Curating Visibility - Recruiting for Fellowships
Do you love museums and want to begin to pursue a curatorial career?
Do you define yourself as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent?
Screen South, through its pioneering Accentuate Programme, is delighted to announce that we are currently recruiting for Curating Visibility, funded by Arts Council England.
Curating Visibility builds on the successes of our previous project Curating for Change and is providing 6 Fellowship opportunities in host museums. We are now recruiting for the second round of these placements.
Deadline for applications: 10am, Monday 25th November 2024
This round of Fellowships are 15-months, running from February 2025 to April 2026. Fellows will receive:
- On the job experience in one of 6 partner museum across England.
- A salary of £23,933 per annum based on 35 hours per week
- Access to an appropriate and comprehensive package to support access and participation.
- Flexible working options.
- Opportunities to develop your knowledge, understanding and skills within innovative curatorial practice.
- The chance to build connections with 6 partner museums across England taking part in the programme.
- Build a network with 5 other Curating Visibility Fellows.
- The opportunity to make sure disabled people and their history are represented in museums through curating your own exhibitions or events using the latest digital technology to engage visitors.
The museums involved in the next 3 Fellowships:
London Museum
Charleston
Barnsley Museum
BSL Fellowship Job Description
Host Museums - Access Information
Even though we are highlighting these potential physical access issues, we are committed to explore ways we might overcome these barriers with our candidates on a case-by-case basis. We are also aware that there are a wide range of access barriers that not only relate to mobility impairments, but we are highlighting these in particular, as they are site specific. Please do get in touch if you would like to discuss further.
- Although Barnsley Museums comprises 5 sites, it is likely you will be based at Experience Barnsley/Town Hall as there is step free access to office spaces.
- Cooper Gallery does not currently have step free access to office spaces, however it is in the centre of the town with easy access to the Town Hall accessible office spaces.
- If you are interested in Cannon Hall, this may be more difficult for those with mobility impairments, due to current building works, it is also located away from the town centre. However, there is the possibility of still exploring these collections.
- Most of the collections research will be undertaken digitally.
- Many London Museum staff work on a hybrid basis, part in the offices at the London Wall site (now closed to the public) and part working from home.
- There will be options for the Fellow to work on a hybrid basis or remotely, though we would encourage at least some time on site with colleagues.
Charleston
- Charleston comprises a historic farmhouse in Firle, and a previous fire station in Lewes.
- The Charleston farmhouse has flat access in, and the doorway is wide enough for a wheelchair up to approximately 65cms wide and 115cm long. Most of the ground floor rooms are accessible. The upstairs and the stores are not wheelchair accessible.
- The Charleston site at Firle has paths with compact gravel (suitable for wheelchair access).
- In addition to the farmhouse there is a modern wheelchair accessible barn which hosts their temporary exhibition programme. This is accessed via a gentle slope. In this building is a wheelchair accessible toilet.
- There is a small office space, currently accessed via a step, but this could be ramped.
- If this office is not accessible, there are options to work next to the café area in the barn which can be accessed via the exhibition barn.
- The site in Lewes has flat access in and automatic doors.
- On the ground floor is the café and shop. This is a large open plan area.
- The offices are at the back of this space, but accessed via a step. Again this could be ramped, most likely with a portable ramp which can be deployed when needed.
- The galleries and the workshop/learning spaces are on the upper two floors. These can be accessed via a lift, but please note this is an “old” style lift with two concertina metal doors which need to be manually closed. It is also quite a small lift which may be more difficult for larger electric wheelchairs.
There is more access information designed for visitors available via Charleston’s website:
The Main Details:
Deadline
Monday 25th November 2024,
10am
How to apply
Applicants are required to send their application by email to Esther Fox, Head of Accentuate, at info@accentuateuk.org
Interviews
Interviews will take place between Monday 9th December and Monday 16th December 2024.
Please let us know if you have any access requirements.
