27th November 2023
WILL YOUNG is joining Royal Court Theatre as Executive Director in early 2024.
Young has been Executive Director of New Diorama Theatre since 2021 and was previously Relationship Manager at Arts Council England.
He joins DAVID BYRNE, ...
Royal College of Art (RCA) has named CHRISTOPH LINDNER President and Vice-Chancellor.
Succeeding Dr PAUL THOMPSON, Lindner joins in April 2024 from Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment at University College London (UCL), where he is also a Professor of Urban Studies.
He has over 20 years of experience at universities in the United States, Europe and the UK. Before joining UCL, Lindner was Dean...
23rd November 2023
DAVID PICKARD will depart from his role as Director of BBC Proms after nearly a decade at the helm.
He will remain in post until October 2024, overseeing next year's Proms and planning for future seasons.
Before joining BBC Proms, Pickard spent fourteen years as General Director of Glyndebourne and eight years as Chief Executive of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
After delivering nine Proms seasons...
The Board of Bradford Culture Company, the charity behind Bradford 2025, is gaining a new Chair and seven trustees.
Board members will be responsible for governing the policies and planning of Bradford's upcoming City of Culture programme.
KERSTEN ENGLAND is named Chair after serving as a trustee during the city's successful bid campaign. She recently retired from a 30-year career in local government as Chief...
Director-General DOMINIC TWEDDLE will step down from his role at the National Museum of Royal Navy (NMRN) at the end of November.
The museum's Executive Director of Museum Operations, MATTHEW SHELDON, will step up to fill the position on an interim basis as Tweddle departs to complete "personal projects".
Tweddle is a senior leader in cultural tourism with a background in organisational restructuring...
22nd November 2023
JULIE FLAVELL will become Interim Chief Executive at Shoreditch Town Hall, succeeding BETH BYRNE.
Flavell joins the cultural events space from her interim position as Head of Visitor Programmes and Exhibitions at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Previously, she held positions as a Producer at Royal Academy of Arts, London's Southbank Centre and UNBOXED.
Flavell will hold the post for six months from...
Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has today announced VICKY CHEETHAM and SANDEEP MAHAL as Interim Co-Executive Directors.
Currently members of the senior leadership team, Cheetham and Mahal, will take over from CATHERINE MALLYON in...
21st November 2023
Secretary of State for Culture LUCY FRAZER has named SALLY SHAW MBE and ANNABEL TURPIN as South East and North Area Chairs, respectively, at Arts Council England.
Shaw has been Director of Colchester-based museum Firstsite for seven years, where she has delivered a programme focusing on using arts and culture to tackle community challenges, including food poverty and inequity.
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20th November 2023
Manchester's Factory International has appointed MOIRA SINCLAIR OBE Chair.
In January, she will take over from TOM BLOXHAM, overseeing production and programming at Manchester International Festival (MIF) and Aviva Studios, the home of Factory International.
Sinclair is Chief Executive of the independent grantmaker Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Chair of both Clore Leadership and the London Mayor's Cultural...
IAN KERRY will be leaving his post as Executive Director of rural touring organisation Arts Alive after 25 years.
Having begun his career as a touring actor, Kerry went on to work for many theatre education organisations before moving to arts consultancy.
After setting up Artful Management, he played a central role in establishing Arts Alive in 1999, known then as Shropshire Live.
At Arts Alive, Kerry formed...