As a non-profit community art education space our staff, faculty, interns, and volunteers are a vital part of our organization. Consider joining us in building an inclusive community where all can make, exhibit, view, think about and talk about art.

Staff Positions

About Our Organization

About the New Art Center 

The New Art Center is a non-profit, community art education space that offers exceptional opportunities to make, exhibit, view, think about, and talk about art.

We envision the New Art Center as a highly visible, bold, anti-racist, inclusive leader in art education and community building that serves the greater Boston community with programs and opportunities both in our facility and beyond our walls.

The New Art Center is committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourages applications from candidates of color.

New Art recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

The position is full-time, in-person, exempt with generous paid time off, a healthcare stipend, and short-term disability insurance. New Art Center will also pay for mutually agreeable New Art classes each semester, beginning three months after your employment. Free parking is also available.

 New Art offers a supportive culture that takes art and artists seriously. We serve over 3,000 students annually in hundreds of classes and workshops. Our faculty includes some of the region’s most esteemed art educators. In two facilities that are welcoming and conveniently located, we offer an inclusive, multi-generational approach to art education that has served children, teens, and adults of all abilities and skill levels

Open Staff Positions

Education Manager

Supervisor: Senior Program Manager
FLSA Status: Full-time, exempt (40 hours/week) 

Supervises:  Camp teachers, TAs, Interns and Volunteers
Availability: Monday through Friday, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm, with occasional weekend or evening hours for events and special programs

Position Summary: 

The New Art Center in Newton is a community art education space, offering people at all levels of ability exceptional opportunities to make, exhibit, view, think about, and talk about art.  New Art is seeking an Education Manager responsible for cultivating community cultural opportunities and strengthening community and school engagement through a variety of education programs, student exhibitions, summer and vacation camps, and a vibrant intern/volunteer program.   The Education Manager helps New Art reach its commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion across all of its initiatives. This position requires a high level of customer service, proactive problem solving, organization, and office and administrative tasks. 

Position Details

1. Camp Management

The Education Manager is responsible for planning all aspects of vacation week programs, summer camps and school holiday camps throughout the year.  

  • Curriculum Planning 
    • Designs curriculum standards for child and teen camps and all supporting activities, including theme development, educational targets, supply budgeting, and staffing and teaching roles
    • Develops and implements tools for measuring program success and student satisfaction, including student and instructor surveys 
  • Instructor and Staff Recruitment and Hiring
      • Coordinates the recruitment, hiring, and training of part-time visual arts instructors with the support of the Office Manager.   Works with human resources to ensure all hiring and employee communications are in compliance with New Art’s employee policies and procedures.
      • Manages the Summer/Camp employee handbook and works with HR to ensure it is updated and distributed as needed.
  • Camp Instructor and Staff Training
      • Provides training sessions for Teen and Child Summer and Vacation coordinators, instructors, and teaching assistants, and monitors performance, including UDL, SEL, Differentiated Instruction, and PBL.
  • Compliance and Logistics
    • Responsible for the administration of camp and vacation program logistics, including working closely with the Office Manager to ensure compliance with annual camp certification requirements with the City of Newton.
    • Maintains current knowledge of city and state requirements for children’s camps.
    • Coordinates with the Office Manager for accurate payroll reporting for summer and vacation camp instructors, coordinators, and teaching assistants.

2. Public Education Programming

  • The Education Manager coordinates educational programs that increase access to and create opportunities for the public to connect with New Art’s classes and exhibitions.  Education initiatives include a variety of free and paid programs designed to directly cultivate interest in classes and exhibitions, and feed the pipeline for students, as well as instructors, members, and donors.  
  • Public programming includes community open house days, try-it events, and programming during school holidays.  The Education Manager represents New Art at a variety of community events around Newton and acts as liaison with schools and community groups.

3. Student and Faculty Pop-ups and Exhibitions 

The Education Manager leads the planning and implementation of student-centered exhibitions and coordinates closely with staff teams and interns to create the exhibition schedule and to develop printed materials, exhibition didactics, and promotional materials as needed.  

  • Education Programming at the New Art Corridor 

Works closely with Exhibitions and Development teams to plan and coordinate a series of opportunities for the public to learn about and connect with New Art’s student and faculty pop-up exhibitions.  (Education programs may include artist/instructor/staff talks, accessibility topics, etc.) 

  • Student Exhibitions

Collaborates with Newton Community Education, Newton Public Schools and other area schools to coordinate student exhibitions at the New Art Corridor location.  

4. Volunteer and Youth Leadership Program

  • Oversees the recruitment and administration of New Art Youth Leadership Program and general unpaid intern and volunteer programs to support a range of New Art initiatives.  The Education Manager will design internships that directly serve the needs of New Art and provide substantive opportunities for students to support Education Programs, Exhibitions, and other New Art departments to gain work experience and build meaningful career skills. 
  • Ensures student internships adhere to school requirements; creates internship descriptions, sets up recruitment applications, schedules interviews, and sends out program evaluations.  Works with the Office Manager to ensure all necessary paperwork and hiring requirements are met.  

5. Actively Promotes a Culture of Access and Inclusion

  • Works closely with Senior Programs Manager and staff overall to create an accessible and inclusive environment for students, instructors and the larger New Art community, with a focus on the communities New Art has prioritized in the current organizational plan.
  • Designs and manages programs that are specifically targeted to increase visual arts access to students from a variety of underserved backgrounds, including physical, emotional, and learning disabilities.  Pursues an overall effort to increase awareness and participation among economically and racially underserved communities and remove barriers to accessing the arts.  

6. Office and Administrative Duties

  • Proactively coordinates with the Marketing team to create content to promote camps, public programs, and exhibitions as needed.
  • Designs and administers camp surveys.  Communicates feedback and incorporates it to improve programs.  Follows up with respondents as needed.
  • Partners with the Office Manager to arrange birthday/art party rentals.  Acts as the first point of contact for art party rentals to schedule the location, art-making theme, and assign instructors.  Tag-teams with the Office Manager, who creates contracts and coordinates payment, set-up, and clean-up.
  • Coordinates with Registrar and Office Manager as back-up to answer phones and assist students regarding class registrations and general program information.   Responsible for staffing evening office needs until 6:30 pm unless otherwise arranged.
  • Work closely with the Senior Programs Manager to update and implement educational policies, including addressing students’ support and behavioral needs 
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Education, Fine Arts, Art History, or related field (Master’s or certification preferred)
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience in arts education or youth programs
  • Experience with children, teens, and/or diverse learners required
  • Background in art therapy, counseling, or child development is a plus
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills
  • Comfort with budgets, scheduling, and basic software tools (Microsoft Office, Google Suite; database/CRM experience a plus)
  • Ability to lift 50 lbs and be active in a busy, hands-on environment
  • Must be able to lift 50 lbs. as a regular part of the daily routine

Compensation

  • Salary range: $50,000-$52,000 per year.  
  • Annual healthcare stipend: $5,100 (taxable)
  • Generous paid time off
  • Short-term disability coverage 
  • Free New Art class each semester (after 3 months)
  • Free on-site parking

Application Instructions

Please submit a letter of interest and a resume via email to Seline Smith, Senior Program Manager at [email protected], with Education Manager Interest in the subject line. 

Applicants being considered for an interview will be contacted after August 25th.  No phone calls, please.

If you can’t find a specific open position but are still interested in contacting us regarding your employment background, our Contact Information is:

Please forward your letter of interest and resume to [email protected].

Internships

New Art Youth Leadership Intern

The New Art Youth Leadership Program is a paid leadership program that provides high school students the opportunity to find their artistic voice, develop creative and administrative skills, and use these skills to plan and implement community outreach projects scheduled by New Art. We are currently hiring for the Winter Term.

Apply Here>>

New Art Education Intern

The New Art Center is recruiting college level students seeking internships in arts administration, program development, arts therapy. We have hybrid opportunities for winter and spring 2025 designed for those with wanting professional workplace experience This is a non-paid position averaging 10-15 hours per week. Students may apply for course credit within their school departments.

Read more and apply>>

Faculty Positions

OPEN PROPOSALS

Do you have a passion for watercolor, ceramics, or photography? The New Art Center is continually looking for new teaching artists to lead classes and workshops.

If you have teaching experience and enjoy sharing your talents with students, please fill out the course proposal form. Our Education team will get back with you to set up an interview.

Teach at New Art

Figure Models

If you are interested in modeling for the New Art Center, please submit your information. We will follow up with you soon.

Figure Model Interest Form

Volunteer Opportunities

We have short term and ongoing volunteering opportunities, depending on your schedule and interests. Our past volunteers have helped the New Art Center with exhibition openings, event booth participation, mailings, distribution of marketing materials, filing and organizing, and more. If you are interested in volunteering at the New Art Center, please let us know by filling out this short interest form.

Volunteer Interest Form