Sir PETER LUFF is stepping down as Chair of The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) and National Heritage Memorial Fund at the end of the year. Sir Peter, whose second term as chair was due to run until the end of March 2021, has made the decision for health reasons – last year he revealed he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
During Luff’s tenure, the NLHF increased its commitment to the UK’s natural heritage, funding...
AINSLIE RODDICK, Curator at the Centre for Contemporary Arts Glasgow, will join the Isle of Skye's ATLAS Arts as its new Artistic Director/CEO in November. She is also the founder of The Glasgow Seed Library and co-founder of open source publishing space Publication Studio Glasgow.
Californian RYAN BANCROFT has been appointed as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales’ (BBC NOW) new Principal Conductor. He first worked with BBC NOW in 2018, conducting Beethoven and Weber, and returned in May to conduct a contemporary programme as part of the Vale of Glamorgan Festival. The 2018 winner of the Malko Competition for Young Conductors will formally take on the new role from September 2020.
JERRY GUNN is stepping down as Rose Theatre Kingston’s Executive Producer. He joined the company in 2006 and went on to become Executive Producer in 2013, working alongside Chief Executive ROBERT O’DOWD. Gunn will continue a working relationship with the company on special projects in a freelance capacity.
JIM SWEENEY MBE takes over from Piper Group Chief Executive, THERESA SHEARER, as Impact Arts’ new Chair. Sweeney has extensive experience in the not-for-profit sector and in supporting young people. He is the current Vice-Chair of Young Scot, Chair of Motherwell Football Club's Community Trust and Vice-Chair of Scotland's Learning Partnership.
Shearer is stepping down following five and a half years as a...
After three years, Creativity Works Chair LOUISE LAPPIN-COOK is stepping down from the role, but will continue to serve on its Board of Trustees. She said it had been a “privilege” to work with “such a progressive and dynamic team delivering socially engaged arts right across the heart of Bath and North East Somerset and the South West”.
The Lighthouse arts centre in Poole has announced Wolverhampton Grand Theatre’s former Head of Programming/Producer, TIM COLEGATE, as its new Head of Programming. He will be responsible for shaping the programme across all spaces at Lighthouse.
At this year’s Edinburgh Festivals, YVETTE VAUGHAN JONES announced that she will be standing down as Chief Executive of Visiting Arts next month after 14 years with the company. She is leaving to focus on her own research projects.
IVAN WADESON, current Partnerships Director at Dance Consortia North West, has been appointed as Manchester City of Literature’s new Executive Director. He will take up the role next month and use his experience of working for the Royal Exchange Theatre, Arts about Manchester and The Dukes in Lancaster to coordinate the UNESCO City of Literature programme, while developing and strengthening partnerships across Manchester and with...
JOHN HOLMES, former Director of Marketing and Audience Development at the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, has joined participatory theatre company Spare Tyre as its new Executive Director and Joint CEO. He joins newly appointed Artistic Director/Joint CEO REBECCA MANSON JONES to form a new leadership team, following the...