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Pomona Valley Arts Association Reopens SOHO artist gallery!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – POMONA VALLEY ART ASSOCIATION
Pomona Valley Art Association (PVAA), established in 1952, celebrates local artists and showcases their talents in a unique setting – Gallery SOHO, located in Montclair Place mall.
We are excited to announce the re‐opening of the Gallery SOHO artist co‐operative gallery, tied to the launch of our online shopping experience! Our new capabilities allow the community to have access to our artists and their work in a manner that supports health safety during the COVID‐19 health crisis. The entire inventory of the PVAA’s 35+ exhibiting artists has been made available for online shopping for the first time. Clients can choose to have items shipped to their homes, or enjoy quick in‐store pickup conveniently located near abundant parking at Montclair Place. Gallery SOHO was closed to the public by the PVAA Board on December 26, 2020 out of an abundance of caution in anticipation of a holiday surge of COVID‐19. Gallery SOHO will re‐open at 12:00PM on February 1, 2021. In addition, we are actively seeking artists who would like to join the PVAA and exhibit both in‐ gallery and online – and encourage them to complete our online application to begin the process.
Online Shopping: pvaaonline.myshopify.com Artist/General information: pvaa.net PVAA has also re‐launched our social media platforms on both Facebook and Instagram!
Facebook: @PomonaValleyArtAssociation Instagram: @new_pomona_valley_art_association
Robert Scott, PVAA Business Transformation Manager: “The launch of our online shopping experience is the foundation for our emerging strategy to engage with the community in the age of COVID‐19. Tied to our social media platforms, we will move forward with offering artist showcases, webinars, virtual juried shows, and other new virtual experiences to keep our artists and the community engaged. Protecting the health and safety of our artists and clients is paramount, and these new technologies are allowing us to fulfill that mission.”
Kathleen McCall, PVAA President: “The closure of Gallery SOHO on December 26 has allowed us to focus on implementing our new online system, and protect our artists and clients during the holiday surge of COVID‐19. We are grateful to our lessors at CIM Group for enabling flexibility during this time, and look forward to working with them on activities that integrate with the Montclair Place’s community engagement goals.”
John Bagley Jr, PVAA Exhibiting Artist / Social Media Coordinator: “It is so important to keep arts and culture alive during this time – I am excited to revitalize the PVAA’s social media presence. We are looking forward to offering engaging content and learning experiences to our clients and provide an outlet for our artists – especially during a time when they aren’t able to interact in person. These new tools create the perfect environment to safely tell our stories to an eager audience.”
Pomona Valley Art Association is a 501c(3) non‐profit art association established in 1952 and dedicated to the stimulation of creative interest, education, and the enjoyment of art in all its various forms. Gallery SOHO is located inside Montclair Place, and together with the next‐door PVAA Art Place, provides 4700+ square feet of space dedicated to art and art learning in the community. PVAA operates monthly juried shows, open to members and the general public – as well as an annual show that attracts over 100 local artists.
Contact:
Robert Scott – PVAA Business Transformation Manager – (949)842‐8229 – aspenltd@outlook.com
John Bagley Jr – Exhibiting Artist/Social Media Coordinator – (619)607‐5059 – sohosquare64@gmail.com Kathleen McCall – PVAA President – (909)936‐6630 – kathleenmcccallartist@gmail.com

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Arts Connection is Hiring a Communications Coordinator

Job Description

Arts Connection is seeking a responsive, motivated creator to add their voice to our organization’s growing team as a Communications and Outreach Coordinator. As part of our marketing team, they will develop broad communication strategies across various and emerging media platforms, implementing and developing campaigns to inspire and engage artists and arts leadership across San Bernardino County. They will curate email marketing campaigns, manage social media accounts and messaging, keep the website up to date, and communicate with other network partners. They may also collaborate with other marketing and design professionals to produce marketing collateral for events and advocacy campaigns.

Arts Connection seeks someone that is deeply invested in the arts and culture community in the Inland Empire – San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. Preference will be given to applicants that live and work in the region.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

  • Maintain weekly communication and connections with network partners and artists in San Bernardino County.
  • Develop communication strategies for multiple media platforms, including social media, event collateral, and partner communication.
  • Keep website and all social media sites updated with current projects, programs and resources.
  • Create email marketing strategies and assets, with clear timelines and goals; send out monthly e-newsletter and monthly program specific emails as assigned.
  • Coordinate marketing collateral for key annual events, programming, and fundraising efforts
  • As necessary, write press releases for major events, projects and grant announcements.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

  • A bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, or a relevant field.
  • Prior experience with marketing communications, especially social media and website management (wordpress experience required), mailchimp or similar email marketing services, understanding of SEO and other web analytics
  • Prior experience in public relations, community marketing, or media relations (a strong plus)
  • An active subscription and/or software to use the Creative Suite. Must be proficient in Photoshop, InDesign, Spark, and/or Illustrator.
  • Event planning experience a plus
  • Arts industry experience a plus
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills

Salary 

This position is an annual contract based on an average of 12-15 hours/week.

Contract range is $15,000-$18,000 depending on experience.

To apply, please submit the following to Arts Connection’s Executive Director, Jennifer Kane at:  jennifer@artsconnectionnetwork.org

  1. Cover letter
  2. Sample past projects and work, that includes both visual and written elements
  3. Current resume

For questions please call 909 381 1900

Arts Connection does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients.

Arts Connection is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

 

 

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Two New Job Opportunities with the City of Ontario

City of Ontario, Assistant Curator

Are you passionate about sharing the mission and goals of a Museum? Looking for a new career where you have the ability to utilize your exhibition skills and be a part of an exciting and diverse team? If so, the City of Ontario has the perfect opportunity for you! The Ontario Museum of History & Art is searching for an organized and self-motivated individual to join the team as a part-time Assistant Curator. The Assistant Curator is responsible for the exhibition development, coordinating traveling exhibitions including installation and dismantling; and all aspects of exhibition care, upkeep and security oversight. The Assistant Curator provides support to maintain professional levels of care for the Museum’s collections of historic materials. In addition, this position assists in the development of public programming and outreach materials resulting in effective communication of the Museum’s exhibits and community programs and activities.

 

To learn more visit: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/ontario/jobs/2901895/assistant-curator?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

City of Ontario

Graphic and Marketing Specialist

Are you passionate about graphic design? Do you consider yourself to be an expert at finding the best marketing strategies to promote events and services? If so, the Community Life and Culture Agency has the perfect position for you! The Community Life and Culture Agency is searching for a marketing and design superstar to join the team as a Graphic and Marketing Specialist. This position will cultivate and coordinate a variety of communication materials for programs and activities related to the Community Life and Culture Agency. In addition, this position assists with writing, copy editing, and social media to develop and build the City’s regional identity as “Southern California’s destination for arts and culture for everyone, every day”.

 

To learn more, click:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/ontario/jobs/2901899/graphic-and-marketing-specialist?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs [governmentjobs.com]

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Arts for IE December Convening Announced

Arts for IE announces the next regional convening. Join this growing group of dozens of regional arts organizations combining efforts to create a fund and advocacy platform for arts and culture in Inland Southern California.

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No Jargon Grant Writing

 

With this intimate group dive into a CA Arts Council grant program of your choice and get custom support to improve application success.

This no jargon conversation about grant writing with nonprofit consultant Cheryl Bookout will focus on the CA Arts Council Grant Programs. This 1 ½ hour workshop will include pre and post session individual work to help you and your organization navigate the CA Arts Council grant programs – the application process and platform. Open to both first-time applicants and experienced grantees, this conversation will give you tips on how to develop your own voice for clear and compelling grant writing, budget development, a more efficient application process and successful applications.

The cohort of organizations will get customized support and follow up with Arts Connection’s Executive Director, Jennifer Kane.

More about our conversation guide and non-profit consultant:

Cheryl Bookout has twenty years of experience as a nonprofit consultant, arts administrator, grant writer and five years as a filmmaker. She is included in the California Women Artist Project archived at the University of Southern California and Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries, a project organized by Gloria Orenstein, Professor of Women in Literature and Art at USC.

Bookout has a long list of grant awards she has secured on behalf of her clients to help them bring their visions to reality. Grant awards include the Annenberg Foundation, California Arts Council, California Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, J. Paul Getty Trust; far too many to list here.

One of the many hats Cheryl wears is Executive Director and Co-founder of The Chimaera Project, a nonprofit organization that advocates for filmmakers identifying as female. As an independent filmmaker Bookout has produces two award-winning short films: Gloria’s Call, which recently contracted with a distributor, and I Am Be. She is currently directing Inside the Beauty Bubble, a short documentary film based in Joshua Tree, CA; producing a feature-length documentary, Acting Like Women: Performance Art and the Woman’s Building and preparing to shoot a proof of concept based on a sci-fi screenplay she wrote. IMDb

Bookout has been a guest on numerous panel discussion throughout the U.S. on the topics of art, grant writing and film making. Her first international guest speaker experience was in October 2019 in Paris, France at the Paris International Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival.