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• Museums Are Being Criticized For Taking Money From Robber Barons (And The Like). What To Do?

  22-02-2019 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Obviously, take the lead, realize there’s a problem as standards change. Instead, protests driven by social media are shaming some of the world’s most venerable cultural institutions, and they’re looking pretty bad. But there’s a balancing act to consider, writes Adrian Ellis… – The Art Newspaper
  
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• A Jiffy Lube Owner Talks About His Business’s Relationship With The Arts

  22-02-2019 23:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Steve Sanner: “Small business owners like me don’t often view the arts as an area in which we can make a real difference. Even our “stretch” sponsorship levels are overshadowed by the huge dollar amounts that wealthy individuals, banks, law firms, and insurance companies can generate. For us, philanthropy is difficult to plan for, so our sponsorship investments tend to come out of our advertising budgets. Therefore, we’re motivated to find ways to drive our busines
  
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• Remembering Composer Dominick Argento

  22-02-2019 22:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  Argento was always a force apart. He belonged to no compositional school, preferring a distinctly eclectic language that appealed both intellectually and emotionally to his audiences. At a time when most of the celebrated American composers were based on either the East or West coasts, where they could work together and help promote one another’s music, Mr. Argento lived and worked in Minneapolis throughout his career, teaching composition at the University of Minnesota and working closely
  
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• Will AI Ever Be Artists? Be Creative? Produce Art? A Philosopher Argues No

  22-02-2019 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Human creative achievement, because of the way it is socially embedded, will not succumb to advances in artificial intelligence. To say otherwise is to misunderstand both what human beings are and what our creativity amounts to.” – MIT Technology Review
  
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• Machines Can Now Write Compelling Fake Stories. Soon We Won’t Be Able To Tell What’s Real

  22-02-2019 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jack Clark says it may not be long before AI can reliably produce fake stories, bogus tweets, or duplicitous comments that are even more convincing. “It’s very clear that if this technology matures—and I’d give it one or two years—it could be used for disinformation or propaganda,” he says. “We’re trying to get ahead of this.” – MIT Technology Review
  
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• Robert Rauschenberg Once Threw His Paintings Into A River Because A Critic Said So

  22-02-2019 21:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  The artist’s 1953 exhibition in Florence wasn’t well-received by the conservative public of the city: one critic was appalled at the art’s “barbaric metaphysics” and another called it “psychological garbage and that it must be thrown into the Arno.” So, when the show was over and Rauschenberg saw how much it would cost to ship the art home to the States, that is what he did. – The Daily Beast
  
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• Perfecting Pour Prose (in Paradise) / Villa Lugara / Emilia Romagna, Italy

  22-02-2019 20:36
  A residential course for writers of novels, short stories and nonfiction
   With Emma Hooper and Samantha Harvey
  23.06.19 – 30.06.19
  Maximum group size: 8 (11 with room-sharing)
  Spend a...
  
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• The Troubled Oscars – A Timeline

  22-02-2019 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Have we ever seen a more chaotic lead up to an awards telecast? A host is announced, then revoked. Categories are added, then rescinded. Awards are to be televised, then not. Then televised again. It’s enough to make you think the Academy doesn’t know what it’s doing. At the least, it shows a collapse in confidence. – The New York Times
  
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• Explaining ‘The Satanic Verses’ — Any Why We Won’t Be Seeing Anything Like It For A While

  22-02-2019 20:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The increasing prominence of radical Islam, or Islam as a political force, is obviously one factor. The other factor, especially in the West, is the increasing emphasis on culture and ethnicity, religion included, as a means of self-definition. … Rushdie’s satirical look at religion comes across quite differently when Islam is conceived of as an identity. What began as a critique of ideas is taken as an insult to a group, and often a marginalised group, at that.” &ndas
  
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• SHIPS in the SKY Arts Project Launch in Hull / Blanche Pictures / Yorkshire

  22-02-2019 19:54
  Arts Project SHIPS in the SKY Launch · Wednesday 27th Feb at Hull Central Library.
  Due to demand the launch has moved to a larger venue with further Tickets availableHERE. Enter the Launch...
  
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• Development Officer / Aurora Orchestra / London

  22-02-2019 19:40
  Aurora Orchestra creates vibrant musical adventures that share a passion for orchestral music with the broadest possible audience. We re-imagine orchestral performance in new and...
  
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• Arts Weekend Coordinator / Manchester International Festival / North West

  22-02-2019 19:36
  To work closely with Guest Relationship Manager to coordinate and deliver MIF19 Arts Weekend and working very closely with the Guest Relationship Coordinator on managing RSVP’s and ticket...
  
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• Ticketing Assistant / Manchester International Festival / North West

  22-02-2019 19:30
  The Ticketing Assistant will provide administrative support to the Ticketing team. They will use a computerised ticketing and CRM system to assist with ticket bookings, customer record keeping,...
  
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• Ah, The Scourge Of Jukebox Musicals… Except… They’re Really Fun!

  22-02-2019 19:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  The critics aren’t wrong: We really do want that crisp, new snap. But Broadway has deep roots in vaudeville — no story, just acts — so audiences are right: We’ll always crave performances that revel in that singing, dancing beat. – Washington Post
  
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• Project Support Officer (Arts, Culture & Heritage) / Learning Through The Arts / East

  22-02-2019 19:24
  Contract type: 6 months Fixed term contract ( With potential to extend) Full Time: 35 hours Salary: £21,840 (Pro- rata)Location: Borehamwood
  About the role
  We are looking for a Project...
  
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• Campaigns Manager (Marketing & PR) / Bishopsgate Institute / London

  22-02-2019 19:05
  Bishopsgate Institute is the delivery arm of the Bishopsgate Foundation, founded in 1894 for “the promotion of the education of the public”. Today, the Institute is an independent and...
  
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• Using The Oxford Comma Makes You A Hotter Prospect On Tinder

  22-02-2019 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “On an internet occupied by as many finger-wagging ‘grammar Nazis’ as slovenly texters who prefer emoji to verbal displays of emotion, the Oxford comma has become a cause célèbre. This is especially true on dating apps, where many users have deemed the punctuation mark something they ‘can’t live without’ — a designation that’s put it in the same lofty category as cheese, the beach, and Game of Thrones.” – GQ
  
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• Sales Manager / Showroom Workstation / Yorkshire / Sheffield

  22-02-2019 18:36
  Salary: £25,000 per annum
  Hours: 37 hours per week; some early mornings, late evenings and occasional weekends required, in accordance with the needs of the business.
  Showroom / Workstation...
  
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• The Blazing Talent (And Mental Illness) Of Pianist Oscar Levant

  22-02-2019 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  “To read about Levant is to be struck by how his seeming compulsion to blurt the details of his mental illnesses into the nearest microphone foreshadowed the modern-day “oversharers” who chronicle each twist and turn of their private lives. Even so, there was more to him than his madness, and the story of his career as a musician, sometime actor, and media figure avant la lettre will be of interest to anyone curious about what it meant to be famous in America at midcentury.&rd
  
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• Head Of HR And Volunteering / Royal Air Force Museum / West Midlands

  22-02-2019 18:18
  Head of HR and VolunteeringPermanent
  Full-time£45,000 per annum Cosford
   
  The Royal Air Force Museum is a national museum, a Government non-departmental public body (NDPB) and a...
  
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• What Went Wrong At Ireland’s Two National Orchestras, And How To Fix It

  22-02-2019 18:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  An investigation last year found that the national broadcaster’s two orchestras, the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, were under-utilized, underfunded, and plagued by low morale and mistrust. RTÉ National Symphony general manager Anthony Long talks with a reporter about how things got to such a pass and what’s being done to improve things. – The Journal of Music
  
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• What Netflix Has Discovered About International Tastes In An Era Of Nationalism

  22-02-2019 17:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Netflix’s strategy is fundamentally different. Instead of trying to sell American ideas to a foreign audience, it’s aiming to sell international ideas to a global audience. A list of Netflix’s most watched and most culturally significant recent productions looks like a Model United Nations. – The New York Times
  
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• Call For Submissions, Print/E-book Anthology / Mantle Arts / East Midlands / Any

  22-02-2019 17:32
  Opportunity for Writers: We identify with the outsider, because who hasn't felt like one themselves at some point in their life?  The anthology 'Songs for the Elephant Man' will celebrate...
  
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• Marketing And Social Media Officer / Burnley Youth Theatre / North West / Burnley

  22-02-2019 17:27
  Burnley Youth Theatre are recruiting for a Marketing and Social Media Officer to help us to promote and market all of our activities, productions and events. This will include promoting our core...
  
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• Playwright Callout / The Lichfield Garrick Theatre / National

  22-02-2019 17:20
  The Lichfield Garrick are commissioning a comedic script for our 2019 non-panto adult Christmas production. 
   
  Context  
  Following three...
  
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• 'They have no idea what democracy is': Tania Bruguera on Cuba's artist crackdown

  22-02-2019 17:15
  Imprisoned and harassed for her radical projects, the Turbine Hall artist is now uniting the Havana Biennial’s artists against Decree 349, the government plan to criminalise independent artIf Tania Bruguera has her way then this year’s Havana Biennial, which runs from 12 April to 19 May, will be an uncomfortable one for the Cuban government.Bruguera, one of Cuba’s most prominent artists, is coordinating a protest against Decree 349, which was brought in by the country’s c
  
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• ‘Empire’ Producers Write Jussie Smollett’s Character Out Of Script

  22-02-2019 17:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  “While these allegations are very disturbing, we are placing our trust in the legal system as the process plays out,” said a statement from the series’s producers at 20th Century Fox. “We are also aware of the effects of this process on the cast and crew members who work on our show and to avoid further disruption on set, we have decided to remove the role of ‘Jamal’ from the final two episodes of the season.” – The Washington Post
  
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• Venue Sales And Events Administrator / Cecil Sharp House / London / Camden

  22-02-2019 17:06
  Job Title: Venue Sales and Events Administrator  (PART TIME, 2 DAYS PER WEEK) 
  Based at: Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’sPark Road,London,NW1 7AY
  Responsible to: Venue...
  
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• Jussie Smollett’s Alleged Hate-Crime Hoax Won’t Change A Damn Thing

  22-02-2019 17:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Evan Urquhart: “A hoax like this would never have worked if we weren’t already divided about how seriously to treat hate crimes and whether victims should be believed — too divided for an isolated incident to make things worse.” – Slate
  
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• Prop And Set Designers For A Sci-fi Theatre Festival / Collage Arts / London

  22-02-2019 16:58
  Calling all prop and set makers, scenic painters, designers and creatives. We are looking for designers who need a helping hand getting into the creative industry, to build creative confidence and...
  
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• Free Public Lecture. Dr Jane Cook, The Corning Museum Of Glass / Wolverhampton School of Art / West Midlands

  22-02-2019 16:53
  AbstractGlass science is hard - it is chemistry and physics in overdrive. And persons trained and experienced in this branch of materials science and engineering, practicing at the cutting edge of...
  
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• Fee Paid Air Show And Events Assistant (IWM Duxford) / Imperial War Museum / East

  22-02-2019 16:52
  IWM are recruiting for Fee Paid Air Show and Events Assistants to help us provide amazing customer service at our airshows and special events to make them unforgettable for all our visitors.
  We are...
  
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• Assistant Curator, Young People's Programmes / Tate / London

  22-02-2019 16:49
  We are looking for an Assistant Curator for the Young People’s Programme who is passionate about developing arts programmes with and for young people, with a drive to work in one of the...
  
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• Major Gifts Manager / The British Museum / London

  22-02-2019 16:40
  The British Museum is seeking a Major Gifts Manager to play a key role in its Development Department. You will research, create and present compelling fundraising proposals for current and potential...
  
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• Neon Naked! Draw in UV with Neon Naked Life Drawing! / Royal Society of Sculptors / London / London

  22-02-2019 16:37
  After the success of last years class Neon Naked is returning to the Royal Society of Sculptors for another evening of vibrant artistic fun. Come to a life drawing class like no other using neon...
  
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• What Does The Jussie Smollett Saga Reveal About 2019 America? Victimhood Chic

  22-02-2019 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  John McWhorter: “Smollett doesn’t need the money he would get from a court settlement, and he isn’t trying to deny someone higher office. So why in the world would he fake something like that attack — if he did indeed fake it? The reason might be that he has come of age in an era when nothing he could have done or said would have made him look more interesting than being attacked on the basis of his color and sexual orientation.” – The Atlantic
  
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• Marketing Data Planner / Tate / London

  22-02-2019 16:35
  This is an exciting opportunity to join Tate and be part of the Audience Insight team. This role provides vital support to the Membership CRM team, ensuring that customer data supports the...
  
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• Head of Procurement / Science Museum Group / London

  22-02-2019 16:14
  Do you have experience of leading a Procurement function within a complex organisation? Have you led complex tenders and negotiations?
  Reporting to the Director of Corporate Services, the Head of...
  
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• The Unfortunate Bisexual* - Comedy in Angel / / London

  22-02-2019 16:09
  What does it mean to be bisexual? Are we doing it right? How can you tell?Join comedians Rachel Wheeley and Cerys Bradley to answer these questions and more!
  What does it mean to be bisexual? No,...
  
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• Production Manager / National Dance Company Wales / Cardiff

  22-02-2019 16:05
  National Dance Company Wales makes innovative dance with and for all kinds of people in all kinds of places. The Company presents its work in different formats and contexts across Wales and around...
  
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• Actor Jussie Smolett Charged With Felony For Staging Hate-Crime Attack

  22-02-2019 16:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  The 36-year-old actor, a star of the Fox series Empire, received an outpouring of national attention and sympathy after he was reported to have been violently attacked in Chicago by two white men shouting anti-black and anti-hay epithets. After the police found and interviewed the ostensible attackers, who turned out to be two Nigerian-American brothers, and collected additional evidence, they arrested Smollett, alleging that he concocted the entire thing. – Vulture
  
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• Breathtaking Books & Inspiring Incunabula / Palace Green Library / North East

  22-02-2019 15:58
  Archives & Special Collections Team (Palace Green Library)
  Monday 11 March 2019, 3.30pm-4.30pm
  History of the Book Gallery, Palace Green Library, Durham, DH1 3RNCatch Your Breath in the...
  
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• From Swamps to Smog / Palace Green Library / North East

  22-02-2019 15:57
  Dr Danielle Westerhof, Rare Books Librarian (Palace Green Library)
  Wednesday 6 March 2019, 3.30pm-4.30pm
  History of the Book Gallery, Palace Green Library, Durham, DH1 3RNAir pollution is a...
  
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• Admin & Sales Assistant / Peregrine's Pianos / London

  22-02-2019 15:57
  A competent, presentable Admin & Sales Assistant (Part Time) is required to join our team from late March.  The successful candidate will be responsible for reception, administration,...
  
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• Breath in Poetry / Palace Green Library / North East

  22-02-2019 15:54
  Professor David Fuller, Life of Breath Researcher (Durham University)
  Tuesday 12 March 2019, 6pm-7.30pm
  Courtyard Café, Palace Green Library, Durham, DH1 3RNPoetry is not merely words on...
  
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• Sighs and Swoons: Breath and Breathing in Medieval Writing / Palace Green Library / North East

  22-02-2019 15:53
  Professor Corinne Saunders, Life of Breath Co-Investigator (Durham University)
  Tuesday 5 March 2019, 6pm-7.30pm
  Courtyard Café, Palace Green Library, Durham, DH1 3RNBreath plays an key...
  
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• Visitor Fundraiser / SMG / North West

  22-02-2019 15:41
  Are you a confident communicator who would love to work for a National Museum?
  Across Science Museum Group, we are committed to developing our collections and audience experience, truly inspiring...
  
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• Outreach Arts Practitioner (Maternity Cover) / Burnley Youth Theatre / North West / Burnley

  22-02-2019 15:36
  Burnley Youth Theatre is looking for an experienced and skilled arts practitioner to take lead on the delivery of the organisation’s youth and family outreach practice for up to 12 months. The...
  
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• Nine Months After #MeToo Resignation, Milwaukee’s Florentine Opera Names New CEO

  22-02-2019 15:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last May, company general director William Florescu resigned because of what the Board described as because of “violation of the Florentine Opera’s policies and prohibitions concerning sexual misconduct.” His successor, the company’s first female leader, is Maggey Oplinger, currently director of community partnerships at the Milwaukee Symphony. – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  
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• Cartoonist Reviews / Laydeezdocomics / London

  22-02-2019 15:28
  Laydeez do comics Reviews:
  This is a great opportunity to get professional and creative advice from top cartoonists and move your budding graphic novel from good to fantastic.
  Reviews are held by...
  
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