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• The Humanities Are Disappearing From Our Universities. Here’s Why We Should Care

  09-04-2019 23:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  There is, of course, the economic argument. Overall, arts and culture contribute more than $760 billion a year to the US economy—4.2 percent of GDP. But there’s an awful lot of “soft” power too. “They incubate ideas, provide ethical standards, and raise questions about the status quo—functions that are becoming ever more important as the tech world, ridden by scandal and crisis, faces a moment of reckoning.” – New York Review of Books
  
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• Assistant Producer, (Sub-editor), BBC Proms Publications / BBC / London

  09-04-2019 23:14
  The Proms (started in 1895) is one of the largest classical music festivals in the world. The concerts take place each summer from mid-July to mid-September at the Royal Albert Hall, with associated...
  
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• Apprentice Theatre Technician / Giggleswick School / Yorkshire

  09-04-2019 23:02
  Starting Date: ASAP
  Closing Date: 24th April 2019 (we reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy should a suitable candidate be found so early application is advised)
  Starting Salary:...
  
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• Canadian Indigenous Music Awards Show Disrupted Over Charges Of Cultural Appropriation

  09-04-2019 22:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Several Inuit singers quit the awards, accusing a Cree singer of appropriating Inuit culture.“Respect for different traditions shouldn’t be impediment to cultural exchanges. That’s how cultures stay vibrant. But there’s a huge difference between sharing and stealing.” – The Guardian
  
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• Assistant Event Coordinator - UNITY Arts Festival / Unity Arts Festival / London

  09-04-2019 20:06
  We are looking for a full-time or part-time assistant event coordinator to join our creative team at Trinity Art Gallery and help to develop second edition of UNITY Arts Festival.UNITY Arts...
  
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• Production Administrator / Kiln Theatre / London

  09-04-2019 19:46
  We are seeking to appoint a Production Administrator who will support Kiln Theatre’s Production Department to deliver the technical aspects of all Kiln productions and co-productions to the...
  
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• Bristol-based Touring Technical Stage Manager / Tessa Bide Productions / South West

  09-04-2019 19:31
  Tessa Bide Productions is looking for an experienced touring technical stage manager for a Summer tour of The Anarchist’s Mobile Library - a new show, set in a 1970s pop-up caravan, touring to...
  
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• Film & Television Teacher / PQA Hull / Yorkshire

  09-04-2019 19:24
  PQA, the new generation of weekend drama schools set up by actress Pauline Quirke, are currently recruiting a Film & Television teacher for their academy in Hull on Saturday afternoons.
  We are...
  
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• Artists, Technologists, Facilitators / A Little Learning / Nationwide

  09-04-2019 19:17
  A Little Learning is a programme delivering creative experiences to children, young people and adults linking arts, technology and project based learning. We are expanding the partners we are working...
  
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• Press Officer / English National Opera / London

  09-04-2019 19:15
  Press Officer
  Reporting to the Head of Communications the Press Officer will be leading on a selection of ENO’s high profile production PR Campaigns. Working with our Press Manager, the Press...
  
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• A Room of My Own: A Survey of What UK Writers Need to Work / Royal Society of Literature / London / UK-wide

  09-04-2019 19:10
  90 years ago, Virginia Woolf said that to be a writer, a woman needed money and a room of her own. In 2019, we want to know what writers – at different stages of their careers, from different...
  
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• Theatre Technician / West Lindsey District Council / East Midlands

  09-04-2019 18:31
  Band 4 (subject to review) £18,426 to £18,795 per annum (pro rata)Part time 20hrs per week, Based at Trinity Arts Centre, Gainsborough
  We are looking for a creative, confident and...
  
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• AMA Conference 2019 hits NewcastleGateshead this July / AMA / North East / Across the UK

  09-04-2019 18:29
  AMA conference 2019 - Rewire: culture, audiences and you
  Tuesday 9 July – Thursday 11 July 2019
  Join us in NewcastleGateshead at Sage Gateshead for AMA conference 2019. Be inspired, share...
  
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• Senior Production Manager / English National Opera / London

  09-04-2019 18:22
  Senior Production Manager
  The Senior Production Manager is responsible for ensuring the highest possible standards of scenic delivery, making the most effective use of people, systems and budget....
  
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• Health, Safety and Risk Manager / English National Opera / London

  09-04-2019 18:19
  Health, Safety and Risk Manager
  Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Health, Safety and Risk Manager will lead the management and delivery on all aspects of Health and Safety and advise the...
  
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• Front Of House & Bar Staff / Witness London Limited / London / London

  09-04-2019 18:19
  Witness for the Prosecution at London County Hall is looking to recruit full time Front of House Staff to work in the busy site-specific, Olivier Award Nominated production of Agatha...
  
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• Applicant Experience Manager / BIMM / South West

  09-04-2019 18:07
  Contractual Hours:               Full-time, 9:00am to 5.30pm (to include Saturdays. 4 week days and Saturdays).
  About BIMM...
  
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• Call for Exhibitors / The Harley Gallery / East Midlands

  09-04-2019 18:04
  THE HARLEY ART MARKET: CALL FOR EXHIBITORS
  22-24 November 2019Applications to exhibit at the Harley Art Market 2019 are now being accepted.  Designer-makers of contemporary craft, visual...
  
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• Events and Filming Executive / Harewood House Trust / Yorkshire

  09-04-2019 17:57
  Harewood House Trust is the charity that manages and maintains Harewood House and its immediate environs by opening to the public as a visitor attraction and events venue, attracting over 200,000...
  
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• Creative studio/office in heart of Croydon / Studio Upstairs / London

  09-04-2019 17:55
  Studio Upstairs South London is a great space where business and community meets.
  Conveniently located in Croydon high street, Studio Upstairs South London is ideal for a charity or creative company...
  
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• Arts and Exhibitions Assistant / The Koestler Trust / London

  09-04-2019 17:24
  The Koestler Trust is the UK’s best-known prison arts charity. We encourage people in the criminal justice system to take part in music, writing, design, performance, and the visual arts, and...
  
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• Production Intern / Kenny Wax Ltd / Kenny Wax Family Entertainment Ltd / London / London

  09-04-2019 17:22
  We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated person to join our hard-working team here at Kenny Wax.
  The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in theatre, with previous experience to...
  
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• British Council Heritage Fund Evaluation Opportunity Open / British Council / North West / Scotland

  09-04-2019 17:21
  Upcoming Evaluation Opportunity on Youth-led British South Asian Heritage Project.
  The Our Shared Cultural Heritage (OSCH) project is requesting proposals for Evaluation work for the three...
  
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• Evaluation Partner - Our Shared Cultural Heritage Youth Project / British Council / North West / Scotland

  09-04-2019 17:19
  Evaluation Opportunity on Youth-led South Asian Heritage Project.
  The Our Shared Cultural Heritage (OSCH) project is requesting proposals for Evaluation work for the three year...
  
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• Queer Desi Social hosted by TextaQueen / 198 Contemporary Arts & Learning / London

  09-04-2019 17:11
  Please Join us for a Queer Desi Social in celebration of TextaQueen's solo exhibition 'The Empire's New Clothes! "It’s time to disco!**Bombay mix with other queer and trans South Asians this...
  
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• Box Office Manager / Brewery Arts Centre / North West

  09-04-2019 17:06
  We are looking for an experienced and talented Box Office Manager to lead our Box Office team and provide excellent customer service in our public facing sales function across our programme of...
  
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• Marketing & Communications Manager / Brewery Arts Centre / North West

  09-04-2019 17:04
  We are looking for a talented and experienced Marketing & Communications Manager to join our busy Marketing team, working on campaigns across our programme of theatre, music, comedy, dance...
  
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• Administrator/Executive PA / Tomorrow's Warriors / London / Harrow, NW London

  09-04-2019 17:01
  Join a friendly, award-winning team of creative producers and music educators passionate about diversity, inclusion and equity in the arts
  Tomorrow’s Warriors is a leading creative...
  
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• Advisory Board Membership / Arts And Humanities Research Council / meetings held in London

  09-04-2019 16:32
  Expression of Interest is being sought for membership to the AHRC Advisory Board to commence September 2019.
  The role of the AHRC Advisory Board is to advise AHRC Council and Executive on the...
  
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• Assistant Collection Manager: Framed Works / The British Museum / London

  09-04-2019 16:26
  This is an exciting opportunity to join the teams that work directly with the world-renowned collection of the British Museum.  As an Assistant Collection Manager: Framed Works you will...
  
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• Exhibitions Officer / Culture Coventry / West Midlands

  09-04-2019 16:08
  Description
  Our ambition is to transform the Coventry Transport Museum into a national visitor attraction through high impact, innovative programming and we are looking for an experienced...
  
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• First steps: Learning and Participation in Musical Theatre / Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance / London

  09-04-2019 15:53
  Interested in leading workshops in youth or community settings? Want to start up your own project? Looking for rewarding new work that complements your performing career?Sunday 28 April,...
  
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• 'Terra Incognita' Andrea C Morley - PV/Exhibition / Carousel Seven Dials / London

  09-04-2019 15:19
  Carousel presents 'terra incognita'; a series of beautiful, haunting, fragile landscapes by London based, fine art photographer Andrea C Morley - recorder and mapper of the real, the experiential and...
  
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• SLG Skills: Bookbinding Workshop / South London Gallery / London

  09-04-2019 14:50
  SLG Skills: Introduction to Bookbinding
  Saturday 27 April 10AM-1PM
  Learn how to make three handcrafted notebooks using different techniques to fold and manipulate paper in this specialist workshop....
  
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• Trustees / Vital Xposure / London

  09-04-2019 14:48
  Vital Xposure is a bold, dynamic theatre company, launched in 2011. We make and produce original work that is diverse in scale, subject and medium, which aims to challenge common assumptions, push...
  
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• Director of Examinations / Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing / London / London

  09-04-2019 14:37
  Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
  Director of Examinations
  £55,000 - £65,000 per annum
  The Director of Examinations is a newly created position that will play a vital role in...
  
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• Marketing & Communications Coordinator (Popular & Contemporary) / Sage Gateshead / North East / Gateshead

  09-04-2019 14:35
  As a member of the marketing and communications team, the post holder will be required to work with the Marketing and Communications Manager (Popular and Contemporary Music) to develop and maintain...
  
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• Director of Memberships and Communications / Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing / London / London

  09-04-2019 14:35
  Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
  Director of Membership and Communications
  £55,000 - £65,000 per annum
  ISTD aspires to be a world leader in dance education, setting the bench...
  
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• Development Manager (Campaigns) / Hall For Cornwall / South West

  09-04-2019 14:32
  Fixed term until 31 December 2019Part time, 0.6 FTE (22.5 hours a week) Transforming our Future On 2 June 2018, we closed to embark on the biggest transformation in our theatre's history...
  
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• Producer / SPID Theatre Company / London

  09-04-2019 14:28
  Last year SPID produced The Burning Tower, a dramatisation of social housings' history which was commissioned before Grenfell.
  The itneractive, DIY show grew out of our Living history program and...
  
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• Director of Education / Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing / London / London

  09-04-2019 14:21
  Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
  Director of Education
  £55,000-£65,000 per annumThe Director of Education is a newly created position within ISTD and will play a critical...
  
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• Dance Teacher (3-6 years) / Scream Theatre School / North West

  09-04-2019 14:12
  SCREAM JUNIORS 
  Scream Theatre Schools offer unique, exciting and fun workshop-based sessions as part of Scream Junior - providing excellent performing arts preparation for those aged...
  
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• Usher / English National Opera / London

  09-04-2019 14:09
  English National Opera
  English National Opera is founded on the belief that opera of the highest quality should be accessible to everyone.
  This appointment will be made on merit, but we believe...
  
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• Assistant Stage Technician/Operator / New Vic Theatre / West Midlands

  09-04-2019 14:07
  Assistant Stage Technician/Operator
  40 hours per week
  Salary £19,168 per annumWe are looking for an experienced Assistant Stage Technician/Operator who will work within our busy Technical...
  
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• Producer, Learning and Inclusion / Snape Maltings / East / Suffolk

  09-04-2019 14:06
  A wide range of community-based projects are delivered by the L & I team at Snape Maltings, which is entering an exciting period in its development.  We are looking for a creative, dynamic...
  
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• Executive Producer / Waltham Forest Council / London

  09-04-2019 14:03
  We are looking to appoint a senior, talented and experienced Executive Producer with a multi-arts or events background to lead the producing team in delivering the creative programme for the first...
  
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• Marketing & Communications Coordinator (Creative Learning) / Sage Gateshead / North East / Gateshead

  09-04-2019 13:54
  Job Title: Marketing and Communications Coordinator (Creative Learning and Special Projects)As a member of the marketing and communications team, the post holder will be required to work with the...
  
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• Visitor Assistants / Natural History Museum / London

  09-04-2019 13:52
  The Natural History Museum is a world-class visitor attraction welcoming millions of visitors every year. Our Visitor Assistants are key to welcoming our visitors, providing an excellent experience,...
  
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• Project Officer (James Ward) / Epping Forest District Council / South East

  09-04-2019 13:49
  Epping Forest DIstrict Council's Museums Heritage and Culture department are looking to recruit a project officer to lead on its National Lottery Heritage Funded projectJames Ward: The Greatest...
  
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• Call for Artists - Great North Art Show 2019 / / North of England

  09-04-2019 13:47
  Exhibition Opportunity for Northern Artists
  The GREAT NORTH ART SHOW is an exciting and diverse open exhibition of contemporary art by professional northern artists, in the magnificent setting of...
  
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