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Connecting the people that make art happen. www.arttechspace.com ArtTechSpace was set up by art technicians for technicians.

Having worked in the industry for many years in companies and as freelancers we understand how hard it is for technicians to find employers and employers to find technicians. Technicians can earn more if they work freelance and Employers are looking to get better value for money. There is no channel for these two groups to easily get together – until ArtTechSpace was born!

17/08/2026

ArtTechSpace Jobs day, our training survey needs you, and intro trainings announced - https://mailchi.mp/2250b4734043/atsnewletterupdate-8748573

10/08/2026

ArtTechSpace Jobs Day, our one-day introductions to art technical training, is back in October in London, and our training survey - we need your help! https://mailchi.mp/e30b569cbef5/atsnewletterupdate-8748524

03/08/2026

ArtTechSpace Jobs day and training survey - we need your help! - https://mailchi.mp/8324ba1d4fa5/atsnewletterupdate-8748482

27/07/2026

ArtTechSpace Jobs day - as it is every Monday! Our training survey - fill it out - I dare you! And the BECTU permanent roles survey results. https://mailchi.mp/b2c97957f236/atsnewletterupdate-8748425

23/06/2026

We’re doing Mountmaking training again with 30/31 July 2026 - Join us for a two-day training event designed to share valuable insights and techniques in the field of mountmaking. These practical sessions aim to strengthen and elevate art technical professionalism within the industry. You will gain practical experience making mounts out of brass and stainless steel to give you an understanding of the different materials which can be used and their pros and cons based on the object you are mounting and the intended use of the mount.

12/06/2026

We’re launching the first survey focused specifically on training and development in the art technical sector — and we need to hear from you.

The findings will be used to make the case for better training investment, help build shared professional standards, and potentially shape a sector symposium later this year.

Only a couple of minutes. Anonymous if you prefer. Every response matters.

Link in bio.

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09/06/2026

Part 9: Training Is Leadership - full article via link in bio.
This is the final post in this series. I want to reflect on what we’ve covered, be honest about why I wrote it, and leave you with something concrete to take away.

Over the past weeks I’ve written about skills and inconsistency, about the retirement parties I’ve attended twice, about pipelines narrowing and the gentrification of art education. About the contradiction of refusing a freelancer’s rate and then paying considerably more to an external supplier for the same work. About hiring decisions made without the frameworks to make them well. About a standards committee that couldn’t get off the ground because nobody could resource it properly.

None of this is new information. What I hope this series has done is say it clearly, say it together, and make it harder to look away from.

Training is not an optional extra. It is how skills are built, standards maintained, knowledge transferred, diversity supported and collections protected.
Training is leadership. And leadership is a choice.

If you are an employer or institution:
* Document your technical standards, even in the simplest form 
* Pay your freelancers fairly before calling an external supplier 
* Get in touch with ArtTechSpace if you need support 
If you are a technician or freelancer:
* Know your worth — BECTU rate guidance at bectuarttechnician.com/arttechnicianpayrates 
* Keep your skills and competencies documented
* Stay part of this conversation — your voice matters 
If you are a funder or sector leader:
* Resource the development of shared technical standards 
* Invest in workforce development as infrastructure, not an afterthought 
Because art and artefacts don’t protect themselves. Skills do. And skills don’t build themselves either. They need investment, leadership and people willing to say — clearly and repeatedly — that this profession deserves better.

08/06/2026

Part 8: Why we still don’t have Art Technical Standards. FULL ARTICLE ON ARTTECHSPACE.com - link in our bio - this is the abridged version.

01/06/2026

Part 7: You can’t hire what you can’t define FULL ARTICLE ON ARTTECHSPACE.com- link in our bio - this is the abridged version arttechspace

29/05/2026

Part 6: Your freelancers are only as loyal as the systems that support them.
FULL ARTICLE ON ARTTECHSPACE - link in bio - this is the abridged version.

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