Arts & Culture — New Year Honours List 2024 2024
106 recipients recognised for this theme in this round
Sub-themes
Narrower themes within Arts & Culture in the New Year Honours List 2024 2024.
Medal / BEM
Jonathan Peter Willcocks
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Chichester, West Sussex
“Musical Director, The Chichester Singers. For services to Music”
Martin John White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Music in Northern Ireland”
William Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Crook, County Durham
“Director, Great North Big Band Jazz Festival. For services to Music”
Bernard Vause
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
East Morecambe, Lancashire
“For services to Music and to the community in Morecambe, Lancashire”
Pamela Mary Joyce Scull (Pamela Wingfield)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Bristol, City of Bristol
“Founder Principal, Wingfield School of Ballet and Dance. For services to Dance and to the community in Bristol”
Alexander Ritchie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
“Trustee, New Deer Community Association and Founder Member, Buchan Heritage Society. For voluntary services to Cultural Heritage and to the community in North East Scotland”
Christopher John Kent
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Chippenham, Wiltshire
“Organist. For services to Music and Musicology”
William David Hutton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Lennoxtown, Dunbartonshire
“Founder, Campsie Accordion and Fiddle Club. For services to Music and to the community in Dunbartonshire”
Shendl Hastings Harvey (Shendl Russell)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Ayr, Ayrshire and Arran
“Teacher and Dancer, Royal Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing. For services to Dance”
Harbakhsh Grewal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Hastings, East Sussex
“Vice Chair, UK Punjab Heritage Association. For services to Punjabi and Sikh Heritage, and to Charity”
Melanie Jane Gardner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Brampton, Cumbria
“Fine and Decorative Arts Curator, Tullie House Museum, Carlisle. For services to Arts and Culture in Cumbria”
Robert Francis Fyfe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Chair and Director, Runway Theatre Company. For services to the Arts and to the community in Glasgow”
Noel Cronin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Chipperfield, Hertfordshire
“Founder, Talking Pictures TV. For services to Television Broadcasting”
Norah Button-Brookwell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Founder and Principal, Liverpool Theatre School. For services to Dance and Theatre”
Peter Clemson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Burton on Trent, Staffordshire
“Founder and Chair, Little Theatre Company. For services to the Performing Arts and to the community in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire”
Margaret Helen Archibald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
London, Greater London
“Founder, Everyone Matters. For services to Music”
John Robert Boyne-Aitken
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Trowbridge, Wiltshire
“For services to Heritage Crafts”
Member (MBE)
Jill Alcock (Jill Clewes)
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Staffordshire
“Founder, Jill Clewes Academy for Theatre Arts. For services to the Arts and to Charity”
Joan Winterkorn
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Archive and Manuscript Consultant and Member, Acceptance in Lieu Panel, Arts Council England. For services to Heritage and Culture”
Theresa Wise
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, Royal Television Society. For services to Broadcasting”
Emma Lucy Wilson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Director of Technical, Production and Costume, Royal Opera House. For services to the Performing Arts”
Allan Reid Young
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Perth, Perth and Kinross
“Head of Instrumental Music, Perth and Kinross. For services to Music”
Carla Williams (Carla Marie Williams)
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Girls I Rate and Songwriter. For services to Music”
James Michael Whale
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Maidstone, Kent
“Broadcaster. For services to Broadcasting and to Charity”
Selina Webb
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Executive Vice President, Universal Music UK. For services to the Music Industry, to Neurodiversity and to Charity”
Arabella Weir
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Artistic Director, Kirkcaldy Festival of Ideas and Trustee, Theirworld Children's Charity. For services to the Arts and to Young People”
Bolanle Tajudeen
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Founder and Director, Bolanle Contemporary and Founder and Director, Black Blossoms. For services to the Arts”
Robert Jeffrey Stelling
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Bishops Waltham, Hampshire
“Lately Broadcaster, Sky Sports. For services to Sport, to Broadcasting and to Charity”
Roselind Pamela Sinclair
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Lecturer in Design Education, Goldsmiths, University of London. For services to the Arts”
Stephen Sorrell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“Director, Small Things Creative Projects Community Interest Company. For services to Arts and Culture in Greater Manchester”
Nicholas Boys Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Founder and Director, Create Streets and Chair, Office for Place. For services to Planning and Design”
Carolene Euleata Sargeant (Carolene Hinds)
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Blackpool, Lancashire
“Independent Performing Arts Professional. For services to Dance”
Samuel Ross
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Artist, Designer and Creative Director. For services to Fashion”
Jayshree Rajkotia
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Trustee and Vice Chair, Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Institute of Indian Art and Culture. For services to Indian Culture”
Blair Parham
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Troon, Ayrshire and Arran
“Director of Music and Principal Conductor, Scottish Fiddle Orchestra. For services to Scottish Music”
Catherine Penny
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Preston, Lancashire
“For services to Plant Heritage and to the community in North Preston, Lancashire”
Stephen Moffitt
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, A New Direction. For services to the Arts and Culture”
Steven Richard Miller
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
“Director of Culture and Heritage, Head of Norfolk Museums Service, Norfolk County Council. For services to Heritage and Tourism”
Robert James Martin
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Drama in Northern Ireland”
Anna Ruth Ella Lapwood
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Organist. For services to Music”
Andrew Liddell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross
“Lately Charity Lawyer, Pitlochry. For services to Theatre and the Arts in Scotland”
Paul Hollywood
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Baker and Television Presenter. For services to Baking and to Broadcasting”
Nicholas Andrew Hill
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Market Harborough, Leicestershire
“National Conservation Projects Manager. For services to Heritage”
Nathaniel Hepburn
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Lewes, East Sussex
“Director and Chief Executive, Charleston. For services to the Arts”
Neil Greenwood
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Services, Natural History Museum. For services to Museums”
Raymond Ashley Fulton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Music in Northern Ireland”
Joseph Galliano (Joseph Galliano-Doig)
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Coggeshall, Essex
“Director and Co-Founder, Queer Britain. For services to Heritage, to Charity and to Diversity and Inclusion”
Margaret Ruth Fingerhut
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Music and to Charitable Fundraising”