Three members for the Supervisory Board
SPRING Performing Arts Festival is a ten-day international festival featuring innovative dance, theater, performances, and more in the city of Utrecht. You’ll find SPRING in theaters, at unique venues, and in public spaces. At the festival, we present over 25 adventurous and urgent performances from both near and far, which dare to ask questions about the state of the world. The audience can be surprised by new artistic forms and different ways of looking at the world around them. During SPRING, creators and a curious audience come together for exchange, discussion, inspiration, and fun.
In addition to the performances, the festival also hosts the SPRING Academy each year: our platform for artistic exchange, where we connect the next generation of artists, dramaturgs, set designers, and researchers with the festival’s creators. The next edition of the SPRING Performing Arts Festival will take place from May 22 to 31, 2025.
SPRING is more than just a festival: we co-produce various shows, invest in the development of national and international artists, organize year-round events in Utrecht under the SPRING Days banner, and host residencies.
SPRING will receive ongoing funding from the Performing Arts Fund, the City of Utrecht, and the Province of Utrecht for the 2025–2028 period. SPRING has an annual revenue of over €1.6 million and employs six full-time staff members (4.8 FTE). In the months leading up to and during the festival, approximately 20 independent contractors and 55 volunteers also work for SPRING.
The Supervisory Board currently consists of four members. Due to the upcoming retirement of several members, including the chair, we are seeking new members to join the board starting in 2025. The new Supervisory Board will elect a new chair from among its members.
We are looking for:
Three members for the Supervisory Board
Job Description
As a member of the Supervisory Board, you will make a significant contribution to this leading festival and all the activities organized by the SPRING Foundation. The Supervisory Board consists of a minimum of three and a maximum of seven members. The Supervisory Board oversees and advises the two-person executive team, which consists of an artistic director and a business director. The foundation adheres to the Cultural Governance Code.
The Supervisory Board is composed in such a way that individual members can contribute their specific qualities and expertise to the Board. To that end, we are looking for:
- a member with an artistic and content-related background,
- a member with a social profile and
- a member with an administrative and political background.
The new Supervisory Board will elect a new chairperson from among its members.
These are three unpaid positions for a term of three years, with the possibility of renewal for up to two additional terms. The Supervisory Board meets four times a year. In addition, the members of the Supervisory Board are available for consultation by phone or email.
Profile
We are looking for someone with a social profile who is knowledgeable about current trends and social issues such as diversity and inclusion, decolonization, urban development, and/or sustainability.
For the board member responsible for artistic and content-related matters , we are seeking someone with knowledge of interdisciplinary art and the Dutch performing arts scene who can provide feedback on SPRING’s artistic policy.
For the position requiring an administrative and political background, we are looking for someone with political acumen and a relevant network in Utrecht.
In addition, all members of the Supervisory Board must:
- have administrative experience or aspire to hold a supervisory position at a cultural institution;
- be familiar with current developments and discussions in the arts and culture sector, or be willing to learn more about them;
- be able, including in terms of available time, to monitor and promote the Board’s policies and the general course of business within the foundation in a timely and appropriate manner, and to advise the Board in the preparation and implementation of its policies;
- be able to attend the foundation’s events;
- be able to act independently and critically in relation to the other members of the Supervisory Board and the Executive Board
- do not have a conflict of interest;
- are able to work as part of a team.
We are an organization for everyone, where we embrace the widest possible range of people. We believe that diversity is the foundation of creativity, relevance, and innovation. We therefore warmly invite anyone interested to apply. SPRING adheres to the Governance Code on Culture, the Fair Practice Code, and the Diversity and Inclusion Code.
Interested? Let us know!
Please send your resume and cover letter, with the subject line “Board Member” and the position you are applying for, to sollicitatie@springutrecht.nl. The application deadline is Sunday, January 5, 2025.
If you would like to learn more about the position, please contact Business Director Erin Coppens by Friday, December 20, via email at erin.coppens@springutrecht.nlofor by phone at 030-233 20 32 (Mon–Thu). The SPRING office will be closed from December 23, 2024, through January 5, 2025.
The interviews will take place on Wednesday, January 22, in Utrecht. If necessary, a second date will be added.
Recruitment agencies are asked to refrain from contacting us regarding this job opening.
