The search for a director to lead Middlesbrough’s flagship modern art gallery mima is under way
With an advertised wage of £70,000-£75,000, the decision to fill the position has been agreed with Arts Council England and Teesside University - due to take over over the day-to-day running of the Centre Square gallery, under a new partnership with Middlesbrough Council.
It is anticipated that mima will formally transfer to the university on August 1 with interviews for the post taking place on July 8 and 9.
The partnership with the university is expected to save the council £350,000 a year.
It comes after the gallery named Mark Robinson, a former director of the Arts Council in the North-east, as interim director, earlier this year.
The move followed the announcement of director Kate Brindley’s departure after nearly five years to join Arnolfini Centre for the Contemporary Arts in Bristol.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Graham Henderson said: “This is an exciting new partnership for the university which will help us to build on our growing reputation as an institution with a rich heritage.
“Bringing together the university and mima will offer a new level of opportunity and experience for both parties, not only complementing and further expanding the creative expertise and experience within our School of Arts & Media, but also offering development opportunities across a wide range of other parts of the university.”
Councillor Charlie Rooney, Middlesbrough Council’s executive member for regeneration and economic development, said: “Mima is established as an iconic and internationally recognised symbol of Middlesbrough’s regeneration, and the new relationship with the university is laying the foundations for its continued growth and success.”
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