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• Dance Teacher - September start / Chloe May's Dance Academy / West Midlands

  03-08-2019 21:20
  Chloe May's Dance Academy is seeking a qualified, committed and enthusiastic dance teacher to join a young, thriving dance school in Worcestershire from September.
  Teaching Hours: Thursdays 10am (or...
  
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• Heallreaf 3: An Exhibition of Contemporary Tapestry / Surface Gallery / East Midlands

  03-08-2019 19:47
  Heallreaf 3: An Exhibition of Contemporary Tapestry7th – 21st SeptemberOpening Night: Friday 6th September, 6-8pm 
  Surface Gallery is delighted to present Heallreaf 3, an exhibition of...
  
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• Drawn to nature: insect art of the 16th century – in pictures

  03-08-2019 18:00
  In the late 16th century, Flemish artist, scholar, poet and miniaturist Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1600) created the first illustrated book devoted to the study of insects. Documenting his observations with the naked eye, he meticulously painted hundreds of insects with watercolour and gouache. Marisa Anne Bass, associate professor of art history at Yale University, has produced a book on his work, Insect Artifice (Princeton University Press, £50). “Hoefnagel’s art is a reminder tha
  
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• Discovery Sessions 2019 events and exhibitions / Trinity Art Gallery / London / London City Island

  03-08-2019 17:07
  We are inviting everyone to Discovery Sessions 2019 at Trinity Art Gallery in a heart of London City Island.The Discovery Sessions are a series of evenings and exhibitions dedicated to...
  
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• Perfectly polished: a former varnish factory in east London

  03-08-2019 17:00
  A colourful artistic couple have converted an industrial space in Shoreditch into a vibrant homeIt has become less ravey since we moved in,” says Di Atkinson of Shoreditch back in the mid-90s, when the former factories and warehouses were just that. “Buildings were taken over for two-day raves and used as squats. It is more gentrified now.” Di, an author and historian, lives with her husband, the British artist, Patrick Hughes in Great Eastern street. The couple met in 1986 at
  
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• Contributing writer / Novelty Magazine / Remote

  03-08-2019 16:58
  Novelty Magazine is a quarterly online publication featuring poetry, prose, photgraphy, illustration, and essays on unusual themes. Novelty is looking for artists and writers who would like their...
  
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• Artist talk: Oliver Doe in conversation with Dr Marc Botha / Vane / North East

  03-08-2019 16:28
  Wednesday 14 August, 6-8pm
  In association with his solo exhibition at Vane, ‘Somewhere In Between’, Oliver Doe will talk about his work and exhibition with Dr Marc Botha, Assistant...
  
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• Clown & Dark Clown Course, Sat 7 & Sun 8 September / Peta Lily Company / London / West Midlands

  03-08-2019 15:35
  Booking now open. Grab your place!
  For actors, improvisers, cabaret, circus, physical theatre performers and the curious.
  The course is open to beginners as well as the more experienced...
  
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• Freelance Drama & Dance Facilitators (North East) / One Day Creative Education / North East

  03-08-2019 12:43
  One Day is a fresh and forward-thinking Creative Education Company, connecting children and learning with creativity and imagination. Our innovative approach to education is the perfect companion for...
  
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• Freelance Drama & Dance Facilitators (Manchester/West Yorkshire) / One Day Creative Education / North West / Yorkshire

  03-08-2019 12:40
  One Day is a fresh and forward-thinking Creative Education Company, connecting children and learning with creativity and imagination. Our innovative approach to education is the perfect companion for...
  
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• Art Heist review – clever and chaotic study of art's value

  03-08-2019 11:31
  Underbelly, Edinburgh
  Poltergeist’s mischievous show asks how we determine the worth and meaning of artworks A plastic shoe, scuffed around the edges, sits atop a white plinth. A figure stands back and regards it, chin in hand. It could be a familiar scene in a gallery. Instead, it’s one of many sequences in Poltergeist’s new show that prod mischievously at the concept of art. Does something count as art if you call it art?At first, Art Heist looks like a slight but entertainin
  
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• AFROFUTURISM: a playwriting workshop with Kamili Okweni Feelings / Embodied Poetics / London

  03-08-2019 10:57
  FOR WRITERS CURIOUS AND UNAFRAID:
  How do we negotiate the enduring wish to spite ourselves and stay as bland as possible? How do we negotiate (a) that urge towards a sameness in art and in life,...
  
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• Karaoke inside Tina Turner’s giant head? Monstrous but brilliant | Fiona Sturges

  03-08-2019 07:00
  Good public art should go easy on the sanctimony. Margate’s tribute to the Turner prize exhibition hits the right noteWhat I’d give to know what was said at the commissioning meeting that led to the new sculpture at the Dreamland theme park in Margate. The piece is planned as a tribute to the town’s autumn hosting of the Turner prize exhibition.Did a young creative, during a working breakfast, muse: “So the prize is named after Turner, the artist who did the landscapes. B
  
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• Call for Artists - Average Art 39 (October 2019) / Average Art / East / North East, North West, Yorkshire, East Midlands, West Midlands, South East, South West, London

  03-08-2019 05:38
  Average Art is an industry focused art magazine. Our goal is to draw attention to self representing artists. We are now taking entries for the October edition of Average Art Magazine.Brief: Send us a...
  
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