{"id":10675,"date":"2019-03-01T18:43:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T18:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=10675"},"modified":"2019-03-01T18:43:31","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T18:43:31","slug":"argyros-search-for-leadership-shifts-more-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/01\/argyros-search-for-leadership-shifts-more-local\/","title":{"rendered":"Argyros\u2019 Search For Leadership Shifts More Local"},"content":{"rendered":"

Up to 75 candidates have applied for the executive director role so far<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

By Eric Valentine<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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A rendering of the Argyros Performing Arts Center. Image courtesy of Argyros Performing Arts Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ketchum\u2019s new performing arts center is fine-tuning its hunt for an executive director, a one-and-a-half-year search so far that has seen three stakeholders step into the role on an interim basis.<\/p>\n

Previously, the search has involved personal recruiting efforts of existing executive directors as well as job postings within the publications of the two foremost national organizations of arts presenters. This week, job postings were sent out through regional organizations of arts presenters, as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been a challenge to find the right leader from outside the Valley,\u201d recruiter Greg Phillips said. \u201cI think it has a lot to do with the fact that many people in these types of roles live in large metropolitan areas and have easy access to seeing new work.\u201d<\/p>\n

In other words, an executive director role in a large urban center is not the same role in a mountain resort area.<\/p>\n

Phillips said the Argyros Performing Arts Center executive director search is a national one that has received at least 75 applicants to date, with a couple of candidates who show a lot of promise. But the need for a leader that has Wood River Valley roots and a local understanding is becoming more evident, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we can find someone in the community that has that charismatic personality and successful leadership experience, we would even consider hiring someone outside the performing arts world,\u201d Phillips said. \u201cThere are a lot of aspects to this role that would transfer over well from another industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sun Valley Performing\u00a0Arts, a nonprofit established in 2001, opened the state-of-the-art performing\u00a0arts\u00a0center in Ketchum in 2019. The 25,000-square-foot facility is named after its founding benefactors, Julia and George Argyros. It includes a flexible 450-seat theater, studio\/theater, a lobby\/caf\u00e9 and a large outdoor plaza. The Argyros presents local, national and international\u00a0artists, ensembles and events.<\/p>\n

The executive director would be responsible for the overall operation of the organization and facilities, reporting to the board of directors and overseeing critical components of the center, such as marketing, event promotion, and business development. The Argyros is seeking someone with at least a bachelor\u2019s degree and five years of experience as a director of a performing\u00a0arts\u00a0presenting or producing organization. The center is promising a \u201csignificant salary, based on experience and expertise, and a comprehensive benefits package.\u201d Relocation assistance, if needed, is available.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a great staff here,\u201d Phillips said. \u201cWe just need one more.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Up to 75 candidates have applied for the executive director role so far By Eric Valentine Ketchum\u2019s new performing arts center is fine-tuning its hunt for an executive director, a one-and-a-half-year search so far that has seen three stakeholders step into the role on an interim basis. Previously, the search has involved personal recruiting efforts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_pvb_checkbox_block_on_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,18,20],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10675","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-art","8":"category-news","9":"category-nonprofit"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}