Arts news

• Junior Assistant / Troy House Art Foundation / London

  17-06-2020 23:13
  Founded by contemporary artist Yuan Gong in 2017, Troy House Art Foundation (previously known as Fortress Contemporary Art Foundation) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the advocacy of...
  
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• Organisational Development Lead / Maya Productions / London

  17-06-2020 22:54
  Maya Productions has a 25 year legacy of making diverse theatre to create change 
  We highlight stories of migration, champion artists of colour, and open the doors for a wide range of people to...
  
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• Programme Manager / Woolwich Works / London

  17-06-2020 20:58
  The Programme Manager is responsible for managing the delivery of Woolwich Works’ public programme.  Reporting to the Commercial Director, they will work to secure and deliver hires from...
  
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• First global virtual fundraising summit for cultural sector / National Arts Fundraising School / North East / National

  17-06-2020 20:16
  This month the National Arts Fundraising School has launched the first ever global virtual fundraising summit dedicated to arts, culture and heritage professionals. 30+ expert speakers from around...
  
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• John Furnival obituary

  17-06-2020 18:29
  
  Distinguished artist and teacher best known for his ‘wordscapes’John Furnival, who has died aged 87, was a leading figure in visual and concrete poetry from the 1960s onwards, even as he often questioned with vigour the usefulness of these terms.He described himself, characteristically tongue-in-cheek, as a “drawer”, his preferred medium being pen and ink. His “wordscapes” were made by drawing letters, words, phrases and long passages directly on to paper, car
  
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• Free Coaching Sessions / / South West

  17-06-2020 16:17
  During this challenging time for the sector I am offering a limited number of free sessions to support anyone working in the sector from performers to administrators, technicians to tour managers,...
  
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• Writing Dada Womxn Salon & Workshop / Decorating Dissidence X Lucy Writers Platform / London

  17-06-2020 15:26
  Decorating Dissidence in collaboration with Lucy Writers Platform is thrilled to announce Writing Dada Womxn - a salon and workshop that brings together writers and curators for an experimental...
  
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• Live Stream Creative Writing Workshop / The Write Network / London

  17-06-2020 15:16
  Highams Tales Creative Writing Workshops are Back!!  
  For new and experienced writers to create poems, short fiction or monologues. The workshops will provide stimulus, prompts and feedback to...
  
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• Cowley Road Carnival Goes Virtual / Cowley Road Works / South East

  17-06-2020 15:08
  Oxford’s iconic Cowley Road Carnival is set to go ahead virtually on 5 July. This year’s event will be broadcasting online from 11 am on 5 July with the eclectic mix of music, DJ sets,...
  
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• Open Call 'lostandfound' changes during Lockdown / / London / All

  17-06-2020 14:48
  lostandfound- a repository of changes during Lockdown
  lostandfound is a new open call, participatory art project by Darshana Vora which seeks contributions from you about your experience of the...
  
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• Submissions open for audio dramas / Six to Start / West Midlands / UK wide

  17-06-2020 13:50
  We pay £460 (~$570 USD) per completed script, and writers are compensated at all stages of script development. 
  Six to Start is expanding its slate of immersive New Adventures audio...
  
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• Web Designer / Developer / Sheffield Creative Guild / Yorkshire

  17-06-2020 12:53
  Sheffield Creative Guild is looking for a web designer / developer to help them with a refresh of their current website. They are looking to improve users' experience navigating the site, promote...
  
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• Van Gogh and Gauguin letter about brothel visit sells for €210,000

  17-06-2020 12:08
  
  ‘Exceptional’ correspondence sent from Arles in 1888 is bought by Van Gogh MuseumA letter written by two of the greatest artists of the 19th century, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, about their visits to French brothels has been bought for the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam for €210,600 (£189,000).The correspondence, previously held in private hands, has been described as “exceptional”. The two painters entwine descriptions of their experiences living together
  
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• Chief Executive Officer / Creative & Cultural Skills / London / Nationwide

  17-06-2020 11:22
  Creative & Cultural Skills is looking for its next CEO. If you’re passionate about developing a diverse, inclusive and skilled cultural sector, then we want to hear from you.
  This is an...
  
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• Bristol Time of the Month: @ Home / Funny Women / East Midlands

  17-06-2020 09:21
  Funny Women is all about women supporting women, so we love it when someone is prepared to share what they've learned from their success. This month, we welcome our very own Abi Clarke, currently...
  
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• How did he get that mark on his cheek? The great British art quiz

  17-06-2020 09:00
  
  Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries set today’s quiz, in our series exploring the art collections of British museums closed due to Covid-19This quiz is brought to you in collaboration with Art UK, the online home of the UK’s public art collections, showing art from more than 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 Bodleian Libraries. Bodleian Libraries are research libraries of the University
  
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• Volunteer Actors needed for virtual table read of new musical / Healter Skelter the Musical / London

  17-06-2020 03:01
  Date/time for table read: 25th July 4pm-9pm UK time / 11am-4pm New York
  We are on the lookout for volunteers to help with a cold table reading of the latest draft of Healter Skelter the Musical....
  
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