Wednesday 7 May 2025, midday
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Tuesday 20 May 2025 and Wednesday 21 May 2025
Spike Island is looking for new Trustees to join our Board.
People who are enthusiastic about and committed to contemporary art, and who are sympathetic to the needs of artists. We are also seeking Trustees who will add to and complement the skills and experience of other Board members.
In terms of expertise, the Board is seeking candidates with particular expertise in the following areas:
If you feel your skills and experience might match any of these areas, we encourage you to apply.
We need our Board of Trustees to be representative of our city, the artists and arts professionals we work with, and the audiences we seek to engage. We therefore strongly encourage applications from people who identify as being from any of the following groups which are currently underrepresented on our Board: Black or Global Majority, young (under 30), disabled, LGBTQI+, working class or from a lower socioeconomic area of Bristol.
Interview dates: Tuesday 20 May 2025 and Wednesday 21 May 2025
Spike Island is a Disability Confident Committed employer. We offer guaranteed interviews to applicants who identify as having a disability, who have the skills and experience outlined on page 3 of the board recruitment pack.
If you have any access needs, please list any requirements or reasonable adjustment requests in in the submission form below, and we will work with you to see they are met at the interview stage and in the event of the offer of a trustee appointment. This includes Access to Work and other reasonable adjustments, for example if you need a BSL interpreter at interview. If you’re not sure, please get in touch.
Spike Island is a dynamic arts centre and registered charity that supports, produces and presents contemporary art across an 80,000 square foot former industrial building near Bristol’s harbourside. We run a diverse programme of exhibitions and events; and directly support artists through major new commissions, subsidised studios and development opportunities. We also offer bespoke exhibition services and are home to Emmeline café, workspaces for designers and creative businesses, and UWE Bristol’s Fine Arts programme.
Spike Island is a Disability Confident Committed employer, who values equity, diversity and inclusion, and is committed to anti-racism and to addressing inequality in the arts sector. We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent, come from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds and/or people of the Global Majority.
Spike Island will work with applicants to ensure their access needs are met during the interview process, and during the course of any employment offered, while also ensuring that these needs will not influence our decision-making. After submitting your application, you will be prompted to complete an online anonymous equal opportunities monitoring questionnaire.
If you have any questions or queries relating to this opportunity or the application process, please get in touch by emailing recruit@spikeisland.org.uk or calling 0117 929 2266 and asking to speak to the Office & HR Manager.
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