Tate is seeking to engage an experienced curator of modern and contemporary international art with in-depth, specialist knowledge of First Nations and Indigenous art, to be an Adjunct Curator for the Hyundai Tate Research Centre: Transnational. The Adjunct Curator will provide expertise from their country of residence and carry out research for Tate.
The Adjunct Curator will reflect Tate’s current co-acquisition programme with MCA (Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia) and Qantas and wider interests in the contemporary art field. This post will be held by a curator or researcher who has a strong track record of projects or publications with lived experience at the core. A Transnational outlook is important, since a specific regional focus on either North America, Australia, Scandinavia or Asia should be considered in a broader historic and intellectual remit, as well as in the context of transnational activism.
The Hyundai Tate Research Centre: Transnational promotes new ways of interpreting and presenting art through the framework of ‘transnational’; a way of understanding and curating art that encourages the idea that art and its histories are interconnected beyond its country of origin. Integrated within Tate’s curatorial vision, the Centre’s work is manifested in exhibitions, new acquisitions and collection displays as well as in academic outcomes and a public programme.
You will be an experienced curator or specialist with an in-depth knowledge of modern and contemporary international art, with a particular specialism in First Nations and Indigenous art. A track record of publication and research, an established network of contacts and an understanding of the issues surrounding collecting modern and contemporary art for museums. You will also be a first-class communicator who can write for a variety of audiences.
This contract will be offered on a fixed term 2-year freelance contract and will attract a fee of £21,500 per annum. The time spent on the work is flexible and discretionary however the institution expects the Adjunct Curator to devote the equivalent to 21.6 hours per week to fulfil their obligations under the contract.
