17th November 2023
CHRISTOPHER SATTHERWAITE CBE has been appointed Chair of National Youth Orchestra.
He succeeds DONAGH COLLINS, who has served as Chair on an interim basis for the past year.
Sattherwaite is also a trustee at Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST), a charity supporting the training and education of people working in heritage and contemporary crafts.
Previously, he was Chair...
16th November 2023
Artist TRACEY EMIN is set to join the British Museum's Board of Trustees, succeeding GRAYSON PERRY.
Emin will be the first female Royal Academician appointed to the role in the museum's history.
Her practice ranges from drawing, painting, needlework and sculpture to film and photography, with her work My Bed nominated for the Turner Prize in 1999.
She has recently focused on supporting the...
DEBORAH BORDA will become Intermusica's Non-Executive Chair from January.
She succeeds MARTIJN SANDERS, who retires from the board after 16 years to take on the role as Intermusica's inaugural Honorary President.
Borda is the former President and Chief Executive of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and New York Philharmonic.
She assumes the role while creating her consultancy business, BordaArts...
ARC Stockton will welcome ALEXANDER FERRIS as Chief Executive and Creative Director in January.
Ferris joins the arts centre following a seven-year stint at Leeds Playhouse as Associate Director. Before this, he was Director of New Voices at The Old Vic and has held senior roles at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds and Sheffield Theatres.
Ferris said he is "incredibly excited" to join the organisation.
"For the...
15th November 2023
Two former Creative Access Steering Group members have joined the social enterprise's Board as Non-Executive Directors.
CAMERON MYERS, Commissioning Editor at Penguin Random House UK, is one of the appointees. Previously, he was an Assistant Editor at the publishing company Hodder & Stoughton.
Myers said: "I’ve benefitted so much from the organisation's leadership and impact over the years, so to be able to now feed into...
London Library has confirmed SIMON GODWIN as Chair, replacing Sir HOWARD DAVIES, who has concluded his second four-year term.
The appointment comes as HELEN BONHAM CARTER CBE completes her first year as President of London Library, a role she assumed in November last...
TONY HALL, Lord Hall of Birkenhead, will become Chair at City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO).
He succeeds DAVID BURBIDGE CBE, who steps down after a five-year tenure.
Hall has held numerous executive and non-executive roles in the sector, including Director General of the BBC until 2020. Before this, he was Chief Executive of Royal Opera House and Managing Director of BBC News and Current Affairs....
Manchester's HOME has announced Director and Chief Executive DAVE MOUTREY is stepping down after 26 years at the helm.
Moutrey will leave in March 2024 to assume a full-time position at Manchester City Council as Director of Culture and Creative Industries, where he has been on part-time secondment since 2018.
During his tenure, Moutrey led the merger of Cornerhouse and Library Theatre Company, overseeing a £25m...
14th November 2023
AMANDA CATTO will leave Creative Scotland as Head of Visual Arts in December to take "early retirement" following 33 years at the public body.
During her tenure, she advocated for supporting and developing visual arts in Scotland and led the organisation's visual arts work nationally and internationally.
On her departure, Chief Executive IAIN MUNRO said: “Amanda's care for artists, coupled with her...
South West Heritage Trust has appointed SAM ASTILL as Chief Executive.
Astill is the current Head of Museums and Audience Development for South West Heritage, where he has worked on projects including the redevelopment of the Museum of Somerset and Somerset Rural Life Museum.
Previously, he worked at National Museums Liverpool before becoming a curator with the Museum of Somerset.
He succeeds TOM...