Job Description:

This Fine Art Gallery Internship is an excellent opportunity for anyone who wishes to learn how an art gallery operates and get an inside view of the art world. It is hands-on and requires focused candidates who have a desire to learn, a professional outlook and are passionate about art and design.

The office is looking for a Fine Art Gallery Intern to undertake a wide variety of duties:

• Dealing with enquiries from clients, galleries, curators, press, museums, auction houses and the general public
• Assisting with curatorial research for forthcoming exhibitions
• Designing press releases, catalogues and associated visuals
• Event planning, private views, exhibitions, photo shoots
• Liaising with artists

Successful interns will meet the following requirements.

• Foreign language fluency (French, Spanish, German, or Italian) is very helpful
• Technical knowledge required – Microsoft Office, Excel, and Photoshop
• Good writing skills and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely
• Excellent multi-tasking skills - every day is different

Company Profile:

This art gallery aims to provide an innovative forum for contemporary art, presenting work by largely unseen young artists or by international artists whose work has been rarely or never exhibited in the UK.

The audience for exhibitions of contemporary art has increased widely during the last ten years as general awareness and interest in contemporary art has developed both in Britain and abroad.

When the gallery first opened over twenty years ago it was only those who had a dedicated interest in contemporary art who sought out the gallery to see work by new artists. The audience, however, built steadily over the years and visitor numbers now reach 600,000 per annum, with over 1,000 schools organizing student visits.

The gallery has worked with media sponsors on a number of shows including The Observer, The Sunday Times, Evening Standard, The Independent on Sunday and Time Out.

Many artists showing at the gallery are unknown when first exhibited, not only to the general public but also to the commercial art world. Many of these artists are subsequently offered shows by galleries and museums internationally. In this effect, the gallery also operates as a springboard for young artists to launch their careers.