The Columbia Museum of Art is the premier international art museum in South Carolina with a commitment to exhibiting art from around the world. The collection ranges from antiquity to the present day with a focus on European, American, modern and contemporary, and Asian art. A large gift from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation formed the nucleus of an important permanent collection of more than 6,000 objects of fine and decorative arts across a broad range of centuries and media.

The Museum is in a modern 128,000 square foot facility that opened in 1998 and is a captivating architectural building with 25 galleries, designed by George Sexton Associates of Washington, D.C., with art studios, a 160-seat auditorium, a library, and museum shop. Significant undeveloped space is earmarked for future gallery expansion. The Museum has an annual budget of $3.7 million and a full-time staff of 32. It serves as the cultural anchor of a newly revitalized downtown – blocks from the State Capitol and the historic campus of the University of South Carolina.

Columbia is South Carolina's largest city and the center of culture, government, education, and commerce. It is centrally located and within a two-hour drive of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the beaches and historic sites of Charleston and coastal South Carolina.

Governance and Administration:

501(c)(3) entity governed by the Columbia Art Association with a 24 member Board of Trustees, 5 member Commission and approximately 34 full time staff, a number of part-time staff and many volunteers.

Operating Budget:

$3.7 million

Endowment:

Approximately $4 million

Accreditation:

American Association of Museums

Application Instructions

• Due to the high volume of requests we receive in regards to open positions at the museum, please review our application policy before submitting your resume & cover letter.
• Applications accepted via email, mail or in person at the front desk via the Visitor Services Representative. No phone calls please. All open positions at the museum will be listed under the Employment section of our website.
• All applications submitted for open positions will receive notice of receipt of their application.
• Dependent on the number of applications received for each position it may take several weeks before we begin to contact qualified candidates.
• However, only the top qualified candidates for each position are contacted via telephone.
• When visiting the museum applicants may not request an unscheduled appointment with Human Resources.
• If you are not contacted for an interview, or there are no open positions when you submit your application, please be assured that your resume will be kept on file for one year should a similar opportunity arise.