Curator

Curator, Creative Learning – The Mosaic Rooms, London, UK

Job Title: Curator, Creative Learning
Department: Creative Learning
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £32,000 pro rata (4 days per week)
Hours: 32 hours per week (including evenings and weekends in support of the programme)
Annual Leave: 21 days + bank holidays pro rata
Location: Remote until September 2025 (except for in-person workshops)
Reporting to: Head of Programme, Creative Learning
Responsible for: Freelance artists and event assistants

About the Role

The Mosaic Rooms, a leading London-based contemporary arts space for collective learning, care, and idea exchange, is seeking a proactive and focused Curator, Creative Learning. This new role involves coordinating and delivering an exciting, participatory programme aimed at inspiring and connecting diverse communities, including:

• Children and their grown-ups
• Families seeking refuge
• Young people and secondary schools

The role also includes additional responsibility for developing and managing the Young Collective programme.

Key Responsibilities:

• Young Collective Project:

  • Work closely with the lead artist and partners.
  • Design and deliver a mentorship scheme.
  • Liaise with CARAS to ensure the project is meaningful for young refugees.
  • Ensure the programme aligns with the overall mission under the supervision of the Head of Programme.

• Programme Coordination (People and Play):

  • Organise the ordering of materials and AV setups.
  • Write, edit, and send artist contracts.
  • Support freelance artists by preparing event plans and risk assessments.
  • Recruit and brief event assistants.
  • Collaborate with gallery and events staff for smooth event execution.
  • Liaise effectively with audiences, artists, collaborators, and the Mosaic Rooms team.

• Community Engagement:

  • Build positive relationships with key groups such as local secondary schools, youth organisations, community groups, and migrant and refugee communities.
  • Assist in developing partnerships with key organisations.

• Marketing and Reporting:

  • Write engaging marketing materials to reach target audiences.
  • Manage content for the departmental section on the website.
  • Assist with reporting and data collection for internal use and external funders.
  • Contribute to project evaluations, reports, proposals, and funding applications.

• Additional Duties:

  • Contribute to strategy, planning, and budget management (under the guidance of the Head of Programme).

About the Creative Learning Programme (2025):

The programme will deliver three major projects:

• Yalla Let’s Play:
  Three art and play sessions for families seeking refuge in local temporary accommodation, led by artist Natalie Zervou.

• The Mosaic Rooms Young Collective:
  Monthly gatherings for creatively curious young people aged 18-25 who are seeking refuge and/or identify as part of the Global Majority, with no formal art education beyond GCSE level. The programme is led by Jacob V Joyce.

• Play Lab:
  A research and development initiative led by artist Chahine Fellahi, centred on experimental and material-led play, offering a space for trial, failure, and creative exploration.

Additionally, the team will work to broaden access for existing project participants and other audiences underserved by The Mosaic Rooms.

Timeline:

• Application Deadline: Midnight, 3 March 2025
• First Interviews (Provisional): Wednesday, 12 March 2025 (online)
• Further interviews will be arranged directly.