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Director of Cultural Affairs Qualifications
• BA or graduate degree in Fine Arts, Art History, Arts Administration, Museum Studies and a BA
or graduate degree in public or business administration, accounting, finance, economics.
• Degree in one of these fields with comparable (4 years) experience working in the other.
• One year full-time equivalent experience performing professional-level management and/
or administrative duties in functional areas such as: program/office/operations management,
budget development and/or administration, development and administration of contractual
agreements and/or grants, or other closely related functional areas.
• Minimum 2 years of directly related experience curating, managing and/or implementing highly
visible public art projects.
• A thorough working knowledge of contemporary art executed in a variety of modalities
(sculpture/video/social/interactive/etc.), and successful experience with art installations in
outdoor venues.
• Working relationships with a broad range of local and national artists.
• Experience working with artists, architects, engineers, contractors and highly specialized
fabricators on large-scale projects in the public context.
Knowledge of
• Contemporary art and related issues, and in particular, knowledge and familiarity of the theory,
principles, practices and procedures of public art programs.
• Practices and techniques of administrative analysis and report preparation.
• Budgetary and financial record keeping techniques and preparation.
Ability to
• Develop and implement public art programs, involving the design and integration of artwork into
the construction of public sites and buildings.
• Prepare, monitor and administer program budgets and contracts.
• Manage art projects at various stages of development.
• Manage all phases of the design, fabrication and installation of the artwork.
• Work well independently and with team members.
• Establish exceptional organizational skills, multi-task, prioritize work and meet critical deadlines.
• Communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing.
• Exercise sound independent judgment within established policies and guidelines.
• Be highly organized and manage time effectively.
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work
• Communicate effectively at all levels within and outside the Agency.
Create a stand-alone Arts and Culture website for Redwood City
with a link to www.redwoodcity.org
This may evolve to be one of the main tactics to link the disparate artists and groups to help form
a larger art voice, community and presence. This site should be the go to for any resident or
visitor interested in the arts which would reduce staff time answering basic information requests.
• Laws, codes and regulations governing public agency financial operations.
• Computer applications related to the work, including Word, Excel, Access, Filemaker Pro,
Photoshop, Indesign
• Basic website and graphic design
• Basic public, personnel, procurement and contract administration practices.
This website should include
a. Up to date status reports on all proposed and approved public art projects
b. An artist registry with links to all interested Redwood City artists’ websites
c. Brief descriptions of all Redwood City arts organizations, exhibition spaces, clubs,
schools, programs with links to their websites
d. An active Arts and Culture calendar that includes all organization meetings, special
events, exhibitions, performances, etc.
e. “Get involved” information
f. Support tab for those seeking or offering support
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g. A link to the public art map
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