The mission of Arts Center Lake Placid (located in Lake Placid, NY) is to present and foster arts programs that inspire, enrich, educate, and entertain people of all ages. Through performances, gallery exhibits, arts education, and special programs, the Arts Center serves more than 65,000 people annually throughout the Adirondack region and beyond.

Educational offerings include year-round classes in dance, music, theater, ceramics, weaving, and visual arts; afterschool workshops; summer arts camps; school partnerships; online learning initiatives; and special projects for children and adults.

The Arts Center Lake Placid is currently engaged in a transformational capital campaign and facility redevelopment project that will create a new state-of-the-art arts campus, including purpose-built education and creative learning spaces designed to support expanded arts access, interdisciplinary collaboration, digital learning opportunities, and long-term programmatic growth. This is an exciting opportunity for a visionary leader to help shape how arts learning evolves within a dramatically enhanced creative environment.

Arts Center Lake Placid seeks an innovative and collaborative Director of Learning & Engagement to lead one of the organization’s four primary programmatic pillars and guide the continued growth of its multidisciplinary arts education initiatives.

This senior leadership position oversees Arts Center’s educational and creative learning programs serving children, teens, and adults across performing and visual arts disciplines. The Director will help shape the future of arts learning through in-person, hybrid, and online educational opportunities that expand access and deepen impact throughout the Adirondack region and beyond.

The ideal candidate is both a skilled administrator and imaginative arts leader — someone excited to steward beloved legacy programs while helping envision and build the next chapter of arts learning at the Arts Center.

The Director of Learning & Engagement provides leadership, vision, and operational oversight for the Arts Center’s education initiatives. This position supervises teaching artists, program managers, and seasonal personnel; oversees budgets and operations; and develops programs responsive to community needs and institutional priorities.

The Director will maintain and strengthen existing programs including Young & Fun, Tumbling, School Day Matinees, afterschool workshops, summer camps, ceramics, and weaving programs, while helping identify opportunities for sustainable growth and new initiatives.
The position supervises the Ceramics Manager and collaborates closely with the Director of the Lake Placid School of Dance and the Arts Center’s Performing Arts department to expand educational opportunities connected to visiting artists, productions, workshops, residencies, and audience engagement activities.

Arts Center Lake Placid is open to expanding its vision for arts learning and seeks a collaborative partner eager to help shape that future. The Director of Learning & Engagement will play an important role in helping envision how educational programming can grow and evolve within the organization’s new facilities and long-term institutional vision.

While the role is primarily administrative and strategic in nature, teaching opportunities may exist for the right candidate.

• Lead strategic planning and long-range growth for Arts Center’s learning and engagement initiatives
• Oversee educational programming for children, adults, schools, and families
• Supervise staff and evaluate teaching artists, seasonal personnel, and program managers
• Coordinate summer camps, workshops, online learning initiatives, and special projects
• Support and strengthen legacy programs while developing new initiatives
• Collaborate with Performing Arts staff to expand educational activities connected to visiting artists and productions
• Maintain and build relationships with partner organizations, schools, community collaborators, and teaching artists
• Evaluate program success through enrollment, feedback, and community responsiveness
• Manage departmental budgets, scheduling, registration systems, and operations
• Collaborate with Marketing and Development staff on promotion, grants, and funding opportunities
• Serve as an advocate for arts learning within Arts Center and the broader community

Position is full-time with benefits and includes some evenings and weekends based on class and performance schedule.

Please submit:

• Cover letter addressing interest in the position and salary expectations
• Resume or CV
• Three professional references

Applications may be sent to: James Lemons, Executive Director, at james@lakeplacidarts.org