Freelance Artist

Responsible to: Learning Manager
Hours of work: Freelance delivery between 09:30 – 17:00 7 days a week
Salary: Half day rate £130 for 2.5hrs, full day rate £250 for 5 hrs
Place of work: The Bowes Museum and offsite spaces and places as required

The Bowes Museum aims to unlock people’s potential to shape a more interesting, equitable and sustainable world. Together with our communities, we’ll explore and exchange stories and experiences that inspire connections, curiosity, conversations and creativity.

Through one-off creative workshops, talks, tours, and longer-term collaborative programmes, working with people with a range of age and abilities.

We’re keen to centre Artists, Makers and Designers within our public-facing delivery and are recruiting a freelance team of 7 to 10 artists to plan and facilitate experiences that inspire our visitors, create connections with our collections and enhance their visit to The Bowes Museum.

We are looking to work with artists who have diverse practices and bring new skills, perspectives and opportunities to the people we work with. We welcome applications from emerging artists, as well as those with more experience.

How to apply.

There are two ways that you can apply and consider the Personal Specifications in your responses:

1. You may respond by sending in a video or vlog.

Please identify these areas:
• Why you would like to work at The Bowes Museum?
• Your artistic practice?
• The types of audience who you have previously worked with?

Then upload a copy of your CV to include:

• 3 examples of your previous work with images.
• The names of two referees
• Confirmation that you have DBS certification

Alternatively

2. You can submit a covering letter to include the following:

• Why you would like to work at The Bowes Museum?
• Your artistic practice?
• The types of audience who you have previously worked with?
• A copy of your CV to include 3 examples of your previous work with images and the names of two referees.
• Confirmation that you have DBS certification

Please post to the learning department, The Bowes Museum, Newgate, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8NP or email:
If you have any queries, please get in touch by emailing learn@thebowesmuseum.org.uk