Public Art Officer

Bristol is one of the leading Cities in the Country in securing Public Art projects as part of its strategy for renewing the public environment of both buildings and spaces. Through the development of a new Public Art Strategy, this role will be critical in ensuring high quality art interventions are at the heart of the development design process.

Bristol is a leading cultural City with an established and growing Creative Industries sector. It offers an enviable quality of life, with easy access to the countryside, and coasts of the South West.

The post of Public Arts Officer is uniquely placed within the authority and is set up to work within the Growth and Regeneration Directorate, across City Design and Culture. The role will focus on development, project management and delivery of key Public Art opportunities relating to place-making and major new developments. An exciting series of projects are already in train, and the Council is looking for a specialist to continue to build on this success.

You will be expected to work independently across a group of design and culture professionals, securing and integrating exciting new projects, as well as promoting the broader development of the City’s Public Art ambition, to help make culture accessible to all.

Your objectives will be to develop and implement across Planning and Culture, an updated strategy to promote Bristol as a centre for excellence and an advocate for Public Art. You will also further the understanding of the benefits of this with a wide range of Council officers, developers and communities; and work with relevant professionals, both within and external to the City Council, to ensure it forms a key part of the promotion of good place making and urban design.

You will Work with the Urban Design Manager/Senior Arts Officer to ensure all supported Public Art projects comply with Bristol City Council project management processes, protocols, and broader place shaping.

For more information and to apply, please visit the website.

Closing date: 1 January 2019.

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the City we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community.