Shana Moulton, and Fereshteh Toosi have also exhibited here.

The Miller Gallery is a non-collecting, public art gallery located in the Purnell Center for the Arts on Forbes Avenue, on the campus of Carnegie Mellon in Oakland/Shady Side, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is a unit of the College of Fine Arts, and is named for Regina Gouger Miller, avid art collector, alumna of the School of Art, and principal donor.

For more information including our upcoming exhibitions, visit http.//www.cmu.edu/millergallery