5th March 2020
WAYNE GLOVER-STUART has been announced as the new Producer at Chiswick Playhouse.
He trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has since worked as a Creative Producer at the BBC, General Manager at Tramshed and the Artistic Lead at Shaw Theatre.
Director of The Philanthropy Company FRANCESCA HEWITT will be the new Director of Development at The Courtauld Institute of Art.
She will be responsible for leading the fundraising campaign for Courtauld Connects, a significant capital and operational expansion project.
Hewitt has worked as Head of Development at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology and at international and youth charities across the UK.
There is a new Board of Trustees at The Royal Pavilion & Museums, chaired by former Tourism South East Chief Executive MICHAEL BEDINGFIELD.
The other new Trustees are DAVID ANDERSON, TIM ASPINALL, REBECCA CROOK, DAVINDER DHILLON, BRAD IRWIN, JENNI LLOYD, SHAUN ROMAIN, ANNE SILLEY, ...
28th February 2020
DAVID BUTCHER will become the Chief Executive of Manchester's Hallé Orchestra.
He has been Chief Executive and Artistic Director of the Britten Sinfonia for more than 25 years. Butcher said: "I have had many happy years with Britten Sinfonia, and as an adventurer at heart, I am also hugely looking forward to this new role with a world class symphony orchestra that I have admired for as long as I can remember."
He...
27th February 2020
Director of Development at Shakespeare's Globe ANTHONY HEWITT is joining the Southbank Centre in the same role.
As a member of the executive team, Hewiit will be responsible for securing philanthropic donations and corporate sponsorship as well as increasing the organisation's revenue and capital income.
Hewitt has worked at Shakespeare's Globe since 2009. He has experience on fundraising projects for charities,...
Glasgow School of Art has appointed PENNY MACBETH as its new Director, replacing interim Director PROFESSOR IRENE McARA-McWILLIAM from May.
Macbeth , the current Dean of Manchester School of Art, said the school "while not without its challenges and complexities, continues to be a high performing and hugely accessible institution".
ANDREW LOVETT will be Chair of The Association of Independent Museums, with MARILYN SCOTT and CAROLINE WORTHINGTON acting as Vice Chairs.
The Association announced the appointments after its 25 February board meeting. Lovett has 20 years' experience in the museums, leisure, arts and heritage sectors, including senior roles at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, NewcastleGateshead and most...
20th February 2020
CLAIRE WHITAKER will lead Southampton's bid to be UK City of Culture in 2025.
She is Director of live music and cultural events organisation Serious, which worked with Hull and Coventry on their City of Culture programmes. Whitaker has also worked on the 2012 Cultural Olympiad and has gained "considerable experience and skills in diversity, inclusion and partnership working" over the past 20 years, Southampton City Council...
Roundhouse has announced LUCY WOOD as its new Head of Music.
Wood joins from Festival Republic where she worked on Latitude Festival. She has 15 years' experience in the music industry, including roles at 19 Entertainment, Warp Records, and Eat Your Own Ears.
She will be involved in the Roundhouse's music programme for 11 to 25 year olds as current Head of Music JANE BEESE heads to Manchester...
Birmingham Museums Trust has appointed former UK Atheltics CEO NEILS DE VOS the Chair of its Board of Trustees.
He will be responsible for managing the museum and gallery and "providing a window for the world into Birmingham's past, present and future" as the 2022 Commonwealth Games approaches, the trust said.
de Vos was born in Birmingham and studied at Oxford University. In 2018 he founded Fabric Group, where he is...