Curator

Wysing Arts Centre is seeking an experienced, imaginative Curator to help shape its artist-centred vision, fostering experimentation and critical discourse across residencies, commissions, exhibitions and events, while embracing the potential of its rural setting and growing focus on biodiversity and environmental sustainability. The role involves staying research-active and creating thoughtful frameworks for artist support, ensuring that Wysing’s programme remains at the forefront of national and international artistic development.

Wysing Arts Centre is looking for someone with relevant curatorial experience, a deep engagement with contemporary art, and a collaborative spirit. The successful candidate will bring strong organisational skills, commitment to equity and sustainability, and the confidence to represent Wysing’s values externally. This is a rare opportunity to contribute to Wysing’s future direction at a critical moment for the sector, working within a supportive, values-led environment that champions curiosity, innovation and experimentation.

Person specification

Essential

• At least three years’ experience in a comparable setting.
• Deep engagement with contemporary art practice and curatorial research, combined with a commitment to developing artists’ practice.
• Creative and dynamic approach to programme design aligning with Wysing’s commitment to risk and experimentation.
• Strong organisational ability: managing complex projects, multiple stakeholders, budgets and timelines.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), including public speaking, copy writing and other forms of interpretation.
• Demonstrable commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and ecological sustainability.
• Ability to build relationships internally and externally; partnership working.
• Flexibility: willing to work evenings/weekends when required, and able to travel for meetings, research and/or offsite work.
• Proficiency with standard office/arts administration tools (e.g. budgeting, scheduling, contract management).

Desirable

• Experience of curating internationally or with international residencies.
• Proven fundraising success: trusts, foundations, public arts funding, individual giving.
• Experience of working with marketing and communications and supporting production of digital content.
• Experience of mentoring artists or developing artist support programmes.
• Familiarity with Arts Council England’s policies / funding strategies.
• Experience with project evaluation, monitoring and organisational / funder reporting.