The government is facing fresh calls for the appointment of a freelance commissioner, with a number of peers backing the establishment of the role. During a House of Lords debate on the Employment ...

TOBY CHADD is the new artistic director of London-based concert hall Sinfonia Smith Square. An artistic curator, director and programmer, Chadd previously worked as opera and music advisor to Adelaide ...

Disability arts organisation Birds of Paradise Theatre Company has appointed SUSAN DOUGLAS-SCOTT as its new chair. Douglas-Scott has experience in governance, advocacy, and inclusive leadership across ...

A dance training scheme for children and young people has been saved after the Department for Education (DfE) confirmed that funding for another 12 months. In December 2024, the government ...

NICKY CREED, executive director of Garsington Opera, is stepping down after 25 years at the helm of the opera company. Creed became executive director in 2013 after 14 years as associate director.

JOHN BOOTH is set to chair the National Gallery for a second four-year term, with his next tenure at the London gallery beginning August 20. An entrepreneur and philanthropist, Booth chairs a number ...

Olympias provides free, visionary music education to young people in Greater Manchester. Its CEO Jo Lee Cheung reflects on why music education in the UK needs a radical rethink.

RUTH MACKENZIE has been named director of arts at the British Council. Mackenzie joins the Council this month from her previous role as program director, arts, culture & creative industries policy for ...

FRANCESCA GOODRIDGE has been appointed artistic director of Sherman Theatre in Cardiff. She will take up the post in January 2026, succeeding JOE MURPHY. A theatre director from Swansea, Goodridge was ...

Former artistic director of the National Theatre, Rufus Norris and the CEO of the Royal Ballet and Opera, Alex Beard, are among nearly 100 cultural figures who have been recognised in the King’s 2025 ...

An increase in central government funding for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in 2028 will not result in more money being invested in culture, Arts Professional has learned.

Arts access champion, Andrew Miller, works to make it easier for disabled people to experience the breadth of culture the UK has to offer. While significant strides have been made in recent years, ...