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• International Youth Arts Festival Digifest 3-5 July 2020 / Creative Youth / London

  25-06-2020 23:43
  You're invited to the first International Youth Festival Digifest from 3-5 July!
  IYAF Digifest will feature performances from exciting new international partners including Kenya and Hong Kong,...
  
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• We’re Witnessing The Death Of Shopping Malls

  25-06-2020 23:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By mid-May, 28 percent of the surveyed members of Restaurants Canada, which represents 30,000 restaurants and food-service operations across the country, either said they were never reopening or predicted they would close unless conditions quickly improved. After rent came due on June 1, nearly half of the members of the Retail Council of Canada reported they had not been able to pay their rent at all; over a quarter of them said that landlords had threatened to either change their locks or for
  
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• Free Theatre Streaming Now - The Tree Charter Tapestry / Natura Contemporary Theatre Company / South West / London

  25-06-2020 23:21
  Sit back and enjoy this live recording of 'The Tree Charter Tapestry' recorded before an audience at the Everyman Theatre Cheltenham 2017. This wonderful play will delight you, as a 'modern day...
  
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• Our Enduring Myths Of College

  25-06-2020 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Thirty-four million Americans—over a tenth of the nation’s population—have some college credits but dropped out before graduating. They are nearly twice as likely as college graduates to be unemployed and four times more likely to default on student loans. That’s a scandal for the nation, not just for higher education. We like to imagine college as an egalitarian force, which reduces the gap between rich and poor. But over the past four decades it has mostly served to re
  
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• Performance Reviews For Statues?

  25-06-2020 22:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  While some have suggested placing these statues in a museum or leaving them to deteriorate naturally, I propose another way: a statue of limitations, where towns and cities would hold a mass review of their monuments, say every 50 years. At that point, citizens would be tasked with deciding whether to maintain the memorials as they are, reimagine them, or remove them from the public square for good. – The Atlantic
  
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• A New Image Of The Loch Ness Monster (And The Long Culture That Surrounds It)

  25-06-2020 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Nessie may be hiding, the monster’s faithful believers will think. Every time the scientists come, Nessie dives deeper and hides. She’s a diva. She’s the Garbo of the animal kingdom. She knows when to do her headline-grabbing cameos and when to disappear. – The Daily Beast
  
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• Cairo’s Bizarre Phantom Architecture

  25-06-2020 21:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “So much of the city has been demolished before we’ve even discovered and documented it. It means that, despite the generations of development, Cairo is not a place where you can walk around and really feel history, or identify who did what when. It’s so muddled.” – The Guardian
  
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• How America’s Big Three Cinema Chains Messed Up Their Reopening Plans

  25-06-2020 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Last week, AMC, Regal, and Cinemark all issued elaborate safety plans for reopening — but all three said that they wouldn’t require patrons to wear masks except where local governments ordered them to do it. Why? Because, as AMC’s CEO put it, “we want to keep the politics out of our theaters.” And the response to that was so negative that AMC and Regal reversed themselves the next day. – The Hollywood Reporter
  
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• Onstage Star Dancer, Offstage Racially Profiled

  25-06-2020 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “As an artist, I try to portray strength, grace and power in everything I dance. Offstage my experiences with police have left me feeling diminished. I share these stories not for pity, but to create awareness.” – Pointe Magazine
  
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• Why Studying How To Teach Dance Is Important, Even For The Best Dancers

  25-06-2020 20:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “There is a pervasive idea that if you are a great dancer, you are automatically qualified to teach, whether you have training or experience in education practices or not. There is also an assumption that training to be a dance educator is only valuable if you’re working with children — that you don’t need it when teaching anyone over the age of 16.” Alexandra Cook, community programs director with Mark Morris Dance Group, learned the hard way that these assumption
  
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• AUDITION: DANCER, #goggledance / Voxed (Wayne Parsons) / North East

  25-06-2020 19:32
  Wayne Parsons is looking for a dancer with strong technical, performing and improvisation skills for the creation and performance of a fun and accessible new site-specific pop-up piece...
  
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• Survey: Racial Gaps In Perception Of Benefits Of Higher Education

  25-06-2020 19:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  New America found that 86 percent of whites and 89 percent of Asian Americans believe that those who pursue higher education will have more job opportunities than those who do not. But only 69 percent of Black people surveyed and 74 percent of Latinos agreed. The study also found generational differences. Nearly all of those in the generation preceding baby boomers, 99 percent, thought higher education brings economic mobility. Ninety-five percent of baby boomers a
  
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• Early, Unfinished Story By Louisa May Alcott Published For First Time — With Invitation For Writers To Finish It

  25-06-2020 19:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Aunt Nellie’s Diary,” a 9,000-word piece written when Alcott was in her late teens, “is narrated by the 40-year-old title character, and follows her observations as a romantic triangle appears to unfold among her orphaned, fair-haired niece” and two friends. The fragment appears in the latest issue of The Strand Magazine, which will “post guidelines in the coming weeks” for writers to submit their own endings. – Yahoo! (AP)
  
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• Collaborator - The Power of Sharing / Appropri8 / London / Anywhere

  25-06-2020 18:45
  BC:AC Before Corona : After Corona. Life will never be quite the same.
  The current period is unprecedented in most of our living memories.
  It's effect on society will be profound and perhaps long...
  
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• Trendlines: 18 Trends Moving The Art World

  25-06-2020 18:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In consultation with art world professionals—artists, dealers, curators, museum administrators—we identified dynamics and ideas on the horizon, some with trajectories tracing into the past, others more sudden in origination. – ARTnews
  
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• New Creatives - Call 4 - Open for Film and Audio Commissions / Screen South / South East

  25-06-2020 18:28
  New Creatives is an exciting new talent development scheme that offers commissioning opportunities for emerging artists to create new artistic works in film, or audio or interactive media, designed...
  
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• Forget cards – kids prefer cash in hand | Brief letters

  25-06-2020 18:07
  
  Reasons to visit Hartlepool | Live concerts | Cashless society | Art restoration | Boris Johnson’s repainted planeYou paint a gloomy picture of Hartlepool (Britain beyond lockdown: can we level up?, 23 June). But there are many reasons to visit: HMS Trincomalee in the National Museum of the Royal Navy, the beach at Seaton Carew, the birdlife, St Hilda’s church and the Andy Capp statue. Like so many north-east towns, it needs help, but it has a lot to offer visitors, who might bring a
  
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• Everything’s Changed. Get Help!

  25-06-2020 18:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We’re introducing Arts Reach New Ways Forward – a comprehensive package of breakthrough strategies to help you navigate uncertain times and be fully prepared for the future opportunities that await.Everything’s changed. And the key to success is working and learning TOGETHER to build a new future TOGETHER.We’re introducing Arts Reach New Ways Forward – a comprehensive package of breakthrough strategies to help you navigate uncertain times and be fully prepared for
  
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• Five Arrested, Including Ex-Curator At Louvre, In Major Antiquities Trafficking Case

  25-06-2020 18:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The case concerns ‘the sale of hundreds of pieces for tens of millions of euros’, which were allegedly looted from Egypt, Syria and Yemen as well as zones in Libya under Islamic State control. The criminal investigation into gang fraud, concealment of stolen goods, and money laundering was launched [in France] in 2018.” – The Art Newspaper
  
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• New Trustee Board Members / National Paralympic Heritage Trust / London / Bucks

  25-06-2020 17:52
  Seeking two independent Trustees for the National Paralympic Heritage Trust
   
  The National Paralympic Heritage Trust (NPHT) exists to enlighten and inspire future generations by celebrating,...
  
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• Museum Remix: Unheard / University of Cambridge Museums / East

  25-06-2020 17:40
  Museum Remix: Unheard is an online experiment inviting anyone to remix and retell the stories behind the University of Cambridge Museums' (UCM) underexplored objects. 
  Join the project and...
  
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• Head of Programme Theatre31 / Icon Theatre / South East / London

  25-06-2020 17:40
  Icon Theatre is searching for a talented individual, passionate about working with young people in theatre, to join our team as Head of Programme, Theatre31.
  Theatre31 is one of five...
  
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• Philanthropy Manager (Maternity Cover) / British Film Institute / London

  25-06-2020 17:38
  Fixed Term Contract – 9 – 12 Months£36,747 - £43,422 plus generous benefits package
  We support flexible working
   
  We are looking for a Philanthropy Manager, Major...
  
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• Pop Up Gallery Commission / Hope Streets Festival Winsford / North West / Winsford

  25-06-2020 17:37
  We would like to commission an artist to create a pop-up gallery, ideally made from cardboard, or another recyclable material. 
  We are looking to create a space that we can showcase all the...
  
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• Jon Batiste Takes Protest Music To The Streets

  25-06-2020 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jon Batiste, the jazz pianist and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” bandleader, has spent the last three weekends marching in the streets of New York, leading musicians and protesters through hymns and songs like “We Shall Overcome” and “Down by the Riverside.” – The New York Times
  
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• Community Development Manager / HOME Slough / South East

  25-06-2020 17:20
  HOME Slough is seeking an individual who is passionate about building strong communities, and who shares our vision of seeing more people in Slough enjoying and leading fantastic arts experiences...
  
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• Co-Founder Of DC’s Signature Theater Resigns Following Allegations Of Sexual Assault

  25-06-2020 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two actors have publicly accused Eric Schaeffer, who has been the Northern Virginia company’s artistic director since its beginnings in 1989, of repeatedly grabbing their genitals during public events in 2016 and 2018. Signature management says that a two-month investigation in 2018 by an attorney for the company found the allegations “not credible,” but Schaeffer decided to resign this week after the actors made their accusations public on Facebook over the weekend. – T
  
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• Freelance Programme Assistant / ARTLIFT / South West

  25-06-2020 16:51
  We are seeking a highly organised, IT literate and social media savvy freelance Programme Assistant to join Artlift – a small, Gloucestershire-based charity nationally recognised for its...
  
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• Google News Starts Program ‘To Pay Publishers For High-Quality Content’

  25-06-2020 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The U.S. internet giant has for years tried to fend off demands for payment from news publishers worldwide in return for using their content, with European media groups among their fiercest critics. … The new product” — which is launching with news publishers from Germany, Australia and Brazil and will subsequently add more — “will be available on Google News and Discover. [An exec] said Google would also offer to pay for free access for users to read paywa
  
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• A Classical Music Festival With All Black Musicians — And Why It’s Necessary

  25-06-2020 16:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lee Pringle, founder of the Colour of Music Festival in Charleston: “The average white orchestra fears that Colour of Music will shine a huge light on the fact that while you can’t put black musicians onstage, this guy in Charleston goes out and finds 89 who are willing to play and have master’s degrees from the same institutions as the white kids. … With 2,000 orchestras, less than 2 percent of the members on those stages are of African ancestry. It is truly the last w
  
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• Lockdown is teaching us how to take art into the wider community | Elinor Morgan

  25-06-2020 15:53
  
  Museums are set to reopen soon, but there will still be people who can’t visit. We should take the collections to them instead• Elinor Morgan is head of programme at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern ArtI still wake up and think about my day ahead at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA); the journey in through the incredible landscape of the Tees Valley, colossal industrial structures abutting wild wetlands and green spaces. The feeling of light as you enter MIMA&rsquo
  
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• Education & Community Coordinator / The Photography Foundation / London

  25-06-2020 15:50
  We're currently on the lookout for an Education & Community Coordinator to join the team and support our Foundation Manager in delivering the trainee programme and community outreach projects. If...
  
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• Omaha Symphony Names Next Music Director: Ankush Kumar Bahl

  25-06-2020 15:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bahl, who succeeds Thomas Wilkins at the start of the 2021-22 season, becomes the second conductor of color in a row to hold the music director position in Omaha. An Indian-American born and raised in the Bay Area, Bahl has worked as assistant conductor to Kurt Masur in Europe and Christoph Eschenbach in D.C. – Omaha World-Herald
  
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• Philadelphia Museum Of Art To Let Go More Than 20% Of Its Staff

  25-06-2020 15:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The [museum] is moving to cut more than 100 jobs from its staff through furloughs, voluntary departures, and possibly layoffs. The furloughs will go into effect July 6, museum officials told employees during a webinar meeting Wednesday morning. Some furloughed employees will be recalled as operations ramp up, [and a] buyout package will be offered to … employees in most museum departments.” – The Philadelphia Inquirer
  
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• Casual Music Tutor / Sutton Music Service (Cognus Limited) / London

  25-06-2020 15:02
  Sutton Music Service are looking to recruit Casual Music Tutors and we are particularly interested in the following:Brass specialists
  Strings specialists
  Guitar specialists
  Vocal...
  
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• Art Tutor (part time, Wales) / The Seasons Art Class / Wales

  25-06-2020 14:55
  Opportunity for an animated, energetic, talented instructor in Newport, Wales.
  Easy to follow curriculums.
  1 day per week (with the possibility of another day at a later stage)
  Fabulous...
  
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• Louvre Plans Four-Year Overhaul Of How It Displays And Explains Its Art

  25-06-2020 14:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “To counter its elitist image, the museum will strive for a ‘cultural democratisation’ to make its treasures more accessible with improved presentation, labelling and curating. [Director Jean-Luc] Martinez, who comes from a working-class background, said he wanted to build on the outreach success of the Louvre’s outpost museum in Lens, a poor former mining town in northern France.” – France 24 (AFP)
  
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• Art Tutor (part time, Sutton) / The Seasons Art Class / South East

  25-06-2020 14:24
  Opportunity for an animated, energetic, talented instructor in Carlshalton (Sutton, South London) .Easy to follow curriculums.
  1 day per week (with the possibility of another day at a later...
  
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• Digital Design Officer and Web Developer / North Craven Building Preservation Trust / Yorkshire

  25-06-2020 14:22
  The Folly is a Grade I listed historic house dating from 1679 in the heart of historic Settle. It houses the Museum of North Craven Life, which tells fascinating tales of the people and landscape of...
  
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• Digital Content Curator / Stuart Hall Foundation / London

  25-06-2020 14:04
  The Stuart Hall Foundation is seeking an experienced Digital Content Curator to lead the curation and delivery of a four-month schedule of online events and content, as part of our new...
  
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• Australian Government Announces $250M Rescue Package For Arts

  25-06-2020 14:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The program includes $90 million to underwrite bank loans to fund new productions, $35 million in additional money for organizations already funded by the federal government, $50 million to finance the restart of film and video production, and $75 million in grants to events businesses to fund new touring shows and festivals. (But will it be enough?) – The Guardian
  
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• Call for artists - FULL FRONTAL: Back To Nature / Full Frontal Eastbourne / South East

  25-06-2020 13:39
  Opportunity for artists, poets and writers based in and around the coastal zone from Newhaven to Hastings, East Sussex. Submissions of work are invited for an exhibition, Back to Nature to take...
  
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• Membership and Administration Officer (0.6 FTE) / Heritage Crafts Association / South West / UK wide

  25-06-2020 13:17
  The Heritage Crafts Association is currently seeking an individual with excellent interpersonal and administrative skills to take up the part-time post of Membership and Administration...
  
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• Green Door Summer Exhibition / Green Door / North West / All - online event

  25-06-2020 12:02
  An online celebration of the work of Green Door Artists  as we celebrate our 25th anniversary – available at greendoor.org.uk until 17 July. More than 100 pieces of work including...
  
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• Executive Producer (Freelance/Fixed Term) / Folio Theatre Company / London / UK wide

  25-06-2020 10:46
  Folio Theatre Company is seeking a dynamic, motivated and resourceful individual to join us as Executive Producer (freelance, fixed term) as we enter a new and exciting phase of development. This new...
  
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• What is the king giving this man, and why? The great British art quiz

  25-06-2020 09:00
  
  The National Army Museum hosts today’s quiz, setting questions to explore art collections of museums closed due to coronavirus
  This 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 the National Army Museum in Chelsea, London. The museum is a leading authority on the British
  
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• The soul of Tokyo: unseen shots from a Japanese master – in pictures

  25-06-2020 08:00
  
  Issei Suda is regarded as one of the most important names in Japanese photography. The striking world he captured is on display in these previously unpublished photos Continue reading...
  
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• Michaela Yearwood-Dan meets Mary Evans: 'I’ve been racially discriminated against at shows I’ve been in!'

  25-06-2020 07:00
  
  Two black British artists talk about being patronised by barmen, misunderstood by their peers – and why nurturing the next generation is as important as making their own workMichaela Yearwood-Dan, 26, and Mary Evans 57, are black British artists of different generations, but are united in their exploration of race and culture. Michaela’s vibrant, floral romantic paintings call on her Caribbean heritage; Evans’ striking cut-out silhouettes reflect images of brutal moments in his
  
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• A Virtual Cannes Is Open. Are Movies Still In Business?

  25-06-2020 00:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Given the festival’s date shift from early May to late June, Cannes now looks far better than it did a few months ago at the beginning of a lockdown that stretched across the planet, shuttering theaters from Beijing to New York. But now, cineplexes have begun to reopen in Europe and Asia, with box office figures in some territories like Scandinavia, Japan and South Korea exceeding expectations. Adding to the cautious optimism is the fact that U.S. theaters are poised to open up in July. &
  
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