Salary: £4,000 Per Annum
Benefits: Consultancy Agreement Basis
Duration: 1st January - 30th June 2022
Variable hours, term time only
Based in Llwyn Y Byn
Two exciting residency opportunities have arisen for artists/designers to explore their own practice and continue their development as an artist as well as delivering artist talks and workshops to learners alongside the teams at Gower College Swansea.
The Artist in Residence will have use of space and equipment at Gower College Swansea Llwyn y Bryn Campus (where available) to explore their work. During the residency there will be opportunities to see a range of work produced with the learners and exhibit alongside them, meet other artists and organisations in the sector.
The Artist in Residence programme is flexible and will be developed and defined depending on the art form area and the artist’s level of experience and expertise. There will be opportunities to research, develop and present a work in progress with support, space and time from the college.
The ideal candidate will be an artist or designer based in Wales with either an established or emerging practice having recently graduated. Experience of delivering workshops to learners across a range of courses would be advantageous as this will be a key part of the role.
A clear and confident communicator, you will have the ability to motivate and inspire students. You will have good organisational and problem solving skills and the ability to work both on your own initiative and as part of a team. You will be prepared to work flexibly
Showcasing to learners how to promote their practice through social media platforms will be integral, alongside sharing your residency through the colleges social media platforms.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will be treated no less favourably than applications submitted in English. Gower College Swansea recognises the importance of delivering its services in Welsh and recognises the need to grow its bilingual workforce. We therefore encourage applications from candidates who can demonstrate good Welsh Language skills
Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.
Please note that we are expecting a high volume applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended.
Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.