Associate Artist

Independent Arts Projects Ltd; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A creative arts organization is seeking a part-time Associate Artist for a 1-year contract starting April 2026. This role emphasizes developing projects that enhance access to arts for people facing barriers. Candidates will work flexibly with the Producer and collaborators. The company is dedicated to equity and inclusion, welcoming applications from diverse backgrounds. Interested applicants can request additional info in various formats. Please send questions to the provided email.

Qualifications

• Commitment to equity, inclusion and ethical cultural exchange.

Responsibilities

• Support an artist to develop a creative idea or project prioritising access for people facing barriers.
• Work with IAP’s Producer and lead collaborators to shape the project flexibly.

Job description

Independent Arts Projects (IAP) seeks a part-timeAssociate Artist (0.4 FTE / 92 days across a year). This is a 1-year contract from April 2026.

The role supports an artist to develop a creative idea or project that prioritises access for people who face barriers to the arts (as audiences, participants and/or collaborators. The project can be either a participative project, or a performance project (or both).

You’ll work with IAP’s Producer Nina Doherty, lead collaborators, and shape your schedule flexibly.

Independent Arts Projects is committed to equity, inclusion, and ethical cultural exchange, and warmly welcomes applications from candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.

A job pack is available below. If you would like to access this information in another format, please email us. We’re more than happy to add further versions upon request.

Questions?

Please do send any questions [e-mail] and someone will get back to you within a day or two. Please include the name of the job you’re applying for in the subject line.

If you need the application form or job pack in an alternative format, please do let us know by emailing [e-mail] and stating which format you need.

Job Pack + Application Form

Recruitment timeline

• Job advertised week of Monday 9 February
• 30-minute Zoom sessions with Executive Director (incl. Q&A) – see links in job packs
• Deadline for applications 12noon, Thursday 12 March
• Interviews (Edinburgh / Online) 9am – 5pm, Thursday 19 March
• All applicants notified of outcome by Monday 30 March

Applicants

We encourage applicants from different backgrounds with different experiences, skills and stories to join us and develop our working practice.

We actively welcome candidates with protected characteristics and those who are currently under-represented in the performing arts including; people experiencing barriers due to socio-economic background, people who self-identify as LGBTQIA+, people who self-identify as D/deaf, people who self-identify as disabled or neurodivergent and those returning to work who have caring responsibilities. People who have experienced racism including people who are from African and Caribbean diaspora, Latinx, the East Asian Diaspora, the South East Asian Diaspora, from the South Asian Diaspora, West Asian Diaspora (including Middle East), Indigenous people, bi-racial / mixed heritage or who also self-identify as a Person of Colour or Black, we may use BIPOC+, people from the Global Majority or people who have been racialised to refer to people from these identities.

Equalities Monitoring

Once you’ve submitted your application, please complete ourEqualities Monitoring Form . You do not have to complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring form. However, it is a useful tool for helping us to monitor the effectiveness of our recruitment process. In accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, the information you have provided will only be used for the purpose of equality monitoring.

IAP gratefully acknowledges support from Creative Scotland.