[artinfo] Director's post at The National Centre of Art and Landscape of Vassiviere en Limousin

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The National Centre of Art and Landscape of Vassiviere en Limousin is 
looking for a director.

Applications should be sent by the
30 September 2004 to:

Monsieur le President
Du Centre National d'Art et Paysage de Vassiviere
Ile de Vassiviere
87120 BEAUMONT DU LAC

Tel : +05 55 69 27 27
Fax : +05 55 69 29 31
centre.d-art.vassiviere at wanadoo.fr





Director's post

The National Centre of Art and Landscape is situated in the Limousin region 
of France on an island in the middle of a 1000 hectare lake, part of a new 
economic plan linked to the touristic activity. The island is over 70 
hectares and the cultural activity of this exceptional site is based on the 
relationship of the arts, the territory and the landscape.

The National Centre of Art and Landscape was designed by the architectes 
Aldo Rossi and Xavier Fabre and is part of the national heritage of the 
XXth century. The sculpture park, composed of 30 works created in situ, 
develops on the island.

The territory is part of the regional nature reserve of Millevaches.


Description of the post

The principal financers are the French Ministry of Culture and the Limousin 
Region. In charge of the National Centre of Art and Landscape. The Director 
has the following responsabilties :

• Define and accomplish an artistic and cultural project which takes into 
account the development of the territory but also that of the public (visitors)
• Administrative and financial responsability of the association
• Define and accomplish the artistic projects on the Island (sculpture park)
• Development of the national centre of ressources "Art and Landscape" in 
relation with the Ministry of education
• New financial partners


Profile

•Experience in directing and managing a cultural enterprise
• Profound knowledge of visual arts and landscape on national and 
international levels
• Capacity to elaborate a cultural project intergrating the rural 
development scheme
• Capacity to negotiate
• Complete professional availability
• Good knowledge of communication techniques, at ease with writing, open mind
• Should speak and write fluent french


Salary

Will be determined in relation to the experience of the candidate. The 
monthly salary requested by the candidate should be stipulated in the 
letter of application.

Applications should be sent by the 30 September 2004 to:

Monsieur le President
Du Centre National d'Art et Paysage de Vassiviere
Ile de Vassiviere
87120 BEAUMONT DU LAC

Some candidates will be selected (on application letter and CV) to produce 
a writen project which should then be orally presented to a jury.

The post is available from 2 November 2004.