MARIA MOT has broken away from classical music agency Intermusica to form MWA Management, taking with her all 26 of the artists she represents She had been with Intermusica for almost nine years, and leaves at the point when the agency has been awarded £198k from the government’s Culture Recovery Fund.
4th November 2020
3rd November 2020
Anthem, the fund for young people’s music in Wales, has announced RHIAN HUTCHINGS as its first permanent Chief Executive. The current Chair of RESEO (European Network for Opera, Music and Dance Education) was formerly Creative Director for community opera company Operasonic and Director of Youth & Community for Welsh National Opera.
SHAWAB IQBAL is joining The Gate Theatre as its Executive Director and joint Chief Executive early next year. The current Executive Producer of Eclipse Theatre is succeeding LISE BELL, who departs to lead The Director’s Theatre Writer’s Theatre as its Executive Director.
DAVID BROWNLEE joins arts data specialists Purple Seven as Managing Director. His three decades of experience in the cultural sector include roles at Arts Council England, Audiences UK, UK Theatre, the Family Arts Campaign and in Local Government.
Clore Leadership has appointed Co-founder and Director of theatre company Fuel, KATE MCGRATH, and former Design Council Chief Executive SARAH WEIR to its Board with immediate effect. They will be joined by Founder and Chief Executive of Beatfreeks, ANISA MORRIDADI, next spring as the organisation looks to “implement and promote an enhanced range of programmes and activities.”
29th October 2020
Choreographer and dancer ANTHONY MATSENA – a former member of National Youth Dance Wales – has joined the Board of at National Youth Arts Wales (NYAW). Having trained at London Contemporary Dance School, he has since pursued his career with Sadler’s Wells where he was awarded the role of Young Associate 2018-2020.
27th October 2020
DAVID SEFTON will be Director of Culture and Creative Projects at the recently formed Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries (ICCI) at the University of Kent. He will be responsible for the delivery of a programme of creative activities and events at the University and across the county. The role spans events at the Gulbenkian Arts Centre and Colyer-Fergusson Hall on campus, and the annual bOing! International Family...
26th October 2020
JUSTINA CRUICKSHANK is joining the board of Wac Arts as the organisation’s new Chair. Currently Chief Operations Officer at The Brew, which provides flexible office spaces, she is also Vice-Chair of the Electoral Reform Society. She also set up her own company, Heady Mix, to improve diversity in publishing and showcase writers and stories from underrepresented groups including women, racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTIQ+ and...
VICK BAIN, former CEO of the British Academy of Songwriters, has taken on the role of Interim Director of Strategy for Attitude is Everything. A campaigner, researcher and consultant on diversity in music and the creative industries, her role will focus on scoping out new opportunities for partnerships and business development for the charity and the music and event industries it supports.
Staffordshire’s New Vic Theatre has appointed VICKI AMEDUME, Artistic Director of contemporary circus company Upswing, as Associate Director. She will work alongside Artistic Director Theresa Heskins and look after the theatre’s artist development programme, but will also continue in her role at Upswing.