Jonty Claypole has decided to step down as the BBC\u2019s director of arts in April 2021.<\/p>\n
Claypole was appointed to the role in 2014 to refocus the BBC\u2019s cultural mission. Claypole has been responsible for creating a new arts strategy, while leading the television arts commissioning team and working with colleagues across the BBC, including radio and digital.<\/p>\n
BBC Director-General Tim Davie said: \u201cI want to thank Jonty for being such a great champion for the arts at the BBC. He has helped us create and showcase more arts and culture than any other broadcaster. He has worked tirelessly to bring modern British creativity to the widest possible audience while creating exceptional opportunities for new and diverse talent. The BBC\u2019s Culture in Quarantine was his visionary response to the pandemic and it will continue to play a vital role in supporting the arts through these difficult times.\u201d<\/p>\n
Charlotte Moore, BBC\u2019s chief content officer, said: \u201cI would like to take this opportunity to thank Jonty for leading BBC Arts for the last seven years. He\u2019s done a brilliant job modernizing our offer and supporting new talent. And his latest venture, Culture in Quarantine, has had a real impact supporting the sector through the pandemic when it\u2019s needed it most. He\u2019s got a winter of fantastic arts programming still to deliver and won\u2019t be leaving us until April 2021 when we can hopefully give him the send-off he deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claypole commented: \u201cIt has been an honor to serve as the BBC\u2019s Director of Arts over the last seven years. In that time, I have striven to make the BBC a place where artists, filmmakers and emerging voices can create their best work and communicate with millions in the U.K. and around the world. Today, at the end of 2020, I see a cultural landscape completely transformed by a global pandemic\u2014and, like many, I have started to imagine a different future. After leading the BBC\u2019s Culture in Quarantine initiative to its first anniversary in March 2021, I will step aside to support the arts in new ways and let others bring a different perspective to BBC Arts. I will miss the BBC greatly\u2014because of what it stands for and does, and the people who make that happen\u2014and I will continue to champion the irreplaceable role it plays in the arts and culture of this country wherever I am.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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