Art Grants & Residencies Research Coordinator

De Art; Dubai; On-site; AED 167,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

De Art seeks a Research Coordinator for Art Grants & Residencies to identify and verify opportunities worldwide. You will transform scattered notices into clear, reliable information for artists at various career stages, supporting editorial teams and audience-accessible content.

The role emphasizes research accuracy, organization, and timely publication of residency, grant, and fellowship opportunities with a global perspective.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in arts-related field.
• Strong interest in visual arts and artist development.
• Excellent research, verification, and organizational skills.
• Strong English writing and editing abilities.
• Ability to summarize requirements clearly and accurately.
• Good attention to detail on dates, funding, links, and institutional details.
• Comfort with spreadsheets, databases, online research tools, and CMS.
• Ability to evaluate credibility of sources and distinguish official announcements.
• Strong written communication and professional outreach to organizations.
• Ability to manage recurring deadlines and maintain records.
• Experience in arts administration, cultural research, grant coordination, or digital publishing is an advantage.
• Familiarity with international arts organizations, residency networks, and funding programs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Research international and regional grants, residencies, fellowships, open calls, and exhibitions.
• Identify opportunities from museums, galleries, and arts organizations.
• Verify deadlines, eligibility, funding amounts, and links.
• Prepare clear opportunity summaries for publication.
• Organize opportunities by discipline, location, career stage, funding type, eligibility, and deadline.
• Maintain an accurate opportunities database and update records as details change.
• Contact organizers for clarification when necessary.
• Prioritize opportunities by relevance, accessibility, credibility, and value.
• Identify opportunities for emerging and established artists, international applicants, and interdisciplinary creatives.
• Monitor recurring programs and track upcoming cycles.
• Collaborate with editors to develop guides and resources.
• Check credibility and flag outdated or insufficiently documented announcements.
• Ensure listings distinguish fully funded, partially funded, and self-funded options.
• Review listings periodically and correct or remove expired information.
• Suggest improvements to help artists search and compare opportunities.

Skills

Research

Information verification

Organizational skills

English writing

Editing

Deadline management

Attention to detail

Communication

Outreach to organizations

Data entry

Sourcing credible info

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Arts Management, Art History, Cultural Studies, Research, Communications, Publishing, or related field

Tools

Spreadsheets

Databases

Online research tools

Content management systems

Job description

Art Grants & Residencies Research Coordinator — Opportunities for Artists

ABOUT THE JOB

De Art is looking for an Art Grants & Residencies Research Coordinator to research, verify, and organize opportunities that support artists and creative practitioners around the world. The role focuses on identifying artist residencies, grants, fellowships, open calls, exhibition opportunities, professional development programs, and other relevant initiatives offered by cultural institutions, galleries, museums, foundations, and arts organizations. Working with De Art's editorial team, you will transform scattered opportunity announcements into clear, reliable, and accessible information for artists at different stages of their careers. The ideal candidate is research-oriented, highly organized, attentive to detail, and interested in helping artists discover opportunities that support their creative and professional development.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Research international and regional grants, artist residencies, fellowships, open calls, competitions, and exhibition opportunities.
• Identify relevant opportunities from museums, galleries, cultural organizations, foundations, universities, and independent art institutions.
• Verify application deadlines, eligibility criteria, funding amounts where publicly stated, geographic restrictions, required materials, and official application links.
• Prepare clear opportunity summaries for publication on De Art's digital platforms.
• Organize opportunities by artistic discipline, location, career stage, funding type, eligibility, and deadline.
• Maintain an accurate database of opportunities and update records when application details change.
• Contact organizers when clarification is necessary and practical.
• Prioritize opportunities based on relevance, accessibility, credibility, and potential value to De Art's audience.
• Identify opportunities suitable for emerging artists, established practitioners, international applicants, and interdisciplinary creatives.
• Monitor recurring programs and track upcoming application cycles.
• Collaborate with editors and content contributors to develop themed guides, opportunity roundups, and artist resource articles.
• Check the credibility of organizations and identify misleading, outdated, or insufficiently documented announcements.
• Ensure that published information distinguishes between fully funded, partially funded, and self-funded opportunities.
• Review published listings periodically and correct or remove expired information.
• Suggest improvements to the way artists search, compare, and discover opportunities through De Art's content.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Arts Management, Art History, Cultural Studies, Research, Communications, Publishing, or a related field.
• Strong interest in visual arts and the professional development of artists.
• Excellent research, information verification, and organizational skills.
• Strong English writing and editing abilities.
• Ability to summarize application requirements and eligibility conditions clearly and accurately.
• Good attention to detail when checking dates, funding information, application links, and institutional details.
• Comfortable using spreadsheets, databases, online research tools, and content management systems.
• Ability to evaluate source credibility and distinguish official announcements from secondary information.
• Strong written communication skills and a professional approach to contacting organizations.
• Ability to manage recurring deadlines and maintain accurate records.
• Previous experience in arts administration, cultural research, grant coordination, artist support, or digital publishing is an advantage.
• Familiarity with international arts organizations, residency networks, and funding programs is a plus.

WHAT WE OFFER

• The opportunity to develop a useful resource for artists and creative practitioners.
• Exposure to international art institutions, funding initiatives, residencies, and cultural programs.
• Collaboration with editorial professionals and contributors working across visual arts and digital media.
• The opportunity to build expertise in arts research, opportunity mapping, and cultural information publishing.
• A professional portfolio of research-based articles, opportunity guides, and artist resources.
• An interdisciplinary environment connecting art, research, cultural organizations, and digital publishing.

We welcome applicants from diverse professional and academic backgrounds, including arts administrators, researchers, writers, cultural professionals, and interdisciplinary practitioners who are committed to making reliable information more accessible to the arts community.