The Crafts Study Centre’s is an accredited university museum, supported by a recurrent grant under the Higher Education Museums and Galleries fund. Its origins lie in significant individuals and communities of British craft makers and the global links that inspired them. It has world-leading collections of the work of important craft makers including Bernard Leach, Peter Collingwood, Barron and Larcher and Lucie Rie, and these collections of objects are supported by important maker archives. The collections and archives make the CSC a vital resource for researching, studying or practicing craft.
The Crafts Study Centre and its collections and archives are owned by a charitable incorporated organisation managed by a Board of Trustees. It is also a research centre of the University for the Creative Arts; the staff of the centre are employed by the University and the centre is housed in a dedicated building on the University’s Farnham campus. The CSC has two permanent galleries and a research room and is an important public interface between UCA and its communities. Farnham is a designated Crafts Town and is recognised by the World Crafts Council as England’s only ‘World Crafts City’. The Crafts Study Centre is part of a local network of crafts institutions, as well as having research links nationally and internationally.
We are seeking an outstanding individual with experience working in public-facing roles in museums, universities or similar cultural, social or heritage organisations. The candidate should be comfortable with interacting with the public, managing a small shop, and have key administrative skills to support the activities of the centre and its staff. An interest in the field of contemporary and modern craft is desirable.
The pro-rated salary for this role is: £10,428 to £11,060
For an informal conversation regarding the role please contact Stephen Knott at Stephen.knott@uca.ac.uk