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Emerging Curator Fellow

The SLG is hiring an Emerging Curator Fellow.

Job Title: Emerging Curator Fellow

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week

Salary Scale: £28,852

Duration: Fixed term – 15 months

Pension: 6% employer pension contribution  

Holiday: 26 days plus bank holidays 

Reports to: Head of Programme

The appointment is subject to a satisfactory DBS check 

*Appointments are made at the start of the salary scale, with annual pay progression based on satisfactory performance. In addition, the salary scale is reviewed annually in the light of cost of living and operational budgets.  

About the Role

Launched in 2020, the Deutsche Bank x Frieze Emerging Curator Fellowship supports Black and global majority heritage curators through full-time, paid fellowships within leading arts organisations.  

The Emerging Curator Fellowship is a 15-month full time trainee-level role based at South London Gallery. The candidate will gain comprehensive experience across all aspects of exhibitions and events work in a public institution, including research, programming, delivery, and archiving. 

The Emerging Curator Fellow supports the work of the Programme Team and Director by providing administrative assistance, while also offering the opportunity to undertake training and develop their own curatorial research. As part of the fellowship they will receive mentoring from the Director and Head of Programme, support with travel and research, and be connected to networks through the SLG Curatorial and Development teams. 

The Fellowship culminates in an activation supported by Frieze London. For more information about previous projects by Fellowship Alumni, please visit: 
https://www.frieze.com/deutsche-bank-fellowship/alumni 

Please download an Applicant Details Form and an Application Form on the right of this page and email both completed forms to recruitment@southlondongallery.org    

Please also complete the anonymous, online equal opportunities monitoring form here.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 15 July, 12pm. Applications received after that time cannot be considered.  

An online information session about the role will take place on Wednesday 24 June, 6pm. Please register here.

If you have any queries regarding the process or the role please contact  recruitment@southlondongallery.org