About Audio Visual Arts North East
AV Festival is delivered by Audio Visual Arts North East. Audio Visual Arts North East is an independent charitable company whose objective is to promote electronic art for public benefit in the North East of England.
The primary activity of Audio Visual Arts North East is to deliver the biennial AV Festival, but it may also undertake other activities and projects that are in line with its charitable objective. The company is governed by a Board of Trustee Directors, who are currently:
- Mark Dobson, Chief Executive of Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle (Chair of the Board)
- Kari Vickers, Arts and Creative Development Manager, Sunderland City Council (Vice-Chair of the Board)
- Claire Byers, Deputy Director, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
- Alex Craig, a partner at Muckle LLP law firm based in Newcastle
- Jenny Hall, a freelance arts consultant based in the Tees Valley
- Sally Jane Norman, Director of Culture Lab at Newcastle University
- Andrew Caleya Chetty, Freelance New Media Curator and Producer
- Iain Watson, Assistant Director of Tyne & Wear Museums based at the Discovery Museum, Newcastle
Audio Visual Arts North East was established in March 2007 and is a Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England Number 06141603. Registered Charity Number 1120368. The registered office is c/o Tyneside Cinema, 10 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, NE1 6QG.