Opening hours Gallery: Wednesday to Sunday 12–5pm Café open: Tuesday and Sunday: 10am–4pm, Wednesday to Saturday: 10am–5pm.

Jobs and Opportunities

Jobs and Opportunities

Spike Island Open Studios (2024). Photography by Dan Weill

Please note

Please note

We can only accept applications for advertised vacancies and are not able to accept speculative CV’s for employment.

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS AND ART WORKERS.

We want to make Bristol a great place to see and make art. Our community is made up of highly skilled and enthusiastic staff, artists and creatives who have a range of different experience but all have one thing in common: a determination to invest in our region’s arts sector.

This page lists jobs and career opportunities for people who are interested in the visual arts, creative industries, or are looking for arts-related opportunities in the South West (including support for artists).

Join our mailing list to hear first about any opportunities.

Job opportunity: Curator

Spike Island is looking for an energetic and committed curator who is passionate about supporting and working with artists. With excellent knowledge of current international artistic practices, the Curator will work closely with the Director to develop the artistic programme, and will have overall responsibility for its delivery.

Find out more and apply
A photograph of artist Izzy Mooney in her studio at Spike Island

Bursaries for Studio Artists

We are now offering Bursaries to support artists who are currently underrepresented in the sector and our community: those who experience racism, identify as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent, or come from a disadvantaged socio-economic background.

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Lucy Stein, The corn goddess goes back on Instagram (2021), Oil on linen

Contact us
Spike Island
133 Cumberland Road
Bristol BS1 6UX
United Kingdom
T: +44 (0) 117 929 2266 +44 (0) 117 929 2266 E: admin@spikeisland.org.uk

Opening Hours

Gallery Wednesday to Sunday 12–5pm
Café Tuesday and Sunday: 10am–4pm. Wednesday to Saturday: 10am–5pm.
Spike Island Artspace Ltd. Registered Charity no. 1003505. Registered in England and Wales no. 2624621
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