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• Arts Activist Named New NYC Cultural Affairs Director

  11-03-2020 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Gonzalo Casals is an immigrant from Argentina who identifies as queer. Since2017, he has led the Leslie-Lohman, a museum with roots in theL.G.B.T.Q. civil rights movement, diversifying its collection andprogramming with contributions from thegaycommunity. Mr. Casals previously served as deputy and interim directorat El Museo del Barrio in East Harlem, a major center for Latino art andculture, where he stepped in after Margarita Aguilar left amid turmoil. – The New York Times
  
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• Learning & Engagement Manager / Signal Film & Media / North West

  11-03-2020 22:41
  Our vision is to have a creative community, where talent is nurtured, and people thrive. Our mission is to lead social and cultural change in Cumbria’s most isolated communities through access...
  
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• Remembering McCoy Tyner

  11-03-2020 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It’s enough, more than enough, really, for an artist to simply find avoice, to chisel it out of the noise and to keep it ringing clear acrossa lifetime. Though he tried lots of modes and moods, Tyner began hisprofessional career in the early sixties as a fully formed artist, andhis last albums, from the aughts, are not unlike his first.– Paris Review
  
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• Sound, Music And Damage To Our Lives

  11-03-2020 22:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “I know of numerous composers who suffer from tinnitus — that ringing orother sound in the ears which never shuts off. And even violinists tendto end up with hearing damage in the left ear, since that is the oneclosest to the sound of the instrument. It is, of course, the sounds wedon’t make ourselves that we are most disturbed by. Noise fromneighbours can be fatal. It is not unknown for disputes to end in murderor suicide.”   – Irish Times
  
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• Museum Assistant, Battle of Britain Bunker / London Borough of Hillingdon / London / South East

  11-03-2020 21:57
  Hillingdon Museums, based in Uxbridge and Ruislip, run the Battle of Britain Bunker, London Borough of Hillingdon's Local Studies archive and Manor Farm featuring a 13th Century Great Barn and...
  
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• Head of Wigs / Jonathan Church Productions / London

  11-03-2020 21:37
  Jonathan Church Productions and Michael Harrsion Entertainment are looking to recruit a Head of Wigs for the revival of Jonathan Church's critically acclaimed production of Singing in The...
  
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• Digital Entertainment Surpasses Box Office For First Time

  11-03-2020 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Consumer spending on digital home entertainment surged to $48.7billion last year, up 24% from 2018, according to a new report from theMotion Picture Assn. Worldwide theatrical ticket sales were $42.2billion, up 1% from the prior year, said the MPA, the Washington-basedlobbying group that represents the major Hollywood studios and Netflix. – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Robots Will Change Everything

  11-03-2020 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The day is coming when practically anything that a human can do—at least anything that the labor market is willing to paya human being a decent wage to do—will soon be doable more efficientlyand cost effectively by some AI-driven automated device. If and whenthat day does arrive, those who own the means of production will feelever increasing pressure to discard human workers in favor of anartificially intelligent work force. They are likely to do so asunhesitatingly as they have alwa
  
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• Clarinetist Bill Smith, 93

  11-03-2020 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Known as Bill Smith to the jazz world and William O. Smith in classicalcircles, Mr. Smith served on the University of Washington faculty from1966-1997. He was a founding member of the Dave Brubeck Octet, which in1947 pioneered a blend of classical music and jazz later known as ThirdStream and had a profound influence on the development of West Coast, or“cool,” jazz. – Seattle Times
  
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• Gov’t Of Catalonia Paid For Documentaries Saying That Cervantes, Shakespeare, Columbus, And Leonardo Were Catalan

  11-03-2020 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The government of the independence-minded Spanish region gave €3 million in subsidies to media companies connected to the New History Institute (INH) and paid €184,000 for the rights to six INH documentaries — films arguing that Cervantes and Shakespeare were a single individual who wrote in Catalan (and that the Spanish Inquisition suppressed his true identity), that Leonardo da Vinci was Catalan, and that not only was Christopher Columbus Catalan but Erasmus of Rotterdam was h
  
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• Why The Novel Is Being Superseded

  11-03-2020 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The novel represented a maturation of storytelling—the adulthood offiction, taking the reader into the interior of the human person. Now,the form is on its deathbed. Lingering readers are seeking in itsomething other—diversion, entertainment—than what the readers of JaneAusten or the Brontes, Dickens or Kafka, were seeking back in the day.– First Things
  
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• Titian: Love, Desire, Death review – whims of the gods made flesh

  11-03-2020 19:21
  
  National Gallery, LondonThe artist’s epic series of paintings drawn from the poet Ovid hang together for the first time in three centuries, and tell a tale of sex, power and subversion The women are the stars in Titian. Men barely get a look-in – and that look-in can be fatal. In his painting Diana and Actaeon, a young man out hunting has chanced on the goddess Diana and her court bathing naked in a woodland hideaway. As he pushes aside a soft pink hanging, he sees inside this female
  
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• ‘The Infectious Pestilence Did Reign’: Shakespeare And The Plague

  11-03-2020 19:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “‘Plague was the single most powerful force shaping his life and those of his contemporaries,’ wrote Jonathan Bate, one of his many biographers. … But the plague was also Shakespeare’s secret weapon. He didn’t ignore it. He took advantage of it.” – Slate
  
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• Office Assistant Trainee / The Garden, ITV / London

  11-03-2020 18:56
  The Garden, part of ITV Studios, is an award-winning Factual Television Production Company that was launched in June 2010. Their purpose is two-fold: to make cutting edge, ambitious, distinctive...
  
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• Designer / The HandleBards / London

  11-03-2020 18:51
  The HandleBards are a four-strong troupe of cycling players, who for the past seven years have performed their unique brand of Shakespeare in venues across the world. In the summer of 2020 we will be...
  
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• Communications Manager / The Yard Theatre / London

  11-03-2020 18:45
  We are looking for a new Communications Manager to lead The Yard Theatre’s communications across all channels.
  This is a perfect opportunity for someone who wants to lead on communications...
  
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• Event Officers, Learning and Participation / Royal Opera House / London

  11-03-2020 18:42
  £25,480 per annum, fixed-term contract until August 2022Full-time (5 out of 7 days (40 hours) per week)Two vacancies
  Ballet and opera capture the deepest emotions and tell universal stories....
  
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• Broadway Producers Cuts Ticket Prices For Hit Shows To $50

  11-03-2020 18:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Starting at noon Thursday, remaining seats for five of the hottesttickets on Broadway will be going for a fraction of their normal price,selling for just $50 apiece at all performances through March 29.  Producer Scott Rudin today announced the extraordinary measure ofestablishing the deep-discount flat rate for all five of his shows, allof which have been playing to sold-out houses or close to it. – The Hollywood Reporter
  
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• Cafe Supervisors / Sussex Archaeological Society / South East

  11-03-2020 18:10
  We are seeking reliable and passionate cooks with experience of running a café, customer service and cash handling.Hours negotiable£9.60 per hour (£18,470 pa pro rata)...
  
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• Trey McIntyre Comes Back To The Company Where He Learned To Choreograph

  11-03-2020 18:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “During his time at Houston Ballet as choreographic apprentice in 1989, and later as choreographic associate from 1995 to 2008, he created seven ballets … Although the company has returned to his popular full-length Peter Pan several times over the years, and In Dreams in the 2017/18 season, [Pretty Things] is McIntyre’s first new work for the company in nearly two decades.” – Dance Magazine
  
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• Museum Assistant / Natural History Museum / London

  11-03-2020 17:45
  Our client, a popular visitor attraction based in South Kensington, requires enthusiastic, outgoing and professional staff with excellent interpersonal skills and commercial awareness to work as...
  
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• Programme Officer, Education and Cultural Sectors / A New Direction / London

  11-03-2020 17:44
  We are looking for someone who is passionate about helping all children and young people to develop their creativity to support our Programmes team.You will be excited by the opportunity to use...
  
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• Arts Promoter/Data Collection / ArtsHead Ltd / London

  11-03-2020 17:29
  PROMOTIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS & AUDIENCE LIAISON OPERATIVES WANTED
  WORK AVAILABLE FOR FLEXIBLE ADDITIONAL INCOME
  ARTSHEAD provides expert promotional services for arts and cultural events across...
  
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• US Movie Theatres Want To Stay Open During Virus Measures

  11-03-2020 17:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Almost all cinemas in China — the world’s second-largest moviegoingmarket behind North America — went dark more than a month ago because ofthe virus, while all of Italy is now quarantined. Historically, firmsin the U.S. have vowed to stay open during various outbreaks, even ifbusiness slows to a standstill. – The Hollywood Reporter
  
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• New Exhibitions at the Royal Society of Sculptors / / London

  11-03-2020 17:21
  The Royal Society of Sculptors presents two parallel installations: First Plinth Public Art Award winner Fabio Lattanzi Antinori on the sculpture terrace alongside Jeremy Hutchison's latest...
  
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• Exhibition Cancelled Because Of … Not Coronavirus, But Slavery

  11-03-2020 17:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Four North American museums” — the National Gallery of Canada, Seattle Art Museum, Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, and National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC — “have canceled plans to host a major touring exhibition of masterworks from Liechtenstein’s princely collections out of apparent concern over the royal family’s wartime … use of forced labour.” – The Art Newspaper
  
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• General Manager (Maternity Cover) / Clod Ensemble / London

  11-03-2020 16:56
  We are looking for a General Manager (3 days a week) to cover a 6-month period of maternity leave. You will oversee the smooth running of the organisation, including operations, HR, evaluation and...
  
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• Media Masterclass / School of Advanced Study, University of London / London

  11-03-2020 16:52
  Media Masterclass
  19 May 2020, 14:00-17:00
  Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
  Are you a humanities academic or researcher looking to raise your media profile? Want to share your research...
  
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• Learning Coordinator, Unlocking Our Sound Heritage (UOSH) / London Metropolitan Archives / London

  11-03-2020 16:52
  London Metropolitan Archives
  Learning Coordinator, Unlocking Our Sound Heritage (UOSH)Contract: Freelance 2.5 days, April 2020 –December 2021 (20 months)Salary: £27,500 Fixed Fee...
  
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• Being Human festival 2020: call for applications / School of Advanced Study, University of London / London / All

  11-03-2020 16:50
  Being Human is the UK’s only national festival of the humanities. A celebration of humanities research through public engagement, it is led by the School of Advanced Study at the...
  
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• When The Collective Good Impinges On Personal Freedom

  11-03-2020 16:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  The First Amendment doesn’t protect your right to eat steak; nothing inthe Bill of Rights prohibits a quarantine. Whatever discomfort orvexation arises from these restrictions should hardly be classed as aviolation of liberty. Yet that’s not quite right. Very few of us care somuch about our rights of speech or conscience to test theirconstitutional boundaries. There’s a reason people got so angry whenMayor Michel Bloomberg tried to ban the sale of large-size soft drinks;they we
  
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• Head of Community Programming / JW3 / London

  11-03-2020 16:31
  Are you passionate about bringing people together? Are you committed to a strong, vibrant and inclusive British-Jewish community? Want to be part of developing JW3's new strategy?
  We’re...
  
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• Artworker / Jackson's Art Supplies / London

  11-03-2020 16:16
  Description
We are looking for an artworker to work with our creative team in Dalston, London, to prepare print-ready artwork files.
The ideal candidate is someone with an eye for...
  
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• Foreman/Workshop Manager / James Glancy Design Ltd / London

  11-03-2020 16:04
  A South East London creative design company is looking to supplement their build team with a Workshop Foreman. The company makes large scale Christmas decorations and installations for both interior...
  
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• 'Disgust can be so engrossing': fourth plinth artist Heather Phillipson

  11-03-2020 16:01
  
  She once turned a tube platform into a protest against the torture of eggs. Now she is putting a giant dollop of whipped cream in Trafalgar Square. The DJ, poet, musician and artist explains why‘Thank God,” emails the artist Heather Phillipson after our interview, “art is one environment where it’s OK to be a weirdo.” She’s not just talking about the giant swirl of cherry-topped, fly-infested fake whipped cream she’s poised to install on Trafalgar Square
  
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• A Library-On-Wheels For The Refugee Camps Of Greece

  11-03-2020 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The Echo library was founded in 2016, at the height of the refugee crisis, and relies on a 15-strong volunteer team alongside donations to stock its shelves and pay for the van’s fuel – costs that come to roughly £13,000 a year.” – The Guardian
  
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• Contemporary Art Editor / The Burlington Magazine / London

  11-03-2020 15:48
  The Burlington Magazine
  Contemporary Art Editor
  The Burlington Magazine, the world’s leading monthly English-language journal of art history, is seeking an editor to oversee its online...
  
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• HR Advisor / British Museum / London

  11-03-2020 15:41
  HR Advisor Human Resources Full time Fixed term until 31 December 2020£22,875 - £27,314 per annum (dependent on experience) Application deadline: Thursday 19 March 2020, MiddayInterview...
  
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• Soprano Elinor Ross Dead At 93

  11-03-2020 15:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A client of Sol Hurok, she sang the major Italian dramatic roles at Europe’s leading opera houses, though much of her work at the Met was as a cover, going onstage at short notice. Her career ended abruptly in late 1979 when she contracted a severe case of Bell’s palsy. – Opera News
  
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• Bookkeeper / Aegis Productions Ltd / London

  11-03-2020 15:26
  Aegis are a multi disciplinary production company and we're looking for a new addition to the team.
  The purpose of this part-time role is to support the company on the day-to-day running of finance...
  
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• Apply to exhibit - Art & Architecture Trail Weekend / Wirksworth Festival / East Midlands

  11-03-2020 15:17
  Apply to exhibit at one of the UK's leading rural arts festivals with over 4,000 visitors over one weekend.
  This year's Art & Architecture Trail is taking place on Sat 12 - Sun 13 September...
  
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• Customer Service Ninja / Campingninja Ltd / Edinburgh

  11-03-2020 15:11
  Edinburgh Festival Camping is a temporary campsite set up for the duration of the Edinburgh Festivals every August, receiving thousands of visitors every year. We are looking for someone with...
  
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• Stage Manager / The People's Theatre Company / South East / Guildford

  11-03-2020 15:08
  The company will be touring a number of its fun-filled family musicals in 2020/2021 and is seeking hard working, conscientious individuals to help with the show and operate/cue lights and sound.
  Our...
  
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• Customer Service Ninja / Campingninja Ltd / South West / Nailsworth

  11-03-2020 15:07
  Edinburgh Festival Camping is a temporary campsite set up for the duration of the Edinburgh Festivals every August, receiving thousands of visitors every year. We are looking for someone with...
  
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• Radical Artists Are Running Performance Space New York. Here’s How They Showed A Journalist What They’re Doing.

  11-03-2020 15:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  To mark its 40th anniversary, the East Village venue (formerly P.S. 122) turned itself over to 11 loosely connected artists of various stripes for the whole of 2020. Not even PSNY’s director knows everything they have planned. When Siobhan Burke went to talk to them (at PSNY’s invitation), they met her in matching black garments that obscured their faces, declined to identify themselves, and stuck strictly to a prepared script that included such phrases as “There is no consens
  
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• Set and Props Maker / The People's Theatre Company / South East / Guildford

  11-03-2020 14:51
  We're looking for people who love painting, joining, carpentry and other crafts to work on set, props (and sometimes puppets) for our fun filled family shows.
  Jobs can range in size from a couple of...
  
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• Summer Salon 2020 Call for Entries! / Islington Arts Factory / London

  11-03-2020 14:50
  Call for Entries Is Now Open!
  Deadline for Applications: 5pm, Friday 24th April 2020
  Private View: 22nd May, 6.30pm - 9.30pm
  Exhibition: Friday 22nd May - Friday 12th JuneIslington Arts Factory...
  
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• Telephone Sales Role / Arts Marketing Association / East

  11-03-2020 14:48
  Part-Time Telephone Sales Role
  Contract – 3 days a week – April-June 2020
  Salary: £32,500 pro rata
  AMA is a not-for-profit organisation delivering training and events for people...
  
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• Klimt through a feminist lens: Emma Talbot wins Max Mara art prize

  11-03-2020 14:44
  
  Artist of ‘radiant drawings’ and epic sculptures wins for her project to overturn negative view of older women expressed by famous 1905 paintingHer work is known for confronting the modern world’s most pressing issues from the environment and gender to the way we communicate. Now, Emma Talbot has been announced as the winner of the Max Mara art prize for women, for a proposal to reimagine the work of Gustav Klimt for the 21st century.Born in Stourbridge and based in London, Tal
  
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• National Gallery In D.C. Postpones Show Because It Can’t Get The Art

  11-03-2020 14:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The National Gallery of Art has postponed its much-anticipated exhibition A Superb Baroque: Art in Genoa, 1600–1750 because of the global coronavirus crisis.” The nationwide lockdown in Italy means that the more than 100 works in the show can’t be shipped from museums in Genoa and Rome. – The Washington Post
  
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