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Job and Volunteer Opportunities
Call for Artists / Auditions
2024-02-22
America 250 CT Administrative Assistant
CT Humanities
CT Humanities (CTH) (www.cthumanities.org), a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities located in Middletown, Connecticut, is seeking a full-time America 250 | CT Administrative Assistant.
The America 250 | CT Administrative Assistant reports to the America 250 | CT Project Manager. This person will support fundraising efforts for the 250th commission (www.ct250.org), assist with coordinating the administrative tasks of the commission, and coordinate communication with the general public. This position will support CT Humanities in its role as administrative agent and fiduciary of the state’s 250th commission, adhering to state regulations for a public commission and working closely with CTH staff and commission members. Attention to detail and organizational skills are essential to success in this role.
Responsibilities of America 250 | CT Administrative Assistant:
Support fundraising efforts for the 250th commission | 50%
Maintain prospect lists, both individual and corporate, and record interactions with donors
Conduct prospect research, preparing donor profiles and identifying new prospects
Enter gifts and ensure timely acknowledgement
Assist with coordinating the work of the 250th Commission and its sub-committees | 40%
Assist with tracking of action plan and implementation benchmarks
Adhere to FOIA requirements for a public commission: distribution of agenda and meeting times, coordinate live-streaming and recording of meetings, share meeting minutes
Schedule commission and sub-committee meetings and send reminders
Record and distribute minutes for commission and sub-committee meetings
Setup meetings and coordinate any needs (technology, food, etc.)
Coordinate communication with the general public and commission | 10%
Serve as the first point of contact for the public by monitoring the general email for the commission, reviewing form submissions, and connecting members of the public with the commission
Coordinate communications with commission and subcommittee members, as well as other networks related to commission activities
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Flexibility and adaptability
Excellent organizational and project management skills and ability to meet deadlines
Capable of working well as part of a team as well as independently
Great multitasker and capable of simultaneously managing multiple projects with different deadlines
Familiarity or experience with CRM software (Bloomerang preferred), WordPress, and mail merge
Superior written and verbal communications skills
Words that describe you: Collaborative. Disciplined. Methodical. Proactive. Resourceful.
Salary: $50,000
Hours: 37.5 hours/week – Non-Exempt
CTH’s workday is 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday with room for flexibility in employee schedules. The America 250 | CT Administrative Assistant will work both remotely and onsite at CTH’s Middletown office. Some travel will be required. They will work with the America 250 | CT Project Manager to create their in-office schedule upon hiring.
This job posting will close on March 15, 2024 at the close of the business day.
Play, Pastimes & Recreation
4/30/24 - 7/10/24
It’s the height of the Summer and a time of fun, travel, barbeques, family gatherings, hikes, swimming and sitting on the porch with a lemonade enjoying all nature has to offer. Gallery is looking for images in all mediums that feature the highlights of the season. Let’s turn the Gallery into a Summer playground!
2024-04-04
Ekphrastic Poets Workshop
Tuesday April 9 3pm-4:30pm Guilford Community Center 2nd floor Menunkatuck Room
Ekphrastic Poetry is Poetry specifically about a work of Art.
Come learn the what, hows and whys of writing in this creative style. It’s free of charge. Host Edward Lent is a local poet and artist in Guilford and Madison. No experience needed, all levels and ages welcome.
Poets of Guilford, Branford and Madison and surrounding areas!
NEW POETRY GROUP FORMING- no fees, no charge, no dues, all ages and experience level welcome.
Please Join and be a founding member!
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
The EKPHRASTIC POETRY TRUST of Connecticut.
GUILFORD COMMUNITY CENTER
TUESDAY APRIL 9 from 3-4:30pm
Menunkatuck Room 2nd floor
Hosted and instructed by Guilford poet, Edward Lent
All ages welcome- Students/Adults
Ekphrastic Poetry is poetry based on a work of Art.
At this first meeting we will spend time on a workshop format- 30 mins learning “what is and how” to write Ekphrastic Poetry. Then a 30 min writing session, followed by a 30 min reading/discussion section.
Poets, let’s have fun!, let’s get the dust off for experienced poets and for new and curious creatives, let’s write! All you need is a pen and pad,(or phone or tablet) and a curious creativity.
Show ups fine, but RSVP’s helps with seating set up! Email: edwardlent@icloud.com
2024-02-27
Autumn Arts Festival on the Madison Green
October 12 & 13, 2024
Arts Center Killingworth and Spectrum Gallery announce a Call for Representational and Abstract Painters, Sculptors, Illustrators, Photographers, Original Printmakers, Fabric Artists, Glass and Wood Artisans, Jewelry Designers and Crafters for the 2024 Madison Town Green Outdoor Autumn Arts Festival. Open to visual artists working in oil, acrylic, watercolor, photography, pencil and charcoal, pen & ink, paper, mixed media, fabric, glass, wood, stone and clay. Autumn Arts Festival Weekend Sponsor Arts Center Killingworth (Parent company of Spectrum Gallery) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization focused on the development and presentation of the visual arts on the Connecticut Shoreline and beyond. The Center supports emerging and professional artists in the tri-state area and throughout New England by organizing exhibits at Spectrum Gallery, festivals and offering classes and workshops for teens and adults. Spectrum Gallery is located at 61 Main St., Centerbrook CT 06409. Phone:(860) 767-0742 spectrumartgallery.org & spectrumanytime.com.
Ways to Participate 1) Exhibit at the two-day Outdoor Autumn Arts Festival on the Madison Town Green, Madison, Connecticut. Demonstrate, discuss and sell your artwork. 2) For Artisans Only: Submit work for consideration for sale in the Store at Spectrum Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, CT. We are always interested in new relationships with artisans for our Store! At this time, we cannot accept festival fine artists into the Gallery, however, if you are a fine artist interested in Gallery submissions, please, see our future gallery exhibit schedule online at www.spectrumartgallery.org.
2024-02-27
Summer Arts Festival on the Essex Town Green
June 15 & June 16, 2024
Arts Center Killingworth and Spectrum Gallery announce a Call for Representational and Abstract Painters, Sculptors, Illustrators, Photographers, Original Printmakers, Fabric Artists, Glass and Wood Artisans, Jewelry Designers and Crafters for the 2024 Essex Town Green Outdoor Summer Arts Festival. Open to visual artists working in oil, acrylic, watercolor, photography, pencil and charcoal, paper, mixed media, fabric, glass, wood, stone and clay. Summer Arts Festival Weekend Sponsor Arts Center Killingworth (Parent company of Spectrum Gallery) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization focused on the development and presentation of the visual arts on the Connecticut Shoreline and beyond. The Center supports emerging and professional artists in the tri-state area and throughout New England by organizing exhibits at Spectrum Gallery, festivals and offering classes and workshops for teens and adults.
Spectrum Gallery is located at 61 Main St., Centerbrook CT 06409
Phone:(860) 767-0742
spectrumartgallery.org & spectrumanytime.com
Ways to Participate 1) Exhibit at the two-day Outdoor Summer Arts Festival on the Essex Town Green, Essex, Connecticut. Demonstrate, discuss and sell your artwork. Participation required both days of Festival.
2) For Artisans Only: Submit work for consideration for sale in the Store at Spectrum Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, CT. We are always interested in new relationships with artisans for our Store! At this time, we cannot accept festival fine artists into the Gallery, however, if you are a fine artist interested in Gallery submissions, please see our future gallery exhibit schedule online at www.spectrumartgallery.org
2024-02-27
Spectrum Art Gallery - Everything Grows...the early Summer show...7 weeks
May 12-16, 2024
Receives, Sunday, May 12th-16th
Installation: May 18th-19th
Opens Friday, Friday May 24th
Closes Saturday, July 13th
Yes, this is the season to plant and nurture young plants and hug trees, but we all grow. Adults become older, babies become toddlers and preschoolers and buildings get built or demolished. Objects, people and nature all change and grow. Spectrum is looking for images in all mediums that spotlight these changes.