artistic director
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of artistic director
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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And each has to blend into the community, said Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Hermès artistic director.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
He also served as an artistic associate at the Skylight Theatre in Los Angeles, artist-in-residence at Housing Works, and artistic director of QueerWise, a Spoken Word collective he founded in 2012.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Trevor Nunn, formerly the artistic director of both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, is adept at making potentially starchy period dramas appealing to contemporary audiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Owain & Henry is a co-production between Welsh National Theatre, of which Sheen is artistic director, and the Wales Millennium Centre.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
They were married a year later, at which time Kira resigned from her position as an artistic director at GSS.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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