Context: The Met has been commissioned to develop and deliver a community participatory programme linked to the 80th Anniversary commemoration of VE/VJ Day.

Purpose of Role: We are looking for an enthusiastic and personable Lead Artist to head up this project. Working with The Met’s team, you will bring together three community groups to develop an artist brief to create a public facing event for September 2025 which will explore notions of ‘Freedom’ as it relates to different diverse communities in Bury.

The role will work closely with The Met and the Lancashire Fusiliers via the Fusiliers Museum to bring together veterans’ groups, LGBTQ+ groups and Global Majority communities to work with archival material, collect stories and commission an artist to work with them to create their event.

Click the link below to read the full project brief.

Hours of work and renumeration: The total value of this contract is £4,850 based on 24.25 days in total from 4 June – 30 November 2025.

To apply for this role: Please send a CV and a short Expression of Interest (no more than one side of A4) outlining your previous experience as it relates to this project and your intended initial approaches to education@themet.org.uk by 5pm Friday 23 May.

Candidates who have applied previously for the Project Coordinator and Documentation role and would like to be considered for both, may send a follow-up email with any additional information you feel is relevant to this role.