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• Her Majesty URL: online lecture by Olia Lialina / arebyte Gallery / London

  24-04-2020 19:06
  arebyte Gallery are excited to invite you to an online lecture given by our current exhibiting artist, Olia Lialina.
  You can access the lecture from 5pm BST. A link to join will be provided on the...
  
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• Print Sale in aid of UK Foodbanks / Chamber Curation /Prints for Food / London

  24-04-2020 17:58
  Prints for Food
  A print sale initiative in aid of The Trussell Trust. 
  27 photographs were selected from an international open call for images that express hope. 
  Purchase a print and...
  
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• WORK: films by artists made with workers. Online 1 May 2020. / Animate Projects / East Midlands / West Midlands

  24-04-2020 17:24
  Dryden Goodwin | Jenny Holt | Esther Johnson | Adam Lewis-Jacob
  Animate Projects is pleased to announce the online launch of WORK, on International Workers’ Day: four new artists’ films...
  
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• Photography platform/competition / Portraits of Isolation / London

  24-04-2020 16:59
  ‘Portraits of Isolation’ is a project showcasing portraits of people during the period of isolation and social distancing due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Our mission...
  
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• Humap Business Development Lead (Sales) / Error Agency / London / Remote

  24-04-2020 16:51
  Humap is a digital mapping platform for the arts, culture and heritage sectors, built by Error in consortium with the Institute of Historical Research. It allows organisations and projects to map...
  
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• Lou Barnell- MELTA @Cafe OTO- Rearranged -17th January 2021 / / London

  24-04-2020 16:31
  LOU BARNELL: MELTAThe London premier of MELTA has been rearranged. It will now take place onSunday 17 January 2021, 7.30pm
  Tickets: https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/lou-barnell-melta/
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• Audience Development Manager (Maternity Cover) / The Mighty Creatives / East Midlands

  24-04-2020 16:16
  Salary: £29,780 plus contributory stakeholder pension pro rataHours: Part time (21 hours per week, excluding an unpaid lunch hour) plus occasional evenings and weekendsLocation: LCB Depot...
  
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• Mind-boggling Beardsley and Helmut Newton's sexy century – the week in art

  24-04-2020 16:00
  
  The painter who delighted in depravity, the photographer who revelled in reality, plus Rembrandt in his youth – all in your weekly dispatchHelmut Newton 100
  The photographs of Helmut Newton are some of the most real-seeming ever taken. His powerful black and white contrasts give depth and form to bodies in space, however you see them – in a gallery, book or online. Oh and some might find them sexy. Launches digitally on Thursday on IGTV.
  • Newlands House gallery, Petworth. Conti
  
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• Be a Buddy / SPEAK London / London

  24-04-2020 14:53
  At SPEAK we believe in the importance of building strong connections between our community members. Right now, this is more important than ever, as we are going through a situation where loneliness...
  
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• Máiréad Robinson obituary

  24-04-2020 13:08
  
  In 1972 Máiréad Robinson and her husband Tim, the writer and cartographer, left their home in West Hampstead, London, for the west of Ireland, where they lived for more than 40 years. Máiréad, the mysterious and beloved “M” of Tim’s books, was his creative partner, his office manager and the publisher of his maps through their imprint, Folding Landscapes.Máiréad, who has died aged 85, also had her own life as an independent scholar and
  
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• Virtual Quilt : Get Involved / / Yorkshire / ONLINE

  24-04-2020 12:47
  In collaboration with my very good friends, Magie & Bob at The African Fabric Shop and 'Queen of Quilting' Janice Gunner [former President of The Quilters Guild of...
  
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• Project Manager - Leicester City Takeover / UK New Artists / East Midlands

  24-04-2020 10:22
  Fee: £5,500Number of days: 36 (approx)Contract: FreelancePlace of work: Leicester/ NottinghamTimescale: July 2020 - March 2021
  We are looking for an experienced Project Manager (Logistics and...
  
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• Producer: Live Work, Leicester City Takeover / UK New Artists / East Midlands

  24-04-2020 10:19
  Fee: £5,000Number of days: 30 (approx)Contract: FreelancePlace of work: Leicester/ NottinghamTimescale: July 2020 - March 2021
  We are looking for a Producer who can work within our small team....
  
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• Producer: Interdisciplinary Residencies, Leicester City Takeover / UK New Artists / East Midlands

  24-04-2020 10:16
  UKNA City Takeover: Leicester 2021
  Fee: £4,500Number of days: 27 (approx)Contract: FreelancePlace of work: Leicester/ NottinghamTimescale: July 2020 - March 2021
  We are looking for a Producer...
  
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• Dressmaker / tailoress/tailor / Pangaea Sculptors' Centre / London / UK wide

  24-04-2020 09:45
  We are looking for experienced dressmakers / tailoresses/tailors to join our bank of freelance fabricators for work on sculpture projects: www.pangaeasculptorscentre.com/fabrication-services/
  We are...
  
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• Who is hiding behind the canvas? Take the great British art quiz

  24-04-2020 09:00
  
  York Art Gallery sets the questions today in our quiz series that lets you explore UK collections while museums remain in corona lockdownThis quiz is brought to you in collaboration with Art UK, the online home for the UK’s public art collections, showing art from over 3,000 venues and by 45,000 artists. Each day, a different collection on Art UK will set the questions.Today, our questions are set by York Art Gallery (York Museums Trust). The York collection ranges from 14th-century panel
  
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• Like a marathon, the thrill of painting is the finish

  24-04-2020 08:00
  
  I can appreciate the calming sensations of a watercolour, but slathered fat waves of oil and acrylic are my drugs of choiceIf you really want to experience the glory of paint, the thick swell it can cause in the heart, I’d recommend seeing a Frank Auerbach in the flesh. Failing that, acquiring one of his books. I consume art as some sweep the shelves of pharmacies for multivitamins. Throw it down my throat like a shot. While I can appreciate the intricacies of a charcoal sketch and the cal
  
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• 'If our government wants cultural life to return, it must act now': an open letter from Australia's arts industry

  24-04-2020 07:27
  
  Close to 100 arts groups issue clarion call to minister Paul Fletcher for action over coronavirus hit to industryWe celebrate the federal arts minister, Paul Fletcher’s, enthusiasm in the opinion piece published by the Guardian on Thursday, and share his excitement for the day when Australia’s cultural life can resume.But to make sure that our creative industry survives to greet us on that day, urgent action is required. Related: Coronavirus hit Australia’s arts industry hard a
  
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• Contemporary Fine Art Practice ONLINE course / The Essential School of Painting / London

  24-04-2020 00:44
  Contemporary Fine Art Practice with Bob Matthews, Liane Lang and Jost Münster – 24 Apr to 3 July 2020 10-5pmThis course is aimed at a broad range of artists and levels of experience...
  
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• Pro Bono Coaching Sessions for Arts and Culture Professionals / Angharad Cooper Life Coaching / London

  24-04-2020 00:04
  Angharad Cooper Life Coaching: https://www.angharadcooper.com/
  I am offering a pro bono 50 minute Skype coaching session to any arts and culture professionals who find themselves needing to...
  
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• Painting People: The Figure and Portrait ONLINE course / The Essential School of Painting / London

  24-04-2020 00:03
  Painting People: The Figure and Portrait – Thursdays 23 Apr to 2 July 2020  10-5pm
  This course is taught by Alison Harper  and visiting artist Rosemary Beaton. Both are...
  
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• Zoom-As-Artistic-Medium, The Music Video

  24-04-2020 00:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The three-minute video for the band Thou & the Get’s single “Phenom” is a kaleidoscope of ordinary images whose rhythm and hostility bust the limits of Zoom. The video speaks to the locked-down dreamer in all of us, as it reframes the possibilities for community, expresses the frustration of confinement and reminds us that one way to shake it off is through our inherent creativity. – Washington Post
  
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