Artist/Producer Early Years Fixed Term Contract 1 year
Salary £ 30,000 (Pro rata £11,997) 2 days
30 Pembroke Street oxford OX1 1BP
Vacancy listed 30/05/2026
Application deadline 29/06/2026
Details

The Artist/Producer is responsible for the planning, preparation and delivery of Modern Art Oxford’s early years projects including our co-learning, sensory play project Make Play, holiday workshops and welcome tours and activities for primary schools, charities, and community groups. 

Modern Art Oxford’s early years programme recognises and celebrates children, as active participants in our shared society. Established in 2017, Make Play is one of the core strands of our programmes for children aged 6 months to 5 years. It provides a child-led creative space for babies and children to explore, play and learn in a safe and stimulating environment. 

The Artist/Producer takes a lead role in developing activities in response to the temporary exhibitions programme, working closely with the Curator Communities, Practice & Participation to ensure a holistic and well-curated offer throughout the year. 

Modern Art Oxford’s early years programme engages more than 1,000 children, parents, and carers each year through our regular sessions at the gallery and offsite with local partners. 

Key responsibilities 

Delivery 
● To work with the Communities, Practice and Participation team to research and devise creative workshops, activities, and tours for Modern Art Oxford’s youngest visitors. ● To ensure workshops and activities are accessible and inclusive with a strong commitment to early years education, sensory play, and the enjoyment of creative visual arts practice. 
● To incorporate themes and materials from Modern Art Oxford’s temporary exhibitions programme across the delivery of all programmed activities. 
● To develop regular holiday workshops, utilising the materials in Modern Art Oxford’s Studio, working closely with the Curator, Communities, Practice & Participation. ● Undertake general administration including managing bookings for Make Play. ● To maintain accurate records on attendance andactivities, and to coordinate evaluation as required by the Head of Communities, Practice & Participation. 
● To support the marketing and communications team to update and maintain mailing lists and contacts relevant to the Make Play and family activities, as required. ● To participate in staff team activities and attend professional training as requested by the Head of Communities, Practice & Participation.

Organisational 
● To ensure that Modern Art Oxford complies with all aspects of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in relation to activities with audiences, stakeholders and third parties. 
● Actively respond to Modern Art Oxford’s anti-racism policy to strengthen and embed participation of children and families from ethnically diverse backgrounds. 
● To carry out all duties in accordance with all Modern Art Oxford’s policies including Access, Employment, Health and Safety, Child Safeguarding, Data Protection and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policies and the Creative Case for Diversity. 

Essential 
● A minimum of three years’ experience of working in Early Years education. ● Experience of delivering projects and workshops in art galleries and museums.
 ● Strong understanding of Early Years pedagogy, child-centred and inclusive practice. 
● Experience working with artists, facilitators, or creative practitioners. 
● Confidence managing multiple projects, partnerships, and delivery locations. ● Excellent communication and relationship building skills. 
● Demonstrable experience of working with diverse materials and media. 
● Self-motivated and collaborative. 
● Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 
● Ability to work weekends. 
● DBS checked and trained in safeguarding. 
● Good IT, administrative and organisational skills. 
● Knowledge of equality, diversity, and inclusion practices and procedures. ● An interest in and commitment to the work and values of Modern Art Oxford. 

Desirable 
● First Aid training. 
● Knowledge of office procedures and practice. 
● A related qualification at FE or HE level.




Benefits

An auto-enrolment pension scheme is in place with Legal & General. Under pension auto enrolment legislation, the employee will pay 5% (before tax relief) and the employer will pay 3% of qualifying earnings to the Legal and General plan. A salary sacrifice scheme is available after 3 months’ employment.
Employees are entitled to a staff discount in the Modern Art Oxford Shop and Café. There is an Employee Assistance Programme through Gemelli, and a series of discounts and salary sacrifice schemes through BHN Extras.

Notes

Applications must be received by 9.00am Monday 29 June 2026 Initial interviews planned for 14, 15, and 16 July 2026
Ideal start date in the w/c 24 August 2026
About Modern Art Oxford
Modern Art Oxford is one of the UK’s most exciting and influential contemporary art organisations, renowned for its bold and ambitious artistic programme that promotes diversity and internationalism and celebrates contemporary art as a progressive agent of social change. Founded in 1965, it is the only public institution dedicated to contemporary visual arts in Oxford and plays a central role in the city’s cultural landscape. Modern Art Oxford welcomes more than 100,000 visitors each year with thousands of participants taking part in our programme of workshops and events. Modern Art Oxford aims to make contemporary art accessible and engaging to the widest audience promoting creativity in all of its visual forms. Over the last 50 years Modern Art Oxford has brought some of the world’s most important artists to the city, and the UK, and has developed an international reputation for pioneering emerging and under-represented artists.
About the Communities, Practice & Participation Programme
Modern Art Oxford’s Communities Practice & Participation (CPP) programme invites people of all ages, abilities, and interests to engage with and participate in contemporary art. The programme is shaped by three core areas of programming, Make Play (early years), Young Creatives (young people 16-21) and After Hours (an evening programme for adult learners). Additionally, the CPP team curate exhibitions in Modern Art Oxford’s Ground Floor Gallery and Upper Galleries to present new projects and commissions with a participatory focus. Central to this is our dedicated Studio, a welcoming creative space offering a flexible, open environment exploring the themes of our exhibition programme through creative, curatorial, and practice-based inquiry.
We prioritise and value our long-term partnerships across Oxfordshire with charities and community groups, which ensure that our projects are developed and co-curated across the county with individuals who may otherwise not access our free opportunities. We are outwardly interested in developing new collaborations, which speak to interdisciplinarity,
celebrating difference, and forging strong communities of practice with diverse, local communities. The CPP programme is planned and delivered by a Head of Department, Curator, Producers, Programme managers and coordinators, who work collaboratively across all areas of the programme, and share an interest and commitment to practice-based approaches and engaging communities with contemporary art.
Organisational Values
Modern Art Oxford aspires to the following values as an employer and organisation: Welcoming: We are inclusive, caring and respectful.
Ambitious: We are creative, resourceful and aspire to excellence.
Collaborative: We are dedicated to learning and are responsive and curious. Conscientious: We act with integrity and are socially engaged and accountable.

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