Assistant Curator - London, United Kingdom - Royal Academy of Arts

Royal Academy of Arts

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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_Please note, this role is being offered on a Fixed Term Contract, as it is Maternity Cover. _

About this Role
The Exhibitions Department organises the RA's world-renowned exhibition programme.

The programme spans global artistic practices from antiquity to the present day and is organised in collaboration with leading institutions internationally.

We now have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Curator to join our friendly and dedicated Curatorial Team on a Fixed Term Contract.

The role involves working on the exhibition programme of the Royal Academy, covering a wide range of responsibilities and activities.

These include all aspects of exhibition planning, development and delivery, working closely with colleagues from across the organisation as well as alongside external partners.

About You
We're looking for a diligent, organised and self-motivated individual. You will be educated to at least postgraduate level in Art History or equivalent and/or have comparable curatorial experience.

A passion for history of art is key as is a willingness to take on a wide range of tasks and work as part of a team.

You will have great research and communication skills (both written and spoken) together with meticulous attention to detail, excellent interpersonal skills and be able to build networks both internally and externally.

Experience of working on temporary exhibitions or with museum/gallery collections is preferable, likewise demonstrable experience of documentation, cataloguing and/or research.

This role will require you to be adaptable and willing to take on a range of tasks, as well as occasional out of hours working, for example, to supervise the installations of temporary exhibitions.

The RA dates way back to 1768 when a group of artists and architects persuaded King George lll to help them to 'establish a society for promoting the Art of Design'.

The original academy, in Pall Mall, was less than 10 meters long.

Since then, there have been many changes, though the RA's core purpose of bringing art and design to a broad audience and championing art and artists still holds true.

Today we are a contemporary art organisation hosting internationally acclaimed exhibitions and through investment in employee training and development, with courses such as Unconscious Bias, LGBTQ+ Awareness, Bystander, and Mental Health First Aid training, we are striving to foster a safe space for everyone through positive action.

We also have Employee Network Groups, Ways In Groups, and an Employee Council so every employee has a voice and a way to feel heard by colleagues through the CEO.

The RA is truly a unique place, both as an attraction to our visitors, but also as a workplace.

Our people are at the heart of all we do, and we support a broad and inspiring mix of departments; from exhibitions, curators, art handlers, researchers, publishers, and digital to schools and education, visitor welcome, fundraisers, and corporate support.