Description

Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA), a leader in shaping the trajectory and narrative of contemporary Indigenous art, will engage a three-year term curatorial assistant (CA). The position (previously funded by the Ford Foundation) is essential to the viability of MoCNA’s ambitious and widely esteemed exhibitions program. Working closely with the chief curator, Manuela Well-off-Man, the CA will be involved in and responsible for all aspects of exhibition work, including research and planning, organization and logistics, writing and publications, and programs. The CA will be deeply involved with forthcoming exhibitions such as “Paper Cuts: Unfolding Indigenous Narratives” (2026), and projects in MoCNA’s Indigenous female artist series, including “Suzanne Kite: Mindscapes of AI Alchemy” (2025), and “Jordan Ann Craig: Abstract Universes” (2025). In addition to being integral to the ongoing capacity MoCNA’s exhibitions program, the CA position will provide a much-needed opportunity to support and mentor the next generation of Indigenous curators in the Contemporary field.