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ABOUT PAFA
Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is America's first school and museum of fine arts. Located in center city Philadelphia, PAFA is intimate in scale with a strong sense of community. PAFAs undergraduate degree offerings include a BFA in Studio Art and a coordinated BFA with the University of Pennsylvania. Graduate programs include an MFA and Low-Residency MFA degree, and a Post-Baccalaureate certificate. PAFAs museum has an outstanding collection of American art, and the museum actively collects and exhibits contemporary art, including work in new media. Additionally, PAFA is home to the Brodsky Center, a print and papermaking center focused on the creation of innovative editions by contemporary artists.
DIVERSITY STATEMENT
Because we were the nations first art museum and art school, we believe PAFA has a moral obligation to ensure that every member of our community can study and work in an environment where they feel a sense of belonging. We have the additional obligation of ensuring that our community reflects that rich tapestry of beauty and diversity that surrounds our world. We are committed to modeling diversity and inclusion for the entire arts, cultural and educational sector, and to maintaining an inclusive environment with equitable treatment for all. PAFA is committed to maintaining an inclusive learning environment, and a diverse community of students, faculty and staff.
PAFA is an equal opportunity employer. Women and diverse candidates are strongly encouraged to apply to work in our pluralistic community.
POSITION: Project Curatorial Fellow Rising Sun
The Exhibition Curatorial Fellowship at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in Philadelphia, PA offers the opportunity for a highly qualified candidate with to gain professional curatorial experience at a nationally renowned museum of American art affiliated with a degree-granting fine arts art school. The main goal of the Fellowship is to support the upcoming, transformative, multi-site contemporary art exhibition Rising Sun: Artists in an Uncertain America, scheduled to open at PAFA and the African American Museum in Philadelphia, in March 2023.
One of the most ambitious and multifaceted Philadelphia art exhibitions in recent memory, Rising Sun will feature newly commissioned work by 21 leading contemporary American artists. The exhibition draws inspiration from the words of Benjamin Franklin, who pondered whether the sun was rising or setting on the countrys future during its formative years, and the lyrics Facing the rising sun of our new day begun from Lift Every Voice and Sing (or The Black National Anthem), written by James Weldon Johnson. In the midst of an uncertain and tumultuous contemporary moment, the 21 participating artists will critically engage with Franklins question Is the sun rising or setting on the experiment of American democracy? according to their individual points of view and artistic practices, forging new insights, connections, and discussions on inadequate history, the work of re-appraisal, reformation, reckoning, repair, and, ultimately, a collective way forward: Facing the rising sun of our new day begun.
The Curatorial Fellowship is a part-time, approximately 10 month term, position offering a mentored and structured curatorial experience at PAFA. The Fellowship will be designed to provide a professional bridge to a major institutional museum career. The Fellowship provides growth and development for outstanding candidates. The start date is determined based on the successful applicants schedule, but, ideally, in October 2022. This in-depth experience will ensure that the Curatorial Fellow has worked collaboratively with all museum staff, especially the curators manager of exhibitions, and educators, as well as marketing and development.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist with travel and guest arrangements, particularly for the installation period, and the preparation and submission of expense reports ensuring only reasonable submissions
• Work with other local partners and aggregate information about Rising Sun-related events and programming.
• Prepare and edit correspondence, reports, and presentations.
• Coordinate curators calendar and assist in scheduling meetings with the PAFA exhibition project team, as well as collectors, galleries, artists, and exhibition partners as requested by the exhibition curator.
• Assist with exhibition catalogue preparation, obtaining photographic material and rights and reproduction permissions, as well as proof reading and copy editing.
• Assist with research as assigned.
• Proofread and edit exhibition labels, brochures, invitations and other exhibition printed materials.
• Assist PAFA staff in the preparation and mailing of exhibition informational packets, loan letters, exhibition catalogues, and other materials as required.
• Other duties pertaining to the exhibition and its programming as assigned.

Job Type: Part-time

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