18th July 2024
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JONATHAN MANNERS has been named as the Director of the BBC Singers.
Since 2016, Manners has been Producer of the chamber choir, responsible for their artistic direction and their broadcast output.
Prior to joining the BBC, he held roles at the Academy of Ancient Music, English National Opera and the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras. He was co-founder of the multi-award-winning independent record label, Resonus...
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Former BBC Director General and former Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House, TONY HALL (Lord Hall), has been named Chairman of the National History Museum, succeeding Sir PATRICK VALLANCE.
The appointment was made by the museum's board and endorsed by the Prime Minister Sir KEIR STARMER and Culture Secretary LISA NANDY.
It is Hall's first major appointment since...
16th July 2024
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ANNA VU THOMPSON has been appointed Creative Director of Community Arts North West (CAN) in Greater Manchester.
A producer and theatremaker, Thompson joins the Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation from the Museum of the Home in London, where she has been the Community Engagement Producer since 2021. There, she developed a new programme supporting Vietnamese and Southeast Asian voices.
She has worked...
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In hindsight, Sarah Horner thinks it was obvious she would end up in arts admin as she was always drawn to creative stuff as a child. But it took a while to find her path.
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HARTWIG FISCHER will be the Director of a new museum of world culture in the Royal Arts Complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, set to open in 2026.
Fischer served as Director of the British Museum from 2016 until he resigned in August 2023 after the theft of around 1,500 artefacts over several decades was made public....
15th July 2024
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The National Theatre (NT) has appointed ROBERT HASTIE as Deputy Artistic Director. He will take up the post in January 2025.
Hastie announced in March that he would be stepping down as Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres after eight years at the helm.
During his tenure there, the venue has seen national recognition for several productions, including Standing at the Sky’s Edge, which transferred to the NT before...
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DAMON BUFFINI will continue his term as Chair of the National Theatre until mid-2027, the venue has announced.
Philanthropist Dame MARIT MOHN will also join the board, where she will be responsible for supporting the National Theatre’s learning programme. Further appointments will be announced later in the year.
Buffini joined the National Theatre as Chair in 2016 and, at the request of the board,...
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Disabled-led visual arts organisation DASH has welcomed COLETTE GRIFFIN to the newly-created post of Director of New Art West Midlands (NAWM).
NAWM is hosted by DASH and is part of Contemporary Visual Arts Network, CVAN.
Griffin has been Regional Director of CVAN East Midlands for three years and will continue in this role alongside her new one. Previously, she was Artist Development Curator at Primary (Nottingham)...
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Membership association for leisure-time music, Making Music has appointed MARGARET HARRISON, JAYNE BARR, WILL PRIDEAUX and PHILIP O'RAWE as trustees.
Chair of Cheshire community choir, the Neston Singers, Harrison works at the Association of Independent Museums, a charity and membership organisation whose members are primarily small and volunteer-run.
Barr sings...
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ADEY RAMSEL has been named Executive Director of Blackfriars Arts Centre in Lincolnshire.
Ramsel joins the organisation in its second year as a National Portfolio Organisation from Tamworth Borough Council, where he was Theatre, Artistic and Events Manager.
During his tenure at Tamworth, Ramsel managed the Assembly Rooms Theatre. He previously managed The Regal Theatre in Worcestershire and has experience producing,...