Emerging Artist
Emerging Artists Vacancy Open Call
‘Make-Change-Inspire’ Opportunity
Job Title: | Emerging Artist |
Responsible to: | Executive Artistic Director |
Location: | Based in Reachout Studio, Lime Tree House, Alloa FK10 1EX and outreach across Forth Valley as required |
Contract: | 16 hours per week for 16 weeks |
Salary: | National Living Wage |
Annual Leave: | 34 days (plus 4 bank holidays) pro-rata |
Opportunity
The Reachout Make-Change-Inspire programme is offering a 16 week paid placement opportunity to gain professional development and community art practice experience within an inclusive participatory arts organisation. Working alongside professional artists, this opportunity offers mentoring, training, skills exchange, and networking opportunities. It also involves facilitating studio and outreach activity as well as arts administration tasks.
Reachout With Arts In Mind
Reachout is an award-winning expressive arts organisation with a 32-year track record of delivering person-centred development, self-management, and inclusion programmes. It offers a diverse range of artist, volunteer, and member-led workshops, drop-in sessions, and outreach initiatives designed for children, young people, and adults.
Programmes
Make-Change-Inspire provides children, young people, and adults with the opportunity to explore various art forms, including visual art, pottery, film, animation, and music workshops. It fosters skill sharing among artists from diverse backgrounds while encouraging innovative collaborations with emerging artists.
Opportunity Criteria
This opportunity is open to emerging artists from a variety of backgrounds, ethnicities, and gender orientations. It is particularly suited to art students seeking artistic development, person centred facilitation, and arts administration experience within a participatory art organisation.
You will be based within the Reachout With Arts In Mind studio, supporting the Reachout Make-Change-Inspire programme through a collaborative co-production approach.
Duration: July – October (16 weeks) Schedule: Monthly rota, 16 hours per week
Shortlisting Criteria:
Candidates must provide clear evidence of meeting all essential criteria and demonstrate their suitability for both the role and the organisation. To be considered for an interview, applicants must be available Monday to Friday, between 10am and 4pm, throughout the duration of the programme (July – October).
Access
Application is via our online application form. Accessible application formats, such as video and audio submissions, are available upon request. Please contact Lesley Arthur E: lesleyarthur@reachoutwithartsinmind.org.uk T: 01259 214951
Closing date Friday 6th June 5pm
Interviews commencing week beginning 23rd June
We welcome applications in a variety of formats to ensure accessibility for all candidates. If you require adjustments or prefer to submit your application in an alternative format, such as audio, video, or large print, please let us know. We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and will be happy to accommodate your needs.
This project is funded by Creative Scotland Open Fund, National Lottery Community Fund and Youth Arts Fund.
Our organisation is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we serve. We make sure all our staff have appropriate previous experiences and are selected, trained and are supervised fairly to a high standard so that they can provide a safe and effective service.