My gurus: ‘The only way is through’
Joshua McTaggart is CEO of Theatres Trust, a UK-wide national advisory body. Here he reflects on the people who have shaped and in…
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National Youth Choir appoints head of creative programmes and a principal conductor
The National Youth Choir has announced two appointments to its leadership team. MATTHEW QUINN has been appointed principal conduct…
University launches network for creative and cultural leaders
A new network for senior leaders working in the creative industries has been launched. The Creative & Cultural Industries Lead…
Birmingham Museums boss joins National Museum Directors’ Council committee
SARA WAJID MBE, the co-chief executive of Birmingham Museums Trust, has been appointed to the National Museum Directors’ Council’s…
Liverpool Biennial appoints new chair
Liverpool Biennial has appointed CATHRYN WRIGHT as the new chair of its board of trustees. She will take up the post, succeeding c…
Royal Exchange makes interim appointment following CEO resignation
The CEO of Curve Theatre in Leicester, CHRIS STAFFORD, will join Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre as part-time interim execut…
Shift towards shared leadership models in dance organisations
The number of publicly-funded dance organisations operating shared leadership models is increasing, according to new research by B…
Six new trustees appointed to V&A board
Six new trustees have been appointed to the board of the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum. MARIELLA FROSTRUP is a journal…
New executive director at Orange Tree Theatre
JULIE WESTON will be the new executive director and co-chief executive of Orange Tree Theatre in London, working alongside artisti…
National Dance Company Wales appoints artistic director
National Dance Company Wales (NDCWales) has appointed BAKANI PICK-UP as its new artistic director and DAVID WATSON as its interim…
Wac Arts welcomes new chair
London-based charity Wac Arts has appointed trustee MARGARET GORMAN as chair. Gorman has extensive experience in the financi…
Scottish Contemporary Arts Network appoints new director
VERONIQUE AA LAPEYRE has been announced as the new director of the Scottish Contemporary Art Network (SCAN). Lapeyre will join the…
The Grange Festival announces new director
The Grange Festival in Hampshire has appointed GUY VERRALL-WITHERS to the new role of director of audiences and impact. He will be…
Chief executive of Royal Exchange resigns over censorship row
The chief executive of Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre has resigned following the publication of an independent review into a…
Leading with purpose – and knowing when to move on
If the UK is to remain a global leader in the performing arts, leadership needs a rethink – not just in terms of who holds the rol…
Sainsbury Centre announces new trustees
The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich has appointed eight new board members, including senior figures from the worlds of…
Papergang Theatre appoints co-artistic directors
MAX PERCY and MEHDI RAZI have been appointed co-artistic directors of London-based Papergang Theatre for an 18-month term, foll…
Privately educated hold top jobs at third of highest-funded NPOs
Artistic directors and creative leaders who work at organisations that receive the most funding from Arts Council England (ACE) ar…
Crafts charity names chair
The London-based charity Work and Play Scrapstore, which repurposes waste and surplus goods as arts and crafts materials, has…
Performing arts leaders departing roles at highest rate since 2018
At least 44 leaders within the performing arts sector moved on from their roles last year, the highest number since 2018, analysis…
European foundations launch new initiative for socially engaged arts
A group of European arts foundations have joined forces to create a new initiative to promote the arts as a powerful force for soc…
Making great things happen
Christoph Lindner, vice chancellor of the Royal College of Art, has spent his working life embracing the freedom to follow his cre…
Museums ‘must take risks’ to boost engagement, citizens’ jury says
Museums in Birmingham must be prepared to take risks to drive engagement and inspire, a report by a citizens’ jury convened by Bir…
Chair of Northern Ireland’s arts council ‘set for departure’
The current chair of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland will not be reappointed when his term ends next week, according to a rep…
