Call for Community Curators

City Reflections will bring to life Southampton’s world class art collection, archaeology, maritime and heritage archives in a series of stunning projections in February 2026 chosen by community curators. Over 10 days and nights, City Reflections will transform Southampton’s heritage building and walls with stunning light projections that combine advanced technology, creative design and storytelling to explore Southampton’s cultural heritage through new perspectives. 

Southampton Forward is looking for 5 community organisations, interest groups or committees to become our community curators – who will represent diverse communities in Southampton.  There are 5/6 locations where the trail will be projected through the city, each location will have a relevant theme that links the building to what is stored in the archive. Groups will be allocated a location and the theme relevant to that heritage building. 

Curators will be invited to attend workshops and tours with the City collections from June to October 2025 to co-create the projections in February 2026. Curators will be expected to engage with their communities, discover meaningful content from the archives and make choices on behalf of their communities. 

Deadline: 1st June 2025 

Fee: £1000*

*Subject to attending a minimum of 80% of the workshops. Gifts are also available for those on Benefits.

Please complete the form below.

Appointments of curators will be made with our Advisory Group by the beginning of June 2025.