TYPE OF ORGANIZATION:
Art Association
TYPE OF POSITION:
Administrative
TITLE:
Assistant Director
As Assistant Director, Nancy Barron is responsible for most of the day-to-day gallery administration and programming and also serves as volunteer coordinator. She is on duty for most of the open hours, and interacts daily with members, volunteers, interns, exhibiting artists and gallery visitors. This position represents, on average, 50% of total staff hours per month.
The creation of the Assistant Directorship position in 2007 has allowed the part-time Executive Director to focus on publicity and public relations, grant writing and development, working with a new treasurer and bookkeeper to improve financial systems, and on strategic planning and board & staff development. The fact that we now have more than one individual responsible for administration has been crucial in that it allows for cross training and mutual support, flexibility in scheduling, enhanced ability to retain organizational knowledge and the potential for advancement within the organization.
“When you look at the recovery funding currently being reported online at recovery.org for Kennebec County, you find projects amounting to millions of dollars for infrastructure improvements, mainly for roads and highways. Here in Hallowell well over a million dollars is giong to repair a tiny bridge over a railroad crossing. It’s creating jobs, sure, and its necessary work but… when visitors and supporters of our nonprofit gallery learn that the Kennebec Valley Art Association received $10,000 in arts recovery money to ensure the continuation of a key staff position, they get excited. They are delighted, they feel empowered even, by the fact that some of those huge sums being talked about are trickling down to support the arts, right here in central Maine. They are gratified by the fact that this funding is ensuring continuation of a real job held by someone they know and respect as a professional arts administrator. The fact that the person happens to be a working mom with three young children, and professional artist, just makes the story all the more satisfying on a very human level. Though Kennebec Valley Art Association is busier than ever, with lots going on at the Harlow this year, sales at the Harlow Gallery are about 50% under our budget projections. The board and staff of the Harlow Gallery and the KVAA are very thankful that we have Recovery funding support of Nancy Barron's position to help us through the uncertain economy of 2010. ” -Deborah Fahy, Executive Director
For more information about the Kennebec Valley Art Association, please visit http://www.harlowgallery.org/.