WELCOME TO SURTAL ARTS
We're a contemporary arts organisation based in Derby, UK. We exist to create wonderful cross-cultural experiences that enrich people lives. Using our specialism in South Asian culture, we bring communities together through exciting events, and creating performance magic with artistic collaborations.
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Surtal Arts job vacancies
Surtal Arts are recruiting for two new posts to realise it's next 5 years Strategic Plan. It's an exciting time for the organisation as we look forward to welcoming our new Artistic Director and Business Development Manager in 2026. We are a colourful and exciting organisation to work for which is constantly evolving and keeping up with cultural trends and keeping our brand fresh, relevant, and competitive. It is place where people are given opportunity to try new things and reach their artistic potential. So we urge people to apply for these new posts and be part of a dynamic and exciting organisation.
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About Surtal Arts
Founded in 1994, Surtal Arts is a Derby based combined arts organisation (non-profit making charity 1121010) with specialism in South Asian arts & cross cultural productions. We promote high quality arts to build social cohesion in the city through creative learning opportunities, improve physical & mental health & wellbeing.
Surtal Arts is a non-venue based eco-friendly organisation.
Our priority is to work with children and young people, emerging artists from diverse communities particularly British Asians. 70% of our work is with children & young people, emerging artists from diverse communities in schools & communities. We create creative opportunities for them to have a ’place’ in the wider and mainstream arts world as creators, audience and participants through production, promotion, advocacy, education and outreach activities in the hope that this will spark their imagination and raise their aspirations for the future career and contribute to the city’s cultural life in making it a thriving, inclusive and vibrant place and enhancing quality of life. 30% of our work is with older people and women in health & wellbeing.
We provide on demand arts workshops in schools, college, health sector and care homes throughout the year. We also undertake commission work from private to statutory organisations and businesses.
We provide regular dance class & choir singing & organise annual festival Derby Season of Light & Derby Lantern Parade in partnership with various arts & cultural partners from Derby and Derbyshire.