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Art Jobs: Registrar at Los Angeles Modern Auctions

Posted on by Celia

Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) seeks a full-time Registrar to join the auction house. The ideal candidate is highly organized with great attention to detail. LAMA is the leading auction house on the West Coast for modern and contemporary fine art and design, and candidates must thrive in a fast-paced, high-intensity working environment.

The Registrar executes the logistics of incoming and outgoing property from the auction house and manages LAMA’s inventory database. The role works closely with the Client Services and Specialist Departments to successfully coordinate each consignment to the auction house.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as primary liaison with third parties regarding incoming and outgoing property
  • Inventory and organize physical property at LAMA
  • Manage database containing consignment and inventory data
  • Assemble and present incoming consignment information to relevant staff
  • Generate condition reports with the specialist department
  • Coordinate conservation work with vendors 

Requirements

  • Minimum 2 years of applicable experience 
  • Excellent organizational and inventory management skills
  • Acute attention to detail with a high-volume of tasks
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience managing a high-volume of email correspondence
  • Effective performance under accelerated deadlines and shifting priorities
  • Must possess personal ownership and accountability for projects, goals, and outcomes
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office is necessary; knowledge of FileMaker Pro is an advantage
  • Auction house or other art business experience is an advantage, but not required 

Modern Auctions, Inc., is an equal employment opportunity corporation. After 30 days of employment, employees may elect to join a company sponsored health and dental plan. LAMA also offers a 401(k) Profit Share plan for the exclusive benefit of all eligible employees. Salary compensation is commensurate with experience.

To apply, please email cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to Carolina Ivey at carolina@lamodern.com with subject line including “Registrar Application”. Please no phone calls.

MOCA at the Pacific Design Center To Close

Posted on by Celia

From a joint press release from The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and the Pacific Design Center:

After more than twenty years of exhibitions by The Museum of Contemporary Art hosted at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, the programming agreement between the two organizations has reached the end of its term. The alliance between MOCA and PDC, which encompassed operational, managerial, and exhibition services that have made the MOCA Gallery a cultural destination for MOCA’s patrons and the architectural and design community, will end after the current exhibition, One Day at a Time: Kahlil Joseph’s Fly Paper, closes on February 24. Over the last two decades, MOCA has exhibited at the PDC countless important and internationally acclaimed shows, including shows by artists such as Takashi Murakami, William Kentridge, Sterling Ruby, Catherine Opie, Rodarte, Jean Prouve, and Rick Owens, among many others.

“We have enjoyed a successful relationship with MOCA, and on behalf of our many showroom tenants in the design community, are appreciative of MOCA’s many wonderfully curated exhibitions,” said Charles S. Cohen, the owner of the PDC.

“We are proud of MOCA’s record of achievement at the PDC,” said Maria Seferian, Chair of the museum’s Board of Trustees. “We are grateful for our partnership with the PDC and Charles Cohen and now look forward to consolidating and growing our exhibition activities, including presentations on architecture and design, at MOCA’s two Downtown Los Angeles locations.”

Painting with STABILO Pen 68 Markers: A little color goes a long way

Posted on by Celia

Let’s talk about STABILO! Join Emilee Rudd for a fun hands-on project using the Pen 68 Markers and a water brush. With just a light touch and a dab of water, watch the saturated dye of these pens extend and blend just like watercolor. Discover how STABILO’s pens and markers, known for coloring, design and illustration, can be used in new ways and incoporated into mixed media work!

Pen 68 Marker Sets by Stabilo

With their sturdy bullet tips and brilliant, intense colors, these fiber tip pens are perfect for layout detail and sketching. The odorless water-based ink will not bleed. It also will not dissolve toner or ink of permanent markers. Pens can be left without their cap for 24 hours without drying out. Stabilo Pen 68 Markers are available in sets, which come in convenient plastic wallets, tin sets, parade sets (case folds out into a fun stand-up easel making it easier to choose pens and keep them organized), and mini sets (a compact version for when you’re on the go).