Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 remote).

Award: GBP 45,000 per year. Permanent role (3-month probation). No application fee.

Duration: Permanent appointment; hybrid, 3 days office / 2 remote. 25 days annual leave rising to 30 after 5 years, plus 8 bank holidays.

Deadline: 10 Jul 2026

Serpentine Galleries seeks an experienced interdisciplinary Live Programmes Curator to initiate, develop, and produce a year-round live programme that extends and activates the gallery's exhibitions and curatorial vision through talks, performances, participatory experiences, and cross-disciplinary live formats. Building on Serpentine's flagship strands (the annual Marathons, Park Nights, Serpentine Cinema, and Study Days), the curator will run a live programme alongside and through onsite exhibitions, working closely with the Programmes, Production, and Audience teams. RESPONSIBILITIES: conceive, curate, and deliver live events (talks, performances, workshops, screenings, new formats); develop formats that bring visual artists into dialogue with dance, music, film, literature, technology, design, and social practice; lead planning and delivery on time and on budget; and develop programming that attracts new, diverse, and multi-generational audiences onsite and online. REQUIREMENTS: significant experience curating and/or producing live programmes in a gallery, museum, festival, performance, or cultural context; a strong interdisciplinary curatorial approach across multiple artistic forms; excellent project management, budgeting, and scheduling; strong communication and collaboration; and deep knowledge of contemporary art and current cultural discourse. TERMS: permanent role (3-month probationary period); hybrid working (3 days office, 2 remote); 25 days annual leave rising to 30 after 5 years plus 8 bank holidays; auto-enrolment pension, season-ticket loan, and Cycle2Work scheme. SALARY: GBP 45,000 per annum. TO APPLY: submit a CV and cover letter addressing how your skills fit the role, examples of relevant experience, and what attracts you to Serpentine. DEADLINE: midnight, 10 July 2026; first-stage interviews w/c 20 July 2026, second-stage w/c 27 July 2026.

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Location: London, United Kingdom. Full-time, in-person; relocation to London is required. Applicants must hold the right to work in the UK.

Award: Salary of GBP 30,960 per year. A full-time Assistant Curator role on a 12-month fixed-term contract, with the possibility of a further 6-month extension (18 months total) subject to formal review and mutual agreement.

Duration: 12-month fixed-term position starting Autumn 2026, with possible 6-month extension (18 months total).

Deadline: 13 Jul 2026

Upe Foundation is launching the Upe Foundation Curatorial Fellowship at Camden Art Centre as part of its Fall 2026 Curatorial Fellowship Programme. The opportunity invites Baltic early-career curators to apply for a full-time curatorial role at Camden Art Centre, an institution internationally acclaimed for its rigorous exhibitions, residencies, events and learning programmes. The fellowship is a full-time, 12-month position starting Autumn 2026, with the possibility of a further 6-month extension (18 months total) upon review and mutual decision; relocation to London is required. ROLE: embedded within Camden Art Centre's Exhibitions Department, the Fellow works as Assistant Curator, supporting the development, coordination and delivery of the exhibitions programme and related projects and events, with practical experience across exhibition research, production, interpretation, publications, public programmes, loans, installation and documentation, and liaising with artists, galleries, lenders, partner organisations, writers and designers. The Fellow also shares research connected to Baltic and broader Central Eastern European artistic contexts. ELIGIBILITY: a demonstrated connection to or sustained engagement with the Baltic region (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, or their diasporas), which may include lived experience, heritage, working knowledge of a Baltic language, relevant research, or curatorial work with Baltic artists/institutions/contexts; early-career curatorial experience (freelance, self-organised, project-based or institutional); and a higher education qualification (BA, MA or equivalent) in curating, art history, visual culture or related disciplines. Desirable: working knowledge of Lithuanian, Latvian or Estonian; fluency in a second language; experience with Articheck and with CRM systems (particularly Salesforce). Applicants must hold the right to work in the UK (via the under-26 'new entrant' Skilled Worker route, the Creative Worker visa route, or existing right to work such as British citizenship or settled/pre-settled status). OFFER: GBP 30,960 salary, structured professional development within the Exhibitions team, and opportunities to build professional networks in London and internationally. Applications reviewed jointly by Upe Foundation and Camden Art Centre, with first-round online interviews and a second interview for finalists. The organizers strongly encourage applicants to write materials in their own words and avoid generic or AI-generated responses. TIMELINE: application deadline 12:00 noon UK time, Monday 13 July 2026; interviews 6 August 2026; final decision mid-August 2026; start Autumn 2026. Questions: recruitment@camdenartcentre.org.

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Location: Utrecht, Netherlands

Award: EUR 400 participation fee. Participants receive an EUR 800 stipend during the final phase to support preparation of their final project proposal.

Duration: September to December 2026; minimum 8 hours per week

Deadline: Closed 07 Jul 2026

The fourth edition of IMPAKT's Full Spectrum Curatorship Programme invites emerging and aspiring curators interested in media art, digital culture, and the intersection of technology and society to develop their own curatorial project proposal under expert guidance. Taking place in Utrecht from September to December 2026, it combines collective sessions, personal mentorship, guest contributions, and peer exchange, drawing on IMPAKT's archive and critical programming. Participants are paired with curator mentors to develop and position a curatorial proposal. The training covers the history, theory, contextualisation, organisation and execution of media-art programmes, including curatorial concept development, critical and societal contextualisation, artwork selection, budgets and funding, audience reception, and presentation formats, with a focus on time-based media and multi-channel/interactive formats. Confirmed mentors include Annet Dekker, Ine Gevers, Paulien Dresscher, Doreen A. Rios (online) and Eva Fischer (online). ELIGIBILITY: recent graduates and early- and mid-career curators; participants must attend all sessions and commit a minimum of 8 hours per week (preparation, research, independent work). All sessions are in English. COST AND SUPPORT: there is a EUR 400 participation fee, and participants receive an EUR 800 stipend in the final phase toward their project proposal. By the end, participants have a solid curatorial proposal to support future exhibitions and funding applications. Apply via the online form by 23:59 CET, 7 July 2026 (deadline extended from 1 July).

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Location: Two weeks in New York City, USA (11-22 January 2027); a five-day residency at a host museum; concluding week in May or June 2027

Award: Tuition free. CCL covers the majority of travel, hotel and food costs for the programme: for the two weeks in NYC and the final week, the majority of meals and Mon-Fri transportation are organised by CCL (Fellows cover a small number of taxi/incidental costs); for the five-day individual residency, CCL arranges and pays for hotel and travel, and Fellows receive a daily stipend for meals, transportation and incidentals. No application fee.

Duration: January to May or June 2027, in three blocks: 2-week NYC intensive (11-22 Jan 2027); 5-day individual residency at a host museum (Feb-Apr 2027); concluding week (May or June 2027)

Deadline: Closed 30 Jun 2026

The Centre for Curatorial Leadership (CCL) offers leadership training for art museum curators across all art-historical specialties. The core Fellowship provides experienced curators with instruction from Columbia Business School faculty and exposure to real-world challenges faced by cultural institutions today. Mentoring is a key element: directors and trustees from major museums across the world host Fellows for a weeklong residency. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE: (1) a two-week intensive in New York City (11-22 January 2027) with Columbia Business School faculty teaching plus practical exposure and assignments; (2) a five-day individual residency in February-April with a museum director from an institution other than the Fellow's home institution; (3) a concluding week in May or June crafted to the particular needs of the class. ELIGIBILITY: full-time senior and/or established curators working in art museums in North America and abroad; up to 12 applicants accepted each year. DEADLINE: 30 June 2026.

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Location: Tokyo, Japan (Sumida-ku, Ryogoku area)

Award: Fully funded: round-trip airfare, single-room accommodation, and a project/research fee covered by TOKAS. Additional travel within Japan not covered. No application fee.

Duration: 1 to 3 months within one of three windows in 2027-2028: May-Jul 2027, Sep-Nov 2027, or Jan-Mar 2028

Deadline: Closed 16 Jun 2026

ELIGIBILITY: international curators, art critics, and cultural researchers based outside Japan. Six curators selected in total (two per residency window). Two letters of recommendation required. Working proficiency in English required. APPLY: download the Application Package (Curator2027) from TOKAS, complete the PDF application form, attach two letters of recommendation and a portfolio, and submit via the online submission form by 18:00 JST on June 16, 2026. TIMELINE: application window May 19 to June 16, 2026; selection results announced later in 2026; residency periods May-Jul 2027, Sep-Nov 2027, Jan-Mar 2028. DISCIPLINES: curation, art criticism, cultural research. NOTE: TOKAS covers airfare, accommodation in a single private room at TOKAS Residency (Sumida-ku), and a fee for research/project work. There is no dedicated studio (this program is research-focused). Selected curators must give mentoring sessions to local emerging creators and deliver a public talk. Additional travel within Japan must be self-funded.

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Location: London, UK (on-site Wed-Fri at 8 Angel Mews, N1)

Award: £34,500 pro-rata for 3 days/week (24-month fellowship)

Duration: 24 months (June 2026 to May 2028)

Deadline: Closed 10 May 2026

15th edition of the Cubitt Curatorial Fellowship: a 24-month residency for one curator with in-depth contemporary-art knowledge and an interest in Cubitt's growing Civic, Education and Community programmes. The only scheme of its kind in the UK; previous fellows have gone on to lead at Glasgow International, Rijksakademie Amsterdam and Kunsthalle Wien. Three days/week (Wed-Fri) on-site, with evening/weekend work and TOIL policy. Mentorship and practical support from senior management. Application deadline 23:59 Monday 10 May 2026; interview invites 21 May; interviews 28 May.

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Location: Netherlands

Award: Funded (see grant page)

Duration: Research-period based

Deadline: Rolling / undated

Funding for preliminary research into exhibitions, events, articles or presentations. For curators. Continuous deadline.

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