Part Time Museum Educator - Seasonal at John Michael Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan, WI

Part Time Museum Educator I – Seasonal job at John Michael Kohler Arts Center – Sheboygan, WI.

The John Michael Kohler Arts Center (JMKAC) is a nationally acclaimed visual and performing arts center located in downtown Sheboygan, Wisconsin. It is within walking distance of Lake Michigan and one hour from Milwaukee and Green Bay. The center focuses on relationships with artists and the community, and on preserving and exhibiting artist-built environments. Founded in 1967, JMKAC presents works by diverse artists, from the vernacular to classically trained, from local to global perspectives.

JMKAC establishes a community locally and nationally with its rotating, original contemporary art exhibitions, live performances and events, classes, workshops, and an on‑site preschool.

• Seasonal position from September 2025 through end of May 2026.
• 6.5–14 hours weekly.
• Daytime Monday–Friday, occasionally Saturday and Sunday as needed.

• Knowledge of artist‑built environments, folk art, and contemporary art.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and in a collaborative, fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries and accept feedback.
• Excellent communication and organizational time‑management skills.

• High School Diploma required.
• 1–2 years of relevant experience in the arts, education, or museums.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee will occasionally sit; use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects; talk or hear; and smell. The employee will also frequently move through gallery spaces to complete this job. The employee should be able to lift and/or move up to 5 pounds.

Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is able to read and interpret documents, write routine correspondence, speak effectively with others, add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions, and deal with problems involving few concrete variables in standard situations.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The position is office/art gallery‑based, and the noise level is usually moderate. May occasionally work inside or outside at events where the noise level could be moderate to loud.

The John Michael Kohler Arts Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from all qualified applicants.

The policy and practice of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center is to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, or service in the military, or other prohibited local, state, or federal status. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.