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The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum is part of the Culture Coventry charitable trust. Occasionally we need to recruit new staff to the team, and we look for self-motivated and forward-thinking people. Even if you are based behind the scenes, you need to be comfortable working with or around visitors in an environment where creating the right atmosphere is everything. Everyone in the team plays an active part in delivering our fantastic attraction to visitors.
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Current Opportunities:
ARTIST CALLOUT - SCHOOL SOUTH ASIAN ART HERITAGE ARTIST
Working on: Stories That Made Us - Roots Resilence, Representation
Available between: November 2025 & February 2026
As part of the school learning work which will run alongside the exhibition we want to develop and deliver a School South Asian Art Heritage project with a Coventry-based specialist secondary school in Coventry using the themes of the exhibition as inspiration.
We would like to engage an experienced and stimulating Artist to help us create and run this project.
Aim of the project
Develop a series of art heritage workshops based on the themes explored in Stories That Made Us we aim to develop a long-lasting relationship with a Coventry secondary school in a location with a high demographic of South Asian and British South Asian residents, with the potential to connect with students a strong emotional and historical bond to the Virk family story.
By taking part in these workshops, we are aiming for the students to gain a deeper understanding of their own cultural histories and appreciate how shared experiences can connect people across generations and social groups.
Read more about the opportunity here
To Apply:
To apply for the role of School South Asian Heritage Project Artist please provide the following information:
- A CV, with visual references.
- An outline of the approach you would take to this project brief, including a breakdown of what outputs you would hope to achieve (max 700 words).
- Contact details for two referees.
Please email your proposal to brian.scholes@cvlife.co.uk by Sunday 28th September 2025.
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