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• YouTube Steps Up Removal Of Hate Videos

  13-09-2019 23:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  YouTube is doing something about the proliferation of hate on its video site. According to a blog postpublished on Tuesday (September 3), it took down five times morechannels and videos promoting hate in the second quarter of the yearthan it did in the previous quarter. The equates to more than 100,000individual videos, more than 17,000 channels and more than 500 millioncomments removed in the second quarter of the year. – ColorLines
  
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• Interdisciplinary arts informal performance platform / Mellifera Arts Platform / London

  13-09-2019 23:11
  Mellifera is an informal interdisciplinary arts performance platform, open to artists and arts enthusiasts of all disciplines and levels on the third Wednesday of every month. Participants can bring...
  
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• Should Ghost Writers Speak Out Against Their Subjects?

  13-09-2019 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “It’s like a lawyer: if you find that the person you’re representing is amurderer you can’t then go around bewailing the fact you defended them –that was your job.” – The Guardian
  
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• YouTube Says It Will Crack Down On Manipulation Of Music Charts

  13-09-2019 22:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  This form of advertising lets the advertiser, like the artist or thelabel, play a shortened version of a music video as an advertisement infront of other videos. Under some conditions — like if a YouTube userinteracts with the video or watches it for a certain amount of time — itwould count toward the video’s overall view count. – TechCrunch
  
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• Historian Presenting Lecture On Controversial Musician Gets Shut Down And Banned

  13-09-2019 22:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Recently I was asked to present a lecture on composer Julius Eastman and his work at theOBEY Convention, a music and sound festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Butrather than a fruitful discussion of Eastman’s probing, piercingminimalist music and legacy as an overlooked composer only now gettinghis due, the situation turned into a referendum on complicatedquestions: who gets to hold forth on artists of different identities,and on whose terms?” – ARTnews
  
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• When Words Fail Us

  13-09-2019 21:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  How serious is the gap between experience and the words we have?Serious. The need to render experience for others is tied to a need forothers to understand us, and when unfulfilled, leaves an emptiness thathollows out our sources of motivation. – Nautilus
  
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• Art Street Commission (outdoor artworks) / Festival Stoke / West Midlands / Stoke-on-Trent

  13-09-2019 21:08
  ‘Destination Stoke’ is the theme of our eight-week multi-arts festival which will take place in Spring 2020 celebrating Stoke as a creative and attractive place to visit and spend leisure...
  
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• Why Are Books Rectangular? This Is Why

  13-09-2019 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “It turns out that there are a lot of forces converging to make this shape ideal, and to get the whole picture, we’ll have to look from three angles: the anatomy of a reader, the history of publishing, and — in a brief departure from the world of books — the magic numbers behind printing.” – Book Riot
  
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• Digital Marketing Executive / Institute of Art and Ideas (IAI) / London

  13-09-2019 20:59
  This is a remarkable opportunity to play a key part in the growth of a rapidly expanding and unique organization - the Institute of Art and Ideas (IAI).
  Described by the Guardian as 'the return to...
  
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• What’s This About Classical Music Evolving?

  13-09-2019 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The music itself is not the problem, in fact it’s what we do best—it’sour core product. Yet so many organizations think that if we change theproduct, it will help the bottom line, but it won’t.” – New York Observer
  
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• Open Call: Extreme Views Artist in Residence / Art Gene / North West / Barrow-in-Furness

  13-09-2019 20:20
  Art Gene are pleased to offer an opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced visual artist to work alongside us on our current programme ‘Extreme Views’. 
  We welcome...
  
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• 2020 University of Liverpool Alumni Awards / / North West

  13-09-2019 20:20
  The University of Liverpool has launched its first awards to celebrate the success and achievements of alumni across the world. At the beginning of 2020, we will celebrate 20 University of Liverpool...
  
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• Dvořák Was Sure ‘Negro Melodies’ Would Be The Foundation Of American Classical Music. Why Did It Remain So White?

  13-09-2019 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  There was a point at which a number of African-American composers were writing serious, important work, writes Joseph Horowitz. “Racial prejudice, personal and institutional, obviously inhibited the potential success of a Dett, Dawson, Still, or Price. But a subtler prejudice was aesthetic.” – The American Scholar
  
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• Flutist Eugenia Zukerman On Dealing With Her Alzheimer’s

  13-09-2019 19:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Zukerman, 74, has Alzheimer’s. She was diagnosed about three years agoafter her two daughters insisted that she get checked. At the time,Zukerman thought nothing of the memory slips… – Albany Times-Union
  
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• The Reinvention Of Opera Philadelphia

  13-09-2019 19:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  The refrain “adapt or die” haunts many performing arts organizations, soit’s fascinating to find one that heeds the warning, discovers what itneeds to do—and then actually does it. – The Philadelphia Citizen
  
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• Music performance lead tutor / Big Creative Training Ltd / London

  13-09-2019 19:20
  Big Creative Training are looking for a music performance tutor part time 32.5 hours a week
  For a full job specification please visit www.bigcreative.education/jobs Ability to sing and...
  
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• Freelance Musician/Sound Designer (with facilitation skills) / Curious Monkey / North East

  13-09-2019 19:20
  Curious Monkey is recruiting a Freelance Musician/Sound Designer to work with our TROUPE group to create a soundtrack/sound design for a new play to be performed in July 2020. TROUPE is a group of...
  
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• Freelance Script Writer (with facilitation skills) / Curious Monkey / North East

  13-09-2019 19:15
  Curious Monkey is recruiting a Freelance Script Writer (with facilitation skills) to work with our TROUPE group to co-create a new play to be performed in July 2020. TROUPE is a group of young people...
  
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• After 40 Years, ‘For Colored Girls’ Returns, As A Celebration And As A Weapon, To The Theatre Where It Was Born

  13-09-2019 19:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf “has been part of the canon since it became a Broadway hit in 1976. Still, [the play] doesn’t get a lot of professional productions; it’s been much more a staple of college theater. … But at a moment when race and gender are so prominent in the tumultuous civic dialogue — and when black playwrights, particularly women, are pushing both the content and form of contemporary
  
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• Event Sales Manager / Dovecot Studios / Edinburgh

  13-09-2019 19:03
  We are looking for an Event Sales Manager to maximize sales of the spaces within Dovecot and deliver a first class venue hire and event management service. Dovecot Studios is a landmark centre for...
  
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• The Nude Exhibition / Candid Arts Trust / London

  13-09-2019 18:55
  Candid Arts would like to invite you to the preview of The Nude Exhibition.The Nude show will be a group exhibition of artworks inspired by the naked form.Preview evening: Thursday 26th September -...
  
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• Gallery Assistant (BALTIC Crew) Fixed-Hours Vacancies / Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art / North East

  13-09-2019 18:54
  Gallery Assistant (BALTIC CREW)
  £8.32 per hour
  Variety of fixed hour contracts available from 16 hours per week to 40 hours per week
   
  We are recruiting for Gallery Assistants (BALTIC...
  
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• Gallery Assistant (BALTIC Crew) Casual Vacancies / Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art / North East

  13-09-2019 18:53
  Gallery Assistant (BALTIC CREW)
  £8.32 per hour
  Casual contracts (0-48 hours per week)
   
  We are recruiting for casual Gallery Assistants (CREW) who can combine an appreciation of...
  
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• Curator (Vine Street Project) / Museum of London / London

  13-09-2019 18:51
  Are you an archaeological curator, keen to be part of the team that delivers a new permanent display?   
  The Museum of London has successfully received a commission to create a...
  
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• Marketing & Communications Assistant - Maternity Cover / Stoke-on-Trent Theatres Ltd / West Midlands

  13-09-2019 18:50
  We’re looking for a proactive and engaging individual, with a great sense of humour and a real desire to work in Marketing and Communications.
  Outstanding communication skills are essential...
  
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• What Could Possibly Go Wrong?: Amazon Says It Will Let Random People Give Answers For Alexa Questions

  13-09-2019 18:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  The system will use game mechanics to engage users — people will be ableto earn “points” each time the assistant shares one of their answers. – CNBC
  
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• Mini Art Foundation for 13-18s / St Ives School of Painting / South West / Cornwall

  13-09-2019 18:18
  Calling all young artists! What inspires YOU?
  This Autumn, St Ives School of Painting is giving 13-18 year olds the chance to discover what makes you tick as a young artist, with our Mini Art...
  
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• Head of Corporate Development / Design Museum / London

  13-09-2019 18:13
  Head of Corporate Developmentthe Design MuseumCompetitive Salary
  Described as ‘the world’s coolest design museum’ by the Telegraph, the Design Museum is one of the world’s...
  
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• Venue Manager / The Point, Eastleigh & The Berry Theatre / South West

  13-09-2019 18:11
  An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Venue Manager to join The Arts and Culture Service. 
  The Point & The Berry Theatre are looking for a highly organised Venue Manager to join its...
  
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• Operations Administrator / Troubadour Theatres / London

  13-09-2019 18:11
  Responsibilities: 
  • Ensure the office is efficiently run, including the maintenance of IT and telephone systems and liaising with all external contractors 
  • General...
  
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• ‘Unmanly Grief’ — Performing A Trans Hamlet

  13-09-2019 18:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Jenet Le Lacheur — a transfeminine Brit who earned recognition, before coming out, in the West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child — has … [recently starred] as Hamlet in Daniel Winder’s dystopian production of the Shakespeare play … The fact that Winder’s Hamlet was nonbinary and transfeminine was largely subtextual — a subtle but important thread running through the production.” – HowlRound
  
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• Studios Coordinator / The Roundhouse Trust / London

  13-09-2019 18:00
  Paul Hamlyn Roundhouse Studios is a dedicated creative centre open to everyone aged 11 to 25, right underneath the iconic Roundhouse Main Space, where young people can work on their music, performing...
  
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• Theatre Technician and Designer / St Paul's Juniors / London

  13-09-2019 17:54
   Supervision of the lighting and sound equipment; storage and maintenance of all LX, sound and projection equipment.
   Lighting design and rigging for SPJ: productions, drama events,...
  
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• Call for Artists - The Colour of Pain -extension- / CLCC Imperial College / London

  13-09-2019 17:46
  Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the name given to a group of lifelong inherited conditions that affect haemoglobin. It is one of the most common serious genetic condition in the UK. Despite its...
  
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• Cocktail Bartender / Kansas Smitty's / London

  13-09-2019 17:41
  Kansas Smitty’s is looking for a cocktail bartender to join our vibrant team!We’re looking for somebody with a passion for customer service and a creative flair. Bar experience is...
  
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• Producer/Project Manager / Company Three Theatre ltd / London

  13-09-2019 17:31
  We are looking for a dynamic Producer/Project Manager to support our company of young people, deliver our projects and plays and help us change the way teenagers are listened to, understood and...
  
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• Why Is Netflix Canceling So Many Shows?

  13-09-2019 17:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  The more original shows Netflix orders, the more likely it is to cancelthose that don’t perform well. The company relies on an “efficiencymetric” to decide what shows should be kept and which should go. If aseries is able to retain subscribers with a risk of leaving or bring innew subscribers (like Stranger Things), it gets renewed. If it can’t, it’s probably going to be canceled. – The Verge
  
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• Executive Assistant to CEO / Tate Commerce / London

  13-09-2019 17:24
  This is an exciting opportunity to join the Tate Commerce team.
  The role of the Executive Assistant (EA) is to provide effective and efficient personal assistance to the CEO of Tate Commerce and to...
  
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• Senior Communications and Engagement Officer / Greater London Authority / London

  13-09-2019 17:17
  The Mayor of London has an ambitious strategy for culture and creative industries in the capital. This role is an opportunity to join the dynamic Culture and Creative Industries Unit, helping to...
  
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• Mardik Martin, Screenwriter For Martin Scorsese, Dead At 82

  13-09-2019 17:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  An Armenian born in Iran and raised in Iraq, Martin came to New York to study and met Scorsese in the early 1960s. He worked on the director’s first feature (Who’s That Knocking at My Door?) and documentary (Italianamerican) and co-wrote Mean Streets; New York, New York; The Last Waltz; and Raging Bull. – Variety
  
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• Senior Exhibition Project Manager / Museum of London / London

  13-09-2019 16:55
  Fixed-term contract until 30 June 2021  
  Are you an experienced exhibitions project manager, keen to be part of the team that delivers the Museum of London's dynamic programme of...
  
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• Exhibition Opening / She Makes Music for the Age of Machines / Modern Painters, New Decorators / East Midlands

  13-09-2019 16:55
  On Friday 11 October not-for-profit arts organisation Modern Painters, New Decorators open their doors to a new exhibition about how sound is experienced. Featuring new and existing work by...
  
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• Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2019 – Britain's young visionaries bite back

  13-09-2019 16:50
  Leeds Art Gallery
  Trump is remixed, Boris is deterged and Cronenberg gets a queer revamp in this pick of the country’s graduating artistsThere is nothing new under the sun. Unless you’re an artist – and a student artist at that – overflowing with the inspiration that comes from days spent poring over the techniques of old masters and nights creating, shaping, thinking. To these fee-paying mavericks, everything is new. They ask questions. What happens if I reshoot David Cr
  
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• Brilliant new vocational puppetry training programme / Brighton Puppetry School / South East

  13-09-2019 16:49
  Bookings are now open for the fantastic new Autumn Term of adult vocational training in all aspects of puppetry at Brighton Puppetry School.
  We've put together a carefully curated selection of...
  
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• Senior Cultural Policy Officer / Greater London Authority / London

  13-09-2019 16:38
  An opportunity to lead on the development and delivery of key policy and programmes managed by the Culture Unit to achieve the Mayor’s Culture Strategy, working with the GLA’s partners...
  
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• Acting Course in the heart of London / Drama Classes London / London

  13-09-2019 16:37
  Drama Classes London provides courses for anyone who has an interest in acting. If you never acted before but you always wanted to try or you have done so in the past and you wish to polish your...
  
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• Retail & Admissions Assistant - 12 hour weekend position / Imperial War Museums / North West

  13-09-2019 16:36
  IWM North is the fifth branch of Imperial War Museums and the first outside the South East of England. Designed by internationally-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind, the building’s iconic...
  
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• Programme Assistant / Help Musicians UK / London

  13-09-2019 16:34
  We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Programme Assistant, based in the Creative programme in our London office.
  A new role in the organisation, you will be supporting a busy and...
  
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• Behind The Feud Between DC’s Mayor And The City’s Arts Commission

  13-09-2019 16:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The latest episode is tied to the fight for control of the commission, which will shift from the mayor’s office to an independent agency Oct. 1,” pursuant to legislation by the city council. The council did this because, “last year, [Mayor Muriel Bowser] proposed creating a broader office for the arts, which would include culinary and other creative endeavors, and making the commission an advisory council.” – The Washington Post
  
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• Head of Learning / The Design Museum / London

  13-09-2019 16:27
  The Design Museum opened in Kensington in November 2016 with the vision to inspire everyone to understand the value of design. In the last year the learning programme reached over 50,000 learners...
  
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