Curatorial Assistant British Art Show 10

Application Deadline: 19 December 2025

Department: Hayward Touring

Location: Southbank, London

Compensation: £31,600 / year

Description

We are currently looking for a Curatorial Assistant to join our Hayward Gallery Touring team on a full time, fixed term basis until December 2026.

Part of the Visual Arts department at Southbank Centre, Hayward Gallery Touring is the UK’s largest contemporary art organisation producing exhibitions that tour the UK. Working with museums, galleries, artists, curators, designers and writers Hayward Gallery Touring supports new ideas and curatorial approaches, creating ambitious exhibitions that expand and complement our partner-galleries’ programmes. As a Curatorial Assistant, you will be part of the planning and development and delivery of the British Art Show 10, a major high-profile exhibition celebrating the vitality and inventiveness of recent British art.

Please download the attached Job Description for a full overview of this role's responsibilities.

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The annual salary stated is based on the Full-Time Equivalent (40 hours per week). If the job is part-time, the weekly hours will be stated within the advert.

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting.

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We welcome applications from all backgrounds. By attracting people with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. The Southbank Centre is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of BAS10, from inception to delivery at the first venues, and continuing with contributing to venue liaison across the five-city tour.
• Liaise with and provide exhibition information and materials to other sections within the Department, other staff within Southbank Centre, and externally as necessary.
• Liaising with artists, curators, venues and lenders Helping to coordinate and facilitate new artists’ commissions and supporting them in planning their presentation.
• Supporting the exhibition curator with plans and details of each venue and coordinating their travel arrangements and studio visits as required.
• Preparing loan correspondence and monitoring loan requests.
  
  

Skills & Experience

• Has experience of working in a visual arts organisation and supporting the organisation of exhibitions and of liaising with artists.
• Is able to work well and communicate with a wide range of people.
• Is well organised, with demonstrable administration skills, research skills, and a methodical approach and strong attention to detail.
• Can manage their own time, prioritise workload, and is able to work to, meet and ensure others meet deadlines.
• Has good IT skills, including proficient use of MS Office, Google Drive and Photoshop.
  
  

Benefits

As well as working at one of London's most popular and exciting sites the successful candidate will also benefit from the following:

• A min 5% pension contribution (going up to 9% depending on employee contribution), from day 1 of employment
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family leave benefits
• Up to 30% discounts at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
• Staff ticket offers for SC events
• Free entry to Hayward Gallery
• Free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations
• Free staff yoga