{"data":{"id":"4c2b746e-7142-4252-9905-62c5de317449","originKind":"SYNDICATED","title":"Mitchell Art Gallery is hiring a Gallery Assistant (YCW)","summary":"Mitchell Art Gallery is hiring a Gallery Assistant (YCW)\n\nAnonymous (not verified)\n\nMon, 07/20/2026 - 11:38\n\nYoung Canada Works (YCW) in Heritage Organizations\nPosition length: Casual, 30 weeks, September 7, 2026 to March 31, 2027\nCompensation: MSU Band B (Steps 1-8): $20.640 - $30.029 per hour\nDeadline to apply: Tuesday, July 28, 2026\nEligibility: Recent graduates, YCW eligibility requirements (see below)\n\nThe Mitchell Art Gallery (MAG) at MacEwan University is offering recent graduates the opportunity to apply their education and skills in the workplace through the Young Canada Works (YCW) at Building Careers in Heritage internship program administered by the Canadian Museums Association on behalf of the Government of Canada. This 30-week internship opportunity starts on September 7, 2026, and ends on March 31, 2027.\n\nThe MAG is looking for a highly self-motivated recent graduate with an eye for detail, a strong interest in contemporary arts, and passion for arts and culture to be our Gallery Assistant.\n\nThe Gallery Assistant will provide critical support in:\n\n- Helping to run programs, supporting students and visitors, and taking part in redeveloping the University’s management of its permanent art collections; and\n\n- Providing daily administrative support for gallery operations, collections management and archival work, conducting the necessary research, as well as participating in the planning, coordination, promotion, and execution of the gallery’s future exhibitions and public programming.\n\nHead to the following link for more details, eligibility, and how to apply: https://mitchellartgallery.macewan.ca/news/job-call-july2026\n\nImage\n\nShort description\n\nThe MAG is looking for a highly self-motivated recent graduate with an eye for detail, a strong interest in contemporary arts, and passion for arts and culture to be our Gallery Assistant.\n\nChoose post type\n\nArts opportunity\n\nTags\n\nTags are used to categorize postings so that users can easily find opportunities that apply to them. Select the tags that apply to your submission below. You can only select one Location tag, but you can select more than one tag for Art discipline and Artist opportunity type if applicable.\n\nArt discipline\n\nVisual arts & new media\n\nLocation\n\nEdmonton\n\nArtist opportunity type\n\nJobs\n\nInfo\n\nAny personal information provided in a request to post a listing on the AFA newsfeed, or in the listing itself, will be used for the purpose of posting to the AFA’s newsfeed, administering the AFA’s website and providing individuals and organizations with information on AFA programs and events. Such information is collected under the authority of section 33 (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and is protected by the privacy provisions of the Act. Should you have any questions about the collection of this information, you may contact Aaron Talbot, Arts Services Consultant – Communications, at 780-289-3781.","url":"https://www.affta.ab.ca/node/20751","imageUrl":"https://www.affta.ab.ca/sites/default/files/feed/images/Gallery%20Assistant%20Job%20Call%202026.png","publishedAt":"2026-07-20T17:38:41.000Z","sourceLabel":"Alberta Foundation for the Arts Opportunities","tags":[],"authorName":"Anonymous","contentHtml":"Mitchell Art Gallery is hiring a Gallery Assistant (YCW)\n\nAnonymous (not verified)\n\nMon, 07/20/2026 - 11:38\n\n\n            <p>Young Canada Works (YCW) in Heritage Organizations<br />Position length: Casual, 30 weeks, September 7, 2026 to March 31, 2027 <br />Compensation: MSU Band B (Steps 1-8): $20.640 - $30.029 per hour<br />Deadline to apply: Tuesday, July 28, 2026<br />Eligibility: Recent graduates, YCW eligibility requirements (see below)</p><p>The Mitchell Art Gallery (MAG) at MacEwan University is offering recent graduates the opportunity to apply their education and skills in the workplace through the Young Canada Works (YCW) at Building Careers in Heritage internship program administered by the Canadian Museums Association on behalf of the Government of Canada. This 30-week internship opportunity starts on September 7, 2026, and ends on March 31, 2027.</p><p>The MAG is looking for a highly self-motivated recent graduate with an eye for detail, a strong interest in contemporary arts, and passion for arts and culture to be our Gallery Assistant.</p><p>The Gallery Assistant will provide critical support in:</p><p>- Helping to run programs, supporting students and visitors, and taking part in redeveloping the University’s management of its permanent art collections; and</p><p>- Providing daily administrative support for gallery operations, collections management and archival work, conducting the necessary research, as well as participating in the planning, coordination, promotion, and execution of the gallery’s future exhibitions and public programming.</p><p>Head to the following link for more details, eligibility, and how to apply: <a href=\"https://mitchellartgallery.macewan.ca/news/job-call-july2026\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://mitchellartgallery.macewan.ca/news/job-call-july2026</a> </p>\n      \n  \n    Image\n                <img src=\"https://www.affta.ab.ca/sites/default/files/feed/images/Gallery%20Assistant%20Job%20Call%202026.png\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" alt=\"\" />\n\n\n          \n\n  \n    Short description \n              The MAG is looking for a highly self-motivated recent graduate with an eye for detail, a strong interest in contemporary arts, and passion for arts and culture to be our Gallery Assistant.\n          \n\n  \n    Choose post type\n              <a href=\"https://www.affta.ab.ca/news-type/arts-opportunity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Arts opportunity</a>\n          \n\n  \n    Tags\n              <p>Tags are used to categorize postings so that users can easily find opportunities that apply to them. Select the tags that apply to your submission below. You can only select one <strong>Location tag</strong>, but you can select more than one tag for <strong>Art discipline</strong> and <strong>Artist opportunity type</strong> if applicable.</p>\n          \n\n  \n    Art discipline\n          \n              <a href=\"https://www.affta.ab.ca/art-discipline/visual-arts-new-media\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visual arts &amp; new media</a>\n              \n      \n\n  \n    Location\n              <a href=\"https://www.affta.ab.ca/location/edmonton\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Edmonton</a>\n          \n\n  \n    Artist opportunity type\n          \n              <a href=\"https://www.affta.ab.ca/artist-opportunity-type/jobs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jobs</a>\n              \n      \n\n  \n    Info\n              <p>Any personal information provided in a request to post a listing on the AFA newsfeed, or in the listing itself, will be used for the purpose of posting to the AFA’s newsfeed, administering the AFA’s website and providing individuals and organizations with information on AFA programs and events. Such information is collected under the authority of section 33 (c) of the <em>Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act </em>and is protected by the privacy provisions of the Act. Should you have any questions about the collection of this information, you may contact Aaron Talbot, Arts Services Consultant – Communications, at 780-289-3781.</p>","slug":"mitchell-art-gallery-is-hiring-a-gallery-assistant-ycw","publicPath":"/news/2026-07-20-mitchell-art-gallery-is-hiring-a-gallery-assistant-ycw"}}