Jobs, Apprenticeships & other Opportunities
The De La Warr Pavilion is a progressive centre for arts and entertainment located on the coast of South East England.
We present and produce a diverse programme of exhibitions, live music and comedy, talks, tours, participatory workshops and online events for as wide an audience as possible. We are proud to present international, national and locally-based artists and performers at the Pavilion. See our full programme here.
Details of all our current vacancies are below.
Our Diversity and Inclusion statement can be found at the bottom of this page.
Please note, you must be 18+ to apply for jobs advertised at De La Warr Pavilion
Artist in Residence (Creative Sidley)
Location: Sidley, Bexhill, East Sussex. with access to a studio space at Beeching Road Studios
Contract: Part-time, freelance
The Artist in Residence will play a key role in leading creative sessions that provide space for young people in Sidley (ages 11-16) to develop skills, build confidence, and take ownership of a community arts programme. Through creative socials, workshops, and public moments, the artist will foster a peer-led approach that strengthens community engagement. This residency also offers the artist an opportunity to develop their own socially engaged practice, allowing the creative process to shape the outcome.
The Artist in Residence will also play a key role in supporting the Emerging Creative Facilitator (18-25), ensuring that their role contributes to creating transparent practice in socially engaged arts. This involves providing clear pathways for young creatives to explore facilitation as a career, helping to build an experienced local facilitation workforce, and increasing non-academic learning opportunities for young people to develop socially engaged practice—an area with little formal education provision and awareness.
This project is youth-led, the artist will work with a cohort of 8-12 young people from Sidley to build a programme of creative workshops and events.
Please submit your application by Wednesday 2 April 2025.
For more details and how to apply, download the job description below.
Studio Development Programme
May 2025 – April 2026
Who is this opportunity for?
- 5 East Sussex based artists who are in the first 15 years of their career.
- Artists who want to work within a supportive environment in the Bexhill Creative Quarter to test out new ideas and develop their practice.
- Artists who have experienced barriers in progressing their career.
What’s on offer?
- A 50% subsidised studio at Beeching Road Studios (£125 per month plus VAT).
- Opportunities to participate in Open Studio events at Beeching Road Studios on 10 May and 13 September.
- Mentoring with Flatland Projects Director and Head of Artist Development, and DLWP’s Head of Exhibitions and Assistant Curator.
- Support to produce a studio-based project with an identified community group in Bexhill-on-Sea.
- Opportunities to participate in artist development workshops and a group exhibition delivered by Flatland Projects.
Application deadline: Monday 7 April, 5pm GMT.
For more details and how to apply, download the job description below.
Curatorial Fellowship
May 2025 – April 2026
Who is it for?
- A curator in the first 5 years of their career, based in Sussex and within a commutable distance to Bexhill-on-Sea.
- Someone who demonstrates a desire to improve their knowledge and experience in delivering exhibitions, public programmes, and artist development programmes.
What’s on offer?
- £3000 Fee (based on one-day per fortnight over a 12-month period).
- The opportunity to work on exhibitions and public programmes across DLWP and Flatland Projects, gaining hands-on experience and developing research.
- Budget to produce a public programme event attached to the DLWP and Flatland Projects programmes for 2025/26.
- Mentoring with Flatland Projects Director and Head of Artist Development, and DLWP’s Head of Exhibitions and Assistant Curator.
Application deadline: Monday 13 April, 5pm GMT.
For more details and how to apply, download the job description below.
FURTHER VACANCIES
VOLUNTEERS
We are always looking for volunteers to help us with the practical side of our programme. You might assist an artist run a workshop for children or adults, stewarding for one of our many community events or helping behind-the-scenes. Some of our long-standing volunteers run tours of the building! Benefits include discount in our Cafe Bar and social events as part of the De La Warr Pavilion team.
For more information, please contact Miguel.Martin@dlwp.com
Most posts require weekends, evening and bank holiday working. We pay above national minimum wage.
How to apply:
To apply, please fill out the application form and the equal opportunities form and email them to Jobs@dlwp.com
WHY DO YOU LIKE WORKING AT THE PAVILION?
Filmmaker James Bloomfield asks the People of the Pavilion “so, why do you like working here?”
Watch this short video to find out what they said.
(James also used to work behind the bar here at the Pavilion!)
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Diversity
At the De La Warr Pavilion, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive community that reflects the diversity of our society as fully as possible.
A community of staff, residents and audiences where everyone feels valued, where their contribution matters and where they can reach their full potential, irrespective of their background, identity or circumstances.
Recruitment
We are at the beginning of a journey with the objective to ensure the diversity of all our staff – including volunteers and trustees – reflects our society as fully as possible.
We are in the process of reviewing our organisation’s approaches to equality, diversity and inclusion and are committed to offering awareness and insight to all our staff.
We are committed to ensuring we are hiring people that reflect the South East in its broadest form and we have identified through internal monitoring, areas that require improvement.
We are currently taking action to improve representation from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse, LGBTQ+ and lower socio-economic communities and those with a disability.
We welcome applications from the above under-represented groups.
Please contact us if you need assistance with inclusive formats to the application process.
