Job Description

We are currently looking for a part time

Old Masters Techniques

Painting

and Drawing

Teacher for our afternoon and evening classes to join our creative team.

You MUST be able to teach traditional oil painting, acrylic, watercolour, and drawing techniques.

The role will focus on teaching Old Masters painting and drawing approaches, and therefore experience and understanding of classical techniques is required.

The techniques we teach to our students will be:

Dutch Flower Oil Painting

Impressionist Pastel Drawing

Chiaroscuro Oil Painting

Renaissance Life Drawing

Turner's Landscape Watercolours

19th Century Alla Prima Oil

This position is NOT for digital or abstract art.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please send us (info@sunnyartcentre.co.uk) a copy of your CV along with a

digital version of your portfolio

with images/photos of your work

IN THE CV

(mandatory AND NOT TO BE INCLUDED ON A SEPARATE FILE) or the application will not be accepted.

Your chosen work must show your abilities with both drawing and painting techniques in a NATURALIST/CLASSIC style, please do not send contemporary/abstract art.

Please bear in mind that due to the high volume of applications we can only contact successful candidates.

Who Are You?

The ideal candidate must have knowledge about classical fine art techniques in the academic tradition, and an in-depth understanding of Old Master techniques. You will be responsible for teaching some of our weekly art courses. In particular:

We are looking for a passionate teacher that will provide excellent guidelines in applying techniques and materials. You have experience and understanding of traditional and classical techniques used by the Old Masters. The teacher must possess patience and willingness to teach adult students from different backgrounds and with different levels of skill The ideal candidate should have some previous experience in teaching drawing and painting and should have a strong portfolio. The candidate is required to have an artistic academic background, with an excellent understanding of techniques and the use of oil paint, acrylics, watercolours and charcoal. The candidate will be able to recognise the needs and skill levels of each student and adapt their tuition accordingly. You have an understanding of human anatomy for life drawing lessons.

Hours

You will work 1 to 4 days a week delivering on-site art courses (usually for 4.5 hours a day).

Therefore, the hours for our on-site classes are flexible as we have classes during late afternoon and early evening as well as weekends throughout the whole week. This means that you will be able to purse your other commitments outside of the centre. The on site classes have a maximum of 10 students.

You will work on a probation period for 2 months. After this time, you can choose to continue with the same working hours as a freelancer or consider the opportunity to work more hours by having one-to-one students.

Pay Rate and Benefits

The pay rate is 30 per hour for our on-site classes. Opportunity for teacher to exhibit their work in the gallery and feature on our website/social media.

About Sunny Art Centre

The Sunny Art Centre is a leading art institution located in the historically rich Covent Garden, one of the busiest cultural hubs in the heart of London.

Sunny Art Centre organises art exhibitions with creatives from all over the world.The Sunny Art Prize and the London Pop Up Art Fair provide artists with international platforms to showcase their talent. Furthermore, the Centre's Art Courses offer both art lovers and art students the chance to learn from world-leading tutors trained in the best art academies.

If you are passionate about art education and have the skills and experience to inspire young artists, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our team as an Art Teacher.

Job Types: Part-time, Freelance

Pay: 30.00 per hour

Expected hours: Up to 16-24 hours per week

Schedule: All our tutors work on a Freelance basis. Our Old Master's course will take place over 4 days however the timings are flexible and are suited to match both our students and tutors. We cannot guarantee how many hours you will work in a week, we are looking for people with flexible schedules.

Additional pay:

Performance bonus
Benefits:

Company events
Ability to commute/relocate:

London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

Are you equipped to teach oil, acrylic, watercolour, and drawing from the Old Masters
Experience:

Teaching: 1 year (required)
Language:

fluent English (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 30.00 per hour

Benefits:

Company events Flexitime
Education:

Bachelor's (preferred)
Work Location: In person