Curator

Open calls; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

4 % employer pension contribution

Employee Assistance Programme

Professional development support

Flexible working options

Job summary

The Common Guild in Glasgow invites applications for a Curator on a permanent part-time basis (0.8 FTE, 28 hours per week). The role involves researching, developing and shaping the organisation’s artistic programme, working closely with the Director, Production Manager and artists to deliver exhibitions, commissions, events and publications.

The successful candidate must have a strong knowledge of contemporary visual art, experience working with artists, and the legal right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of contemporary visual art.
• Experience working with artists.
• Legal right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Project management.
• Budget oversight.
• Artist liaison.
• Coordination of agreements, loans, shipping, travel and accommodation.
• Line-management of the Programme Assistant and Communications Coordinator.

Skills

Knowledge of contemporary visual art

Experience working with artists

Legal right to work in the UK

Job description

< p>The Common Guild, a charitable contemporary visual arts organisation in Glasgow, Scotland, is seeking a Curator to join its team on a permanent part‑time basis (0.8 FTE, 28 hours per week).

The role involves researching, developing and shaping the organisation’s artistic programme, working closely with the Director, Production Manager and artists to deliver exhibitions, commissions, events and publications.

Responsibilities

• Project management
• Budget oversight
• Artist liaison
• Coordination of agreements, loans, shipping, travel and accommodation
• Line‑management of the Programme Assistant and Communications Coordinator

The successful candidate must have a strong knowledge of contemporary visual art, experience working with artists, and the legal right to work in the UK.

Salary is £34,000 full‑time equivalent, pro‑rata.

Benefits

• 4 % employer pension contribution
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Professional development support
• Flexible working options