JANET ARCHER is Edinburgh Printmakers' new CEO.
Archer was previously Executive Producer for The New Real at Edinburgh Innovations, and Director of Festival, Cultural and City Events at the University of Edinburgh. She was appointed CEO of Creative Scotland in 2013, a position she held for five years.
Archer is a member of the Ionad Hiort Advisory Board, balletLORENT, and a trustee of the Saltire Trust. She is also a...
East London Dance has appointed TIA HASSAN and KATE SCANLAN as joint Creative Director and Chief Executive on a job share basis.
The pair will take up the role on October 4, with Chief Executive and Artistic Director POLLY RISBRIDGER leaving at the end of October.
Hassan first worked with East London Dance in 2009 as Marketing and Communications Manager and has since built a career...
DANIEL KING has been announced as new Executive Director of theatre company Icon.
King was previously interim Executive Director at Camden People's Theatre, before holding roles at Sadler's Wells, National Youth Dance Company and Breakin' Convention.
He was part of the original team for Fun Palaces, a national campaign for cultural democracy, where he led the marketing and communications strategy.
King said he...
VIVEK MALHOTRA has been named interim CEO of QUAD Derby.
He will be in the role for six months whilst permanent CEO ADAM BUSS is seconded to Bid Director for Derby City of Culture.
Malhotra has previously worked for the Hampshire Cultural Trust and New Art Exchange in Nottingham. He has also led capital projects at the National Army Museum, Black Cultural Archives and Nottingham Contemporary.
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GREGORY DORAN, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, will be taking compassionate leave.
His husband, SIR ANTONY SHER, has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Doran expects to return to the role early in 2022. Deputy Artistic Director ERICA WHYMAN will step in during his absence with the support of Executive Director CATHERINE MALLYON.
RSC...
Newly-appointed Arts Council of Wales Chief Executive SIÂN TOMOS is retiring due to poor health.
Council Chair Phil George said Tomos had "suffered debilitating health issues" since starting the role in June.
She was scheduled to takeover from outgoing Chief Executive NICK CAPALDI at the start of September.
"[Tomos] has come to the difficult conclusion that she cannot undertake the demanding...
SHELLEY WARREN, CEO of the Arts Foundation, is leaving her role at the charity after 22 years.
She departs at the end of the October to start an MA in Brighton, whilst working with a new team on a digital project involving music related archives and collections.
"Deciding to leave my post as director after all these years has been a tough decision," Warren said.
"I've loved every minute of being in a role...
Eden Court has announced SUSANNAH ARMITAGE as its Senior Producer, a newly created role at the Inverness-based theatre.
Armitage is currently Programme Director at the National Theatre of Scotland, having previously been the theatre's Head of Producing and Head of Artistic Development.
Eden Court says Armitage's new role will allow the theatre "to fulfil its mission to bring the world to the Highlands and take the...
Dance examination board bbodance says ANITA YOUNG is returning to teach one of its programmes.
bbodance Scholars is a stepping stone programme teaching classical ballet and jazz run by the organisation for 50+ years.
Young, who taught at The Royal Ballet School for more than 20 years, previously taught bbodance Scholars until 2012.
She received an MBE for services to classical ballet and dance education in...
CASPIAN TURNER has left his role as Head of Strategy at Substrakt.
Turner has worked in the arts and cultural sector for more than a decade, previously holding roles with Tessitura Network, Southbank Centre and Glyndebourne.
He had been with Substrakt since 2019, but will now turn his attention to his own digital accessibility consultancy, Accessible by Design.