Curator of Exhibits

The Department of Museum, Arts & Culture is searching for a creative, organized, collaborative, proactive and community-oriented individual to join the team as a Museum Curator. The ideal candidate will have excellent written and oral communication skills including a mastery in museum writing, is comfortable working both independently and as a member of a team, has project management experience, and the ability to manage multiple projects. This is a great opportunity for an art or history curator to play a leading role in shaping the Museum’s efforts to create a distinctive exhibitions program that garners critical attention while fulfilling our mission to advance an understanding of regional history and art. Working closely with the Museum Manager, the Exhibits Curator will execute the curatorial vision for the Ontario Museum of History & Art and will be responsible for exhibit research, development, and production. The Exhibits Curator supervises a full time Assistant Curator and a part time Museum Assistant and works in partnership with Curators of Education and Collections.

Our vision is to be the premier arts and cultural center for the Inland Empire by engaging diverse audiences, presenting dynamic experiences, and preserving our regional legacy. The successful candidate will embody the Department’s mission and vision as well as the qualities of a “Five Tool Player” – Leader, Thinker, Communicator, Operator and Public Servant – and the values of the City’s Approach to Public Service- Commitment to the Community, Excellence through Teamwork, and Doing the Right Thing the right way.

The Museum Curator classification is used throughout the Department of Museum, Arts & Culture in a variety of assignments. This recruitment will result in an eligibility list for this classification to meet the current and future staffing needs of the Department. The current vacancy is for a Curator of Exhibitions.

Examples of Essential Functions
The essential functions typically performed by the Museum Curator include the following:

Researches, analyzes, and recommends new policy; implements existing policies.

Supervises and directs the activities of staff including employee selection, work assignment, performance evaluation, employee development, disciplinary action, and complaint resolution.

Corresponds with and assists various agencies and individuals regarding Museum business and information requests.

Reviews and follows correspondence, documents, and material, relating to public inquiries.

Attends meetings of the Board of Trustees, Board committees, City administration, community groups and organizations as required and/or in the absence of the Museum, Arts & Culture Director.

Represents the museum at events, meetings, and gatherings, of the City and general public.

Assists with developing content for promotional, outreach, and informational materials.

Assists in grant writing and other sources of resource development.

Works closely with museum staff, other City departments, contracted consultants and vendors, to ensure continued physical preservation of the museum building (a historic structure) and to ensure the proper care and conservation of the museum collections which it houses.

Develops and maintains maintenance procedures, logs and schedules, in accordance with professional standards and procedures.

When assigned to Exhibitions, functions may also include:

Coordinates the planning, design, and installation of exhibitions developed internally and externally with guest curators and other cultural organizations.

Works closely with other museum staff, community representatives, academic scholars and others in developing exhibits.

Works with professional colleagues to make arrangements for temporary/traveling exhibitions including shipping, receiving, insurance, condition assessment, etc.

Supervises the installation & de-installation of temporary/traveling exhibitions.
Conducts scholarly object-based research for upcoming exhibitions and collections.

Salary: $5,706.14 – $7,006.14 Monthly

Benefits: The City of Ontario values the health and wellness of our employees and their families. We understand benefits are an important part of your total compensation and we take pride in offering a comprehensive benefit package. Please check out our excellent benefit packages here www.ontariocityemployees.org.

Employees in this classification are represented by Teamsters Local 1932. For a list of benefits for Teamsters employees please click here 2024 Teamsters Benefit Guide (on website under benefits)

Education requirements: Bachelor’s degree

Deadline to apply: August 19. 2024

Documents required to apply: Resume, references, college transcripts, writing sample

How to apply: Visit the City of Ontario website, at the top, hit careers.