The new Chief Executive of The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment will be CRISPIN WOODHEAD. Currently General Manager of chamber orchestra Arcangelo, he previously co-founded MusicTeachers.co.uk and created and ran Phoenix Arts Management.
27th November 2014
As part of its mission to make the arts accessible to all, the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich has appointed visual artist and arts education professional AMY NETTLETON and disabled theatre director and performer JAMIE BEDDARD as Agents For Change. They will work across the organisation to advise on how staff can work more accessibly with Deaf and disabled artists, performers, audiences, participants and other...
Oxford Playhouse Producer MICHELLE WALKER has been announced as the new Artistic Director of Winchester’s annual Hat Fair festival. She has previously worked with Shared Experience, Bristol Old Vic, Foursight Theatre and UK Arts International.
MATTHEW LINLEY is stepping down as General Manager of touring theatre company Eastern Angles to replace GRAEME PHILLIPS as Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Liverpool's Unity theatre. Phillips retires after 34 years at the helm.
The Lowry has appointed three specialist part-time programming associates to its artistic leadership team: RUPERT THOMSON, Artistic Director at Edinburgh’s Summerhall, will curate theatre; LUCY DUSGATE, Creative Producer of Quays Culture, will develop its digital offering; and ECKHARD THIEMANN, Artistic Director of Shubbak festival, will programme dance.
CHRIS BATSTONE has been named as the new Artistic Director of Juice Festival, NewcastleGateshead Initiative’s festival for children and young people. He will step down from his current post as Relationship Manager, Combined Arts for Arts Council England North East.
Vice-Chancellor of University of the Arts London NIGEL CARRINGTON is the new Chairman of the Board for The Henry Moore Foundation. He joined the board as a trustee earlier in the year.
The new charitable trust set up to manage and operate the Cambridge Corn Exchange and Cambridge Folk Festival, and deliver live arts events in the city, has appointed the first three trustees to its board. They are: ArtsProfessional’s own founder and Publisher BRIAN WHITEHEAD; CEO of insurance brokers La Playa MARK BOON; and senior...
Chairman and Chief Executive of Sotheby's auction house WILLIAM F. RUPRECHT will step down as soon as a successor is found.
The new Media and PR Officer for Birmingham Royal Ballet is BEN WOOLDRIDGE. He has been Press and PR Assistant at Birmingham Hippodrome for the past three and a half years.