Job description
About Lumina Arts Collective — A premier NYC venue dedicated to contemporary and historical fine arts, presenting rotating exhibitions, public programs, and artist residencies.
We are seeking a seasoned Fine Arts Gallery Curator to lead curatorial direction, build lasting artist relationships, and drive audience engagement through compelling exhibitions and educational experiences.
What you'll do includes conceptualizing and executing exhibitions, negotiating loans, collaborating with conservators, and coordinating installation and catalog production. You will partner with marketing, education, and development teams to elevate our program and community impact.
We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a dynamic, inclusive work environment.
Responsibility
- Conceptualize and curate rotating exhibitions aligned with museum-quality standards and audience interests.
- Identify, vet, and negotiate loans with artists, galleries, and collections; manage loan agreements and insurance.
- Develop exhibition budgets, timelines, and project plans; oversee installation, lighting, framing, and signage.
- Coordinate catalogs, wall texts, didactics, and publication materials; supervise catalog production and digital records.
- Build and maintain relationships with artists, lenders, collectors, artists’ studios, and cultural partners.
- Plan public programs (artist talks, tours, education workshops) and collaborate with marketing on promotion.
- Maintain collection records in the database; ensure conservation, condition reporting, and ethical stewardship.
Qualification
- Master’s degree in Art History, Fine Arts, or related field; or 5+ years of curatorial experience in a gallery or museum setting.
- Proven track record of planning and delivering successful exhibitions with diverse media.
- Strong network within the contemporary art scene; ability to cultivate artist and lender relationships.
- Excellent project management, budgeting, and vendor coordination skills.
- Knowledge of conservation, cataloging, and condition reporting; experience with collection management software (e.g., TMS, Artlogic).
- Outstanding written and verbal communication; ability to write wall texts, catalogs, grant proposals, and grant reports.
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends for openings; collaborative team player with cross-department experience.