INGRID SWENSON has announced she will leave PEER in January after 23 years as Director.
During her tenure, Swenson oversaw a 2016 capital project to develop new exhibition spaces in the Brixton arts venue.
She was awarded an MBE for Services to the Arts in East London in 2018.
Chair of Arts Council England Nicholas Serota said Swenson has made PEER "far more influential than its small size would normally allow...
20 Stories High Co-Founder, Co-Artistic Director and Co-CEO JULIA SAMUELS is stepping down from the Liverpool theatre company after 15 years.
Samuels says she is moving on to make way for new voices and perspectives in the company, which was recognised by the Achates Philanthropy Prize last year.
Current Executive Director LEANNE JONES will become Co-CEO alongisde current Artistic Director ...
Inverclyde's Beacon Arts Centre has named KAREN TOWNSEND its new Creative Producer and LESLEY DAVIDSON as General Manager.
Previously Programme Producer for the Scottish Drama Training Network, Townsend has also worked as Head of Learning and Access for Ambassador Theatre Group.
Davidson joins Beacon after 21 years at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre, where she started as Front of House Manager.
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COLIN CAMPBELL-AUSTIN is joining PRS for Music in its newly-created Head of Inclusion and Employee Experience role.
He will lead the society's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion strategy and employee experience strategy, acting as an ambassador for PRS' culture and values.
Co-Founder of consultancy firm Diversity in Media, Campbell-Austin has also held roles as Director of Volunteering for Pride in London and as People...
Liverpool's Epstein Theatre reopened under new management with new producers CHANTELLE NOLAN, BILL ELMS and JANE JOSEPH.
Nolan, currently General Manager at St Helens Theatre Royal, is Artistic and Operations Director.
Alongisde Joseph, she is one half of Regal Entertainments Ltd, which has run the St Helens Theatre Royal for the past 20 years.
Elms is a theatre producer under...
BETH CINAMON has been appointed Executive Director of Shobana Jeyasingh Dance.
She joins the company from Tavaziva, where she has been Executive Director and Producer since 2013.
Cinamon has produced a range of independent projects, including a 220-metre-long photographic installation in Hong Kong and exhibitions at the ICA and Fedrigoni Studios.
Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Chair AMANDA CUPPLES ...
Curious Minds, a creative education support organisation in the North West, has named SAPHENA AZIZ as its first Director of Inclusion.
The role will focus on developing and delivering inclusive programmes, maintaining sharp focus on racial empowerment and anti-racism.
A writer and theatre-maker, Aziz has more than 20 years' experience in Liverpool's arts sector.
"I’m so delighted to take on this role and...
The Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme (RYTDS) has named five freelance directors and theatremakers in its pilot professional development scheme.
ALISTAIR WILKINSON, CAROLINE WILKES, DONNA BRISCOE-GREEN, HANNAH TREADAWAY and OMAR KHAN will work alongside the organisation for seven months as Connect Artists.
Each has identified a group of theatre...
STEPHEN BOTTOMLEY will be Glasgow School of Art's new Head of Design.
Currently Head of the Birmingham University's Institute of Jewellery, Fashion and Textiles, Bottomley will join the university in January.
Bottomley is Co-Chair of the ‘Craft Cultures’ research cluster and a former chair of the UK Association for Contemporary Jewellery.
“Small specialist institutions are very special,” Bottomley said.
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GAIL REBUCK is set to become the next Chair of Somerset House's Board of Trustees.
She will replace WILLIAM SIEGHART, who led the board for the last six years.
Rebuck is Director of Penguin Random House and Senior Independent Director for the Guardian Media Group. She founded the book charity World Book Day and Quick Reads for adult literacy and has been a member of the House of Lords as a Labour...