21st March 2024
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has welcomed BRIAN COX as its newest patron, joining fellow patron EDDIE IZZARD and honorary President, PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE as ambassadors for the festival.
Star of stage and screen, most recently playing billionaire patriarch Logan Roy in Succession, Cox has a strong history as a supporter of the arts. He is a patron of the Scottish Youth...
Professor CHRISTOPHER SMITH has been reappointed as Executive Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) for a further three years.
Announcing the extension of his tenure, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) confirmed he will continue in the role until August 2026.
Smith, who became Chair of AHRC in 2020, is a classics professor at the University of St Andrews.
UKRI’s Chief Executive ...
20th March 2024
KAREN METCALFE, CEO and Artistic Director of Burnley Youth Theatre (BYT), is stepping down in August to pursue a freelance career in arts strategy and fundraising.
Metcalfe has been at the theatre for 15 years. She has led the team there for the past decade.
During her time at BYT Metcalfe has directed and produced Christmas shows, Edinburgh Fringe productions and touring theatre pieces, including The Only One...
18th March 2024
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) has appointed opera soprano JANE IRWIN as its Head of Vocal Performance.
Irwin, who is currently Professor of Singing at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, will join the Glasgow-based conservatoire in April.
Irwin has toured the UK, Europe and America as a singer, working with many orchestras including the Orchestre de Paris, San Paolo Symphony, Rotterdam...
Conductors MARK WIGGLESWORTH and CHLOÉ VAN SOETERSTÈDE become Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s (BSO) new Chief Conductor and Principal Guest Conductor respectively from the start of the Orchestra’s 2024/25 season, each for a four-year term.
One of the world’s leading conductors, Wigglesworth is recognised for his outstanding musicianship, extraordinary interpretations and breadth of repertoire....
14th March 2024
Art Fund has announced that SANDY NAIRNE, former Director of the National Portrait Gallery, will become the organisation's Chair of Trustees.
He succeeds CHRIS SMITH (Lord Smith of Finsbury), the UK's first Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport from 1997 to 2001, who has been at the helm at Art Fund since 2014.
Nairne, who over the course of a 45-year career in museums and galleries has...
Fuel theatre company has appointed INE VAN RIET as its new Executive Director.
She joins Fuel this week, following the departure of INES TERCIO, who stepped down from the role last December after serving five years.
Van Riet was was previously Executive Director of Boundless Theatre, leading the company through a period of experimentation with form and content through the pandemic.
Prior to...
ANNA TURZYNSKI is to become the new Arts Director at Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley, succeeding JANE KAY, founder and co-owner of the Yorkshire arts venue.
Having worked in small organisations across Leeds for the majority of her career, Turzynski's most recent role was as Senior Producer for LEEDS 2023: Year of Culture, responsible for some of the festival’s most successful events.
She commented: “It...
12th March 2024
DAVID SULKIN OBE has been appointed the new Chair of the Board for Hoxton Hall in London, replacing interim Chair ALISTAIR ELDER who remains a trustee.
The board made the announcement saying: "As an organisation, we are excited to have David as our chair. [He] brings a wealth of experience, a fresh perspective, and a visionary approach to leadership at Hoxton Hall."
Sulkin has 50 years experience in...
The Postal Museum has announced the appointment of its new Chair, SUE WILKINSON OBE.
She succeeds RICK WILLS who is stepping down this month after more than eight years at the helm, during which time the museum acheived National Portfolio Organisation status .
Wilkinson is a trained teacher, who has held significant roles in the education and arts sectors. She served as Chief Executive of The Reading Agency for five...