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• How Elegant Vienna Became An Explosion Of Modernism

  03-07-2020 23:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A much-romanticised era for the city, these years are commonly celebrated as a period of explosive artistic, literary, intellectual and especially musical modernisation in which resolutely iconoclastic geniuses such as Schoenberg, Sigmund Freud, Gustav Klimt and Alfred Schnitzler broke with the past in order to lay the groundwork for the future. In this narrative, Vienna’s musical revolution was especially radical: Schoenberg’s Pierrot was later characterised by Igor Stravinsky as &
  
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• Adam Zoltowski - Islands / The Muse Gallery / London

  03-07-2020 23:30
  The Muse Gallery presents
  Adam Zoltowski - Islands
  10.07-25.07
  PV 10.07-11.07
  ** COVID19 ** bookings are essential:
  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/111279028570
  “No man is an Island,...
  
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• UK Libraries Were Already Endangered. Then Came COVID

  03-07-2020 23:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Last year, official figures revealed that almost 800 libraries had closed since the implementation of austerity in 2010. “We do think these current announcements could be the ‘canary in the coalmine’ for a fresh wave of austerity cuts to local services,” warned Nick Poole, chief executive of the librarians’ association Cilip. – The Guardian
  
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• How The “Museum Of Ice Cream” Melted Down

  03-07-2020 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  From all indications, the Museum of Ice Cream is melting down. Spending was slashed in January. In March, Bunn temporarily closed the permanent installations in New York and San Francisco, and laid off around 200 workers. – Forbes
  
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• Why Apologies Are Important

  03-07-2020 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  How is it that a mere apology can turn long-held assumptions upside down in a way that practical solutions, such as more social support or even financial assistance, simply can’t do alone? Those one-dimensional symbols, such as statues and flags, can give way to richer, more complete stories that embrace empathy and respect. A sincere apology on a national scale can turn once-revered heroes, such as Confederate leaders, into villains, and once-despised outsiders, such as an enslaved peopl
  
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• Now Is Probably The Best Opportunity To Rethink Our Cities

  03-07-2020 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We tend to treat cities like the weather, using past patterns to predict outcomes over which we have no control. But the last few months have reminded us that cities are not givens, the status quo isn’t immovable, and citizens can force their elected officials to crash through bureaucracy and inertia. – New York Magazine
  
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• New Horizons / Artizan Gallery / South West

  03-07-2020 21:22
  Artizan Gallery are delighted to welcome back Rowan Day to the gallery to showcase some new works produced this year.The 'New Horizons' Collection is a series of Original Oil and 24ct Gold leaf...
  
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• Flamboyant Organ Virtuoso (And Flamboyant Hedonist) Jane Parker-Smith Dead At 70

  03-07-2020 21:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “[She] brought glamour to the organ console thanks to her extraordinary dexterity at the keyboard and her love of life in the fast lane: she swore like a trooper, drank like a fish, smoked like a chimney and played the organ like a woman possessed.” – The Telegraph (UK)
  
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• Higher Ed Will Be Reimagined. But University Boards Are Not The Ones To Do It

  03-07-2020 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It has become a truism to say the coronavirus pandemic will change everything about higher education. But few discuss who should shape this change. The faculty? The student body? The public? Or the business-executive trustees that Thorstein Veblen believed were destroying the essential nature of academe? – Chronicle of Higher Education
  
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• Scots Gaelic Could Die Out In Next Ten Years: Researchers

  03-07-2020 20:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The study … found that only 11,000 people were habitual Gaelic speakers, after a rapid decline during the 1980s when the density of native speakers fell below 80%. … The language is rarely spoken in the home, little used by teenagers, and used routinely only by a diminishing number of elderly Gaels dispersed across a few island communities in the Hebrides.” – The Guardian
  
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• Temporary Consultant Manager / Oxford Contemporary Music / South East

  03-07-2020 19:56
  OCM (Oxford Contemporary Music) seeks a senior arts manager on a part time, temporary basis to hold the fort, and help us plan for the future, whilst our Director is on a period of absence due to ill...
  
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• Pandemic As Inflection Point For The Arts

  03-07-2020 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Today, the convergence of Covid-19 closing down all public events, along with the explosive outrage with continued police carnage in communities of color, brings us to a similar inflection point as the late 1960s. Once again a fundamental shift wherein art is stripped of any pretense is emerging. As well, the enormous chasm between aesthetics and inequity must be addressed as systemic racism is dismantled. – VTDigger
  
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• Turkey Might Really Turn Hagia Sophia Back Into A Mosque

  03-07-2020 19:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Byzantine emperor built it in the sixth century to be the flagship cathedral of Eastern (and perhaps all) Christianity. When the Ottoman sultan conquered Constantinople in 1453, he converted it into a landmark mosque. When Atatürk’s secular revolutionaries founded the modern Turkish republic, he made it a public museum honoring both faiths and their histories. But next week, a Turkish court will rule on whether President Erdoğan can make good on his longtime campaign promise
  
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• Announcing the Jerwood WB Artist Attachment recipients / Cement Fields / South East

  03-07-2020 19:00
  Cement Fields announce Sarah Craske, Anna-Maria Nabirye, and nnull as the recipients of the Jerwood Whitstable Biennale Artist Attachment programme. With support from the Jerwood Arts...
  
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• Chicago’s Commercial Theatre Is Devastated. Will It Return?

  03-07-2020 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Why have Chicago’s for-profit institutions been so hit? The main reason is their total revenue dependence. A big non-profit potentially can rely on its board members to bankroll it through these hard times, or can sweet talk its big donors. In some rare cases, endowments can be tapped. But that’s not true of for-profit theaters, entirely reliant on ticket sales, bar takings and concessions for their survival. – Chicago Tribune
  
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• Philippine Artists Fight Against Duterte’s Anti-Terrorism Bill

  03-07-2020 18:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The bill’s vague provisions make it easy for the state to target artistic and creative productions, especially critical, satirical or protest forms it subjectively deems as anti-government or subversive – or terrorist, in today’s cruder parlance,” says Concerned Artists of the Philippines secretary general Lisa Ito, who compares current conditions under Duterte’s government to the martial law period under Ferdinand Marcos. – South China Morning Post (H
  
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• Project Coordinator / Tate Gallery / North West

  03-07-2020 17:56
  This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the development of a strong partnership project between Tate Liverpool, Everton in the Community and the Edge Hill university and to work with a...
  
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• Artist Commission: Humour / People United & Compton Verney / West Midlands

  03-07-2020 17:48
  People United and Compton Verney want to commission an artist or artist collective to celebrate and explore how humour can positively effect emotions and behaviour.
  When August– September...
  
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• Making Zoom Work for You: An Actors Guide 2 Making LockDown Work / Both Feet / North West / UK

  03-07-2020 17:40
  Deadline to sign up: Thursday 9th July, 1pm
  Key Dates (full details HERE):
  Mon 6th July & Tues 7th July 9.30-11am (recordings will be available)Thurs 9th July, 7-9.30pm (optional)Sat 11th...
  
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• NYC Slashes Arts Education In Schools

  03-07-2020 17:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Budgets across departments have been slashed as the city looks to recover from an estimated $9 billion loss in tax revenue due to the shutdown. Among the hard hit is New York City’s Department of Education, which will see $15 million cut from the $21.5 million budget for arts education services in middle and high schools—a roughly 70 percent reduction. – Artnet
  
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• *new deadline* Artist Open Call / Nature Inspired Postcard Show / Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust / East Midlands

  03-07-2020 17:05
  Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust announces a nature inspired Postcard Show, inviting artists (local, national and international) to submit an original postcard sized artwork (no fee) to be shown at The...
  
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• Dance Magazine’s Editor In Chief Judged A Major Competition, And Here’s What She Wants Contestants To Know

  03-07-2020 17:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jennifer Stahl, who juried this year’s Boston semi-finals of Youth America Grand Prix: “Putting exact numbers to qualities like ‘musicality’ and ‘épaulement’ is just as tricky as it sounds. But I learned a few surprising takeaways that could make a big difference in a dancer’s final score. Whether you’re competing virtually right now or just starting to plan your solo for next year, keep these six things in mind.” – Dance Magazi
  
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• Head of Course - BA (Hons) Acting Accelerated Degree / Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company / London

  03-07-2020 16:54
  Fourth Monkey is recruiting a Course Leader for the BA (Hons) Acting Accelerated Degree to join its dynamic staff team as part of our collaborative community of staff and students.
  The successful...
  
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• Can This Movie Make An AI Robot Into A Star?

  03-07-2020 16:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A “synthetic actor” called Erica “has been cast in b, a $70 million science-fiction movie … about scientists who create an AI robot named Erica who quickly realize the danger of this top-secret program that is trying to perfect a human through a non-human form. Variety caught up with the filmmakers [Tarek] Zohdy and [Sam] Khoze to discuss b.” – Variety
  
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• What Four Great Black Female Theatermakers Show Us About How And Why We Create Theater

  03-07-2020 16:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Todd London reflects on why and how we gather, and looks at the canons-in-the-making of four African-American playwrights — Jackie Sibblies Drury, Aleshea Harris, Anna Deavere Smith, and Dael Orlandersmith — for how they serve as a map for this moment of revision.” – HowlRound
  
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• Artconnect x Wedio Open Call | PASSION / / London / International

  03-07-2020 15:50
  Open Call for photography or video projects on the topic of ‘Passion’. Free to Apply. Winners will receive equipment rental prizes from Wedio, get featured in ARTCONNECT Magazine and...
  
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• Smithsonian Chief Lonnie Bunch: ‘I Want Museums To Be A Place That Gives The Public Not Just What It Wants, But What It Needs’

  03-07-2020 15:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “I believe very strongly that museums have a social justice role to play. … I’m not expecting museums to engage in partisan politics. What I’m expecting museums to be is driven by scholarship and the community. … And if that means that museums have to take a little more risk, … then so be it. I would rather the museum be a place that takes a little risk to make the country better than a place where history and science go to die.” – The New York
  
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• Titian's fiery dreams are brought back to life as National Gallery prepares to reopen – the week in art

  03-07-2020 15:25
  
  Elsewhere, there are provocative bodies, Don McCullin’s landscapes and a liberating take on LGBTQ+ Britain – all in your weekly dispatchTitian: Love, Desire, Death
  The Greek myths are brought to smokily erotic, achingly emotional life in the series of stupendous canvases this great Venetian painter created for Philip II of Spain in the 16th century. Closed by Covid-19 after just three days, this wondrous reunion of Titian’s fiery dreams is back for the rest of the year as the N
  
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• Artists for Ocean Awareness graphic novel / Cleaner Ocean Foundation / South East

  03-07-2020 15:06
  We are looking for artists to gain work experience part time in connection with an ocean awareness graphic novel focusing on whaling, plastic pollution and climate change.
  In connection with...
  
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• BBC Proms Announce ‘Flexible’ Plans For Two Weeks Of Live Concerts

  03-07-2020 15:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After six weeks of “fantasy Proms” consisting mostly of rebroadcasts from previous years’ festivals, the hope is to present live performances (without live audiences) in the Royal Albert Hall from Aug. 28 through the Last Night on Sept. 12. But “organisers … are having to devise multiple programmes for every concert, because of uncertainties over how many performers will be allowed on stage due to the coronavirus pandemic. … Conductor Sakari Oramo says he i
  
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• PT ARP Coordinator & PT ARP Community Engagement Officer / RESORT / South East

  03-07-2020 15:04
  Call for Applications for the Athelstan Road Project (ARP) 
  PT Athelstan Road Project (ARP) CoordinatorHours & fee: Freelance contract (15 days) at £150 / day
  PT ARP...
  
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• Here Are The Ten Artists Sharing What Would Have Been The Turner Prize

  03-07-2020 14:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Tate, the British museum network that facilitates it, reconstituted the prize in light of the coronavirus pandemic. In lieu of the main £25,000 ($32,200) award, 10 artists and collectives are taking home what are being called Turner Bursaries awards of £10,000 ($12,500). … Half of the winners this time are nonwhite, and as usual for the Turner Prize, which often skews toward conceptual art, most do not work in traditional mediums such as painting and sculpture.”
  
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• Education & Engagement Coordinator / Marks Hall Estate / East

  03-07-2020 14:12
  Marks Hall Estate
  Coggeshall, Essex CO6 1TG     
   
  Hours: 37.5 hours pw, permanent, full time, involves regular weekend and occasional evening...
  
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• Hugh Downs, Anchorman Whose Career Spanned TV History, Dead At 99

  03-07-2020 14:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “In a broadcast career that spanned more than a half-century” — he began in radio in 1939 and was on television within a decade, ultimately hosting or co-hosting The Tonight Show opposite Jack Paar, the NBC News morning flagship Today, the game show Concentration, and the ABC primetime newsmagazine 20/20 — “Hugh Downs was one of the most versatile and durable personalities on television. A mainstay of American TV-watching rituals for generations, he held for years
  
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• Social Media Co-ordinator (Freelance) / The Modernist Society / North West

  03-07-2020 13:33
  We are currently looking to hire a freelance Social Media Coordinator to manage our online presence – especially on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and our own web pages.
  Between August 2020 -...
  
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• Telling Tales: new short play submissions / muck + rumble / Remote

  03-07-2020 13:21
  We are looking for new short plays inspired by the quote 'A little bit of magic...' (max 10 minutes, max 2 characters) which will be directed by professional theatre directors and performed by...
  
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• Creative Project Developers / Emerge Production House / London

  03-07-2020 13:15
  Calling all creatives who are looking for a supportive space to develop ideas/projects.Emerge Production House is a London based company providing opportunities for artists across the Theatre,...
  
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• Senior Men`s Cutter/ Tailor / Glyndebourne Productions Ltd / South East

  03-07-2020 12:28
  Extraordinary Opera, extraordinary people
  Glyndebourne are currently seeking an experienced Senior Men’s Cutter/ Tailor to lead our Men’s Tailoring team within our repertory Opera...
  
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• Administration staff in the Language Course Office / Goethe-Institut London / London

  03-07-2020 11:05
  The Goethe-Institut London is advertising three part-time positions to work in its Language Course Office. You will need to have good knowledge of German and excellent English.  The main role...
  
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• Which biscuit takes its name from this person? The great British art quiz

  03-07-2020 09:00
  
  The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum hosts today’s quiz, setting questions to explore art collections of museums closed due to coronavirusThis quiz is brought to you in collaboration with Art UK, the online home for 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 the Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum. The museum was founded in
  
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• Homes for sale with an artist's studio – in pictures

  03-07-2020 08:00
  
  Get stuck into a masterpiece without leaving home at these light-filled properties Continue reading...
  
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• The Most-Subscribed Broadcast Network YouTube Channel In The US Is: Telemundo

  03-07-2020 00:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Eight of Telemundo’s 11 YouTube channels have at least one million subscribers. The mother ship is now at 10.6 million, up from 1 million in 2015, and the next-biggest, one dedicated to court show Caso Cerrado (Case Closed), is approaching the 10 million mark. The total portfolio is at 35 million and counting. – Deadline
  
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