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• Introduction to Darkroom Practice and Back & White Printing / Darkroom London, Burmarsh Workshops, Marsden Street, NW5 3JA / London / South East

  06-03-2020 23:58
  All you need to know to get yourself Darkroom-ready
  MAY 19 & 20th 6.30 - 10.00pm
  If you are a photographer looking to learn the basics of film processing and printing prior to joining us as a...
  
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• DeVos Institute of Arts Management Executive Assistant Opening

  06-03-2020 23:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Executive Assistant will play a vital support role for theInstitute’s senior staff who deliver training programs and consultingservices for a portfolio of national and international clients. Thisposition is full-time and is based in the Institute’s downtownWashington, D.C. offices.
  This individual will be responsible for the following, primary roles:Provide administrative support for the Institute’s senior staff, including the PresidentManage scheduling, travel arrangement
  
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• Experimental Photographic Printing Workshop / Darkroom London, Burmarsh Workshops, Marsden Street, NW5 3JA / London / South East

  06-03-2020 23:53
  MAY 10th 1.00 - 8.00pm
  Inspired by the photography of the Surrealist and Bauhaus period of the 1920s and 30s, this one-day workshop offers participants the opportunity to learn about...
  
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• SXSW Festival Canceled

  06-03-2020 23:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The cancellation — just seven days before the 2020 festival wasscheduled to start next Friday — comes as SXSW organizers faced publicpressure to scrap it, as well the prospect of a substantially diminishedevent anyway because a lengthy list of companies and speakers already dropped out. – Austin Statesman
  
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• Introduction to Camera and Darkroom Workshop / Darkroom London, Burmarsh Workshops, Marsden Street, NW5 3JA / London / South East

  06-03-2020 23:50
  The Full Monty!
  MAY 9th & 16th 10.00am - 5.00pm
  This two-day workshop will show you everything you need to know about your 35mm/120 film camera, and how to process film and develop prints.
  Over...
  
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• Inside The Head Of Freeman Dyson

  06-03-2020 23:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Even by physicists’ standards, Dyson’s thinking was strikinglyunconstrained by the here and now. One moment, he was delving into theesoterica of quantum theory, and, the next, he was speculating about thelogistics of alien civilizations. In the nineteen-fifties, he led theteam developing a new type of nuclear reactor, which included severalnovel safety features; soon after, he was designing an interstellarspacecraft propelled by nuclear bombs. – The New Yorker
  
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• How Hollywood Fueled William Faulkner

  06-03-2020 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hollywood became synonymous with increased income and long absences fromhome. The manna from Faulkner’s work on screenplays and the movieoptions on his novels was very welcome indeed, but it did not comewithout cost to his marriage. When Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer offered six weeksat $500 a week in May 1932, the couple was significantly overdrawn andwithout credit. Faulkner literally spent his last few dollars wiring MGMthat he would accept their offer. He then asked his uncle for afive-dollar lo
  
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• We Try To Be Authentic. But Being Real Can Be A Bit Unreal

  06-03-2020 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This is the paradox of authenticity: In order to reap the many of thebenefits of feeling authentic, you may have to betray your true nature. – Scientific American
  
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• Jazz Pianist McCoy Tyner, 81

  06-03-2020 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mr. Tyner’s manner was modest, but his sound was rich, percussive andserious, his lyrical improvisations centered by powerful left-handchords marking the first beat of the bar and the tonal center of themusic. – The New York Times
  
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• Superheroes As Metaphor For Technology

  06-03-2020 22:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Superman and his contemporaries launched a fascination withtechnological superism that continues today. Here were individuals whosebodies and their capacities were somehow warped through being exposedto technology (the Flash); augmented by technology (Batman); ortransported from one environment to another by technology (Superman).There is an underlying narrative in all their stories that treatstechnology as a source of powers that would traditionally have beendescribed as divine. But, like Prom
  
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• How A D&D Tool Helped Organize Our World Views

  06-03-2020 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The pleasure of filling out an alignment chart is similar to that ofplaying a simple brainteaser, or completing an elementary-schoolworksheet: You’re making judgment calls, sorting, putting objects intolittle boxes—and you end up with something neat and composed. It has theallure of surety. If we could decide, once and for all, what is theexact best way to live, maybe everything would fall into place. – The Atlantic
  
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• Joyce Gordon, Pioneering TV Actress (And Voice You Know From Frustrating Phone Calls), Dead At 90

  06-03-2020 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “During the germinal days of television, … [she] became famous as ‘The Girl With the Glasses,’ for un-self-consciously wearing her signature eyeglasses on camera as she delivered live, on-air advertising pitches for products like Crisco and Duncan Hines cake mixes.” Her voice was heard in many a dubbed foreign film and countless radio announcements — and whenever you called a number that was “no longer in service.” – The New York Times
  
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• Surge In Sales Of Books About Plagues

  06-03-2020 20:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Camus’s The Plague follows the inhabitants of Oran, an Algerian townthat is sealed off by quarantine as it is ravaged by bubonic plague.Penguin is rushing through a reprint of its English translation to meetdemand, but said on Thursday it had sold out of stock on Amazon. Thepublisher added that sales in the last week of February were up by 150%on the same period in 2019.– The Guardian
  
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• ‘Weimar On The Pacific’: When L.A. Was The Capital Of German Literature

  06-03-2020 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Alex Ross revisits that odd period when the Nazi regime had driven the cream of pre-war German arts and letters — Werfel, Döblin, Viertel, Brecht, Adorno, three different Manns, along with composers, actors, and stage and film directors — into a disorienting exile under the palms. – The New Yorker
  
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• Strands / Vane / North East

  06-03-2020 19:48
  Preview: Thursday 12 March 5-8pm
  Charlie Ambery, CHO, Yuchen Liu, Sarah March, Rosie Seeley. 
  Currently undergraduates studying on the BA Fine Art programme at Newcastle University, Newcastle...
  
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• Executive Assistant / Five Fifty Five Films / London

  06-03-2020 19:34
  We are currently seeking a long term Executive Assistant to join our expanding team.About:
  Five Fifty Five Films makes content worth creating by making content with evidenced value for social...
  
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• One-Year Surge In Women Songwriters In UK. But…

  06-03-2020 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  PRS, which collects and distributes royalties to songwriters, said1,755 women signed up in 2019, versus 1,097 in 2018. Around 63% wereunder the age of 30. However, 5,580 men signed up in the same period, and only 18.4% ofthe total PRS membership – listed as “over 145,500” – is female. – The Guardian
  
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• Gallery Invigilator / Taymour Grahne / London

  06-03-2020 19:13
  Taymour Grahne is looking to hire two Gallery Invigilators on a temporary basis, for a pop-up exhibition in Fitzrovia. Must be able to commit to one of the working patterns listed and Monday 30...
  
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• Casual Duty Managers / Wiltshire Creative / South West

  06-03-2020 19:10
  Wiltshire Creative is seeking to recruit
  CASUAL DUTY MANAGERS
  to cover duty management shifts at Salisbury Playhouse and Salisbury Arts Centre, ensuring that the highest levels of customer service...
  
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• Ethics Issue With Ousted Director Is Least Of Cooper-Hewitt Museum’s Problems

  06-03-2020 19:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The turmoil will only further damage an institution that has, for most of its existence, failed to live up to its name while presenting one mediocre exhibition after another.” Aaron Betsky argues that the root of the problems at the Smithsonian’s design museum (and its only branch in New York) isn’t the fault of anyone in particular, but it will require the equivalent of radical surgery. – Dezeen
  
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• Community Manager (Maternity Cover) / The Audience Agency / Wales based

  06-03-2020 18:37
  Community Manager (Maternity Cover)Part time (3-4 days per week)Remote working: Wales-based with regular travel
  We are looking for a client/account management specialist as maternity cover to work...
  
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• Chair & Trustee / Society of Designer Craftsmen / South East / London

  06-03-2020 18:31
  The Society of Designer Craftsmen is proud to have some of the most innovative, talented and skilled craftspeople in the country as members. One of the oldest and most highly regarded arts and crafts...
  
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• Why French Conedy Has A Political Edge

  06-03-2020 18:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Politics has always been present in French humour. But standup brought forward a whole population left out by the system –the poor, uneducated sons and daughters of immigrants.” – The Guardian
  
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• Advertising Producer and Agency Lead / Five Fifty Five Films / London

  06-03-2020 18:18
  About:Five Fifty Five Films makes content worth creating by making content with evidenced value for social good. Founded in 2017, Five Fifty Five is where authentic storytelling, technology, and...
  
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• Head of Trusts & Foundations / Philharmonia Orchestra / London

  06-03-2020 18:13
  Head of Trusts & FoundationsPhilharmonia Orchestra, LondonCompetitive SalaryFounded in 1945, the Philharmonia is a world-class symphony orchestra for the 21st century. Based in London at...
  
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• Audio Producer / Five Fifty Five Films / London

  06-03-2020 18:08
  About:
  Five Fifty Five Films makes content worth creating, making content with evidenced value for social good. Founded in 2017, Five Fifty Five is where authentic storytelling, technology, and...
  
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• Settlement Terms Revealed In Lawsuit Over Audible’s Captioning Of Audiobooks

  06-03-2020 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Now that it’s public, it’s still not clear why the parties sought to keep the settlement terms private in the first place, other than the fact that NDAs and confidentiality agreements have become the default for Audible’s parent company, Amazon. Beyond the revelation of the settlement containing payments from Audible, the settlement is brief, and its 18 terms are simple, standard, and straightforward.” – Publishers Weekly
  
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• Common Ground Project Artist / Norfolk & Norwich Festival / East

  06-03-2020 18:03
  Norfolk & Norwich Festival are thrilled to be able to offer this remarkable opportunity for an artist to create a youth-led heritage based arts project. We’re proud to have teamed up with...
  
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• Production Coordiantor / Five Fifty Five Films / London

  06-03-2020 17:53
  We are currently seeking a long term Production Coordinator to join our expanding team.
  About:Five Fifty Five Films makes content worth creating by making content with evidenced valuefor social...
  
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• Retail and Admissions Assistant - Churchill War Rooms (6 months) / Imperial War Museums / London

  06-03-2020 17:52
  The Retail and Admissions department welcomes over 2 million visitors each year. The department has 5 permanent Retail and Admissions operations across the IWM branches. The department is responsible...
  
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• Retail and Admissions Assistant (Churchill War Rooms) 10 hours / Imperial War Museums / London

  06-03-2020 17:49
  The Retail and Admissions department welcomes over 2 million visitors each year. The department has 5 permanent Retail and Admissions operations across the IWM branches. The department is responsible...
  
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• Retail and Admissions Supervisor - HMS Belfast (London) / Imperial War Museums / London

  06-03-2020 17:44
  The Retail and Admissions department welcomes over 2 million visitors each year. The department has 5 permanent Retail and Admissions operations across the IWM branches. The department is responsible...
  
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• Assistant Curator, Film / Imperial War Museums / London

  06-03-2020 17:38
  Media Sales & LicensingMany of the materials from the IWM’s unique collections are available to purchase and license for use in commercial projects and for private non-commercial use....
  
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• What Shakespeare Means Today

  06-03-2020 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Simon Godwin is on a quest for the sweet spot in American Shakespeare:to figure out what stimulates the American psyche and to reconciletraditionalists who want to see “doublets and hose” with those who haveto be convinced a 400-year-old play by a white guy could still berelevant. – Washington Post
  
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• Venue Director, The Fire Station Auditorium / Sunderland Culture / North East

  06-03-2020 17:29
  Sunderland Culture is delighted to offer an opportunity for an experienced venue manager or director to join our team. We are seeking someone with strong commercial acumen, in-depth...
  
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• Young People's Training Manager / HOME / North West

  06-03-2020 17:23
  The Young People’s Training Manager is vital to ensuring HOME is an organisation that provides a diverse range of young people with the opportunity to get involved in the arts, develop skills,...
  
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• Creative Commission Opportunity / Somewhere in Ely/ Babylon ARTS / East / Ely

  06-03-2020 17:18
  Somewhere in Ely is a project in partnership with Babylon Arts exploring community commissioning of art.  We are looking for artists to respond to the creative brief with ideas...
  
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• Director of Marketing, Sales & Development / Harrogate Theatre / Yorkshire

  06-03-2020 17:07
  Full Time | Salary £33,000 to £38,000 depending on experience
  Harrogate Theatre is looking for a dynamic and resourceful individual to build on its continued success. This is an exciting...
  
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• Classical Concerts Are Too Damn Long, Says Critic

  06-03-2020 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jeremy Reynolds took a couple of friends to their first symphony concert and sent them home at intermission — and not because they were misbehaving or ill. Here he explains why. (Even intermissions should be shorter, he says.) – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  
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• Rights & Contracts Officer x2 / British Film Institute / London

  06-03-2020 16:49
  We are seeking two Rights & Contracts Officers to join the Rights & Contracts Team at the BFI. 
  To apply please complete our online application form and state at the beginning your...
  
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• Station Receptionist x2 / Creative Youth Network / South West

  06-03-2020 16:37
  Friendly and approachable, with a strong work ethic and a great team player, the receptionist will help to create a welcoming environment for tenants, young users of the Station, external contractors...
  
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• Backstage help / Breakout Performing Arts / West Midlands

  06-03-2020 16:37
  Breakout Performing Arts are looking for some extra help backstage for their end-of-term variety show 🎭 Date: Saturday 4th April 2020Times: 2.00 - 8.00pmLocation: The Crescent Theatre,...
  
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• Practical Courses Coordinator / Royal Academy of Arts / London

  06-03-2020 16:36
  We are looking for an experienced, energetic and well-organised individual to join our Academic Programmes team in a Practical Courses Coordinator capacity. This role will see you working with...
  
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• A New ‘Neoclassical Ballet Collective’ In London

  06-03-2020 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Says choreographer Andrew McNicol, “With McNicol Ballet Collective I wanted to create a new type of company that offers world-class dancers a flexible performance platform that’s able to fit in around the repertoire and commitments of their individual home companies.” – The Stage
  
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• Academic Programmes Intern / Royal Academy of Arts / London

  06-03-2020 16:32
  Academic Programmes Intern
  £10.75 per hour (London Living Wage)
  Based in Piccadilly
  We are currently looking for a bright, motivated and resourceful recent graduate, or postgraduate student,...
  
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• Sales and Business Engagement Officer / University of Bath / South West

  06-03-2020 16:23
  The University of Bath’s Office for the Arts manages The Edge and Andrew Brownsword Gallery and organises programmes for both public and campus engagement. We are seeking an experienced and...
  
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• Company Administrator / National Youth Theatre / London

  06-03-2020 16:23
  National Youth Theatre are looking for a efficient and conscientious Company Administrator to join our friendly team during an exciting phase of growth for the charity as we redevelop our north...
  
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• Development Manager / Theatre Peckham / London

  06-03-2020 16:16
  Theatre Peckham are looking to appoint a highly motivated Development Manager with outstanding communication skills, eager to take the initiative in raising funds across all areas, with experience on...
  
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• Foundry Technician / Craftsperson / Cox Workshops Ltd / London

  06-03-2020 16:09
  Cox London are makers of unique custom-made furniture and lighting. Sculptors Christopher and Nicola Cox, founded the studio and workshops in the mid 1990’s, with a shared passion for art,...
  
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• Finance and Administration Manager / London Arts Discovery Tours Ltd / London

  06-03-2020 16:05
  Established in 1981 LADT is a specialist incoming tour operator. We run cultural tours for the not-for-profit sector across North America. Our clients are mainly theatre companies for whose board...
  
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