Associate Registrar

Associate Registrar

Posted by OCMA / Orange County Museum of Art

Posted: Apr, 18, 2023

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Website: https://ocma.art/jobs/associate-registrar/

 Costa Mesa, CA, Unknown

The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) seeks a highly effective and proficient Associate Registrar with the breadth of experience and expertise to manage assigned registration activities for the fullest range of modern and contemporary artwork types and exhibition complexities, and to provide collection, exhibition, and loan support to the Curatorial and Collections Departments.

OCMA manages a collection of over 4,500 objects, a robust exhibition schedule, and an active loan program. Reporting to the Collections and Exhibitions Director, the successful candidate will work closely with OCMA Curators, Installation Director, and Head Preparator to provide overall support on all collection and exhibition projects.

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The Associate Registrar will have a central role in advancing registration methods, policies, and procedures for the Museum’s exhibitions program in ways that are aligned with the Museum’s strategic priorities and the goals of the Curatorial and Collections Departments, and will be responsible for successfully planning, managing, and documenting registration activities for assigned projects related to the Museum’s exhibitions program, including temporary and touring exhibitions.

The position provides an opportunity to establish leadership skills in advancing the Museum’s dynamic exhibitions and collections programs, operate as a lead registrar on assigned projects, work collaboratively with colleagues in Curatorial, Facilities, Operations, Security, Visitor Experience, and other Museum departments in realizing collections stewardship, exhibitions and artwork research, and represent the Museum’s interests to artists, studios, fabricators, estates, donors, vendors, galleries, other museums, and other art communities.

Please submit cover letter and resume to Vickie Byrd, Chief Human Resources Officer, vbyrd@ocma.art.