Recruitment for New Res Artis Board Members.

Recruitment for New Res Artis Board Members.

Dear Member,

I invite you to nominate yourself to be a member of the Res Artis Board.

Membership of the Board is an exciting and challenging position that provides support, guidance, and vision to our membership.

The nominations for new Board members will close on 24 September 2010.

A Nomination Form for the Res Artis Board 2010-2012 is attached.

The aim is to have the Res Artis Board represent the worldwide diversity of the Res Artis community. Currently board members are drawn from the Netherlands, Switzerland, the USA, Senegal, Japan, and Australia.

Additionally Board members are expected to actively focus on a specific area of Res Artis’ operations, which include:

• Governance including by-laws, regulations and elections
• Membership including mentoring and new residency projects
• Finance including fundraising
• Communications including web development and e-newsletter
• Conferences including the General Meeting

Below is set out general information on the Res Artis Board and the roles of the Secretary and Vice President, positions which will be vacated during our meeting.

For further information about Board Membership please contact the President Mario A. Caro at mariocaro@visualcultures.net

Nomination forms for Board membership should be submitted to office@resartis.org.

Yours sincerely

Mario A. Caro

President Res Artis

26 August 2010

Res Artis Board

Background

The Res Artis organisation is governed by a Board composed of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and up to seven (7) ordinary members.

Members of the Res Artis Board are elected at the organisation’s General Meeting by the Res Artis membership. The General Meeting is held every two years with the next General Meeting being held in Montreal on 7 October 2010.

Each Board member is elected for an initial term of two years which can be extended up to a total of 4 terms (8 years).

The initial term for the new Board members will be from October 2010 until the General Meeting in 2012.

Additionally, our acting secretary, N’Goné Fall, and our vice president, Marijke Jensen will be stepping down from their respective positions. As a result, these positions will need to be appointed.

In accordance with the Res Artis by-laws, the Secretary and Vice President are nominated by the Res Artis Board and the nominations are confirmed by the Res Artis membership during the General Meeting.

The next Secretary and Vice President will be drawn from members of the Res Artis Board, including continuing members and also from the nominations received for Board members who will be elected at the General Meeting in October.

Vice President and Secretary

Background

The roles of the Vice President and Secretary are critical to the success of the Res Artis organisation and play a strategic role in leading and managing the organisation, respectively.

They have the skills to represent and promote Res Artis at the highest political and institutional levels.

They do this by leading, shaping, and clearly articulating the Board’s responses to issues surrounding residencies.

They are ambitious, confident and forward thinking in their plans for the future development of the Res Artis organisation.

They will inspire the Res Artis Board with their sense of vision and commitment.

They will have a strong understanding of the role Res Artis plays in representing a worldwide and diverse network of residency programs as well as a general practical understanding of the non-profit nature of the arts residency sector.

Ideally the Vice President and Secretary will have an existing profile in the residency world.

Additionally, they will have specific skills in fundraising, as this is an increasingly important area of future development for the organisation.

The Vice President and Secretary will work as part of a team with other members of the Board. The Board is supported by a small and dedicated paid staff that provide administrative support for the Res Artis organisation.

Obviously, not all potential candidates will fulfil all of these requirements, but successful candidates will reflect many of them.

What are the benefits of being Vice President and Secretary of Res Artis?

The Res Artis Vice President and Secretary play an exciting high-profile role in the international non-profit and associated cultural sector.

These positions will offer the right candidates the opportunity to extend and deepen networks and heighten the profile of the Res Artis organisation at an international level, articulated around increasingly important cultural issues surrounding residencies.

The benefits of these voluntary positions include:

• Contact with the highest levels of residency and policy institutions internationally;
• Access to the entire associative sector internationally;
• An unequalled networking opportunity at the international level;
• Broad cross-sectional learning and contacts.

What are the personal attributes of the Vice President?

• Outward going personality
• Politically minded and institutionally aware
• Ideas driven and an innovative and creative thinker
• A collaborative/team player
• Proactive and dynamic
• Supportive and empathetic
• Open and cross culturally sensitive

What are the essential skills needed for the Vice President?

• Enthusiasm for the diversity project and a positive attitude to trans-national cultural practices
• Knowledge of the cultural sector
• Knowledge and experience of not-for-profit cultural practices
• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills
• Diplomatic negotiator
• Team builder
• Excellent organisational and administrative background
• Linguistically competent in English (other languages an asset)

What are the duties of the Secretary?

·      execute all decisions and resolutions of the Board.

·      ensure the best possible communications among members.

·      maintain minutes and records.

·      maintain and update the register of members and the foundation's mailing list.

·      closely interact with the President, Vice President, and Treasurer.

What are terms and conditions of the Vice President and Secretary?

These positions are both honorary and unremunerated.

Recruitment timetable and process

The next Vice President and Secretary of Res Artis will be elected at the Res Artis General Meeting on 7 October 2010 in Amsterdam.

Nomination Form for Res Artis Board 20010-2012

Name:

Organisation:

Address:

City:                           Postal code: Country:

Phone:                      Fax:                                     E-mail:

Gender: Male [  ]  Female  [  ]

Please outline your Curriculum Vitae

What are your reasons for wanting to serve on Res Artis Board?

What are the key skills you will bring to Res Artis Board?

Availability:  two years [   ] three years [   ]

Declaration of financial support.

Please indicate on a second page your capacity to support travel and accommodation costs associated with attending Res Artis Board meetings. If you need financial support, please indicate. This document will not be disclosed to third parties.