Career Fair
Career Fair 
The College Art Association Career Fair is known for offering many vital services,
from employment opportunities, to professional development workshops, to one-on-one
mentoring sessions, to networking and socializing with friends and colleagues.
Our philosophy is to create a lifetime context for thinking about a career, because
a satisfying working life is multifaceted, complex, and involves more than one
strategy to accomplish one’s goals. We at CAA are committed to offering
these services to help our members be successful, short- and long-term, in their
career paths.All Career Fair activities will begin on Tuesday evening with Orientation. The Interviewer Center and Candidate Center open on Wednesday morning. Both Centers provide electronic access to the Online Career Center. The popular Mentoring Sessions and Professional Development Roundtable Discussions begin on Thursday morning.
Career Fair Orientation
Grand Ballroom, Second Floor, Sheraton Boston Hotel
Tues 6:30–8:00 pm
Candidates, interviewers and others interested in learning more about the Career Fair and the Conference are urged to attend Orientation, a highly informative and popular session that has been organized to assist all participants in the placement process and the Conference. The panel for this year’s meeting includes seasoned veterans who will give helpful advice on how to conduct your job search and interview for a position as well as answer general questions about the Conference. You will also receive CAA’s Guide for Interviewers and Candidates, which includes details on how to use the different functions of CAA’s onsite Career Fair and answers frequently asked questions. CAA’s Guide for Interviewers and Candidates will also be available online at the beginning in December.
Career Fair
Employment Opportunities
Services at the Career Fair will be available through CAA’s state-of-the-art Online Career Center. Using the Online Career Center at the Annual Conference, job seekers will be able to search all position listings, post résumés, request e-mail alerts, and much more. A helpful Career Fair icon will identify those positions that are posted for interviews at the conference. Just look for the Career Fair icon next to the position listing. Employers will be able to post new jobs, update
current listings, add or delete the Career Fair icon, receive applications, and
contact applicants onsite. A CAA User I.D. and password are required for access
to the Online Career Center.
Candidate Center
Fairfax A/B, Third Floor, Sheraton Boston Hotel
Wed–Fri 9:00 am–7:00 pm
Candidates seeking information on jobs should come to the Candidate Center to
use the Online Career Center. Computers will be available for you to search up-to-the-minute
Career Fair job listings, post résumés, apply for positions, request interviews,
and receive Career Fair-specific messages from employers. Onsite interviewers
may mark their job listings with the Career Fair icon . For access to the Online
Career Center, you must be a paid CAA individual member. To use this service,
you will need your CAA User I.D. and password. Save time and join, rejoin, or
renew your membership now! A Conference registration badge is neither required
nor accepted for admission to the Candidates Center. Job seekers who wish to enter
the Interviewer Tables must show a valid CAA Individual Member I.D. card.Access to computers at the Candidate Center will be timed, monitored, and available on a first-come, first-served basis. You may wish to bring your laptop to the Conference instead. Wi-Fi hot spots will be available in the Conference hotels at a cost of around $10. Please check with the Concierge located in the lobby of your hotel.
Online Career Fair listings and services are available now. CAA advises you to start your Conference-specific job search before the Conference. Job seekers can do so by clicking here.
Interviewer Center
Gardner A, Third Floor, Sheraton Boston Hotel
Wed–Fri 9:00 am–7:00 pm
Interviewers must check in at the Interviewer Center on arrival to receive a 2006
CAA Interviewer I.D. Card, which is required for access to the Interviewer Tables.
Interviewers may also use the Online Career Center in the Interviewer Center to
post last-minute listings, update current listings, search and view résumés, communicate
with job seekers, schedule interviews, and rent tables. At the Interviewer Center,
you may mark new or existing positions with the Career Fair icon to let candidates
know you will be interviewing onsite. Computers will be available (on a first-come,
first-served timed basis) at the Center. You may also wish to bring your laptop
to the Conference. Wi-Fi hot spots will be available.It is highly recommended that interviewers post jobs and rent tables in advance of the Conference; inteviewers can do so by clicking here (CAA members login required). If you are not a member of CAA, please call 212-691-1051 ext. 223.
Message Center
Gardner B, Third Floor, Sheraton Boston Hotel
Wed–Fri 9:00 am–7:00 pm
The Message Center is where interviewers may leave messages for candidates, and
where candidates may pick up messages. For admission to the Message Center, interviewers
must show their interviewer identification card, and candidates must show their
valid CAA Individual Member ID card. A Conference registration badge is neither
required nor accepted for admission to the Message Center.
Interviewer Tables
Exhibition Hall B, Hynes Convention Center
Wed 9:00 am–7:00 pm; Thurs 9:00 am–7:00 pm; Fri 9:00 am–7:00 pm; Sat 9:00 am–noon
Interviewer tables will be available for interviewing prospective candidates for
positions in the visual arts, art history, art education, art museums, and cultural
organizations.
Advance Rental
To reserve a table in advance and to find out about rates please visit the Online Career Center by clicking here (CAA members login required). If you are not a member of CAA, please call 212-691-1051 ext. 223.
Deadline for advance rental of a table is February 16, 2006.
Onsite Rental with Full Payment
To rent tables at the Conference please see CAA staff at the Interviewer Center. Onsite rentals are subject to availability and must be paid in full at the Conference. Payment methods accepted: MasterCard, Visa, Discover, or American Express.If you must cancel a table, please do so before February 6, 2006. There will be no refunds after this deadline.
Career Fair
Preconference Professional Development Workshops
CAA is pleased to announce its first preconference series of professional development workshops for visual artists, art educators, museum professionals, and art historians from emerging to mid-career.Writing a Better Artist’s Statement
Beacon A Room, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Boston Hotel
Tues 3:00–4:00 pm; 4:00–5:00 pm
An artist’s statement is a standard element of any artist's portfolio
and résumé package. Although we would like to think that our digital images or
slides speak for themselves, the exhibition curators, academic hiring committees,
and gallery owners who receive artists’ portfolios are skilled critical
readers as well as judges of visual art. A poorly written artist’s statement
may weaken an otherwise strong presentation. What information should an artist’s
statement include? Is it OK to use the same statement for an academic job application
and when submitting a portfolio to a gallery? How creative, stylized, or impressionistic
should the writing be? Workshop participants will explore various modes of statement,
and may bring their own draft texts for review and critique. Led by Eve Sinaiko,
CAA Director of Publications, this workshop will be given twice, 3:00–4:00
pm and 4:00–5:00 pm. Each workshop is limited to 15 participants.Preregistration Price: $35
Grant-Writing Workshop for Artists
Berkeley Room, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Boston Hotel
Tues 2:00–5:00 pm
CAA is pleased to announce a special, preconference grant-writing workshop for
visual artists. Led by Barbara Bernstein, the workshop will be given in two parts.
Part 1 is an overview of the complete grant proposal writing process for individual
and/or collaborative projects, including gathering background information, setting
goals and objectives, activity plans, budget, and assessment. In Part 2, small
groups will engage in “hands-on” practice exercises, including writing abstracts,
conceiving goals and objectives, creating documentation and assessment plans,
and formulating a budget. Information on researching sources of grant funding
will be provided at both sessions. The two parts of the grant-writing workshop
will run back-to-back. Each session is limited to 50 participants.
Computing a Better Portfolio
Beacon Room B, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Boston Hotel
Tues 1:00–2:00 pm; 5:00–6:00 pm
There are many technological advances available to help visual artists enhance and organize
their portfolios. Please join us at this unique CAA workshop as we address three important areas:
organizing your portfolio, understanding available technology, and choosing appropriate
technology for you. Led by Alex Khost, the discussion will focus on the importance of
understanding digital imagery and compatibility and how this knowledge will make it easier to
upgrade your portfolio. Mr. Khost will introduce helpful input/output tools for computers,
discuss the basic digital camera interface and how to use it with your computer, and provide an
overview of useful tools and features of Photoshop. This workshop will also touch upon different
types of portfolios, uses of portfolios, and requirements of portfolios. This workshop will be
given twice, 1:00–2:00 PM and 5:00–6:00 PM. Each workshop is limited to 15 participants.Preregistration Price: $35
Career Fair
CAA Mentoring Sessions
Members in all disciplines are eligible for CAA’s two mentoring programs: Artists’ Portfolio Mentoring Sessions and the Career Development Mentoring Sessions. The mentoring sessions are scheduled by appointment only. All participants must be current 2006 CAA individual members. Participants are chosen by lottery from online applications received by December 15, 2005. All applicants will be notified by mail or e-mail of the status of their workshop participation. CAA will make every effort to accommodate all applicants; however, workshop participation is limited.Artists’ Portfolio Mentoring Sessions
Room 102, Plaza Level, Hynes Convention Center
Appointments will be scheduled in the following time slots: Thurs–Fri 8:00
am–noon; 1:00–5:00 pmCAA artist members may present slides, VHS-format videos, or CD-ROMs of their work for review by professional curators and critics in individual, twenty-minute consultations. The goal of these sessions is for CAA members to discuss issues and present questions about portfolio formats, visual sequencing, and professional advancement through the artist portfolio with experts in the field.
All applicants must be current 2006 CAA members. To apply, download and complete the Artists’ Portfolio Mentoring Sessions application (in PDF format) here. Participants will be chosen by a lottery of applications received by the deadline; all applicants will be notified by mail or e-mail in January. While CAA will make every effort to accommodate all applicants, participation is limited. Please send the completed application to:
Career Development Associate
Career Development Mentoring Sessions
CAA
275 Seventh Ave., 18th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Deadline extended: December 15, 2005.
Career Development Mentoring Sessions
Room 103, Plaza Level, Hynes Convention Center
Appointments will be scheduled in the following time slots: Thurs and Fri 8:00
am–noon and 1:00–5:00 pm
Artists, art historians, museum professionals, and art educators at all career stages are invited to apply for one-on-one consultations with professionals in their fields. The Career Development Sessions offer a unique opportunity to receive candid advice on how to conduct a thorough job search, present work, prepare for interviews, and discuss how to advance one’s career.
All applicants must be current CAA members. To apply, download and complete the Career Development Mentoring Sessions application (in PDF format) here. Participants will be chosen by a lottery of applications received by the deadline; all applicants will be notified by mail or e-mail in January. While CAA will make every effort to accommodate all applicants, workshop participation is limited. Please send the completed application to:
Career Development Associate
Career Development Mentoring Sessions
CAA
275 Seventh Ave., 18th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Deadline extended: December 15, 2005.
Career Fair
Professional Development Roundtable Discussions
Location To Be Announced
Thurs 12:30–2:00 pm
Come join your colleagues to discuss the challenges, opportunities, and issues
that affect you on the job. Roundtable leaders will informally discuss a wide
range of topics that relate to career choices, your professional life and work
strategies. Share your ideas, concerns, solutions, and experiences with emerging
professionals and mid-career to advanced colleagues in small open and frank discussion
groups.
Career Fair
Networking
Student Center & Lounge
Location to Be Announced
Open Wed–Fri 9:00 am–10:00 pm; Sat 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Meet the members of the CAA Student and Emerging Professionals Committee and converse
with art professionals on Thursday and Friday, 12:30–2:00 pmWatch for flyers or visit the Student Center & Lounge for more info.
Need a place to relax for a few minutes or to meet and network with colleagues? Come visit the CAA Student Center & Lounge sponsored by the Student and Emerging Professionals Committee. The Student Center & Lounge is a multipurpose facility with events scheduled throughout the Conference. Come meet representatives of the committee and hear established art professionals discuss their career paths at casual lunchtime gatherings. Or use the Student Center & Lounge during quiet times to unwind from the hubbub of the job fair or collect your thoughts before the next session or interview. The Student Center & Lounge will also have bulletin boards available for personal notes to friends and information about restaurants and wireless stations in the area. The Student Center and Lounge is open to ALL Conference attendees. A place to relax, pick up and review materials and applications, eat a brown-bag lunch, and chat with colleagues and members of the CAA Student and Emerging Professionals Committee.
Chill out with the SEPC at the Student and Emerging Professionals Reception following the committee’s session on Thursday, February 23, 7:00–8:00 pm in the Student Center & Lounge. Free snacks and refreshments for all!
Keep an eye out for the Student Guide to the Boston Conference, to be published on the CAA website in December 2005.
- Questions? Please contact Alexis Light at alight@collegeart.org.
Copyright © 2008
COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION 275 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001
T: 212-691-1051 | F: 212-627-2381 | Contact Us | About The Site
The College Art Association supports all practitioners and interpreters of visual art and culture, including artists and scholars, who join together to cultivate the ongoing understanding of art as a fundamental form of human expression. Representing its members' professional needs, CAA is committed to the highest professional and ethical standards of scholarship, creativity, connoisseurship, criticism, and teaching.
Privacy Policy | Refund Policy
COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION 275 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001
T: 212-691-1051 | F: 212-627-2381 | Contact Us | About The Site
The College Art Association supports all practitioners and interpreters of visual art and culture, including artists and scholars, who join together to cultivate the ongoing understanding of art as a fundamental form of human expression. Representing its members' professional needs, CAA is committed to the highest professional and ethical standards of scholarship, creativity, connoisseurship, criticism, and teaching.
Privacy Policy | Refund Policy