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• Peter Handke’s Nobel Prize Shows Why Aesthetics Alone Should Not Be The Criterion

  28-01-2020 23:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The controversy has spurred long-standing debates about where storiescome from, who is responsible for them and what it means as a writer tobear witness to truth— and also, which persons or institutions havethe authority to do so. These events unfolded at a time of rising ethnonationalism across Europe. – The Conversation
  
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• Poetry Written By AI Is Getting Much Better (Stylistically)

  28-01-2020 23:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  GPT-2’s writing is grammatically correct. It all more or less soundstrue to its source, if all you heard was the tone. But what thosesequences mean, therein lies the rub. GPT-2’s poetry prizes style oversubstance. Which is understandable, because it doesn’t know whatsubstance is. – LitHub
  
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• Murals honor Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna – in pictures

  28-01-2020 23:07
  
  Fans and artists around the world have responded to the shocking deaths of the NBA star and his daughter in a helicopter crashKobe Bryant ranked at the very top in the pantheon of US sports megastarsContinue reading...
  
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• Why Do We Define Success As Growth? Success Might Actually Mean “De-Growing”

  28-01-2020 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On this midsummer morning, 40 thinkers and activists have come togetherto challenge the core economic orthodoxy of our time: that growth is themost critical measure of human flourishing, an axiom that seemsincreasingly untenable in the age of accelerating climate change. TheHotel Belvédère du Rayon Vert symbolizes the very empire these adherentsof “degrowth,”as the movement is known, wish to overthrow: consumption, wealth,inequality, travel, and cement, the whole modern
  
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• Coming Soon - Artist Development, made for artists by artists / Wet Picnic / London

  28-01-2020 22:04
  Coming Soon: Artist Development, made for artists by artists. Wet Picnic are delighted to announce that we are about to launch our brand new professional development programme, The...
  
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• Producing Assistants / Punchdrunk International / London

  28-01-2020 21:36
  Punchdrunk International is seeking two talented Producing Assistants to help with the launch and running of our next project. The successful candidates will support our producing team with ...
  
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• Introduction to Portrait Oil Painting Workshop / The Useful Art Class / West Midlands

  28-01-2020 21:32
  Learn how to set out a palette and mix paint to accurately create any portrait!
  Date And Time: Sat, 29 February 2020 (10am - 1pm)
  What will it cover?
  In the sanctuary of the Artist Studios this...
  
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• Still Life Oil Painting Workshop / The Useful Art Class / West Midlands

  28-01-2020 21:27
  Have fun experimenting with oils and gain the confidence and inspiration to create any still life painting.
  Date And Time: Sat, 8 February 2020 10am – 1pm
  What will it cover?
  In the...
  
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• Life Drawing Workshop / The Useful Art Class / West Midlands

  28-01-2020 21:21
  Let us take you through the processes of drawing from a life model.
  Have fun experimenting and gain the confidence and inspiration to successfully draw from life. Starting with quick sketching and...
  
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• Born at Devoted & Disgruntled / Tmesis Theatre / North West / International

  28-01-2020 19:28
  Part of 'Wicked Women' – a day of female focused conversation & performance from Tmesis Theatre.
  Tmesis Theatre continue to facilitate vital conversation for women in the arts. Join us...
  
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• Freelance Photography Tutor In Primary Schools (London) / The London Lens Project Ltd / London

  28-01-2020 18:00
  For this role you are required to have the following:
  DBS
  Public Liability Insurance 
  Safeguarding Certificate
  First Aid Certificate
  Be self...
  
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• Business Development Manager / Movema / North West

  28-01-2020 17:16
  To realise our vision Movema is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Business Development Manager. Working closely with the Co-Directors and team to build the capacity of the organisation allowing...
  
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• Is Mary Beard right to say classical nudes are ‘soft porn for the elite’?

  28-01-2020 16:54
  
  The academic is not the first to suggest that nudes in art were about titillation as much as aesthetics – but is there a difference between nakedness and nudity?Mary Beard has revealed in an interview with the Radio Times that she has concerns that female nudes in western art are just “soft porn for the elite, dressed up in a classical guise”. Beard, who is promoting her BBC show The Shock of the Nude, will know this is no revolutionary proposition.John Berger’s book Ways
  
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• Mobile Video Production / AMA / London

  28-01-2020 16:50
  Mobile Video Production
  Thursday 26 March, 10.00am — 4.30pm
  What is it about?
  This Masterclass explores the skills required to create short form video using just your mobile device.
  In the...
  
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• Peripatetic Vocal Teacher, Morden SW London (SM4) / Merton Music Foundation / London

  28-01-2020 16:45
  February 2020 Start
  Instrumental Tutor: Voice
  Merton Music Foundation
  Instrumental Tutor – Voice / Choir Leader
  £29 per hour
  Self-Employed / Part Time (up to 10 hours per...
  
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• Google Analytics - intermediate / AMA / East

  28-01-2020 16:44
  Google Analytics and your Audiences — intermediate
  Wednesday 25 March, 3.00pm — 5.00pm
  What is it about?
  This webinar will take your Google Analytics abilities from basic reporting to...
  
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• Google Analytics - the basics / AMA / East

  28-01-2020 16:39
  Google Analytics and your Audiences — the basics
  Tuesday 24 March, 3.00pm — 5.00pm
  What is it about?
  This webinar looks at the 13 Google Analytics reports that all arts and culture...
  
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• Digital Content Masterclass / AMA / London

  28-01-2020 16:36
  Digital Content — finding, writing and sharing great digital content
  Friday 13 March, 10.00am — 4.30pm
  What is it about?
  This Masterclass explores the lifecycle of the digital content...
  
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• Family Friendly Communications / AMA / East

  28-01-2020 16:30
  Family Friendly Communications — ways to welcome all
  Wednesday 5 March, 10.30am — 12.30pm
  What is it about?
  This webinar will help you attract, retain and develop family...
  
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• Intern Position - Digital Marketing/PR Coordinator / Maestro Arts / London

  28-01-2020 16:24
  Digital Marketing/PR Intern - Coordinating Role
  The Mission of the Coordinating Role is to support the Digital Marketing/PR Manager in implementing a marketing policy for the Company by daily...
  
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• Make your Website Accessible / AMA / East

  28-01-2020 16:07
  Make your Website Accessible
  Tuesday 25 February, 10.30am — 12.30pm
  What is it about?
  This webinar will introduce you to the principles of website accessibility and will explore what you...
  
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• Assistant Box Office Manager / Worcester Live Charitable Trust / West Midlands

  28-01-2020 16:02
  Worcester Live operates the Swan Theatre and Huntingdon Hall in Worcester. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Assistant Box Office Manager to assist in delivering the highest standards of...
  
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• How to Use your YouTube Channel / AMA / East

  28-01-2020 16:01
  How to Use your YouTube Channel
  Wednesday 19 February, 10.30am — 12.30pm
  What is it about?
  This webinar explores everything you need to know to make your YouTube channel work for you.
  We...
  
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• Really Accessible Marketing / AMA / East

  28-01-2020 15:49
  Really Accessible Marketing — reaching audiences with Access needs
  Thursday 13 February, 10.30am — 12.30pm
  What is it about?
  This webinar will help you audit your marketing materials...
  
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• Wellbeing at Work / AMA / East

  28-01-2020 15:41
  Wellbeing at Work
  What is it about?
  This webinar offers you the tools you need to support your own wellbeing and that of those around you.
  Wellbeing is a hot topic right now — more than 20%...
  
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• Build audiences as production companies or receiving houses / AMA / East

  28-01-2020 15:38
  Touring Diverse Work — building audiences as production companies or receiving venuesWhat is it about?
  This webinar explores joined up approaches to programming and marketing for work that...
  
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• Executive Director / Impact Dance / London

  28-01-2020 15:22
  Impact Dance is looking for an Executive Director to work alongside the CEO & Artistic Director at what is a pivotal time in Impact’s history; based and working at the Battersea Arts...
  
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• Assistant Producer / 99 Comedy Club / London

  28-01-2020 15:18
  The 99 Club has been awarded Best London Comedy Club at the Chortle Awards for the last 9 years and runs shows at multiple venues in the West End. We work with the best comedians in the country, as...
  
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• Marketing and Sales Officer / The Lightbox gallery and museum / South East

  28-01-2020 14:55
  Job title: Marketing and Sales OfficerBased at: The Lightbox, Woking, SurreyReports to: Operations ManagerSalary: £20,000 per annumHours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week, Mon – Fri. Some...
  
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• Artist Talk with Paula Chambers / The Civic / Yorkshire

  28-01-2020 14:51
  We welcome you to come along to an Artist Talk with Paula Chambers on Saturday 15 February at 1:30pm. Paula is currently showcasing her work at The Civic: Shoplifting from Woolworths and...
  
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• Thumbs Up Artists tour and talk / Castlefield Gallery / North West

  28-01-2020 14:49
  The four artists Michael Beard, Frances Disley, Harry Meadley, and Leslie Thompson, will lead a tour of the exhibition. They will discuss the ways in which their works interact within the space and...
  
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• Jerwood Bursaries 2020 / Jerwood Arts / London / UK wide

  28-01-2020 14:38
  Jerwood Bursaries provide funding of up to £1,250 to expand and invigorate your artistic practice, enabling you to experiment with new ideas and undertake self-defined professional development...
  
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• Management Accountant / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic / North West

  28-01-2020 14:34
  Liverpool Philharmonic are excited to welcome applications for a Management Accountant. The appointed person will be responsible for the operational and financial management of Liverpool Philharmonic...
  
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• Register for Devon Open Studios 2020 / Devon Artist Network / South West

  28-01-2020 14:28
  Call For Artists and Makers for Devon Open Studios 2020
  Registration for the 2020 Devon Open Studios event has now opened; artists and makers in the county are invited to get involved.  
  Devon...
  
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• Earth Photo 2020 Call for Entries / / London / International

  28-01-2020 14:28
  Earth Photo is an innovative competition and exhibition developed jointly by Forestry England and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) which reflects the...
  
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• Development Executive (Trusts & Foundations) / Birmingham Museum Trust / West Midlands

  28-01-2020 14:22
  Are you an energetic, ambitious and innovative trust fundraiser looking to develop a career in the non-profit sector?  A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join Birmingham Museums as a member...
  
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• Art Tutor (part-time, North London) / The Seasons Art Class / South East

  28-01-2020 14:21
  Opportunity for an animated, energetic, talented instructor in North London (Edgeware/Brentcross and East Finchley areas).
  Easy to follow curriculums.
  1 day per week (with the possibility of...
  
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• Managing Director / The Showroom / London

  28-01-2020 14:16
  Full-time, 2 year fixed term contract
  Salary: £35,000 per annum
  Closing date: Midnight on Monday 10 February 2020 
  Over the past ten years The Showroom has grown into an internationally...
  
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• Producer / fanSHEN / South East / London

  28-01-2020 14:14
  We are fanSHEN. We’ve been going in some form or other since 2008 and we used to be a theatre company. Now we make audience-centric work which usually uses some form of ‘digital...
  
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• Love Spoon Carving / Blackhorse Workshop / London

  28-01-2020 14:09
  Saturday 15th February, 2-4pmPrice: £38
  Click to book
  Join Studio Squig for a special Love Spoon carving workshop at Blackhorse Workshop. Taking inspiration from the traditional Welsh Love...
  
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• Artist Development Manager / The Old Vic Theatre / London

  28-01-2020 14:04
  The Old Vic is London’s independent not-for-profit theatre, a world leader in creativity and entertainment. We hold the belief that theatre needs to be cherished, supported and shared with as...
  
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• Participation Programme Leader / Mayflower Theatre / South West

  28-01-2020 13:51
  Participation Programme Leader our Community and Education Department
   Would you like to join one of the most successful large scale theatres in the UK, recently awarded "Best Company to work...
  
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• Musical Director - Freelance / The Octagon Theatre Bolton / North West

  28-01-2020 13:44
  The Octagon is seeking a freelance Musical Director and Choir leader to work on an exciting community production in the Octagon’s brand new building.
  This large community production is a new...
  
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• Preservation Manager / Imperial War Museums / London

  28-01-2020 13:18
  An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Preservation Manager to join the Imperial War Museums.
  The purpose of the job is to plan and manage collection care programmes at all of IWM’s five...
  
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• Box Office Sales Assistants / Curve Theatre / East Midlands

  28-01-2020 13:07
  Leicester Theatre Trust (LTT) has an exciting opportunity for customer focussed individuals to join the Ticket Sales Team at Curve, Leicester’s state of the art...
  
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• Finance Director / Pilot Theatre / Yorkshire

  28-01-2020 12:42
  Pilot Theatre are looking for new Finance Director. This is a part time post – with the hours varying according to the cycles of financial planning and reporting. Pilot’s financial year...
  
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• Programme Producer / Science Museum Group / London

  28-01-2020 12:35
  Do you have experience of developing learning content for teenagers? Can you manage and motivate a team to innovate and experiment with new programming?
  The world-class Science Museum in London is...
  
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• Creative Partnerships Manager / Serpentine Galleries / London

  28-01-2020 12:12
  As the Creative Partnership Manager, you will develop a long-term partnerships strategy to drive visibility for the Serpentine brand and programme. You will collaborate with leading brands (including...
  
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• Producer / Leeds Playhouse / Yorkshire

  28-01-2020 12:10
  The Producer will work within the heart of the Artistic Planning team as a Head of Department, which is jointly led by the Senior Producer and Associate Director. The Producer will work with the...
  
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• Creative Learning Trainee / Hackney Empire / London

  28-01-2020 12:02
  Want to help young people access the Arts? Then apply for this exciting internship with one of London’s leading theatres…
  Apply...
  
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