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• Critic Philosopher George Steiner, 92

  05-02-2020 23:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  He was what many people call a human encyclopedia—not in the Americansense, a blank vault of facts, but in the French Enlightenment one: acritical repository of significant knowledge. His long book reviews forthis magazine, written over thirty years, from 1966 to 1997, were dottedwith allusions of the kind that a naturally horizontal thinker couldn’thelp but include. But they were never imposed or forced—his mind truly,on its way to Borges, passed through Sophocles and stopped
  
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• David Hockney portrait of Ed Sheeran to be shown in UK

  05-02-2020 20:13
  
  Exhibition of artist’s work at London gallery will also feature portrait of sister and two videosA portrait by David Hockney of Ed Sheeran will be shown in the UK for the first time.It will be part of an exhibition of portraits by the 82-year-old British artist, entitled Video Brings Its Time To You, You Bring Your Time To Paintings And Drawings, which will also include a canvas of the singer Bruno Mars.David Hockney: Video Brings Its Time To You, You Bring Your Time To Paintings And Drawi
  
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• Acting - East London / Offthe_Page Creative Practice / London

  05-02-2020 19:56
  Acting - East London Workshops are for anyone who would like to act and perform. Zero experience is required. We invite different industry professionals run each workshop.We start our workshops...
  
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• Wretched of the Screen / Digital Artist Residency / South East

  05-02-2020 19:36
  WRETCHED OF THE SCREEN is an exhibition at Magdalen Art Space as part of The Wrong Biennalé ••ARTISTSAlfred Marasigan | Fenyi Franklin Zhu | Indexstring.org / Another Lemon | Jack...
  
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• Radical Figures review – sex, snakes, sprouting heads and flying burgers

  05-02-2020 19:21
  
  Whitechapel Gallery, London
  The death of painting is always much exaggerated as this engaging show of figurative work by 10 contemporary painters richly demonstrates‘Representational painting has been deeply unfashionable and largely superseded by photography and video among young, ambitious artists since the critical backlash against neo-expressionism in the 1980s,” reads a wall text at the start of Radical Figures: Painting in the New Millennium at the Whitechapel Gallery in east L
  
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• Marketing & Engagement Manager / the Albany / London

  05-02-2020 19:14
  Based in Deptford, London, the Albany is a pioneering, multi-use performing arts venue with a strong focus on working with diverse communities.
  This exciting new role has been created as we...
  
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• Archivist (Maternity cover) / National Portrait Gallery / London

  05-02-2020 19:02
  The National Portrait Gallery houses a unique collection of all forms of portraiture of the people who have made or are currently contributing to British history and culture; the collection is the...
  
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• Visitor Experience Assistant / The Wordsworth Trust / North West

  05-02-2020 18:50
  As we prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Wordsworth’s birth in April this year, we are undertaking profound and exciting changes to our historic site including the reinterpretation...
  
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• Art Club Leader & Art Teacher / art-K Ashtead Ltd / South East

  05-02-2020 18:39
  Art is no longer being taught at schools; we're creating a movement to make art matter and show the population about its importance in our lives. It has positive effects on mental health, development...
  
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• Artist, BLOC Lab / Suffolk Libraries / South East

  05-02-2020 18:37
  Bury St Edmunds Library, BLOC LAB
  A week long mixed media artist residency.Mon 30 March - Fri 3 April 2020
  Bury St Edmunds Library
  £500 fee, lunch provided by Suffolk...
  
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• PA to the Executive/Office Administrator / London Philharmonic Orchestra / London

  05-02-2020 18:36
  This is a key role in ensuring the smooth running of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.  The post holder will act as PA to the Chief Executive and Artistic Directors, whilst also providing core...
  
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• Artist Commission Opportunity / PEER / London

  05-02-2020 18:31
  Artist Fee: up to 18 days @£200 per day (total maximum fee £3,600)
  Working days: 1.5 days a month, flexible working days and hours, April 2020 to May...
  
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• Finds Liaison Officer for Somerset / South West Heritage Trust / South West

  05-02-2020 18:30
  Location:        Somerset Heritage Centre in Taunton. Travel will be required across Somerset, Devon and Dorset.
  Hours:            37 hours per...
  
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• Senior Account Executive / Account Manager / Name PR / London

  05-02-2020 18:18
  Name PR is looking to hire an accomplished communications professional with demonstrable experience. Depending on your level, you could join as a Senior Account Executive or as an Account...
  
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• Submissions for exhibition hire 2020 / The Crypt Gallery, St Pancras Church Euston, London / London

  05-02-2020 18:02
  The Crypt Gallery, Euston is one of the most atmospheric and unique galleries in London and hosts a year-round programme of art exhibitions, events and performances. Its fabulous central London...
  
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• 'An act of hope': why Antony Gormley teamed up with K-pop superstars BTS

  05-02-2020 17:58
  
  The sculptor’s metal tumbleweed made from 11 miles of aluminum tubing brings the band’s global arts project to Brooklyn Bridge ParkOn the shore of the East River in Brooklyn Bridge Park, a tangle of aluminum coils rests like a tangled 50-foot slinky. The massive loops form a porous cave against the light Tuesday morning rain – people pose for pictures at the edges, while a toddler steps over the square tubes in tiny Ugg boots. The hulking aluminum tumbleweed, likely to be stumb
  
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• Sound Technician / Almeida Theatre / London

  05-02-2020 17:47
  The Almeida Theatre is seeking a Sound Technician. This is a permanent position.
  For a job description and details of how to apply please visit our website:...
  
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• Second Sight film tour launch / Independent Cinema Office / London

  05-02-2020 17:44
  Second Sight explores the legacy, methods, aesthetic strategies and histories of the UK’s Black Film Workshop Movement.
  The Black Film Workshop Movement developed throughout the 1980s, a...
  
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• Cello and Keyboard Instructor, North Leeds Music Centre / ArtForms (Leeds City Council) / Yorkshire

  05-02-2020 17:42
  ArtForms supports schools in music and artistic activities throughout Leeds.  Our music service provides tuition to 14,000 young people across the city, through a combination of school-based...
  
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• Support Mentor / Disability Arts Online / London

  05-02-2020 17:24
  Disability Arts Online is looking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivational and experienced Support Mentor to help bring out the best in our new Digital Influencer. Working on ‘Lead’, the...
  
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• Communications Manager / Disability Arts Online / London / (Remote)

  05-02-2020 17:21
  Disability Arts Online is looking for someone with strong experience in arts marketing and communications to lead on the planning and delivery of our communications strategy, raising the profile of...
  
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• Gallery Unit available for rent in SE London / Enclave / London

  05-02-2020 17:20
  We have a gallery space to rent at at Enclave, our street of 10 gallery and arts project spaces.  The unit is glass fronted and currently available for long term hire (6 month...
  
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• Relief Centre Assistant (Hosting) / Arvon / South West

  05-02-2020 17:13
  Would you like to work for Arvon, the UK’s leading creative writing charity?
  We are looking for candidates with a wide range of practical and interpersonal skills, and an ability to work...
  
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• Co-creation and Audience Development in TYA across Europe / New International Encounter (NIE) / London

  05-02-2020 17:13
  Following a performance of our European collaboration I Will Be Everything, New International Encounter will chair a discussion with panellists including, Alex Byrne (Co-Artistic Director, New...
  
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• Relief Centre Assistant (Catering) / Arvon / South West

  05-02-2020 17:02
  Would you like to work for Arvon, the UK’s leading creative writing charity?
  We are looking for candidates with a wide range of practical and interpersonal skills, and an ability to work...
  
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• Information Assistant / Invigilator / Henry Moore Foundation / East

  05-02-2020 17:01
  Henry Moore Studios & Gardens is the former home of one of the greatest sculptors of the twentieth century. Visitors can experience Moore’s home and studios and enjoy his monumental bronze...
  
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• Visitor Centre Assistant Manager / Henry Moore Foundation / East

  05-02-2020 16:52
  Henry Moore Studios & Gardens is the former home of one of the greatest sculptors of the twentieth century. Visitors can experience Moore’s home and studios and enjoy his monumental bronze...
  
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• Freelance Workshop Facilitator / Goldfinger Factory / London

  05-02-2020 16:37
  Goldfinger Factory is an award-winning design-led social enterprise that crafts sustainable furniture and interiors with a teaching academy for the local community, in one of London’s most...
  
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• Freelance Director / MishMash Productions / East Midlands

  05-02-2020 16:37
  MishMash Productions - Directors R&D Opportunity
   
  Background 
  We are a national leader in producing, promoting and touring bold, music led productions for young...
  
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• Creative Learning Coordinator / Wiltshire Music Centre Trust Ltd / South West

  05-02-2020 16:37
  Full-time, permanent role – Starting asap – £21,000 p.a.
  Wiltshire Music Centre is offering an exciting opportunity to join its vibrant team as Creative Learning Coordinator....
  
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• Freelance Photographer / Creative Youth Network / South West

  05-02-2020 16:34
  We are looking for a freelance photographer to help us capture young people’s stories in our youth clubs across Bristol and South Gloucestershire.  
  We particularly welcome...
  
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• In-House Photographer and Videographer / Arts University Bournemouth / South West

  05-02-2020 16:30
  Arts University Bournemouth is the leading professional arts university dedicated to creative education and career success. Offering courses in art, design, architecture, media and performance, we...
  
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• Workshop leaders - Liverpool/ Merseyside / The Crafty Hen / North West

  05-02-2020 16:28
  Come join the brood: we are seeking dynamic, experienced, workshop leaders & assistants to run ad-hoc craft sessions for our growing events company. We are specifically looking for people to help...
  
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• Artizan 2020 Relaunch Exhibition | Torbay Guild Award Winners / Artizan Gallery / South West

  05-02-2020 16:15
  As we get excited for the year ahead, Artizan Gallery reopens its doors with a celebration of the year gone by as it welcomes the Artizan Award Winners of Torbay Guild’s 2019 Summer...
  
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• Information sought: suspended outdoor artwork feasibility study / Mantle Arts / East Midlands

  05-02-2020 16:11
  Mantle Arts has been commissioned by North West Leicestershire District Council to produce a feasibility study for a series of suspended artworks over an outdoor walkway in Coalville,...
  
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• Administrative Assistant / Charcoalblue / South West

  05-02-2020 15:58
  Charcoalblue is the UK’s most exciting theatre consultancy. We are currently working with the world’s leading architects, designing performing arts buildings for some of the biggest names...
  
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• Data and Systems Manager / Young Vic / London

  05-02-2020 15:55
  We’re looking for a Data and Systems Manager to join our busy and successful theatre.
  Based on The Cut in Waterloo, we produce new plays, classics, musicals, adaptations of books, short films,...
  
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• Digital Content Learning Manager / Bletchley Park Trust Ltd / South East

  05-02-2020 15:54
  The Digital Content Learning Manager will join Bletchley Park at an exciting time, initiating the delivery and expansion of new digital learning activities and programmes.  
  We...
  
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• Business Director / Blast Theory / South East

  05-02-2020 15:47
  We are looking for an effective, empathetic and inspiring leader to join the team as Business Director.
  This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with drive and vision to support the artists in...
  
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• Conference: Research and the Museum Ecosystem, 19 March / National Museum Cardiff / British Art Network / Wales

  05-02-2020 15:42
  19 March 2020, 10:00 - 18:00National Museum Cardiff 
  Registration closes 6 March, 17:00
  Details and registration form
  This British Art Network conference, focusing upon arts-based...
  
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• Head of Development Operations / Royal College of Music / London

  05-02-2020 15:38
  Job reference number: 401-20
  Closing date: 9am Wednesday 19 February 2020
  Interview date: w/c Monday 9 March 2020
  Founded in 1882, The Royal College of Music (RCM) is one of the world's greatest...
  
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• Studio Manager / Theatrum Mundi / London

  05-02-2020 15:35
  Theatrum Mundi helps to expand the crafts of city-making through collaboration between artists and urbanists. Initiated as a research project at LSE Cities in 2012 by Professor Richard Sennett,...
  
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• Development Manager - Individual Giving / Birmingham Hippodrome / West Midlands

  05-02-2020 15:35
  £29,580-35,000 depending on experience + Benefits
  You will deliver on the aspirations and targets for our Artistic, Festivals and Learning and Participation by taking a lead role in...
  
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• Seminar: The Art of Taxidermy, 24 February, Firstsite Colchester / British Art Network / South East

  05-02-2020 15:31
  24 February 2020, 10:30 - 16:00Firstsite: Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex CO1 1JHRegistration closes 21 February, 11:00
  Details and registration form
  Part of the Art Science...
  
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• Fundraising and Membership Administrator / The Postal Museum / London

  05-02-2020 15:13
  We are looking for a Fundraising and Membership Administrator to support the development team, to provide general administration support, research on potential donors and prospects, and assist with...
  
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• Driver Controller / The Postal Museum / London

  05-02-2020 15:10
  As a Driver Controller you will fulfil an important role as a member of the Operations & Commercial Department. Within the Visitor Experience team, you will be working alongside Hosts, Team...
  
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• Bookseller / Crediton Community Bookshop / South West

  05-02-2020 14:19
  An exciting opportunity has arisen for a bookseller to join the CCB team!
  CCB is an award-winning independent bookshop and creative co-working space. We are looking for a highly motivated person to...
  
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• Migration, Heritage and Belonging Community Facilitator X2 / National Maritime Museum / London

  05-02-2020 14:04
  National Maritime Museum is looking for two experienced Community Facilitators to adapt and deliver development sessions with partners to target underrepresented groups (eg. Somali,...
  
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• Apply to The Drawing Year 2020-21 / Royal Drawing School / London

  05-02-2020 13:54
  Applications close on 31 March 2020
  One year, full scholarship, postgraduate level programme. 
  The Drawing Year is a full scholarship postgraduate-level course offering up to thirty students...
  
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• CIVIC: a riotous stomp through the stories of Plymouth / Barbican Theatre, Plymouth / South West

  05-02-2020 13:51
  CIVIC presents an imperfect history of Plymouth: the Civic Centre from 1961 to now, showcasing a mix of dance theatre, new writing, old film footage and stories from real people, performed in the...
  
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