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• America’s Most-Endangered Historic Buildings

  31-05-2019 23:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  They might not be the prettiest, or the most interesting architecturally. But significant bits of history happened there. And they’re in danger of being torn down or falling down. – CityLab
  
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• Lessons From The Naomi Wolf Affair: When Generalists Get The Expertise Wrong

  31-05-2019 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “When is a writer erudite, a renaissance person, a polymath—and when are they merely trespassing superficially into areas of knowledge they haven’t mastered, imposing their own prejudices or yanking cherry-picked tidbits out of context?” – The New Republic
  
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• Intersectionality And The Meaning Of Culture

  31-05-2019 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  The term “intersectionality” was coined in 1989 by professor Kimberlé Crenshaw to describe how race, class, gender, and other individual characteristics “intersect” with one another and overlap. “Intersectionality” has, in a sense, gone viral over the past half-decade, resulting in a backlash from the right. – Vox
  
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• Some Rethinking On The Philosophical Separation Of Mind And Body

  31-05-2019 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The concept of reason itself is built on a profoundly gendered blueprint. But a surprising rapprochement might be in sight: between feminists who criticise the mind/matter split, and certain philosophers and scientists who are now trying to put them back together.  – Aeon
  
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• Ojai: The Tiny Music Festival That Reflects The World

  31-05-2019 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mark Swed: “It is still the quirkiest major music festival in America, and possibly anywhere. If anything, Ojai has become even more a habitat for compulsive experimentation as well as a magnet for many of the world’s most accomplished musicians. Charm and informality continue. But thanks in large part to Tom Morris, the Ojai festival is now a Destination.” – Los Angeles Times
  
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• ‘I Didn’t Feel That There Was Any Casting Couch”: Ann Reinking Talks About Her Relationship With Bob Fosse

  31-05-2019 21:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “I never thought he was abusive that way at all. I think everybody he was with was completely willing to be with him. I never perceived him as using a part as being manipulative. And I’ll tell you how I knew that — it was instinctual. … I trusted Bob. I trusted Gwen. And I was right to. My instincts weren’t incorrect at all. They never hurt me, and they were on my side.” – The New Yorker
  
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• Principal / Adopt a Potter / West Midlands

  31-05-2019 20:51
  Clay College Stoke is a unique, independent, self-funded college with an international reputation, teaching ceramic skills to the highest level in the heart of the potteries. Set up by professional...
  
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• Have The Arts Gotten So Focused On The Mechanics Of Survival That We Forget To Talk About The Art?

  31-05-2019 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Steve Slater: “This is nothing new, and it is not confined to the arts. We see the same pattern repeated again and again in fields like education, health and the police, all of which suffer from diminishing hands-on contact with those they profess to serve.” – Arts Professional
  
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• Website Caught Trying To Sell Reviews At Edinburgh Fringe

  31-05-2019 20:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The site, The Mumble, is contacting artists appearing at this year’s festival to offer ‘a digitally sophisticated Skyflyer’, comprising a review and interview, for £50. Opting for just a review would cost £30.” – The Stage
  
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• Duty Manager / Bishopsgate Institute / London

  31-05-2019 19:57
  Role description:
  Date of Last Review: 31 May 2019
  Job Title: Duty Manager
  Manager Salary: £28,157 
  Hours: 35 hours over 7 days (We will consider part time applications)
  Reporting to:...
  
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• Development Coordinator (0.6) / Birmingham Opera Company / West Midlands

  31-05-2019 19:40
  We make great opera. We reflect the city we work in: with our diverse audiences, artists and the stories that we tell. Every year our small team draws some of the world’s most exciting artists...
  
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• Has Arts Criticism Become Too Political?

  31-05-2019 19:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Andrew Doyle makes the argument: “The best critics are able to appreciate a piece of work on its own terms, whereas the worst seem to believe that success should be measured on the basis of how closely the artist reflects their own ideological perspective.” – spiked
  
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• Executive Producer / Futures Theatre / London

  31-05-2019 19:21
  Futures Theatre are looking for a dynamic, ambitious and strategically focused Executive Producer to work closely with the Artistic Director, Caroline Bryant, and provide clear and consistent...
  
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• Office Assistant / Bridge Theatre / London

  31-05-2019 19:17
  This is a brand-new role, created to ensure the smooth running of the office as the company continues to grow. The successful candidate will provide administrative support across departments, but...
  
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• Ticketing and Information Assistant, National Museum / Artisan People / London

  31-05-2019 19:10
  Artisan People are recruiting ticketing and information assistants for a world renowned national museum in central London. The museum has a superb reputation for representing history and culture and...
  
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• The Future Of Theatre Is Accessible

  31-05-2019 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “In this series, a variety of disabled theatre artists: managers, designers, producers, and dramaturgs, will share how they do their work, as well as their vision for an accessible future in professional theatre.” – HowlRound
  
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• Heritage Detectives: Sound & Art at St Swithun`s / The Churches Conservation Trust / West Midlands

  31-05-2019 18:53
  Do you love delving into archives? Following clues and examining historical evidence? We need your help...
  The Sound & Art at St Swithun’s project:
  St Swithun’s is a Grade I listed...
  
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• Collections Systems Manager (IWM Duxford) / Imperial War Museums / East

  31-05-2019 18:50
  You are a collections systems manager, using your specialist database systems skills to ensure that IWM’s staff are fully supported with a robust and effective collections management system and...
  
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• Studio Manager / Creative Interpartners / London

  31-05-2019 18:39
  We are a graphic design group, based South Kensington, London. Looking for a Studio Manager to join our small team.Support our MD with day to day tasks, managing both professional & personal...
  
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• Client Project Manager / National Collections Centre - Science Museum Group / South West

  31-05-2019 18:38
  Are you a confident natural leader with the ability to deliver complex projects on programme against tight budgets, building relationships across an organisation?  Do you enjoy being the driving...
  
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• Curator, Displays and International Art / Tate / London

  31-05-2019 18:37
  Tate aims to be an artistically adventurous and culturally inclusive global art museum. We deliver this aim through activities in our four galleries across the UK (Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Tate...
  
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• Museums Are Increasingly Becoming Stages For Outside Protest

  31-05-2019 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  It makes sense. As iconic architectural spaces that are mostly free to enter, museums have a lot to offer today’s media-savvy protestors. – Museums Association
  
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• Head of Individual Giving / Philharmonia Orchestra / London

  31-05-2019 18:27
  The Philharmonia is a world-class symphony orchestra for the 21st century. Led by its Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor Esa-Pekka Salonen, the Philharmonia creates thrilling performances in...
  
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• Tenor Lay Clerk / The Queen's College, Oxford / South East

  31-05-2019 18:14
  The Queen's College has a strong musical tradition and the mixed-voice chapel choir of 28 singers is recognised as one of the finest university choirs in the country.   The Choir has a...
  
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• Stage Door Keeper / The Ambassadors / London

  31-05-2019 18:12
  The Ambassadors Theatre is one of ATG London’s Playhouse venues, housing anywhere from 3 to 5 productions a year. This creates an ever-changing working environment and audience demographic. We...
  
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• Curatorial Fellowship / Liverpool Biennial / North West

  31-05-2019 18:07
  Liverpool Biennial, working in collaboration with Arts Council England and Arts Council Korea, is offering an exciting opportunity for an emerging Korean curator to spend a year in Liverpool working...
  
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• Award-winning Arts Company Bring Creativity to Bath Landscape / Kilter / South West

  31-05-2019 18:07
  Pioneering arts company, Kilter, have signed up to a four year partnership with Bathscape, a National Lottery Heritage Fund project aimed at reconnecting people with their natural surroundings....
  
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• Marketing and Communications Officer / New Victoria Theatre / South East

  31-05-2019 18:04
   The Ambassadors in Woking opened in 1992 and fast established itself as one of the foremost venues in the South East. Today it continues to be one of Surrey’s first choice and preferred...
  
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• Spaghetti Westerns Shaped Modern Filmmaking, Writes Quentin Tarantino

  31-05-2019 18:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “There have only been a few filmmakers who have gone into an old genre and created a new universe out of it. … But those Italian guys — Sergio Leone, Sergio Corbucci, Duccio Tessari and Franco Giraldi — did it best. They mostly started off as critics and worked their way up to screenwriters. And then they became the second unit guys, the guys that deliver the action. You have to go to the French New Wave to find a group of men who loved cinema as much as they did &mdash
  
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• Lee Krasner was an artist, not just a wife | Letters

  31-05-2019 18:02
  Krasner’s husband is referred to throughout your review of her retrospective, writes Richard InghamSome years ago I was bemused to see that Lee Krasner was labelled as “wife of Jackson Pollock” at the Tate Modern, while in the same room Jackson Pollock didn’t seem to require to be anyone’s husband. I thought we had moved on from this, but Adrian Searle’s review (Stepping out of the shadow of Pollock, 30 May) of the new Krasner exhibition at the Barbican in Lon
  
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• Director of Development / Donmar Warehouse / London

  31-05-2019 17:52
  Donmar Warehouse
  Director of Development
  Covent Garden, London
  Competitive salary and benefits
   
  “Powerhouses do not come much
  smaller, nor more powerful, than
  the Donmar...
  
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• Membership Executive / Tate / London

  31-05-2019 17:49
  Membership is growing with over 150,000 Tate Members and 75,000 Tate Collective members. Our ambition is to continue to grow the membership, maximise the donation to Tate, increase the Members...
  
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• Healthy & Safety Officer / Historic Royal Palaces / London

  31-05-2019 17:47
  Health and Safety is important not only for our staff but also for the many visitors that come to our sites on an annual basis. We need a dedicated full time Health & Safety Officer working...
  
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• Customer Services Advisor - temp contract until 30th November / Historic Royal Palaces / London

  31-05-2019 17:45
  We are looking for a resourceful and articulate individual to join our offsite customer service team to be the first point of contact for telephone, email and website enquiries. The position is...
  
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• Deirdre Murphy Postdoctoral Research Fellowship / Historic Royal Palaces / London

  31-05-2019 17:41
  Deirdre Murphy (1975-2018) was Senior Curator at Kensington Palace. Her research interrogated a range of subjects relating to court culture, especially fashion and historic interiors. Most recently,...
  
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• The NYT As Talent Scout

  31-05-2019 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  The paper of record showcases a dozen performers – dancers, musicians, street performers – in New York, shows you their work in a multimedia package, and gives some insights into their lives. – The New York Times
  
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• Green Screen Visitor and Sales Assistant / Royal Museums Greenwich / London / Greenwich

  31-05-2019 17:19
  The Royal Observatory is introducing an exciting new Green Screen photographic experience to our iconic site. We are looking for enthusiastic, energetic Visitor and Sales Assistants to engage with...
  
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• Communications Coordinator - London Borough of Culture / Greater London Authority / London

  31-05-2019 17:06
  The GLA’s Culture and Creative Industries Unit is recruiting a Communications Co-ordinator to support the next phase of London Borough of Culture programme, a flagship programme in the...
  
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• Do Arts Philanthropists Make The Gentrification Problem Worse?

  31-05-2019 17:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Remaining residents, particularly those in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods like San Francisco’s Mission District, don’t see a huge distinction between a well-intentioned arts funder and a slick developer with blueprints for luxury condos. … But does arts-based development really push out long-term residents? The research is inconclusive at best.” – Inside Philanthropy
  
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• Annual Summer Show / Rooftop Arts Centre / East Midlands

  31-05-2019 16:57
  Preview Evening Wednesday 5th from 6pm - 8pm
  Opening Times Wed - Sat from 11am - 4pm
  Exhibition 5th - 29th June
  As Corby’s only art gallery the Rooftop Arts Centre’s Annual Summer Show...
  
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• Front Of House Performance Team Member / Duke of York`s Theatre / London

  31-05-2019 16:56
  We are dedicated to delivering the best customer experience possible through innovation, making the experience of visiting an ATG theatre better than any other. From our Ordertorium service,...
  
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• Russian futurism, lunar visions and Bacon’s contorted flesh – the week in art

  31-05-2019 16:55
  Natalia Goncharova blazes an avant-garde trail at Tate Modern and Artemisia Gentileschi goes on tour, while the Natural History Museum celebrates Apollo 11Natalia Goncharova
  This Russian futurist painted magically transformed glimpses of everyday life before the 1917 revolution.
  • Tate Modern, London, 6 June to 8 September. Continue reading...
  
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• Museums and Galleries Recruitment Administrator / Artisan People / London

  31-05-2019 16:53
  Artisan People are a boutique recruitment agency specialising in temporary staff for the cultural and heritage sector.
  We are looking for a Recruitment Resourcer to join our Museums & Galleries...
  
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• Saturday Programme Cello Coach / HMDT Music / London

  31-05-2019 16:45
  HMDT Music seeks an experienced musician and teacher to teach cello for its Saturday Programme. Based in Hackney, our Saturday Programme enriches the lives of young people through high quality,...
  
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• Saturday Programme Brass Coach / HMDT Music / London

  31-05-2019 16:41
  HMDT Music seeks an experienced musician and teacher to teach brass (primarily high: trumpet, cornet, and tenor horn), and beginner piano (up to and including Grade 2) for its Saturday Programme....
  
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• Opera Takes Up #BlackLivesMatter And The Central Park Five

  31-05-2019 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson’s Blue is about a black police officer whose son is shot by a white colleague. Jazz trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard and librettist Kasi Lemmons have adapted New York Times columnist Charles Blow’s memoir, Fire Shut Up in My Bones. And The Central Park Five has a text by Richard Wesley and a score by Anthony Davis, arguably the dean of America’s black composers. And those are just the pieces premiering this summer. – The New York
  
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• Health and Safety Advisor / Science Museum Group / London

  31-05-2019 16:35
  Are you a personable and knowledgeable health and safety professional? Would you enjoy working in a world-class Museum?
  At the Science Museum Group, we make it our mission to inspire futures. In...
  
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• Houston Company METdance Evicted From Its Headquarters

  31-05-2019 16:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Six years ago, the company moved into a newly-rehabbed 11,000-square-foot space with rent and expenses of $15,000 a month — expensive, though below market for the size and location. But the expense of building damage and other after-effects of Hurricane Harvey (2017) led to a cash-flow problem from which METdance has never recovered. – Houston Chronicle
  
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• Stage Manager / The People's Theatre Company / South East

  31-05-2019 15:43
  The company is touring an hour long musical for families and is seeking hard working, conscientious individuals to liaise with the venues, help set up the show and operate sound.
  The tour visits 28...
  
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• Reviving The First Language Ever Spoken In (What’s Now) Los Angeles

  31-05-2019 15:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Every month [students learning Tongva] gather, practicing pronunciation, mastering the use of particles, singing songs and playing word games under the guidance of Pam Munro, a linguist from UCLA who has been teaching these classes for 15 years. She calls her work ‘a reclamation effort’ for a language that is no longer used in conversations. (includes audio clips, video, and study guides) – Los Angeles Times
  
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