Application Form Course Leader — Advanced Painting

Thank you for your interest in the Course Leader post for our Advanced Painting Course, we’re delighted you’re considering it. The form takes around fifteen minutes, and you can upload your files as you go; it helps to have them to hand before you start. You’ll be asked for your contact details; a link to your website, portfolio or images of recent work; your CV, including a full exhibition history (PDF preferred, up to 25 MB); a short statement of up to 500 words on your approach to teaching and mentoring painters, and what draws you to ESOP; and the names and contact details of two referees (we won’t approach them before the interview stage without your consent). Applications close on Monday 24 August 2026. We review everything after the closing date and expect to be in touch with shortlisted candidates in early September. We warmly welcome applications from painters of all backgrounds.

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Name *

First

Last

Email *

Statement to you

Phone

Link to your work *

Website, portfolio or a shared-folder link where we can see recent work.

Curriculum vitae *

Drag & Drop Files, Choose Files to Upload

Allowed: pdf, doc, docx. Max size ~25 MB. PDF preferred. Include full exhibition history.

Images of recent work

Drag & Drop Files, Choose Files to Upload You can upload up to 3 files.

Optional. Allowed: jpg, png, pdf. Allow up to 3 files (or use the link above).

Camera

Optional. Please use this to capture images of your work. 3 images max no more than 5mb each.

Statement *

Description: “Up to 500 words on your approach to teaching and mentoring painters, and your interest in ESOP

Referee 1 *

Name, role and email.

Referee 2 *

Name, role and email.

Where did you hear about this role?

Choices: ArtsJobs; a-n; ESOP website; word of mouth; other. Helps us see which channel works.

Data protection and consent *

I consent to The Essential School of Painting holding and processing the personal information provided in this form for the purposes of this recruitment process, in accordance with its Privacy Policy.

Our Privacy Policy can be found on our website. Entries are stored in WordPress as a backup as well as emailed to those who need it. Retention: We will delete unsuccessful applicants’ data at the close of the process, consistent with the Privacy Policy and the plan in the recruitment brief.