Arts education officer jobs in Finland
Education and visitor service officers deal with all the activities concerning the cultural venue and art facilities visitors, both current and prospective. They aim to deliver high quality and dynamic learning and participation programmes. They ensure that cultural venues and art facilities collections or live performance shows continue to serve as valuable learning resources for all ages. Education and visitor service officer develop, deliver and evaluate programmes and events for classes, groups or individuals.
Arts education officer - Which skills are essential?
Assist with the appraisal and evaluation of museum and any art facility programmes and activities.
Plan and implement artistic facilities, performance, venues and museum-related educational activities and events.
Create and develop educational resources for visitors, school groups, families and special interest groups.
Create and develop a learning strategy to engage the public in line with the ethos of the museum or the art facility.
Work together with museum or any art facility staff to develop and promote its events and programme.
Establish a sustainable network of useful and productive educational partnerships to explore business opportunities and collaborations, as well as stay current about trends in education and topics relevant to the organisation. Networks should ideally be developed on a local, regional, national and international scale.
Develop speeches, activities and workshops in order to foster access and comprehension to the artistic creation processes. It can address a particular cultural and artistic event such as a show or an exhibition, or it can be related to a specific discipline (theatre, dance, drawing, music, photography etc.). Liaise with storytelles, craftspeople and artists.
Contact schools and teachers to promote the use of museum collections and activities.
Assess the needs and expectations of museum and any art facility visitors in order to regularly develop new programmes and activities.
Arts education officer - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Manage volunteers' tasks, recruitment, programmes and budgets.