Director of Arts and Culture
The Director of Arts and Culture will oversee IMAN’s Arts and Culture programming with the following main goals:
• To expose broader and more mainstream audiences to a diverse range of Muslim-led arts as a means of cross-cultural encounter and education
• To cultivate the creation of original work based on an urban Muslim identity
• To use the arts as a means for organizing and working for social justice
• To expand the reach of the Department of Arts and Culture including physical and virtual audiences
Duties:
• Produce, present, and organize all aspects of Community Café
• Produce and manage the Takin’ It to the Streets festival, including vision, program, artist booking, some fundraising, steering committee recruitment and management, logistics, budget, additional events, and key partnerships
• Work closely with IMAN’s network of artists through programming, workshops, and resource sharing
• Create a process of evaluation and feedback for IMAN’s Arts and Culture events and programming
• Identify and secure resources for IMAN’s Department of Arts and Culture
• Utilize IMAN’s Arts and Culture work to bring together people of diverse backgrounds to share the Muslim American narrative
• Implement new projects related to arts, culture, and the Muslim American identity
• Convene IMAN’s Arts Council on a quarterly basis as an advisory board with some programmatic commitments
Education and Experience
• Bachelors Degree in related field.
• 5 years experience in arts programming, production, and/or presentation.
Knowledge, Skills and Other Abilities
• Deep understanding of the connection between art and social change
• Experience with event planning and volunteer coordination
• Knowledge of cultures and art from the Muslim diaspora
• Ability to work with and engage artists (from booking to discussions)
• Experience with event marketing and promotions
• Grant-writing ability is a huge plus
• Knowledge of new media, graphic design, and film-making is a plus
• Knowledge and experience working over multiple disciplines and genres
• Strong knowledge of Chicago, its neighborhoods, residents, and surrounding communities
• Excellent relational and leadership skills
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural setting
• Willingness to work flexible hours
Competitive salary and benefits package will be offered to the successful candidate.