POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT New Media and Computer Art Instructor or Assistant Professor Photography and New Media Department Tenure Track Kansas City Art Institute, a national leader in visual arts education, is accepting nominations and applications for a New Media Instructor or Assistant Professor in the college's Photography and New Media Department. This is a tenure track position. The start date will be August 15, 2002. The successful candidate will teach in a strongly innovative program emphasizing interdisciplinary and experimental approaches to art making and teaching. The appointee must have thorough knowledge of basic computer animation and modeling software such as 3DS Max and Cinema 4D, multimedia authoring such as Director and Shockwave, HTML, and a strong general interest in interactive multimedia using multiple platforms such as PC, Mac, and Unix-based workstations. Knowledge of Maya's character animation and visual effects system, and authoring for The Web, CD- and DVD-ROMs is also desirable. With a grounding in history, contemporary art theory and media culture, the successful candidate will also teach New Media Toolbox 1 and 2, the media component of the sophomore year program, Advanced Workshops and other Studio Seminars. The successful candidate must have demonstrated professional achievement, hold the MFA degree (or equivalent) and have college-level teaching experience. Women artists and artists of diverse ethnicity are especially encouraged to consider this opportunity. Kansas City Art Institute is a four-year, independent and accredited college of art and design founded in 1885, and located in the cultural heart of metropolitan Kansas City. The college enrolls nearly 550 undergraduate students drawn from throughout the United States and several other countries. This position is open until filled. However, applications received by December 1 will be assured of being considered for an invitation to meet with KCAI representatives at the College Art Association Annual Conference in Philadelphia in February 2002. Applicants should send: letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, and a list of 3 references we may contact. Also include no more than 20 minutes of own video or other relevant media and self-addressed stamped envelope for return of materials. Finalists will be asked to submit transcripts to complete their application. Mail applications to: Kansas City Art Institute New Media and Computer Art Inst./Asst. Prof. Search c/o Human Resources 4415 Warwick Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64111-1874 Kansas City Art Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer The Arts in Kansas City Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI), as the oldest cultural institution in Kansas City, anchors the cultural district of Kansas City. In the fall of 1999, KCAI opened the award winning and critically acclaimed H&R Block Artspace, a gallery dedicated to contemporary art and visual arts education. KCAI is located between the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, renowned for its Asian art collection and its 17-acre sculpture garden of twentieth-century masterworks, and The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, which showcases work by emerging and established national and international artists. The Kansas City Art Institute hosts an annual visiting artist series, with recent presentations and workshops by Alfredo Jaar, Jose Bedia, Stanley Whitney, Vito Acconci, and Roger Shimomura, among others. KCAI hosts numerous national art conferences, including the Surface Design Conference 2000 and the National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts (NCECA) in 1989 and again in 2002. KCAI and its faculty are involved in initiating and developing innovative arts programming in a variety of venues within the region. Select programs in which our faculty are involved include the Electromediascope series at the Nelson-Atkins Museum which showcases the work of experimental, new media productions and Professor Hugh Merrill's community arts project with inner city youth, "Portrait of Self", in conjunction with the Christian Boltanski exhibition at the Kemper Museum. There is both private and public community support for Kansas City artists and arts organizations, including the $200 million expansion of the Nelson-Atkins Museum, the Kansas City Symphony, the State Ballet of Missouri, the Lyric Opera, the Friends of Chamber Music, and the Jazz Hall of Fame, to name a few. In 1998, the Kansas City philanthropic community gave more to their community foundation than any other city in the United States, including New York City. The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation recently secured matching grants, totaling $2 million, from the Lila Wallace Readers Digest Fund and the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation for the creation of the new Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City. With the creation of the One-Percent-for-Art Program in 1991, nearly $2.5 million worth of public art projects have been commissioned to local, national, and international artists such as Deborah Butterfield, R.M. Fischer, Robert Morris, Warren Rosser, Ken Ferguson, Stephen B. Whitacre, and Joel Shapiro. The Crossroads District, located just north of the new $100 million Union Station/Science City redevelopment project, has now emerged as a vital community of commercial galleries showing national and international artists. The Crossroads District is also home to Grand Arts and the Margaret Hall Silva Foundation, which awards grants and exhibitions to contemporary artists, for new projects both regionally and nationally. In addition, the West Bottoms in the old Kansas City stockyards is a thriving area of inexpensive studio/living and alternative gallery spaces. In the case of both art districts, KCAI alumni figure very prominently in their development and ongoing success. In recent years, Kansas City has emerged as a vibrant, nurturing environment for artists who can bring enthusiasm and a history of commitment to the arts and arts education in our community. The Kansas City Art Institute welcomes dedicated artists and scholars to our work. HRO 08/28/2001