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NAWM seeks Co-Chair

​​​​​​​New Art West Midlands (NAWM) is seeking a new Co-Chair who will work side by side with fellow Co-Chair Heather Peak and support Director Colette Griffin. NAWM’s Co-Chairs will shape, develop and advocate for this vital network as we enter an exciting new phase of growth and delivery following a four-year hibernation period.

NAWM’s Co-Chairs will support the recruitment of a new Steering Group in early 2025. The group will be made up of representatives from regional organisations, artists and artist workers from across the breadth of the West Midlands. Steering Group members act as advisors and advocates who use their knowledges, experience, and skills to inform and champion NAWM’s work. Our Steering Group will be passionate about the visual arts and active within the region’s creative sector.

About New Art West Midlands (NAWM)

Established in 2010, New Art West Midlands is the free-to-access Contemporary Visual Arts Networks for the West Midlands region which includes Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands & Worcestershire.

NAWM celebrates and supports visual arts in the West Midlands, fostering an inclusive future for the sector, emphasising equity and access for all arts workers. NAWM’s nurtures regional and cross-regional connectivity and engagement through participation, working in partnership with artists, arts workers, and organisations to build sustainable infrastructures and deliver development opportunities.

Until 2020 NAWM was hosted by a consortium of six Higher Education Institutions in the West Midlands, supporting the Network to focus to create distinctive programmes for artists and arts professionals at all levels, providing career-defining opportunities to develop practice. Central to NAWM’s work during this period was the NAWM graduate exhibition programme which benefited 200+ artists and reached an audience of 500,000+ who engaged with work by local graduates across regional venues. Other activity included curator in residence, bursary, and research opportunities.

NAWM joined host organisation DASH in 2023 and is part of a vibrant, national network (CVAN England) leading a collective agenda for policy change across the visual arts.


How to Apply

  • Please complete the online Equality Monitoring form alongside your application.
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  • Key Dates

    Deadline: Monday 3 March, 11pm
    Responses: Friday 14 March, 5pm
    Interviews: Friday 21 March, online or in-person
    Start date: April/May​​​​​​​

  • Please forward your application to info@dasharts.org

  • Please forward any questions to colette@dasharts.org

  • Please download the full Recruitment Pack below​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​