In The Field Internship 2026

Hospitalfield; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 1,600 - 2,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£1,800 bursary

Job summary

Hospitalfield seeks a dedicated individual to join the Autumn internship, living on site with accommodation and meals provided. You will assist with residency management, archival projects, and event-related activities while supporting the development of related initiatives such as the Pamphlet Series and 21st Century Artist Library.

The role offers immersion in arts administration, curatorial support, and practical experience within a small team, contributing to the artist-support framework and

Qualifications

• You must have the correct visa to work in the UK to undertake this Internship.
• Applicants from unrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
• The intern is not an employee of Hospitalfield and is responsible for tax and NI payments.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with staff to facilitate artists' access to historic rooms and collections.
• Respond to enquiries from residents and organise studio preparation.
• Organise group trips and activities and manage day-to-day communications.
• Document and participate in studio visits and intro sessions.
• Assist with social media and communications for the residency.
• Support hosting during residencies, including guests.

Job description

Application Deadline

Tuesday 26th of May at Midnight

Residency Period

26 August 2026–30 September 2026

Eligibility

See below

Places

1

Cost

There its a Bursary of £1800 for the selected person

On Thursday the 14th of May at 5pm Rahel, the Residency Programme Manager will be hosting an online info session for nay questions you might have about the internship via zoom.

If you have any questions and CANNOT attend the session, you can email these to [e-mail]

The purpose of the Internship

The In The Field Internship has been devised to give an individual developing their practice within the realm of contemporary visual art experience of our residency programmes through assisting in managing our newly launching funded programme. There will also be the opportunity to support other initiatives that we are developing as archives of the programme. This includes the Pamphlet Series and the 21st Century Artist Recommended Library.

We expect this opportunity to be suitable for someone interested in expanding their practice to include artist support and organisational systems and strategy.

Hospitalfield is seeking applications from a dedicated and enthusiastic person who will join our team for the Internship this autumn which is roughly a month long. The chosen candidate will be expected to live on site for the duration, they will be provided with accommodation and all their meals. Working alongside our small, dedicated team you will be assisting with our residency programme and supporting the development of these other related initiatives. This is an opportunity to work with a small group of artists and to an insight into the principles of supporting practice through the day to day management of a specific programme. You will emerge with a clear understanding of what a powerful impact such time can be for artists and you will be able to recognise how you have played a part in helping Hospitalfield to deliver this important programme. You may also be asked to help with other elements of the programme including communications and events, you can find a non-exhaustive list of possible activities you may be asked to help with during the internship below.

List of possible activities:

Assisting with the residencies:

• – Liaising with other staff members to facilitate Artist’s access to the Historic Rooms and collections were requested
• – Responding to enquiries from the residents
• – Preparing the Studios for residencies and making sure the resident artists have the equipment they need whilst on site.
• – Organising group trips and activities
• – Day today communications
• – Documenting and participating in studio visits and intro sessions
• – Assisting with social media and comms for the residency
• – Assisting with hosting during the residency, including special guests

Archival projects:

• – Communicating with previous residents
• – Assisting residents completing their pamphlets
• – Researching possible digital and physical publications looking including looking into possibilities to use platforms such as Substack and podcast formats
• – Working with volunteers to house the library and catalogue the collections
• – Organising book requests and precuring them

Assisting with events and miscellaneous:

• – Arranging travel for Selectors
• – Assisting with social media and comms
• – Set up for events
• – Attending special events

Hours:

Everyone working at Hospitalfield is on an hourly contract 37.5 hours per week – this will be your contribution. As this role does not fit neatly into a 9-5 you will work with Hospitalfield staff to devise a schedule. The ideal candidate will be flexible to being available in the evenings and at weekends and be able to manage their own schedule.

Expected outcomes:

This role is ideal for someone who would value this opportunity as work experience within the visual arts. You may be interested in curatorial and arts administration, teaching, artist support roles. Our aim is to ensure that a new generation of people working in the arts are sensitive to the less visible support that artists need and that is essential to the far more visible aspects of an artists’ practice, which is about the presentation of completed work. This Internship should help to answer questions relating to the challenges that artists face in finding support for process, production, research and development, and the provision of space for conscious uncertainty and the opportunity to practice and to fail in order to succeed.

We are looking for applicants who can show within their application statement, that they understand these principles and that they will use the experience gained in this role to go to develop their own practice.

Eligibility and Equalities:

You must have the correct visa to work in the UK to undertake this Internship.

The Intern is not an employee of Hospitalfield and is therefore responsible for paying all tax arising on the fees or other payments made under this agreement and for the payment of all national insurance and other similar payments.

We are keen to hear from applicants from unrepresented backgrounds who might not have had access to similar opportunities before.

Hospitalfield believe in human rights for all those connected with this organisation and all members of society. We are committed to providing a welcoming environment for everyone, regardless of gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, or religion or belief. We ask artists and audiences to commit to this with us. Hospitalfield will not support work which we feel to be derogatory to any person or group on these grounds.

Bursary:

This bursary is to support your travel and other costs you might incur whilst you undertake the Internship. You accommodation and meals are provided on site.

We are keen to hear from applicants from unrepresented backgrounds who might not have had access to similar opportunities before.

You must have the correct visa to work in the UK to undertake this Internship.

The Intern is not an employee of Hospitalfield and is therefore responsible for paying all tax arising on the fees or other payments made under this agreement and for the payment of all national insurance and other similar payments.

Image of Hospitalfield Studios from across the fields, courtesy of Ruth Clark