2024 - Summer Student - Art Bank (2024)

This competition may have a hiring priority for Indigenous people, Black people, racialized people, Deaf people, people with disabilities, women, or members of 2SLGBTQI+ and gender diverse communities. Candidates belonging to these equity deserving groups who wish to be considered must self-identify. This initiative is in support of the Council’s employment equity and diversity goals.

About the Role

Exhibitions and Outreach at the Art Bank includes a variety of activities that support the Art Bank mandate: exhibitions in Âjagemô, loans to museums and galleries, and outreach activities that promote greater access to and visibility of Canadian art.

The summer student will develop content for a series of short videos in English and in French about the Art Bank collection. Related to Council’s strategic priorities, themes for the videos will be determined with the Art Bank team, in consultation with the Communications team.

Highlighting key aspects of the collection, the videos will be used to promote the collection through various online channels, including the Art Bank website and Art Bank and Council social media channels.

The objective of these videos is to encourage people to explore and understand contemporary Canadian art. In discovering the Art Bank collection through diverse artists and art practices, the videos aim to provide an opportunity for people to engage with their own cultural and artistic heritage as well as that of others. The videos will also showcase the breadth of the collection and bring forward the Art Bank expertise.

The target audience for the videos is broad, from artists, curators and researchers to art enthusiasts and clients from the Art Bank art rental program.

This opportunity is for students that have experience in researching and writing about contemporary art and have an interest in arts curation, education, storytelling, and accessibility.

Deliverables:

• With the Exhibitions and Outreach officer, in consultation with the Communications team, align on the overall content and distribution strategy for the videos, including themes and platforms, to support the Art Bank’s and Council’s overall priorities and mandate.
• Research the Art Bank collection, artists, artworks, and images, using the Art Bank files and external databases. The selection should be made through an equity, diversity, and inclusion lens.
• Research relevant reproduction rights for use of image reproductions and contact the artist or their estate to request permission.
• Present curated proposal of artworks for each agreed-upon theme.
• In the summer student’s preferred language, write scripts for the videos, making use of educational techniques, artwork analysis and multisensory interpretation to present engaging content for Art Bank audiences.
  The scripts will be reviewed by service providers of the Council to ensure tone and quality for the content. It will also be translated by Council.
• Support the production of short videos for web and social media.

Benefits for the Summer Student:

Working at the Art Bank benefits the summer student in many ways:

• It provides an opportunity for a high-level curatorial experience related to specific themes drawn from Canada's largest collection of contemporary Canadian art.
• It provides an opportunity to learn about project management competencies through the development of videos.
• It provides an opportunity to develop engaging and accessible content to present and promote Canadian contemporary art.
• It provides them with a concrete research and writing portfolio of work for which they will be credited in the videos.
• It provides the opportunity to work a collaborative environment under the guidance of the Art Bank and Communications teams for advice on theme, artwork selection, writing for video production.

Requirements for the position

Who is eligible to apply?

This program is intended for students. To be considered, you must:

• currently be enrolled as a full-time student at a recognized post-secondary institution;
• be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or a student with a valid study permit (for international students);
• meet the basic requirements of the positions.

Duration

The duration of employment for the Summer Student Program is sixteen (16) weeks.Students will start work on May 6, 2024.

Education

The student should be enrolled in any of the following:

• College/CEGEP - 3rd Year or above.

Preferred Educational Program:

• Art History;
• Curatorial studies,
• Museum studies,
• Communications,
• journalism,
• marketing.

Skills & Competencies

Technical Skills:

• SharePoint Online (SPO);
• MS Word;
• MS Excel;
• MS PowerPoint;
• MS Teams;
• MS Outlook;
• Adobe Acrobat Pro;
• MS Clipchamp.

Key Skills:

• Teamwork;
• Initiative;
• Ability to Work Independantly;
• Writing and Editing;
• Research;
• Organisation and Coordination;
• Oral Communication.

Bilingual Requirements

This position requires the use of both official languages. The requirements in the second official language are:

• an intermediate level in oral
• an intermediate level inreading comprehension
• a basic level in writing.

*Important: Please submit your resume and a cover letter clearly demonstrating how you meet the above qualifications for Education and Experience. Please note that selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information provided in your cover letter, resume and application.

We are committed to providing a workplace that is inclusive and accessible to all. Should you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, pleasecontact the Councildirectly.

For people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, or TTY users, please use your preferred MRS (Message Relay Service) or IP service to contact us.

The Canada Council for the Arts is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the individuals and communities we serve. We invite applications from individuals with any combination of backgrounds, origins, identities and forms of self-expression. The Council is committed to enhancing representation of the following groups within its workforce: Indigenous people, Black people, racialized people, Deaf people, people with disabilities, women, and members of 2SLGBTQI+ and gender diverse communities.

We encourage you to include information on how you identify in the Voluntary Self-Identification section of the application form. This information is used during the recruitment process to enhance representation of historically underserved and marginalized communities, as per the Employment Equity Act and the Council's ongoing commitment to equity. This information is also used for reporting at an aggregate level.

Please note that all persons requiring accommodation and/or assistance in completing the Canada Council’s Careers application process are welcome to contactthe Council for support.