The Communities of Making network is looking for an experienced freelance Heritage Interpreter to help develop the narrative and content for a major touring exhibition launching in 2027.
The full bilingual brief for details of the role, person specification and application process: Download the brief here.
Part of Art Fund’s Going Places programme, Communities of Making brings together High Life Highland Museums, CofGâr – Carmarthenshire Museums & Arts Service, and the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum.
Working collaboratively with museum teams and young curators groups across Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the appointed interpreter will help:
- connect collections, places and making traditions through a shared exhibition narrative
- develop accessible and engaging interpretive content
- place young people’s ideas and perspectives at the heart of the exhibition
- support object selection, exhibition design and creative commissions
- explore themes including textiles, basketry, metalwork and the sustainability of heritage craft practices
Freelance fee: £15,000, inclusive of travel and subsistence
Anticipated start / end: September 2026 to May 2027
Applications should be sent to: emmarobinson@carmarthenshire.gov.uk.
Deadline for applications is midday, Thursday 6 August 2026 (with the interviews to take place 17 – 28 August).