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…

Baroness Hodge to head independent review of Arts Council England

Culture Secretary LISA NANDY has announced that former Culture Minister Baroness MARGARET HODGE has been appointed to lead an inde…