Chair of Trustees

Help Shape the Future of Craft, Creativity, and Community

New Brewery Arts - recently named one of the UK’s top 5 cultural venues - is looking for a new Chair of Trustees to join us before the end of 2025.

At the heart of everything we do is our purpose: to connect people with the hand-made, promote the joy and fulfilment of making, and celebrate the role of craft and creativity in all our lives. This is a chance to lead an organisation that champions creativity and community, and to help us grow our impact and reach.

As Chair, you’ll provide leadership to a skilled and committed Board and work in close partnership with our CEO. You’ll ensure strong governance, support and challenge the executive team, and create the right conditions for the Board and the organisation to thrive. You’ll also act as a powerful advocate for New Brewery Arts and all we stand for.

We’re looking for someone who brings credibility, leadership, and a genuine commitment to creativity and craft. You don’t need previous Chair experience, what matters most is your ability to offer insight, ask the right questions, and help guide good decisions. We value curiosity, challenge, and constructive support.

If you’re excited by creativity, community, and the transformative power of craft and want to play a key role in shaping New Brewery Arts as it turns 50 we’d love to hear from you.

Closing date for applications: 10am, Monday 8th September 2025

Download the further information and application pack here.

For an informal conversation about the role email chair@newbreweryarts.org.uk

Young Craft Maker Residency

12 month studio space and mentoring for emerging / early-career maker (under 25yrs) starting October 2025.

The residency will provide time and space within a creative, supportive environment to start to forge a sustainable craft career. The programme is open to makers of all craft disciplines.

The yearlong residency will provide one artist-maker with a package comprising:

A single studio space at New Brewery Arts, 24-hour access
Business advice from New Brewery Arts team
Monthly online one-to-one mentoring
Access to office facilities

Is it for you?

We’d love to hear from you if you are ready to take early steps into a craft-based career.

Your practice can be in any craft discipline, but we are particularly keen to encourage makers whose work engages with/is rooted in: sustainability, environmental issues/climate emergency, circular economies, ethically sourced materials, social justice, activism, participation, community projects and social engagement, as well as makers working in heritage crafts.

You should be available to start in the studio in Autumn 2025 (no later than the 31st October).

You should be present at the studio for most of the time, and no fewer than 3 days each week 10am – 5pm (as a minimum – option to use the space longer hours and every day)

We hope you will be raring to go and will strive to make the most of this opportunity!

Applicants must be under 25 years old on the 1st of September 2025 and be currently fully eligible to live in the UK.

Please complete our online application form here
application form

We want to support applicants who have specific access needs, so if you would like to apply using a different method (eg voice recording or video), please do get in touch as soon as possible and we will endeavor to support this.

Deadline for applications
9am, Monday 8th September 2025

Freelance under 18s Craft Tutors

We are looking for dynamic tutors with experience in working with children and young people to lead high-quality, fun, and inclusive craft-based sessions.

You’ll have the freedom to bring your own creative approach, helping participants to explore materials, learn new skills, and express themselves through making.

Successful applicants will become a part of the dedicated under 18s pool of freelancers, and will be given the opportunity to sign up to deliver sessions in the craft of their choice, on dates which work for them.

While travel expenses are not covered, we will cover the cost of materials used in the session by prior agreement.

Key Details:

Freelance position
£30 per hour
Sessions typically take place on Saturdays during term time, and on weekdays during holiday periods
Based at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester

What We’re Looking For:

A creative practitioner with a strong background in craft (e.g. textiles, ceramics, printmaking, etc.)
Experience delivering workshops to children and young people
An engaging, patient, and adaptable teaching style
Ability to plan and deliver sessions independently
A current Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to obtain one)
Public liability insurance as a freelance practitioner

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for young people to learn and grow.

To apply, please send a short expression of interest including some information about yourself, and examples of your work or previous workshops (if available) to jen@newbreweryarts.org.uk

Deadline for submissions

9am, Monday 8th September 2025

STUDIOS at New Brewery Arts

If you would like to be the first to hear about studio availability at New Brewery Arts add yourself to our waiting list.

More than just a studio, having a space at New Brewery Arts connects you to other makers and a supportive, craft focused, community.

NOTE: Our studios help us support craftspeople and makers. We prioritise applications from those with a craft, rather than a fine art, practice.

studios waiting list

work experience

We will not be taking any further work experience placements in 2025.

LIFE MODELS

We often need life models to pose for various figurative sculpture and life drawing classes.

If you think you might be interested please get in touch.

emma@newbreweryarts.org.uk

notes for applicants

We are a Real Living Wage accredited employer.

At New Brewery Arts we are looking for people who reflect the diversity of our communities to help us work in new ways and become more relevant to the diversity of people and communities we serve. This is not present in our current workforce, so we particularly encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experience.

We ask for your data in order to process applications. You can read our privacy policy for job applicants here. We also ask applicants to complete an Equal Opportunities monitoring form, but this is voluntary. We ask that this is completed separately and posted to us to ensure it is only used for monitoring the diversity of applicants and does not form part of the application data you give us.

OUR TEAM

New Brewery Arts’ small staff team have a wealth of experience and all share a passion for craft and making. This team is supported by our Trustees, and works together with our on-site makers and tutors.