Artch Cultural Mediator

Artch’s mission is to accompany emerging artists in the first stages of professionalization. Not unlike an incubator, each year Artch identifies, trains, finances, mentors and exhibits a new cohorte of artists in the beginning stages of their careers. For four years now, Artch has held an outdoor exhibition in downtown Tio'tia:ke / Montréal. This has undoubtedly become an annual staple for art lovers, art professionals, and the general public. The outdoor public square is completely transformed for the occasion and becomes a space for emerging artists to showcase their works. Artch is a platform that promotes exchanges, and whose goals are to help launch the careers of emerging artists by training and connecting them with the wider visual arts community in Montreal. The project also aims to foster new collectors and initiate the general public to contemporary art, all of this within the optic of building a stronger and more sustainable artistic ecosystem for our city.

Artch, CJE and Art Volt are looking for Cultural Mediators to work during Artch’s outdoor exhibition in Dorchester Square from September 15th to 25th. The selected candidates will be responsible for raising public awareness of contemporary art and facilitating exchanges with the artists on display. Cultural mediators will also be asked to help artists install and take down their work everyday. A 2 to 3 hour mandatory preparatory training will be given to selected candidates.

• Spoken French and English 
• Studies and / or experiences in art history, media art or any other field related to the visual arts
• Experience in customer service or related field
• Autonomous, responsible, interpersonal skills, excellent customer service
• Comfortable with outdoor work

Applicants must be registered for graduation or have graduated from Concordia University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, within the last five years.

Please send your application in ONE PDF (5 MB maximum) to artvolt@concordia.ca before Monday, August 15th 2022 at 5pm.

In ONE PDF FILE (5 MB), provide the following information:

1. Personal information: 

• Full name

• Preferred pronoun (optional)

• Telephone number

• Email address

2. Supporting documents:

• CV

• Letter of Intent

• A proof of graduation for students in their last semester (screen capture of graduation approval status from your Student Centre) or for recent alumni (scan of your diploma).

If you have any questions about this program, please contact artvolt@concordia.ca.