Art History

Position Opening: Assistant to the Director

 Description:

The Thomas Cole National Historic Site (TCNHS) is now hiring for a new entry-level position that will be full time, reporting directly to the Executive Director. The opening is an ideal opportunity for a college graduate with excellent written and verbal communication skills who is looking to enter the museum field. The new hire will receive extensive on-the-job training in a fast paced environment, joining an excellent team of museum professionals. The TCNHS is a rapidly growing, entrepreneurial organization that offers ample opportunity to learn, grow, and take on more responsibilities over time. The position is open immediately.

 Essential Functions and Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Serve as the “right hand” for the Executive Director, taking responsibility for her to-do list and executing tasks such as conversing with donors, setting up meetings, returning phone calls, reminding her of deadlines and appointments, etc.
• Writing a wide variety of letters and reports for the Executive Director, including acknowledgement letters, fundraising letters and reports to the board of trustees.
• Drafting all manner of marketing materials including the members’ newsletter, email blasts, website updates, flyers, brochure text, etc.
• Writing grant applications and creating other fundraising materials including personalized solicitations and giving reports.

Qualifications
The ideal candidate must be a graduate of a four-year college degree program and have excellent writing and interpersonal skills, a desire to learn and enter the museum field, and a passion for the TCNHS’s mission. He or she will be the utmost professional, collaborative and creative in his or her approach, problem solving and relationship building, and will contribute to the positive team spirit. The successful candidate will have a cheerful and positive outlook, the ability to juggle many projects at once, and the energy to enjoy an environment with many changes and rapid growth.

Full time, salary DOE.
Application Instructions

Please submit (1) a resume, (2) a cover letter explaining why you are qualified and interested in the position, (3) a writing sample (3 pages maximum), and (4) contact information for at least three academic or professional references via e-mail to [email protected].

Kate Menconeri | Thomas Cole National Historic Site
Director of Exhibitions and Collections / Curator
218 Spring St | Catskill, New York 12414
[email protected] | T. 518.943.7465 xt 2

Hallie Nolan, Class of 2015,

has been accepted into Washington University’s  Masters of Architecture 3+ program.

Congratulations Hallie!

The Annual Art History Senior Project Presentations

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 5:00 pm 
in Olin 102.

Come hear our graduating majors present their senior projects.

All art history majors are encouraged to attend.  Open to all.

Bard College and the Art History Program congratulate and welcome

Olga Touloumi
Assistant Professor of Art History ’15

Ph.D. Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, 2014
Dissertation title: “Architectures of Global Communication, 1913-­‐1970”

2015 Summer/Fall Internship: Museum Tour Guide

The Shaker Museum|Mount Lebanon is currently hiring for part-time interns to be the public face of the Museum and to provide tours at the North Family, part of Mount Lebanon Shaker Village, a National Historic Landmark in New Lebanon, NY. During the summer and fall season, interns are needed to be on site during open hours, lead tours, provide information and operate the museum store. The position offers an opportunity to gain practical work experience in a field of study while sharing the Shaker story with visitors.

Responsibilities:
-Greet and welcome visitors as they arrive
-Lead daily tours of the North Family historic site to visitors
-Articulate the mission of the Shaker Museum|Mount Lebanon
-Encourage return visits through promoting memberships, programs and events
-Open, operate and close the museum store, cleaning as needed
-Monitor exhibition spaces and historic grounds
-Interns must be comfortable with public speaking and able to convey the story of the Shakers with accuracy and enthusiasm

Qualifications:
-Excellent communication and people skills

-Background or interest in history, religious history, art history, and/or historic preservation
-Experience in public presentations, historical interpretation, or related activities
-Bachelor’s degree preferred

Hours and Benefits:
Position begins June 19th and ends October 12th. Paid training will be held the week prior to opening. The position is part-time, 24 hours per week, Friday – Monday, 10am – 4pm, with the possibility of additional time to assist with special events. Interns must be available all four days for the entirety of the season. $10/hour.

If interested, please send resume and cover letter to Wyatt Erchak at [email protected].

About:
In 2004, the Shaker Museum|Mount Lebanon became the owner and steward of the North Family site at Mount Lebanon Shaker Village – consisting of 10 remaining Shaker buildings on 30 acres, part of the Mount Lebanon Shaker Society National Historic Landmark. Mount Lebanon was America’s largest and leading Shaker community from 1787 to 1947. While the historic site is under restoration, the Shaker Museum|Mount Lebanon is open to visitors, June through October. Visit our website for more: www.shakerml.org

It is the policy of the Shaker Museum|Mount Lebanon to provide for equal employment opportunity in and conditions of employment without discrimination based on age, race, creed, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status.

Michaela at Alvaro Siza’s Piscinas das Marés, Portugal for her senior project.

 Michaela Friedberg ’15 will start a three-year, professional degree in architecture at Princeton University, which has offered her a Fellowship, along with a stipend, in Humanities and Social Sciences.

CONGRATULATIONS MICHAELA!

Yasuo Kuniyoshi: Bearing the Weight

The Dean of the College hosted a celebration of Patricia Karetzky’s new book
Chinese Religious Art at Finberg House, Monday, April 6th at 6:00 pm.

Introduction by Susan Aberth.

Speed Listening by Blind Readers and the History of Audio Time-Stretching

a Talk by Mara Mills
Talking books for blind readers spurred the commercialization of mainstream
audiobooks after World War II, but the two formats soon diverged in terms of
reading strategies. Mills will discuss the cultural imperative
for aural speed reading that drove early time-stretching innovations in the
magnetic tape era, allowing playback rate to be changed without affecting pitch.

Friday, April 3rd
Olin 102
1:30 pm
Q & A to Follow