Curator, The Hayward
33,000 GBP per annum
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/jobs
Southbank Centre is the UK’s largest arts centre, occupying a 21-acre site that sits in the midst of London’s most vibrant cultural quarter on the South Bank of the Thames. The site has an extraordinary creative and architectural history stretching back to the 1951 Festival of Britain.
As the hub of visual arts activity at Southbank Centre, The Hayward plays a vital role in the UK and internationally by presenting a wide range of ground-breaking art exhibitions, project exhibitions and outdoor installations. Boasting one of the largest and most versatile exhibition spaces in the UK, The Hayward aims to place artists at the heart of its every activity and to offer visitors adventurous encounters that
defy expectations.
As Curator, you will work with the Director and Chief Curator of The Hayward to deliver a series of exhibitions and installations in The Hayward Project Space, outdoor spaces around Southbank Centre’s site and in the gallery. You will be responsible for curating and writing about each project as well as supervising design and installation and managing project budgets.
With demonstrable knowledge of and interest in international modern and contemporary art, you will have significant experience of working in an art gallery or museum at all stages of curating an exhibition from conceptualising, planning, and administering exhibitions to their installation. Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to manage relationships at all levels are also essential.
You will be available to start in November 2008.
For further information and details about how to apply, please visit our website www.southbankcentre.co.uk/jobs or phone 02079210641. Application forms should be submitted to recruit@southbankcentre.co.uk or posted to HR, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX by 5pm on the closing date.
Closing date: 17th July 2008
