GBCA
Conceived in 1997 and incorporated in 2001, the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance (GBCA) is a membership and service organization for artists and organizations in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard counties in Maryland. GBCA promotes, convenes, and leverages resources for Baltimore region’s extraordinary arts, culture, history, heritage, and humanities organizations, as well as attractions and individual artists who are all strengthened by working together.
GBCA’s mission is to create equity and opportunity in, through, and for the arts. Whether they are emerging or established, mainstream or underground, grassroots, or institutional, GBCA believes in unifying and strengthening all members of the creative community. As an independent and inclusive voice for the cultural sector, GBCA nurtures and promotes a vibrant, diverse, and sustainable arts and culture community essential to the region’s quality of life.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Baker Artist Portfolios (www.bakerartist.org) were created to support artists and promote Greater Baltimore as a strong creative community. The online portfolios are open to artists working in all disciplines who live and work in Baltimore City and its five surrounding counties. The portfolios expose area artists' work to regional, national and international audiences. The site has been viewed by hundreds of thousands of art lovers, critics, gallery owners, academics, and leaders in creative business in nearly every country around the globe.
Artists who create a Baker Artist Portfolio are automatically eligible for one of six annual Baker Artist Awards, which include significant monetary prizes, an exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art as well as a feature on Maryland Public Televisions Artworks. These prizes will be awarded to artists who exemplify a mastery of craft, depth of artistic exploration, and a unique and compelling vision.
The portfolios and associated awards were established by the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund and are a program of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance.
POSITION OVERVIEW
The ideal candidate will be an effective administrator, taking initiative to manage GBCA’s Baker Artist Portfolios website and Baker Artist Awards program. The Program Manager will have regular interactions with key staff, arts leaders and artists in the greater Baltimore cultural community. They will report directly to, and collaborate with the Director of Innovation.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
This position will provide natural opportunities for creativity and the ability to develop and effectively manage a range of relationships. It requires excellent project management skills and the ability to remain flexible and adaptable. The position also requires a demonstrated commitment to the mission of the GBCA, artists, and the arts sector.
Primary responsibility to oversee critical aspects of the Baker Artist Portfolios program, including:
-Provide ongoing support and vision for Baker Artist Portfolios website
-Oversee Baker program-related events, including exhibitions, performances and awardee celebrations
-Collaborate with Director of Innovation on programmatic goals and execution
-Liaise with GBCA staff to offer the highest level of service to artists and to deepen their long-term connection to the organization and the program
-Develop and Implement strategies to grow artist and audience use of website
-Develop strategic partnerships to promote programmatic offerings to artists in the region
-Manage help desk calls and emails from artists
-Coordinate, manage and provide informational sessions for artists
-Assist with annual juror recruitment
PRIMARY QUALIFICATIONS:
-Ability to thrive and work effectively as part of a small team in a fast-paced and rapidly growing organization.
-Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
-Excellent computer skills, specifically MS Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint,
-Publisher or other design software)
-Commitment to the area’s diverse cultural community including artistic and cultural organizations and artists.
-Strong attention to detail and accuracy, the ability to prioritize and organize multiple projects, anticipate needs, meet deadlines, problem-solve and multi-task.
-Ability to build rapport with program participants, members, donors, volunteers, and the public with diplomacy and discretion.
-Collaborative, communicative nature, and eagerness to learn new things
-Experience in Drupal or other content management systems encouraged
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Working environment: GBCA is located in the Motor House on West North Ave. in the heart of the Station North Arts and Entertainment District.
Remote/Virtual working policy: As of January 2022, and depending on the current health environment, all GBCA staff works on a hybrid model, completing work both virtual and in-person.
Schedule: Schedules will be determined in partnership with the supervisor.
Health and Safety: The Motor House follows all CDC and City recommendations/ regulations pertaining to COVID.
Compensation: 20 hours/ week, $31,000 annual salary, no benefits included
Job Categories: Part-Time, Part-time Administration
To Apply:
Send resume and cover letter to [email protected]
Include “Program Manager” in the subject line.
No telephone inquiries.
GBCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Equity Statement:
GBCA is committed to fairness and embraces the contributions of individuals from all backgrounds. For us, cultural equity embodies the values, policies, and practices that ensure that all people—including but not limited to those who have been historically underrepresented based on race/ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, socioeconomic status, geography, citizenship status, or religion—are represented in the development of arts and culture; the support of artists; the nurturing of accessible, thriving venues for expression; and the fair distribution of programmatic, financial, and informational resources.
