19th July 2019
HOME and The University of Manchester have appointed The Indigo Press founding Publishing Director ELLAH WAKATAMA ALLFREY OBE to lead a new annual series of literature events, ‘The Complete Works’. She has been appointed as Senior Research Fellow to facilitate knowledge exchange between the University’s Centre for New Writing and HOME, and to curate a series of literature events over three years, starting in Autumn 2019.
18th July 2019
The CEO of Bristol’s Watershed looks back on how “a jumble of opportunism and serendipity” has helped her avoid silos and find fulfilment throughout her career.
12th July 2019
ERIK BOEKESTEIJN, Senior Advisor at the National Library in the Netherlands, and LOUISE TOWERS, a chartered accountant with more than 15 years' experience in the commercial, not-for-profit and charity sectors, have joined the board at the Chester cultural venue Storyhouse.
PRS Foundation, the UK based funder of new music and talent development, has appointed JOE FRANKLAND as its new Chief Executive, replacing VANESSA REED who is joining New Music USA. He joined the organisation in 2014 as Industry Fund Manager, before moving into his current role as Senior Grants and Programmes Manager, from...
The Royal Exchange Theatre has announced ROY ALEXANDER WEISE, Associate Artist at the Donmar Warehouse, and BRYONY SHANAHAN, Associate Artistic Director at the Exchange, as its new joint Artistic Directors. They succeed SARAH FRANKCOM as she leaves to take up the post of Director at drama school LAMDA...
5th July 2019
AMANDA PARKER is the new Editor of ArtsProfessional. Parker is the founder of Inc Arts, a new national arts collective campaigning for greater inclusion in the arts sector workforce. She is also Chair of artsdepot and sits on the board of Albany Theatre and Film London. Parker has previously led PR, press and communications campaigns across the arts, screen and education sectors, and is a former BBC programme-maker and reporter....
MELANIE KEEN, currently Director and Chief Curator of Iniva (the Institute of International Visual Arts), has been appointed Director of the Wellcome Collection. She is an independent advisor to the Government Art Collection, sits on the British Council’s Visual Arts Advisory Group and sat on the Mayor of London’s Suffrage Commission Group in 2018.
She takes over from SIMON CHAPLIN, who combined the role...
Birmingham Hippodrome has appointed two new Directors following the departure of former Director of Marketing and Development ROB MACPHERSON. CHILINA MADON, former Head of Marketing and Sales at the Hippodrome, is the new Director of Marketing and Sales and LAURA SMITH, who has...
The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) has appointed Dr JENNIE HENLEY to the new position of Director of Programmes. Henley is currently Area Leader for Music Education at the Royal College of Music in London, where she has designed music education programmes and modules, including distance learning and continuing professional development courses. She helped design the framework for the national music curriculum in Malta and...
SHAKIRA MARTIN is joining Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance as its new Head of Student Experience. She joins the college following a two-year tenure as President of the National Union of Students (NUS).