Do you have a strong interest in the Performing Arts and are you excited about the opportunity to make a difference in the economy, wellbeing, and cultural life of Dumfries and Galloway?
Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival is seeking four new trustees to join its Board. Apart from its renowned Performing Arts Festival held over 10 days in May, the Arts Festival provides a diverse year-round region-wide range of performances through its Arts Live strand and provides a platform to support and encourage young people to develop skills and knowledge of the performing arts sector via its Stage iT strand.
Established over 40 years ago, the Festival has grown to be Scotland’s largest, rural, performing arts festival and, through its activities, contributes to the economic, cultural, and social fabric of the region.
We are looking to recruit people who share our vision to contribute to the ongoing strategic development and effective governance of the Festival. We are specifically looking for skills in human resource management, environmental sustainability, and academia and finance. Two new positions will be the Company Secretary and Treasurer roles.
The Board meets six-weekly throughout the year; recently virtually via zoom. We plan to take forward a mixture of virtual and in-person/hybrid Board meetings throughout 2022. Meetings usually last two to three hours.
We welcome applications from any part of Scotland although residing in or having strong connections to Dumfries and Galloway will be an advantage.
