Announcing Sally Rose as Deputy Director

We are thrilled to welcome Sally Rose as the new Deputy Director of Live Art Development Agency.

Sally Rose is an experienced arts worker who has spent 17 years specialising in development: of ideas, projects, resources, producing and fundraising, often crossing boundaries and genres, always valuing equity, collaboration, experimentation and sustainability.

‘I am thrilled to join LADA as Deputy Director and to collaborate with Mary and the team. I look forward to bringing an enquiring and collaborative approach to support the development of LADA’s values, community and vision. LADA provided formative support to my understanding of artistic practice and sense of belonging in our ecosystem, so providing a foundation for the next phase of LADA’s own journey is incredibly meaningful to me.’

Sally Rose, incoming Deputy Director

‘I’m so excited to welcome Sally to LADA. Sally is passionate about transforming creative possibility into practical reality; she cares deeply about supporting artists and organisations to take risks with intention and integrity. Sally brings years of experience working across the Live Art ecology, from starting out with the SPILL National Platform, to producing exceptional artists and now joining us from our partners Marlborough Productions. I can’t wait to take our next steps with Sally.’

Mary Osborn, Director

Sally joins us at a critical moment where we are refining our strategy as a hub for learning, art form innovation, national and international collaboration. Sally will start in June 2026, and play a vital role in setting these plans in motion and building our future.