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• 'We should question it': galleries and museums uneasy about old masters

  27-06-2020 23:06
  
  Critics cite ‘uncomfortable combination of hierarchical, racial and sexist connotations’Towering figures of the art world, a Vermeer or a Rembrandt, are ranked above others for the powerful images they painted and their delicate understanding of materials.In recognition of these skills such revered men, many of them Dutch, are known as old masters. But there is growing discomfort in Britain’s leading galleries and museums about the impact of this masculine term. Related: We mus
  
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• Is it time the art world ditched the term 'old master'?

  27-06-2020 23:06
  
  Imperialist and sexist or gender neutral and inspiring? Opinion divided about the classic phrase’s future Towering figures of the art world, a Vermeer or a Rembrandt, are ranked above others for the powerful images they painted and their delicate understanding of materials.In recognition of these skills such revered men, many of them Dutch, are known as old masters. But there is growing discomfort in Britain’s art world about the impact of this masculine term. Related: We must confro
  
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• Galleries and museums uneasy about using term Old Masters

  27-06-2020 23:06
  
  Critics cite ‘uncomfortable combination of hierarchical, racial and sexist connotations’Towering figures of the art world, a Vermeer or a Rembrandt, are ranked above others for the powerful images they painted and their delicate understanding of materials.In recognition of these skills such revered men, many of them Dutch, are known as Old Masters. But there is growing discomfort in Britain’s leading galleries and museums about the impact of this masculine term. Related: We mus
  
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• FREE online, multi-sensory show for young audiences with PMLD / Concrete Youth / Yorkshire / East, North East, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, South East, South West, London

  27-06-2020 22:53
  About Concrete Youth
  Concrete Youth is an award-winning, Hull-based theatre company dedicated to creating exceptional, multi-sensory theatre experiences for audiences living with profound and...
  
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• Give us a Gif! / DINA Sheffield / Yorkshire / Sheffield

  27-06-2020 21:31
  Give us a Gif is a ACE funded project, stemming from the theme of small pleasures during lockdown, made up of 64 gifs sent in from Sheffield and around the World! To be launched online on 24...
  
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• Good enough to eat: Asian American groceries as ceramics – in pictures

  27-06-2020 18:00
  
  Artist Stephanie H Shih, who lives and works in Brooklyn, makes ceramic sculptures of Asian American pantry items from the 1980s and 90s. “Groceries are surprisingly intimate,” she says. “We bring them into our homes, we live with them, we feed our loved ones with them – and the project is about the shared nostalgia of a generation raised by east Asian immigrants.” Continue reading...
  
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• Milton Glaser, groundbreaking I ❤️NY designer, dies aged 91

  27-06-2020 15:06
  
  Glaser’s bold logo, created for free in 1977, helped boost New York’s image and he was also part of the team that founded New York magazineMilton Glaser, the groundbreaking graphic designer who adorned Bob Dylan’s silhouette with psychedelic hair and summed up the feelings for his native New York with “I (HEART) NY,” died Friday, on his 91st birthday.The cause was a stroke and Glaser had also had renal failure, his wife, Shirley Glaser, told The New York Times. Cont
  
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• Art Tutor - Part time / Creative Art Classes / South East

  27-06-2020 14:58
  Must be able to get to Horsham, West SussexAre you a sociable, warm, friendly and nurturing artist/art teacher who can teach art to adults?  
  Do you know how to teach all of the below...
  
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• Singing Teacher / The BRIT School / London

  27-06-2020 13:21
  We are looking for a BRIT kids at The BRIT School Singing teacher for this, our flagship venture. The Singing teacher will be delivering 3 workshops of an hour each. They will be expected to write...
  
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• Theatre Teacher / The BRIT School / London

  27-06-2020 13:16
  We are looking for a BRIT kids at The BRIT School Theater teacher for this, our flagship venture. The Theater teacher will be delivering 3 workshops of an hour each. They will be expected to write...
  
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• Dance Teacher / The BRIT School / London

  27-06-2020 13:06
  We are looking for a BRIT kids at The BRIT School Dance teacher for this, our flagship venture. The Dance teacher will be delivering 3 workshops of an hour each. They will be expected to write...
  
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• Podcast Co-Producer for Caraboo Loops: Develop one of your ideas / Caraboo Projects / South West

  27-06-2020 12:41
  Caraboo Loops is a monthly podcast transmitting collective curiosities and ambient wanderings of Bristol and further afield.
  We are offering two artist opportunities to each co-produce a podcast...
  
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• brb Open Call - online mentoring for emerging artists / Caraboo Projects / South West / Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire

  27-06-2020 12:32
  Brb… is a remote mentoring opportunity aimed at early career artists, during this pause that Covid has forced many to take.
  Caraboo is offering six emerging artists based in Bristol,...
  
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• Jeremy Deller: ‘Who'd play me in a film? Worzel Gummidge’

  27-06-2020 10:30
  
  The artist on a touching moment with an elephant, treasuring his hair and his love of bats Born in London, Jeremy Deller, 54, gained an art history degree at the Courtauld Institute in 1988. He went on to become a conceptual, video and installation artist. In 2004, he won the Turner prize for his mixed media installation Memory Bucket, which documents his travels through Texas. In 2010 he was awarded the RSA’s Albert Medal and in 2013 he represented the UK at the Venice Biennale. From 2007
  
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• Consequential Writing About Race

  27-06-2020 00:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Appreciating social movements in hindsight is a complicated endeavor. Leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Harriet Tubman are often whitewashed to appease modern sensibilities. Some, like Bayard Rustin, are almost forgotten entirely. – The New York Times
  
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