To create opportunities for people to engage, reflect, explore, and enjoy contemporary art practice.
Rua Red is seeking to appoint a Learning and Engagement Coordinator to oversee the Learn programme at Rua Red. The Learn programme reflects the organisation’s interests with place, politics and people through high quality, diverse programming and by working with people of all ages, from every community. We actively seek to work in partnership with a broad range of groups and organisations and to increase awareness of what Rua Red has to offer at a local, national, and international level.
Rua Red is seeking to recruit an energetic individual who will have a unique and exciting approach to community engagement in contemporary art practice, involving a wide and diverse range of groups and individuals.
Key Objectives:
• Devise and co-ordinate a programme of exciting, unique and challenging educational events, workshops, talks, and screenings that respond and engage with different audiences across various formats, that is responsive to the artistic programme at Rua Red
• Work closely with artists to support a programme of activities that creates new ways for people to engage with contemporary art
• Devise events and activities that respond to the community in which the organisation is located and that reflect the organisation’s interest in people, politics, and place
• Develop and support targeted initiatives for young people and underrepresented groups and communities
• Coordinate a panel of artists and facilitators (child protection training, garda vetting, scheduling etc.)
• Liaise with key community stakeholders and service providers, agencies, schools and third level colleges
• Encourage and advocate for deeper engagement between education providers and the organisation
• Plan, coordinate and facilitate public tours of the exhibitions
• Coordinate and liaise with festivals such as Cruinniú na nÓg, Bealtaine, Redline Book Festival and Culture Night
• Create community focussed programming around key calendar events eg. Pride, Halloween
• Facilitate work experience placements and internships
• Work collaboratively with venues, arts organisations, and artists within the South Dublin County, both within the local area and the wider county
• Produce education packs and interpretive material
• Engage with and support ongoing monitoring, reporting, and evaluation activities
• Work closely with the senior management team on supporting strategic programme development, increasing funding streams, and overseeing the learn programme budget
• Ensure that the vision for the organisation is understood and advocated effectively
Salary: €32,000
Deadline:
Please send a current CV and cover letter stating your suitability for the position to opportunities@ruared.ie no later than 12 noon on Friday 18 July
We welcome submission from all suitably qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
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