Edinburgh Art Festival Jobs
7 – 30 August 2026. Visual arts festival spanning galleries and public spaces.
About the festival
Edinburgh Art Festival is the UK's largest annual festival of visual art, presenting work across the city's major galleries, museums, and artist-run spaces alongside a programme of new commissions in public spaces.
Most hiring goes through the festival's partner venues rather than the festival itself — gallery assistants, invigilators, and visitor services roles at the National Galleries, Fruitmarket, Talbot Rice, Collective, and Stills. Recruitment opens April through May.
Who hires
The festival itself plus the venues and partners that recruit alongside it.
Typical roles
The kinds of jobs the Art Festival tends to recruit for.
Hiring timeline
The Art Festival recruits from Apr through May, with the festival running in Aug.
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Pay
Invigilator and gallery assistant rates typically £12–£14/hr. Living Wage is standard at most venue partners.
For broader Edinburgh festival pay rates, see the Fringe pay guide.
Live jobs at Art Festival
No jobs currently listed for the Art Festival.
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