CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: ARTISTS FOR CAFKA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CAFKA’s Board of Directors is made up of individuals with a passion for contemporary art, and a drive to facilitate community engagement. CAFKA is seeking Practicing Artists to join our Board of Directors. CAFKA’s board is a working board that leads strategy, establishes practices and policies, and oversees operations and finances. In addition, each board member actively participates in at least one committee.
CAFKA is seeking Practicing Artists to join our Board of Directors. Artists play a critical role in leading the artist-run culture of the organization.
ABOUT CAFKA
CAFKA – Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener and Area is a non-profit, artist-run organization that presents a free biennial exhibition of contemporary art in the public spaces of the City of Kitchener and across the Region of Waterloo. CAFKA is a producer, advocate and educator for contemporary public, interactive and interventionist art practices. CAFKA commissions contemporary artists from Ontario, across Canada and abroad, to develop new temporary art projects that can respond to the specific features of the local urban landscape and culture. The CAFKA biennial includes approximately 20 installations, performances, projections and interventions involving collaborations with concurrent music and cultural festivals and Regional art institutions. Between biennial exhibitions, CAFKA presents selected public projects, and promotes art education through its public tours and workshops, videos, public lectures and other ancillary programs and events.
A unique curatorial framework is established for each biennial exhibition, and artist projects are programmed through a combination of peer-juried submissions and curatorial invitations. CAFKA works to create meaningful cultural experiences, build community connections, and engage public discourse around issues of social justice, social responsibility, and public and private space, bringing ground-breaking artists to Kitchener-Waterloo to contribute to these discussions.
CAFKA has developed an action plan outlining its commitment to BIPOC artists, community members, and volunteers, as well as transparency, equity, and inclusion at all levels of the organization. This plan acknowledges that BIPOC communities overlap with the LGBTQIA2S+ and disability communities, to whom CAFKA is also accountable.
QUALIFICATIONS
Prospective Board members should have some (or several) of the following general qualifications:
- Capacity to contribute time, energy, and resources to CAFKA
- A passion for contemporary art and culture
- Strategic thinking
- Excellent communication and collaborative skills
- Strong community ties
- Have a connection to the Waterloo Region
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve a 3-year term (renewable to a maximum of 6 years)
- Attend monthly meetings up to 10 meetings per year
- Sit on one committee (fundraising, marketing, programming, governance, finance, installation, education)
- Board Committees meet once a month (In person, virtual, or hybrid)
- Work with CAFKA staff to develop and implement best practices/policies
- Participate in fundraising events
- Activation of personal and professional networks for the benefit of the organization
- Attend and support CAFKA events
- Act as an ambassador and advocate for CAFKA and its mission
BENEFITS
- Shaping the present and future of the arts in Kitchener + Area
- Connecting with like-minded community leaders
- Contribute to shaping and engaging with the not-for-profit arts sector
IMPORTANT NOTES
Board membership is voluntary. Board members may not receive financial compensation or other benefit. CAFKA accepts applications for membership to its Board of Directors on an ongoing basis. This is a volunteer position holding a three-year term commitment. Applicants must be a minimum of 18 years of age.
TO APPLY
Please send a confidential statement of interest along with your CV to [email protected]
Or via regular mail: CAFKA - Studio #7, Globe Studios, 141 Whitney Place, Kitchener, ON N2G 2X8 CANADA
For questions please call (519) 744-5123 or email [email protected]
Applications are accepted year-round, with directors typically added once per year.