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• Library and Archives Director / English Folk Dance and Song Society/Vaughan Williams Memorial Library / London / London

  12-02-2020 23:59
  Summary Job Purpose
  The Library and Archives Director is a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), led by the Chief Executive and comprising Marketing, Education, Finance, Development, and...
  
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• The Media Industry Is Booming. So Why Is Creative Employment In Los Angeles Down

  12-02-2020 23:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  L.A.’s creative economy directly employed 402,465 workers in 2018, down 0.1% from 2017, according to the annual Otis Report released Wednesday.– Los Angeles Times
  
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• How Ballerina Costumes Influenced 20th Century Fashion

  12-02-2020 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Ballet costumes influenced fashion, and fashion influenced balletcostumes. This interplay, I think, was very, very richduring the mid-century.”  – The Daily Beast
  
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• Free acting weekend workshop, Oxford School of Drama in Oldham / The Oxford School of Drama & Oldham Coliseum Theatre / North West

  12-02-2020 22:36
  The Oxford School of Drama in partnership with Oldham Coliseum Theatre are running a free weekend workshop for anyone interested in seeking a career as a professional actor.
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• How Instagram Is Changing Theatre

  12-02-2020 22:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Instagram is absolutely shaping the theatre industry,” says Jay Armstrong Johnson, who recently played Raoul in Phantom of the Operaon Broadway. Johnson notes that Instagram has become “a necessary app, aconnecting device” not just for fans and those without access to thearts, but also “to other artists, which has often led to new projectsand/or collaborations.” – American Theatre
  
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• Could “Parasite’s” Oscar Win Change The Way Movies Are Distributed Internationally?

  12-02-2020 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  International filmmakers and distributors are now eying Bong Joon Ho’s triumphs with hope and hunger: hope that Parasite‘ssuccess will open the door to global cinema, giving othernon-English-language movies shots at the world’s No. 1 film award;hunger for the sort of global box office returns that, with fewexceptions, have been beyond the reach of films made outside Hollywood. – The Hollywood Reporter
  
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• Carlos Acosta’s Big Plans For Birmingham Ballet

  12-02-2020 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The new artistic director says:“I want the level of the dancers to be raised dramatically, and therepertoire I’m bringing is crucial. I want a company that isstrong, that is not predictable, that is energetic, that takes risks,but stays true to tradition at the highest level. I’m up for big crazyideas. I’m never going to say no to anything that’s new and bold.” – The Guardian
  
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• Why Anonymous Is A Bestselling Author, And Why That’s A Problem

  12-02-2020 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “For readers, the anonymous author holds a simple and compelling promise. Here is someone who – by concealing their identity – can reveal the complete and shocking truth. … [Yet] this is truth-telling predicated, after all, on a lie – perhaps the biggest lie possible, the denial of who you are. There is plenty of room for fiction to sneak in under the cover of the original fib.” – The Guardian
  
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• “Wasteful & Unnecessary” Spending: Trump Dumps Arts & Humanities, IMLS, Public Broadcasting (again)

  12-02-2020 20:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Don’t be lulled into false complacency, art-lings, on the theory that Congress will again resist the President’s call to ax support for NEA, NEH, IMLS and CPB. Contact your Congressional representatives. – Lee Rosenbaum
  
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• Armada portraits of Elizabeth I united behind old naval college

  12-02-2020 20:45
  
  Differences between the three versions can be appreciated as they hang together for first timeArt lovers will finally be able to fully appreciate the important differences between the three Armada portraits of Elizabeth I, when they are hanging alongside each other in Greenwich for the first time in their history, according to a senior curator ta the National Portrait Gallery in London.“All these paintings have scattered across the country, but they only make sense when they are in dialogu
  
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• What AI Will Never Be Able To Do

  12-02-2020 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Will an AI system ever deliver a translation of aliterary text, say, that is not only accurate but also sensitive tomeaning, unless it has a genuine understanding of what the story isabout? But what would such understanding amount to? AIresearchers like to talk about “human-level” intelligence… Yet we don’t even knowwhat that means unless the system is conscious of itself; certainly itwon’t be attained simply by making systems excel at the imitation game. –
  
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• How Dorothea Lange Changed America

  12-02-2020 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “[Her work] did nothing less than heighten the stakes of what we expect from a photograph, expectations that persist. … She was an artist under the guise of a journalist and an activist under the guise of a dispassionate civil servant, and it would be impossible to think of any of these roles today without her influence.” – T — The New York Times Style Magazine
  
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• Communications Assistant / Mobius Industries Ltd / London

  12-02-2020 19:39
  Mobius is a fast-growing boutique PR and marketing agency that specialises in theatre, comedy and dance. Offering PR, marketing, content, print, design, London-wide print distribution, media buying...
  
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• New Study Contests When Easter Island Collapse Happened

  12-02-2020 19:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The research, which appears in the Journal of Archaeological Science,contests the accepted timeline that the Easter Island society wasalready in decline by the year 1600 and its massive stone statues leftto fall into disrepair. Conducting radiocarbon dating on 11 sites on Easter Island, theauthors determined the timeline of each monument’s construction. Theirfindings indicate that Easter Islanders were still actively building newMoai figures, and maintaining existing ones, up until at lea
  
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• Group Sales Marketing Officer / Wycombe Swan Theatre / London

  12-02-2020 19:00
  The ideal candidate for the Group Sales Marketing Officer position will have a proven track record in customer service experience and demonstrate an interest in theatre, the arts and a desire to...
  
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• Lead Maker / Centre for Life / North East

  12-02-2020 18:52
  Centre for Life is recruiting a Lead Maker to lead our Making and Science Engagement teams in the new Making Studios. 
  Full Time.  £23k - £25k per annum (dependent on...
  
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• Instrumental and Vocal Music Teachers / Surrey County Council / South East / Surrey

  12-02-2020 18:45
  Surrey Arts are always keen to hear from qualified vocal and instrumental teachers who can help us to deliver great opportunities and services to children and adults across Surrey. Whilst we may not...
  
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• Head of Principal Giving / University of Birmingham / West Midlands

  12-02-2020 18:39
  The University of Birmingham has a proud history of philanthropy stretching back to its foundation in 1900.  With a clear vision to change the lives of the people of Birmingham, Joseph...
  
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• Finance Manager / Lighthouse / South East

  12-02-2020 18:35
  Role: Finance ManagerPart-time Contract: £30,000 (pro-rata)Hours: 2 days per week (15 hours)Deadline for Applications: 12pm, Thursday 5th March 2020Location: Lighthouse office...
  
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• Archive and Editorial Assistant / Artist Studio / London

  12-02-2020 18:15
  Fixed term contract for six months with the possibility of extension
  A high-profile artist is seeking an archive and editorial assistant to support a diverse series of publication, digital and...
  
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• Preview: Photography, Print and Works on Paper / Candid Arts Trust / London

  12-02-2020 18:12
  Candid Arts would like to invite you to the preview of our Photography, Print & Works on Paper Exhibition.Admission is free and a licensed bar on site will give the public the opportunity enjoy a...
  
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• Weekend Retreat for Visual Artists: 7-8 March / Clayhill Arts / South West

  12-02-2020 18:11
  As we move into Spring, Breathing Space: A Weekend Retreat For Artists has been designed to provide you with the space and time needed for you to pause and reflect on your practice, take stock of...
  
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• Circus Workshop Assistants and Instructors / Top Banana Circus / South East / Portsmouth

  12-02-2020 18:05
  We are based in Portsmouth but travel throughout Hampshire though most of our work is locally based.
  Here are some details about what the role entails:
  - It is £12 per hour (you are also paid...
  
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• The Meet Vincent van Gogh Experience – 'Left me hungry enough to eat paint'

  12-02-2020 18:00
  
  South Bank, London
  This should have been a rollercoaster. Instead, it’s a sedate trudge through giant canvases – giving you the bottle but not the booze, the facts but not the feelingI would love to meet Vincent van Gogh. I would shake his hand – a gesture we know meant a lot to him because he sometimes signed letters “with a handshake”. And I’d tell him: “Vincent, you are loved.” As it happens, Bill Nighy beat me to it, playing a critic in the 201
  
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• Bartholomew Beal obituary

  12-02-2020 17:58
  
  My son Bartholomew Beal, who has died aged 30 of a brain tumour, was a figurative painter who exhibited at home and internationally. Continue reading...
  
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• Research Development Officer / University of Roehampton / London

  12-02-2020 17:51
  Department: Research Office 
  Job title: Research Development Officer - Full time 1.0 FTE 
  Grade:RU07 
  Salary:£36,482 to £39,510 pa inclusive of...
  
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• Creative Events Officer / Culture Coventry / West Midlands / Coventry

  12-02-2020 17:50
  About the role
  Culture Coventry is looking for a highly motivated individual who has the creative vision to build events programming that enrich our cultural offer and that raise the profile of our...
  
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• Events Catering Team Members / Battersea Arts Centre / London

  12-02-2020 17:48
  We are recruiting a team of Events Catering Team Members to provide broad, flexible and practical support in the delivery of event catering for our growing events and catering business.
  Housed in an...
  
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• Head of Concerts & Production / London Sinfonietta / London

  12-02-2020 17:46
  The Head of Concerts & Production leads a busy and dedicated team planning and delivering all London Sinfonietta performance activity including season concerts, UK and international tours,...
  
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• Creative Team - Sunderland Empire Stages / Sunderland Empire / North East

  12-02-2020 17:44
  Sunderland Empire Creative Learning & Community Partnerships (CLCP) is a dynamic department which delivers an award winning programme of locally driven, nationally significant cultural education,...
  
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• Creative Learning and Community Partnerships Practitioner / Richmond Theatre / South East

  12-02-2020 17:42
  ATG Creative Learning & Community Partnerships is a dynamic department which delivers a high quality programme of award winning cultural education which is locally driven, with national...
  
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• Creative Events Producer / Culture Coventry / West Midlands / Coventry

  12-02-2020 17:41
  About the role
  Culture Coventry is looking for a highly motivated individual, who has the creative vision to produce large scale events that have impact in and for the city.
  As an integral member...
  
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• Collage artist Elisabeth Wild dies in Guatemala, aged 98

  12-02-2020 17:33
  
  The artist lived and exhibited work with her daughter, Vivian Suter, and was on the cusp of her British public art debutThe artist Elisabeth Wild has died at her home in Guatemala, her publicist has announced, just weeks before her UK public art debut at the age of 98.Wild’s new design for the spring edition of the pocket Tube map is to appear in May, under the aegis of Art on the Underground. It was commissioned in conjunction with a major new installation by her daughter, the artist Vivi
  
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• Two Super Super Hot Men / Alan and Ron / London

  12-02-2020 17:27
  Alan and Ron are sweaty. Really sweaty. The heat is rising in their studio and the milk has gone off. But life goes on, right? As they continue to soundtrack climate documentaries, it becomes...
  
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• Front of House Supervisor / Regent Centre Christchurch / South West

  12-02-2020 17:25
  We are looking for a full time Front of House Supervisor to work at the centre of our staffing and volunteer customer service team within one of the UKs busiest independent cinemas and live...
  
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• Senior Visitor Services Assistant / Ryedale Folk Museum / Yorkshire / Hutton le Hole

  12-02-2020 17:16
  The successful candidate will be employed to provide a welcoming experience for visitors through the efficient handling of admissions and shop sales and maintain our excellent standards of customer...
  
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• Digital Marketing Consultant / Daata / London

  12-02-2020 17:13
  Digital Marketing Manager
  Daata the leading online platform for artists video, sound and digital media artworks seeks an experienced freelance Digital Marketing Manager to join its growing...
  
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• Sales Consultant / Daata / London

  12-02-2020 17:01
  Daata the leading online platform for artists video, sound and digital media artworks seeks an experienced freelance Sales Person with proven track record in sales in any field to join its...
  
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• Creative Learning and Community Partnerships Officer / Glasgow Theatres / North West

  12-02-2020 16:59
  Glasgow Theatres seeks enthusiastic creative learning professional for year long Maternity cover.
  We’re looking for a pro-active creative learning professional to work across the Theatre Royal...
  
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• Concert and Orchestra Assistant / Royal Academy of Music / London

  12-02-2020 16:58
  The Academy has a busy and thriving orchestral life, providing comprehensive orchestral and ensemble training and exciting performance opportunities with the many eminent conductors and...
  
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• Project Assistant / Cryptic / Glasgow

  12-02-2020 16:56
  Cryptic are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Project Assistant to join our small, busy arts company based in Glasgow City Centre. We are looking for a person who has an interest in...
  
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• Technical Stage Manager / The Theseus Agency Ltd. / London / UK Tour

  12-02-2020 16:51
  Project: Rainbow Adventure – Immersive Children’s touring ShowResponsible for day to day smooth and safe running of all technical and scenic...
  
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• Theatre Placement / Cast / Yorkshire / Doncaster

  12-02-2020 16:50
  Cast is seeking an enthusiastic and driven individual to take part in a professional placement
   Theatre Placement
  £8.95/hour based on 20 hours/week for 6 month professional...
  
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• Ticketing Operations Assistant (Theatre) / See Tickets / London

  12-02-2020 16:40
  See Tickets are the premier international ticketing agent for festivals, venues, and theatre, through our unique blend of sales, marketing, distribution and technology.
  Reporting to the Revenue...
  
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• Call for artists - 'The Coast is Queer' Blackpool Weekender / UK Young Artists / North West / London, North East, South East, South West, East Midlands, West Midlands, Yorkshire, East

  12-02-2020 16:37
  CALLOUT: UKYA Blackpool Weekender 2: The Coast is Queer
  An invitation to artists to explore the trajectory and longevity of queer culture through collective conversations, facilitated workshops and...
  
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• Early Damien Hirst artwork bought for £600 could fetch £1.8m

  12-02-2020 16:14
  
  Artist pays tribute to collector Robert Tibbles, who was his first customer in 1989In 1989, 28-year-old Robert Tibbles bought a medicine cabinet artwork full of bottles of pills for £600. His friends derided it as “crap” and told Tibbles he had been ripped off and should return it.On Thursday that medicine cabinet, called Bodies by Damien Hirst, is expected to sell for between £1.2m and £1.8m in an auction of Tibbles’ entire Cool Britannia collection, which al
  
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• Call for Freelance Artists / Hoot Creative Arts / Yorkshire

  12-02-2020 16:05
  Thank you for your interest in this opportunity.
  HOOT is looking for people interested in being included in our pool of freelance artists for engagement on various...
  
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• Company Manager / Producer / Hunt & Darton / South East

  12-02-2020 16:02
  Salary & Contract: Starting Salary of £1500/month (equiv £30,000 pro rata)
  Working Hours: 3 days per week, self-led and flexible hours. The job will include evening and weekend work,...
  
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• Assistant Merchandiser / Imperial War Museums / London

  12-02-2020 15:59
  The IWM Retail and Admissions Department sources and develops products for all branches of the IWM family, playing a vital role in generating profit for the organisation.
  Reporting to the...
  
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• 'We're playing to the world': Galway's European capital of culture year kicks off

  12-02-2020 15:57
  
  Galway 2020 promises everything from Margaret Atwood to art with local asylum-seekers. Its organisers and artists talk about building bridges and creating a lasting legacy for Irish artists‘I know it’s not utopia, but …” Author Sarah Moss has made a decision, she tells the audience at Imagining Ireland. She’s moving to Ireland to discover whether the country of her imagination can survive the test of lived experience. Striking a note of guarded optimism that captur
  
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