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• Director of Programming Opportunity with Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio

  08-11-2019 23:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Playhouse Square is searching for their next Director of Programming,who will be committed to advancing Playhouse Square’s mission ofpresenting and producing a wide variety of quality performing arts,advancing arts education and creating a destination that is a superiorlocation for entertainment, business and residential living, therebystrengthening the economic vitality of the region.Playhouse Square is a not-for-profit performing arts center inCleveland, Ohio.We host over 1,000 performan
  
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• Sudden Closing Of LA’s Marciano Foundation Raises Questions About Private Arts Institutions

  08-11-2019 23:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  “We need to think about how we regulate these institutions. And maybeask, why are they tax exempt to begin with? Are the benefitsoutweighing the costs to the public?” The Marciano situation hasalso highlighted issues of pay equity at museums, which frequently have acoterie of well-remunerated administrators at the top, followed by amuch larger subset of poorly paid workers at the bottom, many part time.– Los Angeles Times
  
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• Trust Science? We Need To Know Why

  08-11-2019 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The idea of a monolithic Scientific Method is mythical but it isbased on a genuine historical insight. From the early seventeenthcentury to the present, there are long chains of divergent developmentconnecting the initially imprecise ideas of those we call the “foundersof modern science” to the diversity of methods now used in variousfields of research. – Boston Review
  
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• Record LGBTQ Representation On US TV Series This Year

  08-11-2019 22:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  That means 90 of the 879 series regular characters onABC, CBS, theCW, Fox and NBC this season are LGBTQ, up from 75last season.(Additionally, there are 30 LGBTQ recurring characters on broadcast thisseason.) The 10.2% number, up from last year’s 8.8%, follows records highs in 2016, 2017 and 2018. And it stands as a new record high in the 24 years that GLAAD has tracked LGBTQ representation on the small screen. – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Australia Revives Old Small Rural Halls To Create Performance Network

  08-11-2019 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The idea is simple: by showing the communities who manage the halls thatlive music is an option, a touring circuit will slowly be carved out,which, in turn, will help provide space for music across the country toflourish and grow. Critically, it will also show bigger acts that theserural areas are worth visiting and have the infrastructure to host them. – The Guardian
  
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• How About Supporting Artists Above Productions?

  08-11-2019 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  “How could we make more of a difference to the artists we work with? Whatif we put the same level of investment into their professionaldevelopment as their show budget? What if we committed to supporting theartists over and above any show they make?” – Arts Professional
  
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• A ‘Riverdance’ Alum Who’s Now Trying To Strip Away Every Cliché Of Irish Dance

  08-11-2019 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Colin Dunne doesn’t wear the Celtic-ized costumes or hold his torso and arms rigid; he frequently dances in sneakers or barefoot; he sometimes improvises, which is almost unheard-of in traditional Irish dance. And in his newest show, he’s collaborating with a dead fiddler who was even more nonconformist than he is. – The New York Times
  
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• Curtis Institute Screwed Up Responding To Sexual Abuse Charges. Now It Has Hired Investigators

  08-11-2019 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  A leading expert in the field said Curtisneeds to do more: “The problem here is, what the public needs is fulltransparency. Frankly, I would be very concerned if my child were attending the Curtis Institute right now,” she said. Violinist Lara St. John, who made the charges, on Thursday said that the fact that there would be an investigation had her feeling hopeful. – Philadelphia Inquirer
  
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• Artist Dread Scott Is Re-Enacting The United States’ Largest Slave Rebellion

  08-11-2019 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Scott first became (in)famous 30 years ago with his installation What is the Proper Way to Display the American Flag?, which has incited controversy virtually every time it has been exhibited since 1989. This weekend will see his largest-scale project: a re-enactment of the 1811 German Coast Uprising, in which up to 500 enslaved people marched on New Orleans from nearby sugar plantations. Perhaps surprisingly, Scott is doing this with the support of Louisiana officials. – The New York Tim
  
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• Calling all artists / The Muse Gala / London

  08-11-2019 19:52
  CALLING ALL ARTISTS
  Aslant Theatre Company are throwing a party and we want to showcase your work!
  The MUSE Gala is a one-night only event bringing together professionals from across the theatre...
  
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• Want To Learn More? Trust More

  08-11-2019 19:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  We learn more by trusting than by not trusting. Moreover, when we trust,we learn not only about specific individuals, we learn more generallyabout the type of situations in which we should or shouldn’t trust. Weget better at trusting. – Aeon
  
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• America’s First Banned Book, Published And Suppressed Back In 1637

  08-11-2019 19:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Thomas Morton came to Massachusetts with the Puritans in 1624, but he was there strictly on business.What’s more, he didn’t fear the surrounding landscape as the devil’s dwelling place, he loved it and the Native Americans who lived there. He was a dandy, and one year he even (gasp) put up a maypole. Morton and the Puritans despised each other, and when he let them have it in his New English Canaan, they promptly banned it. – Atlas Obscura
  
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• Freelance PR, Marketing & Communications Manager / Intercultural Roots / London

  08-11-2019 19:01
  Intercultural Roots is looking for a highly-motivated individual with excellent marketing, communication and business development skills, and a passion for enabling traditional and contemporary...
  
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• Freelance PR, Marketing & Business Manager / Intercultural Roots / London

  08-11-2019 19:01
  Intercultural Roots is looking for a highly-motivated individual with excellent marketing, communication and business development skills, and a passion for enabling traditional and contemporary...
  
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• Newly found work by Artemisia Gentileschi to be auctioned

  08-11-2019 18:40
  
  Lucretia set to raise at least €800,000 as interest in post-Caravaggio era painter surgesA newly discovered canvas by the 17th-century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi will go up for auction in Paris next week amid a surge of interest in her dramatic work.The auction house Artcurial will on Wednesday offer the painting Lucretiawith a base estimate of €600,000-€800,000 (£518,000-£690,000).Related: More savage than Caravaggio: the woman who took revenge in oilRelate
  
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• The Mysterious Alchemy Of How We Generate New Ideas

  08-11-2019 18:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  “It’s not at all obvious how to go about thinking up some new twist onthese things—the transformation from test-taker to theorem poser andthen theorem prover is difficult to articulate. My ideas have alwaysfelt contingent and magical to me. I don’t think I’m alone, at least asfar as the magic goes.” – The New Yorker
  
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• Intern / Cheek by Jowl Theatre Company / London

  08-11-2019 18:21
  International theatre company Cheek by Jowl are seeking an intern to join their busy office team from January to mid-April 2020.
  This three-month, part-time internship aims to give the successful...
  
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• The Guardian’s New Chief Theatre Critic Is Neither White Nor Male

  08-11-2019 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Arifa Akbar, who will succeed Michael Billington in the new year, has been a contributing reviewer and reporter for The Guardian for several years; she’s currently arts editor at Tortoise Media and spent 15 years at The Independent as news reporter, arts writer and literary editor. – The Guardian
  
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• Head of Communications / Orchestra / London

  08-11-2019 17:46
  HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS | ORCHESTRA
  The Head of Communications will bring a stronger editorial voice and aesthetic to the brand, increase audience numbers and oversee a complete website upgrade.
  The...
  
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• Chief merchant - lexicon / NoFit State / South West

  08-11-2019 17:40
  This is a new role within our tented touring company and has been created to develop our Front of House sales operation (Bar, Café, Merchandise). By creating a new position with overarching...
  
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• Producer / Poet in the City / London

  08-11-2019 17:37
  Poet in the City is seeking a creative and talented Producer. In this exciting new role, you will provide support to our small and dynamic team with producing our programme of events and commissions....
  
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• Organisational Development Partner / Sadler's Wells / London

  08-11-2019 17:37
  Full time position
  Sadler’s Wells is a world-leading dance house – a place where artists come together to create dance and where people of all ages and from all walks of life come to...
  
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• The Winter Market / Modern Painters, New Decorators / East Midlands

  08-11-2019 17:35
  29 November - 21 DecemberFree EntryOPENING NIGHT AT MODERN PAINTERS, NEW DECORATORSFriday 29 November 7pm-9pm
  Book on at: modernpaintersnewdecorators.co.uk/events
  Celebrate the opening of The...
  
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• Training | Fundraising Fundamentals 20 Nov in Leicester / ArtReach Trust LTD / East Midlands

  08-11-2019 17:33
  Fundraising Fundamentals – Top tips and tools for fundraising success. >> More information and booking.
  What is it about?
  Fundraising can be a challenge and extremely disheartening when...
  
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• Tender to architect / artist / interior designer / maker / Onion Collective / South West

  08-11-2019 17:29
  Open call-out to tender to find a designer-builder for unique self-catering ‘pods’
  An exciting opportunity from Onion Collective to work with to design and build, the internals of...
  
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• National Outreach Manager / The British Museum / London

  08-11-2019 17:18
  National Outreach Manager
  Learning and National Partnerships
  Full time
  6 Year fixed term contract
  £29,227 per annum
  Application Deadline: 28th November 2019 at midday
  The British...
  
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• Curator of Exhibitions / Sir John Soane's Museum / London

  08-11-2019 17:11
  This role is for 25 hours a week at a salary of up to £34,000 pa (FTE £49,000)
  Sir John Soane’s Museum is the idiosyncratic house-museum of the great neo-classical architect Sir...
  
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• Productions wanted for UK`s first-ever zero-waste venue! / BoxedIn Theatre C.I.C. / London / London and Edinburgh

  08-11-2019 17:00
  About Us:
  The Greenhouse Theatre – the first-ever zero-waste theatre project in the UK – is leading the way in making sustainable theatre. Created for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in...
  
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• Sales Assistants / The Royal Exchange Theatre / North West

  08-11-2019 16:47
  Contract: Casual
  Salary: £8.21 per hour
  Location: Manchester City Centre
  The Royal Exchange Theatre Shop sells and promotes design-led gifts and contemporary crafts. It is part of the Royal...
  
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• Development Manager, Operations / Sadler's Wells / London

  08-11-2019 16:42
  Full time position
  Sadler’s Wells is a world-leading dance house – a place where artists come together to create dance and where people of all ages and from all walks of life come to...
  
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• Creative Venue Technician Apprentices / The Royal Exchange Theatre / North West

  08-11-2019 16:42
  Expected Duration: 2 years, starting in January 2020
  Salary: £16,016.00 - £17,076.80 per annum
  Working Week: 40 hours per week (with some evenings and weekends)
  Minimum Essential...
  
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• Open Screen BFI Network Oxford / Film Oxford / South East

  08-11-2019 16:39
  Open Screen is an informal meet-up giving filmmakers at any stage of their career the opportunity to screen short films, network with other filmmakers and find out about the BFI funding streams to...
  
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• Onsite Leader / The Complete Works / London

  08-11-2019 16:25
  The Complete Works is looking for an Onsite Leader to join our Shoreditch team.
  TCW is a charity led Independent School and offers education to young people of all ages and abilities who are unable...
  
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• Trevor Proudfoot obituary

  08-11-2019 16:10
  
  Stonemason who conserved and restored historic buildings using techniques that were true to their originsThe stonemason Trevor Proudfoot, who has died aged 65 following complications from pancreatic cancer, pioneered the adoption of traditional materials, techniques and craftsmanship in conservation. He was a conservator in stone and plaster with a maker’s sensibility, a historian’s understanding and a curator’s eye. When an old building or sculpture needed attention, he always
  
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• Technician / Wells Maltings Trust / East

  08-11-2019 16:01
  Wells Maltings, north Norfolk's landmark cultural centre for arts, heritage and community, seeks a TECHNICIAN to work as part of the team that plans, coordinates and delivers effective technical...
  
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• Fixed Term Duty Technician / Arts Theatre / London

  08-11-2019 15:56
  Position: Duty Technician
  Responsible to: Technical Manager and Theatre Manager
  Closing Date: Sunday 24th November 6pm
  Rate of Pay: £11.45 per hour
  Employment term: This is a fixed term...
  
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• Stepping Up Coordinator / National Youth Theatre / London

  08-11-2019 15:54
  National Youth Theatre wants to meet theatre professionals who are passionate about addressing barriers that prevent young people from accessing the arts and education for our new Stepping Up...
  
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• Costume Supervisor / English National Opera / London

  08-11-2019 15:52
  We are looking for a Costume Supervisor to assist the Head of Costume and the Deputy Head of Costume in the realisation of all costume requirements for productions, ensuring that a high standard is...
  
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• Assistant Company Manager (Maternity Cover) / Opera North / Yorkshire

  08-11-2019 15:52
  Opera North is England's national opera company in the north and a leading European arts organisation. Based in Leeds, the company is committed to producing work of the highest quality that excites,...
  
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• Open House artist in residence / Kettle's Yard / South East

  08-11-2019 15:48
  Kettle’s Yard and our neighbouring communities in North Cambridge are looking to commission an excellent programme conceived by an artist for the 6th edition of Open House: Evolving...
  
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• Daylight: Accessible Jungle/ Drum & Bass Event / Omeara / London

  08-11-2019 15:38
  Accessible Dance Event for Adults with Disabilities
  16th November 2019
  SE1 1TE
  14:00 18:00
  Doors 13:00Tickets are £5 and includes a free carers...
  
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• Senior Partnerships Manager / English National Opera / London

  08-11-2019 15:28
  We are looking for a Senior Partnerships Manager to sell English National Opera’s Business Membership, Hospitality products and Sponsorship opportunities to a wide variety of businesses.
  They...
  
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• Queen`s Hall Concert Manager (temporary) / Edinburgh International Festival / Scotland

  08-11-2019 15:10
  Queen’s Hall Concert Manager (temporary)£750 per week 7th – 29th August
   
  The Edinburgh International Festival is looking for an experienced, passionate and dedicated...
  
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• Hip Hop dancer / ATMA Dance / London

  08-11-2019 15:10
  Experienced Hip Hop dancer sought for a new Family Work by ATMA Dance
  ATMA Dance is a London-based South Asian dance company. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, technically strong...
  
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• Steve McQueen's school sensation, R2-D2 and a hi-tech Leonardo – the week in art

  08-11-2019 15:09
  
  McQueen puts Britain’s next generation on billboards, droids take over Dundee, and the National Gallery goes inside the mind of Da Vinci – all in your weekly dispatchSteve McQueen Year 3
  Portraits of an entire generation of young Londoners – displayed on hundreds of billboards across the city – that foreground the future of Britain, just as it prepares to vote in a general election. Read more in this interview.• Tate Britain, London, 12 November to 3 May. Continue re
  
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• Marketing and Development Manager / Wells Maltings Trust / East

  08-11-2019 15:09
  Wells Maltings, north Norfolk's landmark cultural centre for arts, heritage and community, seeks a full time MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER to lead on audience and income generation, marketing,...
  
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• Self Employed Instrumental & Vocal Tutors / Lancashire Music Service - Lancashire County Council / North West

  08-11-2019 15:06
  Self Employed Instrumental and Vocal Teachers – Up to £34.00 per hour
  Lancashire Music Service (lead partner of Lancashire Music Hub) is recruiting teachers to work as a casual/supply...
  
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• Social Media & Marketing Intern / The Mosaic Rooms / London

  08-11-2019 15:03
  Opportunity type: Part-time, internship, six monthsHours: Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM – 6 PMSalary: London Living WageApplication deadline: 12 PM, Friday 29 November 2019Start date: January...
  
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• Operations & Development Manager / The Mosaic Rooms / London

  08-11-2019 14:59
  Operations & Development Manager (Maternity Cover)
  Opportunity type: Part-time, fixed term Hours: 2 days a week, to be agreedSalary: Subject to negotiation, depending on...
  
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• Senior Manager, Collections Information and Registration / Royal Museums Greenwich / London

  08-11-2019 14:58
  Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) includes the National Maritime Museum and Queen’s House, the Royal Observatory Greenwich and Peter Harrison Planetarium, the tea clipper Cutty Sark and the Prince...
  
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