Assistant Curator, Education

We are looking for an Assistant Curator, Education who is creative, collaborative, and a critical thinker to work in the Education Team alongside the Education Curator. The Assistant Curator, Education will develop and deliver a range of artists’ residencies, commissions, workshops, events, and resources that support Serpentine’s aim to connect artists and audiences by bringing art into the every day. The role requires experience of and enthusiasm for working with children, young people, and families, particularly through co-production processes, an understanding of contemporary art practice, as well as proficiency with administrative and organisational tasks.

The Assistant Curator is part of the wider Programmes Team, which works together to ensure the smooth running of the Galleries as well as to promote the Serpentine as one of the leading modern and contemporary galleries internationally.

Requirements

• Three years’ relevant experience of working with children or young people aged under 18 in a cultural, education, or community-based setting
• Understanding of innovation in and research surrounding co-production processes.
• Experience of developing co-production processes.
• Strong knowledge of modern and contemporary art, including social practice.
• An empathetic understanding of the pressures facing children, young people, and educators living in London.
• Interest in anti-racist, anti-ableist, and trauma-informed practice.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to work flexibly and cooperatively.
• Availability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends as required.

Desirable

• Experience developing publications and resources for children, young people, or educators.
• Experience of working with anti-racist, anti-ableist, and/or trauma-informed practice.
• An interest in embodied creative practices.

Main Duties

• Deliver on-site, in-school, and community-based creative workshops and artist commissions with a range of people, alongside the Education Curator and commissioned artists.
• Deliver initiatives that support audience development and widen access to the Gallery.
• Develop and support co-creation processes with artists, children, families, and young people.
• Maintain positive working relationships with all stakeholders, including children, families, and young people, parents and carers, educators, university, and community partners.
• Book internal and external venues, source and secure materials and equipment, and set up workshop spaces.
• Support the co-production of publications, toolkits, resources, and activity packs with and for children, families, young people, and educators.
• Provide research support on artists, schools, and community issues as required.
• Support with pastoral care and hospitality for projects and workshops.
• Ensure that the Serpentine Galleries Health and Safety Policy and Safeguarding Policy is adhered to at all times, including writing risk assessments for programmes.
• Keep up to date with best practice in arts education and social practice through training and research.