Project Manager, South Square Gallery

Description

Hours: 16 hours per week (flexible working hours)
Length of contract: 12 months
Salary: £25,000 pro rata
Reports to:The Board of Trustees of Thornton & Allerton Community Association Ltd

South Square is a visual arts and heritage resource centre based within a Grade II listed building in Thornton, Bradford, West Yorkshire. The centre incorporates artists' studios, a community space, a fine art framer, craft shop and cafe. It is home to South Square Gallery, a grassroots exhibition space committed to providing a professional and supportive resource for artists and emerging curators, and to facilitating high quality contemporary art in a locality where visual art is under-represented.

The Trustees are seeking a Project Manager who will be responsible alongside the Learning Manager for delivering a one-year project funded by the Arts Council.

The project has two strands:

- Creating opportunities for emerging curators through a Curatorial Internship scheme with The Hepworth Wakefield
- Researching and developing strategies for engaging with a wide range of audiences through a programme of outreach activity and in partnership with regional museums and learning organisations.

Visit the website for more details and a job description.

To Apply:

Applicants should send a CV (no more than 3 sides of A4) and a covering letter detailing how they meet the criteria and their vision for the Project (no more than 2 sides of A4). Applications can be sent to South Square Centre, Thornton, Bradford, BD13 3LD or to info@southsquarecentre.co.uk by 5pm Friday 18 September. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview on Friday 25 September.

For more information visit http://www.southsquarecentre.co.uk/