After almost eight years as Editor of The Art Newspaper, JANE MORRIS is to step down at the beginning of June. She will be succeeded by JAVIER PES, who has been The Art Newspaper's Deputy Editor since 2010.
21st April 2016
Director of Sound Sense KATHRYN DEANE is to retire later this year after 21 years in the role.
TIM FOXON has joined Akademi South Asian Dance UK as Administrative Director. He leaves Help Musicians UK after five years as Talent Programme Manager.
18th April 2016
LAURIE SANSOM, the National Theatre of Scotland’s Artistic Director and Chief Executive for the past three years, is to leave the company at the end of June, part way through the company’s 10th anniversary season. LUCY MASON will take up the role of interim Chief Executive. She was Joint Chief Executive and Artistic Director at The Arches, before joining Festival and King’s Theatres Edinburgh as a Project Manager...
14th April 2016
EMMA RIDGWAY is to join Modern Art Oxford as Head of Programme, leaving her role as Creative Learning Curator at the Barbican Centre. She is to replace SALLY SHAW, who leaves to become Director of Firstsite, Colchester.
YANA PEEL, co-founder of Outset Contemporary Art Fund, is to become Chief Executive of London’s Serpentine Galleries. She succeeds JULIA PEYTON-JONES, who has been in the role for 25 years.
ROSALIND DAVIS and ANNABEL TILLEY, co-founders of Zeitgeist Arts Projects, are to dissolve the partnership and pursue independent freelance careers.
7th April 2016
Founder of the Gate Theatre and former Artistic Director at Watford Palace Theatre LOU STEIN is to join Chickenshed as Artistic Director.
ANITA CLARK, Head of Dance at Creative Scotland since 2004, will be the new Director of The Work Room; artist and founding member of the organisation KALLY LLOYD-JONES has been elected as the new Chair; and SARA JOHNSTONE is to take up the newly created post of Membership & Studio Manager.
Having worked with the Gecko as a freelance producer since August 2013, ROSALIND WYNN has become the company’s full-time Executive Producer.