Description
We are currently recruiting for a Collection Care Conservator on a full time (40 hours per week) fixed term basis. Salary: Up to £38,000 dependant on experience.
Arts Council Collection began when the Arts Council of Great Britain was founded in 1946. It was formed around a small group of paintings from the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA) and it aimed to promote the appreciation of contemporary art through touring exhibitions. Since 1986 the Arts Council Collection has been managed by the Southbank Centre on behalf of Arts Council England, safeguarding the Collection for future generations.
The Collection Care Conservator will support the Arts Council Collection's loans and acquisitions programme as well as the delivery of the Arts Council Collection's move from two storage facilities to a new storage facility in Coventry. The post holder will work closely with the wider Arts Council Collection team, responsible for undertaking condition assessments and conservation treatment for artworks in the Arts Council Collection.
- Professional qualification in conservation or equivalent experience working with a range of media such as works on paper, paintings, sculpture or textiles.
- Significant experience in carrying out condition assessments, writing condition reports and treatment proposals and other conservation documentation.
- Ability to work to a budget, tracking costs and forecasting expenditure.
- Knowledge of the standards and procedures required for the safe movement, storage handling, packing and display of works of art.
- Carbon literate, or an understanding of sustainable practices within museum and collections work.
- Using a range of specialist techniques, assess the structure and condition of artworks in the Arts Council Collection.
- Write condition reports and assessments for artworks as part of the loans, acquisitions and store move activities.
- Plan and carry out conservation treatments in line with the loans, acquisitions and store move activities.
- Share knowledge around collection care and conservation best practices and procedures with colleagues in the wider team.
- Ensuring the documentation, photography and treatment of artworks are recorded centrally on Arts Council Collection's Collection Management System and other filing systems.
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