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• Report: Arts Drive Tourism In Australia

  21-02-2020 23:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Australians took 12.3 million daytrips and 13.4 million overnight tripswithin Australia that included arts activities in 2018 – an increase of14 percent and 20 percent respectively since 2014 – with increases foundacross visiting museums and art galleries, attending performing arts,visiting art or craft workshops or studios, attending festivals, andexperiencing First Nations arts and craft. The report also flagged anincreasing interest in First Nations arts tourism. – Lime
  
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• Warning: Post-Brexit Border Policies Could Be “Disaster” For Creative Industries

  21-02-2020 23:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Although it is theoretically ‘points-based’, the reality is that itwill be impossible to accrue enough points with a salary below £25,600(without a PhD) unless the role is on the shortage occupation list; alist which excludes many highly-valued creative professions. In our sector, high skill levels do not always equate to highsalaries. There must be recognition of sector-specific means ofassessment including auditions, work experience and portfolios.” – The
  
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• Concerts and Projects Manager / Philharmonia Orchestra / London

  21-02-2020 23:02
  The Philharmonia Orchestra is seeking a Concerts and Projects Manager to administer the Orchestra’s Royal Festival Hall Own Promotions Season and related areas of activity.   ...
  
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• Does Banning Critics Accomplish Anything?

  21-02-2020 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Yolanda Bonnell isn’t the first artist to say that white critics get away with not knowing the cultural reference pointsof work outside of their own interests – but doesn’t cutting reviewersfrom different backgrounds off limit opportunities for learning?“You’re just perpetuating prejudice if youare not going to let people experience other cultures. Ifshe wants more critics of color to review her, fine, invite them. Butyou shouldn’t stop other people from comi
  
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• Freelance administrator / Art History Link-Up / London

  21-02-2020 22:38
  Art History Link-Up (“AHLU”) is seeking an exceptional administrator to ensure the seamless delivery of its successful Art History for Everyone programme, as well as central charity...
  
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• Yolanda Bonnell: Why I Don’t Want White Critics To Review My Work

  21-02-2020 22:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Indigenous performance has been grossly under-reviewed andwhile the tide is shifting, the lens with which predominantly whitecritics view the work has been problematic. The lack of IBPOC voices inthe media—at a time when arts’ coverage is shrinking—means white criticsare often the gatekeepers of success. Thereis often a tone along the lines of ‘I don’t understand this, thereforeit’s not valid or good art.’ Aspects like style, movement, language,
  
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• Rebecca Vassie Memorial Award, photography bursary open / Rebecca Vassie Trust / London / UK wide

  21-02-2020 22:26
  REBECCA VASSIE MEMORIAL AWARD
  Deadline: Friday, 27 March 2020
  Who can apply: An early-to-mid-career photographer in or from the UK
  The award: £2,000 to undertake a narrative photography...
  
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• Artist Bans Critics Who Are Not “Indigenous, Black Or People Of Color”

  21-02-2020 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “This choice might immediately strike some as counterintuitive; itcertainly runs against the dominant conventions of criticism, in whichtheatres offer free tickets to all critics actively reviewing in theirmarket, in exchange for reviews of their shows. Those reviews serve anumber of functions including critical evaluation, historical record andsupport for future funding applications and, more immediately, theyhelp get word out that the shows are happening.” – Toronto Star
  
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• How Language Mutates In The Corporate World

  21-02-2020 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “No matter where I’ve worked, it has always been obvious that if everyoneagreed to use language in the way that it is normally used, which is tocommunicate, the workday would be two hours shorter.” – New York Magazine
  
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• Hidden Away review - makes a rich, heavy meal of a biopic of feral Italian painter

  21-02-2020 21:30
  
  This account of the tough, troubled life of naive artist Antonio Liguabue boasts a committed performance from actor Elio GermanoGeorgio Diritti has directed a lovely-looking and fervent film about the life of the 20th-century naive artist Antonio Ligabue, who suffered poverty and mental illness throughout his life but whose fierce, primitive, impassioned studies and sculptures of animals and human portraits made him celebrated in his own day as an authentic unschooled genius, and an object of cu
  
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• How Pianist Igor Levit Hacked The Attention Economy And Made Himself Into A ‘Thought Leader’

  21-02-2020 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Levit’s career is a stark demonstration of the dissolving boundaries between art and commerce, journalism and public relations, particularly in Germany. … He is a friend to media personalities and politicians. Journalists ask his opinion on climate change, the rise of the far right, books, the ideal body weight. He works with artists and comedians, performs at the Bundestag in Berlin and for the Greens. In England, he’s enraged Brexiteers; in the U.S., he’s &lsqu
  
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• Study: Freedom Of Expression… Except For Arts Workers

  21-02-2020 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  More than eight out of ten survey respondents agreed that “workersin the arts and cultural sector who share controversial opinions riskbeing professionally ostracised”. The overwhelming message that comesacross from more than 1,000 free text comments – running to 60,000 words– is neatly summed up by one person, who said “I often feel pressuredto self-censor for fear of being ‘cancelled’ or bullied for notconforming to the orthodoxy”. – Arts P
  
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• Can A Sitcom About Gentrification Actually Be Funny?

  21-02-2020 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “At its core, gentrification is about what it means to belong. And few places in Los Angeles are more hotly contested in those terms than Boyle Heights,” the Los Angeles neighborhood where the bilingual Netflix series Gentefied is set. – The New York Times
  
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• Director of Artistic Administration / Welsh National Opera / Cardiff

  21-02-2020 19:55
  Welsh National Opera shares the power of live opera with audiences and communities across Wales, England and internationally – in theatres, in neighbourhoods and online.
  We are currently...
  
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• Study: Arts Sector Digital Efforts Stall In Trying To Attract Audiences

  21-02-2020 19:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Research from Arts Council England (ACE) and innovationfoundation Nesta has revealed “a widening gulf” between large and smallorganisations’ capacity and capability to adopt – let alone maximise thepotential of – digital technologies ranging from cameras and phones todistribution software and digital art. Some organisations may already feel “too far behind the adoptioncurve” to test new technologies, the authors say. – Arts Professional
  
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• When Grandma Moses Was Conscripted For The Cold War

  21-02-2020 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Between June and December of 1950, a government-backed exhibition of Moses’s picturesque American scenes toured six European cities. … One Foreign Service officer who was involved with the Moses show declared that the exhibition had been as valuable as ‘pure gold’ in promoting ‘the core of our national character which we are endeavoring to articulate in opposition to the efforts of the communists.'” – Smithsonian Magazine
  
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• Assistant Director on An unfinished man / The Yard Theatre / London

  21-02-2020 18:41
  The Yard is looking for an Assistant Director. Someone to provide imaginative and administrative support to Director Taio Lawson, during the creation of An unfinished man opening April...
  
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• UK Venue Demands Theatre Companies Guarantee Their Shows Won’t Offend Patrons Or Face Fine

  21-02-2020 18:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The management may demand in respect to its right to object toany song, speech, dialogue, business, costume or gesture that forms partof the production, that may offend the ticket buyer; which themanagement may represent. If withdrawal or alteration is not so made,the management reserves the right to refund ticket money at itsdiscretion and to deduct the amount refunded from the settlementfigure.”
  
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• Retail Manager / Norfolk Museums Service / East

  21-02-2020 18:14
  Norfolk Museums Service is looking to appoint a new Retail Manager£24,313 - £26,317 per annum (Scale G)37 hours per weekPermanent contract
  You will manage the Norfolk Museums Service...
  
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• A Family History Chart Of The World’s 100 Most Widely Spoken Languages

  21-02-2020 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “This diagram, created by WordTips, breaks down the world’s 100 most-spoken languages by their roots (e.g., Indo-European for English and Spanish, or Sino-Tibetan for Mandarin) and by the number of native speakers and total speakers. The resulting chart helps reveal some interesting insights.” – Digg
  
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• Studio Runner / Heni Group / London

  21-02-2020 17:48
  We are looking to welcome an ambitious and hardworking Runner to the team of a client of ours, in Central London, who holds a prestigious place within the arts world.
   
  This role is full time...
  
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• Call for artists for Young Artist development programme London / arebyte Gallery / East Midlands / Midlands, Yorkshire, North East, North West, East, South West

  21-02-2020 17:40
  hotel generation​ is a UK wide, young digital artist development programme run every year by arebyte Gallery, mentoring four shortlisted participants from outside of London through an open call...
  
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• Should LACMA Start A New Building When It’s Already $443 Million In Debt?

  21-02-2020 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  According to the museum’s most recent 990 tax forms, filed in 2018,LACMA is carrying $331 million in county bond debt that was used to payfor construction of the Resnick Pavilion, the Broad Contemporary ArtMuseum, the Pritzker Parking Garage and other projects. In addition tothat debt, the museum has $112 million in other liabilities,such asaccounts payable and accrued expenses. This brings LACMA’s total debt toalmost $443 million. – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Development Manager / The Architecture Centre / South West

  21-02-2020 17:27
  We seek a Development Manager who has skills to negotiate sponsorships and membership agreements with our corporate partners, generate event bookings and hires, and has a deep-rooted commitment to...
  
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• Project Manager for Mental Health Project / Raw Material Music & Media / London

  21-02-2020 17:22
  We are recruiting two project managers (part-time job share), 12-month contract from April 2020 – March 2021 for Raw Sounds, our mental health, and music programme. The successful...
  
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• Open Call for Artists - Public Art Commission / Junction Arts / Yorkshire

  21-02-2020 17:20
  An opportunity has arisen for a creative or team of creatives to produce a visually engaging and inspiring public realm artwork for a housing development in Hull.Junction Arts are supporting Strata...
  
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• Programme Manager - Imagination Hub / Institute of Imagination / London

  21-02-2020 17:18
  We are looking for a programme manager who can manage an exciting programme designed and delivered by the Institute of Imagination. The role will involve management of our Imagination Hub programme...
  
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• Loans Coordinator / British Museum / London

  21-02-2020 17:15
  Loans Coordinator
  Collection Care
  Full time
  Fixed term for 6 months
  £23,447 per annum
  Application deadline: Midday on 6 March 2020
  An exciting opportunity to join the Collection...
  
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• Composer Agent for Advertising and Video Games / Air-Edel Music / London

  21-02-2020 17:02
  Air-Edel is a music production company and agency which provides music services including composers, music editors, music directors and score and music supervisors for film, TV, commercials, video...
  
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• Another Job In The Arts You Hadn’t Thought Of: Narrating Porn For The Blind

  21-02-2020 17:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pornhub launched this particular initiative in increasing access for the disabled to the arts four years ago, hiring professional freelance writers to produce text and professional voice actors to read it. Here’s a Q&A with Kathryn Simpson, an art history Ph.D. who has written the narration for 35 Pornhub videos. – Slate
  
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• Development & Office Intern / FilmWave / London

  21-02-2020 16:59
  Are you looking for a brilliant opportunity to break into television and film? If you’re enthusiastic to gain new skills in the industry, apply now to join a leading production...
  
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• Collection Coordinator / British Museum / London

  21-02-2020 16:46
  Collection Coordinator
  Collection Care
  Full time
  Fixed term for 6 months
  £23,447 per annum
  Application deadline: Midday on 6 March 2020
  An exciting opportunity to join the Collection...
  
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• Partnerships Manager / National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain / London

  21-02-2020 16:45
  London, Full-timeSalary £28,000 - £32,000 dependent on experience
  Are you passionate about the future of music in the UK? The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain is hiring a...
  
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• Tour Guide / Royal Opera House / London

  21-02-2020 16:43
  £13.25ph, permanentPart-time – normally Saturdays and Sundays (28 hours per month)
  At the Royal Opera House we want many more people to enjoy and engage in exceptional ballet and opera....
  
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• Operations Assistant / Site Gallery / Yorkshire

  21-02-2020 16:41
  16 hours per week*£9.30 per hour
  This is a new post created to provide support within the operations team at Site Gallery. You will assist in the day-to-day running of the building, be Duty...
  
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• Attendance Isn’t A Good Enough Metric, So This Museum Is Trying To Measure Its Social Impact

  21-02-2020 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Working with a group of social scientists, the [Oakland Museum of California] devised an innovative plan to take stock of both its ability to connect with visitors and to foster connections between visitors themselves. The idea came after previous data collection efforts revealed a more thorough snapshot of the institution’s audience, which is one of the most diverse in the country.” – Artnet
  
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• Collaborators on events and workshops / Dan`s / London

  21-02-2020 16:29
  DAN'S is a brand new Latin American Dance Studio in London. We have been open since January and would love to hear from possible collaborators to help build up our events...
  
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• Call for proposals: Hadleigh Country Park Commission / Essex Cultural Diversity Project / East

  21-02-2020 16:26
  Commission fee: £10,000Deadline: Tuesday 17 March 2020Interviews: Tuesday 24 March 2020 
  Working together with Essex Glamping, Essex Cultural Diversity Project is seeking to appoint an...
  
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• Customer Experience Supervisor / Richmond Theatre / South East

  21-02-2020 16:16
  Customer Experience Supervisor - Zero Hour Casual Fixed Term Contract from March 2020-July 2020
  Each year, Richmond Theatre welcomes a quarter of a million theatregoers to over 40 outstanding...
  
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• Call for proposals: Wat Tyler Lab & Estuary 2020 commission / Essex Cultural Diversity Project and Metal Southend / East

  21-02-2020 16:15
  Commission fee: £5,000
  Deadline: Friday 6 March 
  Artists appointed by: Friday 20 March
  Essex Cultural Diversity Project and Metal have joined together to create opportunities for two...
  
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• Digital Marketing Officer / Tate / London

  21-02-2020 16:08
  This is an excellent opportunity for someone with previous social media experience who is looking to develop a career in digital and social media for a major, global brand.
  Working closely with our...
  
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• Researchers May Just Have Located Nefertiti’s Secret Burial Place Inside Tutankhamun’s Tomb

  21-02-2020 16:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “A radar survey around the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings has revealed possible evidence of further hidden chambers behind its walls. The findings … resurrect a controversial theory that the young king’s burial place hides the existence of a larger tomb, which could contain the mysterious Egyptian queen Nefertiti.” – Nature
  
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• My solution to the Parthenon marbles row: a museum for the 21st century

  21-02-2020 15:53
  
  A travelling global exhibition of the world’s treasures would help combat rising populism, says the former US ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian NationsAs the era of Brexit arrives, Britain’s future is filled with uncertainties. Its leaders and people will need to shape a new national narrative following the country’s exit from the European Union. One way to do so would be to resolve its longstanding dispute with Greece over the Parthenon marbles. I propose it sho
  
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• Inventor Of Computers’ Cut-Copy-And-Paste Functions, Larry Tesler, Dead At 74

  21-02-2020 15:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A researcher and executive over the years at Xerox, Apple, Yahoo, and Amazon, Tesler had enormous influence over the experience most people have when using a personal computer today: in addition to cut-copy-and-paste, he developed such basics as WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get, meaning what you print out should look like what was on your screen), double-clicking, and how hard you need to press a mouse button. Indeed, he was a pioneer in simply asking regular users, as opposed to programme
  
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• Rome unveils shrine dedicated to city's mythical founder

  21-02-2020 15:29
  
  Newly found monument honouring Romulus includes 2,600-year-old sarcophagusA newly discovered ancient shrine believed to have been dedicated to the cult of Romulus, the legendary founder and first king of Rome, has been unveiled.The monument was discovered by archaeologists in a chamber beneath the Roman Forum, the political heart of the Roman empire, and included a 2,600-year-old sarcophagus and a circular stone structure that is believed to have been an altar. Related: Archaeologists' findings
  
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• Literary Associate - Welsh Language / Sherman Theatre / Wales

  21-02-2020 15:27
  NEW LITERARY DEPARTMENT AT SHERMAN THEATRE
  As part of a pilot programme supported by Arts Council Wales, Sherman Theatre wishes to appoint a full-time Literary Manager and a part-time Literary...
  
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• Literary Manager / Sherman Theatre / Wales

  21-02-2020 15:24
  NEW LITERARY DEPARTMENT AT SHERMAN THEATRE
  As part of a pilot programme supported by Arts Council Wales, Sherman Theatre wishes to appoint a full-time Literary Manager and a part-time Literary...
  
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• Major New Alexander Calder Museum Planned For Philadelphia

  21-02-2020 15:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “A little more than two decades after a Calder museum was first proposed for the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the long-dormant idea has blossomed again, funding has materialized, and backers say that, by spring 2021, construction should get underway between 21st and 22nd Streets across from the Barnes Foundation and the Rodin Museum.” – The Philadelphia Inquirer
  
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• Open Call: Freelance Production/Stage Manager and Riggers / Upswing / London

  21-02-2020 14:59
  Upswing is one of the UK’s leading contemporary circus companies. We make performances and participatory experiences that connect people in unexpected ways. We believe that, in our fragmented...
  
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• Stage Manager (Romeo and Julie) / National Theatre / London

  21-02-2020 14:51
  NT Productions are looking for a Stage Manager to join the UK Tour of Romeo and Julie.
  As a department of the National Theatre, NT Productions (NTP) is responsible for managing and maintaining...
  
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