Alumni/Student Jobs & Opportunities Board

Description of role & details:

Kindred Studios is inviting curatorial proposals for a new programme of exhibitions in our 275 sqm street-facing gallery at The Gramophone Works, North Kensington.

We are looking for curators to develop exhibitions featuring work by artists from our large Kindred artist cohort— a vibrant network of around 500 artists working across a wide range of disciplines.

The selected curator will take the lead in developing and delivering the exhibition, working directly with Kindred Studios artists. The Kindred Team will be on hand to support the process, including practical installation support, promotion through our channels and support around the exhibition opening.

You can view the gallery space here: https://www.kindredstudios.co.uk/kindred-gallery

The selected curator will receive a £1,250 curatorial fee. Exhibition production costs will be covered separately by Kindred Studios, subject to an agreed budget. We particularly welcome proposals from emerging and early-career curators looking to develop ambitious exhibitions within a supportive artist-led environment.

We are currently looking for a curator to develop and deliver our next exhibition in November 2026. We will also keep strong proposals for consideration as we develop our 2027 exhibition programme, so we encourage you to apply even if you are not available this November.

Kindred Studios
The Gramophone Works
326 Kensal Road
London W10 5BZ

For any questions, please contact community@kindredstudios.co.uk.

Type of position: Freelance

Organisation name: Kindred Studios

Location: London

Application deadline: Monday 26 October 2026 23:59

Salary: £1,250 curatorial fee

How to apply: https://forms.gle/DqoxXAhEqDfPd3obA

Description of role & details:

The Friends of the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum and Museum Ludwig e. V., hereinafter referred to as freunde, and the editorial team of the Wallraf-Richartz-Jahrbuch, published in Cologne, are now accepting submissions for the annual Frank Zurlino Publication Prize for early career scholars of art history as well as art technology under the age of 35 (on the date of submission). The prize will be awarded for the second time in 2027 to a previously unpublished research paper on the topics covered by the yearbook that impresses the judging panel with its originality and scholarly rigor.

The Frank Zurlino Publication Prize consists of a cash award of €3,000 in addition to the publication of the winning paper in the Wallraf-Richartz-Jahrbuch, Volume 88 (2027).

The winner will also be invited to give a public talk on the award-winning topic in the lecture series Kunstbewusst organised by the freunde.

Type of position: Open Call

Organisation name: Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud Cologne/Germany

Location: International

Application deadline: 31 March 2027

Recruiter website: https://www.wallraf.museum/en/the-museum/

Award / Prize Money:  3000 €

How to apply: https://www.wallraf.museum/en/the-museum/research/publication-prize/

Description of role & details: An independent 60-day European art-history travel-learning project is seeking Courtauld students, alumni and researchers to contribute specialist one-to-one teaching for a highly engaged adult learner. Contributors may offer an in-person session in a museum, gallery, church or historic site in a city they know well, and/or one to three remote thematic seminars.

Each contribution should grow from the educator’s own research interests or expertise and connect specific objects, collections or sites to a wider European art-historical framework, broadly from c.1500 to the twentieth century. Topics may include Renaissance and Baroque art, Dutch and Flemish art, eighteenth- and nineteenth-century art, modernism, or related fields.

Applicants should have strong subject knowledge, communicate research clearly to a non-specialist adult learner, and be reliable. Chinese-speaking contributors are strongly preferred, although English-language proposals are welcome. Applicants may be based anywhere in Europe, and remote proposals are also welcome.

Type of position: Freelance/Contract

Organisation name: Independent European Art History Travel-Learning Project

Location: UK/International

Application deadline: Rolling applications; applications will be reviewed as received and the opportunity will close when suitable collaborators have been appointed.

Salary: Online thematic session: GBP 80 fixed fee per 60-90-minute session. In-person museum or collection session: GBP 150 fixed fee per 2-3-hour session. Reasonable admission and necessary local travel expenses will be reimbursed where agreed in advance.

How to apply: Please email yuzouarth@gmail.com with the subject line ‘Art History Educator’. Please include your current location, research area or collection expertise, preferred language, proposed session format, availability, and a short biography or CV.

Description of role & details:

The Press Assistant will provide essential support to the communications team by handling daily administrative, research, and campaign-monitoring tasks. This entry-level position requires exceptional organisational and communication skills and understanding of the cultural and media landscape.

Media Monitoring

• Prepare and maintain comprehensive and time-sensitive media reports for clients, using media monitoring platforms to collate print, broadcast, online, and social media coverage.
• Track and report on important news coverage within the arts and culture sector, compiling a daily round-up of articles for the team.

Research

• Complete detailed research tasks to support on a wide range of projects, from international museum openings and exhibition launches to high-level media events.

Asset Creation

• Developing digital press materials, including high-resolution imagery, exhibition check lists, image sheets, and other assets.

Event Support

• Maintain RSVP lists for high-level events, including press previews and media briefings.
• Assembling press packs for media events.

Type of position: Permanent

Organisation name: Bolton & Quinn

Location: London

Application deadline: Friday 9 October 2026

Salary: £31,000 per annum

How to apply: 

Please send your CV and a short cover letter to Daisy Taylor:
daisy@boltonquinn.com

Description of role & details:

Fixed term (3-months) | Full-time | Salary: £45,088 – £51,413 per annum pro rata (Grade 6) | Contract dates: 14 December 2026 – 13 March 2027

We are seeking a passionate wall painting conservator to join our MA in Conservation of Wall Paintings team. The postholder will supervise six third-year postgraduate students in the MA Conservation of Wall Paintings for a six-week on-site fieldwork at Longthorpe Tower, Peterborough from 18 January 2027 Monday to 26 February 2027. You are expected to stay in Peterborough Monday-Friday for the full six-week period. Accommodation and daily stipend for the six-week period will be provided. Other supervision throughout the contract period will be carried out either remotely or held at the Courtauld Institute at the Somerset House, Strand, London.

The postholder is expected to: 

• To provide close guidance and supervision of students in the following conservation activities: documentation, diagnostic investigations, treatment trials and interventions.
• To ensure that imaging, documentation and student work on site is completed to agreed standards and in accordance with health and safety protocols;
• To work closely with Courtauld staff and partners at the site;
• To participate in preparations for fieldwork including risk assessment and timetable and equipment planning; the formative and summative assessment of students.
• To support marketing and fundraising activity by supplying relevant updates during the project;
• To prepare a formal report of the project for the Courtauld and stakeholders.
This role is to partially cover the duties of a faculty at the Department who is on sabbatical leave. This role is expected to spend 60% of the time in teaching, 20% in central administrative duties and 20% in scholarship activities.

Type of position: Fixed Term

Organisation name: Courtauld Institute of Art

Location: London/UK

Application deadline: Online interviews are expected to be held on the morning of Wednesday 11 November.

Salary: £45,088 – £51,413 per annum pro rata

How to apply:  https://courtauld.ac.uk/jobs/

Description of role & details:
The Getty is inviting applications for its 2027–2028 Graduate Internship Program, offering 29 paid opportunities for emerging arts professionals.

For more than 40 years, the program has supported emerging professionals from around the world to develop their careers within the arts and cultural sector. Graduate internships are available across a range of areas including curatorial, public programs, studio photography, special collections, conservation, publications and more.

Interns have the opportunity to gain professional experience working alongside Getty staff and contributing to projects across the organisation.

Full details of the individual internship opportunities, including specific roles and eligibility requirements, can be found on the Getty Graduate Internship Program website.

Type of position: Graduate Internship

Organisation name: Getty

Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Application deadline: 3 November 2026

Salary: Paid internship – salary/stipend varies by opportunity

How to apply: Applications should be made online via the Getty Graduate Internship Program website:
https://www.getty.edu/projects/graduate-internships/

Individual opportunities can be viewed here:
https://www.getty.edu/projects/graduate-internships/opportunities/