The New Art Gallery Walsall is delighted to present, for the first time, the West Midlands Open, an exhibition of recent artworks in various media by artists from, or connected, to the region. The exhibition follows an open-call to West Midlands artists, including those currently attending an art school in the region or educated here in the past 10 years.

The Gallery received over 500 entries from across the region, spanning Greater Birmingham, The Black Country, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. From these, a panel of independent judges and Gallery staff selected 250 works for exhibition.

The West Midlands Open celebrates the quality, diversity and vibrancy of the local visual arts ecology and provides a platform and selling opportunity for artists in the region.

See the works selected for the West Midlands Open exhibition here

• The New Art Gallery Walsall
• Part-time 29 hours per week
• £18,933-£19,698 (pro-rata)

We are looking to appoint two conscientious, resourceful and dedicated Security Assistants to ensure the care, safety and security of our visitors, building, and exhibits.

The New Art Gallery Walsall is one of the leading visual arts venues in the West Midlands. Situated in the heart of Walsall town centre, the Gallery is a busy and vibrant building with an exciting programme of contemporary art exhibitions and collections displays, lively education events, an artist studio, library, café, and shop. The Gallery provides a truly unique place for its visitors to experience, learn from, and participate in the visual arts.

Click to view Job Description, Employee Specification and apply:

https://www.wmjobs.co.uk/job/113075/security-assistant-2-posts-ref-ee07721/

Closing Date:  6 February 2022

Here at The New Art Gallery Walsall, we want to be welcoming, relevant and engaging to all of our communities.  We have created a small team of Critical Friends to help evaluate our programmes and communications and to explore ways in which we might do things differently. The team reflects a variety of perspectives and we appreciate that they may experience our work in different ways.

We are now looking to expand our current team.  We want to reflect the diversity of Walsall and we encourage applications from LGBTQ+, women, people of African or Caribbean heritage, people of South Asian, East Asian and South East Asian heritage, people who are Neurodiverse and those with disabilities.

We will organise 4 meetings per year to listen to your feedback and discuss resulting actions. You will be paid £50 for each meeting. Prior to the meetings, you will need to engage with some of our programme such as exhibitions, workshops, digital activity and events, at your leisure. Meetings can be attended online.  We would expect each Critical Friend to commit to 12 months.

The Gallery is currently partially open and has social distancing measures in place.  However, we understand that not everyone will be comfortable or able to visit physically in the coming months. The Gallery also offers a wide range of digital projects. Further information can be found on our website.

If you are interested in supporting us to make positive changes, please send an email to stephen.snoddy@walsall.gov.uk and let us know why you would like to become our Critical Friend in less than 300 words. Deadline: 5pm, Friday 11th February, 2022.

20 May – 25 September 2022, The New Art Gallery Walsall

The West Midlands Open exhibition is an opportunity to celebrate the quality and diversity of the visual arts in the region and will take place at The New Art Gallery Walsall, in our spacious Floor 3 galleries from  20 May – 25 September 2022.

The ambition of the Open is to exhibit artists from across the West Midlands, to showcase the talent from the region and to provide selling opportunities for artists. We are keen to present a diverse range of artworks that are representative of and relevant to our broad communities and audiences.

Submitting works

Submission is FREE and artists can enter up to two works each. Applications should be made online through our website and will be accepted from Thursday 20 January, 10am – Sunday 20 February, 8pm.

Submit work for the West Midlands Open

Please note that you will not receive a confirmation email following submission of work.

Please go to the  West Midlands Open Exhibition page for full details on how to apply.

Our new Autumn + Winter Family Workshops Leaflet 2021 is    available to view online here or pick up a copy from the gallery reception.

To book a workshop place please call the gallery reception on 01922 654400.

Families Autumn & Winter 2021 Leaflet    (PDF download)

Recruit-Ability

A Positive Action training initiative for disabled people

The Recruit-Ability programme provides paid work experience and training placements for people who have a disability.  Additionally, participants can expect to receive full support, advice and access to training courses.

Please note: 

• This opportunity is open to disabled applicants only
• Recruit-Ability is a positive action programme aimed at providing targeted training to disabled people who are under-represented in our workforce. Equality Act (Section 158) applies.
• You must be new to Walsall Council (no previous/current employed status with this council)
• You must be new to this type of positive action programme

Trainee Programme Assistant: Exhibitions and Technical Services – Ref: EE02321
18.5 hours per week – fixed term for 12 months.
Pay: Training Allowance of £17,842 pro rata to hours worked (£9.24 per hour).

The New Art Gallery Walsall

The New Art Gallery Walsall presents, collects and interprets Art in innovative and challenging ways, welcoming visitors from all over the globe as well as our immediate locality.  We develop a wide range of activities and events to increase the understanding and enjoyment of arts and culture for a range of audiences including schools, colleges, universities, families and community groups.

We are looking for someone who can provide administrative and practical support to the artistic programme of the venue – in particular by supporting the Technical Services, Exhibitions and Collections teams with tasks including supporting exhibitions and artists projects and building operations.

As well as a familiarity with and an interest in Art, exhibition displays and artist projects, you should be able to use computer packages such as Microsoft Office, be able to provide administrative support and to help to organise and assist with exhibitions and events.

If you have any questions about this placement, please call the Recruitment Team on 01922 655673 or email: recruitment@walsall.gov.uk

Please read the below information before applying:

View Job Description and Employee Specification

View Information for Applicants

Closing Date:  8th August 2021

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Trainee Programme Assistant: Marketing and Learning – Ref: EE02021
18.5 hours per week – fixed term for 12 months.
Pay: Training Allowance of £17,842 pro rata to hours worked (£9.24 per hour).

The New Art Gallery Walsall

The New Art Gallery Walsall presents, collects and interprets Art in innovative and challenging ways, welcoming visitors from all over the globe as well as our immediate locality.  We develop a wide range of activities and events to increase the understanding and enjoyment of arts and culture for a range of audiences including schools, colleges, universities, families and community groups.

We are looking for someone to provide support to the Gallery by offering administrative and practical support to the artistic programme – this will involve assisting the Learning and Engagement Team with workshops and events and assisting the Marketing Team in press and marketing activities.  You will also have the opportunity to provide occasional support to other departments as required.

As well as a familiarity with and an interest in Art, you should be able to use computer packages such as Microsoft Office, have an understanding of how to post content on social media platforms and be able to provide administrative support.

If you have any questions about this placement, please call the Recruitment Team on 01922 655673 or email: recruitment@walsall.gov.uk

Please read the information below before applying:

View Job Description and Employee Specification

View Information for Applicants

Closing Date: 8th August 2021

The Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm and Sundays 12 noon-4pm.

Free admission. No booking necessary.

Closed Mondays and Bank Holidays

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Your safety is our priority

We’re committed to making your visit safe. We are following health and safety advice with additional measures and standards in place. Please note the following before you plan your visit:

• There is no need to book.
• Hand sanitiser will be available on entry and at stations positioned across the building.
• Please observe Government guidelines on face coverings, and adhere to social distancing throughout the Gallery.
• As usual, our informed and friendly team will be on hand to ensure you have a great visit. They will also regularly sanitise frequently touched areas such as door handles and lift buttons.
• An accessible toilet will be available and cleaned frequently.

We look forward to welcoming you back when you are ready.

The New Art Gallery Walsall would like to recruit two creative practitioners to join our existing group of talented artist educators who facilitate workshops for our family audiences, schools and the wider community.

We are looking to diversify our group’s demographic, to better represent our audiences and the communities living in Walsall; making our workshops even more relevant, rich and vibrant. We would like to hear from artists under-represented in our current group; artists of different heritages, communities and ages (particularly ages 18-30) or who identify as having a disability, long term condition, LGBTQIA+ or belonging to any other protected characteristic group and are passionate about having their voice heard.

If you are a freelance creative practitioner with experience working with groups of children and/or adults, we would love to hear from you! For more information and to apply, email Alex Jolly, Learning and Engagement Coordinator: alex.jolly@walsall.gov.uk

On application, please tell us why you would like to be considered for this opportunity, and attach your CV.

Deadline for applications: Monday 31 May 2021.

The New Art Gallery Walsall has had an overwhelming response to its Call Out to West Midlands artists for proposals for acquisition in reaction to events since 23 March 2020.

Please bear with us while we look through the proposals. We will respond as soon as we can and thank you to every artist for submitting.