Yorkshire Contemporary is seeking an experienced curator to join our team and lead on key partnership projects in Bradford during its year as UK City of Culture. This role will co-curate the Turner Prize 2025 at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, in partnership with Bradford 2025, Bradford District Museums & Galleries and Tate and connect artists working in the region directly to this high-profile event.
We are looking for a curator with considerable exhibitions experience, who has a demonstrable track record working directly with artists on varied projects at a high level. The successful candidate will have excellent knowledge and understanding of contemporary visual art in the UK and will need to use their skill and experience of working with artists, and as a highly effective project manager, to deliver these high-profile projects with multiple partners.
The Curator will be based between Yorkshire Contemporary’s Leeds office and Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford and will be a key part of the Yorkshire Contemporary team, reporting to the Head of Programme & Engagement and supported by the Assistant Curator. We are open to flexible working around any prior commitments or personal circumstances, but the period between May and September 2025 will require full-time working in Bradford. There is a possibility to extend this post beyond March 2026, dependant on funding.
Yorkshire Contemporary is committed to ensuring an equitable working environment. We actively seek a broad membership of staff and trustees to reflect a multitude of experiences and backgrounds. We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent, come from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds and/or people of the Global Majority.
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