Assistant Curator of the Art of the African Diaspora
Schedule: Full Time, 35 hours/week, 3 year term
Salary Range: $72,300/year – $87,500/year
The Assistant Curator of the Art of the African Diaspora will specialize in African diasporic art and culture, bringing unique expertise in the art of Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas to an innovative cross-institutional curatorial collaboration between the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD). Jointly selected by SFMOMA and MoAD, neighboring institutions within San Francisco’s downtown Yerba Buena cultural district, the Assistant Curator of the Art of the African Diaspora reports to the Curator of Contemporary Art at SFMOMA and the Chief of Curatorial Affairs and Public Programs at MoAD. The position will assist in the selection, research, development, planning, production, and interpretation of permanent collection and special exhibitions at MoAD and SFMOMA.
The inaugural position will be funded by SFMOMA as a full-time SFMOMA staff role for a 3-year term. The position will help lead major, multi-year collaborative projects for SFMOMA and MoAD. They will devote a significant portion of their time (up to 50%) to supporting MoAD curatorial projects, expanding SFMOMA’s collections and programs, and helping to foster connections between the two institutions on areas of overlapping programmatic interest.
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