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• Claims of exploitation of Aboriginal artists 'intentionally fabricated', art dealer says

  07-11-2019 23:49
  
  John Ioannou confirms visit from NT police and denies allegations made against him by the APY artists collectiveA private art dealer in Alice Springs has said allegations that he had taken elderly Indigenous artists from their communities to paint for him and that one was being forced to paint away a $20,000 debt for her son were being “intentionally fabricated”.The dealer, John Ioannou, contacted Guardian Australia through a friend to provide his defence to allegations made against
  
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• Art dealer rejects claims of 'carpetbagging', exploitation of Aboriginal artists

  07-11-2019 23:49
  
  John Ioannou confirms visit from NT police and denies allegations made against him by the APY artists collectiveA private art dealer in Alice Springs has said allegations that he had taken elderly Indigenous artists from their communities to paint for him and that one was being forced to paint away a $20,000 debt for her son were being “intentionally fabricated”.The dealer, John Ioannou, contacted Guardian Australia through a friend to provide his defence to allegations made against
  
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• Art dealer rejects claims he has exploited Aboriginal artists

  07-11-2019 23:49
  
  John Ioannou confirms visit from NT police and denies allegations made against him by the APY artists collectiveA private art dealer in Alice Springs has said allegations that he had taken elderly Indigenous artists from their communities to paint for him and that one was being forced to paint away a $20,000 debt for her son were being “intentionally fabricated”.The dealer, John Ioannou, contacted Guardian Australia through a friend to provide his defence to allegations made against
  
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• Ted Gioia: Music As A Cultural Storage Medium

  07-11-2019 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Whatpeople don’t understand is that, for most of history, music was a kindof cloud storage for societies. I like to tell people that music is atechnology for societies that don’t have semiconductors or spaceships.If you go to any traditional community, and you try to find thehistorian, generally it’s a singer. Music would preserve culture; itwould preserve folklore. Well, nowadays, we rely on cloud storage to be the preserver of these same things. And I think there’s a s
  
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• The Trance Effects Of Arts

  07-11-2019 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Effervescence is generated when humans come together to make music orperform rituals, an experience that lingers when the ceremonies areover. The suggestion, therefore, is that collective experiences that arereligious or religious-like unify groups and create the energy tosustain them. – Aeon
  
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• UK Content Manager / GalaPro / London

  07-11-2019 21:30
  GalaPro is a promising startup located with offices in NYC and Tel Aviv.
  The GalaPro app provides translation and accessibility services for theatre, cinema, live shows and conventions around the...
  
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• Washington DC Is Getting A Museum Devoted To Language

  07-11-2019 21:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Planet Word isn’tthe first to tackle language and reading in a museum format — there’sMundolingua in Paris, as well as language museums in Toronto and theNetherlands, among others — and it’s not the first to use high-techgames and displays to engage visitors in its subject. But it’s the raremuseum that combines both. – Washington Post
  
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• Board Member / Ideas Test / South East

  07-11-2019 21:07
  Would you like to support the work of Ideas Test? We are seeking new members for our Board and looking to appoint a permanent Chair. 
  As we approach an exciting new chapter in evolving to...
  
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• ‘Slave Play’ Author Jeremy O. Harris Has Made For Himself A ‘For Colored Girls’-Style ‘Choreopoem’

  07-11-2019 21:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The new work, Black Exhibition” — which he developed under the pseudonym @GaryXXXFisher — “is described in the script as an attempt ‘to look at a queer black male psyche through the lens of its literary influences'” — those being, among others, Kathy Acker, Samuel R. Delany and Yukio Mishima. – The New York Times
  
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• Why Jeremy O. Harris Had A Special Performance Of His ‘Slave Play’ For A Black Audience

  07-11-2019 21:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “That was me being able to look certain people in the face and say: ‘You’re wrong.’ So many people have dictated what my intentions were with Slave Play. One of the things they’ve always articulated is that I wrote Slave Play for white people and that it’s not written for a black audience. That’s so bizarre to me. … It was amazing to sit in a 99.9% black audience and see that 99.9% of the play worked. And the parts that exhilarated the audience o
  
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• Receptionist / Royal Institution / London

  07-11-2019 20:49
  A key role acting as the public face of the Ri and ambassador for its varied activities including public lectures, museum, membership, venue hire and exhibitions.
  Job Title:...
  
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• Like Your Netflix? It’s Not Going To Be Like This Much Longer

  07-11-2019 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  The vast majority of Netflix’s viewers (upwards of 80 percent, accordingto him) watch licensed content (“Friends” and the like) and in order tocreate a library of programming audiences will pay for, they’ve gonemassively in debt: “Netflix is currently in the hole for about $20billion in debt and obligations and still operating at a loss.” – Washington Post
  
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• Literature’s Cult Of The Sad, Suffering Female

  07-11-2019 20:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Leslie Jamison considers “the enduring appeal of the afflicted woman — especially the young, beautiful, white afflicted woman: our favorite tragic victim, our repository of rarefied, elegiac sadness” — and considers other approaches, both those of other sorts of women writers to suffering and those to life and its misfortunes that don’t focus on despondence. – The New York Times Book Review
  
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• Classical Musician - Performer / Piccolo Concerts - Classical Concerts for children and parents/carers / London

  07-11-2019 19:53
  Piccolo Concerts create engaging and interactive classical music recitals for children and their parents/carers to enjoy. We now have dates for February - April 2020 in multiple locations in...
  
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• Want To See The Sistine Chapel Without The Crowds? It’ll Cost You

  07-11-2019 19:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  For just $76 per person, you can take a guided tour through the halls of the Vatican after the crowds have gone home. Tour groups now arrange affordable, intimate nighttime visits to theheart of Vatican City. – Artnet
  
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• Tenors Needed for Choral Workshop / ILAMS / London

  07-11-2019 19:19
  Paid Opportunity: TENORS Needed for Workshop on Mexican Baroque Choral Music
  Echoes Festival is offering £75 to x2 tenors of professional or semi-professional standard to help us even out...
  
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• Artist Commission: Cherryburn / National Trust / North East

  07-11-2019 19:06
  This is the fourth contemporary arts opportunity at Cherryburn, the birthplace of Thomas Bewick - artist, wood engraver and naturalist.
  This is an opportunity for an artist looking to develop their...
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court To Rule On Whether A State Can Be Sued For Violating A Creator’s Copyright

  07-11-2019 19:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Back in the 1990s, videographer Frederick Allen documented the salvage of the pirate Blackbeard’s 280-year-old wrecked ship on the North Carolina coast. Earlier this decade, a department of the NC state government used some images and video of Allen’s without permission or payment — and, when Allen sued, the state legislature passed “Blackbeard’s Law” to exempt the state government. Allen’s consequent federal lawsuit has now made it to the Supreme Court
  
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• Head of Communications / National Theatre / London

  07-11-2019 18:59
  The National Theatre is laying out ambitious future plans which include extending its impact across the country and working with communities. This new role...
  
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• Director of Marketing / Donmar Warehouse / London

  07-11-2019 18:31
  We are recruiting for a Director of Marketing to lead on the delivery of the Donmar’s ambitious audience and brand objectives. The Director of Marketing is ultimately responsible for the...
  
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• Cleveland Orchestra: First Balanced Budget In Three Years, Endowment Up To Record High

  07-11-2019 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  For the first time since 2015, the orchestra this year is in the black.On a budget of $53 million supporting everything from concerts andtouring to outreach and special presentations under music director FranzWelser-Most, the orchestra in fiscal 2019 reported a surplus of$24,000. – The Plain Dealer
  
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• Publicity Assistant, Vintage (9 month contract) / Penguin Random House UK / London

  07-11-2019 18:29
  We have an exciting opportunity for an organised team-player to join the vibrant and award-winning Vintage Publicity team as a Publicity Assistant.
  As Publicity Assistant, you will provide...
  
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• There’s Going To Be An American-History-And-The-Bible Museum On Philadelphia’s Independence Mall

  07-11-2019 18:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  The American Bible Society is building a $60 million museum, roughly halfway between Independence Hall and the National Constitution Center, that it’s calling the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center, whose exhibits will focus on the role of the Bible in the history of the United States and its social and political movements. The ABS is billing the Center as for “people of all faiths and no faith.’ Alaina Johns asks just how sincere that billing is and wonders how welcome such a
  
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• Commercial Sales and Marketing Manager - Maternity Cover / The National Theatre / London

  07-11-2019 17:35
  We are looking for a Commercial Events Sales and Marketing Manager  to join our Commercial Events team here at the National Theatre.
  The role will create and lead on the formulation...
  
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• Gaze, don't glance: Leonardo da Vinci, the immersive show, opens at National Gallery

  07-11-2019 17:33
  Urging visitors to unrushed appreciation, the exhibition displays just one work – The Virgin of the RocksAn experimental exhibition will this weekend open at the National Gallery in London with a simple aim – to encourage people to spend minutes rather than seconds looking at a masterpiece.“This whole exhibition is about getting slower looking,” said Caroline Campbell, the gallery’s director of collections and research, ahead of a show which, boldly, has just one wo
  
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• Employees At LA’s Marciano Art Foundation Gave Notice They Were Unionizing. Two Days Later They Were Laid Off

  07-11-2019 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  A tersely worded email sent to employees at 6:13 p.m. Tuesdaystatedthat attendance was low and that the museum would be closing its currentexhibition effective Wednesday. – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Business Development Director / National Youth Arts Trust / London

  07-11-2019 17:30
  The National Youth Arts Trust is seeking an inspirational, creative and entrepreneurial Business Development Director to bring their experience of leadership and revenue generation to our small but...
  
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• Master Carpenter / Mountview / London

  07-11-2019 17:28
  Mountview is one of the UK’s leading drama schools. We offer professional vocational training at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate level in performance and production arts, alongside...
  
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• Chair, Trustee and Company Secretary / Creative & Cultural Skills / South East / Nationwide

  07-11-2019 17:24
  Creative & Cultural Skills, the UK sector skills council for craft, cultural heritage, design, music, performing arts and the visual and performing arts is recruiting for a Chair, a Trustee with...
  
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• Communications Assitant (Trainee, fixed term to June/July 2020) / Wiltshire Creative / South West

  07-11-2019 17:20
  To provide support across marketing, PR and sales activity for the full range of Wiltshire Creative’s activities in the run up to the 2020 Salisbury International Arts Festival.
  For more...
  
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• Waiter/waitress and waiting supervisor / The Lost Estate / London

  07-11-2019 17:18
  The Lost Estate has openings for waiter/waitresses and waiting supervisors on its next immersive experience,The Great Christmas Feast, which runs from 20th November to 12th January! Work with an...
  
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• Artwork Commission - Expressions of Interest / Bow Arts Trust / London

  07-11-2019 17:15
  Opportunity: Commission
  Who: Designers / Artists / Architects (with experience of working in an education context)
  What: An invitation for expressions of interest to design and build an outdoor...
  
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• Deputy Costume Supervisor (maternity cover) / Wiltshire Creative / South West

  07-11-2019 17:14
  DEPUTY COSTUME SUPERVISOR(full time, maternity cover to January 2021)
  To assist the Costume Supervisor in realising costume designs for all Wiltshire Creative productions to the required high...
  
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• Curator, Community Film Project / Studio 3 Arts / London

  07-11-2019 17:14
  Studio 3 Arts is looking for a film curator to work in collaboration with Barking and Dagenham residents to curate a short programme of films.  The selected films should be representative of the...
  
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• Marketing Assistant / Birmingham Hippodrome / West Midlands

  07-11-2019 17:12
  As Marketing Assistant, you will build your skills supporting marketing initiatives for the theatre, with a particular focus on marketing print and website information. This will include creating and...
  
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• Technician (permanent, full time) / Wiltshire Creative / South West

  07-11-2019 17:09
  Applicants should have experience in all aspects of technical theatre including lighting (programming and operating ETC desks), sound (operating Q Lab) as well as fitting up scenery and counterweight...
  
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• Upholstery Tutor / Merton College / London

  07-11-2019 17:03
  Visiting Teacher in Upholstery
  Salary: £25.75 per hour
  Expiry date: 17/11/2019
  Documentation:
  Job Description VT Upholstery 19-20.pdf
  Details:
  We require a dynamic and highly motivated...
  
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• What Happens When You Get Your Dream Ballet Career And You’re Still Miserable?

  07-11-2019 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Countless dancers find themselves at a crossroads when they question whether they still love dance, whether the sacrifices are worth it or whether a professional career is truly what they want — or truly possible. We spoke with three dancers who faced this crucial turning point and achieved the right balance of ballet in their lives.” – Pointe Magazine
  
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• The Uncanny: a talk by Cat Ingrams / Blue Monkey Network / South East

  07-11-2019 16:55
  Thursday 21st November, 6pm – 8pmat Towner, Devonshire Park, College Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4JJ
  Blue Monkey Network members FREE, non-members £5. 
   
  As the nights grow...
  
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• Art Tutor (Part time, Glasgow) / The Seasons Art Class / Scotland

  07-11-2019 16:47
  Opportunity for an animated, energetic, talented instructor in Bearsden (Glasgow).Easy to follow curriculums.
  1 day per week (with the possibility of another day at a later stage)
  Fabulous...
  
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• General Manager / Brighton Open Air Theatre / South East

  07-11-2019 16:43
  Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT) is a beautiful, purpose built outdoor performance space that has grown over its first five seasons to become a hugely popular and valued addition to the regional arts...
  
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• Everything It Takes To Put On, And Get Through, Philip Glass’s ‘Akhnaten’ At The Met

  07-11-2019 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Says Anthony Roth Costanzo, who plays the title role, “It brings you back to the most fundamental things about your technique. And if your house is not in order, you’re not going to get through it.” Joshua Barone looks at preparations for the challenging three-hour opera, from designing and assembling the “weird fever dream” costumes and sets to teaching the chorus to juggle to waxing off all the star’s body hair to conductor Karen Kamensek’s karate cho
  
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• Philip Glass Has Zero Interest In A Legacy (But Lots Of Interest In ‘Selling Out’)

  07-11-2019 16:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  “If the question is whether, a century from now, his operas will get new productions, his symphonies will circulate more frequently, or pianists will take on his études, Mr. Glass couldn’t care less. ‘I won’t be around for all that,’ he said. ‘It doesn’t matter.'” As for commercial versus noncommercial work? “My attitude has been that they’re both the same. Why is it better to get a check every week from a university than to get
  
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• Visa and Work Permit Co-Ordinator / Akram Khan Company / London

  07-11-2019 16:27
  The Visa and work permit co-ordinator supports the Touring Department, providing essential administrative support which enables the Company’s busy international touring schedule.
  This position...
  
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• Burnley Outdoor Commission / Spot On / North West

  07-11-2019 16:24
  Spot On have secured funding from Arts Council England to commission an outdoor arts performance in 2020. This is the second commission in what we hope will be a long series of commissions over the...
  
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• James Dean, Who Died 64 Years Ago, To Star In New Film

  07-11-2019 16:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Two visual-effects companies will apply CGI to surviving film footage and photographs of the actor, who was killed in a car crash at age 24 in 1955, to create “a realistic version of James Dean” for a live-action Vietnam War-era drama titled Finding Jack, planned for release on Veterans Day 2020. – The Hollywood Reporter
  
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• PR & Marketing Manager / Gladstone`s Library / Flintshire

  07-11-2019 16:01
  Gladstone’s Library is a Grade I listed, Prime Ministerial, residential library in Hawarden, Flintshire. It is a unique heritage charity with an internationally significant collection, and is...
  
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• Capital Fundraiser / Circomedia / South West

  07-11-2019 15:47
  Circomedia is seeking to create the UK’s largest circus centre in South Bristol, building on its global reputation as a major provider of circus-based education. This exciting development will...
  
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• Culture Programme Officer / Coventry City Council / West Midlands

  07-11-2019 15:45
  We are looking for someone who understands the vital role of culture, it’s principles and values in building stronger communities, improving health and wellbeing and enhancing our...
  
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• Trump’s Justice Dept. Threatens Publisher Of Book By Anonymous Administration Official

  07-11-2019 15:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The Justice Department is going on the offensive against the anonymous author of A Warning, telling them in a letter obtained by CNN Business that he or she “may be violating ‘one or more nondisclosure agreements’ by writing the anti-Trump book. The author’s publisher is rejecting the argument and saying the book will be released as scheduled. And the author’s agents are accusing the government of trying to unmask the author.” – CNN
  
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