New members of the Crafts Council board are jewellery collector and curator JO BLOXHAM, Professor of Design at the University of Brighton BRUCE BROWN, artist and curator MATT DURRAN, Co-Founder and Creative Director of the Institute of Making DR ZOE LAUGHLIN, and artist and curator CLARE TWOMEY.
24th June 2014
MATTHEW XIA is the new Associate Artistic Director of Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre. Last year he received the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme bursary and took up the post of Director in Residence at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Theatres.
20th June 2014
The UK’s first Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, CHRIS SMITH, is the new Chairman of the Art Fund. He replaces DAVID VEREY who departs after ten years in post.
JOHN CULLUM, father of musician Jamie Cullum, is the new Chair of Bath Festivals. He takes over from JANE DRABBLE who steps down after almost five years in post.
19th June 2014
Director of the National Portrait Gallery SANDY NAIRNE is stepping down after 12 years in post to pursue his writing and advisory work. He was previously Director of Programmes at Tate.
Creative writing charity Arvon has appointed ALISTAIR BURTENSHAW as its new Chair. Burtenshaw, who currently works as the Director of The Charleston Trust, replaces NIGEL PANTLING.
The new Executive Director of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts is SARAH PREECE. She has previously worked for Battersea Arts Centre and London’s Royal Court Theatre, and joins STEPHEN JAMESON who was announced as Artistic Director earlier this year.
HELEN LANGIWCK is leaving Leeds Museums and Galleries to take up the role of Regional Manager (Museums & Heritage) North for The Audience Agency.
12th June 2014
The British Council has appointed EMMA DEXTER as its new Director of Visual Arts. Currently Exhibitions Director at London’s Timothy Taylor Gallery, she replaces ANDREA ROSE who steps down after 20 years in the role.
Executive Director of the Almeida Theatre JULIA POTTS is returning to ATG after a three-year absence to become UK Business Development Director. She replaces KARIN GARTZKE, who takes on the newly created role of International Business Development Director.