13th November 2014
After directing two editions of Art15 Fair, STEPHANIE DIECHVOSS is stepping down to focus on her academic and arts management consultancy work. KATE BRYAN, who was previously Director of Contemporary Art at The Fine Art Society, will be Fair Director for the third edition.
Hull’s Creative People and Places project, Roots and Wings, has appointed its core staff team. ISABELLE TRACY, who has worked in arts and community development in Hull for many years, has been appointed Project Director. She is joined by three Project Managers: SARAH TAYLOR, CLARE HUBY and MICHAEL ANTHONY BARNES-WYNTERS.
The Universal Music Group has made DICKON STAINER President and Chief Executive of Global Classics, with responsibility for its entire classical output including Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and Sinfini Music.
7th November 2014
JAMIE BEDDARD and CLAIRE HODGSON, founders of integrated circus company Extraordinary Bodies, have won a £100,000 prize to establish an integrated youth performance company for people from disadvantaged backgrounds and with mixed physical abilities in five UK cities. The pair were among 346 Fellows of the Clore Leadership and Clore Social Leadership programmes who were invited to nominate a project that they believed should be chosen to benefit...
6th November 2014
The new Artistic Director for Plymouth Arts Centre is independent curator and writer BEN BORTHWICK. He will lead the organisation whilst current Executive Director KATE SPARSHATT is on long-term adoption leave. Borthwick’s previous roles include CEO and Artistic Director of Artes Mundi and Assistant Curator at Tate Modern.
Chief Executive of Birmingham Royal Ballet, CHRISTOPHER BARRON will stand down in July 2015 after ten years in post. Following his departure Barron said he plans to “seek projects that inspire me, to mentor new generations of arts managers and assist companies going through all the economic and cultural changes that are necessary today”.
The new Managing Director for Sistema England is FIONA CUNNINGHAM. Most recently In Harmony Manager at Opera North, she was a founding director of arts.works, an arts-based leadership training company.
JOHN NICHOLLS, Managing Partner of Arts Quarter, has been appointed as Chair of the Board of Greenwich Dance.
JENNIFER PHILLIPS, General Manager and acting Artistic Director of Citymoves Dance Agency, is stepping down after six years in post to take up the position of Director at Future Perfect, a new producing organisation based in North East Scotland.
As Hull gears up to host UK City of Culture 2017, GARRY TAYLOR has been appointed to the newly created role of City Manager for Major Projects and Infrastructure. He was previously Assistant City Manager for Strategy and Renewal.