JOB SUMMARY:
The Project Specialist- Visual Arts reports to the Director of the Center for Performing Arts Medicine (CPAM) and works under the guidance of CPAM’s Project Manager. The Project Specialist- Visual Arts will be a facilitator of employee, community and professional visual arts throughout the system of Houston Methodist hospitals. With the goal of supporting a holistic environment of care for patients, visitors and employees, a primary role of the Project Specialist- Visual Arts will be to manage and leverage the Healing Arts Exhibition Series, an all employee, physician, and volunteer photography contest and collection, to enhance the healing environment of care at Houston Methodist. The Project Specialist- Visual Arts will facilitate Healing Arts Exhibition requests and tours throughout the system, oversee the logistical process from photo submission to de-installation, maintain records of the collection, monitor the ongoing maintenance needs, track donated visual arts gifts, assist in special projects as needed, and act as the coordinator for employee, community and professional visual arts programs and collaborations throughout the Houston Methodist system. This position requires excellent communication skills, an attention to detail, arts administration experience, and a strong visual arts background. Coordination and collaboration will also be required with CPAM’s Divisions of Arts Integration, Music Therapy, Research and Assessment, Outreach and Education, and Artist Health.