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• Neuroscience Tries To Figure Out Why Music Gets Hold Of Us

  30-04-2019 23:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  “We’re starting to comprehend how melodies affect our feelings, why certain music makes us want to get up and dance and why some harmonies trigger fear. Some studies have already had direct applications in the field of music therapy, which uses music to treat neurological, emotional and physical disorders.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  
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• Liverpool: Sonic Gaze - Station to station Sat. May 4th / / North West

  30-04-2019 23:29
  The Sonic Gaze, Liverpool  Saturday 4th May 11.00am
  Start ; Central Station, Ranelagh St, Liverpool L1 1JTMeeting point: The ATM outside Sainsbury supermarket located in Central...
  
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• The New Black Market For Fakes? Instagram

  30-04-2019 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Selling counterfeit goods is illegal on Instagram, but according to a recently released report by data analysis firm Ghost Data, Instagram has become “the top showcase platform for counterfeiters” on the web, and anyone with an Instagram account has a doorway to a “multibillion-dollar underground economy.”  – Fast Company
  
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• Cellist/Singer / Fiona Fey Music / London

  30-04-2019 21:38
  I'm looking for a Cellist/backing vocalist for a new project.
  The songs and parts are already written but your input is welcome and it would be great to have someone to bounce off for future...
  
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• Assistant Accountant / Bishopsgate Institute / London

  30-04-2019 19:43
  Role purpose and key objectives:
  To support the Finance Business Partner in the smooth and efficient running of the finance function.
  To take day-to-day responsibility for the purchase ledger,...
  
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• Freelance photographer / xluxhomes / London

  30-04-2019 19:29
  This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the UK's fastest growing holiday home brand and help us create content for our new homes and campaigns. The right candidate will be part of a pool used...
  
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• Community Singing Facilitator / Find Your Voice / South West / Devon

  30-04-2019 19:28
  Location: Devon
  Salary: £40 per hour
  Hours: Part time, 3+ hours per weekFind Your Voice is a UK wide organisation who deliver fun and engaging singing and movement education programmes...
  
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• Freelance Development Manager / Devizes Outdoor Celebratory Arts / South West

  30-04-2019 19:22
  Devizes Outdoor Celebratory Arts have been in existence in one form or another for over 20 years, continuing to develop and deliver the Towns traditional events such as Carnival and Confetti Battle,...
  
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• Karen Ruffles, Sean Walter: Tales in Sombre Tones / Vane / North East

  30-04-2019 19:18
  Dates: Friday 10 & Saturday 11 May 2019 12 noon – 5pmEvening party: Friday 10 May 6-10pmExhibition, readings, animations, and additional entertainment
  ‘Tales in Sombre...
  
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• Opportunity: Artist Development Programme in Edinburgh / British Council / London / UK-wide

  30-04-2019 19:12
  Want to take work to the Edinburgh Fringe in the future? We're looking for artists based in the UK who identify as minority ethnic and/or disabled to apply to our Artist Development Programme....
  
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• The Comedy Club Lincoln / / East

  30-04-2019 19:03
  The Comedy Club Lincoln - Live Comedy Show at Home Lincoln Friday 28th June.
  3 Top Stand Up Comedians All in One Show!
  The Comedy Club As Seen On TV is one of the most recognised & respected...
  
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• Creative Volunteers Wanted / Hubbub Theatre Company / East Midlands

  30-04-2019 18:54
  Hubbub Theatre Company is looking for creative volunteers to support their team at some exciting projects that are coming up this summer and autumn. One of which is their highly popular Hubbub Club,...
  
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• Customer Service Advisor / Big Green Coach / West Midlands

  30-04-2019 18:49
  Big Green Coach provides transport solutions to live events, mainly music festivals and concerts, in the UK and into Europe. 
  As a huge presence on many festival sites, Big Green Coach take...
  
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• Development Manager / The Old Market Charitable Trust / South East

  30-04-2019 18:35
  In the eight years since the STOMP team took over TOM, they have invested over £1m of their own resources into the building and operations, one of the largest acts of philanthropic giving in...
  
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• Performative Tour Stage Manager & Mentor / SPID Theatre / London

  30-04-2019 18:31
  S.P.I.D. (Social Political Innovative Direct) uses interactive youth theatre to empower local young people and create stronger communities on North Kensington council estates. We make participatory...
  
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• Culture Mile Learning Apprentice / Museum of London / London

  30-04-2019 18:30
  Culture Mile is a new cultural area in the City of London. It is led by the Museum of London, Barbican, London Symphony Orchestra and Guildhall School of Music & Drama. It aims to attract...
  
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• Apply for Collect Open 2020 / Crafts Council / London

  30-04-2019 18:28
  Applications for Collect Open 2020 are now open, deadline Friday 28 June 2019
  In 2020 Collect will be moving to its new London home Somerset House. With growth in the fair and...
  
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• Engage Journal Editor / Engage / London / UK-wide

  30-04-2019 18:19
  Freelance fee: £8,500 per annumContract: June 2019 to March 2022
  Application deadline: 10 am on Thursday 23 May 2019
  Engage, the National Association for Gallery Education, wishes to recruit...
  
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• The Comedy Club Southend / The Royal Hotel / East

  30-04-2019 18:16
  The Comedy Club Southend - Book A Live Comedy Event at The Royal Hotel Friday 21st June 2019.
  3 Top Stand Up Comedians All in One Show!
  The Comedy Club As Seen On TV is one of the most recognised...
  
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• Head of Dance / Italia Conti / London

  30-04-2019 18:15
  Italia Conti is one of the UK’s leading performing arts colleges ranked ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted and offers world-class, triple-threat vocational training in Musical Theatre, Dance...
  
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• Registrar (Maternity Cover-28 Weeks) / Crawford Art Gallery / Cork Ireland

  30-04-2019 18:09
  The Crawford Art Gallery is a significant cultural institution based in Cork Ireland and is in part distinguished by being the only National Culture Institution located entirely outside of...
  
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• Assistant Producer / Brainchild Festival 2019 / London

  30-04-2019 18:04
  Brainchild is a creative producing company that celebrates community, DIY spirit & bold ideas through a multi-arts festival, events & special projects. We started Brainchild when we were 19,...
  
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• Head of Digital Policy / The National Lottery Heritage Fund / London / UK wide

  30-04-2019 17:52
  Head of Digital Policy
  Contract:        PermanentHours:            Full time (35 hours per week)...
  
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• The Palace of Ritual / Arts Territory / London

  30-04-2019 17:51
  Taking place at Palazzo Donà in Venice 9-11 May, The Palace of Ritual is a programme of immersive, intimate performances, screenings and discursive workshops that unites the...
  
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• Workshop assistant - Bridport/ Dorset / The Crafty Hen / South West

  30-04-2019 17:50
  Come join the brood: we are seeking dynamic, experienced, workshop assistant (and possibly leaders) to run ad-hoc craft sessions for our crafty events company. We are looking for people who...
  
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• Performative Tour Designer & Mentor / SPID Theatre / London

  30-04-2019 17:18
  S.P.I.D. (Social Political Innovative Direct) uses interactive youth theatre to empower local young people and create stronger communities on North Kensington council estates. We make participatory...
  
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• Retail Buying and Operations Assistant / Postal Museum / London

  30-04-2019 17:16
  PURPOSE OF THE JOB The Retail Buying & Operations Assistant will provide essential support to the Retail Manager through efficient stock management and administration. Main duties will include...
  
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• Creative Theatre Director / Radford Care Group / East Midlands

  30-04-2019 16:42
  ArtSpeak in Nottingham are looking to engage a Creative Theatre  Director, ideally someone aged  60+, to work with a group of older people (also 60+) to generate a theatre hub as part of...
  
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• Exhibitions Coordinator / Science (UK) Ltd. / South West

  30-04-2019 16:37
  The role will be based in our Stroud studio and is responsible for coordinating external exhibitions. Each exhibition is a project to be managed from first idea through opening; led by the artist,...
  
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• Project to develop arts employability skills at MMU / Manchester Metropolitan University School of Arts Outreach / North West

  30-04-2019 16:32
  Professionalising Practice Project (P3) is tailored towards all undergraduate, postgraduate students and alumni at Manchester Metropolitan University in Art, Media and Design, but is open to the...
  
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• Bananas in art: a short history of the salacious, disturbing and censored fruit

  30-04-2019 16:25
  Natalia LL’s 1973 artwork of a model sucking on a banana has been taken down by Poland’s rightwing government. But bananas aren’t just suggestive – they can be subversive, tooBananas are not the only fruit but in art they are the most outrageous. The rightwing government of Poland has taken such exception to a 1973 video and photowork of a model sucking on a banana by Natalia LL that last week it was removed from display at Warsaw’s National Museum. But Natalia LL i
  
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• Creative arts Summer Schools for young people at Man Met Uni / Manchester Metropolitan University School of Arts Outreach / North West

  30-04-2019 16:22
  Manchester Metropolitan University's School of Art Outreach team are hosting a variety of Summer Schools aimed at young people aged 13-18 throughout July and August.The Summer Schools are fun and...
  
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• Debra Welch: All Things Are Yours / Chelsea Space / London

  30-04-2019 16:17
  Private view: Tuesday 30 April, 6-8.30pm
  Exhibition continues: 1 – 31 May 2019Chelsea Space is pleased to present a solo show by artist Debra Welch. This exhibition focuses on...
  
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• Director of Finance and Operations / Wren Music / South West

  30-04-2019 16:07
  The Director of Finance and Operations will support Wren Music’s development and growth by ensuring financial management systems, resources and internal processes are fit for purpose and are...
  
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• Dementia Awareness Training for Arts Facilitators, Globe Theatre / Arts 4 Dementia / London

  30-04-2019 15:51
  Early-Stage Dementia Awareness Training for Arts and Heritage OrganisationsFull-day training at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre on Friday 31 May 2019 for artists, learning...
  
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• Exhibitions Coordinator and Technician (part-time) / Arts at the Old Fire Station / South East

  30-04-2019 15:48
  Help develop an arts centre in the heart of Oxfordthat brings the public, artists and homeless peopleinto the same space
   
  Arts at the Old Fire Station works in partnership with many...
  
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• Summer Salon 2019 Call for Entries! / Islington Arts Factory / London

  30-04-2019 15:33
  Call for Entries Is Now Open!
  Deadline: 17th May
  Exhibition: 21st June - 12th JulyPrivate View: 21st June, 6.30pm - 9.30pm
  Islington Arts Factory invites artists to exhibit at the Summer...
  
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• STALKER - Summer Workshop by Franko B / a/political / Maubourguet, South West France

  30-04-2019 15:31
  STALKER aims for candidates to search for their unconscious desires, pushed physically and mentally by the internationally renowned artist Franko B. Taking place at The Foundry – an old iron...
  
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• Enriqueta Harris Frankfort Curatorial Assistant / Wallace Collection / London

  30-04-2019 15:28
  The Wallace Collection is delighted to honour the memory of Enriqueta Harris Frankfort with a Curatorial Assistant post.  Before her death in 2006, Dr Harris Frankfort was a leading authority on...
  
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• Collections and Engagement Curator: Natural Science (18.5hrs pw) / Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, Hastings Borough Council / South East

  30-04-2019 15:27
  Do you love bringing collections and the stories they hold to life as well as have a passion for working with people? We are looking for a proactive and energetic person with previous experience of...
  
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• Collections and Engagement Curator: Art (18.5hrs pw) / Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, Hastings Borough Council / South East

  30-04-2019 15:26
  Do you love bringing collections and the stories they hold to life as well as have a passion for working with people? We are looking for a proactive and energetic person with previous experience of...
  
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• Collections and Engagement Curator: Human History (26hrs pw) / Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, Hastings Borough Council / South East

  30-04-2019 15:24
  Do you love bringing collections and the stories they hold to life as well as have a passion for working with people? We are looking for a proactive and energetic person with previous experience of...
  
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• Full story behind iconic Dutch wartime portrait finally emerges

  30-04-2019 15:07
  Truth about Charley Toorop’s Working Class Woman revealed after its sitter was misidentifiedIt has been described by the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam as one of its most popular paintings but the cause of its sitter’s anxious gaze has remained a mystery.Standing in front of a crumbling wall under a menacing sky, Charley Toorop’s Working Class Woman stares ahead, her thoughts elsewhere. Related: Art detective Arthur Brand: how I found a stolen PicassoContinue reading...
  
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• Video & Social Media Producer / Society of London Theatre / London

  30-04-2019 15:02
  Video & Social Media Producer  Covent Garden, London  Society of London Theatre (SOLT) is an organisation that works with and on behalf of our Members to champion theatre,...
  
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• Production/Studio Assistant / Brick Studios / London

  30-04-2019 14:53
  We’re looking for a Studio & Production Assistant to help part-time with our busy schedule. As right-hand to the Studio Manager, you’ll be supporting the day-to-day running of the...
  
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• Inventory Team Leader / Science Museum Group (Science Museum - Blythe House) / London

  30-04-2019 14:12
  Would you like to use your experience of museum cataloguing to contribute to an exciting project? Do you have management experience and the ability to motivate a team?
  The Science Museum Group is...
  
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• Festivals Director / Severn Arts / West Midlands

  30-04-2019 14:07
  As part of the project team recently awarded Cultural Development Funding for The Arches – Worcester, Severn Arts is developing four Festivals as part of an over-arching creative skills...
  
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• Paid internship / Handmade Parade CIC / Yorkshire

  30-04-2019 13:59
  Handmade Parade is looking for 2 paid interns to come and immerse themselves in our work! This  work/training opportunity spans both our signature events – Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade in...
  
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• Banksy artwork likely to remain in Port Talbot

  30-04-2019 13:58
  Deal reached to house Season’s Greetings in former police station in Welsh steel townThe future of a Banksy that appeared in a south Wales steel town is more certain after the local authority announced that an agreement had been reached to house it in a former police station a mile from where it appeared.The artwork, Season’s Greetings, has attracted thousands of Banksy fans to make the pilgrimage to a formerly nondescript garage in Port Talbot since it was created just before Christ
  
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• Senior Relationship Manager (Studios, Artists and Communities) / ACAVA / London

  30-04-2019 13:54
  An exciting new role for a creative thinker with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. An opportunity to influence organisational development and meet the needs of artists and...
  
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