#arts-leadership

#arts-leadership

Sally Tallant, the former boss of the Liverpool Biennial, has been announced as the new director of the Hayward Gallery and visual arts at London's Southbank Centre. Tallant, who is currently in charge of the Queens Museum in New York, will return to the UK to take over from Ralph Rugoff, who will step down after two decades in charge of the institution, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.

One of Oregon's biggest arts leadership shuffles in 2025 was the resignation of Suzanne Nance as president and CEO of All Classical Radio and the arrival of Fred Child to take her place. Nance, who led the Portland-based global network creatively since 2018, including the station's move from the east side riverbank to downtown Portland, left to become executive director of the Wexford Festival Opera in Ireland, a post she assumes in January.

I never saw myself heading towards administrative work, but I think this evolution makes a lot of sense for me. I have always been a performer and after many years as a freelance artist, my frustration with the classical music industry seemed to grow every year as I saw very limited opportunities for myself within that landscape. This lack of opportunity moved me to start creating the art that I wanted to see in the world and to just go for it.