For nearly five decades, the Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council (TRAHC) has been bringing people and community together through the arts. Founded in 1978, TRAHC’s mission is to grow people and community through the arts, creating opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to experience, explore, and engage with the arts. Today, TRAHC continues to build on that legacy through an expanding range of cultural, educational, and creative programming. With two unique community facilities, a growing team, and a vision for continued impact, TRAHC offers an exciting opportunity for a visionary leader to help shape the organization’s next chapter.

The Executive Director manages a dynamic team of 10-15 individuals including coordinators and directors, as well as part-time attendants and additionally oversees operations in two community facilities: the Regional Arts Center and TRAHC’s ArtSpace. The Regional Arts Center, an artisan-restored former federal courthouse dating to 1911, is TRAHC’s formal event space, featuring office space, galleries for installations and exhibits, and party, rental, and event space. TRAHC’s ArtSpace (within walking distance of the Regional Arts Center) is a multi-use, multi-disciplinary community art space that offers professional development, workshops, and classes, with event and rental space, along with staff offices and supply rooms.

This position works closely with the Board of Directors and, with their assistance and guidance, the Executive Director is responsible for the executive, managerial, fiscal, programmatic, and operational success of the organization. The Executive Director builds on TRAHC’s 48 years of enriching community programming and provides leadership for TRAHC’s two facilities, ensuring that each effectively and thoroughly supports the organization’s mission, programs, and long-term growth in the 4 States Region.

What your essential functions will be:

The Executive Director of TRAHC will coordinate the arts council’s strategic planning and vision in the Texarkana community, while managing staff at the two facilities and promoting the organization to members and patrons of the community. Some functions of this position will include:

• Meet with community members, funders, and patrons to tell and promote the story of the arts council, as well as contextualize its impact
• Research, develop, and lead robust fundraising efforts (both existing and new)
• Maintain, grow, and optimize internal systems such as:
  • Financial (e.g., oversight of budgetary process and expenditure of funds),  
  • Operational resources (e.g., vendors, equipment, software,); and
  • Databases on students, donors, and artists/instructors
• Oversee the effective operation, maintenance, use, and development of both TRAHC Facilities
• Coordinate and advise a team of specialized staff including: administration, marketing and media, education, events and rentals, and visual arts/studio programs 
• Collaborate with key local and regional representatives on current projects
• Coordinate, plan, network and fundraise for future success
• Develop and implement strategies that maximize the use and impact of both the Regional Arts Center and TRAHC’s ArtSpace
• Identify opportunities and plan for growth across TRAHC’s two spaces and across departments
• Ensure operational attunement with organizational mission, purpose, and values

Who will be successful in this role:

The Executive Director of TRAHC is a dynamic forward-looking position that draws on an appreciation of community education, civic engagement and public outreach, the arts, and an economical understanding of nonprofit finances in the context of an ever-changing funding environment. The following characteristics illustrate who would be successful in this role:

• a background in nonprofit management, business administration, public policy, or a related field
• an appreciation for the arts (multidisciplinary)
• an understanding of fundraising, writing grants, and developing revenue sources
• the ability to take and delegate responsibilities across staff
• excellent project management and organizational skills
• public speaking, networking, and public relations skills
• passion for the community served through the organization’s programs and mission

Why this position is significant:

The Executive Director of TRAHC will lead a nearly 50-year old organization that is a cornerstone of downtown revitalization that offers arts and cultural programming in two locations and impacts the lives of thousands of students, patrons, exhibitors, and vendors across the region each year. This position will sustain, promote, and leverage relationships with innumerable stakeholders across the region to truly live out the organization’s mission. 

Schedule & Compensation package:

The Executive Director of TRAHC is a full-time exempt position with paid holidays, sick/vacation leave, and insurance coverage. Hours will generally remain typical business hours with some work completed as needed on weekends and evenings (usually in the case of events). The range of pay for this position is $50-60K annually commensurate with experience. Exceptional candidates with an extensive and proven history of nonprofit administration may be able to negotiate a salary above the listed range.

Are you ready to apply?

Please submit an introductory cover letter, professional resume, and three professional references to artsinfo@trahc.org. If you would like to fill out the additional paperwork, applications are available to download at www.trahc.org/employment. For questions, please contact our office at 903-792-8681.