Employment opportunity: Programming Coordinator

Deadline: June 19, 2026

About the organization

Dazibao is an exhibition centre founded in 1980 and dedicated to the dissemination and mediation of contemporary image-based practices. It supports research, experimentation, and critical reflection by giving a platform to artistic practices grounded in contemporary social issues.

Through a rigorous and diverse program—exhibitions, film screenings and video programs, publications, events, and outreach projects—the centre fosters discourse that questions the status of images, their uses, and their modes of production and dissemination, while addressing artistic, historical, and social issues relevant to a wide range of audiences and communities.

Dazibao aims to be a space for reflection, attentiveness, and guided by principles of equity, parity, and cultural diversity. It affirms art as a field of knowledge that emboldens our capacity to explore and rethink our relationship to the world.

Learn more about the mission and the history of the organization here.

Job description and responsibilities

Reporting to the Director, the Programming Coordinator is responsible for coordinating Dazibao’s programming activities, both internally and externally, at every stage of their development and implementation. The successful candidate should possess a strong knowledge of contemporary image-based practices and discourses and demonstrate a desire to contribute to project development while building thoughtful relationships within the artistic community.

• Programming

— Coordinate and follow up with artists regarding the development of content for projects and activities included in the centre’s programming;

— Conduct research related to program development (content and potential artists);

— Contribute to the writing, editing, and translation of exhibition texts and other materials related to programming;

— Assist in preparing and leading guided tours and school visits;

— Contribute to the development of outreach activities and audience engagement;

— Write calls for proposals, and manage and organize submissions received through calls for proposals. 

• Administration 

— Write grant applications and reports;

— Monitor new funding opportunities and changes to existing programs;

— Plan timelines for grant writing;

— Manage internship applications and logistical affairs related to internships;

— Perform any other tasks that contribute to the smooth operation of the organization.

Profile

— Resourceful, rigorous, personable, curious, diplomatic, proactive, and collaborative;

— Ability to conduct research related to programming;

— Excellent spoken and written French and strong spoken and written English;

— Ability to thoroughly proofread and revise texts in French and effectively proofread texts in English;

— Knowledge of the contemporary art milieu and artist-run centres;

— Familiarity with contemporary image-based discourses and practices;

— Good knowledge of standard work tools and information technologies (Google Workspace, Mac environment, etc.);

— Good knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop);

— Video editing skills are an asset;

— University degree in visual arts, art history, or another combination of education deemed relevant;

— A minimum of two years experience in a similar position.

Conditions of employment

— Start date: Early August 2026

— Part-time position: 21 hours per week (three days between Tuesday and Saturday; occasional evening work during events), at the gallery

— One-year contract with possibility of renewal

— Hourly wage between $21 and $24, based on experience and pay equity

— Four weeks of vacation during the summer and time off during the holiday season after one year of employment

Please send your résumé and cover letter by email to embauche@dazibao.art with the subject line “Programming Coordinator” no later than June 19, 2026.

Committed to diversity and inclusion, Dazibao encourages applications from anyone who identifies as a member of an underrepresented or minority group.

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.