Join Our Board of Trustees

Join Our Board of Trustees

LUX Closing date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026

Artform: Visual arts
Role: Legal
Contract: Permanent
UK-wide

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 "> published -

Job Summary

LUX is looking for new Board members with skills and expertise in the following areas: Legal; LUX artist; Fundraising; Gallerist or collector with artists’ moving image experience; Senior level expertise in digital, IT and new technologies. Deadline: 13/04/2026 at 10am.

Job Description

LUX is looking for new Board members to support our work and bring new skills, expertise and ideas for the future of our organisation. This is an important moment in LUX's history as we embark on a process of rearticulating our purpose and shaping our future with a new executive team. Maintaining a strong, dynamic Board of Trustees is essential to guiding LUX's mission and working in collaboration with the team to develop and implement the organisation's vision.

We are currently looking for Trustees with skills and expertise in the following areas:

  • Lawyer/Legal professional
    • UK-certified barrister or solicitor who is able to advise the LUX in a pro bono capacity, and where needed point in the direction of formal and specialist advice. Ideally someone who has an interest or experience working with and supporting cultural institutions
  • A LUX artist
    • with strong knowledge of the UK and international arts/film sector, and an interest and experience working with cultural institutions and representing LUX artists at board level
  • Charity fundraising & income generation professional
    • with proven knowledge or experience in high-level income generation and individual giving in the arts charity sector
  • Gallerist or collector with artist moving image experience
    • Experienced in the commercial art world, especially with moving image artists, artworks, and collectors, with knowledge of the art market and networks, able to inform and cultivate organisational opportunities in this area.
  • Senior level expertise in digital, IT and new technologies
    • with experience in content management systems, customer relationship management, integrating functionalities, and client- and user-focused platforms

Job Requirements

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Term

  • Trustees are company directors appointed by LUX with the benefit of limited liability and serve for a three-year term, renewable for a further three years.

Time Commitment

  • Trustees are expected to attend four Board meetings per annum (plus one annual Board Away Day).
  • The role requires an average commitment of approximately 40 hours

Job Responsibilities

All responsibilities are stipulated in the LUX Trustee Role Description 2026: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qhrjPvzcCmqUEb5HbaB-EweF3CpuLCPv/view

More information about LUX and the role can be found in our Trustee Recruitment Pack:

<p>General info and how to apply can be found on our <strong>webpage</strong>: https://lux.org.uk/vacancies/join-our-board-of-trustees/</p>

<p>You can register for our optional <strong>Open Q&A Session</strong> on 1pm, Friday 6th March 2026 here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/naGTJXz1T1ivdvzbzJ1l6A#/registration</p>

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Job Overview

  • Job Title: Join Our Board of Trustees
  • Salary: Unpaid
  • Hours: Full time
  • Artform: Visual arts
  • Role: Legal
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026
  • Location: UK-wide

How to Apply

To apply to become a LUX Trustee, please submit the following:
1. An expression of interest
Maximum 500 words, or alternatively a five-minute maximum recorded/filmed response. Please outline why you would like to become a LUX Trustee, highlighting the skills and experience you would bring to the organisation to help it achieve its vision, what you would gain, how you align with our values and how you would act as an advocate for LUX.
2. An up-to-date CV
Please detail any voluntary or Board-level experience.
3. Details of two professional references
Please send applications as a PDF, or video/audio file in a single email to [email protected] with the subject title: TRUSTEE / YOUR NAME.

You will be sent an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form to complete and return on receipt of your application.

Shortlisted prospective Trustees will be invited for an online conversation with a small group of Trustees and the Director.

Deadline is 13/04/2026 at 10am.