The Garfield Center for the Arts(GCA), located in charming and historic Chestertown, MD, is seeking a skilled, visionary, non-profit executive to provide leadership and guidance that results in the institution reaching its potential as the cultural and artistic leader of the region. Its auditorium, the Prince Theater, has been beautifully renovated and flexibly seats an audience of up to 250. The theater offers theater, musical, educational and community events.
The challenge for the new Executive Director is to take fund raising and programming to a new level. The person selected will benefit from a community that supports the arts, takes pride in the Center, and willingly provides volunteer support for its operations.
The Executive Director is responsible for fiscal management, development and external affairs, marketing and community relations and programming. The position reports to the Board of Directors and manages the GCA staff.
The successful candidate will have the following credentials.
- A minimum of five years experience as a non-profit executive with fundraising and management responsibility.
- Demonstrated success in fundraising with foundations, corporations, government entities and individuals.
- Knowledge of, or keen interest in, the performing arts.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to leverage limited resources through effective delegation in order to manage multiple, competing priorities.
- A creative, innovative, and strategic thinker with extraordinary interpersonal skills who enjoys building relationships across stakeholder groups.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Able to create and lead a vibrant team environment with staff, Board and other stakeholders to achieve organizational objectives.
- Desire to participate actively in GCA’s lively schedule of activities and events weekdays, evenings and weekends
Send resume with cover letter to our Search Chairperson, Cathie Kempf: [email protected]
About the Garfield Center for the Arts at the Prince Theatre
Since its inception in 2002, the Garfield Center for the Arts at the Prince Theatre has enjoyed success in various community endeavors, including producing top of the line theatrical and musical productions, providing quality educational enrichment experiences in the arts for children and adults, and partnering with community organizations for fundraising and other events that benefit the broader community.
The Garfield Center for the Arts
at the Prince Theatre
PO Box 37
Chestertown, MD 21620
410-810-2060
www.garfieldcenter.org
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