Art Curator

Curator: Lancaster Arts (12-month fixed term - full time) https://www.lancasterarts.org/about/about-us

Lancaster Arts: Where ideas, people and creativity connect

Lancaster Arts is a distinctive contemporary arts organisation in the Northwest of England. We are based at the Lancaster University campus, and our venues include the Great Hall, Nuffield Theatre and Peter Scott Gallery, as well as off-campus. Lancaster Arts has an acclaimed reputation for the presentation, creation and development of innovative contemporary work that places art and creativity at the heart of the institution. We are proud of our artist development programme, which supports and features artists at all stages of their careers. We develop and lead on bespoke commissions that connect to overarching themes in our work and respond to regional and local need

s. We host a wide spectrum of events and participatory opportunities across theatre, dance, music, visual art, live art, circus, spoken word and comedy and work with partners locally, regionally and internationally. We are committed to working in close partnership with internal and external partners through delivering joint projects to realise our values and achieve our goa

ls. The Lancaster Arts team is committed to the development, production and presentation of artistic work of the highest calibre, ensuring that it reflects and speaks to the lives of our audiences, participants and artists. This commitment requires the whole team to be engaging with all stakeholders on a regular basis to enable a relevant and responsive programme and engage with artistic work across the region. We are keen to ensure a broad range of public access points are provided throughout our work. All team members are advocates for Lancaster Arts and how the arts and higher education can work together seamlessly for the benefit of society and the values that working in the arts bring to other disciplines, public services and civic agendas. Although roles in the organisation fall into primary functions of administrative, managerial, operational and artistic, all members of the team integrate all these aspects into their own specific roles, bringing initiative, leadership and creativity into the ways we work toget

her.

PURPOSE OF POST The Curator is responsible for the visual arts programme at Lancaster Arts (LA), working closely with the Director to curate the Lancaster Arts (LA) thematic programme across all artforms, which in turn, informs future strategic plans. This role oversees the care, maintenance and growth of the University Art Collection, ensuring its sustainability and capability to flourish. The Curator sits on the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and manages the creative team. The Curator is responsible for the management of the Peter Scott Gallery Charitable

Trust.

MAJO R DUTIESAs Curator, y ou will:Have responsibility and oversight for the visual arts offer, e.g. overseeing the concept, planning, design and delivery of exhibitions, visual art projects and events, including liaising with artists, other institutions and funding organi sations.Ensure the high-quality management of the Peter Scott Gallery, maintaining the commitments made as an Accredite d MuseumWork closely with the Director in overseeing LA’s thematic artistic programme across all areas of art form and activity, taking forward programming decisions, and ensuring these are maintained within budgetsContribute to ACE NPO applications if timelines necessitate this activity within the duration of the roleLine-manage the creative team: Assistant Curator, and the Collections Support Co-ordinator ensuring strong collaboration and high-quality delivery of p rogrammeContribute to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), working with colleagues in the Senior Leadership Team to develop strategic oversight and deliver y for LASupport the development of key strategic partnerships alongside colleagues in

the SLT. Art C ollectionOversee the management of the University’s art collections and a strategy for access, study and dissemination. You will ensure that the collection is integrated, wherever appropriate, into the planning of ex hibitionsWork with university colleagues to maintain the highest standards of upkeep for the collection and grow it through new acquisitions and co mmissionsTake responsibility for the Accreditation of the collection, working with the University to ensure appropriate conservation, including storage and preventative conservation as well as ensuring sufficient attention towards a new application (due in 2029)Oversee loans, transfers, exchanges and new acquisitions across the programme, maintaining and updating docu mentationAdminister the Peter Scott Gallery Charitable Trust, ensuring the preparation and distribution of paperwork, Minutes and communications with Trustees.Contribute to the national and international profile of the programme and col

lections. FinancialWork with the SLT to develop budgets and targets for the artistic programme and specifically, the visual arts programme, ensuring the se are metSupport the SLT in determining future funding needs and collaborate on the development of funding app

lications. ManagementAct as key liaison with Estates and Facilities for the Peter Scott Gallery to ensure maintenance and ongoing development of the galleryEnsure robust monitoring across the artistic programme with strong engagementWork closely with the Communications Manager to ensure high visibility of the visual arts and thematic combined art s programmeAs a member of the Senior Leadership Team, contribute to reporting for the Lancaster Arts Board (LAB) and monitoring against key performance indicatorsWork with the SLT to provide a supportive, accessible and creative place for all staff to realise their full potential, whatever their role, assisting in staff support, training and development for the whole teamOversee the Lancaster Arts Environmental Action Plan, reporting on commitments and developing new ideas, alongside the L AB and teamAs champions for the Creative Case for Diversity, support the implementation of policies to ensure that LA is employing best practice through a proactive approach to equality, diversity and

inclusi on. General Represent LA in local/ regional/ national/ international networks, as requiredContribute to local and regional networks in the arts and cul tural sectorTo deputise as part of the Senior Leadership team for the Director at senior internal or external meetings, wh en necessarySee artistic work locally, nationally and int ernationallyUndertake professional development and any other duties,

as required