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• Next-Gen Critics?

  14-11-2019 23:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  “I think a big part of the role of a critic is being somebody who holdsartists accountable as well. When you are an artist and you’representing a work of art to your community, you know that you’re heldaccountable to your audience, no matter what your intentions were withputting out that piece. Artists can go out there and make whatever theywant and say whatever they want, but its meaning is going to bereceived, and that merits a response.” – Howlround
  
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• SENsory Atelier Programme Manager / Attenborough Arts Centre / East Midlands

  14-11-2019 23:07
  SENSORY ATELIER PROGRAMME MANAGER (FIXED TERM)
  Vacancy ID: 1490
  Location: Leicester
  Vacancy terms: Part time, fixed term role to 31 December 2023
  Salary details: £28,311 to £32,817...
  
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• How Gentrification Squeezes Out Culture

  14-11-2019 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Capitalism has its own rhythm, but also its own specific geography.Urban space is profoundly transformed by financial capitalism. Urbanspaces are becoming expensive, and the closure of cultural spaces is,metaphorically and by extension, a reduction in the space for ideas andexpression. – The Conversation
  
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• Should We Worry About Knowing The Social Class Of Our Audiences?

  14-11-2019 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  “As long as we continue to make vague generalisations about the socialbackground of our audiences and users, we further the conditions inwhich a culturally entitled minority can continue to benefit from themajority of publicly supported arts and heritage.” – Arts Professional
  
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• Why People’s Choice Awards Mostly Get It Wrong

  14-11-2019 22:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Why, as every failed political candidate has been prompted to ask their pillow, are the people always so darn disappointing? Well,in part it’s a sobering reminder that most people are not specialistsin cultural fields and typically pick the best-known and best-marketedthing in any given cultural category. – Chicago Tribune
  
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• Festival Coordinator (Words Weekend Spoken Word Festival) / Fane Limited / London

  14-11-2019 20:00
  Fane (www.fane.co.uk) is a leading live events producer with three principal areas of business: producing and touring bespoke spoken word events with authors and public figures at the top of their...
  
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• Police foil plan to steal Rembrandt paintings from art gallery

  14-11-2019 18:47
  
  Officers located the paintings after intruders removed them from Dulwich art exhibitionPolice are investigating a foiled attempt to steal two Rembrandt paintings from England’s oldest public art gallery.One or more intruders broke in to Dulwich picture gallery in south London late on Wednesday and removed two paintings from the Rembrandt’s Light exhibition. Related: Newly discovered Rembrandt to be shown in UK for first timeContinue reading...
  
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• Police foil attempt to steal Rembrandt works from exhibition

  14-11-2019 18:47
  
  Officers found paintings shortly after they were taken from Dulwich Picture GalleryPolice are investigating a foiled attempt to steal two Rembrandt paintings from England’s oldest public art gallery.One or more intruders broke in to Dulwich Picture Gallery in south London late on Wednesday and removed two paintings from the Rembrandt’s Light exhibition. Related: Newly discovered Rembrandt to be shown in UK for first timeContinue reading...
  
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• Lead Actor / Vital Xposure / London

  14-11-2019 18:40
  Vital Xposure – Casting Call  
  Medicine’s Monstrous Daughters
  Developed with ARC Stockton
  We are very excited to announce that we are touring a double bill of plays, Monstrous...
  
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• Administrator (part time) / The Keyboard Charitable Trust / London

  14-11-2019 18:29
  The Keyboard Trust was created in 1991 to assist outstanding young pianists and keyboard players (aged 18-30) establish a professional career by offering support and performing opportunities...
  
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• A co-operative art school? / Conway Hall / London

  14-11-2019 18:29
  What would a co-operative art school look like? How would it be structured and governed? Come along to a series of workshops at Conway Hall where we will discuss these questions and collectively...
  
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• Marketing Manager / The Lichfield Garrick Theatre / West Midlands

  14-11-2019 18:02
  Dynamic, innovative, forward thinking and a natural planner?  The Marketing Manager at Lichfield Garrick - a producing and receiving theatre based in a beautiful city near Birmingham - should be...
  
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• NEW 'Silk Screen Printmaking Evening Course' January 2020 / Holyhead Studios Coventry / West Midlands / Warwickshire

  14-11-2019 17:58
  A new 'Silk Screen Printmaking Evening Course' at Holyhead Studios in Coventry starts in the New Year. The six-week evening course runs from Wednesday 15th January 2020 at 6.30 pm - 9 pm, priced at...
  
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• Major Gifts Coordinator / Royal College of Music / London

  14-11-2019 17:28
  Job Ref No:410-19
  The Major Gifts Coordinator will be responsible for providing the highest level of administrative support to the Major Gifts Team, particularly with preparing proposals and...
  
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• Head of Playhouse Youth / Leeds Playhouse / Yorkshire

  14-11-2019 17:22
  Can you create and deliver an inclusive young people’s strategy that can open up possibilities for all young people? Can you manage an exceptional team of youth arts specialists, alongside a...
  
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• Head of Visitor Experience / Royal Opera House / London

  14-11-2019 17:16
  Full-time (40 hours per week)
  The Royal Opera House welcomes audiences to performances of ballet and opera and participants in its learning and participation programme in excess of 1 million per...
  
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• Sound Technician / Derby Theatre / East Midlands

  14-11-2019 16:50
  Derby Theatre is currently entering an exciting phase in its development and will be expanding its staff team over the coming months. We are now looking for an adaptable and experienced Sound...
  
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• Security Officer / Royal Albert Hall / London

  14-11-2019 16:49
  A key part of this role will be the ability to absorb and react to information, situations and alarms very quickly and to recall procedural, building and event knowledge accurately and...
  
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• Fun & Outgoing Musician Who is Great With Kids for Weekly Classes / MiniJam / London

  14-11-2019 16:44
  We are a rapidly expanding start-up company with a mission to bring music, energy and a fun twist on education for babies and toddlers in South West London. We are seeking another musician with a...
  
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• George IV exhibition to show redeemable side to 'exuberant king'

  14-11-2019 16:33
  
  Monarch drank and gambled, but also commissioned ‘extraordinary art’He was a monarch who spent outrageously, drank and ate too much, womanised and gambled, but George IV was perhaps not as dim, uncultured or physically repulsive as he is often made out to have been.An exhibition opening at Buckingham Palace on Friday is not trying to repair the reputation of a man they bill as Britain’s “exuberant king”, but it does argue he had many redeemable qualities. Related: L
  
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• George IV exhibition shows redeemable qualities of 'exuberant king'

  14-11-2019 16:33
  
  Monarch drank and gambled, but also commissioned ‘extraordinary art’He was a king who spent outrageously, drank and ate too much, womanised and gambled, but George IV was perhaps not as dim, uncultured or physically repulsive as he is often made out.An exhibition opening at Buckingham Palace on Friday is not trying to repair the reputation of a man they bill as Britain’s “exuberant king”, but it does argue he had many redeemable qualities. Related: Letters shed ligh
  
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• LX Operator / Ghost Stories UK Tour / London / UK Tour

  14-11-2019 16:29
  Responsible to: Company Manager, Production Manager & General Manager
  Duties and Responsibilities— To work with the Production Manager, Production Electrician, Associate Lighting Designer,...
  
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• Feature Writer / Trigger / South West

  14-11-2019 16:27
  Imaginary Advice is an experimental storytelling podcast, produced by Ross Sutherland. Starting in 2014, it won the British Podcast Award for Fiction and was listed as one of the “10 Fiction...
  
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• Senior Ticketing & Membership Operations Manager (mat cover) / Southbank Centre / London

  14-11-2019 16:21
  We are looking for a Senior Ticketing & Membership Operations Manager to work closely in supporting the Head of Ticketing, Customer Relations and Membership Operations. You will give a...
  
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• Readings from Menna Elfyn and Ness Owen / Arachne Press/Penn'rallt Gallery Shop / Wales

  14-11-2019 16:16
  6 for 6.30 21st November 2019 at Penn'rallt Gallery Shop, 3 Glasfryn, Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth, Powys, mid Wales SY20 8AJ
  darllen hamddenol, ceirios cyn cysgu, llaeth cynnes, nytmeg,...
  
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• Story Cities at City Writes / Arachne Press/City, University of London / London

  14-11-2019 16:05
  On Wednesday 11th December, you are invited to City Writes Autumn 2019, at City125 Suite, 26-38 Whiskin Street EC1R 0JD
  Arachne Press editors Cherry Potts and Rosamund Davies will be reading flash...
  
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• Property Surveyor / Historic Royal Palaces / London

  14-11-2019 16:05
  Our palaces need the greatest of care - the years have taken their toll - and we are now seeking to recruit a number of skilled and experienced construction and property professionals to expand our...
  
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• Brighton based playwriting course for 16 - 25 year olds / New Writing South and Theatre Royal Brighton / South East / London

  14-11-2019 16:04
  If you're 16 - 25 and want to explore the possibilities of writing for performance join this 8 week course facilitated by professional playwright Sara Clifford and run by Theatre Royal Brighton in...
  
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• Finance Officer / Ropetackle Arts Centre / South East

  14-11-2019 15:58
  This interesting role combines the job of book-keeping and finance duties with general admin to assist the smooth running of the Ropetackle Arts Centre office. 
  This is a new part-time role of...
  
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• Promotions Manager / Impact Marketing / London

  14-11-2019 15:51
  Impact generates audiences for cultural events and attractions for our clients in the arts, entertainment and leisure sectors. We do this through our range of expert marketing services which includes...
  
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• Bar & Welcome Team Member / Hoxton Hall / London

  14-11-2019 15:45
  We have an exciting opportunity to join our Welcome Team! Working as part of the team you will be the first point of contact for visitors to Hoxton Hall, ensuring guests and audience members are...
  
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• Administrator / Transform / Yorkshire

  14-11-2019 15:35
  Transform, an international festival and Leeds based producing company, is recruiting for an Administrator.
  It’s an exciting moment for Transform. Our highly successful 2019 festival was our...
  
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• Collection & Exhibitions Registrar / The Hepworth Wakefield / Yorkshire

  14-11-2019 15:26
  £28,000 per annum
  Full-time – 37 hours per week
  Permanent
  The Hepworth Wakefield has welcomed over 2.2 million visitors since opening in May 2011 and is now firmly established as a...
  
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• Executive Producer / Transform / Yorkshire

  14-11-2019 15:25
  Transform, an international festival and Leeds based producing company, is recruiting for an Executive Producer.
  It’s an exciting moment for Transform. Our highly successful 2019 festival was...
  
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• Stalking the Invisible / Museum of Walking / London

  14-11-2019 15:24
  Following on from our delightful autumnal walk through Golders Hill Park and the Heath Extension in October led by Dr Peter Coles, we join him again for this walk that traces ancient Parish...
  
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• Food & Beverage Manager / Picturehouse Cinemas / London

  14-11-2019 14:57
  The successful candidate will have experience managing the Front of House in a busy venue. A passion for all things food and drink is an advantage as is a good knowledge of wines and...
  
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• Community Music Manager / Lewisham Music / London

  14-11-2019 14:25
  A new opportunity has arisen to join the Lewisham Music core team as Community Music Manager. We are looking for an experienced and passionate individual to lead and develop our community music...
  
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• Open Call: Artist Residencies to Explore the Ecological Crisis / Dance Research Studio / London

  14-11-2019 14:19
  There is a growing and urgent cultural and social momentum driving forward awareness about environmental sustainability and animal extinction. Dance Research Studio in collaboration with Dance4/iC4C...
  
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• Open Call - Artist Residencies to Explore the Ecological Crisis / Dance Research Studio / London

  14-11-2019 14:19
  There is a growing and urgent cultural and social momentum driving forward awareness about environmental sustainability and animal extinction. Dance Research Studio in collaboration with Dance4/iC4C...
  
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• Artist Residencies to Explore the Ecological Crisis / Dance Research Studio / London

  14-11-2019 14:19
  There is a growing and urgent cultural and social momentum driving forward awareness about environmental sustainability and animal extinction. Dance Research Studio in collaboration with Dance4/iC4C...
  
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• Part time Finance & HR Administrator / Lewisham Music / London

  14-11-2019 14:17
  A new opportunity has arisen to join the Lewisham Music core team as a Finance & HR Administrator. The team is looking for a well organised and efficient administrator with skills and experience...
  
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• Weekend Usher / Little Angel Theatre / London

  14-11-2019 14:08
  We are looking for a Weekend Usher to join our team, covering all Saturdays and Sundays from Saturday 7 December 2019 to Sunday 1 March 2020. Responsibilities will include ensuring our audience are...
  
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• Weekend Front of House and Box Office Team Member / Little Angel Theatre / London

  14-11-2019 14:06
  We are looking for an additional person to join our Front of House and Box Office team to cover all Saturdays and Sundays from Saturday 7 December 2019 to Sunday 1 March 2020. The successful...
  
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• Youth Advisor / William Morris Society / London

  14-11-2019 13:53
  We are currently recruiting for one or more Youth Advisor(s) aged 18 to 25 to join our Education and Marketing committees to bring different challenges and insights to...
  
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• Project Manager for Collaboration: Place: Change / National Centre for Writing / East

  14-11-2019 13:40
  0.5fte fixed term contract from Dec 2019 – until 31 March 2022
  Collaboration: Place: Change is a 30-month professional development programme designed to develop current and next-generation...
  
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• Arts in Libraries Officer / St Helens Library Service, St Helens Council / North West

  14-11-2019 13:36
  Hours: 22 hours per week
  Pay: From: £14,745.35 pa To: £15,647.95 pa (Scp 19-22 equivalent to £24,799 - £26,317 full time)
  St Helens Library Service became an Arts Council...
  
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• Protest Singer-Songwriter in Residence / Durham University / North East

  14-11-2019 13:28
  Durham University are seeking to appoint a Protest Singer-Songwriter in Residence to work with our Department of Sociology, a world leading research department involved in a range of social and...
  
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• Contract Story Builder / Discover Children's Story Centre / London

  14-11-2019 13:23
  Discover Children’s Story Centre, the UK’s first centre dedicated to children aged 0-11 and their families, is seeking a motivated, energetic and responsible individual to be part of its...
  
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• Piano Teacher for Established School in Central London / London Contemporary School of Piano / London

  14-11-2019 13:12
  A Leading London Piano School is looking for a new self-employed pianist to join our outstanding team.
  We are a team of outstanding teachers and pianists with our own niches in the industry
  The...
  
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• Head of Futures & Skills / British Film Institute / London

  14-11-2019 13:07
  Head of Futures & Skills
  (Fixed term until March 2021, Maternity Cover)
  Salary £44,673 - £52,788 plus generous benefits package
  We support flexible working
   
  We are seeking...
  
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