EDUCATION & PROGRAMMING MANAGER – ART GALLERY OF MISSISAUGA
Hours: 32 hours/week
Salary: $28/hour + benefits
The Art Gallery of Mississauga (AGM) is looking for an energetic and motivated Education & Programming Manager to develop, facilitate and promote the organization’s community and educational programming.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
· Connect art to the public through innovative programs that engage and attract new audiences
· Lead select AGM initiatives in education, learning, and gallery interpretation
· Conceptualize, implement, promote, and evaluate the AGM’s education programming and services for children, youth, adults, and seniors, both in-house and through community outreach
· Analyze post-program and event surveys with other staff for reporting and continuous improvement and tracking
· Research, post expressions of interest, and engage artists and community partners to partner with the AGM in the development and facilitation of AGM programming
· Work with local community groups and schools to develop educational experiences that support the objectives of the program
· Provide exhibition tours to community and school groups
· Work with the Communications Manager to create and promote marketing materials for AGM programming/workshop initiatives
· In collaboration with the Volunteer Coordinator, oversee the gallery’s front desk ambassador training for the exhibitions and assist with ongoing training
· Work collaboratively across departments to enhance the visitor experience
· Develop and promote self-directed learning opportunities in the gallery
· Working in conjunction with the Executive Director to research public and private grant sources, write proposals and reports to potential individual, corporate, government, and foundation funders
· Respond to queries from artists/community partners and follow up in a timely manner
· Work as part of the gallery team – participate in staff meetings, training and engagement
· Participate in the supervision of co-op students, interns, and volunteers as required
· Supports the Operations Manager by acting as the back-up Bingo Coordinator
· Other tasks as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
· Post-secondary education in a related field (arts, arts administration, community arts, art education) or equivalent education and work experience in program management
· Minimum 3-5 years’ experience relevant to the position with at least two years in a management role in an artist-run-centre, public gallery, cultural institution or similar charitable not-for-profit visual arts organization
· Ability to assume leadership and take initiative, as well as collaborate with, and support others
· Knowledge and experience with organization and event management/ production, visual arts, multidisciplinary performance and installations
· Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively in a team environment and communicate with the public
· Demonstrated experience working with multiple partners, artists and artistic companies from project conceptualization through to presentation
· Previous experience with budgeting and scheduling for events, as well as contracting for artists and suppliers
· Very strong written and oral communication skills
· Ability to use computers and Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word). Knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite and Canva are considered an asset
· Ability and willingness to work outdoors and in new and emerging venues
· Ability and willingness to work outside of typical office hours (evenings and weekends)
· Must have a valid Ontario G or G2 driver’s license and feel comfortable operating a motor vehicle to offsite programs
· Must be able to frequently lift and carry containers weighing up to 25 pounds to move supplies around the gallery and offsite program locations, and be able to maneuver larger, heavier items with assistance or equipment as needed
· Applicants must be legally allowed to work in Canada
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Interested applicants should submit a detailed resume to contact@artgalleryofmississauga.com with the subject line EDUCATION MANAGER by 5:00pm Tuesday July 29, 2025.
The AGM welcomes applications from all qualified candidates and encourages submissions from groups that are typically underrepresented in institutional spaces, including racialized and Indigenous individuals, LGBTQ2S+ identifying individuals, francophone individuals, and persons with disabilities. If you require any accommodations during the selection process, please notify contact@artgalleryofmississauga.com.
ABOUT THE GALLERY
The Art Gallery of Mississauga (AGM) is a public, not-for-profit, art gallery that was founded in 1987, opening its doors in the new Mississauga Civic Centre that same year. The AGM presents a changing calendar of contemporary, thought-provoking, engaging and accessible exhibitions featuring regional, national and international artists. We thrive alongside long-time partners and welcome new collaborators to always be presenting and encouraging those artists that are established, new and upcoming.
The Art Gallery of Mississauga is a guest upon the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit. This ancient land is part of the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and the traditional homelands of the Anishinaabe, Wendat, and Haudenosaunee nations