Join the Boards of Midlands Arts Centre

Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) is recruiting new Charity Trustees and Trading Subsidiary Board Directors to join us at an exciting point in our development.

We are seeking individuals who share our ambition to promote innovative, creative activity and to establish arts and culture as a meaningful part of everyday life. Whether supporting our charitable mission or overseeing our trading activity, Board members play a vital role in shaping MAC’s future and ensuring we remain ambitious and financially resilient.

We are keen to hear from individuals with experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Commercial and financial leadership, including income generation, budget management and financial oversight
• Environmental sustainability, including climate action and embedding sustainable organisational practice
• Senior leadership in the arts, with strong operational understanding
• Customer-focussed trading activity, ideally in hospitality, retail or conferencing
• Experience operating within complex organisations, including group or subsidiary structures

About MAC

First opened in 1962, Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) is a pioneering arts centre and charity, with a mission to make art an important part of people’s lives. Set in the magnificent surroundings of Cannon Hill Park, MAC specialises in contemporary work, providing arts opportunities for all.

MAC makes 82% of its c.£5m turnover. The remaining 18% of our income is made up of grants and donations from major stakeholders including Arts Council England, People’s Postcode Lottery Culture Trust, and Youth Music.

How to Apply

Please download and read the relevant Recruitment Pack for full details of the roles and responsibilities.

If you would like an informal conversation with an existing Board Member to understand more about the role, or if you would like support with making an application, please contact our Director of Governance & HR, Holly Mulhern, at personnel@macbirmingham.co.uk.

To register your interest, please send:

• Your CV
• A letter (no more than two sides of A4) outlining the skills you would bring and your reasons for applying
   

Applications should be sent to personnel@macbirmingham.co.uk.

We actively welcome alternative methods of application, including video or audio. If you require information in another format or have any access requirements to support your application, please get in touch using the email address above.

Key dates

• Closing date: Midday, Monday 2 March 2026
• Shortlisting: Shortlisted candidates will be informed by Friday 6 March 2026
• Interviews: Afternoon of Tuesday 17 March 2026

Equality at MAC

We are committed to expanding the diversity of our Board and are taking an inclusive approach to recruitment to ensure that this is the case. We are keen to receive applications from groups who are currently underrepresented across the arts sector, including members of the Global Majority, d/Deaf and disabled applicants and individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

If you’re interested in this opportunity but are unsure whether your employment status or working pattern, your access needs, your caring responsibilities or any other factor might prevent you from becoming a Trustee, we’d urge you to get in touch for a chat about how we might be able to help.

Successful candidates will champion and embrace MAC’s broad creative identity.

We are committed to meeting any access support needs you might have including reasonable access support costs relating to care, travel expenses and translation or interpretation services.