624 N Pershing Ave, Liberal, KS
BAKER ARTS CENTER SEEKS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Baker Arts Center in Liberal, KS has an immediate opening for the Executive Director. The position requires a creative, energetic individual who has a passion for the arts, demonstrated leadership ability, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and experience in business management, marketing, promotion and resource development.
Duties include, but are not limited to: acting as primary spokesperson for the Center; implementing, monitoring and recommending Board policies; working with the Board in continuous long-range planning; being the primary liaison person with the Board, its committees, volunteers, and staff; enlisting and maintaining executive staff, personnel policies, and plan of organization; being a member of the Board without vote; and being responsible for the preparation of operating budgets, special programs, grant requests, endowment for fiscal stability and security, personnel policies, all public relations, marketing, and resource development operations.
The Executive Director must be able to form and maintain effective working relationships among Board members, artists, patrons, and the general public. A Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.
Mail cover letter and resume by February 1, 2012 to:
Baker Arts Center, Attn: Search Committee
624 N Pershing Ave, Liberal, KS 67901
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 9-12, 1-5
Saturday 2-5
Admission is always FREE.
Phone: (620) 624-2810
Fax: (620) 624-7726
Email: bakerartscenter@sbcglobal.net
The dream and inspiration of artist Irene Dillon Baker and her husband Francis Marion Baker, Baker Arts Center is heralded as a "cultural oasis on the prairie". The Center provides creative opportunities to the area including:
- Visual Art Exhibits, rotating every 6-8 weeks
- Artist Sales Gallery
- Children's Discovery Center
- Annual "French Market" and "Night of Lights" fundraisers
- Group Tours and Programs
- Permanent Art Collection
- Children's and Adult Workshops
- Traveling Theater Events for the Community