Curator: Programmes & Engagement

We are seeking a Curator: Programmes & Engagement to manage our ambitious and creative events programme. This is an exciting opportunity to develop and grow our unique events programme, focused on audience development and engaging communities.  

The Arts & Events programme includes events to run alongside our exhibitions, developed within the context of the show; Bow Skills, our artist CPD programme; the East London Art Prize event programme, working in collaboration with the Prize’s supporting partners; children and young people’s programming including Bow Families and the possibility of a new youth programme; and community focussed events, including  makers markets. As a small team the role also includes support across other projects as needed and marketing responsibilities.  

Hours: 35 hours (full-time), Mon to Fri 9am-5pm 

Location: On-site Bow Arts Office & Nunnery Gallery 

Salary range: £26,500 

Main Tasks

Programming & Events  

  • Curation of event programmes, tailoring content within the context of an exhibition or project. 
  • Event planning and management, including sourcing and liaising with facilitators, participant administration, and running of events.  
  • Ensure health and safety requirements are in place for all events (training can be provided).  
  • Foster positive working relationships with event partners and collaborators, developing new and strategic relationships as needed. 
  • Manage Bow Arts’ artist CPD programme, Bow Skills, and the facilitation of our artist steering group who inform the programme 
  • Manage and produce makers markets for community events, including seasonal markets and Bow Road Open Studios.  
  • Lead on the establishment and development of a new Nunnery Gallery youth programme. 
  • Lead on the delivery of the East London Art Prize Mentoring programme.  
  • Create marketing assets for events for social media / print, supporting Marketing Officer as needed.  
  • Ensure events are well publicised, utilising external listings and devising strategic social media campaigns, with support of Gallery Assistant and Marketing Officer.  
  • Update and work to event programme budgets (set by Director).  
  • Endeavour to sell out events, ensuring revenue targets are met.  
  • Support Project Manager: Exhibitions & Development with event venue hires.  

Audience Development & Evaluation 

  • Use programme content to target under-engaged audiences. 
  • Manage collection of event audience data. 
  • Evaluate and analyse audience data, presenting learnings to team and utilising learning for future planning. 
  • Use evaluation data to gauge success of targeted audience development. 

Team Responsibilities  

  • Flexibility to work / key-hold evening and weekend events (time will be repaid through TOIL). 
  • Support day-to-day management of the gallery, including front of house and general enquires.   
  • Liaise with Nunnery Café across programming, utilising collaboration opportunities to support café revenue.  
  • Support other department projects, including exhibition planning, commissions, and residencies in collaboration with the team.  
  • Support cross-departmental projects or initiatives.  
  • Support gallery’s team of volunteers.  
  • Work front of house in the Nunnery Gallery when needed.  

Please note, Bow Arts’ studio holders are not eligible for this role due to conflict of interest.  

To apply for this role, please complete the Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. CVs will not be accepted. If you have any questions, access requirements, or require the application in a different format, please email recruitment@bowarts.com or phone 020 8980 7774.

Application Closing Date: 9am, Monday 22 July 2024 
Interview Dates: Thursday 25 & Friday 26 July 2024 

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If you have any questions, access requirements, or require the application in a different format, please email recruitment@bowarts.com or phone 020 8980 7774.