ACE announces new Area Council members for London
Arts Council England has named four new members to its London Area Council. SAM MARTIN and ANTHONY OKEREKE were both nominated…
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Historic England chief executive retires
DUNCAN WILSON, chief executive at Historic England, is to retire in October after leading the organisation for a decade. Wilson wa…
National Youth Ballet appoints artistic director
The National Youth Ballet (NYB) has announced that AMELIA O’HARA will step up to the role of artistic director of its Residentia…
Edinburgh World Heritage welcomes interim director
MEGAN VERONESI has been appointed interim director of Edinburgh World Heritage. She succeeds CHRISTINA SINCLAIR, who leaves the or…
Interim creative directors named for Scala arts centre
Worcester City Council has appointed Dr HANNAH PHILLIPS and KITTY ROSS as interim creative directors of Scala, a new arts and ente…
Attitude is Everything founder to step down
SUZANNE BULL will depart her role as founder and CEO of Attitude is Everything (AiE) in March 2025 after 25 years at the helm of t…
Royal Society of Literature chair and director depart amid governance review
The director and chair of the Royal Society of Literature (RSL) have both resigned. Director MOLLY ROSENBERG announced she will st…
New leadership model unveiled at Theatre503
Theatre503 has announced that ANTHONY SIMPSON-PIKE will be appointed its artistic director in February, succeeding LISA SPIRLING,…
Young Vic appoints new executive director
The Young Vic Theatre has announced that LUCY PATTISON will become its next executive director, taking up post this week. She suc…
Glasgow Life boss to retire
SUSAN DEIGHAN will retire as chief executive of culture and sport charity Glasgow Life in June 2025. Deighan was appointed to the…
Royal Academy of Dance welcomes new chief executive
ELIZABETH HONER has been appointed chief executive of the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD), succeeding TIM ARTHUR, who stood down from…
Charles Dickens Museum announces next director
The Charles Dickens Museum in London has promoted its current deputy director FRANKIE KUBICKI to the post of director of the museu…
Manager appointed to ‘reimagined’ role at Eyam Museum
EMMA MACBEATH is to become museum manager at Eyam Museum in Derbyshire, taking up the post in February 2025. Describing the role a…
LAMDA names new chair
London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA) has appointed Sir NIGEL CARRINGTON as its new chair. Carrington will lead the b…
Artistic director of National Children’s Orchestras steps down
CATHERINE ARLIDGE is leaving her role as artistic and education director of the National Children’s Orchestras (NCO) next spring…
Debbonaire appointed life peer
The former Shadow Culture Secretary and Bristol MP, THANGAM DEBBONAIRE, has been offered a peerage by Prime Minister KIER STARMER….
Creative Industries Taskforce members announced
The government has announced the fourteen members of its new Creative Industries Taskforce, including leaders in the arts, politic…
New trustees for Liverpool theatres
The Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust (LMTT), a charity that oversees the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse theatres, has nam…
Nottingham Contemporary appoints new chair
Nottingham Contemporary art gallery has appointed PAUL KIRKMAN as its new chair of the board. Before leaving to begin his current…
Glyndebourne names three new trustees
East Sussex opera house Glyndebourne has appointed three new trustees. The new appointments are television and radio presenter KA…
Chisenhale Gallery’s director to step down
ZOÉ WHITLEY is stepping down as director of London’s Chisenhale Gallery. Whitley will depart the east London gallery in March n…
Serota’s tenure as ACE chair extended for 18 months
NICHOLAS SEROTA’s tenure as chair of Arts Council England has been extended by a further 18 months. A statement from the Departmen…
Talking Birds theatre company appoints new chair and vice-chair
The Coventry-based theatre company Talking Birds has appointed a new chair and vice-chair. Writer and artist DAN THOMPSON, who is…
Paloma Faith and Tinie Tempah to join Ivors Academy board
The Ivors Academy has announced its new board, with pop artists PALOMA FAITH and TINIE TEMPAH, and film music composer DAVID ARNOL…
