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• Education Programme Manager / Ministry of Stories / London

  13-07-2020 23:50
  Ministry of Stories is growing. We are expanding our team of passionate, skilled and motivated individuals who share our ambition to champion the writer in every child.
  We are looking for an...
  
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• Call for Submissions / Wedding Ritual / London / Everywhere (online)

  13-07-2020 23:33
  Wedding Ritual is an online space for artists (including writers, dancers, musicians, filmmakers, visual artists and more) to display a profile of their work. It is curated by an Elder Bard of...
  
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• Hundreds Sign Open Letter Calling For Accountability At The Banff Centre

  13-07-2020 23:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Banff Centre shut down suddenly as the COVID crisis began and has canceled most of its residencies and programs. Much of the growth of the Banff Centre in recent decades has come through a combination of revenue streams that, until recently, was unlike any other arts institution in Canada. This, says Banff CEO janice Price, made the center particularly vulnerable. – Canadian Art
  
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• Newark’s Arts Institutions Shut Down. Its Artists, However…

  13-07-2020 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Newark’s artists have applied their imagination to both cope with the time and seize its possibilities. Many have been documenting public and personal lives, and some have contributed their skills to activist campaigns. Their output is now coming into view in multiple forms, including exhibitions — online and getting ready for in-person reopening — as well as zines, posters, and resources such as a citywide artists’ database. – The New York Times
  
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• Seattle Singer Lady A Sticks Up For The Right To Keep Her Name

  13-07-2020 22:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The black Seattle blues singer has been in talks with the band [formerly known as Lady Antebellum] for weeks about using the name, maintaining that she doesn’t want to share the Lady A brand and that she shouldn’t have to fight to keep a name she’s used for more for 20 years. With a newly filed lawsuit from the band, she now may have to fight in court for it. – Rolling Stone
  
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• Bar Staff / Underbelly Ltd / London

  13-07-2020 22:02
  Underbelly is famous for its bars and we pride ourselves on having friendly and atmospheric bars!
  This Summer, Underbelly is bringing some StreetEat Food markets to 3 venues in London. These market...
  
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• Domestic - online beta-test platform for new works / hÃ…b / North West

  13-07-2020 21:41
  DOMESTIC What can you make when your kitchen table is the stage + your camera is the audience? An online beta-test platform for new live art + contemporary performance from your...
  
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• LACMA’s Plans For Its New Home Seems To Be Deeply Unpopular. Can Anything Be Done?

  13-07-2020 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  COVID-19, unfortunately, has given the nation pause, but for LACMA it may be a blessing, a reason to apply the brakes: the pandemic has opened up time, offering the museum board, the LA County supervisors, and the public the chance to reconsider what everyone already knows is a mistake. According to a recent survey (conducted by a group with which I am involved), only a shocking five percent of 2,750 people polled want the Zumthor design. LACMA’s stubbornly entrenched board of directors s
  
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• Porgy and the White Police

  13-07-2020 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Though a prominent British reviewer of the current Met production of Porgy and Bess called Gershwin’s 1935 opera “a period piece,” it loudly resounds today. Consider the first act confrontation between a white detective and a black community. – Joseph Horowitz
  
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• Bley, Swallow, Sheppard: Life Goes On

  13-07-2020 20:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sometimes it takes a while to catch up. Case in point: Carla Bley’s, Andy Sheppard’s and Steve Swallow’s Life Goes On. ECM released the album on Valentine’s Day. – Doug Ramsey
  
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• Britain’s Choirs Are Conducting Tests To See If It’s Safe To Sing

  13-07-2020 20:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This week, in an operating theatre at the government’s science facility at Porton Down, a small group of guinea-pig choral singers, some professional and some amateur, are taking part in experiments to measure what happens to those aerosols — droplets measuring five-thousandths of a millimetre or less — when they are emitted by the singing voice. – Spectator
  
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• Olympic Ideals Are Great – The Reality Much Less. Is It Time To End The Games?

  13-07-2020 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  For the first time, anti-Olympics activists from around the globe are now joining to stand against the Games. Their slogan is “No Olympics anywhere,” and after 200 of them met last summer in Tokyo, one attendee — American Jules Boykoff, who teaches politics and government at Pacific University in Oregon — summed up the ills of the Olympics in a neat list: “overspending, militarization of police, citizen displacement, greenwashing and corruption.” – Wash
  
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• Dior tackles critics head-on with all-black fashion show

  13-07-2020 19:38
  
  Menswear designer Kim Jones shines spotlight on Ghana in tie-up with painter Amoako BoafoAs luxury fashion tries to adapt to the coronavirus crisis with a run of digital events, the Dior men’s collection showed another timely shift as it confronted the issue of diversity on the catwalk.One week after the brand was criticised for casting an all-white ensemble of models for its womenswear couture presentation, the artistic director of menswear, Kim Jones, featured only black models in his sp
  
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• NYC Nightlife Shut Down And It’s Hard To See It Coming Back Any Time Soon

  13-07-2020 19:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Even if you had a hundred people in a space that’s supposed to be 200, are they really going to keep six feet apart? A lot of people expect a nightclub to feel a certain way and have a certain kind of energy. If we are going to reopen at a reduced capacity it will have a different feeling, it will have a different vibe to it.” – Politico
  
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• Walt Disney World Reopening Gets Mixed Reviews

  13-07-2020 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Some social media users took aim at the cheery “Welcome Back” videos Disney put out ahead of its world resort’s reopening. Remixing the park footage with eerie music, including the opening theme from horror classic The Shining, they reimagined Disney’s reopening as a sign of a dystopian present. – Deadline
  
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• Digital Artist - Trainer / Millstream Theatre / South West / Online

  13-07-2020 18:13
  Millstream Theatre has been awarded a Micro Bursary from Activate Performing Arts, Dorset. We want to use this to upskill staff and performers in their use of digital arts. This will help us develop...
  
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• Ritual: Studio Artists Show / Surface Gallery / East Midlands

  13-07-2020 18:07
  8th– 22nd  August 2020
  Opening night: Friday 7th August 18:00 – 21:00Gerry Henegan Barr / Ian Cutmore / The Dunce / Paul Henegan / Melvyn James / Peter Lumley / Melody Marshall...
  
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• Performers / ThickSkin / North West

  13-07-2020 17:55
   ThickSkin is an award-winning touring theatre company with international acclaim. We create bold and ambitious theatre; reaching and inspiring young, new and representative audiences...
  
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• Eleanor Sokoloff, 106, Taught At Curtis For Eight Decades

  13-07-2020 17:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mrs. Sokoloff taught at Curtis longer than any other professor in the conservatory’s history, and more than anyone else, she was its gracious — if sharp-witted — personification. – Philadelphia Inquirer
  
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• Freelance Artists Call / Cap-a-Pie / North East

  13-07-2020 17:10
  We want to meet people who are interested in what we do, and have ideas about how they might like to work with us in the future. We hope that we can build long-term collaborative relationships where...
  
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• Acting Teacher / The Performing Arts Depot / South East

  13-07-2020 17:07
  We are looking for an experienced acting teacher to work alongside our Head of Drama.  It would be desirable to have an MA in Voice, but this can be discussed prior to interview.  We would...
  
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• Marketing Manager / Coventry City of Culture / West Midlands / Coventry

  13-07-2020 17:04
  We are looking to appoint two Marketing Managers with proven experience of promoting shows and cultural events to a diverse range of audiences.
  In July 2020, we announced that Coventry’s City...
  
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• Part-time Bookkeeper / Mr. Grieves Originals / London

  13-07-2020 17:01
  Mr. Grieves Originals is a textile design studio specializing in woven and print design across fashion, accessories and interiors markets. We are based in Shoreditch, London. Our clients include...
  
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• Product Development Director / Marketing Director / Rocksteady Music School / South East / Liphook

  13-07-2020 17:00
  Are you an accomplished Product Development or Marketing Director with proven success developing digital products in the international space? Want to change the world for the better? Then this could...
  
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• Comedy’s Pretty Darn Big Racism Problem

  13-07-2020 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Let’s be honest about LA’s Upright Citizens Brigade and the Groundlings, say BIPOC comedians: “The self-perpetuating white power structure fostered by these institutions led to the belittling and marginalizing of diverse voices, racial bias in voting for team members, and lip service to the concept of inclusion while providing little mentorship or paths for advancement to Black, Indigenous or other people of color.” – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Middleweight Designer / RSPB / South East

  13-07-2020 16:42
  Middleweight Designer Location: Bedfordshire Salary: £23,966 to £26,808 per annum Hours: Full time Contract: Permanent
  PurposeAre you a brilliant designer who wants to help save nature?...
  
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• Project Manager / Recent Spaces / London

  13-07-2020 16:41
  Recent Spaces is an industry-leading London-based architectural and design visualisation studio. We create beautiful, detailed and effective CGIs, animated films & cinemagraphs, illustrations...
  
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• Freelance Youth Arts Worker (Performance Art and Visual Art) / Void Arts Ltd / Yorkshire

  13-07-2020 16:36
  Freelance Youth Arts Worker required to run Arts and Performance projects with young people (2 sessions a week) The projects have already been written and developed, so you would be required to learn...
  
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• Head of Development / UK Antarctic Heritage Trust / South East

  13-07-2020 16:33
  The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust is seeking an experienced fundraising professional with a passion for our Antarctic history and the power of heritage to inspire new generations to join our...
  
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• Shooting A Sex Scene During A Global Pandemic Isn’t Easy

  13-07-2020 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  What’s safe now? Uh, mannequins. “We’ve had a lot of strange looks and questions like, Do you really want to do this? … But everyone is game. They are getting their first latex kiss.” – The New York Times
  
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• Rage Against The Pretty Little Machine

  13-07-2020 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bonnie Lucas loves to take pretty things, cut them up, rip them apart, and then remake them into art. “The store-bought object is not meant to be cut up and dismantled. It’s highly valued in our culture. Especially by women. We take care of things, we wash things, we store them. Especially feminine and pretty things. A few people I know said, You really cut that doll up? My mother said that to me. She’s appalled that I did this, actually.” The New York Times
  
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• Meeting for artists & freelancers about 1.57 billion rescue package / Brighton Artist's Network / East Midlands / Brighton and Hove

  13-07-2020 15:59
  In the wake of the Government’s announcement for a £1.57 billion rescue package for the Arts, Culture and Heritage sector, we invite you to join us to collect your feedback, opinions and...
  
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• Trustee: Treasurer / Museum of Cambridge / East

  13-07-2020 15:49
  We are currently looking for a Treasurer to join our Board of Trustees.  Our Museum is for and about Cambridge. We are a popular visitor destination and play an important role in the local...
  
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• In Dealing With Deeply Problematic Statues, The U.S. Could Take Some Cues From India

  13-07-2020 15:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Why consume museum resources to honor settler colonialism or racism? India and former satellite states of the Soviet Union offer a different path. “In these places, no effort is made to preserve old statues. They’re just left to fade away. In India, the colonial monuments are fundamentally neutered in public, left to erode in a long-neglected park. In, say, Estonia, Soviet monuments are dumped to the side and kept largely out of view.” – The Boston Globe
  
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• Campaigner / Viv Gordon Company / South West

  13-07-2020 15:34
  ​Viv Gordon Company is looking for an experienced and organised Campaigner for an initial 11 day contract between August 2020 and December 2020 to help lead and shape our upcoming campaign...
  
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• Washington Ballet Artistic Director Julie Kent Says She’s Recovering From Covid-19

  13-07-2020 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The former American Ballet Theatre star didn’t elaborate, but “at least three ballet employees became sick after the Washington Ballet’s online gala June 18, according to several people.” The gala was mostly online, and ballet officials say they followed CDC guidelines in filming the preparation for the gala. In her Instagram post, Kent wrote, “I have joined hundreds of thousands of people around the world that took every precaution, and still contracted this virus
  
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• CRM & Email Marketing Manager / Royal Museums Greenwich / London

  13-07-2020 15:19
  This is an exciting opportunity to lead a step change in the approach to managing acquisition and activation of customer data at one of the UK’s top ten leading visitor attractions.
  Always...
  
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• Visual Art and Health Commissions / Green Close / North West / National opportunity

  13-07-2020 15:15
  Green Close is working in partnership with Lancashire and South Cumbria (NHS) Foundation Trust to deliver a new visual art mental health and wellbeing programme: The Phoenix Project. This will be...
  
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• Spokane Symphony Administrator Resigns After Racist Conspiracy Theory Tweets Are Exposed

  13-07-2020 15:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bethany Schoeff-Cotter is a classically trained oboist and married to the symphony’s general manager – and was the personnel manager for 11 years. In her tweets, she “referred to the Black Lives Matter movement as ‘a disease on this country’ and suggested the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis is a hoax designed to influence this year’s elections. Schoeff-Cotter also called those who wear masks to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus ‘idi
  
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• Marketing and Communications Manager / Tangle / South West / National

  13-07-2020 15:12
  Tangle is seeking new leadership for its marketing and communications from September 2020.
  Our Marketing and Communications Manager must be able to creatively communicate Tangle’s unique...
  
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• Content Manager (Arts Writer & Podcast Content) / Rosemond Art Group Ltd / London

  13-07-2020 15:01
  We are launching an art tech platform and are looking for a Content Creator to develop a consistent calendar of articles and video content. To be successful in this role, you should have experience...
  
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• Some Of Bollywood’s Biggest Stars Are Hospitalized With The Coronavirus

  13-07-2020 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  While some big stars have already died, Sunday shook the Bollywood world further. “Superstar Amitabh Bachchan was in a ‘stable’ condition in the isolation unit at Nanavati Hospital, the facility said in a statement, after he and his son Abhishek Bachchan were both admitted following positive tests late Saturday evening. And soon Abhiskek Bachchan’s wife, the heralded actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, also entered hospital. The couple’s daughter tested posit
  
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• Finance Admin Assistant / Youth Music / London

  13-07-2020 14:48
  We’re seeking a Finance Admin Assistant to work alongside the Office Manager within the Communications, Operations and Research & Evaluations (CORE) team to provide finance admin support...
  
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• Digital Marketting Officer / Youth Music / London

  13-07-2020 14:46
  About youYou’ll be excited to work in a dynamic team of people passionate about the benefits of social media to share, influence and engage audiences. You’ll be a highly skilled...
  
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• Theatre Artists Of Color Don’t Want To Be Treated As Tokens Now Or Ever Again

  13-07-2020 14:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The group “We See You, White American Theater” released a 29-page letter of demands that “would amount to a sweeping restructuring of the theater ecosystem in America.” Indeed, they say, it’s time for everything from ending contracts with the stagehands’ union until that union diversifies to the idea that BIPOC be “the majority of writers, directors and designers onstage for the foreseeable future.” – The New York Times
  
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• Chair of the Board / Wac Arts / London

  13-07-2020 14:37
   Wac Arts believes in the infinite power of the arts to unleash the extraordinary potential of young people. For over 40 years, it has worked with generation after generation of young people...
  
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• When You Can Actually Be What You Can’t See, But Then You Finally See Yourself Onscreen

  13-07-2020 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Author Candice Carty-Williams (she of the hilarious, sexy, sad, and moving 2019 novel Queenie) says that Michaela Coel’s new series is the first (and perhaps only) screen depiction of what it truly means to be a writer in today’s world. – The Guardian (UK)
  
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• Public call for help to write a new song for Northumberland / November Club / North East

  13-07-2020 14:30
  November Club, the Northumberland-based performing arts company, is not letting the Covid19 restrictions stop their creativity - the show must go on – in a Covid-safe way!
  The team have...
  
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• USC Will Remove John Wayne Exhibit

  13-07-2020 14:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The actor, who attended USC on a football scholarship in the 1920s, said some intensely racist things in a 1971 interview. So why did an exhibit honoring him go up at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts … in 2012? In any case: “School officials first responded to the protests in December by expanding the exhibit to include Indigenous filmmakers as well as feminist and critical race theory” – but now it’s coming down entirely. – Variety
  
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• Art Galleries Are Opening Outposts In The Hamptons, Where Their Clients Are Ensconced

  13-07-2020 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  What virus? “Since the beginning of June, five major art galleries have opened here: Pace, Skarstedt, Van de Weghe, Michael Werner and Sotheby’s, all arms of New York art powerhouses. And more are on the way soon.” – The New York Times
  
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