Part-Time Gallery Assistant 

Second Street Gallery is seeking a part-time Gallery Assistant to welcome visitors to exhibitions on Fridays and Saturdays. We are looking for someone who is passionate about the arts in Charlottesville and wants to get more involved with Second Street Gallery.

• Pay: $15/hr

• Employment Terms: Part-time, 12 hours a week from 10:45AM–5:15PM on Fridays and 9:45AM–4:15PM on Saturdays when exhibitions are open.
  Frequent opportunities to pick up additional hours as needed to help out with programs, events, and exhibition prep.

• Location: Second Street Gallery (115 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902) This is an in-person only position.

• Reports to: Elizabeth Ronayne, SSG Gallery Coordinator

• Application Deadline: December 10, 2025

• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received

  Responsibilities

• Maintain a welcoming and friendly environment in the gallery

• Become knowledgeable about the artists and exhibitions on view and share information about exhibitions with visitors

• Answer visitors’ questions regarding the gallery/exhibitions/upcoming programs

• Personalize connections for visitors through one-on-one or group conversation

• Enforce gallery code of conduct

• Track and record daily gallery attendance

• Facilitate, process, and record artwork sales

• Answer phone calls and general email correspondence

• Provide event assistance (set-up, clean-up, artist assistance) during monthly
  Family Studio Days and occasional artist talks and workshops

• Work with the Second Street Gallery team to maintain day-to-day operations and keep gallery in order

• Run occasional errands on and around the Downtown Mall (vehicle not required)

• Submit gallery events to local calendars/event portals and assist gallery staff with social media posting 

• Assist with special projects as necessary
  

  Ideal Skills + Qualifications

• Experience in a public-facing or customer service role. Previous experience in an art space is preferred, but not required.

• Strong interest in contemporary art

• Enthusiasm for working in a small team environment

• Organized and have great attention to detail

• Committed to centering artists’ voices by listening to them and supporting them

• Experience using Google Workspace, including Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive

• Familiarity with Square point-of-sale software and Squarespace website-management preferred but not required
  

To apply, send a resume and brief cover letter (not to exceed one page) to: info@secondstreetgallery.org

Founded in 1973, Second Street Gallery is the oldest nonprofit 501(c)(3) contemporary artspace in Central Virginia. We promote contemporary artists through the presentation of their work in a professional gallery and encourage an appreciation of contemporary art by educating the public through exhibitions, lectures, workshops, classes, tours, and publications. Second Street Gallery is committed to offering Charlottesville and the Central Virginia region leading-edge new art in perspective and context, and to fostering an active and open appreciation of this art by directly engaging the issues surrounding works by the best contemporary artists in the field. Our primary mission is to enliven Virginia through access to the best in contemporary art and artists and to inspire new ways of thinking, seeing, and doing.