The Student Art Coordinator (SAC) is appointed by the President to serve as a liaison between the Guild Board and the committees under his/her jurisdiction.
The SAC oversees the programs involved with the Heard Museum Guild American Indian Youth Art Show & Sale, Student Art Notecards, and the Student Art Internship program.
The following Mission Statement guides Student Art activities:
Heard Museum Guild Student Art programs engage the community and constituents through education, outreach, and fundraising activities that support emerging artists and college students of American Indian descent.
Duties
- Creates the Strategic Plan/Action Plan, with input from committee chairs.
- Submits Strategic Plan/Action Plan to Guild Board and provides the Guild Board with monthly progress reports.
- Establishes and manages the budget for Student Art, with input from committee chairs.
- Acts as the single point of contact with SA committees and Heard Museum staff,
- Marketing of SA programs
- Works with Student Art sponsored interns to assign projects outlined by SAC and SA committees
- Evaluates current SA programs and provides information and recommendations to major stakeholders, e.g. committee chairs, schools, teachers, students, Guild, and Guild Board.
- Meets regularly with SA committee chairs
- Represents SA at Guild meetings
- Maintains the content of the SA portion of the Heard Guild website (Webmaster)
- Consults with SA Notecard chairs regarding student notecard image selection
The SAC oversees the following Student Art committees and programs:
- Youth Art Show & Sale Committee
- Student Art Note Card Committee
- Student Art Grants Program
- Student Art Internship Program
Time Line
Monthly
- Complete state-of-the-committees report and submits to Heard Guild Board
- Attend Heard Guild Board meetings
- Promote Student Art programs at Guild meetings
- Follow with Heard Staff regarding Marketing initiatives
Quarterly
- Meet with committee chairs
March
- Youth Art Show & Sale (YASS)
April
- Gain feedback on YASS by creating and administering a survey (using Survey Monkey) to all schools invited to Student Art Show. Tabulate results and share with committees.
May
- Finalize end-of-year report and submit to committees and Heard Guild Board.
June
- Maintain email list of teachers and schools invited toYASS.
- Submit production request for YASS announcement postcards and email.
July
- Create budget and submit to Heard Guild President and Treasurer
August
- Develop Student Art Strategic Plan/Action Plan
- Seek feedback from committee chairs regarding Student Art Strategic Plan/Action Plan
September
- Submit and present Student Art Strategic Plan/Action Plan to Heard Guild Board
The Heard Museum Guild Board encourages innovation and process improvement however, new initiatives and/or different approaches, activities, or actions must be discussed with the assigned Coordinator and/or Guild Executive Committee and, if necessary, approved by the Guild Board and/or Museum.
August 2022 Snyder/Madsen