Stewart is director and CEO of the De La Warr Pavilion (DLWP) Charitable Trust, with a 30 year career in cultural organisations, including the Museum of London and Crafts Council. He has established DLWP as a major music venue on the live circuit, with appearances by Kae Tempest, Jah Shaka, Wyes Blood, Napalm Death, Pixies, John Grant, Cat Power, Patti Smith and Goldfrapp, amongst many others. Stewart also played a key part in the establishment of OUTLANDS, the national experimental music network representing diverse organisations – from ‘NPO to DIY’, including Fat Out, Supersonic Festival, Fuse, KARST and MK Gallery. The network is now an Arts Council England funded client in its own right. Recently, DLWP entered into a partnership with Eastbourne to extend the music programme along the coast – launching with a Blur Wembley warm up show, and Peaches alongside the launch of Turner Prize in 2023.
Stewart Drew
Chair