6th February 2020
MARK RHODES has joined arts and culture law firm Counterculture as Partner.
Rhodes previously worked for 14 years managing finances for Sadler's Wells, where he was responsible for the financial planning of a major refurbishment of its Rosebery Avenue site. He also led planning on a successful bid for DCMS funding for its Stratford site.
He will offer services in finance, business and strategic planning, interim...
NIKKI TOMLINSON, a producer and dramaturg, has been appointed interim Co-Director of the dance development organisation, effective March 2020.
Tomlinson worked with Artsadmin for 15 years during which time she initiated the development of BE PART, a four-year Creative Europe project.
She and Co-Director HENRIETTA HALE will set the course for Independent Dance's future.
5th February 2020
The founder of the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra on why he wants to inspire others with the “profundity” of clasical music.
31st January 2020
PHILIP BERNAYS will retire as Chief Executive of Newcastle Theatre Royal at the end of the year.
He has been Chief Executive since 2005, during which time he has overseen the restoration of the theatre's Grade 1 Listed building, a rise in audiences and the organisation's 175th birthday.
The recruitment process for the new Chief Executive will commence in the next few weeks, with the aim of there being a smooth...
Bristol Music Trust Chief Executive LOUISE MITCHELL has become Chair of National Children's Orchestras (NCO).
Previously, Mitchell was Director of the Glasgow UNESCO City of Music and Director of
Glasgow Concert Halls, where she spearheaded the regeneration of City Halls and The Old Fruitmarket. She has long worked in classical music, including roles as Concerts Director for the London Philharmonic Orchestra and...
Photography Curator DUNCAN FORBES will join the V&A in the newly-created role of Director of Photography in April.
Forbes will lead the V&A’s team of photography curators, spearhead a major cataloguing and digitisation programme, and oversee development of the V&A Photography Centre, opening in 2022.
He was previously Director of Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland and Senior Curator of Photography at the...
National Museum Wales has appointed KATH DAVIES to the role as it develops a new 10-year strategy. Davies joined this month, leaving her post as a member of the Arts Council of Wales' senior leadership team.
She will be responsible for the museum's departments of Art, History & Archaeology, Natural Sciences and Collections Services and their 120 staff.
NHLF Board Member RENE OLIVIERI has been appointed Interim hair of The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Heritage Memorial Fund following the retirement of SIR PETER LUFF.
Olivieri is also Chair of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and was previously Chair of The Wildlife Trusts and the Tubney Charitable Trust.
Bradford's Creative People and Places programme THE LEAP has appointed ZULFIQAR AHMED as Director. Ahmed is an expert in community-led development work with a 25-year career in the design, development and implementation of innovative social impact initiatives here and abroad.
ISABELLA ANDERSON, a consultant for Baker Richards, is leaving to join the customer relationship management team at the V&A.