15th August 2022
DARREN PIH is Harewood House Trust’s new Chief Curator and Artistic Director, a new role forming part of the heritage charity's executive team.
Pih, who previously worked as part of the Tate Liverpool's curatorial team, will be the curatorial lead on Harewood’s exhibition programme, alongside ensuring the museum’s collection of painting, interiors, furniture and porcelain are looked after and preserved.
“I am...
12th August 2022
The Association of Independent Museums (AIM) has elected three new trustees.
LIZ POWER is Director of the London Museum of Water and Steam and was previously Head of Learning at London Transport Museum. She says she is delighted to be joining AIM as a trustee and hopes to help support other small museums.
CAMILLIA STEWART is Head of Commercial Programmes and Collection Partnerships for Art UK, and...
RICHARD WATSON is Arts University Plymouth's Chief Operating Officer, a new role at the university.
A Finance Executive, Watson has 25 years of experience in financial management and development, including the last four at the South West Academic Health Science Network where he held a number of executive roles.
His new role will see Watson join the university's senior leadership team, replacing MARK TAYLOR...
10th August 2022
SHOUBHIK BANDOPADHYAY has been named as Head of Programme - Arts at the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
Bandopadhyay, who will join the Foundation in November, has previously worked with the Barbican, Nesta and the National Archives, alongside his own practice as a professional musician.
The Foundation says Bandopadhyay’s work will be crucial to meeting its overall aims and commitments to social justice and anti-...
Dr FRANCES RUANE has been reappointed as chair of the board of Abbey Theatre by Irleand's Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, CATHERINE MARTIN.
First appointed in May 2017, Dr Ruane’s reappointment is effective from 29 July, which will see her remain in post at Ireland's national theatre for the next two years.
Dr Ruane is also chair of the National Competitiveness and...
9th August 2022
Clean Break, a charity committed to transforming women’s lives through the power of theatre, has welcomed EMILY ASHTON, RANIA JUMAILY and ROSE MAHON to its Board of Trustees.
Ashton has worked at Karcher UK since 2013 in various roles, starting in retail sales and being promoted to Financial Controller in February 2021.
“Clean Break is a truly incredible charity that does such...
LILLIAN RACE joins ArtsProfessional as Digital Content Assistant.
Lillian has journalistic and editorial experience, working as the Opinion Editor for The New Feminist Magazine and contributing to multiple digital magazines on a freelance basis. She has just completed her Master’s degree in Gender, Media & Culture at Goldsmiths, University of London.
“I am thoroughly excited to be joining ArtsProfessional, a...
4th August 2022
Chief Executive Officer of record label trade body BPI GEOFF TAYLOR has announced intention to step down from his role in 2023.
Taylor has led the BPI, a role which involves overseeing the BRIT Awards and the Mercury Prize, for more than 15 years and has worked with label associations for 25 years. He plans to step down to move to a more directly commercial role.
A former General Counsel at global trade body IFPI,...
The Barbican has announced two new Board Members and four appointments to the Barbican Centre Trust.
Producer, composer, DJ and co-founder of hip-hop dance company Boy Blue, MICHAEL ‘MIKEY J’ ASANTE, is joining the Barbican’s Board, alongside theatre producer and former Executive Director at London’s Young Vic theatre DESPINA TSATSAS.
Founding partner of independent artist management consultancy...
3rd August 2022
BEN PARRY will step down as National Youth Choirs of Great Britain's (NYCGB) Artistic Director at the end of this year, after ten years in the role.
He will continue as Principal Conductor during 2023, coinciding with the organisation’s 40th anniversary.
Since Parry stepped into the role in 2012, the membership of NYCGB’s four national choirs has more than doubled. It now consists of more than 900 singers aged 9 to...