Jobs & Opportunities
There are always ways of becoming involved with us, whether this is as a participant or a volunteer, a job or an artist call-out!
Current Opportunities
Peter Scott Gallery Charitable Trust - Trustees
Work with us to grow, guide and communicate our incredible collection!
Lancaster Arts is excited to be recruiting for new Trustees for the Peter Scott Gallery Charitable Trust. We are looking for committed and engaged people to nurture and champion our recently digitised collection. The span and calibre of the collection presents real opportunities for us to develop creative conversations and connections nationally and globally.
Notable for its breadth and international diversity, the collection brings together over 27,000 pieces comprising contemporary work, 20th-century British and European art including Hepworth, Rembrandt, Miro, Hockney, Picasso, Matisse, Lowry and Terry Frost, alongside Chinese and Japanese paintings and prints, one of the most significant collections of Pilkington ceramics and an archaeological portfolio spanning ancient Egypt and Greece & Mesopotamia.
We make sure our collection stays relevant and parts of it are always on display. The collection is an invaluable tool to explore conversations as part of our changing exhibitions programme, showing alongside contemporary art and engaging with the public, students and academics.
As well as our fantastic gallery team, we have a valued cohort of volunteers who work over many aspects of the hands on running of the gallery and collection.
We would love to hear from you if you have:
Capacity and commitment to act as an ambassador and connector for Lancaster Arts and an internationally recognised collection
Enthusiasm for how we think about, develop and communicate our collection
Interest in engaging with other galleries and museums on contemporary practice and an on-going commitment to conversations on decolonisation
A deep appreciation of the possibilities of contemporary art and/or heritage to contribute to social change
To Find Out More
Please check our website to explore the collection further.
Please find the role description here and Terms of Reference here.
Please submit your Expressions of Interest here.
To better reflect the rich diversity of the north west, we strongly welcome applications from disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodivergent people and those from the Global Majority.
Closing Date: 30 October 2026
Interview Date: 12th & 13th November May 2026
Trustee Meeting: 20th November
We are very aware that it may be impossible to attend this meeting for new Trustees but include it for information only.
If you would like an informal discussion about this role, please contact our curator: sarah@lancasterarts.org
Join the Lancaster Arts Ideas & Connectors Group
What is Lancaster Arts?
Lancaster Arts is a professional arts organisation based at Lancaster University, encompassing the Nuffield Theatre, the Great Hall and the Peter Scott Gallery as well as locations in the region, natural settings, community centres, carparks, and historic buildings. Our artistic programme includes commissions, Creative Gatherings and artist residencies alongside our presentational programme. We work across artforms and our work expresses a commitment to social and environmental justice. Our website https://www.lancasterarts.org/ can tell you more about the work that we do.
What is the Ideas&Connectors Group?
The Ideas&Connectors Group (ICG) is a diverse sounding board that helps shape the work that Lancaster Arts delivers for Arts Council England and Lancaster University. We have a brilliant group in place already but are looking to expand this by 5 people. The ICG groups meet 3 times a year. We intend that this group offers a way of joining the Lancaster Arts community to exchange ideas and explore the things that matter to you and us as an organisation.
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Subgroups in the Ideas&Connectors Group
Community Researchers
This is an opportunity to get directly involved in our artist commissions. We define ‘research’ as everything from informal conversations with artists and audiences, to probing local archives and making quiet observations. We are eager to draw on this group’s understanding of the places we work in and the communities in them.
Collections
Contribute your ideas and collaborate with our gallery team to bring Lancaster University’s Art Collection to new audiences, helping shape what we display through discussion and content-creation, relating to future acquisitions, displays, digital engagement, workshops and volunteering opportunities.
Communications and Engagement
Work with us to develop a more creative and inclusive approach to engaging with our audiences, addressing barriers that prevent audiences from engaging and helping us target specific groups identified in our Audience Development Strategy.
To find out more, please email: ICG@lancasterarts.org
Participate!
Lancaster Arts hosts commissions all year-round that invite participants to have a direct role in the creation of the work. If this is of interest, please get in touch with us at producers@lancasterarts.org.
Student Opportunities
Lancaster Arts has frequent opportunities for short term placements and internships. One of our marketing placements has written a blog about her experiences here.
Keep and eye on this page for the latest opportunities and how you can get involved.
Volunteering
Lancaster Arts has fantastic opportunities for volunteering. Please visit our Volunteering page. If you can spare a few hours we are always seeking volunteers of all ages to support our arts activity. Get in touch with us at volunteer@lancasterarts.org
