Blue Sage Pottery & Art Gallery is currently seeking a full time employee to work as both a Studio Assistant/ Potter and as a Sales Associate. The studio and gallery is located in Amarillo, Texas on Historic Rt. 66. Amarillo is a small friendly city with a low cost of living, great school system and easy access to Palo Duro Canyon State Park and other local attractions.
Job Title: Studio Assistant/Potter and Sales Associate
Salary: The salary for this dual position is $30,000 per year, and it is a 40 hour per week position.
About us: Blue Sage Pottery & Art Gallery is a pottery studio and retail art gallery owned by husband and wife, Kent and Megan Harris. At Blue Sage we design and make high quality handmade stoneware pottery. We make over forty different types of pots on the potter’s wheel for the home, kitchen & garden. All of our pottery is made by hand, so any experience throwing pots, glazing and loading/firing kilns is a plus! (We are very interested in hiring someone with experience as a production potter that can also “wear other hats” in the business). In addition to making handmade pottery, we teach several group classes per week. Our studio is both a fully equipped production studio and teaching space. In the adjacent art gallery, we sell our pots as well as fine art and handmade gifts by other artists.
Job Duties:
Studio Assistant/ Potter:
Prepare clay
Throw and trim production pots
Wax & glaze pottery
Keep student work organized
Help teach classes
Prepare for classes
Clean up after classes
Make and sieve glazes from raw materials
Prepare for firings
Load, fire, and unload kilns
Keep studio and kiln yard tidy
Sales Associate:
Greet and assist customers with their gallery purchases
Run register, make receipts, carefully wrap purchases etc.
Pack and ship orders
Deliver artworks
Clean gallery and packing room as needed
Operate online sales gallery as needed
Assist in photographing artwork & editing photos
Assist with marketing efforts
Required Skills:
Studio Pottery experience
Must be able to lift 30 pounds
Must be able to do repetitive movements for long periods of time
Must be able to work Saturdays and three evenings per week
Ability to work both as an individual and as a team member
Ability to pay attention to the details
Retail experience
Preferred Skills:
Bachelor or Master Degree in Fine Arts or Studio Arts
Five or more years wheel throwing experience
Basic knowledge of clay and glazes
Adobe Photoshop proficiency
Proficiency with technology
Experience with e-commerce
Teaching experience of some kind
How to Apply:
Please apply by e-mailing a letter of introduction, a resume and contact information for three references to Kent Harris at [email protected]. The e-mail application deadline is June 31st, 2018. We will then choose applicants for skype and/or local interviews that will be conducted in July. Applicants with studio pottery experience will be asked to demonstrate pottery skills. Thank you for your interest!
Clay Art Center seeks a Studio Manager to be responsible for managing the facilities and day to day operations of a vibrant non-profit ceramic art organization in Port Chester, New York.
Individual must have worked at least 1-2 years of experience in a similar ceramic studio environment, have excellent people skills, and experience with supervising others. Must be well organized, possess technical knowledge of kilns and glazes and have enough experience to initiate improvements to the studio as needed, with approval from the Executive Director. ~35 hours per week.
Start date: August 1, 2018
To Apply: If your qualifications meet the above requirements and you are interested in working at the Clay Art Center, please send your resume, two references and a cover letter stating the reasons why you stand out as a candidate for this position to [email protected].
Questions? Contact Leigh Taylor Mickelson, Executive Director at 914-937-2047 x222 or [email protected]
Clay Art Center is a nationally recognized not-for-profit ceramic art organization offering exhibitions, clay classes for adults and children, studio spaces for clay artists and outreach programs in the community. EOE Employer. 914-937-2047. www.clayartcenter.org
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