> LABoral Centre for Art
> and Creative Industries
>
>
> Position of Chief Curator
> Deadline for applications:
> March 23rd 2009
>
> LABoral Centro de
> Arte y Creación Industrial
> Los Prados, 121
> 33394 Gijón (Asturias) Spain
> http://www.laboralcentrodearte.org
>
> LABoral announces the position of Chief Curator
>
> LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial is a multidisciplinary  
> space founded to foster artistic exchange and encourage  
> relationships between society, art, science, technology and  
> creative industries. It is furthermore a centre for artistic and  
> technical research, education and production, as well as for the  
> projection of new forms of art and industrial creation.
>
> RESPONSIBILITIES
> Directly reporting to the Director, the Chief Curator will lead a  
> small team and will be in charge of researching LABoral's various  
> programmes, significantly contributing to the development of a  
> theoretical and practical discourse within the framework of the  
> LABoral management and direction project and the conceptual posits  
> deriving from it.
>
> When it comes to developing the LABoral programming policies, the  
> Chief Curator will grant utmost importance to the creation of  
> audiences. She/He will help in the development of networks of  
> relationships among the various art systems in order to decisively  
> contribute to the excellence of LABoral as an exhibition, research  
> and production centre with an international status. He/She will  
> actively involve him/herself in the local art scene in Asturias and  
> will look for formulas for its projection, creation, integration  
> and other opportunities within the global context.
>
> Together with the Director and the General Coordinator, the Chief  
> Curator will also explore opportunities for subsidies and  
> sponsorships, proactively contributing to secure funding.
>
> CANDIDATE PROFILE
> The Chief Curator shall have a university degree or equivalent;  
> demonstrate a minimum experience of three years in the  
> interdisciplinary field of visual arts, technology, science and  
> industrial creation. She/He shall also demonstrate a profound  
> knowledge of the art systems; to have a network of contacts in  
> Spain and abroad in the fields of visual arts, technology and  
> contemporary industrial creation so as to be able to contribute to  
> the continuation of LABoral as an international point of reference,  
> capable of developing a policy of activities with excellence.
>
> The candidate shall have a full command of Spanish and English, and  
> demonstrate his/her skill in communicating knowledge; shall involve  
> and engage a variety of audiences; and demonstrate a capacity for  
> communication and teamwork.
>
> Deadline for applications: March 23rd 2009
>
> Applications should be sent to José Pedreira, Secretary of  
> Fundación, via email to:
> [log in to unmask] or by registered post in a  
> sealed tender (not including sender's name) visibly indicating  
> "ANNOUNCEMENT CHIEF CURATOR" to:
> LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial
> Los Prados, 121
> 33394 Gijón
> FURTHER INFORMATION: HTTP://WWW.LABORALCENTRODEARTE.ORG
>
>
> LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial is a space for  
> artistic exchange. It is set up with the purpose of establishing an  
> effective alliance between art, design, culture, industry and  
> economic progress and the goal of becoming a space for interaction  
> and dialogue between art, new technologies and industrial creation.  
> It throws a special spotlight on production, creation and research  
> into art concepts still being defined.
>
>
> LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial
> Los Prados, 121
> 33394 Gijón (Asturias) Spain
> Tel: +34 985 185 577
> Fax: +34 985 337 355
> [log in to unmask]
> http://www.laboralcentrodearte.org
>
> Opening Hours: Wednesday to Monday, 12 noon - 8 pm