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Director Search For the renowned Newcomb Art Gallery at Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Director. Founded in 1834, Tulane is one of the nation’s most highly regarded and selective independent research universities, offering degrees in the liberal arts, science and engineering, architecture, business, law, social work, medicine, and public health and tropical medicine. Gifts to the University from Josephine Louise Newcomb in 1886 established Newcomb College in memory of her daughter, Harriott Sophie Newcomb. The college became the first degree-granting college for women to be founded within a university in the United States. Today Newcomb-Tulane College enrolls all undergraduates at the university, while the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College Institute enhances women’s education at Tulane University. more REOPENED AND MODIFIED SEARCH The Mulvane Art Museum, an AAM accredited museum, is searching for a full-time Museum Director. The museum, founded in 1922, is located on the Washburn University campus, and has a collection of approximately 3000 objects from around the world, with a concentration in American art of the 20th century and the state of Kansas. The Mulvane draws its funding from federal, state and local grants and contracts, from the university budget, from the Friends of Mulvane Art Museum, and from private gifts and corporate contributions. more Director The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, one of the nation’s premier university art museums, is also a leading cultural institution in the state of Nebraska and located at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Completed in 1963, the Gallery is the work of distinguished architect Philip Johnson. Sheldon houses both the Nebraska Art Association (NAA) collection, founded in 1888, and the University of Nebraska collection, initiated in 1929. These integrated collections comprise more than 12,000 works of art in all media and document the development of art in the United States through the American experience. This comprehensive collection of American art includes prominent holdings of 19th-century landscape and still life, American Impressionism, early Modernism, geometric abstraction, Regionalism, Abstract Expressionism, pop, minimalism and contemporary art. The Sculpture Garden, which was created in the 1970s, has been expanded across the university campus and today more than 30 monumental sculptures are exhibited year-round. The collection holds more than 2,000 photographs. Sheldon has entered into a strategic planning process, identifying several goals for accomplishment over the next seven years. The University is exploring options for enlarging the Museum on campus or opening an off campus multipurpose arts and humanities center in nearby downtown Lincoln. The Museum is governed by UNL, and the Director position reports directly to the Chancellor through the Associate to the Chancellor. In addition, the Director works closely with the NAA. The Director oversees 19 staff and a $1.7 million operating budget. Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery houses 11 galleries in 10,000 square feet plus the 3,375 square foot Great Hall; administrative offices; storage space for some of the collections; a museum store and a 299-seat theater. The Director has responsibility for the artistic and administrative leadership of the Museum, including development of a clear vision and strategic planning, care of the collections and acquisitions and exhibitions. The Director also has responsibility for the overall management of Sheldon’s physical, human and financial resources, its programs and future direction and growth. S/He will serve as chief spokesperson and have ongoing communication with the Deans and Directors of various Colleges, Centers and Divisions to explore opportunities for collaborative programs. The Director will engage in all fundraising plans and activities including cultivating and soliciting new funding sources while maintaining productive relationships with existing donors.. more
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