Federal Work Study possible: Art@Work Graduate Coordinator (Graduate Student Wage)

The Art@Work Graduate Coordinator will support the administration of the Art@Work Program to make art available in shared spaces within UVA’s academic departments and units. This 6-8 hour weekly role is for the 2026-2027 academic year. This position is open to being a FWS assignment.

ABOUT ART@WORK

The Art@Work program aims to establish a comprehensive and widespread framework to make art by local artists widely available in shared spaces within UVA’s academic departments and units—open offices, conference rooms, corridors, and lobbies. The focus is on purchasing artwork created by local artists—those living in the Charlottesville area, including the city of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Augusta, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson—with an emphasis on underrepresented and emerging artists. This includes students, staff, faculty, alumni, and others. This initiative, which adapts the UVA Health Arts Committee model for the academic side of UVA, aligns with the UVA 2030 Strategic Plan’s Key Initiative #5, “Cultivating Staff Success,” and Key Initiative #6, “Good Neighbor Program.” This program is funded by the President’s office – it was one of two winners of the 2025 Hoos Making an Impact competition, recognizing the positive impacts that visual art can have on employee wellbeing, productivity, and creativity. The Art@Work Graduate Coordinator gains experience in arts administration, working with the core Art@Work team (Andrea Trimble, Director, UVA Office for Sustainability; Holly Robertson, Curator of Exhibitions, UVA Library; Lisa Jevack, Community Relations Manager, The Fralin Art Museum; and Emma Terry, Programs & Communication Director for UVA Arts) and the Art@Work Committee of volunteers who identify and acquire art to be added to a lending library and to select requests from UVA Academic units and departments interested in hosting Art@Work pieces in their staff spaces. The Art@Work program is cyclical over the course of the academic year