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• Historic Find: Milton’s Notes On Shakespeare’s Plays

  16-09-2019 23:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  The astonishing find, which academics say could be one of the mostimportant literary discoveries of modern times, was made by CambridgeUniversity fellow Jason Scott-Warren when he was reading an articleabout the anonymous annotator by Pennsylvania State University Englishprofessor Claire Bourne. – The Guardian
  
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• Inward - coming in from outside / Hewing Wittare / London

  16-09-2019 23:56
  Thursday October 17  - Monday November 18 2019
  1B Window Gallery
  Coppermill Lane Walthamstow E17 7HA
  HEWING WITTARE is proud to present Inward - coming in from outside, in which Pakistani...
  
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• Artist and Event Manager in Leeds / PopUp Painting & Events / Yorkshire

  16-09-2019 23:55
  PopUp Painting is the leading ‘sip and paint’ business in the country, delivering over 40 events per month across London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds!
  Wine glass in one...
  
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• A Little Art With That Wine? Wine Country Experiments With Installations

  16-09-2019 23:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Some are dubious of the so-called Vine Art Movement. “Equating wine withart flatters the people who buy wine into thinking they’reparticipating in something larger than they are,” said James Conaway, the author of “Napa at Last Light.”And there have been some spectacular busts: Copia, an ambitious museum dedicated to wine, food and the arts, opened to much fanfare in 2001 then closed in 2008. – The New York Times
  
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• How Rich People Like Jeffrey Epstein Are Corrupting Science

  16-09-2019 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Money corrupts—which, duh—but the Epstein episode tells an even biggerstory. The entire system for metabolizing philanthropic gifts,particularly private ones, into academic research is a poorlyilluminated pile of broken guardrails. Even if most institutions andfoundations are cautious internally, even if the unfolding scandal withEpstein and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an outlier, thesystem is essentially a pool of dark money.” – Wired
  
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• Artist in Leeds and Yorkshire / PopUp Painting & Events / Yorkshire

  16-09-2019 22:59
  PopUp Painting is the leading ‘sip and paint’ business in the country, delivering over 40 events per month across London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds!
  Wine glass in one...
  
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• The Internet Is Changing How We Write (For Bad And Good)

  16-09-2019 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Internet is speeding up the evolution of English by increasing ourability to stay loosely in touch with, and mutually influence, oneanother. – Washington Post
  
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• Why People Believe Fake Videos (Even The Bad Ones)

  16-09-2019 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Seeking to understand what was going on, I took very unscientific strawpolls of family and friends. I learned anecdotally what sociologists andsocial psychologists have shown in more scholarly explorations: If theimage or manipulation supports what someone already believes, they oftenaccept it unquestioningly.” – Fast Company
  
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• Music Deserts: What We Need Is Nutritional Music

  16-09-2019 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Musical malnourishment, with increasing mono-diets and over-consumptionof processed, chemically treated/created culture, entails anover-reliance upon intake from manufactured commodities such asloudspeakers, machines, and computers. Thus greater passivity isgenerated whereby people no longer look to themselves to make music, butsimply purchase it via a concert ticket or through a new electronichome entertainment toy.” – NewMusicBox
  
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• Artist in Residence - D!G Cheltenham / We Create/University of Gloucestershire/Take A Part CIC / South West

  16-09-2019 21:25
  We Create (Community Arts Action Group in St Peters in the Moor and St Pauls - Cheltenham)/School of Arts, University of Gloucestershire and Take A Part CIC are seeking an...
  
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• Call for artists for new ezine / The Isolated Artists / London / UK wide

  16-09-2019 21:04
  The Isolated Artists, the new e-zine connecting artists, welcomes submissions for inclusion on the theme of ‘Connection’. Featured work will be given x1 A4 page spread and credited with...
  
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• How Crossword Puzzles Free The Mind

  16-09-2019 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ultimately, crosswords can get you to see preconceptions that you mightnot have realized you held. Once words signify, the puzzle getspolitical. Crosswords quietly have an ideological agenda: to shake upyour assumptions and put ideas from everywhere next to each other. – The New Yorker
  
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• Antony Gormley review – sculptor puts a bomb in the RA

  16-09-2019 21:00
  Royal Academy, London
  From its primordial gloop to the iron baby in the courtyard, Gormley’s occasionally explosive show chronicles human progress. But is he really the right person to tell the story of us all?Antony Gormley’s retrospective at the Royal Academy ends in a moment of blissful release. After tottering through low, pitch-black metal tunnels and chambers, you emerge into a gallery filled with cool sea air and a briny tang. The floor of the final beaux-arts room is submerge
  
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• Antony Gormley review – metal master puts a bomb in the RA

  16-09-2019 21:00
  Royal Academy, London
  From its primordial gloop to the iron baby in the courtyard, Gormley’s show chronicles human progress. But is he really the right person to tell the story of us all?Antony Gormley’s retrospective at the Royal Academy ends in a moment of blissful release. After tottering through low, pitch-black metal tunnels and chambers, you emerge into a gallery filled with cool sea air and a briny tang. The floor of the final beaux-arts room is submerged beneath earth and sea
  
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• Nature Calls: Blenheim Palace Gives Thieves a Golden Opportunity to Steal Cattelan’s Toilet

  16-09-2019 20:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  Q: How do you invite thieves to steal a famous, expensive, publicly exhibited artwork? A: Publicly announce that no guards are protecting it. – Lee Rosenbaum
  
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• Recent Listening: Dave Douglas & Friends + Mary Lou Williams

  16-09-2019 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  Dave Douglas is a trumpeter whose adherence to basic jazz values fully justifies the title of the new album he shares with pianist Uri Caine and drummer Andrew Cyrille in their unusual trio. Unusual? Yes. – Doug Ramsey
  
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• x2 Actors Needed for New Piece of Writing premiering Feb 2020 / SWEAT / London

  16-09-2019 20:45
  SWEAT is a piece of new writing about the LGBTQI+ experience of homelessness, exploring three character’s stories from within the world of sex saunas- a common place for young gay homeless...
  
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• How Country Music Became The Heart Of Nashville

  16-09-2019 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Nashville attracted—first downtown, because that’s where the Opry waslocated, and then on Music Row—a creative community, and that creativecommunity feeds off of itself. I teach at Belmont College, and mystudents are always saying, “Where I come from, I’m the only person thatwrites songs; I’m the only person that plays the guitar. I get here andeverybody writes songs and everybody plays the guitar.” It eitherinspires you to get better or causes you to g
  
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• Post Processing Artist for 3D Printing Company / iMakr / London

  16-09-2019 20:23
  We are a 3D printing company based in London. We often have artists and companies approach us with 3D printing projects that require an artists hand for finishing. Depending on the job, that could...
  
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• Senior Bar & Cafe Supervisor / Battersea Arts Centre / London

  16-09-2019 20:08
  We are looking for a Senior Bar & Café Supervisor to lead the day-to-day running of the Scratch Bar, oversee bar operations during events, supervise the Welcome Team Members to...
  
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• Directing Animation Masterclass with Nina Gantz / Creative Industries Trafford / North West

  16-09-2019 20:04
  In this session, Nina Gantz (BAFTA winner for Best Animated Short and Sundance Festival Short Animation Jury Award for Edmond) explains her approach to directing animation in this practical look at...
  
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• Duty Manager / Theatre Royal Windsor / South East / Windsor

  16-09-2019 20:03
  We are hiring!Oh no you’re not…Oh yes we are!
  Come and be part of the Magic of Theatre for the Pantomime season.
  We are looking for Front of House Staff who are friendly, reliable,...
  
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• Bars and Coffee Team / Theatre Royal Windsor / South East / Windsor

  16-09-2019 20:02
  We are hiring!Oh no you’re not…Oh yes we are!
  Come and be part of the Magic of Theatre for the Pantomime season.
  We are looking for Front of House Staff who are friendly, reliable,...
  
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• Meet The UK’s New Minister For Arts

  16-09-2019 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The MP for Faversham and Mid Kent replaces Rebecca Pow, who held therole for only four months. Pow is moving to a position in the Departmentfor the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Helen Whatley will work underthe recently appointed Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan, who remains at the head of DCMS. – Arts Professional
  
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• Operations Coordinator / Shakespeare's Globe / London

  16-09-2019 19:47
  We celebrate Shakespeare’s transformative impact on the world by conducting a radical theatrical experiment. Inspired and informed by the unique historic playing conditions of two beautiful...
  
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• Marian Godfrey On The State Of The Arts

  16-09-2019 19:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  “It’s my personal opinion that at this particular moment, the greatestchallenge arts philanthropy faces is to decide what our responsibilityis to the institutional nonprofit arts infrastructure that ourinvestments have helped to build over the last 70 to 80 years.”– Barry’s Blog
  
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• Zombie Zoo comes to Clapham Omnibus / Shortcut Productions / London / South East

  16-09-2019 19:22
  Following a successful run in Edinburgh, and before going to New York for Halloween, and the Adelaide Festival in 2020, this post apocalyptic thriller comes to Clapham's Omnibus Theatre.   A...
  
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• Facilities Officer / Bucks County Museum Trust / South East

  16-09-2019 19:16
  Bucks Museum is looking for someone with facilities management and hands on maintenance experience to manage and maintain facilities within a large historic building and ensure compliance with Health...
  
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• Deputy Head of LX & Video (War Horse UK & Intl. Tour 2019-20) / National Theatre / London

  16-09-2019 18:58
  We are looking for a Deputy Head of LX and Video to join NT Productions on our War Horse UK & International Tour.
  Based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, this powerfully moving and...
  
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• Why It’s Important For Us To Understand The Language Of Numbers

  16-09-2019 18:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  The numbers have no way of speaking for themselves. We speak for them.We imbue them with meaning.’ Not only has someone used extensivejudgment in choosing what to measure, how to define crucial ideas, andto analyse them, but the manner in which they are communicated canutterly change their emotional impact. – Aeon
  
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• Life Drawing Course / Candid Arts / London

  16-09-2019 18:52
  LIFE DRAWING BODY BASICS: HEAD TO TOES
  Learn some simple techniques to help break down the structure and proportions of the head, hands and feet to give you confidence when tackling these tricky...
  
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• Open Call - Ceramic Artist Paid Residency / Pure Art Studio / North West

  16-09-2019 18:45
  Open Call – Ceramic Artist Paid Residency – Pure Art Studio –  Stockport, Greater Manchester
  We are looking for expressions of interest from ceramic artists for...
  
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• Actors’ Equity Expels Former Artistic Director Of The Citadel Theatre

  16-09-2019 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Acting on the findings of a Disciplinary Committee relating to a safeand respectful workplace complaint, Equity’s national Council ratifiedthe recommendation of the Committee and expelled Bob Baker from Equitymembership on June 23, 2019,” a notice on Equity’s website reads. “Apossible appeal period has now closed.” – The Globe and Mail (Canada)
  
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• Head of Children and Young People`s Programmes (Dance) / Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance / London

  16-09-2019 18:28
  We are seeking to appoint a highly experienced, creative and inspirational leader for our Children and Young People’s dance programmes in the learning and participation team at Trinity Laban,...
  
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• Actress/Pianist / Manic Chord Theatre / Yorkshire

  16-09-2019 18:28
  Manic Chord Theatre in association with Leeds International Piano Competition are seeking a West Yorkshire based female performer/musician to work on the Bradford Tour of a participatory show for Key...
  
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• Design Studio Manager / Tate / London

  16-09-2019 18:18
  Tate aims to be the most artistically adventurous and culturally inclusive global art gallery.
  We’re looking for an outstanding Design Studio Manager to provide leadership, processes and...
  
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• Valuing Creativity / Museum of Brands / London

  16-09-2019 18:09
  “If we are to produce effective creative work, we need businesses to better understand what we do. Creativity is a big factor in delivering tangible value that should make it a key part of any...
  
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• Francisco Toledo obituary

  16-09-2019 17:58
  Mexican artist whose work paid homage to the myths he imbibed growing up in an indigenous Zapotec familyThe Mexican artist and activist Francisco Toledo, who has died aged 79, was best known for paintings, prints and ceramics that paid homage to the myths and stories he imbibed growing up in an indigenous Zapotec family, depicting a vast menagerie of real and fantastical animals, often on unconventional yet traditional grounds such as ostrich eggs and tree bark. Playful depictions of monkeys wer
  
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• Tayne Painters 2 / Artist Sanctuary / East Midlands

  16-09-2019 17:51
  Tayne Painters 2 PV 17th October 6pm until 9pmExhibition continues until 31st October'Tayne Painters' brings together a selection of artists predominantly painters living and working in the UK for a...
  
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• Conservator / The London Library / London

  16-09-2019 17:45
  We are looking for a Conservator to join us on a permanent part-time contract. You will have a degree in conservation with significant practical experience, a broad knowledge of available...
  
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• Brands and Shareholder Value / Museum of Brands / London

  16-09-2019 17:44
  Join Professor Malcolm McDonald at this evening talk, as he discusses the crucial role of powerful brands in the creation of shareholder value, taking account of the time value of money, the cost of...
  
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• Santa Claus / The Reader Organisation / North West

  16-09-2019 17:32
  We are excited to be back in the mansion and we’re very busy making the house a home!  Following on from the success of our 2019 grotto, this December, we are thrilled to be welcoming...
  
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• Evaluation Consultant / soundLINCS / East Midlands

  16-09-2019 17:20
  Over the past 20 years soundLINCS has been on a journey, touching the lives of many different people from all backgrounds unleashing potential through music. 
  Freelance Evaluation Consultant...
  
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• Deputy Stage Manager / HFH Productions / South East / UK wide

  16-09-2019 17:19
  Organisation: HFH ProductionsLocation: UK TouringTerm: 7 Weeks Fixed Term (with sporadic dates in the following weeks) 
  HFH Productions is seeking an experienced Deputy Stage Manager (DSM)...
  
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• General Manager / National Videogame Museum (BGI) / Yorkshire

  16-09-2019 17:18
  The NVM is looking for a General Manager to oversee daily business activities, improve overall business functions, manage budgets, develop strategic plans, create policies and communicate business...
  
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• 'The works represent a new era': behind the Met's bold new sculptures

  16-09-2019 17:15
  Kenyan American Wangechi Mutu has become the first artist to fill Metropolitan Museum of Art’s alcoves with four eye-catching female sculpturesIf you’re standing outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, there’s one small detail that’s often overlooked in the building’s grand architecture: the four alcoves that crown its entranceway.These alcoves have been left empty since the museum was built over a century ago, but that’s about to change. Related:
  
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• 4 Masterclasses with Leading Practitioners for emerging artists / Tramshed / London

  16-09-2019 17:15
  Progression Masterclasses offer an opportunity to learn with leading practitioners. 
  Progression is the Tramshed programme of free opportunities for emerging artists 16 -25yo
  There are 4...
  
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• Sales and Ticketing Manager / Savoy Theatre / London

  16-09-2019 17:06
  Host to some of the West End’s biggest shows, The Savoy has a passionate team with a sensational programme. With high quality content and popular demand, this is a rare and exciting...
  
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• Technical Swing (War Horse UK & International Tour 2019-20) / National Theatre / London

  16-09-2019 17:05
  We are looking for a Technical Swing to join NT Productions on our War Horse UK & International Tour.
  As a department of the National Theatre, NT Productions (NTP) is responsible for managing...
  
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• Mother of all loft conversions: how Tate Modern became building of the century

  16-09-2019 17:03
  What was once a gloomy brickshed is now one of the most awe-inspiring art galleries in the world. As Tate Modern tops our chart, its architect reveals his trick: avoid glamour and keep it rawThe best architecture of the 21st century‘It is totally unimaginable now,” says Jacques Herzog, “but this was a huge chunk of the city that was completely excluded from public life, overgrown and set back behind high walls. It felt like Sleeping Beauty’s castle.”The Swiss archit
  
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