Seeking Senior Curator

Dia Art Foundation seeks a Senior Curator with at least ten years of experience to join its expanding curatorial team. This newly created position will be responsible for conceptualizing, developing, and delivering long-term, project-based presentations of contemporary art, monographic exhibitions, and installations of Dia’s collection. Reporting to the Chief Curator, the Senior Curator will be a key member of the curatorial department, developing authoritative scholarship and recommending potential acquisitions that advance Dia’s mission.

Key responsibilities:
–Coordinate and manage exhibitions and public programs at Dia, ensuring efficient and cost-effective delivery of programs
–Work closely with the Director and Chief Curator to develop plans for growth and development of Dia’s collection through gifts and acquisitions
–Collaborate with the Chief Curator and Publications Manager on the production of books
–Work closely with the Senior Registrar in researching and managing Dia’s collection, and work with the curatorial team in the development of budgets, checklists, contracts, floor plans, loans, and schedules
–Maintain and develop a network of contacts among artists, artists’ estates, authors, critics, gallerists, and scholars 
–Provide art-historical guidance with respect to didactic materials, grant applications, press releases, printed materials, publications, and tour guide trainings
–Lead tours and presentations of exhibitions
–Supervise assigned duties, overall responsibilities, and performance evaluations for Associate and Assistant Curators
–Prepare detailed project budgets for exhibitions and programs in consultation with the Senior Registrar and Chief Operating Officer
–Act as a spokesperson for Dia when dealing with inquiries, attending events, or participating in interviews and talks, as well as when receiving special visitors
–Collaborate with colleagues on the transmission, advancement, and organization of Dia’s programs
–Develop relationships with current and potential funders

Education, Certification, Experience:
–MA or PhD in art history or the equivalent and at least ten years of prior museum-related work experience is required
–Demonstrable knowledge of and involvement in international contemporary art with a particular emphasis on emergent artists
–Strong organizational skills and experience managing staff and budgets
–Willingness and availability to travel internationally
 

About Dia Art Foundation
Founded in 1974, Dia Art Foundation is committed to advancing, realizing, and preserving the vision of artists. Dia:Beacon opened in May 2003 in Beacon, New York. Dia also maintains several long-term sites, including Walter De Maria’s The New York Earth Room (1977) and The Broken Kilometer (1979), Max Neuhaus’s Times Square (1977), Joseph Beuys’s 7000 Eichen (7000 Oaks, which was inaugurated at Documenta 7 in 1982), and Dan Flavin’s untitled (1996), all of which are located in New York City; the Dan Flavin Art Institute (established in 1983) in Bridgehampton, New York; De Maria’s The Lightning Field (1977) in western New Mexico; Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty (1970) in Great Salt Lake, Utah; and De Maria’s The Vertical Earth Kilometer (1977) in Kassel, Germany.

Dia currently presents temporary exhibitions, performances, lectures, and readings on West 22nd Street in New York City.

Qualified applicants may apply for this position by e-mailing a cover letter and resume to hr@diaart.org with “Senior Curator” as the e-mail subject heading.

Dia is an equal opportunity employer.