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• Anyone Can Write A Book. Doesn’t Mean Their Book Is True…

  07-06-2019 23:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  “People trust books. When they read books by experts, they often assume that they’re as serious, and as carefully verified, as scientific papers — or at least that there’s some vetting in place. But often, that faith is misplaced. There are no good mechanisms to make sure books are accurate, and that’s a problem.” – Vox
  
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• Why Is Public Funding For The Arts So Problematic?

  07-06-2019 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  After 70 years, most people still don’t live within easy reach – in any sense – of the artistic riches enabled by Arts Council funding. After 70 years, most artists still earn very little for their creative work. Changing both situations involves redistribution, and that necessarily has losers as well as winners. One criticism that can be fairly made of Arts Council England is that it has not used the increases it gained in the past 25 years to change the underlying principles
  
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• Workshop Leader - crafts / The Crafty Hen / London

  07-06-2019 23:00
  Come join the brood: we are seeking dynamic, experienced, workshop leaders to run ad-hoc craft sessions for our crafty events company. We are looking for people who will bring a sense...
  
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• Marketing Graduate Placement / Whitechapel Gallery / London

  07-06-2019 22:54
  Are you a recent graduate in Marketing or Communications, looking for a real opportunity over the summer to develop your skills in the workplace?
  Are you passionate about contemporary art and...
  
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• Should You Watch Ron Howard’s New Pavarotti BioPic?

  07-06-2019 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Phil Kennicott: “The best thing about Ron Howard’s polished new documentary, “Pavarotti,” is its compassion for the man, who emerges frail but not hollow, merely human and not the pathetic clown he so often seemed in his last decade.” – Washington Post
  
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• Why Play Is Evolutionarily Important (And How It Helps You)

  07-06-2019 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  When mammals stalk, hunt, and escape, they find themselves in ever-new situations and environments. Marc Bekoff, a researcher at the University of Colorado and a lifelong student of animal behavior, argues that play broadens an animal’s behavioral repertoire, giving them the flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances. – Nautilus
  
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• The Radicalization Of YouTube (All To Sell Ads)

  07-06-2019 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  “As of August 2017, more than 70 percent of viewing time was being driven by automatic recommendations. And the content that gets promoted is even more aggressively selected for engagement gravity, meaning the sensational and divisive gets pushed to the top of the feed. One unintended consequence of YouTube’s endless pursuit to sell more ads, Zeynep Tufekci has argued, is that the platform has become “one of the most powerful radicalizing instruments of the twenty-fi
  
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• A Visit To One Of America’s Dying Rural Radio Stations

  07-06-2019 21:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Small-town radio is fizzling nationwide, as stations struggle to attract advertisement dollars. And as station owners are forced to sell, media conglomerates snap up rural frequencies for rock-bottom prices, for the sole purpose of relocating them to urban areas. … With limited frequencies available, larger broadcasters purchase as many as possible – especially those higher on the dial – in a race not dissimilar to a real estate grab.’ A reporter looks in on one
  
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• Hippodrome 120 Sculpture Commission / Birmingham Hippodrome / West Midlands

  07-06-2019 21:02
  As part of the celebrations for their 120th year, Birmingham Hippodrome is working in partnership with Pangaea Sculptors' Centre to commission a temporary, site-specific sculpture for a void space in...
  
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• Stand up Comedians and Performance Artists / UAL:LOL / London

  07-06-2019 20:57
  UAL:LOL is an interdiscerplinary night of performance art and comedy aiming to explore ideas around the concept of institutional critique. The event is a night of performance at the Central Saint...
  
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• We Equate Physical Beauty With Morality. Of Course This Often Steers Us Wrong

  07-06-2019 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Meet someone you thought was ugly but then decided they were beautiful? Or someone you thought was gorgeous but then were mystified why you ever thought so? Our sense of physical beauty is a complicated dance with our notions of character and morality. – Aeon
  
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• Day Services Development Coordinator / L'Arche London / London

  07-06-2019 20:15
  L'Arche London is a diverse, inclusive community of over 100 people, with and without learning disabilities who live, work and celebrate together. We are looking for a Day Services Development...
  
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• Steppenwolf Theatre Brings Back The *Real* First Queer Candidate For President (Sorry, Mayor Pete!)

  07-06-2019 20:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Back in 1992, the drag queen Joan Jett Blakk ran a campaign (“Putting in the camp, taking out the pain”) for president on the Queer Nation Party line. Now Tina Landau and playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney (who also stars) have created a play titled Ms. Blakk for President — “part campaign rally, part nightclub performance, part confessional — and all party!” – American Theatre
  
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• Producer / The Old Vic / London

  07-06-2019 19:59
  The Old Vic is London’s independent not-for-profit theatre, a world leader in creativity and entertainment. We hold the belief that theatre needs to be cherished, supported and shared with as...
  
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• Administrative Assistant / English National Ballet School / London

  07-06-2019 19:59
  English National Ballet School, official school of English National Ballet is a specialist training centre for aspiring and highly talented young ballet dancers aged 16 to 19. We transform talented...
  
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• Assistant Stage Manager / The Great Gatsby / London

  07-06-2019 19:40
  The Great Gatsby is looking to work with a highly skilled, friendly, efficient Assistant Stage Manager.
  We are keen to meet people with a strong sense of initiative, imagination and organisation to...
  
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• Box Office Manager / Red61 - Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society / Scotland

  07-06-2019 19:33
  We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Box Office Manager to be responsible for the operation of the Fringe Box Office, both for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and other festivals and...
  
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• An Explosion Of Concerts And Music Venues In America

  07-06-2019 19:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  The concert business, according to Pollstar, set records in 2018 with more than 152 million tickets moved and $10.4 billion in sales nationally. The live industry’s growth was necessary to offset lost record sales. Those peaked in 1999 at $40 billion and were less than half that last year at $19.1 billion, with just under $9 billion coming through streaming. – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  
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• Marketing & Events Executive / Fiorentini Arts School Ltd. / London

  07-06-2019 19:05
  The organisation has an exciting opportunity for an energetic and experienced Marketing Executive, passionate about the Arts. The Marketing Executive will play a pivotal role in the school’s...
  
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• Theatre and Venue Technician / The Yard Theatre / London

  07-06-2019 19:04
  We’re looking for a hardworking and enthusiastic Theatre & Venue Technician to play a vital role in the delivery of The Yard’s Theatre, Music & Local programme. The Theatre &...
  
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• A Tribute To Tin House, The Literary Journal For ‘Brilliant Weirdos’

  07-06-2019 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “A quarterly that began publishing in the spring of 1999, [Tin House] quickly set itself apart, injecting the staid world of literary magazines with humor, adventurous design and an expansive editorial mission that mixed risky work by new and established writers. This month, Tin House will publish its 80th and final issue.” Nicole Rudick looks at what made the journal so special and talks with the people who made it happen. – The New York Times
  
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• Farnham Maltings awards 40k in New Popular seed funding / / South East

  07-06-2019 18:58
  Back in February Farnham Maltings issued an open call out to artists, venues and arts promoters to propose new theatre projects which would be developed alongside the audiences they are hoping to...
  
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• Pastoral Staff / Orchestras for All / Yorkshire

  07-06-2019 18:56
  We are looking for new members of our Pastoral Staff team based in London, Manchester and Birmingham for the 2019 National Orchestra for All Summer Course, held in Leeds from 4-7 August 2019.
  The...
  
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• Major Projects and Safety Assistant Co-ordinator / National Theatre / London

  07-06-2019 18:56
  We are looking for a Major Projects and Safety Assistant Coordinator to provide varied and integral support to the Safety Team & Major Projects team in all aspects of coordination, staff...
  
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• Business Support Assistant / Imperial War Museums / London

  07-06-2019 18:56
  We are one of the world’s leading authorities on conflict and its impact on people’s lives – from 1914 through to the present day and beyond. Our collections are filled with...
  
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• Orchestral Percussion Tutor / Orchestras for All / Yorkshire

  07-06-2019 18:55
  We are looking for two orchestral percussion tutors to join our staff team for the 2019 National Orchestra for All Summer Course, held in Leeds from 4-7 August 2019. The Summer Course is four days of...
  
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• Events and Sales Manager / St Martin-in-the-Fields Ltd / London

  07-06-2019 18:45
  St Martin-in-the-Fields is a unique configuration of cultural, charitable and commercial initiatives rooted in the life of a vibrant Church of England congregation.
  We are searching for an Events...
  
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• Audience Development and Insight Coordinator / National Theatre Wales / Cardiff

  07-06-2019 18:40
  National Theatre Wales is seeking to appoint a highly motivated and energetic individual for the following vacancy.Audience Development and Insight CoordinatorWorking closely with the Head of...
  
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• Questioning Quantum: an art-science collaboration / Kilter Theatre / South West

  07-06-2019 18:37
  A lively, imaginative, mind-boggling evening with Kilter Theatre and the University of Bristol's quantum researchers.
  Can quantum technology help solve climate change, or will it devour the internet...
  
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• Admin Intern / St Martin-in-the-Fields Trust / London

  07-06-2019 18:34
  About the role
  Over this summer we are looking for a short-term summer intern to help support the Trust team with its fundraising goals. If a future career in fundraising interests you, this...
  
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• Piano Teacher / Surrey Arts / South East / Surrey

  07-06-2019 18:33
  Description
  You will be flexible and willing to commit to working with, hourly rate of pay ranges from £23.81 to £25.06, for individual teaching, £27.75 for group teaching (pay...
  
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• Director (full or part-time) / Helix Arts / North East

  07-06-2019 18:31
  Helix Arts is dedicated to increasing participation in the arts, especially amongst diverse communities for whom access to high quality arts, culture and heritage might otherwise be limited. We work...
  
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• Jesse Rosen To Step Down As Head Of League Of American Orchestras

  07-06-2019 18:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  “By September 2020, I will have been at the League for twenty-two years and CEO for twelve,” Rosen said in his remarks to delegates during the League’s 74th National Conference in Nashville. “I’ve had an enormously fulfilling experience, but it’s time to begin thinking about the next chapter. ” – Broadway World
  
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• Spanking, leather and grappling: the artist unleashing women's secret desires

  07-06-2019 18:19
  Mimosa House, London
  With its giggling and awkwardness, the sight of women exerting their sexuality in an increasingly repressive world makes this show, by Zoe Williams, feel radicalI entered Sunday Fantasy to the sight of a woman peeing through her fishnet tights: not an uncommon spectacle in the dark alleys off London’s Oxford Circus. However, this was neither drunken mishap nor Soho performance. Artist Zoe Williams’s new film installation is an unexpurgated exploration of female f
  
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• Trumpet teacher / Royal College of Music / London

  07-06-2019 18:14
  Job ref no: 109-19
  Rate of pay: £35.71
  Available from September 2019 (Hourly paid, Saturdays during term-time only)
  The Royal College of Music Junior Department (RCMJD) is a specialist...
  
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• Digital Marketing Coordinator / Brighton Fringe ltd / South East / Brighton

  07-06-2019 18:13
  Digital Marketing Coordinator
  Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)Salary: £17,700 per annum, plus additional benefitsSummary: Brighton Fringe Ltd seeks a competent, motivated,...
  
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• Theatre Technician / Almeida Theatre / London

  07-06-2019 18:08
  The Almeida Theatre is seeking a Theatre Technician. This is a permanent, full-time position.
   
  For a job description and details of how to apply please visit our website:...
  
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• Protests Against Drag Queen Story Hour Spread To Brooklyn (Brooklyn?)

  07-06-2019 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mind you, this wasn’t in Williamsburg or Park Slope; it happened at the library branch in the somewhat remote neighborhood of Gerritsen Beach. Even so, about 40 people protesting the reading by Angel Elektra were met by more than 50 counter-protesters. “One side played church hymns from a loudspeaker, the other played Lady Gaga and Ke$ha from phones.” – Brooklyn Eagle
  
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• General Manager / Stratford Circus Arts Centre / London

  07-06-2019 18:03
  Stratford Circus Arts Centre is looking for a General Manager to join the team. This is a new role so there is considerable scope for the post-holder to innovate, improve and make a real...
  
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• Executive Producer / Tom Dale Company / East Midlands

  07-06-2019 17:58
  Tom Dale Company are seeking an experienced and dynamic individual to join the team as Executive Producer. 
  In 2018 we entered a new phase of growth and development joining the Arts Council...
  
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• Studios available / Candid Arts Trust / London

  07-06-2019 17:55
  New self-contained studios available from £400 inclusive, 24h access.
  To arrange a viewing contact [email protected] with more information about your work and your requirements.
  
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• Tours Supervisor (Administration) / Royal Albert Hall / London

  07-06-2019 17:54
  The Royal Albert Hall offers a number of different guided tour opportunities for visitors to experience this extraordinary and iconic building and to learn about its colourful past, unique...
  
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• Classical Ballet Teacher / English National Ballet School / London

  07-06-2019 17:54
  English National Ballet School, official school of English National Ballet is a specialist training centre for aspiring and highly talented young ballet dancers aged 16 to 19. We transform talented...
  
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• Marketing Executive / Yeadon Town Hall / Yorkshire

  07-06-2019 17:39
  Yeadon Town Hall is seeking a creative, reliable and self-motivated marketing expert to join our Yeadon-based marketing team. This is a varied and fast-paced role, so the ideal candidate will have...
  
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• Research Assistant: Spatio-temporal Modeller / The British Museum / London

  07-06-2019 17:32
  The Scientific Research department of the British Museum is seeking to appoint a Spatio-temporal Modeller.  The post holder will develop and apply advanced statistical and computational...
  
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• Attacking The Financial Industry: These Artists Bought Debt With Art And Blew It Up (Literally)

  07-06-2019 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  They sold money they printed themselves as art works, and used the funds to buy up £1.2 million of debt on the secondary market, where lenders sell bad debts. – The New York Times
  
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• Evening celebrating Yoko Ono / Phoenix Brighton / South East

  07-06-2019 17:09
  This month’s Art Words takes Yoko Ono’s iconic book Grapefruit as its subject.
  First published in 1964 in Tokyo and then reprinted in 1970 and 2000, the book contains a series...
  
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• Creative Learning Practitioner / Storyhouse / North West

  07-06-2019 17:06
  We are looking to recruit two Creative Learning Practitioners on a 12month fixed term contract. They will be responsible for creating, leading and managing workshops in our local schools. Your...
  
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• Take Me To Dance Church

  07-06-2019 17:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “In 2010, Kate Wallich was a 22-year-old choreographer in Seattle, … [who] had started her own dance company, Studio Kate Wallich, but hated how insular the contemporary dance world felt (dancers were the only ones who came to class or performances). So she made a bold decision: she opened up her Sunday morning company class to, well, anyone — and soon Dance Church was born. … The ‘church’ part has nothing to do with religion — the name stuck because
  
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• markmaking 15-22 June 2019 Refugee Week Exhibition / City Arts (Nottingham) / East Midlands / Nottingham

  07-06-2019 17:00
  Join us for the launch of 'markmaking' - 7pm, 15 June 2019 at City Arts - with music from Ex-friendly.When we create art we make a mark on a surface. When we arrive in a new place we make a mark on...
  
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