Internship at Guildhall Art Gallery, London

Painting Conservation Internship
Guildhall Art Gallery, London, UK

6 months, full time
September 2012 to March 2013

Stipend: UKP16,120 per annum, pro rata

Deadline for applications: Wednesday 27 June 2012

Funded by NADFAS and The Radcliffe Trust

Guildhall Art Gallery holds the City of London's permanent art
collection. It is an accredited art gallery offering a lively
exhibitions program to the public. The collection comprises over
4,000 oil paintings, sculptures and works on paper. Highlights
include London topographical subjects from the 17th century to the
present, Victorian paintings, civic and royal portraits from the
17th century onwards and the Sir Matthew Smith studio collection.

Guildhall Art Gallery is committed to supporting the professional
development of recently graduated conservators and is pleased to
have offered conservation internships since 2007. In this internship
you will gain invaluable experience of working in a major art
institution, learn about gallery practice and contribute to the
daily activities of the conservation team.  Over six months, you
will have the opportunity--under appropriate supervision--to carry
out the examination, documentation and treatment of a painting or
paintings from the collection required for exhibition or loan.

Our conservation team consists of a Senior Conservator (paintings)
(currently a job-share), a Lead Conservator (frames) and 2 part-time
Conservators (1 paintings and 1 frames). You will be supervised by
the Conservator (paintings) but will also work closely with both
Senior Conservators.

The placement requires good problem-solving skills and strong
practical ability to carry out conservation and restoration
treatments of paintings. You should have good learning skills, the
ability to work effectively as part of a team and on your own, and
be motivated to developing a career in painting conservation.

Applicants should have recently obtained a recognised postgraduate
qualification in paintings conservation. Preference will be given to
graduates from UK training courses. Guildhall Art Gallery and the
funders of this Internship are obliged to confirm that every
applicant has a right to work in the United Kingdom. This internship
cannot be carried out on a student visa and requires the intern to
hold the appropriate work visa for the duration of the placement.

Application forms are supplied upon request to
guildhall.artgallery<-at->cityoflondon<.>gov<.>uk. Please state "Painting
Conservation Internship" as the email subject.

Nancy Wade ACR
Conservator
Guildhall Art Gallery
Guildhall Yard
London EC2V 5AE


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