26th May 2022
MARK READ has been appointed a trustee of the Natural History Museum by Prime Minister BORIS JOHNSON.
Read will join the board for a four-year term beginning 1 June.
He became CEO of WPP in 2018, having held multiple leadership positions at the the communications, advertising and public relations company since first joining in 1989.
Read was included in the 2021 and 2022 EMpower advocates list...
24th May 2022
Founded in 2000, Slung Low is a theatre company based at the Holbeck in Leeds – Britain’s oldest working men’s club. Its Artistic Director, Alan Lane pays tribute to the people who have inspired him.
19th May 2022
Whitechapel Gallery has named GILANE TAWADROS as its new director, starting in October 2022.
A curator, writer and art historian, she will be the gallery’s tenth director. She succeeds IWONA BLAZWICK, who stepped down in April after 20 years.
Tawadros has over 30 years’ experience in...
ALEXIS FFRENCH is to be the first artistic director of ABRSM, the Royal College of Music's exam board.
An acclaimed classical-soul artist, Ffrench has racked up half a billion global streams. He has also devised and led music courses for the Prince’s Trust and posts tutorials on YouTube and social media to help young musicians develop their skills.
His collaboration with ABRSM is in an effort to broaden the appeal of...
VICTOR FUNG will become Pavilion Dance South West’s (PDSW) next artistic director and joint CEO.
He replaces ZANNAH CHISHOLM, who is stepping down as artistic director CEO after 10 years with the company.
Fung has a wealth of experience as a cultural enabler and dance artist and specialises in transnational collaborative projects, bringing together talents of diverse backgrounds through international...
ANDREA BARZEY is joining London Contemporary Dance School in the newly created role of Head of Widening Participation and Recruitment.
Barzey is a dance educator, leader and project manager and has previously held leadership roles at Coventry University.
She will continue as Development Director for Coventry Dance while working her new role, and is also the Area Co-ordinator for Birmingham and the West Midlands for...
TOM LITTLER will take over as Artistic Director of Orange Tree Theatre at the end of the year.
Coming to the new role from the West End’s Jermyn Street Theatre, where he currently serves as Artistic Director and Executive Producer, he will succeed PAUL MILLER, who will step down in December after more than eight years.
Littler has been nominated for eight OffWestEnd Best Director Awards. At Jermyn...
Warwick Arts Centre has appointed KATE WALTERS as its new Programme Manager.
Walters previously worked at the arts centre as a freelancer programmer between 2013 and 2016.
She comes from a job at The Box at FarGo Village in Coventry and previously worked as Music Programmer for Grand Junction at Mary Magdalene’s in London.
She has also worked as Creative Producer for theatre company Looping the Loop in Thanet...
Founder of Longborough Festival Opera MARTIN GRAHAM is stepping down from the board he has chaired for over 20 years.
Graham plans to retain a close interest in this season’s performances as LIZZIE GRAHAM, the festival’s Executive Director, takes over as interim chair.
Artistic Director POLLY GRAHAM said the festival would not exist without Martin’s exceptional energy and drive....
TIINA HILL is moving from Arts Council England's Digital Culture Network to the British Library.
In her new role, Hill will lead Single Digital Presence, a digital transformation project for public libraries.
The platform will celebrate local public libraries on a national and international digital stage by featuring curated exhibitions and collections, events and news to enhance the online presence of over 150...