Organizer Information
The resort is an experimental and site-specific art venue based in Groningen, the Netherlands. Since 2018, the organization has been developing a sustainable platform for contemporary art through residencies, exhibitions, project weeks, talent development, and public programming. Its projects frequently take place at unusual semi-public and public locations, encouraging artists to experiment with new environments, audiences, and forms of presentation.
The resort also develops educational projects with higher education institutions, collaborates with festivals, produces publications, and plans group trips. Its permanent team includes a general manager, marketing employee, producer, and project leader/curator, supported by freelance programme makers, designers, writers, musicians, videographers, and volunteers. For 2025–2028, the organization is supported by the Mondriaan Fund and the Municipality of Groningen.
Title & Description
The resort: Curator / Project Manager
The resort is seeking a Curator / Project Manager to develop, coordinate, and realize its artistic programme. The successful candidate will work closely with artists, colleagues, educational institutions, exhibition locations, and local and international partners to develop experimental art projects in and around Groningen.
The position combines curatorial development, project management, artist support, production coordination, fundraising, partnership development, and educational programming. The role offers substantial responsibility within a small organization undergoing professionalization, with room to contribute to its future artistic and organizational direction.
The Role Overview
- Position: Curator / Project Manager
- Organization: The resort
- Location: Groningen, Netherlands
- Contract: One-year employment contract, with the prospect of extension
- Working hours: 24 hours per week
- Salary: €3,302–€3,858 gross per month based on a 38-hour working week, depending on experience and potential. The equivalent pro-rata salary for 24 hours is approximately €2,085–€2,437 gross per month.
- Start date: Preferably 1 December 2026
- Training: Training budget available
- Travel: Travel allowance available
- Reporting: The source does not specify a formal reporting line; the role works closely with the permanent team and organizational leadership.
Position & Tasks
The Curator / Project Manager will:
- Contribute to the artistic and organizational direction of the resort.
- Develop new programmes and projects and translate them into realistic medium-term plans.
- Coordinate programme implementation, schedules, and budgets.
- Work with the team during production and public events.
- Maintain close relationships with artists and support the development and presentation of new work.
- Manage expectations between artists and exhibition locations.
- Contribute to subsidy applications and identify additional funding opportunities.
- Develop and maintain local, national, and international cultural partnerships and networks.
- Develop educational projects in collaboration with higher education institutions.
- Visit artists in residence, provide feedback, and contribute ideas for presentation.
- Evaluate completed programmes and contribute to reporting.
Categories
- Visual Art
- Contemporary Art
- Curating
- Exhibitions
- Art Spaces
- Artist Residencies
- Cultural Project Management
- Education
- Programme Development.
Eligibility
- At least three years of experience in curating and/or developing and coordinating programmes.
- At least higher professional education (HBO) working and thinking level.
- Strong conceptual, organizational, communication, and strategic abilities.
- The ability to translate social and artistic developments into new projects.
- An existing cultural-sector network, or the motivation and ability to build one quickly.
- A flexible, proactive, solution-oriented, and collaborative approach.
- Strong written and spoken Dutch and English.
- Residence in Groningen or the surrounding area, or willingness to relocate there.
- A Category B driving licence is an advantage but not required.
The resort welcomes applicants who do not meet every listed requirement but can demonstrate strong motivation and relevant potential. In cases of equal suitability, candidates who bring new perspectives to the team are preferred.
Program Benefits
The successful candidate will join an ambitious and collaborative arts organization with considerable autonomy and responsibility. Benefits include a flexible working arrangement, a training budget, travel allowance, and publications produced by the resort. The role offers the opportunity to shape artistic programmes, work directly with artists, and contribute to the development of an emerging cultural organization.
Application Fee
None
How to Apply?
Online Application
Key Dates
- Application deadline: 14 October 2026
- Interviews: 21–22 October 2026, in Groningen
- Preferred start date: 1 December 2026
- Contract duration: One year, with prospect of extension
Location
Groningen, Netherlands.
Additional Details
The resort emphasizes collaboration, diversity of perspectives, and an open and informal working environment. The successful candidate will have significant trust and responsibility and will be able to help shape the position and organization.
For questions about the vacancy, applicants may contact daphne@hetresort.nl. Acquisition services in response to the vacancy are explicitly not appreciated.