Visual Arts Curator x 2

The British Council was founded to create ‘a friendly knowledge and understanding’ between the people of the UK and wider world by making a positive contribution to the countries we work with, and in doing so making a lasting difference to the UK’s international standing, prosperity and security. The programmes we use to do this are wide-ranging and cover the arts, education, English, science and society.

The Opportunity

We have an excellent opportunity for a Visual Arts Curator to contribute to the British Council’s cultural relations work globally, through the development, implementation and management of a range of exhibitions and collaborative curatorial projects.

There are two full-time fixed term roles available within the team.

Some of the main opportunities/challenges include:   (Please see Role Profile for full details of the duties)

• Creating opportunities for the UK museum, gallery and contemporary art sector that encourage international showcasing, collaboration and professional exchange within a cultural relations context.
• Maintaining expertise in contemporary UK Visual Arts sector, contribute to the British Council Collection acquisition process and project proposal process.
• Develop expertise within a specific global region, developing and maintaining excellent working knowledge of the visual arts sector
• Develop a variety of Visual Arts projects collaboratively with a range of national and international partners offering knowledge and expertise on Modern and Contemporary British Art

The closing date is 15th October 2017 at 23:59 UK time and we are looking to schedule the interviews for week commencing 30th October.

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.britishcouncil.org