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Jobs and opportunities at arts services

Jobs at Arts Services

We occasionally have job vacancies become available at Arts Services.  You should contact the Culture Service personnel team at Portsmouth City Council for more information on (023) 9283 4187. 

Volunteer Opportunities & Work Placements

The Arts Services team occasionally take on volunteers to help with marketing tasks, running the Third Floor Arts Centre venue and general office admin. 

To find out more please contact Arts Services on (023) 9283 4183 or at arts@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Commisions Programming

Arts Services work closely with artists and arts organisations.  We comission artists for public arts projects, installations and to run educational workshops.  We also program a whole range of arts activity at The Third Floor Arts Centre and elsewhere.

If you would like to know more about our programming policy or would like to send us information about an act, artist or show then you can contact us at: Arts Services, Second Floor, The Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AJ.

Alternatively you can phone us on (023) 9283 4183 or e-mail us at arts@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Training & professional development

Arts Services can help you if you are an artist with getting further training in a whole range of areas.  We can put you in touch with the right people who run courses, seminars and meetings in the arts.  We also notify artists on our Artsdata scheme about training courses coming up in the area or meetings you may be interested in coming along to. 

Useful places to start looking for further information on training and careers are as follows:

• University of Portsmouth
  The School of Art, Design and Media at the University of Portsmouth has a range of courses from pre-degree to postgraduate.

• University of Sussex
  The Centre for Continuing Education at University of Sussex in Brighton offers postgraduate courses in Arts & Cultural Management as well as Creative Writing and others.

• South Downs College
  South Downs College offer a range of courses both full-time and part-time.

• Portsmouth College
  Offering a number of courses in the Performing Arts. Artswork Informal, tailored and accredited training initiatives delivered through the Artsplan programme.

More links can be found on the Arts Council of England website.