Incredible artwork is created at secondary school level. More often than not, student art folios, filled with fabulous works, end up in a deep, dark corner of parents’ garages or in the school skip. The Creators’ Room, (which launched in ÅŒtautahi in 2018) is a youth development programme available to young creatives aged 15-18 years to showcase their work and connect with our community of collectors. 

Young creatives face a number of barriers when taking the first leap to publicly showcase their artwork. Many lack the confidence, resources and funding to create and present their work at professional level and have limited ways to connect with the wider arts community. The Creators’ Room assists to break down these barriers by providing upfront financial support, through the purchase and professional framing of the original artworks, as well as funding the reproduction of limited edition prints. The works are then made available to the public via our online marketplace and an annual exhibition, with all profits going directly to the artists.

While the programme has previously only been available to secondary school students in Waitaha (Canterbury), we are now rolling the programme out nationwide starting with the Wellington region.

 The Regional Manager Role

This role is for a people person who thrives on building relationships. Reporting to the directors, the key responsibilities of this role include:

• Recruiting young creatives, building rapport with these artists and their kaiako and whanau
• Establishing local connections & relationship building with key stakeholders including mana whenua, secondary schools, sponsors, suppliers, media.
• Engaging a local judging panel for the annual scholarship programme
• Artwork coordination – communication with artists around deadlines and key dates, collection of original artworks, coordinating print signings, contracts & artist biographies
• Establishing sales relationships with retail outlets.
• Local recruitment of Exhibition Coordinator in conjunction with Exhibition Manager.

To be successful in this role you must possess the following skills, attributes and experience: 

• Minimum of three years in a relationship based role 
• A skilled communicator (oral and written), with a professional, outgoing and warm nature
• Self-motivated with proven experience working autonomously
• Have a high level of organisational and time management skills
• Ideally you’ll be well-connected in the Wellington region
• Knowledge and a keen interest in visual art
• Passionate about delivering positive experiences for rangatahi, whānau and communities. 
• Own vehicle, computer and cellphone required
• Candidates wanting to enter the art/youth sector with transferable skills and a willingness to learn are encouraged to apply.