Employment
Website: https://discovernewfields.org
3179231331
4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, IN, 46208
Department: Education
Position Type: Full Time
Hourly or Salary: Hourly
Hourly Rate: $18.00
Submit your application here: https://recruiting.ultipro.com/IND1012INMA/JobBoard/03f84a9f-794a-4c7f-bd5d-9cc106c2e3a7/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=5895194c-3434-4568-9400-ed06aee5f85c
Overview
Amid the art and nature resources at Newfields, the Studio Programs Associate assists with the creation and implementation of studio-based experiences and programs. The successful candidate enjoys working with people of all ages and is comfortable planning programs around the themes of art and nature. This staff member supports the Manager of Studio Programs with summer camp, a program for PreK youth, adult and seasonal programs, and more. Responsibilities range from maintaining supplies, scheduling and ticketing, to leading artmaking sessions.
Responsibilities
The following responsibilities describe the general nature of work for employees in the position, but this is not intended as an exclusive or all-inclusive inventory.
Required Skills
Education and/or Experience
Physical Demands of Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/ or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the position. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
About Newfields
Newfields offers dynamic experiences with art and nature for guests of all ages. The 152-acre cultural campus features art galleries, lush gardens, a historic home, performance spaces, a nature preserve and sculpture park. From inspiring exhibitions in the IMA Galleries, to concerts in The Toby, to a stroll through The Garden with a glass of something cold, guests are invited to interact with art and nature in exciting new ways. Newfields is home to the Indianapolis Museum of Art, among the ten largest and ten oldest general art museums in the nation; the Lilly House, a National Historic Landmark; The Garden, featuring 40 acres of contemporary and historic gardens, a working greenhouse and an orchard; and The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres, one of the largest art and nature parks in the country. The Newfields campus extends outside of Indianapolis with Miller House and Garden in Columbus, Ind.—one of the nation’s most highly regarded examples of mid-century Modernist architecture. For more information visit discovernewfields.org.