Art and Art History Life Drawing Coordinator

*All student employment positions on campus are covered by a negotiated contract with the Union of Grinnell Student Dining Workers (UGSDW).

Each semester, the student employee will schedule, publicize, facilitate, and monitor weekend daytime or weekday evening life drawing sessions that focus on the figure in the BCA 125 Drawing Studio. The position consists of organizational and administrative tasks and monitoring life drawing sessions. The coordinator is responsible for facilitating life drawing sessions by setting up model stands and still-life settings, instructing the model on the types and duration of poses, making sure the model has adequate breaks, and performing studio maintenance and clean up. 

Must be available to work one weekend day and/or a weekday evening (approximately 6 hours per week with the potential for working thru the full 2026-27 Academic Year).

The coordinator is expected to communicate with the art studio faculty who also work in the BCA 125 Drawing Studio on the shared use of the space. The monitor will be supervised by and communicate with the Drawing Faculty and the Studio Art Technical Assistant. This position has the potential to be held for the full academic year. Students may reapply for the position each year. 

The coordinator must be comfortable, respectful, and professional while working with a nude model of any age, body type, gender, or ethnicity and will be required to take an additional Title IX training with our Title IX Coordinator. 

3rd or 4th year Studio Art major preferred - 2nd years are eligible. The student applicant should have previously taken ART 134 Drawing and/or have additional life drawing experience.