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Art Handler Training Program
BCA Fine Arts & Technical Services is pleased to announce the 2012 Intensive Art Handler Training Program (AHTP). Online applications are now available. The AHTP application process is competitive and open to individuals looking to pursue a career in the art handling / fine arts industry. The program is designed as a forum, which stress the practical applications of generally accepted principles of art handling. In addition, there are externship and internship opportunities available to graduates upon completion of training.
Deadline for submissions and other required documentation:
Friday, March 2, 2012.
History
The BCA Art Handler Training Program is 14 years old. Since its inception in 1998 the program has trained over 135 individuals who have been employed by renown art institutions as the Smithsonian, Sothebys, MoMA, the Brooklyn Museum and a whole host of private and public galleries. Many of our AHTP graduates are sought after and employed by some of the most prestigious art institutions in the country as registrars, exhibit installers, site prep supervisors, fine arts specialists. In addition, recent graduates have had opportunities to meet with and even work on art projects with the established artist like Frank Stella and Kehinde Wiley. Internship opportunities with our partners allow graduates to develope expertise in specialized areas such as framing, crating, conservation, or paperworks. Handling artworks-- staging, layout and design. In addition, some of our more successful graduates have assumed positions as fine art administrators or art handling educators.
Professional Art Handler: Job Description
Art Handlers are responsible for the maintenance and movement of fine artworks and artifacts. Responsibilities include shipping and receiving, packing and unpacking, intake and preparation for display, exhibition installation and de-installation.
Salary Range w/ Experience
The yearly salary for an experienced full-time art handler ranges
from $25,000 to $70,000 or $15.00 to $40.00 per
hour for seasonal or provisional free-lancers.
Career Development
Participants are offered personal and small business management
counseling, individual assessment and evaluation
sessions and marketing workshops to ensure job and market readiness.
BCA Fine Arts & Technical Services
coordinates community-based services and functions as market
developers to assist participants in launching and
expanding careers in arts establishments and as entrepreneurs.
Trainees are encouraged to specialize and augment
their skills through Continuing Education coursework, computer
applications classes and CDL Licensing.
Criteria
BCA Fine Arts Technical Services is a cross-section of art industry professionals whose experience and expertise is invaluable to the ongoing upgrades and improvements to the AHTP. Their input and development of standards and criteria for program participants include: assessing basic, verbal, mathematical and measuring skills; establishing minimum requirements for physical strength and agility; examining familiarity with hand tools (hammers, saws, screwdrivers, etc.) and elementary construction materials; demonstratively, a level of safety and care in a team environment.
New Training Cycle: Friday, March 30 – Saturday, May 19, 2012.
BCA’s Art Handler Certificate Program offers participants an opportunity to learn new skills or enhance existing skill sets, and to equip museum and gallery directors with the technical skills to design and develop innovative operational protocols for risk management, logistics and loss prevention.
Workshops are structured as 1 or 2 day sessions that cover topics such as re-framing, stretching and rolling of canvases, installation, mounting and hanging of artworks. The Art handler Training certificate Program serves as an introduction to conservator practices (sculpture, woodwork, glass / ceramics, tapestry and canvas, paperwork mounting and matting, tools and hardware of the trade.
2 full-day classroom sessions per week for 8 consecutive weeks (120
Hours)
Friday and Saturday from 9am to 5pm
BCA’s art handling curriculum is dynamic and designed to capitalize on strengths that each individual brings into the program.
The program has evolved over the years to include art history, on-line video instruction, business marketing and professional development.
Click here for online application.
Guidelines and application
ART HANDLER TRAINING PROGRAM
Free Training;
Training cycle of 16 sessions begins Friday, March 30 to
Saturday, May 9, 2012;
Master the art of preparing, maintaining and moving fine art work for exhibition & conservation; and
Learn to pack, ship and catalogue fine art works for NYC’s museums,
galleries, auction houses,
corporations,
shippers and private collectors.
TO QUALIFY YOU MUST SUBMIT COMPLETED APPLICATION AND
Obtain sponsorship from a participating art or cultural
institution
(or provide a letter of recommendation);
Be able to demonstrate basic verbal, mathematical, and measuring skills if called for interview;
Be able to demonstrate an appropriate degree of physical dexterity and
agility and have experience with hand held
and power tools.
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Must be provided by e-mail to finearts@bronxarts.org
In Subject Line: AHTP, last name, first name
Resume & Bio: a current resume containing
(1) personal and (2) professional
references. If no biography is available, the resume must detail
your professional or employment history
and your artistic career (if applicable);
Essay: A brief essay describing your reasons for taking the training and the ways
in which you expect to eadvance your career goals;
Letter of Recommendation: A letter of
recommendation or reference from one of the
participating / sponsoring institutions. (May substitute as one of
the required Professional References);
Proof of Employment: If called for interview, applicant must submit one of the
following documents as proof of
employment eligibility: Birth Certificate (only if born in the USA),
American Passport,
Resident Alien Card, or
Naturalization Papers.
Deadline for application & additional documentation: Friday, March 2, 2012.
Continue to online application here.
IF SELECTED,
YOU WILL BE CONTACTED FOR AN INTERVIEW.
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For additional information:
call 718-931-9500
x35 or email finearts@bronxarts.org
*All photos courtesy of Garry Nichols.
Funding for this program is made possible
through a grant from The JPMorgan Chase Foundation and The Joan
Mitchell Foundation.
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