Arts news

• Setting up an arts organisation: online workshop / Christina Poulton Creative / South West / London

  07-07-2020 23:53
  For creatives thinking about setting up an arts company or charity
  If you’re thinking about setting up an arts company or charity this workshop will help you explore the different options...
  
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• Crowdfunding online workshop / Christina Poulton Creative / South West / London

  07-07-2020 23:46
  An introduction to planning and creating your crowdfunder
  Thur 30 July
  In this interactive workshop you'll get to grips with the crowdfunding process, develop ideas for your campaign and learn the...
  
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• Toronto Symphony Cancels 2020/21 Season

  07-07-2020 23:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  But the orchestra says it will look for ways to perform in smaller ensembles. TSO musicians will also continue to perform virtual concerts. Since the start of the pandemic, musicians and guest artists have appeared in more than 100 virtual concerts and events, which have been viewed more than two million times, according to the TSO statement. – CBC
  
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• Canada’s Cineplex Movie Theatre Chain Sues Over Aborted Takeover

  07-07-2020 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On June 12, the U.K.-based cinema giant had called off its planned $2.1 billion takeover of Cineplex, which would have created one of the world’s largest cinema companies with more than 11,200 screens globally. Cineplex, as a once friendly takeover attempt has hit the rocks, claimed that Cineworld “breached its contractual obligations and its duty of good faith and honesty.” – The Hollywood Reporter
  
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• Extraordinary Times: A One-Time Wealth Tax Would Help Fix Things

  07-07-2020 22:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Extraordinary times need astonishing remedies. In this very rich country, private wealth has soared to six times the value of annual GDP. So take a deep breath and jump in. A once-in-a-lifetime windfall tax of 10% on all wealth would yield £1 trillion – enough to pay for all the things we regard as essential for civilisation. – The Guardian
  
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• Why Humor Has Eluded Philosophers

  07-07-2020 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Humour can be dissected, as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process and the innards are discouraging to any but the purely scientific mind. – Aeon
  
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• Pompeo Says US Is Considering Ban On TikTok

  07-07-2020 21:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TikTok — which is owned by Beijing-based startup ByteDance — has been repeatedly criticized by US politicians who accused the short-form video app of being a threat to national security because of its ties to China. They allege that the company could be compelled to “support and cooperate with intelligence work controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.” – CNN
  
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• How Conductor Alan Pierson Brought ‘Ten Thousand Birds’ Indoors

  07-07-2020 20:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Back in 2014, Alarm Will Sound — the contemporary music ensemble Person founded at Eastman and has been leading ever since — played the world premiere of John Luther Adams’s Ten Thousand Birds (which is basically a big catalogue of birdsong transcriptions in no prescribed order) as a sort of outdoor sound installation. This year, as the coronavirus confined Pierson and his colleagues in their homes, he got the idea to reconceive the piece as Ten Thousand Screens, an online vid
  
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• Rooftop Rooms

  07-07-2020 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Among the at-home dances I’ve seen recently, one strikes me as truly suitable to performers who have to be isolated: Anna Sokolow’s 1955 Rooms, recreated for the pandemic as Rooftop Rooms. – Deborah Jowitt
  
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• Quibi Was Going To Reinvent Video. But Is Anyone Watching?

  07-07-2020 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Quibi, the brainchild of Jeffrey Katzenberg, the former Disney studio head and DreamWorks co-founder, had promised to reinvent television by streaming high-quality content in ten-minute-or-less chunks to “the TV in your pocket.” – New York Magazine
  
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• How A 15-Year-Old Cartoon Series Became One Of The Most-Watched Shows In America

  07-07-2020 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Avatar: The Last Airbender … first ran from 2005 to 2008 on Nickelodeon, and swiftly made a name for itself as a politically resonant, emotionally sophisticated work — one with a sprawling but meticulously plotted mythos that destined the show for cult-classic status. Last summer, after Game of Thrones flubbed its finale, fans and critics held up Avatar as a counterexample: a fantasy series that knew what it wanted to be from the beginning.” – The New Yorker
  
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• Performing Arts Specialist: West Yorkshire vacancies / Artis Foundation / Yorkshire

  07-07-2020 19:56
  What do we do?
  Artis is a creative learning charity which helps children achieve at school by integrating the performing arts throughout their learning. Artis creates a very different experience...
  
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• Performing Arts Specialist (particularly music): London / Artis Foundation / London

  07-07-2020 19:55
  What do we do?
  Artis is a creative learning charity which helps children achieve at school by integrating the performing arts throughout their learning. Artis creates a very different experience...
  
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• Getting Short Stories Published / Alex Davis Writing / East Midlands

  07-07-2020 19:52
  Tuesday August 4th,6:30pm-8:00pmGETTING SHORT STORIES PUBLISHED'Pay What You Like' online workshopVia Google MeetShort stories present a great way for authors to get their first publication and many...
  
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• Chair of Trustees / Bomb Factory Art Foundation / London

  07-07-2020 19:52
  The Bomb Factory Art Foundation was founded on the premise that art, artists and creative culture offer significant value in our society. Our mission is to support artists, cultural...
  
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• Director for Online Showcase / Identity School of Acting / London

  07-07-2020 19:40
  IDSA is a multicultural and vibrant acting school, which provides ongoing training of the highest quality whilst also preparing actors from all backgrounds for the reality of becoming a working...
  
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• Communications Manager / Acme Artists Studios Ltd / London

  07-07-2020 19:28
  Acme are seeking a highly skilled communications professional to join our team as a part time Communications Manager (3 days / 21 hours per week) at an exciting time, as Acme...
  
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• Commission for Ambitious Online Performance (Open Call) / Knaive Theatre / North East / North of England

  07-07-2020 19:17
  What we are looking for:
   
  -       Knaïve Theatre are looking for ambitious proposals for a new piece of work made specifically for online engagement. The budget is...
  
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• Freelance Artist / Gedling Borough Council / East Midlands

  07-07-2020 19:06
  The Friends of Gedling Country Park have benefitted from funding from the Coop Community Fund for a number of years and with this funding they have recently installed a tree trail. In 2019 Gedling...
  
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• Head of Comms / Camberwell Fair Ltd / London

  07-07-2020 18:44
  Camberwell Fair is an annual, free-entry music festival and market taking place on Camberwell Green, featuring 2 live music stages, a DJ/talk tent, an Artist Development Programme and workshop events...
  
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• Athens Open Art - Applications Open / Art Number 23 / London

  07-07-2020 18:33
  Art Number 23 is a London-based organisation with physical gallery spaces both in London and Athens. We are delighted to inform you that we are now receiving applications for our project 'Athens Open...
  
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• Printmaking Summer School Classes / Morley College / London

  07-07-2020 18:05
  Morley College Printmaking & Bookbinding classes start online on Monday 13 July, and in college classes on Monday 3 August. 
  In-college classes will take place with small numbers with...
  
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• Furniture Maker and Workshop Manager / H. Miller Bros / North West

  07-07-2020 17:27
  We’re looking for a really good cabinet maker, organiser and manager to become the new Workshop Manager at H Miller Bros. It’s a exciting time in our business - we’re expanding our...
  
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• Bookkeeper / Unit London / London / Remote

  07-07-2020 17:22
  We are looking for a part-time Bookkeeper to support our small Finance team. The ideal candidate will be well suited to a fast paced environment. The role is three days pro-rata, three days per...
  
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• Youth Engagement Officer / The Playhouse / Derry/ Londonderry, Northern Ireland

  07-07-2020 16:52
  The Playhouse is recruiting a full-time Youth Engagement Officer.  
  The Youth Engagement Officer will coordinate an innovative range of projects which are delivered throughout...
  
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• Coaching & Mentoring Autumn Courses / Guildhall School of Music & Drama / London

  07-07-2020 16:22
  Guildhall Coaching Associates: Coaching & Mentoring Courses Autumn 2020
  Leaders & Managers 
  21, 22, 28, 29 September (half days)
  14 DecemberAdvisors, Mentors &...
  
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• Submissions online art exhibition - Climate Intersectionality / Louder Than The Storm / East / UK Wide

  07-07-2020 16:12
  Louder Than The Storm is an environmental movement dedicated to celebrating the beauty of the Earth, changing the semantics of Climate Crisis, and inspiring hope of the possibility of a brighter...
  
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• Head of Business Planning / Tate Gallery / South West / St Ives

  07-07-2020 15:49
  This is an exciting opportunity to join the Leadership Team of Tate St Ives and advance its key institutional goals in the years ahead. Building on the success of its recent capital refurbishment and...
  
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• D/deaf or Disabled artist commission / Trinity Centre and Cambridge Junction / East / UK Wide

  07-07-2020 14:52
  In these challenging times, Trinity and Cambridge Junction have come together to offer a £3,000 commission to a D/Deaf or Disabled Artist(s) to create work for an...
  
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• Art and Design Teaching Assistant/Leader / High Meadow Community School / West Midlands

  07-07-2020 14:39
  High Meadow Community School, are always on the move. They thrive on change and are always reflecting on their practice as a result of new research, policy changes and new ideas too.
  As a school,...
  
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• Agent For Change / Birmingham Repertory Theatre / West Midlands

  07-07-2020 13:57
  Birmingham Repertory Theatre is seeking an Agent for Change to work on the Ramps On The Moon programme, a collaborative network of six regional producing theatres and Graeae Theatre Company. We are...
  
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• Reopening Arts Venues Survey / Artquest / East / UK

  07-07-2020 13:56
  Artquest have launched a new survey on attitudes and experiences of artist-led and other visual arts venues on reopening as UK lockdown rules change.
  We want to hear from galleries, studios, and...
  
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• Streaming 80 slices of Yorkshire across the UK / Settle Stories / Yorkshire / north west

  07-07-2020 13:50
  At a time when our experiences are limited, Yorkshire Festival of Story will offer audiences the chance to use stories to escape, to gain new perspectives and get active. With Guest Festival Director...
  
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• Live Performance and Media Production Technician / Buckinghamshire New University / South East

  07-07-2020 13:26
  Technician; Media Production and Performance (73)Live Performance and Media Production Technician
  Salary: £25,217 - £28,331 per annum
  Bucks New University is an ambitious, modern...
  
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• Art project launched in honour of Grenfell artist Khadija Saye

  07-07-2020 13:02
  
  Programme aims to promote diversity in arts and begins with exhibition of Saye’s workAn art project commemorating the life of Khadija Saye – the Gambian-British artist who was among the 72 people who died in the Grenfell fire disaster – has been launched in London with the aim of addressing the lack of diversity in the UK arts sector.David Lammy, the Tottenham Labour MP, launched the Khadija Saye IntoArts Programme, an educational initiative focused on developing the arts in di
  
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• New Strategic Plan and Operating Model / The Customs House / North East

  07-07-2020 13:01
  The Customs House opened 25 years ago as an arts centre providing cinema, theatre and participation opportunities for South Tyneside residents and the wider region.
   
  But even before the COVID...
  
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• Serpentine launches Future Art Ecosystems report / Serpentine Galleries / London / National

  07-07-2020 12:55
  The Serpentine is pleased to announce the release of the first issue of Future Art Ecosystems on Art and Advanced Technologies produced in collaboration with Rival Strategy; and the establishment of...
  
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• Neon Workshop Sessions / Clayhill Arts / South West / Nationwide

  07-07-2020 12:49
  Six participants will be taught by two neon makers and learn everything from transcribing ideas into neon drawings to filling their glass forms with gas.
  This intensive workshop should be seen as an...
  
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• Three Awards at Cockpit Arts open for application / Cockpit Arts / London

  07-07-2020 12:31
  We are delighted to announce that there are three Cockpit Arts Awards now open for applications. All Awards comprise business support provided by Cockpit Arts as well as subsidised studio space for...
  
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• Peripatetic Music Teachers / Hillingdon Music Hub / London

  07-07-2020 12:10
  Hillingdon Music Hub is seeking peripatetic and classroom specialist music teachers. We are currently looking for: 
  Whole Class and Curriculum Music Teachers on all...
  
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• Manager / Women's Prize Trust / London / Some remote working possible

  07-07-2020 11:45
  The Women’s Prize Trust is a registered charity championing women writers on a global stage and inspiring more people to read, write and enjoy new and undiscovered women writers. It has shone a...
  
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• How Can I Help? Electric Cargo Bike residency / The Vestibules & Artspace Lifespace / South West

  07-07-2020 11:30
  ABOUT:
  When resources are made available in the creative sector, how, under what conditions and in whose interest are they awarded. Using this as our starting point we are delighted to release a new...
  
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• Art Tutor (part time, Bedford) / The Seasons Art Class / South East

  07-07-2020 11:12
  Opportunity for an animated, energetic, talented instructor in Bedford, Bedfordshire
  Easy to follow curriculums.
  1 day per week (with the possibility of another day at a later stage)
  Fabulous...
  
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• 'Their stories should be told right': how museums are documenting the protests

  07-07-2020 10:05
  
  From collecting and storing placards to recording oral histories from those who were there, museums across America are archiving a vital moment from historyLafayette Square in Washington DC has seen considerable political upheaval over the past month. After clashes with police, Black Lives Matter protesters turned the fenced-off area that was built to block protesters from entering the White House, into a crowd-sourced memorial wall, piled with paintings, posters and drawings of George Floyd, an
  
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• Name that body fluid! The great British art quiz

  07-07-2020 09:00
  
  The Leamington Spa 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 of the UK’s public art collections, showing art from more than 3,000 venues, by 45,000 artists. Each day, a different collection on Art UK sets the questions.Today, our questions are set by Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, located inside the 200-year-old Royal
  
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• In Plain Sight skywriting project targets US culture of incarceration: 'We have a brief moment of clarity'

  07-07-2020 08:41
  
  Eighty artists and activists unite in attempt to ‘pierce through electoral politics’If you look skyward on the fourth of July in the United States, you can usually expect to see fireworks burst forth above towns and cities as people celebrate Independence Day.This year, in the sunny skies above the land of the free, the loaded question of independence – for whom, and on whose terms? – was brought into clear focus by sky-typing planes that wrote messages including “C
  
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• From trampolines to a magic playground: children draw what's special to them – in pictures

  07-07-2020 05:00
  
  Together in Art Kids is an online project run by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. It launched in May to inspire children’s creativity while they isolated with their families. Children aged five to 12 were invited to create a piece of art using materials in their home, on a theme chosen by a high-profile artist, and submit it for inclusion in an online exhibition. The Indonesian-Australian artist Jumaadi chose the theme ‘special to me’, saying: ‘As children here in Aust
  
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• Sound Designer / Sound Engineer / On the Record CIC / London

  07-07-2020 03:36
  To mark Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday, we’re recording conversations with the nurses and midwives who followed in her footsteps. We’ll create a sound artwork composed...
  
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• International Call for Art, Autumn Edition: Issue 19 / ArtMaze Magazine / London

  07-07-2020 01:31
  Art Maze Magazine is an independent artist-run and ad-free international print and online publication dedicated to showcasing and promoting experimental and progressive contemporary art, which...
  
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