Schedule: Full time
Contract: Permanent
Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Salary: £27,632 per annum
The Wilson Art Gallery and Museum is a unique and established organisation which is currently undergoing redevelopment.
It forms part of The Cheltenham Trust, a dynamic charitable organisation that manages five iconic venues at the heart of Cheltenham including the Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham Town Hall, Wilson Art Gallery and Museum, Leisure at Cheltenham, and the Prince of Wales Stadium. The role offers a unique opportunity to be involved in helping to shape our future and the cultural life Cheltenham and Gloucestershire.
The Wilson’s Collections are richly diverse from Old Masters to world cultures to a social history collection which tells the story of Cheltenham and the surrounding Cotswolds area from the Bronze Age. A dedicated gallery houses the Arts and Crafts Movement Collection, a Designated Collection of national importance. The Art Collection includes painting and sculpture spanning four centuries, costume and textiles, decorative and applied art.
Our galleries house permanent and temporary display programmes and include one dedicated co-production space led by a Creative Communities panel to present and develop projects with our local communities in Cheltenham and Gloucestershire. In addition, the Wilson will be home to artists’ studios, a facilitated fellowship programme for early career artists, innovative learning and events activities based in our Foyle Learning Studio, our Open Archive and Study space and a brand new cafe. Currently in design, the Café will feature our art collections, and be driven by our sustainability values, with furniture, materials, makers and craftspeople being drawn from our local area. Our food and drink will follow the same principles – locally sourced, and carrying the soil Association organic accreditation.
Visual Art Curator is a critical role within the organisation and will help us deliver our mission of caring for our art collection and making the Art Collection accessible to diverse audiences through creative and participative programming. The post-holder will drive our temporary exhibition programme developing an internationally important exhibition programme.
We are looking for someone with the experience, energy and drive to join us at this time of change. You will be capable of developing and managing art collections, working with a small team to support our community arts and events programme and learning activities and have a passion for engaging different audiences and exploring new ideas. You’ll be enterprising with good communication and networking skills, helping build relationships and partnerships with educators, artists, industry and community partners across the cultural sector in Cheltenham and our surrounding area of Gloucestershire.
Contact: lisa.edgar@cheltenhamtrust.org.uk
*Image: www.inexhibit.com
