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• Visiting School Coordinator / Architectural Association School of Architecture / London

  09-03-2020 23:20
  Salary: £31,000Contract Type: 1-Year Fixed Term (Maternity Cover)Department: Visiting SchoolReports to: Head of Visiting SchoolHours: Full-time; Monday to Friday,...
  
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• Call for Artists: Spring Salon 2020 / Candid Arts Trust / London

  09-03-2020 21:33
  Candid Arts is inviting artists to submit work for sale in a salon style exhibition. To find out how to apply please visit our website.
  Deadline: 27 March 2020
  Preview evening:  Thursday...
  
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• Outsider Art Show / Candid Arts Trust / London

  09-03-2020 20:48
  Candid Arts would like to invite you to the preview of the Outsider Art Show, an exhibition open to all artists of all abilities featuring those with an unusual take on art work often from...
  
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• Workshop leader - Crafts - Margate / The Crafty Hen / South East / Kent

  09-03-2020 20:43
  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 looking for people who will...
  
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• Early Years Ballet, Tap and Street Dance Teachers in SE London / Eos Dance / London

  09-03-2020 20:31
  Due to expansion, Eos Dance is recruiting new EARLY YEARS Ballet, Tap and Street Dance teachers in SE London. Weekdays after-school (Mon to Fri), weekday mornings, Saturday and Sunday...
  
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• Festival Coordinator (Journeys Festival International Leicester) / ArtReach / East Midlands

  09-03-2020 18:22
  ArtReach is a creative producer based in Leicester, but with international profile and now recognised as part of Arts Council England’s national portfolio. Our annual cultural programme is wide...
  
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• Technical Stage Manager / Paines Plough / London / Across the UK

  09-03-2020 18:21
  TECHNICAL STAGE MANAGER
  Responsible to: Technical Director
   
  Principal Duties and Responsibilities: 
  The Technical Stage Manager is a key member of the ROUNDABOUT team, working closely...
  
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• Digital Marketing Officer / Chichester Festival Theatre / South East

  09-03-2020 18:18
  We are looking for a talented and creative Digital Marketing Officer who can generate vibrant and innovative digital content. This exciting and varied role includes opportunities to manage and...
  
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• Design and Production Assistant / Conrad Shawcross Studio / London

  09-03-2020 18:01
  JOB VACANCY:DESIGN and PRODUCTION ASSISTANT4 days a weekSalary depends on experienceAn efficient, proactive, detail-oriented and organised Design and Production Assistant is required to join a busy...
  
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• Scratch night - Call out for submissions / Graeae Theatre Company / London

  09-03-2020 18:00
  Crips with Chips is a scratch night putting Deaf and disabled writers centre-stage. Every other month we’ll be presenting four script-in-hand readings of new work at our award-winning and fully...
  
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• Facilities Manager / Bernie Grant Arts Centre / London

  09-03-2020 18:00
  We are a bold and dynamic cross art form venue which supports and champions innovative new work by Black artists.  The Bernie Grant Arts Centre was recently awarded Elevate Funding from the Arts...
  
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• Cowley Road Carnival to Celebrate Mother Earth / Cowley Road Works / South East

  09-03-2020 17:24
  Cowley Road Carnival to Celebrate Mother Earth
  The annual Cowley Road Carnival (5 July 2020) is an unmissable Oxford icon, regularly attracting up to 50,000 people, all drawn to the event’s...
  
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• Learning and Development Manager / Science Museum Group / Yorkshire

  09-03-2020 17:23
  The Science Museum Group is here to Inspire Futures. Our People and Culture team have a mission to build an organisation of empowered and engaged people who are passionate and proud to work...
  
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• Movie Industry Has Lost $5 Billion In Coronavirus Closures

  09-03-2020 17:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Widespread cinema closures across China, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan andSouth Korea have already done drastic damage to the global box office,with one consulting firm suggesting that the loss during China’s new year holiday alone amounts to around $1bn. – The Guardian
  
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• Retail Buying Manager / Barbican Centre / London

  09-03-2020 17:14
  Permanent , Full time  
  The Barbican, Europe’s leading Arts and Conference Centre, presents an unparalleled variety of performing and visual arts of world class calibre, as well as...
  
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• Music Director Opera Short Film / Madil Hardis Productions Ltd / London

  09-03-2020 17:11
  We are looking for a music director for a 10-min short film that captures a scene from Don Giovanni. The aim of this film is to combine the best of both filmmaking and opera, create an authentic...
  
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• Learning and Participation Programmer / Milton Keynes Arts Centre / South East

  09-03-2020 17:10
  Main Duties Develop, plan and deliver a high-quality education, outreach and audience development programme in liaison with the Director and wider team
  Develop and manage a year-round...
  
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• Famous for 15 minutes! My week living as Andy Warhol

  09-03-2020 17:00
  
  As an artist and a celebrity, Warhol changed the world. But what really went on behind those shades? Ahead of Tate’s epic show, our writer unleashes his inner AndyI am in agony. I’m sitting at home wearing a Breton top and a pair of shades, my hair freshly bleached, my belly swollen and sore. Perhaps that’s because I have just eaten five tins of Campbell’s condensed cream of mushroom soup. Why would anyone do that? Well, I’m trying to live like Andy Warhol, the pop
  
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• Trustees / The Met / North West

  09-03-2020 16:48
  The Met is an innovative and rapidly growing organisation situated in the 2020 Greater Manchester Town of Culture, Bury. We are unique in the breadth of work we present and our ability to nurture...
  
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• How Wasps (And Their Nests) Help Date Ancient Painting

  09-03-2020 16:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A nest built on top of a painting is probably younger than the painting,but a nest covered over with pigment is probably older than thepainting. At one site, ancient people had painted a figure over theremains of one nest, and some time later, wasps built two more mud nestsatop the painting. Radiocarbon dating those nests suggested that thepainting is 11,300 to 13,000 years old. – Ars Technica
  
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• How artwork shows the impact of climate crisis on indigenous Americans

  09-03-2020 16:26
  
  In a new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, art from the past 2,800 years is used to explain the environmental impact on indigenous peopleIn 2016, Barack Obama declared the Bears Ears in Utah, – a pair of buttes towering above Cedar Mesa, a national monument.At the time, it was considered a victory for Native American tribes and land conservationists, as the sacred area is home to archaeological sites, including an ancient cliff. Related: Greta, crude oil and animal farming: behind a clima
  
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• Evaluation Consultant (Invitation to tender) / Wellcome Collection / London

  09-03-2020 16:21
  Wellcome Collection is inviting tenders for an evaluation project to analyse the outcomes of the new permanent exhibition Being Human, after its first 6 months open to the public.
  Being Human...
  
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• Why & How 2020 Conference - Engaging Children with SEND / Royal Academy of Arts / London

  09-03-2020 16:07
  Saturday 28th March 2020, 10am-6pm at the Royal Academy of Arts
  Do you have a creative practice working with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)? Join us...
  
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• One Artist’s Advice To Young Artists: Skip Sports And Go To A Museum

  09-03-2020 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Indeed, cartoonist Chris Riddell thinks younger artists should follow their passion by “bunking off” school, if necessary, to get their true arts education. – The Observer (UK)
  
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• Launch of Online Gallery for Brazilian Contemporary Arts / Artefato / London

  09-03-2020 15:52
  London 9th March, 2020  -  Artefato Gallery launches it’s online art gallery showcasing Brazilian contemporary artists whose art engages with social issues. The...
  
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• Sales Officer / The Point & The Berry Theatre / South West

  09-03-2020 15:44
  Sales Officer Part time (22 hours a week), permanentSalary: £18,771 - £19,750 pro-rata
  We are looking for a dynamic, customer-focused individual to join our Front of House team....
  
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• Development Coordinator / Glyndebourne Productions Ltd / South East / Lewes

  09-03-2020 15:42
  Extraordinary Opera, extraordinary people
  We have an exciting new opportunity within our Development department. Working as Development Coordinator, you will be responsible for researching donor...
  
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• Studio Share London Bridge / artist / London

  09-03-2020 15:39
  I am looking for a painter or similar practioner to share my studio in London Bridge. First floor daylight self-contained, cool neighbourhood. 
  
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• Development Officer - Appeals & Campaigns / Glyndebourne Productions Ltd / South East / Lewes

  09-03-2020 15:35
  Extraordinary Opera, extraordinary people
  We have a vacancy for a Development Officer to join our Development team. You will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of all appeals and campaigns...
  
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• On The West Coast, Artists Are Turning Ocean-Spat Plastic Into Art

  09-03-2020 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There’s a lot of plastic in the ocean – and a lot of demand for the nonprofit group Washed Ashore’s large-scale art, including at the Oregon Zoo, the Florida Aquarium, and the Oakland Zoo. The collective has taken “26 tons of garbage, all debris that washed up on the Oregon coast (the majority within 100 miles of Bandon), and built 70 large-scale sculptures and counting, including Octavia the Octopus, Edward the Leatherback Turtle and Daisy the Polar Bear.” –
  
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• Event Sales Executive / Bluecoat / North West / Liverpool

  09-03-2020 15:27
  We are seeking an exceptional Event Sales Executive to maximise sales and income generation from third party hires, conferences, weddings, functions and other private event sat Bluecoat.
  You will...
  
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• Front of House Manager / Bluecoat / North West / Liverpool

  09-03-2020 15:24
  We are seeking to appoint an experienced Front of House Manager to play a vital role in the delivery of Bluecoat’s visitor experience. 
  The post holder will be operational lead on all...
  
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• Stephen King Says He’s Uneasy About Woody Allen Being ‘Muzzled’ By Publisher

  09-03-2020 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After Hachette canceled its original secretly arrived at plan to publish Allen’s memoir, the horror writer tweeted “The Hachette decision to drop the Woody Allen book makes me very uneasy. It’s not him; I don’t give a damn about Mr. Allen.It’s who gets muzzled next that worries me.”
  That, not surprisingly, did not go over well. – The AV Club
  
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• Britain Isn’t Doing A Great Job Of Saving Its Victorian Buildings

  09-03-2020 14:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  That’s partly because of a craze for exploring abandoned buildings – and partly because the buildings were abandoned in the first place, attracting people who have done everything from kick down walls to set massive fires. “Buildings under threat need strong security. … They need maintenance. They need alarms and lighting. Most of all they need concerted imagination and help to be brought back into the community quickly.” – The Observer (UK)
  
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• Octagon 300 Interactive Show Artist / Orleans House Gallery / London

  09-03-2020 14:40
  Richmond Arts Service and Orleans House Gallery are looking for an experienced participatory artist to create a large-scale immersive installation to be exhibited in the Stables Gallery from 16 June...
  
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• After Fourteen Years Of Restoration Work, Egypt Reopens One Of Its Oldest Pyramids

  09-03-2020 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Djoser pyramid (built under the famous ancient architect Imhotep) was damaged in an earthquake in the 1990s, but restoration didn’t begin until the early 2000s. Interrupted by the “Arab Spring” and the removal of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the repairs also hit a crisis when Egyptian media revealed that the original façade was damaged and altered during renovation work. – France 24
  
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• San Francisco Ballet And Symphony Cancel All Performances For At Least Two Weeks

  09-03-2020 14:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Why? Because they’re in city-owned buildings, and “San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced on Friday, March 6, that War Memorial and Performing Arts Center venues, including the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, will be closed for all public events for the next two weeks over fears of the rapid spread of COVID-19.” – San Francisco Chronicle
  
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• Yorkshire Artists Invigorate Their Area With Radical Art Thanks To An Art History Professor

  09-03-2020 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Why is Leeds University a hotbed for feminist art and artists? Well, it’s down to one woman: “Griselda Pollock, professor of social and critical histories of art at Leeds University. With a world reputation and 22 books to her name, she has just been awarded the 2020 Holberg prize for arts and humanities, worth £500,000. … She has been key over the past four decades to the region’s emergence as the UK’s leading feminist art hub. She now hopes the prize &ndas
  
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• Apparently, Pandemic Narratives Are Soothing For Humans Right Now

  09-03-2020 13:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  One theory about why: “Pandemic fiction is about how people behave in response to acute, sudden-onset helplessness. When we’re confronted with that helplessness in real life, watching some version of it — any version of it, and ideally one where at least some people survive — is comforting. It’s a model for how we could respond.” – Vulture
  
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• Development Team Administrator / Coventry City of Culture Trust / West Midlands

  09-03-2020 13:34
  Coventry City of Culture Trust was set up in 2015 to bid to be UK City of Culture in 2021. Now that we have been successful in securing the prestigious title, we are recruiting the team ready to...
  
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• Flatpack Festival Volunteer / Flatpack Projects / West Midlands / Birmingham

  09-03-2020 13:32
  Flatpack is back and we’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help make Flatpack 14 a fantastic experience for our audience.
  Flatpack Festival is returning from 5th May - Sunday 10th May,...
  
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• Director of Development / Birmingham Hippodrome / West Midlands

  09-03-2020 13:31
  c.75K + Benefits
  We are looking for an experienced and influential individual to lead our ambitious development plans. 
  This is an exciting period in the Hippodrome’s history, having...
  
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• The Leipzig Book Fair Has Been Canceled, So They’re Announcing The Book Prize On The Radio

  09-03-2020 13:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Guess that’s “appropriate social distance.” (For more about how hard the book fair cancellation is hitting Germany’s, and the world’s, book industry, click this link.) – Süddeutsche Zeitung (Munich)
  
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• Development Events Manager / Coventry City of Culture Trust / West Midlands

  09-03-2020 13:28
  Coventry City of Culture Trust was set up in 2015 to bid to be UK City of Culture in 2021. Now that we have been successful in securing the prestigious title, we are recruiting the team ready to...
  
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• Designer, maker or artist to create local heritage exhibit / Mantle Arts / East Midlands

  09-03-2020 13:27
  Mantle Arts is based in North West Leicestershire and delivers arts projects across the region. 
  In the mid 1980s our work focused on oral history. We recorded memories of local people that...
  
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• Charity Trustee / BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art / North East

  09-03-2020 13:25
  BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art is a major international centre for contemporary art located on the South bank of the River Tyne at the foot of the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, in Gateshead in the...
  
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• Producer / General Manager / Baseless Fabric Theatre / London

  09-03-2020 13:19
  Baseless Fabric are seeking a Producer/General Manager to take responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the company, taking the lead in organising our outreach for young people and the...
  
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• How Will Theatre Fare During, And After, The Coronavirus Outbreak?

  09-03-2020 13:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lyn Gardner takes a look at history. “Shakespeare’s fellow thespians toured out of London, far away from the plague’s more deadly ravages. But that is not an option for theatremakers in the interconnected world of Covid-19. But of course, there are other methods of distributing art – including live streaming – that might offer different ways of getting theatre out there while venues are closed. It might help open the eyes of theatres and companies to the possibilit
  
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• Events Officer / Rory Peck Trust / London

  09-03-2020 13:11
  Events Officer
  Part-time, 3 days per weekSalary: £26k/annum (pro-rata)Fixed term contract from 27th April to 3rd December 2020
  The Rory Peck Trust (RPT) provides practical and financial...
  
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• Festival Officer / Staffordshire Wildlife Trust / West Midlands / Stafford

  09-03-2020 13:03
  Part-time : 21 hours per week
  Fixed Term Contract : 1st April until 31st December 2020
  This is an Arts Council England funded post and is crucial to the success of The Wildchild Festival, an...
  
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