24th May 2013
MANUS CAREY, currently Head of Creative Programming at Manchester Camerata, is to join the Scottish National Orchestra as Executive Producer. AMY GLOVER has been appointed as Artistic Planning Manager and NICK LANDER, RSNO Concerts and Tours Manager since March 2008, has been promoted to the new position of Director of Presentation and Operations.
Actor, director and writer MARK RYLANCE is the new patron of London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT).
KAREN MACKINNON has been appointed Director of Artes Mundi International Visual Arts Exhibition and Prize. She has been working as an international curator based in Wales for the past sixteen years, including roles at Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea and Chapter, Cardiff.
JONATHAN LLOYD, Artistic Director of Polka Theatre, is leaving the Wimbledon-based organisation after seven years in post to take up a new role as Artistic Director/ Chief Executive of Pegasus Theatre in Oxford.
ALISON CORNMELL will be covering as Communications Manager of Tate Liverpool while RACHEL GUTTERIDGE is on maternity leave.
DCMS Permanent Secretary JONATHAN STEPHENS has announced his departure from the department. RUBY MCGREGOR-SMITH and AJAY CHOWDHURY have been appointed as non-executive directors to the DCMS board.
22nd May 2013
17th May 2013
The Civic in Barnsley has appointed HELEN BALL as its new Chief Executive. She was previously Head of Culture and Visitor Economy at Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
CHRISTOPHER HOMANN has been appointed to run Ticketmaster’s secondary ticketing arm, Ticketmaster Resale. He was previously a director of the company’s B2C business at eBay.
MADELINE ADEANE is leaving her role as Press Officer at Dulwich Picture Gallery after two and a half years to join the communications team at the Art Fund.