Arts & Culture — Birthday Honours List 2023 2023
108 recipients recognised for this theme in this round
Sub-themes
Narrower themes within Arts & Culture in the Birthday Honours List 2023 2023.
Medal / BEM
Ernest Anthony Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Saffron Walden, Essex
“Chair, Saffron Walden Museum Society. For services to Heritage and to the community in Saffron Walden, Essex”
Hilary Maude Weedon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Movement, Dance and Exercise”
Charles Edwin Summers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Canvey Island, Essex
“Director, Volunteer and Project Manager, Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust. For services to Heritage”
Geoffrey Bruce Sword
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Bury, Greater Manchester
“Lately Chair, Summerseat Players. For services to Drama and to the community in Greater Manchester and East Lancashire”
Gordon Brodie Stewart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
High Peak, Derbyshire
“Organist, Teacher and Conductor. For services to Music”
John Desmond Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Birmingham, West Midlands
“For services to Music and to Charity”
Yasmin Sidhwa
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Founder and Director, Mandala Theatre Company. For services to Drama”
Jeanette Anita Sloan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Knitwear Design and to Diversity in the Fine Arts”
Andrew Paul Padmore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“Artistic Director and Conductor, Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir. For services to Music”
Katy Anne Merrington
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
“Cultural Gardener, The Hepworth Wakefield. For services to the Arts and to the community in Wakefield, West Yorkshire”
Andrew Melvin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Netherlee, Renfrewshire
“Lately Pipe Major, Williamwood Pipe Band and Founder, Piping Services Scotland. For services to Traditional Music and to the community in Glasgow”
Barry Albert Kitchener
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Railway Heritage”
Simon Kenneth Hylands
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Lurgan, County Armagh
“Founder, Building Bridges Community Arts Theatre, Lurgan. For services to the Arts and to the community in County Armagh”
Christine Horton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Llansantffraid, Powys
“Controller and Housekeeper, Bryngwyn Hall. For services to Heritage and to Charity in Wales”
Karolynne Anne Hart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
“Cultural and Arts Programme Manager, Gateshead Libraries. For services to Public Libraries and to the Arts”
Edwin John Gray
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Choral Music in Northern Ireland”
Susan Giles
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Bristol, Somerset
“Senior Curator, World Cultures Collection, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. For services to UK Heritage and Museums”
Carol Janice Veronica Godby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Rochdale, Greater Manchester
“Drama Workshop Leader and Agent. For services to Drama and to the community in North West England”
Kathleen Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“Chair, Leeds Lieder. For services to the Arts”
Anthony Robert Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
King's Lynn, Norfolk
“Co-Founder, Kings Lynn Literature Festivals. For services to Literature”
Harriet Mary Margaret Cullen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
London, Greater London
“Trustee, Keats-Shelley Memorial Association. For services to Literature”
Rekesh Chauhan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Pianist and Composer. For services to Music, to Charity and to Mental Health in the British Asian Community, particularly during Covid-19”
David Euan Campbell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Crieff, Perth and Kinross
“Founder, Strathearn Artspace. For services to Culture in Perthshire”
Robert Frank Bonner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Rochdale, Greater Manchester
“Curator, Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum Trust. For services to Fire and Rescue Heritage”
Nigel Thomas Bowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
“Chair, Chatterley Whitfield Friends. For services to Heritage”
Katrina Hicks Beach
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
“Director of Volunteer-led Services, Mindsong and Trustee, Summerfield Charitable Trust. For services to Charity, to Music and to the community in Coln St Aldwyns, Gloucestershire”
Brian Alcock
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Sheffield, Derbyshire
“Hand Grinder. For services to Heritage Crafts (to be dated 29 May 2023)”
Member (MBE)
Janet Sally Zmroczek
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Lately Head, European and Americas Collections, British Library. For services to Literature and to Heritage”
Robert Woodland
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Loughton, Essex
“Wood Grainer and Decorative Artist. For services to Art and to Heritage Crafts”
Hazel Wood
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Co-Founder and Editor, Slightly Foxed. For services to Literature”
Kingsley Ward
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Monmouth, Gwent
“Founder, Rockfield Studios. For services to Music”
Nicola Jane Chance Thompson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Halifax, West Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, Piece Hall Trust. For services to Culture and to Heritage”
Jyotsna Srikanth
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Violinist. For services to Music”
Prodaman Sarwal
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Lately Trustee, Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust and Chair, Master Ropemakers Ltd. For services to Heritage and to the Charitable Sector”
Susannah Ruth Schofield
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Haslemere, Surrey
“For services to Journalism and to Diversity in the Broadcasting Industry”
Helen Margaret Rooker (Helen Hughes)
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Ludlow, Shropshire
“Lately Voluntary Chief Executive Officer, Ludlow Assembly Rooms. For services to Charity, to the Arts and to the community in Ludlow, Shropshire”
Suzann Marie Robinson (Suzann McLean)
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director, Theatre Peckham. For services to the Arts and to Marginalised Young People in London”
John Henderson Reid
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Galashiels, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“Chair of Trustees, Trimontium Museum. For services to Culture and Heritage in Scotland”
Aftabur Rahman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Chief Executive Officer, Legacy West Midlands. For services to Heritage and to the community in Birmingham”
Hilary Paynter
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Bideford, Devon
“Exhibitions Secretary, Society of Wood Engravers. For services to the Arts”
David John Poole
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Whitchurch, Hampshire
“Clockmaker. For services to Horology and Heritage Crafts”
Gail Fiona Pirkis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Newton Abbot, Devon
“Co-Founder and Editor, Slightly Foxed. For services to Literature”
Rachel Tranter-Needham
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Director, Group for Education in Museums. For services to Museums, Heritage and to the Arts”
Jennifer Jean Muskett
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Composer. For services to Music”
Davina Lucy Pascale McCALL
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Kent
“For services to Broadcasting”
Vicky Lee McCLURE
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“Actor. For services to Drama and to Charity”
Roy Martin
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Newport, Shropshire
“Volunteer Engineering Co-ordinator, RAF Museum and Chair, The Aerospace Museum Society. For services to Heritage”
Ronald John MacLEAN
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
North Uist, Western Isles
“Manager, Grimsay Boat Shed. For services to Boat Building and to Heritage Crafts in the Western Isles”