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Position: Cultural Mediator and Programming Assistant

DARE-DARE is looking for a dynamic and passionate individual to fill the position of Cultural Mediator and Programming Assistant.

About the center: DARE-DARE center de diffusion d'art multidisciplinaire de Montréal is an artist-run center dedicated to the dissemination of artistic practices in public space. Its offices are currently located at 2515 Delisle Street in Montreal, and its mediation center for art in public space, La HALTE, is located in Sainte-Cunégonde Park, just a few minutes from Lionel-Groulx metro station.

La HALTE - Pavillon de référence et de réflexion sur l'art dans l'espace public (Pavilion for reference and reflection on art in public space) wishes to promote accessibility to documentation, and to offer a selection of documentary tools paying particular attention to public art and site/context-specific projects. Here you will find a selection of publications on art in the public space, art and politics, art action, architecture, design, urban planning, decolonization of the arts, citizen and participatory approaches, zines, artists' books and micro-publishing...and much more!

The position at La HALTE is a cultural mediation role in public space.

Job responsibilities :

Cultural mediation :

• In charge of La HALTE, a mediation center for art in the public space (located in a shipping container in Parc Sainte-Cunégonde) :
• Reception and cultural mediation with the public: explain the mandate of the artist-run center, its past, current and future activities ;
• Management of the library collection, presentation of works on display and to the public;
• Responsible for La HALTE's cultural mediation activities, according to the programming schedule.

Programming:

• Coordinate the Public Writing component (illuminated sign) of the 2025-2026 programming by ensuring weekly posting and documentation of the poem and maintenance of the sign ;
• Assist the team in carrying out public programming activities and events;
• Assist the Director of Artistic Programming with preparations for events related to the Centre's 40th anniversary: follow up with artists, approach local businesses for partnerships, assist with communication between the various parts of the project;
• All other related tasks.

Qualities and Skills Required:

• Communication skills in French and English (the working language at DARE-DARE is French, yet the Little Burgundy district is often English-speaking or allophone);
• Ability to communicate and explain current art ideas and concepts in French and English, to both informed and uninitiated audiences;
• Ability to interact with a varied public, of different ages and backgrounds;
• Ability to work in a public space;
• Strong interest in art books and archiving practices;
• Autonomy, dynamism, versatility, reliability, punctuality;
• Interpersonal, organizational and initiative skills;
• College or university studies in the arts, art history, museology, management of cultural organizations or related fields;
• Experience in cultural mediation;
• Spanish or other language, an asset;
• Knowledge of the Quebec artist-run center network, an asset.

Position: temporary

Start date: training July 2 and 3, 2025, opening of La HALTE July 4, 2025

Duration: July 2, 2025 to October 5, 2025

Schedule: 21 hours per week: Fridays 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or according to center activities (occasional evenings)

Salary: $21 per hour

Please send your CV and cover letter to the hiring committee at prog@dare-dare.org with subject line: Candidature Responsable de la Médiation Culturelle. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Selected candidates must be available for a virtual interview the week of June 16.

Application deadline: June 8, 2025 (11:59pm)