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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Arts
392 people have received a UK honour for Arts in the Birthday and New Year Honours of King Charles III and, before him, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Read the official citation behind each award, and search or filter the recipients below.
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2026
Medal / BEM
John Wassell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Caernarfon, Gwynedd
“Co-Founder and Creative Producer, Walk the Plank. For services to the Arts”
Elisabeth Kathleen Pugh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Caernarfon, Gwynedd
“Co-Founder and Producer, Walk the Plank. For services to the Arts”
Cefyn Burgess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Conwy, Clwyd
“Weaver and Textile Maker. For services to Arts and Crafts”
Daniel Graeme Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“Director, 'A Space' Arts. For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage”
Rex Ormonde Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire”
Member (MBE)
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“Founder, Creator and Company Secretary, The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company. For services to the Arts”
Diana Springall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“Textile Artist. For services to Arts and Crafts”
Paul Robert Millar
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Down
“For services to Architecture and the Arts in Northern Ireland”
Rachel Nicola Tackley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Neots, Cambridgeshire
“Theatre Consultant, Producer and Curator. For services to the Arts”
Sarah Ellis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Director of Creative Innovation, Royal Shakespeare Company. For services to Technology in the Arts”
Ishtiaq Ahmed Din
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“Playwright and Screenwriter. For services to the Arts and Young People in the North East”
Kressanna Margarette Aigner
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Forres, Moray
“Founder, Findhorn Bay Arts. For services to Arts and Culture”
Officer (OBE)
Helen Bowdur
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Glossop, Derbyshire
“Arts Leader. For services to Arts and Culture”
Joanne Elizabeth Quinton-Tulloch
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Keighley, West Yorkshire
“Director, National Science and Media Museum. For services to the Arts”
Ekow Eshun
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Lately Director, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Writer and Curator. For services to the Arts”
2025
Medal / BEM
Marjorie Nicholson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Barrow in Furness, Cumbria
“Artist and Director, Art Gene. For services to the Arts and to the community in Barrow in Furness”
Malik Jeng
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Founding Director, Yaram Arts. For services to the Arts and Community Relations”
Susanna Louise Howard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Folkestone, Kent
“Founder, Living Words. For services to Charity, to Mental Health and to the Arts”
Alison Jayne Kay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Broadstone, Dorset
“Musician, Teacher and Trustee, Poole Society for Young Musicians. For services to the Arts and to Young People”
Jeremy Norman Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Isles of Scilly, Cornwall
“Coordinator, Culture on Scilly. For services to the Arts and Culture on the Isles of Scilly”
Roberta Morrall
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Pwllheli, Gwynedd
“For services to the Arts in Nefyn, Wales”
Member (MBE)
Daniel Swift
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“Chief Executive and Artistic Director, Concrete Youth. For services to the Arts and to People with Disabilities”
Bridget Mary Stevens
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Pioneer, Audio Description, Edinburgh. For services to the Arts”
Crispin Parry
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Haslemere, Surrey
“Chief Executive, British Underground. For services to the Arts, Music and the Creative Industries”
Wayne Ian Parmel
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Co-Founder, ACE Dance and Music. For services to the Arts”
Jason Wilsher-Mills
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Sleaford, Lincolnshire
“Artist. For services to the Arts and Disability”
Troi Minh Hong Lee
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Founder, Deaf Rave. For services to the Arts and the D/deaf Community”
Maria Stephenson Lacey
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to the Arts in Northern Ireland”
Graham Ibbeson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“Artist. For services to the Arts”
Janet Farmer
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
York, East Riding of Yorkshire
“Lately Director, Pocklington Arts Centre. For services to the Arts”
Geoffrey Joel Crossick
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts and to Education”
Philippa Claire Jones
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
“Director, Create Gloucestershire. For services to the Arts”
Officer (OBE)
Imtiaz Dharker
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Poet, Artist and Video Film-Maker. For services to the Arts”
Adam Charles Graham Lowe
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Director, Factum Arte and Founder, Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in Preservation. For services to the Arts”
Harris Wayne Engelbert Elliott
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Artist, Curator and Stylist. For services to the Arts and to Cultural Diversity”
Estelle Marilyn The Lady Wolfson Of Marylebone
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Philanthropist. For services to Medical Research and to the Arts”
Romilly Le Quesne Saumarez Smith
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Jeweller. For services to the Arts”
Christine Cort
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Blackburn, Lancashire
“Managing Director, Manchester International Festival. For services to the Arts and to Culture”
Anthony John Butler
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Derby, Derbyshire
“Executive Director, Derby Museums Trust. For services to the Arts”
Commander (CBE)
Knight / Dame
Anna Rausing
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Wadhurst, East Sussex
“Philanthropist and Co-Founder, Arcadia. For services to the Arts”
Julia Mary Black
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“President, The British Academy. For services to Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences”
Hans Kristian Anders Ruben Rausing
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
London, Greater London
“Philanthropist. For services to the Arts”
Alexander Beard
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, Royal Ballet and Opera. For services to the Arts”