Director, Visual Arts

2 months ago

Banff, Canada Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Full time

**Director, Visual Arts**:
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus - artists, leaders, and thinkers - to unleash their creative potential.

We acknowledge, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minhrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) - comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations - as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.

**The Opportunity**:
**Roles and Responsibilities**:
Reporting to the Executive Director, Arts, below are some of the key accountabilities:
Strategic Planning
- Works with the Executive Director, Arts to understand and implement the strategic goals and business objectives of Banff Centre as they relate to visual arts and arts programming overall.
- Working with other Banff Centre Arts Directors, and the Managing Director, Program Operations, Arts, creates a comprehensive Visual Arts program plan and budget, annually and over a 3-year planning horizon, which includes program evaluation metrics.

Programming
- Meets mission aligned enrollment targets (FLEs) in the arts program plan as set out by the Executive Director, Arts.
- Collaborates with the Executive Director Leadership to create new, joint programming opportunities and to explore other synergies through planning, program design and delivery of arts and leadership programming.
- Develops an active program of dissemination of the results of studio activities and exhibitions developed at the Centre through open-studio events, print and digital means.
- Collaborates with colleagues in the other programming divisions of the Centre to develop and deliver innovative cross-disciplinary and/or cross-sectoral programming and research.
- Lead diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion efforts to ensure programs are representative and inclusive in order to reflect the changing cultural, economic, and political developments that affect artist and audience needs across the Canadian and Bow Valley landscape.
- Works closely with the Director, Program Administration and Participant Services and team incorporating the Admissions Office and Participant Resources to ensure program materials are clear, comprehensive, and accessible to potential applicants.

Operational Management
- Works with the Executive Director, Arts, to understand the program goals and business objectives Banff Centre as they relate to Visual Arts.
- Leads a highly motivated, well-functioning, knowledgeable and accountable team from across the relevant departments responsible for delivering the visual arts programs.
- Assists the Development Department in the development of donor, government and other grant proposals.
- Contributes to identifying funding opportunities arising from the visual arts programs, and new potential donors, sponsors and partners.

Financial Management
- Works with the Executive Director, Arts, the Managing Director, Program Operations - Arts and Program Manager, to build and manage the program budgets.
- Responsible for an active program of dissemination of the results of Visual Arts residency activity developed at the Centre, in print and digitally.
- Manages the administration budget for the Visual Arts department.

Relationship Building
- Utilizes effective contacts within the art, education and funding communities nationally and internationally to ensure the on-going relevance of Visual Arts programs to artists and curators, while enhancing the value of these programming areas.
- Expands and deepens the network of contacts across Canada and internationally to ensure the identification of outstanding facilitators and guests and to ensure the widest pool from which to attract program participants.
- Fosters relationships with donors to ensure good stewardship of past gifts and working with Development to secure new funding and ensure that stewardship reporting is completed in a timely fashion.
- Contribute to the enhancement and safeguarding of the reputation and image of the Banff Centre with the community and the general public.

Human Resource Management, Team Building and Interdivisional Cooperation
- Promotes a collaborative team environment for staff working on Visual Ars programs by fostering open communication, setting clear objectives, and nurturing a culture of positive intent that aligns with Banff Centre's values, ensuring an inclusive and diverse workplace.
- Fosters an internal culture that maintains the highes

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