Dave Moutrey, Director and CEO of HOME Manchester and Cornerhouse before that, will step down in March 2024.
Moutrey led the merger of Cornerhouse cinema and the Library Theatre Company that became HOME, a £25m multi-arts venue which opened in May 2015. A new £3.5m project, HOME Arches, creating new space for artists is due to open in 2024.
Since 2018, he has been on a part-time secondment with Manchester City Council as Director of Culture and Creative Industries, a role he will take on full-time after leaving HOME.
He said, "it will be incredibly hard to leave such a great team of people, and our amazing venue, however the timing feels right to move on. I am excited about the opportunity the new Cultural Strategy presents for Manchester, and as HOME begins to focus on plans for 2026 and beyond, I believe that the person who develops the strategy to take the organisation forward should be the person who is there to deliver it.
"I am enormously proud of the exciting and diverse programme at HOME, the focus we have on delivering for our audiences, and working with our communities. I am so grateful to the artists and partners I have had the pleasure of working with over the years—their creativity and passion has been inspirational.
"Mostly I am proud of the team and the talent we have at HOME. I know they will continue to do incredible work and welcome audiences and artists with enthusiasm, warmth and humour.
"My sincere thanks go to everyone who has supported HOME, who has shared in our vision, and who has been on this journey with me. It has been an immense privilege."
Kathryn Jacobs, Chair of HOME’s Board of Trustees, said, "the news about Dave Moutrey leaving HOME is a time for celebration and reflection. Celebration of all that he has achieved during his tenure at GMAC, Cornerhouse and HOME, as well as the prospect of having one of the leading figures in the arts—locally, nationally, and internationally—embedding culture and the role and promotion of the creative arts, even more firmly into the heart of our city."
Plans for Moutrey's succession will be released by the Board of Trustees in December.