Dartington’s commitment and ambition for the arts have been reinforced with the appointment of Peter Boyden as the charity’s new Director of Arts.
With a career stretching over 25 years, Peter Boyden has been is a leading figure in the arts for many years. As Chair of Culture South West, former Creative Director of the Eden Project and author of the “Boyden Report”, which was instrumental in increasing Treasury investment in theatre by £25m a year, he has helped shape arts policy across the south west region and nationally. Peter will now lead the next phase of development of the arts at Dartington. He joins the Trust at a pivotal moment as it seeks to fulfil its creative ambitions while planning for the impact of the College of Arts’ merger with Falmouth.
Speaking for the first time of his appointment Peter said:
“I am hugely honoured and excited by the prospect of taking on this role with Dartington. There is a great team here. They have developed a wonderful portfolio of work over the last four years and have ambitions to achieve even more. We have the opportunity to ensure Dartington becomes an inspirational model for the 21st century artist. For me this feels like the culmination of all my years of experience – I can hardly wait to get started.”
Speaking on behalf of the Dartington Plus partners, Vaughan Lindsay Chief Executive Officer, The Dartington Hall Trust, comments,
“Peter Boyden is the right man at the right time with the right vision for Dartington. For over 80 years Dartington has been synonymous with artistic excellence and experimentation. This is as true today as it has ever been and Peter will drive this legacy forward as we move into the next phase of our history. The scale of his ambition mirrors our own, he is as serious about the future of our arts provision as we are. The Trust is lucky to have secured the services of such an outstanding arts professional. His goal is to have Dartington recognised for what it is, one of the most artistically and culturally exciting places in UK.
We are looking forward to exciting times ahead”.
Peter, who runs the independent arts consultancy Peter Boyden Associates, will be taking up the post in April.
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