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Koestler Arts is looking for a temporary Arts Handling and Documentation Assistant and we'd be grateful if you could share the post with your networks if of interest. I've copied below the advert and attached is the job pack and the application form. The closing date is next Wednesday 6 May and more info is here: https://koestlerarts.org.uk/about-us/jobs-volunteering/jobs/

We are looking for someone with great attention to detail and art handling experience to join the busy Koestler Arts Team for 3 months as we process thousands of artworks from prisons and secure units that have been entered into the annual Koestler Awards. This role will assist with art handling and collection management to help process over 7,000 artworks ready for judging in July and August.

You will unwrap, handle and label multiple artworks every day, some of which are made from unusual materials such as matchsticks, bread and soap, as well…

Established in 1980 by the Airport Commission, SFO Museum’s mission is to delight, engage, and inspire a global audience with programming on a broad range of subjects; to collect, preserve, interpret, and share the history of commercial aviation; and to enrich the public experience at San Francisco International Airport. The Museum has been accredited by the American Alliance of Museums since 1999 and retains the distinction of being the only accredited museum in an airport. The Museum operates more than twenty-five sites throughout the Airport terminals, including fourteen galleries that exhibit a rotating schedule of art, history, photography, science, and cultural exhibitions. Among the sites is the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library and Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum, which houses a permanent collection of more than 150,000 objects related to the history of commercial aviation. For additional information about SFO Museum, please visit https://www.sfomuseum.org/

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The J. Paul Getty Museum seeks a qualified Senior Mountmaker to join the Department of Decorative Arts and Sculpture Conservation located at the Getty Center. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in museum mountmaking and exhibition installation with experience in designing mounts for a diverse collection ranging in scale from small jewelry to monumental sculptures. Preference will be given to applicants who are proficient in seismic mountmaking and have an interest in advancing knowledge and practices in this field.

For more information and to apply please refer to the following link: Senior Mountmaker, Decorative Arts and Sculpture Conservation in Los Angeles, California | Careers at Getty

Hello-

The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum is looking to engage a contract mount maker to support mount making for an exhibition currently slated to open in February (date likely to change once the government re-opens). The RFQ and Statement of Work are attached to this note. Feel free to email me at baracks@si.edu with questions.

Thank you,

Sarah Barack

Head of Conservation, Senior Objects Conservator