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• Tech Giants Are Hiring Philosophers. Will It Help?

  27-08-2019 23:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Tech companies seem to be recognizingthat they need advice on the unprecedented power they’ve amassed and onmany challenging moral issues around privacy, facial recognition, AI,and beyond. Philosophers, who contemplate these topics for a living,should welcome any interest in their work from organizations that areset on shaping humanity’s future. But they need to be wary of thepotential conflicts of interest that can arise from thesecollaborations, and of being used as virtue-s
  
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• The Space / Declan Donnellan London Workshops / London

  27-08-2019 23:26
  THE SPACE
  A 5 day workshop centred on Shakespeare led by Declan Donnellan; one of the world’s leading directors of actors.
  The workshop will explore how ‘the space’ may release...
  
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• Placido Domingo Performs To Standing Ovations, Cheers

  27-08-2019 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “In Domingo’s first performance since sexual harassment allegationssurfaced against him, the crowd cheered every one of his big moments. Hehad to stop the standing ovation at the final curtain call, not wantingto take away love from the other performers.” – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Los Angeles’ LACMA Is Kind Of A Ghost Town Now

  27-08-2019 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  California is famous for its ghost towns, but you don’t expect to find one where L.A.’s major art museum once was. Or pay up to25 bucks to see it. – Los Angeles Times
  
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• The Comic Books About Great Artists (A Good Idea?)

  27-08-2019 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “There’s something inherently odd about using one artistic tradition todepict the life (to say nothing of reproducing the work) of an artistfrom a different tradition. And yet, not only are a growing number ofcartoonists creating books about famous artists, but their approachesare dizzyingly varied. When is a comic book a fitting tribute to anicon?” – NPR
  
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• Why I Teach High School English

  27-08-2019 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Teaching is not for everyone, and that is agood thing. We need great teachers. We need people with patience andpassion. High school teaching is entertainment. Erudition is worthlessif you can’t communicate with kids. And kids—like everyone else—like tobe entertained. To do this job right, you need to put on one hell of ashow, back to back, for different audiences. That show needs to begenuine—and it needs to have substance.” – LitHub
  
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• Watching The Chief Lighting Technician Of ‘Hamilton’ At Work

  27-08-2019 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Brian (Rizzo) Frankel, … a veteran of both the Air Force and Broadway — he’s been in the business since 1980 — is long-haired and goateed, with necklaces, bracelets, a wildly patterned shirt, and a genial, easygoing manner. Since 1994, hes worked at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, on West Forty-sixth Street, Hamilton’s home for the past four years. He’s in charge of the show’s spotlight, and also all of its electricity.” (video) – The N
  
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• Associate Artist THEATRE / Mind the Gap / Yorkshire

  27-08-2019 20:54
  Mind the Gap is looking to expand the company’s freelance staff team to include an Associate Artist: Theatre to join the company’s Academy team. Working with learning disabled adults on...
  
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• Small Colorado Public Radio Station Takes Over Two Festivals

  27-08-2019 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  KSUT in Ignacio, Colorado was given the Folk N’ Bluegrass festival, which brings in about 2,000 attendees per dayand the Four Corners Folk Festival, which draws nearly double that. – Current
  
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• Ferlinghetti At 100: Beating The Drum Of American Originality

  27-08-2019 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The fact that Lawrence Ferlinghetti, a friend and publisher of hisbetter-known confreres, has recently celebrated his hundredth birthdayin style by publishing Little Boy, an uncategorizablestream-of-consciousness bildungsroman offers an inspiriting case studyof keeping the blessed callings of poetry, art, and political radicalismalive by example.” – The Baffler
  
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• Acting for Screen Tutor / Mind the Gap / Yorkshire

  27-08-2019 20:20
  Mind the Gap is looking to expand the company’s freelance staff team to include an Acting for Screen Tutor who can deliver high quality skills for learning disabled actors and Academy students....
  
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• How Spain Became A Case Study For The Global Streaming Wars

  27-08-2019 20:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Netflix may have been the first to crack the key European market, with locally produced hit Money Heist, but the streamer is now facing heated competition from the likes of Amazon, HBO, Viacom and local player Movistar, which are all vying for Spanish talent and content.” – The Hollywood Reporter
  
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• The Complicated History Of “This Land Is Your Land”

  27-08-2019 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  “As the author of three books on Woody Guthrie, I sometimes wonder how the folksinger would respond to the criticism of “This Land Is Your Land” for its omissions. While we can’t know for sure, a glance at some of his unpublishedwritings and recently discovered recordings can offer some clues.” – The Conversation
  
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• Contemporary Dancers for Baroque Dances / Classical Remix / London

  27-08-2019 19:15
  Classical Remix are seeking two contemporary dancers for a performance of Baroque Dances as part of a gallery late in South London on September 27th. Baroque Dances features live-remixed baroque...
  
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• Zero waste sewing with Riccardo Guido, finalist of Sewing Bee / Fabrications - Hackney / London

  27-08-2019 19:08
  A keen advocate of sustainable fashion, Riccardo believes in reusing and recycling wherever possible to reduce waste.  He also believes that this way of working stimulates our creativity by...
  
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• Head of Collections & Research / National Gallery of Ireland / Ireland

  27-08-2019 19:04
  The National Gallery of Ireland (‘Gallery’) is the country’s most popular free visitor attraction housing the nation’s collection of European and Irish art from about 1300 to...
  
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• Despite Tyranny And Censorship, Ugandan Women Are Leading A Literary Renaissance

  27-08-2019 19:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Uganda was once at the fulcrum of African literature. It was at Makerere University, on a hill above Kampala, that giants such as Chinua Achebe and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o gathered in 1962 for the first African Writers’ Conference, a landmark event held on the eve of independence for many countries. But Uganda would soon sink into an abyss, where power flowed from the gun and not the pen. … Yet in a place where history and politics weigh heavy, writers are finding
  
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• Event Operations / The Truman Brewery / London

  27-08-2019 19:02
  Events Operations (Full Time)
  Events DepartmentDuties include:
  • Frequent communication with suppliers and clients
  • Collating specific documents (e.g. contracts, risk assessments,...
  
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• Finance Manager / Towner Art Gallery / South East

  27-08-2019 19:01
  This role will manage Towner’s finance function, ensuring it is maintained in an organised and professional manner whilst contributing to its production of financial information for compliance...
  
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• Presentation space wanted for augmented reality project / filmpro / London

  27-08-2019 18:39
  At filmpro we are excited to be a grantee of the Nesta Amplified fund. Amplified is set up to support cultural organisations looking to generate social impact. Filmpro is led by Caglar Kimyoncu...
  
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• Prague Grapples With Over-Tourism

  27-08-2019 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the years since the 1989 Velvet Revolution, a rising tide of visitors has flooded in, up from 2.62 million in the year 2000, to just under 8 million last year, drawn by Prague’s reputation ashome to stunning baroque and gothic architectural gems – and cheapbeer. Numbers this year are forecast to reach just under 9 million. – The Observer (UK)
  
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• Knit & Natter - an evening with Erika Knight / Fabrications - Hackney / London

  27-08-2019 18:25
  We are super happy and honoured to welcome Erika Knight as our special guest for this year’s Great London Yarn Crawl. Erika is a highly respected knitwear and crochet designer,...
  
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• Business Development Manager / Young Urban Arts Foundation / London

  27-08-2019 18:25
  We’re still a relatively small core team here at YUAF and we are looking to make our next key hire and are looking for the right person to help us develop and grow our charity.
   This...
  
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• Who is HELCH? How one graffiti artist made a lot of enemies

  27-08-2019 18:17
  The Queen is said to be upset about a HELCH opposite Windsor Castle – and the artist’s change to a ‘GIVE PEAS A CHANCE’ slogan prompted a petitionName: HELCH.Age: About one year old. Continue reading...
  
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• Customer Experience Supervisor / Apollo Victoria / London

  27-08-2019 18:06
  You will be one of a team of Customer Experience Supervisors and will actively be involved in driving the front of house income on a per show basis to reach the expected venue and team potential....
  
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• Art Installation Assistant / Tate / North West

  27-08-2019 18:04
  Tate Liverpool celebrated its 30th birthday in 2018. It is one of the most popular galleries of modern and contemporary art outside of London, showing the Tate Collection in new and innovative ways...
  
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• An Exit Interview With The Two Teens Who Debated Heidi Schreck In ‘What The Constitution Means To Me’

  27-08-2019 18:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  With the Broadway run of the show having ended, 14-year-old Rosdely Ciprian will travel with the production to the Kennedy Center whole 17-year-old Thursday Williams heads off to college. The pair talk to a reporter about juggling a Broadway schedule with high school and the thrill of having two Supreme Court justices (Sotomayor and RBG) visit them backstage. – The New York Times
  
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• Six museums + heritage orgs in Midlands join art programme / Arts&Heritage / East Midlands / West Midlands

  27-08-2019 18:01
  Six museums and heritage organisations in the Midlands have been selected to take part in Meeting Point, an Arts Council England funded programme that partners museums and artists, resulting in the...
  
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• Brand Partnerships Manager / Young Urban Arts Foundation / London

  27-08-2019 17:56
  It’s exciting times for us here at Young Urban Arts Foundation as we look to make our next key hire.
   We are looking for an exceptional individual who will be a key...
  
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• Museum and Security Assistant / Natural History Museum / Hertfordshire

  27-08-2019 17:37
  About UsThe Natural History Museum at Tring was once the personal collection of Lionel Walter, the second Lord Rothschild. Upon Lord Rothschild’s death in 1937, the Museum and his collections...
  
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• Journey's Drawn: Illustrations from the Refugee Crisis / Vivacity / East

  27-08-2019 17:37
  Vivacity presents Journey's Drawn: Illustration from the Refugee Crisis, a touring exhibition from House of Illustration, which explores ways in which illustration has engaged with the human stories...
  
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• Marketing & Communications Agency/Consultant / UK Antarctic Heritage Trust / South East

  27-08-2019 17:32
  The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) invites proposals from integrated marketing and communications agencies or joint ventures/ collaborations between agencies and consultants to develop a...
  
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• To Desegregate Public Schools, NYC Proposes To Eliminate Gifted Programs

  27-08-2019 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Gifted programs and screened schools have “become proxies for separatingstudents who can and should have opportunities to learn together,” thepanel, made up of several dozen education experts, wrote in the report.– The New York Times
  
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• Production Assistant / The Idler / London

  27-08-2019 17:26
  Production Assistant, The IdlerThe Idler is a growing philosophical lifestyle brand with a magazine and an online and live Academy. See website here. We are looking for a highly organised and...
  
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• Junior Product Manager: Mobile / The British Museum / London

  27-08-2019 17:21
  The British Museum is seeking a Junior Product Manager to join the Mobile Digital department and support the delivery of the permanent collection multimedia guide, and its related products, for the...
  
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• Collaborative Drawing Workshop with Andy Black / Left Bank Leeds / Yorkshire

  27-08-2019 17:10
  Date: September 4 
  Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  Location: Left Bank Leeds, Cardigan Road, Leeds, LS6 1LJ
  Cost: £15, materials included.
  Making a drawing is a kind of magic – the flat...
  
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• Father Christmas / Merlin Entertainments / West Midlands

  27-08-2019 17:07
  We are The National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham and we are part of the magical Merlin Entertainments!
  WANTED: Father Christmas!
  Are you ho-ho-hoping for a part time role this winter?...
  
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• Senior Warehouse Technician / Wise Productions (UK) Ltd / London

  27-08-2019 17:06
  Wise Productions is currently looking for an experienced technician (lighting bias) to join the warehouse team. The post holder will work closely with the warehouse manager, staging department, sound...
  
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• Bar staff / Bompas and Parr / West Midlands

  27-08-2019 17:05
  Bompas and Parr is looking for exceptional staff for Captain Morgan and Bompas and Parr Presents: Lost Lagoon (Birmingham, UK, 2019).
  Lost Lagoon is an immersive experience on a gigantic indoor lake...
  
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• Brazil’s Culture Minister Resigns Over Bolsonaro Administration’s Moves To Defund Queer-Themed Projects

  27-08-2019 17:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  In response to the suspension of a government funding program for film and TV over LGBT+ projects, culture minister Henrique Pires said, “It is very clear that I am out of tune with … the president on freedom of expression. I don’t agree that culture can have filters, so I’m leaving. … We need to pacify Brazil to work, not keep looking through a magnifying glass to see if there is a naked man kissing another man.” – The Art Newspaper
  
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• Front of House staff / Bompas and Parr / West Midlands

  27-08-2019 16:59
  Bompas and Parr is looking for exceptional staff for Captain Morgan and Bompas and Parr Presents: Lost Lagoon (Birmingham, UK, 2019).
  Lost Lagoon is an immersive experience on a gigantic indoor lake...
  
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• Show Manager / Bompas and Parr / West Midlands

  27-08-2019 16:53
  Bompas and Parr is looking for exceptional staff for Captain Morgan and Bompas and Parr Presents: Lost Lagoon (Birmingham, UK, 2019).
  Lost Lagoon is an immersive experience on a gigantic indoor lake...
  
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• Visitor Experience Manager / Bompas and Parr / West Midlands

  27-08-2019 16:48
  Bompas and Parr is looking for exceptional staff for Captain Morgan and Bompas and Parr Presents: Lost Lagoon (Birmingham, UK, 2019).
  Lost Lagoon is an immersive experience on a gigantic indoor...
  
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• Bolsonaro Gov’t Suspends Brazilian Film And TV Funding Program Rather Than Fund Queer-Themed Programming

  27-08-2019 16:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Ramping up the drive into censorship in Brazil, its Minister of Citizenship, Omar Terra, has suspended a call for applications for governmental TV funding … Terra’s announcement comes just days after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro lashed out at funding for LGBTQI series in an outburst during a scheduled state of the union-style address.” – Variety
  
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• Drum Teacher / London School of Arts / London / en2 6lu

  27-08-2019 16:27
  We are looking for inspiring, passionte music teachers to join our team!
  We value our teacher very highly and work hard to make their lives easier by organising all their lessons schedules and make...
  
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• Violin/Piano Teacher / London School of Arts / London / en2 6lu

  27-08-2019 16:20
  We are looking for inspiring, passionte music teachers to join our team!
  We value our teacher very highly and work hard to make their lives easier by organising all their lessons schedules and make...
  
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• Library Counter Assistant / Leeds College of Music / Yorkshire / Leeds

  27-08-2019 16:10
  Salary: £16,766 to £18,189 per annum pro rata (actual £8991 - £9754) Part Time / Term Time...
  
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• Four Years Ago, Italy Hired Its First Museum Directors From Abroad. It May Soon Be Sending Them Home

  27-08-2019 16:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  “In 2015, Italy unveiled a series of reforms that had the potential to transform the country’s storied museums. For the first time, foreign museum directors took the helm at major institutions across the country and all national museum directors were granted more independence than they had had in the past. Now, however, those measures have been rolled back.” – Artnet
  
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• How do artists shape a city? A conference in Stoke on Trent / B arts / West Midlands

  27-08-2019 15:54
  How Do Artists Shape a City 
  Challenge, Survival, Dialogue
  Can we make our second and third tier cities, our market towns sustainable, resilient, alive by working outside the recognised arts...
  
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• Communications Manager (part time) / Blue Apple Theatre / South West

  27-08-2019 15:51
  Blue Apple Theatre wishes to engage an experienced Communications Manager to develop, manage and execute the charity’s marketing and communications operations.This is a new...
  
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