Kunstverein is on the lookout for a communication assistant to strengthen its team and help the organisation translate its varied activities and program to its equally varied audience, aiding in raising the awareness about what we do and how one can participate. We expect that the communication assistant has good knowledge of both Dutch and English in both written and oral form (additional languages are considered an appreciated plus). As our Communication Assistant your main tasks consist of:

– Proposing and implementing a communication strategy for Kunstverein, in collaboration with the director;
– Overseeing the communication planning and deadlines;
– Editing/ proofreading texts for website, social media, press releases and newsletters;
– Translating our program to diverse audiences via different channels;
– Mediating schedules between team, designer, press and promotion;
– Communicating deadlines for ads, newsletters, handouts, posters, etcetera to the designer and curators;
– Maintaining contact with and notifying the press of our program;
– Managing address files and actively broadening our network;
– Updating and maintaining the website;
– Archiving articles.
– Attend to the promotion of books and sales and communicate about forthcoming publications with our distributors.

Together with the director you will participate in the early stages of projects, finding communication angles and setting up publication timelines, including deliverables. You will update and give feedback to the director about your correspondence with artists, curators, press, members and audience. On key moments you will be a representative of Kunstverein: taking care of the communication side of productions such as openings, book launches and other events where you will welcome and guide the press. From time to time you will be expected to help out with organising mediating activities such as walkthroughs, workshops, et cetera.

Interested?
Candidates should submit a letter of interest (max. 1 A4), a curriculum vitae, two references (including contact information), and two excerpts for two different platforms by Feb 28, 2022. A proven track record in similar functions is important, but as this is not a full time position, it should also be seen as a growth opportunity. This is a new function which will grow in size together with the organisation.

If selected, you will be invited for an interview in March. Preferably, the successful candidate starts soon after, for one day a week. The hours of this position are flexible, but ideally would require your availability bi-weekly on Saturdays (13:00-18:00) with occasional evening work (openings or public program).

Kunstverein is committed to the Cultural Diversity Code and creating equal opportunities for people from different (cultural) backgrounds.

Please submit your application to office@kunstverein.nl with as subject line: COMMUNICATION_ASSISTANT_YOUR_NAME.

Open Call: Summer Residency
For the second time in a row we are welcoming young curators, (small) institutions, writers, and artists to apply for Kunstverein’s annual Summer Residency. KV’s Summer Residency offers space to a practice that can be a special cultural addition to the city of Amsterdam and the program of Kunstverein. The residency includes the full use of Kunstverein’s space, infrastructure and network, assistance by one of Kunstverein’s staff members, and a small working budget of €1500.





How to apply
Curators, (small) institutions, artists and writers are invited to submit a proposal for a project they would like to work on at Kunstverein between 1 July and 30 August. There is no specific topic linked to the application and we welcome (exhibition) proposals of a wide variety. We do strongly encourage applicants to look into our program of the past years to find parallels with their own proposal and Kunstverein’s aims. The residency can take on the form of a two-month-show, but it can also be used as a two-month working and research period with a final showcase moment in September.

The application deadline is 30 May 2019

Your application must include:

• A description of your practice (500 words max.)
• A CV (max. 1 page)
• A project proposal (1000 words max.)
• Documentation of your work or the artist(s) you would like to work with (10 pages max.)
• A budget for your proposal

Jury process
All application will be reviewed by a jury after 30 May 2019. Should your proposal be selected, you will be contacted before mid June, to schedule a (skype) meeting to further discuss your plans and logistics.


Practical info

• All applications must be sent to office@kunstverein.nl, subject: OPEN CALL + “name applicant”
• The accepted proposal will receive a small production budget of €1500. This needs to be supplemented by the applicant’s own means
• We underline that the applicant needs to be based in Amsterdam for the duration of the project. We do not provide an apartment, but can help you with finding one
• Questions regarding the application process should be sent to: office@kunstverein.nl

In the words of Zadie Smith: “The past is always tense, the future perfect.”
Wishing you all a great end of the year, and the start of a new one.

Happy Holidays,
Kunstverein

On 14 May from 5 – 8 PM , we’ll be organizing a member recruitment evening. Our special hosts will be providing you with all the information and benefits one can enjoy when becoming a member of Kunstverein.

KUNSTVEREIN IS MOVING

After one and a half years of stimulating events at Ruyschstraat 4III, Kunstverein embarks on a new adventure: Kunstverein is moving to a ground floor shop location and opens its brand new doors at Gerard Doustraat 132 on March 11th.

The Ruyschstraat has afforded Kunstverein an exciting sequence of projects that reflect the intimacy of such a location. The new location, a shop front, dictates new parameters, in synch with the planned projects. The program includes an archival retrospective, a one-man bookshop and a speculative design store. While becoming more of a hangout (open now 4 days a week), Kunstverein morphs from archive to bookshop to design store in the span of one year.

In its new transformation, Kunstverein might shed some of its 3rd floor secrecy but will replace new visibility with several clandestine happenings. Along with a number of members only hush-hush, hit-and-run underground events, Kunstverein, together with Kunstverein Milan and NYC will be initiating a series of members only monthly shochu driven, skype lectures. More information on each members only event will be sent to you in due time.

So the intimacy of the space remains: Kunstverein will continue exploring the possibilities of presentation and how ‘sharing’ can exist on a personal level within the notion of public cultural exchange. Kunstverein is, after all, a place of meeting and discussion. And as the instigator of a new community, with its membership system now securely in place, Kunstverein is well aware of its unique ability to speak directly to its audience. Its contented responsibility towards its members thus continues to be a primary matter.