Deadline: 10 January 2011
Open to: individuals with at least 5-year working experience and see the required competences
Salary: £30,345 – £33,054
Ikon, one of the UK’s leading international contemporary art galleries seeks a dynamic and creative individual for the post of Curator. They will work with the Director to initiate and deliver an ambitious exhibition programme at the gallery and off-site. The successful candidate will have at least 5 years experience working within an international contemporary visual art context, have considerable experience of writing and publishing, will be audience focused and will be interested in supporting the development of visual artists locally, nationally and internationally.
The post is offered on a full time permanent basis.
Deadline for applications: Monday 10 January 2011
Interviews are due to be held on: Monday 31 January 2011
Curator’s Salary: £30,345 – £33,054
Competences
- Manage the work of teams and individuals
- Originate concepts for cultural events (exhibition, education event etc)
- Assess the viability of cultural projects (exhibitions, catalogues, education events etc)
- Develop plans for a cultural project
- Realise a cultural/education project
- Acquire contributions to a cultural project
- Seek and secure external support for art
- Contribute to selection of required personnel
- Seek and secure external support for art
- Contribute to the securing of external funding and support for your organisation and programme
- Represent the organisation
- Contribute to marketing of products and services
- Provide information to support decision-making
- Writing and editing skills
- High standard of written and spoken English
- An extensive knowledge of contemporary art theory and practice
- Ability to speak confidently in public to a range of groups
- Extensive experience of organising art projects/exhibitions
- Managing budgets
Application Process
Please complete your application in as much detail as possible, continuing on a separate sheet if necessary.
Ikon requires all staff to obtain enhanced Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) disclosure, in accordance with Ikon’s Child and Vulnerable Adults Protection Policy. You will be required to provide the necessary documentation for the checks to be carried out. Ikon will cover the cost of obtaining the disclosure and reserves the right to request additional CRB checks at any time in the future.
Applications should be submitted on this form and returned by Monday 10 January 2011 to the following address.
Contact
Ikon Gallery
1 Oozells Square
Brindleyplace
Birmingham
B1 2HS
Tel: +44 (0) 121 248 0708
