Position Classification: Part Time - 28 Hours per week – three-month term -– Start date May
15, 2022 (negotiable) – In-Office position
Purpose of the Job: The Visual & Media Arts Assistant Summer Student is a support person
responsible for assisting the Visual & Media Arts Coordinator in the planning, implementation, and
administration of the Visual & Media Arts program, including Arts on the Move in conjunction with
arts councils throughout Saskatchewan and contributing to the organizational development of OSAC as
a member-based, provincial arts organization. This position is intended for training and mentorship
of emerging cultural workers.
General Summary of the Job: Arts on the Move, OSAC’s touring program, provides Saskatchewan
communities with visual & media arts exhibitions accompanied by educational materials designed to
complement the Saskatchewan Arts Education Curriculum. OSAC exhibitions tour up to 24 communities
for 3 years. Exhibitions are mounted from applications to the Arts on the Move program,
adjudications held throughout the province, from public and corporate collections, and from
partnering institutions. The program area is also responsible for working with member arts councils
to provide a range of support services, including program grants, and Local Adjudications. To
accomplish this, the position of Visual & Media Arts Assistant Sumer Student must assist with the
development and implementation of the program to meet the emerging needs of arts councils and their
communities.
Core Tasks and Duties/Performance Expectations/Results:
The Visual & Media Arts Assistant will gain experience in the following skills:
Arts of the Move:
Assisting Visual & Media Arts Coordinator by preparing exhibitions for touring through:
• Condition reporting
• Learning art handling best practices
• Packing art works
• Crating exhibitions
• Creating exhibition packing instructions
• Exhibition installation
• Research and development of educational activities including in-gallery activities


• Programming of the ‘Art in Your School’ touring art mobile. Develop curatorial skills
including audience research, theme development, artist research, contracts, communications,
exhibition design, etc.
Development of Arts Councils:
• Responding to requests from arts councils for visual arts information and assistance
OSAC Organizational Development:
• Under the direction of the Executive Director, assisting with specific OSAC-wide activities
that contribute to the development of OSAC and aids in the achievement of the strategic plan.
Administration:
• Participation in various planning and staff meetings held throughout the year.

• Handling any incoming communications while in office.
General:
• Promoting and representing OSAC Visual & Media Arts Programs at relevant events.
• Performing other duties as assigned by the Visual & Media Arts Coordinator and the Executive
Director.

Qualifications:
The skills/knowledge for this position would likely be obtained through post-secondary education in
fine arts at a university level, they are an asset, though not required. The position requires some
physical work when handling crates and art work.

• Experience in art handling and exhibition installation procedures.
• Preparation experience in creating packing support materials.
• Experience in photographing artworks.
• Ability to do some heavy lifting.
• Comfortable using power tools to build and / or make adjustments to crates used to ship
exhibitions.
• Comfortable using spray paint which is used occasionally.


• High degree of proficiency in MS Office Suite and Photoshop.

As a member-based organization, the position also requires an individual with:

• Excellent skills in organization and planning in order to work in a dynamic and changing
environment
• Commitment to being a team player and working to meet team goals

• Ability to manage conflict and work to facilitate consensus

• Ability to communicate and work with members to meet their needs is essential.

• Ability to convey, listen to and interpret sensitive and complex information and opinions of
diverse audiences with clarity, conciseness and professionalism, in both verbal and written
contexts.
• Willingness to share areas of competence with others and willing to coach and encourage the
meaningful contribution of others both within and external to the organization.
• Ability to show personal leadership within the position, through setting priorities, and meeting
timelines consistently
• Strategic thinking/problem solving skills and the ability to anticipate upcoming opportunities
and challenges, determine required outcomes and use innovative approaches to develop supportive
systems and processes
• Willingness to participate in the ongoing change process required of an organization that values
the cultural community.

Description of Working Conditions: The position is part-time (28 hours per week). Three- month
term.
This is an in-office position (located in the Warehouse District in Regina, SK).

Travel outside of Regina is generally not required; some overnight travel may be required depending
on current activities.

The position works closely with the Visual & Media Arts Coordinator in the successful delivery of
the Visual & Media Arts program.

The operating environment of a member-based, provincial organization is such that staff may be
required to work extra hours to meet the need of the members. While staff needs to be flexible in
their work schedules, OSAC is committed to providing appropriate time-in-lieu and/or compensation.

Ability to physically lift and move, packing crates and art work is required.

Supervision: The Visual and Media Arts Assistant reports directly to the Visual & Media Arts
Coordinator.
Reporting may involve face-to-face meetings, phone and emailing, as well as written reports. The
Executive Director & Visual and Media Arts Coordinator will decide on the scope of authority of the
position in making decisions independent of other stakeholders. However, the degree of independence
in planning the work of the position is high.
Approach to Equity: OSAC prioritizes an equitable and diverse organization: applicants from
priority communities (including but not limited to BIPOC, LGBTQTS+, disabled, rural, neurodiverse,
and non-visible minorities) are encouraged to apply. The hiring committee will address barriers to
application that may be in place. We invite you to self-disclose in your cover letter or on your
resume to identify as belonging to equity groups and/or any barriers to application.
Remuneration: $22/hr

























se submit cover letter and resume by 4:30pm (SK Time) on
nday March 7th by email to kevin@osac.ca