Artist Residency And Alumni Manager, The Royal Drawing School

Guardian Jobs; East London; On-site; ZAR 675 000 - 1 013 000; Full time

Job summary

A non-profit arts education organization is seeking a full-time Artist Residency and Alumni Manager to build partnerships and manage artist residencies. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of project management experience in arts-related organizations and a track record of securing philanthropic support for programs.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in project management in arts-related organisations.
• Proven track record of securing philanthropic support for programs.

Responsibilities

• Build educational and artistic partnerships and activities for the School.
• Manage artist residencies and liaise with alumni.

Skills

Experience in securing philanthropic support

Project management

Artist liaison

Job description

The Royal Drawing School is an independent, artist-led and not-for-profit home of observational drawing.

Founded in

by HM King Charles III and artist Catherine Goodman CBE LVO, we exist to ensure artists and creatives everywhere can access world-leading, skills-based drawing tuition – regardless of background, age or circumstances.

We teach everyone, from beginners to practising artists, through over annual programmes including our renowned full-scholarship postgraduate-level Drawing Year, short courses, public programmes, and Young Artists classes.

Our courses take place in studios across London, outdoors, in galleries and online. The School is looking to appoint a full-time, fixed-term, Artist Residency and Alumni Manager (Maternity Cover) to build educational and artistic partnerships and activity for the School, its students and alumni, in particular around artist residencies.

This role is suitable for anyone with experience in securing philanthropic support for programmes and who has at least 3 years experience in project management working in arts related organisation and / or as artist liaison.