Art UK has a number of steering and advisory panels to help guide its direction and build on partnerships with collections.

Philanthropy Board

Andrew Ellis (Chair) CEO, Art UK

Thomas Davies CEO, Machroes Holdings and active investor

Aki Abiola Executive Director, Morgan Stanley

Alexander Bell Co-Chairman, Old Masters, Worldwide, Sotheby's

Paul Foote Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Alison MacPhee Arts fundraiser, Scotland

Simon Oldfield President, Simon Oldfield Art Associates

Robert Read Head of Art and Private Clients, Hiscox

Gary Weiss Managing Director, JP Morgan

Advisors and Steering Panel

The Art UK Advisory Board and Steering Panels comprise representatives from national and regional museums, the BBC and other organisations.

Art UK Advisory Board

Karen Brookfield Consultant in Cultural Strategy & Critical Thinking, formerly Deputy Director (Strategy), National Lottery Heritage Fund

Alison Cole Editor of The Art Newspaper

Caroline Collier Consultant and coach; former Director of Partnerships and Programmes, Tate

Simon Groom Director of Modern & Contemporary Art, National Galleries Scotland

Patrick Holland Director of Factual, Arts and Classical Music, BBC

Avril Martindale Intellectual Property Rights Partner, Freshfields

Sarah Phillips Head of History of Art, Godalming Sixth Form College

Dr Mia Ridge Digital Curator, The British Library; former Chair of the Museums Computer Group

Graham Southern Founder of Southern and Partners, an independent artist management consultancy

Iain Watson OBE Director, Tyne and Wear Museums and Galleries

Art UK Steering Panel

Waqas Ahmed Artistic Director, Khalili Collections

Rohan Almond Team Manager, National Trust for Scotland

Lili Bartholomew Museum Registrar, The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum

Aruna Bhaugeerutty Manager of Digital Collections, Ashmolean Museum

Tom Bilson Head of Digital Media, The Courtauld Institute of Art

Katherine Biggs Senior Digital Manager, National Portrait Gallery, London

Lawrence Chiles Head of Digital Services, National Gallery

Graham Davies Digital Programmes Manager, National Museum Wales

Susan Doyon Executive Producer, Tate

Christopher Ganley Digital Content Manager, National Galleries Scotland

Kevin Gosling Chief Executive, Collections Trust

Tate Greenhalgh Senior National Consultant for Interpretation, National Trust

Michael Hardy Digital Engagement Curator, Barsley Museums

Rebecca Hill Exhibitions and Collections Coordinator, Gallery Oldham

Susanna Hillhouse Collections Manager, National Trust for Scotland

Samantha Howard Curator of Arts, The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

Samantha Johns Collections Development Manager, Norfolk Museums Service

Kerry Jones Development Manager for Arts and Public Engagement, Keele University

Anra Kennedy Content and Partnership Director, Culture24

Alison Lane Collections Information Manager, National Trust

Chiara Ludolini Digital Manager, Manchester City Galleries

Gemma MacLagan Ram Director of Research and Commercial Development, National Archives

Lauren Marshall Hall Manager and Audience Development Officer, Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, York

Kim Mawhinney Head of Art, National Museums Northern Ireland

Fiona McCrory Collections Digital Co-ordinator, National Museums Northern Ireland

Jean Milton Director of Heritage, Port Sunlight Village Trust

Eithne Ní Chonghaile Head of Communications, Museums Galleries Scotland

Judith Nichol Knowledge Partnerships Manager, BBC

Lisa Ollerhead Chief Executive, AIM

Gabriella de la Rosa Lead Editor, Curatorial Content Online, National Trust Collections

Emily Savage Deputy Director of Teaching, School of Art History, University of St Andrews

David Scott Digital Manager, Burrell Renaissance Project

Linda Spurdle Digital Development Manager, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

John Stack Director of Digital Innovation and Technology, The National Gallery

Fabia Stocken Bloomberg Corporate Philanthropy

Christopher Tinker Publisher (Curatorial Content), National Trust Collections

Maddie Webb Curator: Digital Art Collections, National Museum Wales

Theodore Wilkins IT and Digital Engagement Manager, York Museums Trust

Madeline Betts Documentation Manager, Government Art Collection

Ceramics Steering Panel

Peter Alcaraz Founder of State Ceramics

Neil Brownsword Artist and Professor of Ceramics at Staffordshire University

Kate Cadman Collections Curator, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

Liz Carter-May Head of Development, Art UK

Rachel Conroy Senior National Curator for Decorative Arts, The National Trust

Julia DeFabo Trustee, Leach Pottery

Louise Dunning Curator of Fine and Decorative Art, Nottingham City Museums

David Ekserdjian Member of the Acceptance in Lieu Panel and Emeritus Professor of History of Art and Film, University of Leicester

Patricia Ferguson Independent ceramic researcher

Sally Goodsir Curator of Decorative Arts, Royal Collection Trust

Katey Goodwin Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Community Engagement, Art UK

Tanya Harrod Independent ceramic researcher and author

Catrin Jones Chief Curator, V&A Wedgwood Collection

Errol Manners Dealer in historic ceramics

Kim Mawhinney Senior Manager, Art Department, Ulster Museum, National Museums Northern Ireland

Dr Caroline McAffrey-Howarth Art historian, curator and lecturer at the University of Edinburgh

Ben Miller Ceramics Curator and Programme Manager, The Potteries Musem & Art Gallery

Jean Milton Director of Heritage, Port Sunlight Village Trust

Andrew Renton Honorary Research Fellow, Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, Trustee of the Crafts Study Centre, Contemporary Art Society for Wales and of Nantgarw China Works Museum

Dr Mariam Rosser-Owen Curator, Middle Eastern Department, Victoria and Albert Museum

Dr Matt J. Smith Artist

Charis Tyndall Director of Charles Ede

Helen Walsh Curator, York Museums Trust

Dr Julia Weber Director, Porcelain Collection, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Germany

Timothy Wilson Retired Keeper of Western Art, Ashmolean Museum and Professor of the Arts of the Renaissance, University of Oxford (now Emeritus Professor)

Clare Wood Artistic Director & Chief Executive, British Ceramics Biennial

Learning and Engagement Steering Panel

Nermin Abdulla Learning Programme Manager, Paul Mellon Centre

Rose Aidin Chief Executive, Art History Link-Up

Alison Cole Editor of The Art Newspaper, Originator of the Superpower of Looking initiative

Dr Karen Hosack Janes (Oxon) PGCE Affiliate Lecturer in Education at Oxford Brookes University

Penny Huntsman Teacher, author, consultant, lecturer

Emilia McKenzie Digital Manager, Learning, Science Museum

Anne-Louise Quinton Freelance Art Education Consultant (Secondary specialism in Art and Design)

Josepha Sanna Project Manager, ARTiculation

Youth Panel

The Art UK Youth Panel is made up of members of the work experience programme Alumni Network. The Youth Panel kindly dedicate their time to collaborating with Art UK staff, working together to share ideas and opinions.