The Nancy Savage Skinner ‘79 Director is responsible for ensuring that The Prior Performing Arts Center is a vibrant, cultural, and intellectual hub, offering robust programming for the Holy Cross community that reflects the needs and interests of Holy Cross faculty, staff, students, and academic programs as well as the community at large.
Organizational Profile
The Prior serves as a catalyst for an integrative, cross-disciplinary liberal arts education, centering the creative and performing arts within the development of Holy Cross students. The Prior is also a venue for extraordinary performances, events, and residencies by visiting artists; and for creative use by students, faculty, staff, and the greater Worcester community. It carries the College’s ambition for Holy Cross to become a regional arts destination, a goal encouraged by the world-class design of the building. The 84,000-square-foot facility was designed by architectural firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro, whose other cultural projects include the High Line, The Shed, Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, the UC Berkeley Art Museum, and the ICA Boston.
Application Instructions / Public Contact Information
The College of the Holy Cross has engaged Management Consultants for the Arts to facilitate this search; Jason Palmquist, Kate Scorza Ingram, and David Mallette are the consultants leading the process. Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to submit a cover letter, resumé/CV, and the names of four professional references in complete confidence via the application portal below. The cover letter of no more than two pages should describe the following:
- Why is this post and organization attractive to you?
- What about you and your work makes you a potentially strong contributor as the leader of The Prior?
- How do you understand the interaction between the performing/creative arts and undergraduate liberal arts education?
- How have you supported inclusive excellence in your leadership roles to date?
Each file should have the applicant’s name included as part of the file name and submitted as separate .pdf documents. Once all materials have been submitted online, the applicant will receive a confirmation of their submission via the email address provided in the application.
Application Deadline
10/25/2024
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