Art handler Training Program

BCA Development Corporation is pleased to announce the Art Handler Training Program.

The certificate program seeks to provide arts institutions with a short but effective career enhancement program for their artist constituents, new hires, midlevel technical staff and administrative staff with risk management responsibilities. The program is designed as a forum, and stresses the practical application of generally accepted principles of art handling. 15 underemployed and unemployed working artists and museum personnel will be trained for employment in museums, galleries, corporations and auction houses throughout New York City and the metropolitan area. Once vetted, professional art handlers will also be promoted in the Creative Bronx! Black Book, an online directory listing of art service businesses.

Professional Art Handler Technician: Description
An Art Handler is responsible for the maintenance of fine art works and artifacts, intake and preparation, packing and shipping, and exhibition installation and dismantling.

Outreach:
This new training program is designed to enhance the skills of the traditional pool of arthandlers: artists & arts institution personnel who wish to support themselves in arts and cultural institutions, or independent contractors, while satisfying a critically important need of the industry. Institutional and corporate sponsors are encouraged to recommend full-time, part-time, and temporary employees as well as freelancers.

Career Development:
Participants are offered personal and small business management counseling, individual assessment and evaluation sessions and marketing workshops to ensure job and market readiness. The BCA Development Corporation coordinates community based services and functions as market developers to assist participants in launching and expanding careers in arts establishments and as entrepreneurs. Trainees are encouraged to specialize and augment their skills through Adult Education course work, computer applications classes and Commercial Driver Licensing classes.

Criteria:
The Development Corporation and a cross-section of arts industry professionals will conduct a review of applicant interviews, and host one or more orientation sessions to determine applicant eligibility and level of interest. Minimum criteria include basic verbal, mathematical, and measuring skills, an appropriate degree of physical strength and agility, familiarity with hand tools such as hammers, saws, and screwdrivers, pliers and wrenches and their safe use, familiarity with elementary construction materials, such as drywall, and lumber and demonstrated care and accuracy in any related field.

Schedule:
Current Training Cycle: February 1, 2010 to April 21, 2010..
Apply here for upcoming cycles. Click here to download a printable application.

• 3 full-day classroom sessions per week for 12 consecutive weeks
• Monday through Wednesday from 9am to 5pm (8 hours per day)
  

NEW PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED TO APPLY!

Visit these pages regularly, call 718-401-9558,
or e-mail finearts@bronxarts.org
for information on the next Art Handler training cycle.

For more information contact:

Kim Hamilton, Director
finearts@bronxarts.org
718 401 9558
www.bronxarts.org

Click here for printable program Fact Sheet

Click here for printable flyer

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