Armitage to be next Poet Laureate
Currently Professor of Poetry at the University of Leeds, SIMON ARMITAGE CBE is succeeding Dame CAROL ANN DUFFY as Poet Laureate f…
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MOMA Machynlleth appoints first Managing Director
The Machynlleth Tabernacle Trust, responsible for Machynlleth’s Museum of Modern Art, has announced EMILY BARTLETT as its fi…
Sprott to leave Philharmonia
After two years leading the Philharmonia Orchestra, HELEN SPROTT has decided to step down as Managing Director. During her tenure…
Mercury Theatre appoints Creative Director
RYAN MCBRYDE is joining Mercury Theatre as Creative Director to focus on the theatre’s own Made In Colchester productions an…
Woods joins Help Musicians
Previously Interim Director of External Affairs at Help Musicians, SARAH WOODS has now been appointed as their Director of Communi…
HOME appoints new Associate Director
HOME, Manchester’s multi-art form centre, has announced JUDE CHRISTIAN as the new Associate Director. She was previously Res…
New Chief Executive for South Hill Park
CRAIG TITLEY has been appointed as South Hill Park’s new Chief Executive. He joined as Executive Director in May 2017 and ha…
Fuller announces departure
After four years with Absolutely Cultured, first as Executive Producer for Hull 2017 and later as Creative Director and CEO, KATY…
Smyth leaves Edinburgh International Book Festival
JANET SMYTH is stepping down as Children and Education Programme Director after eight years with the festival. She played a key ro…
Hearne to step down at Helix Arts
CATHERINE HEARNE, Chief Executive of Helix Arts since January 2015, has announced she will be leaving the organisation in July. Sh…
BFI CEO departs
AMANDA NEVILL has announced that she will be stepping down as BFI’s CEO early next year. She joined the organisation in 2003…
My Gurus: Corrina Eastwood and Charlotte Elliston
Corrina Eastwood and Charlotte Elliston, Co-Directors of feminist arts organisation Sweet 'Art, look back on the people who ha…
Reed joins New Music USA
VANESSA REED, who has been CEO of PRS Foundation for the past 11 years, is replacing ED HARSH as New Music USA’s CEO and Pre…
Nottingham Contemporary announces Yip
NICOLE YIP is joining Nottingham Contemporary as its new Chief Curator in July. She has been Director of LUX, Scotland since 2016…
New leadership at The Cheltenham Trust
LAURIE BELL joins The Cheltenham Trust as its Chief Executive from a senior leadership role at Wiltshire Council. In her new role,…
New Chair at British Council Scotland
Current Chair of the National Theatre of Scotland, Dame SEONA REID, has been appointed the new Chair of British Council Scotland&r…
Wyvern Theatre appoints new Director
Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre and Arts Centre has announced LAURA JAMES as its new Theatre Director. She has been promoted into t…
National Theatre’s Deputy Artistic Director steps down
Formerly Deputy Artistic Director at the National Theatre, BEN POWER is stepping down to focus on his freelance writing career. He…
My Gurus: Jon Haynes and David Woods
A deadpan Indian humourist, a Finnish psychologist and a mischievous artist: theatre makers Jon Haynes and David Woods look b…
Leadership shake-up at English Touring Opera
JAMES CONWAY, General Director of English Touring Opera since 2002, moves into the role of Artistic Director to fully focus on lea…
Hardie joins Rosetta Arts
ZOE HARDIE has joined Rosetta Arts as Deputy CEO & Marketing Manager, a new position for the arts centre. She joins from Creat…
O’Hara joins NAM Trust
Royal & Derngate and The Core at Corby Cube has announced DAVID O’HARA as the new Marketing, Sales and Development Direc…
New Executive Director at Dance Umbrella
Dance Umbrella has today announced JULIA GLAWE as new Executive Director. She was previously Executive Director of Milwaukee Balle…
Hardy replaces Rose at CoMA
Contemporary Music for All (CoMA) London has announced MATTHEW HARDY is joining as Music Director from this autumn. The Royal Coll…
