The Vacancy
The Royal Academy of Arts is looking for an Art Sales Curator to join our Retail team.
The Art Sales Curator will lead on curating and delivering Art Sales displays at the RA both on site and online. This role will work directly with Royal Academicians and invited artists to generate significantly increased levels of revenue and strengthen the RA's reputation as a place to buy and engage with the best contemporary art, while vitally supporting our work as a charity.
About You
To be considered for this role, you will have proven experience curating contemporary art hangs with a commercial focus within a private/commercial gallery or art sales environment. With strong commercial and curatorial judgement, you will be able to effectively balance curatorial vision and revenue generation.
You will have excellent artists liaison and relationship management skills with the ability to build lasting and mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders. A commercially minded approach to working is key, as is knowledge of pricing, production methods, collector behaviour and sales strategies.
The Company
The RA dates way back to 1768 when a group of artists and architects persuaded King George lll to help them to 'establish a society for promoting the Art of Design'. The original academy, in Pall Mall, was less than 10 meters long. Since then, there have been many changes, though the RA's core purpose of bringing art and design to a broad audience and championing art and artists still holds true.
Today we are a contemporary art organisation hosting internationally acclaimed exhibitions and through investment in employee training and development, with courses such as Unconscious Bias, LGBTQ+ Awareness, Bystander, and Mental Health First Aid training, we are striving to foster a safe space for everyone through positive action. We also have Employee Network Groups, Ways In Groups, and an Employee Council so every employee has a voice and a way to feel heard by colleagues through the CEO.
The RA is truly a unique place, both as an attraction to our visitors, but also as a workplace. Our people are at the heart of all we do, and we support a broad and inspiring mix of departments; from exhibitions, curators, art handlers, researchers, publishers, and digital to schools and education, visitor welcome, fundraisers, and corporate support.
The Benefits
Exhibitions
Reciprocal Agreements with galleries across the UK
Enhanced Pension
Generous employer contributions
Enhanced Holiday
25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
Wellbeing
Access to a virtual GP Service and Mental Health First Aiders
Agile Working
The opportunity to work flexibly
RA Staff Council
Where your views are heard and listened to
Employee Clubs
Football, Staff Choir and more