Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Volunteer at the Blackwood!

The Blackwood Gallery at the University of Toronto at Mississauga is currently seeking volunteers for the spring exhibition. The volunteer positions available involve working at the gallery during regular gallery hours to welcome visitors, answer telephone calls, and assist with correspondence. There will also be opportunities to help with exhibition installation and opening receptions.

The positions require commitment for a flexible number of hours from April 1 – June 5, 2009.
The following hours are available: Mondays - Friday, and Sundays between 1:00 – 4:00 pm.

If you are interested in the visual arts and/or art history, in cultural studies or anthropology, the volunteer positions provide excellent opportunities to develop professional experience and contacts in a lively and stimulating context.

The Blackwood Gallery is a nationally recognized centre for contemporary art, presenting exhibitions by artists from across Canada and beyond, as well as work by students from the Art and Art History program at UTM.

Applications are accepted immediately and on an ongoing basis until March 20th, 2009.
Please email or fax your application (cover letter and resume) to:

Juliana Zalucky
Exhibition Coordinator
Blackwood Gallery
University of Toronto at Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Rd N.
Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6
email: j.zalucky@utoronto.ca/Fax: 905-569-4262

For more information on the gallery, please visit our website, http://www.blackwoodgallery.ca/ or call 905.828.3789

We look forward to hearing from you!