Our Board

Paul Kirkman

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…

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…

Jade Foster

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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…

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…

Amanda Thompson

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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…

Andrew Cooper

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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…

Ian Burton

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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…

Jenny Chatten

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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 …

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