Chair of Board
Paul Kirkman
Paul Kirkman is a consultant to the cultural and heritage sectors. He has 30 years' experience in public policy and cultural sector leadership.
He was Director of the National Railway…
Our Board
Paul Kirkman
Ian Burton
Board Member
Ian Burton is CEO of Nottingham Music Service and has grown the service from serving 650 to more than 9000 young people who closely match the city’s diverse profile. The Robin Hood Youth Orchestra, one of the music…
Lizzie Carey-Thomas
Board Member
Lizzie Carey-Thomas is the Head of Programmes at the Serpentine, London. She was previously Curator of Contemporary Art at Tate Britain for 16 years. During her time at Tate, she co-curated the Art Now series of pr…
Janine Catalano
Board Member
Janine Catalano's career has spanned fundraising, partnerships and stakeholder engagement across the arts and higher education. Previously the Director of Development at Whitechapel Gallery, and having held positio…
Jenny Chatten
Board Member
Jenny is a Corporate Finance Partner at Geldards LLP, where she has worked since 2008 and currently leads the Nottingham Office. Promoted to partner in 2015, Jenny heads the firm’s Banking and Finance team across …
Andrew Cooper
Board Member
Andrew is a commercial property lawyer who has had long experience of supporting and working with arts and cultural organisations. Among others, he was a founder director and for several years chair of the board of…
Jade Foster
Board Member
Jade Foster is a British artist and curator based in Nottingham and born in Sandwell, UK. They are working as an independent and institutional curator for multiple visual art organisations.
Interested in pe…
Barbara Matthews
Board Member
Barbara Matthews studied at Durham University and City University, London.
Barbara retired in 2022, having previously served as Head of the College of Art, Architecture, Design and Humanities, Pro Vice-Chan…
Juan Sánchez
Board Member
Juan is the Communications Lead for Wellcome Collection, managing the PR and social media teams. He has strong experience coordinating and delivering communications across a broad range of disciplines, including co…
Ayo Shonibare
Board member
Ayo Shonibare is a finance professional with over a decade of experience in strategic financial planning, market risk, and regulatory accounting. He has held roles within international investment banks, leading ini…
Amanda Thompson
Board Member
Amanda retired from Nottingham Trent University in July 2025 following a career spanning almost 35 years in Further and Higher Education. During this time Amanda amassed a wealth of experience in teaching, learning…
Caragh Thuring
Board Member
Caragh Thuring is an artist based in London. She studied Fine Art at Nottingham Trent Polytechnic. Based in London, she ran a contemporary art gallery for 3 years, before returning to painting. She recently collabo…