Disabled Assistant Curator – Future Curators Programme

Assistant Curator

Salary: £10,716 per year (full time equivalent: £26,792)

Hours: 2 days per week (15 hours)

Start Date: 1 February 2026 to 31 May 2027

Contract length: 18 months

Location: Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham

Reports to: Roma Piotrowska, Senior Curator

Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) is excited to announce a new opportunity for a disabled curator to join the team as Assistant Curator. This role is informed by lived experience of disability and has been created to provide meaningful, supported entry into the visual arts sector. We actively encourage applications from disabled people who are passionate about curation, inclusive practice and developing artists who are under-represented in contemporary culture.

Working closely with MAC’s Senior Curator, you’ll gain hands-on experience across all aspects of exhibition-making, from planning and liaising with artists to installing exhibitions across our three gallery spaces and wider venues. We welcome experimentation across artforms, and this role offers freedom to explore and innovate. You’ll be part of a dynamic Arts Team lead by the Artistic Director, whose knowledge and experience will offer a range of alternative artistic approaches.

Most importantly, at MAC we are committed to championing new voices. As Assistant Curator, you’ll be supported to shape and deliver your own ambitious exhibition or project, with a dedicated budget and curatorial mentorship throughout.

We will be holding an In Person Information Session about the role on Saturday 8 November 2025 from 10am to 11.30am, where you can join us for a cuppa, a biscuit and to meet our interview panel.

A full job description, person specification, how to apply and details about our information sessions for the role can be found by following the link to our website.