What are the responsibilities and job description for the Studio Arts Program Postbaccalaureate Fellowship position at Trinity College-Hartford?
Posting Details
Position Information Title Studio Arts Program Postbaccalaureate Fellowship Department Studio Arts Regular or Temporary Temporary Hours Per Week 20 FLSA Determination Non-Exempt Weeks Per Year 29 Open Date 02 / 24 / 2025 Open Until Filled Yes Full or Part Time Part Time Position Summary Trinity College seeks a staff that reflects the changing demographics of our student body. Our student body is diverse, representing forty-one states and seventy countries, with 21 percent U.S. students of color and 50 percent who identify as women. More than 90 percent of students live on campus. Trinity is a highly selective, independent, nonsectarian liberal arts institution located in the capital city of Hartford, Connecticut. With more than 2,100 full-time undergraduate students and ninety-one graduate students, the college maintains a rigorous academic profile complemented by a vibrant and diverse co-curricular program. We consider our location in a culturally and socioeconomically diverse capital city to be among Trinity’s most distinctive assets, and we cultivate strong connections with our surrounding neighbors and with institutions and organizations throughout Hartford and the region. As a preeminent liberal arts college in an urban setting, Trinity College prepares students to be bold, independent thinkers who lead transformative lives.The Studio Arts Program Postbaccalaureate Fellowships at Trinity College provide workspace, time, and a supportive arts community so talented individuals who studied studio arts at a university, art school or liberal arts college can have the extra resources they need to prepare the strongest possible portfolio in support of future applications to graduate school in art and other professional opportunities.The fellowships allow recent college graduates to spend an academic year at Trinity working 20 paid hours a week; of this paid time, ten hours are spent assisting the Studio Arts Program, and ten hours are spent developing their artwork. We encourage fellows to focus on their work additionally outside of this paid time. This is an academic year appointment; thus, the work schedule coincides with the schedule of classes. The compensation for this position will include a $5,000 stipend for studio work, as well as hourly payment for work as a general assistant, totaling approximately $10,000 for the year. Fellows are provided a studio space and shared apartment on campus. Fellows may take one course per semester at Trinity or the consortium schools free of charge.
Duties and Expectations
- Oversight of the Senior Studio facility—the fellows’ studios will be located here as well. Includes monitoring safety and maintenance issues, keeping track of stocked supplies, and reporting any needs or concerns on a regular basis to the program technician.
- Manage the events scheduled in the student gallery, oversee maintenance issues for the gallery, monitor stock of installation supplies and report regularly any needs to the program technician, and act in an advisory capacity for student shows there.
- Assist the gallery director with installations in the Widener Gallery.
- Initiate and organize extracurricular events—field trips, open critique sessions, etc.
- In general, act as a resource and mentor to studio arts majors and all students enrolled in studio arts classes.
- Produce and mount an exhibition made up of work created during the academic year. Exhibition takes place in the student gallery, generally in March of the spring semester.
Additional Information
Qualifications Bachelor’s degree
Salary : $10,000
