Artist, lecturer and creative consultant ROSALIND DAVIS has been appointed Curator at Collyer Bristow Gallery.
16th June 2016
9th June 2016
Artistic Director of Pentabus since 2011, ELIZABETH FREESTONE will step down at the end of the year to pursue a freelance directing career.
TV producer PHIL REDMOND CBE has been appointed Chair of the Liverpool-based Cultural Partnership, the organisation aimed at making Liverpool the cultural and creative powerhouse of the north.
CAROLINE MILLER, who left Dance UK in March ahead of the organisation’s merger with three other dance bodies, will begin a new role as Executive Director of Orlando Ballet in Florida from August.
CAROLINE NEWTON, currently Associate Artist Manager at Harrison Parrott, is to join Birmingham Contemporary Music Group as Executive Producer. She will replace JACKIE NEWBOULD and will work alongside incoming Artistic Director STEPHAN MEIER.
Chief Executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise since 2010, ALEX PATERSON is to join Historic Environment Scotland as Chief Executive later in the year. Acting CEO and Director of Conservation DR DAVID MITCHELL will continue to fill the post until then.
ALTHEA EFUNSHILE, the outgoing Deputy Chief Executive of Arts Council England, is to become Chair for the government-backed National College for the Creative and Cultural Industries, founded by Creative & Cultural Skills.
She will be joined by board members KIM BROMLEY-DERRY, Chief Executive of the London Borough of Newham; JAMES JEFFERSON, Executive Creative Director at Equator;...
2nd June 2016
After just nine months in the role, JONATHAN CHURCH is to step down as Artistic Director of Sydney Theatre Company. He said it had “not proved viable” to balance the job with his other interests. His company, Jonathan Church Productions, announced its first production last week.
BBC England’s Chief Operating Officer JENNY BAXTER will take up the position of Project Director of Manchester’s £110m new arts centre The Factory, which is scheduled to open in 2019.
The current Executive Director of Unlimited Theatre, MARK HOLLANDER, is to join Phoenix Dance Theatre as Executive Director, replacing interim Executive Director CHRIS LLOYD.