Award-winning author ALI SMITH will be the seventh Guest Director of Brighton Festival in 2015. Previous guest directors have included composer and performer HOFESH SHECHTER, former Children's Laureate MICHAEL ROSEN, and actress and human rights campaigner VANESSA REDGRAVE.
27th November 2014
19th November 2014
The new Chief Executive at Horsecross Arts, the creative organisation behind Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre, will be GWILYM GIBBONS. Most recently director of Shetland Arts Development Agency, he takes over from Interim Chief Executive, COLIN MCMAHON, who has secured the financial stability of the organisation since joining in 2013.
The rebirth of National Dance Company Wales will be led by Artistic Director GUSTAVO RAMÍREZ SANSANO, a Spanish artist and choreographer who has created work performed extensively across the world. He will be joined by a new Chief Executive, PAUL KAYNES, who is currently Director of Creative Programmes at Birmingham Hippodrome, and previously worked on the Cultural Olympiad arts and culture programme and ran...
LYNETTE SHANBURY is joining performing arts charity Spare Tyre as Executive Director. She was previously Executive Director at north London’s Little Angel Theatre.
CHRIS FOY, whose career includes CEO and executive chairman roles in British and international companies, and three years as Managing Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, will become Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Rose Theatre Kingston following ANTHONY SIMONDS-GOODING’s departure after six years in the role.
Four new Board members have been elected at Castlefield Gallery in this, its 30th anniversary year: THOM HETHERINGTON, CEO of Holden Media; HR consultant ELAINE HIGGINS; Councillor for Manchester city centre BETH KNOWLES; and corporate lawyer BARNEY LEAF.
The new Communications Manager at Cockpit Arts, the creative business incubator for designer-makers, will be JODI MOSS. She is currently PR & Marketing Executive at SCP Ltd, and was previously Assistant Buyer at Milk Concept Boutique, and Interior Designer and Sales Assistant for contemporary furniture supplier, Living Space.
13th November 2014
Arnolfini Centre for Contemporary Arts in Bristol has appointed KATE BRINDLEY to the position of Director. She joined the centre as Interim Director in April this year, after stepping down as Director of the Middlesbrough Institute of Contemporary Art (mima).
CHRIS DENTON is hanging up his consultancy hat after fours year to take up the position of Director of Marketing and Communications at London’s Southbank Centre. Previously Director of Marketing and New Media at the Barbican, Denton has provided consultancy services to the National Gallery, the British Council, English National Ballet and the Crafts Council.
The new Artistic Director for Tiata Fahodzi is NATALIE IBU, who was most recently Creative Producer for Derby Theatre. She replaces LUCIAN MSAMATI, who steps down after four years in post.