Call for Board of Directors Members

Akin Projects

Call for Board of Directors Members

Deadline: August 31, 2020

Akin is an artist-run social enterprise (consisting of sister organizations Akin Projects & Akin Collective) located on Ancestral Wendat territory and the territory of the Anishinaabe and the Haudenosaunee in Toronto. We provide affordable studio space to approximately 250 artists within our 8 locations and programming of roughly 50 arts-based events per year across the city. Akin Projects is a registered nonprofit, established in 2015, providing artists and creatives with the support they need for creative production and development of their careers to benefit and enhance the communities where they work and live. We have offered services to thousands of individuals since our inception through our creative studios and arts programming. Akin Projects builds community through monthly art critiques, workshops, open studio events, gallery tours, exhibitions, and various other art projects.

For more information about Akin Projects, please visit: www.akinprojects.org

Akin Projects is seeking six (6) individuals to join its Board of Directors. These individuals will ideally bring expertise, dedication, lived experience and vision to our organization. We are seeking additions to our team with a variety of qualifications and interests including financial expertise/treasurer, public programming, marketing, government relations and fundraising, human resources, board governance as well as familiarity with Akin and the larger visual arts community in Toronto and ideally, previous board experience. We strongly encourage and will prioritize the applications of practicing artists and creatives, including current and former Akin members.

Akin Projects’ Board of Directors is a working Board. Each member is expected to attend six Board meetings per year, participate in committee work between meetings, and commit to serving a two-year term. 

Akin Projects has committed to at least 50% BIPOC representation at the Board and staff levels. 

PROCESS:

Adapting the Toronto Arts Council’s Equity Priority Group Policy, we will be prioritizing applicants who self-identify as belonging to one (or more) of Toronto Arts Council’s Equity Priority Groups (Black, Indigenous, Persons of Colour, Deaf Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Persons Living with Mental Illness, 2SLGBTQIAP). We encourage applications from these communities and will endeavour to accommodate applicants with a disability during the hiring process in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code guidelines and other applicable legislation.

This effort is part of an ongoing commitment to anti-oppressive practices, equity and inclusion at Akin and an effort to engage diverse communities and artists within our organization and across our programs This includes Anti-Oppression training and the continual revision of our Code of Conduct and needs assessment strategies. 

Commitments & of each Akin Projects Board member include:

• Regular attendance at Board meetings and all related meetings, along with a commitment to actively participate in work as it arises and participate in at least one Board committee.

• Being an active, informed and engaged participant in Akin Projects matters including preparing for meetings, reviewing and commenting on minutes and Reports, attending Akin Projects events and training exercises,

• Familiarizing yourself with the activities of the organization and the larger arts community in Toronto, while also building a strong working relationship with fellow board members and Staff as applicable.

• Participation in fundraising for the organization, and volunteering time to assist at programs

• A deep interest in supporting artists, creatives and the arts sector.

Please note that Board members are volunteers and therefore cannot be financially compensated by Akin Projects for their related work while serving on the Board.

To Apply:

Please email a brief (one page maximum) statement explaining why you are interested in this volunteer position along with your CV, résumé or statement of experience and any applicable web links (in PDF format) to laura@akincollective.com with the subject heading: ATTN: Board of Directors Position.

Akin is actively prioritizing self-identifying applicants from Black and Indigenous communities.

Application Accessibility Support

Applicants who require additional resources, support or time to apply can request as such. Please request this assistance at least one week in advance of the submission deadline. To do so, or for additional information, please contact michael@akincollective.com.

Application deadline: 11:59 pm, August 31, 2020

Successful applicants will be contacted no later than September 9, 2020.

Whippersnapper Gallery: Join our board of directors! Deadline: April 10th.

Akin Lansdowne alum Whippersnapper Gallery is recruiting new Directors for its Board to help lead the gallery into the future. The Directors will support Whippersnapper continue to be a leader in the visual arts through the presentation of emerging artists, the provision of professional development and creation of public programming that starts conversations. We are recruiting individuals who support the mission and vision of the organization and can share 5-8 hours of their time monthly.
 
We are seeking members from our community that come with diverse perspectives, expertise, and experience in the arts sector. We have highlighted the following expertise as assets to the board:
•Designated CPAs*
• Legal*
• Human Resources
• Sponsorship and Fundraising
• Previous Board experience
 
*individuals with these skill sets are of particular need for the board in the coming term
 
While we appreciate the interest of all candidates, only selected individuals will be contacted for an interview. Candidates will have an opportunity to learn more about the organization and meet current Board members on April 17.
 
If interested please submit your resume and a brief letter of intent to: thenewwhippersnapper@gmail.com by April 10, 2019.

Tangled Art + Disability Call for Board of Directors Members

Tangled Art + Disability is a registered charitable organization with a mandate to support Deaf, Mad and disability-identified artists, to cultivate Deaf, Mad and disability arts in Canada, and to enhance access to the arts for artists and audiences of all abilities. Located in a dynamic arts complex of galleries, studios, festival offices and like-minded arts and community groups in Toronto, Tangled is a rapidly growing cultural leader in the area of disability and arts.

Tangled Art + Disability is seeking Board of Directors members who will bring dedication and vision into our organization. We require persons with a variety of qualifications such as financial expertise, fundraising, donor relations, legal, policy development and human resources knowledge as well as familiarity with contemporary disability arts.

Application Deadline: April 30, 2019.

The Tangled Board of Directors is a working/policy Board and each member is expected to attend bi-monthly meetings (six per year) and commit to serving a two-year term. In addition to adhering to Board governance and overseeing the finances of the organization, ideal candidates will also help develop and implement strategies that will generate revenue, attract new supporters and build the gallery’s profile. Commitments of each Board member include:

1. Regular attendance at Board meetings and important related meetings. 2. A commitment to participate actively in priority work as it arises. 3. Staying informed about board matters, which include preparing in advance for meetings, and reviewing and commenting on minutes and reports.

4. Getting to know other board members and building a collegial working relationship that contributes to consensus. 5. Getting to know and staying informed about the programming activities of the organization and of the arts community in Toronto generally. 6. Participation in fundraising for the organization.

Board members are volunteers and therefore cannot be financially compensated for their work, or exhibit at Tangled while being on the Board.

If you would like to join a dynamic, future forward organization with a dedication to accessible culture for all, please send a letter of introduction as well as a resume to: Board@tangledarts.org by April 30, 2019 at 5pm.

We welcome candidates from a wide range of backgrounds and experience. Tangled is strongly committed to equity within its community and to recruiting diverse members of the Board. Tangled encourages applications from all qualified candidates including persons with disabilities, First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons, members of racialized communities and LGBTQ-identified persons.

Potential candidates for the Tangled Art + Disability Board will be interviewed in May to determine your eligibility to run for election. Successful candidates will be notified by May 17, 2019 and they will be invited to begin their term in June. Candidates must be officially elected at the November, 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) where their names will be added to the slate of nominees put forward for election.