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• Is “The Sublime” An Outdated Romantic Idea?

  15-07-2020 23:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Romantic poet William Wordsworth wrote of ‘the sensation of sublimity’ as ‘a comprehensive awe’. Psychologists refer to the sublime as an awe-like aesthetic emotion. Without the positive affect, there is no experience of the sublime. But even if the sublime has to be felt, it is still a response to something about the object, such as its rare vastness or daunting power. It’s a bit like how colour is both response-dependent and objective at the same time. &ndash
  
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• A Third Of All UK Arts Freelancers Say They May Leave The Field

  15-07-2020 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A quarter of freelance theatre workers have been unable to access emergency income of any kind and a third are considering leaving the industry, according to a survey of more than 8,000 participants. – The Stage
  
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• Offer To Buy Old Vic Theatre Rejected

  15-07-2020 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Asked about reports that ATG had attempted to acquire the theatre, a statement sent to The Stage from the Old Vic said ATG – which owns 32 venues in the UK – “did approach the Old Vic some weeks ago, but this offer was declined immediately and definitively”. – The Stage
  
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• A Comparison Of What Governments Around The World Are Doing To Help Rescue Culture

  15-07-2020 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Stimulus packages for the arts and culture range from the £1.57bn package announced by the UK this week to smaller packages in countries such as Zimbabwe, Estonia and Costa Rica. – The Guardian
  
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• Gallery Associate / Thompson's Galleries / London

  15-07-2020 21:54
  The ideal candidate is a highly organised, confident sales person with a knowledge of art. You are required to be hands-on, to take initiative and to manage and prioritise your own workload.
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• How Cancel Culture Is Driven By Capitalism

  15-07-2020 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It is strange that “cancel culture” has become a project of the left, which spent the 20th century fighting against capricious firings of “troublesome” employees. A lack of due process does not become a moral good just because you sometimes agree with its targets. We all, I hope, want to see sexism, racism, and other forms of discrimination decrease. But we should be aware of the economic incentives here, particularly given the speed of social media, which can send a vid
  
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• Making Dance Students’ Year-End Recitals Happen, Virus Or No Virus

  15-07-2020 20:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Among students of dance, the recital is much more than just a performance. It’s the culmination of a year’s work and a social event: … When the pandemic hit, some studios made swift decisions to cancel their performances, while others held virtual ones they knew could not compare to the adrenaline-filled, sequin-covered excitement of the real thing. But others dug in their heels and resolved to find some way to put on their biggest show of the year.” Here’s
  
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• Mentoring and Networking Program - Applications close 30th July / I LIKE NETWORKING / London / International

  15-07-2020 20:40
  Apply now for I LIKE NETWORKING, a networking and mentoring initiative devised for women and non-binary people to tackle the lack of diversity in the creative...
  
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• On Opera Over The Phone, Just For Me

  15-07-2020 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It wasn’t quite like being in a recital hall, but it did give me a chance to enter another romantic world in real time with a real person on the other end of the phone line. – NPR
  
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• ‘Take Me Out To The Ball Game’ Was Actually (In Its Way) A Feminist Anthem

  15-07-2020 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The words that everyone knows are just the chorus. There are verses about a baseball-mad woman named Katie Casey who went to the stadium, sat in the front row, loudly cheered the players and argued with the umpires — all things women did not do in 1908, when the song was written. And the inspiration for Katie was almost certainly the lyricist’s then-girlfriend, a famous actress and suffragette. – Smithsonian Magazine
  
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• Senior PR Manager, Corporate & Industry (Maternity Cover) / British Film Institute / London

  15-07-2020 19:40
  Senior PR Manager, Corporate & Industry(Maternity Cover, 6 – 12 month fixed term contract)
  Part time: 37 hours per week / 4.5 days per week
  Salary £41,026 - £48,459 pro...
  
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• Hagia Sophia As Political Hostage

  15-07-2020 19:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Skeptics see Erdoğan’s decree as a last-ditch call to his nationalist base for support as his political star wanes among Turkey’s youth. Even before his disastrous Covid-19 response threatened to destroy the Turkish economy (queasy about offending his religious supporters, Erdoğan failed, for example, to impose quarantines on pilgrims returning from Mecca), he was facing growing opposition over his crackdown on civil society and the judiciary and his disastrous handling of
  
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• Promoting Your Book In The Summer Of COVID

  15-07-2020 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There aren’t many readings at bookstores these days, so what are authors doing instead? Live-streamed appearances for which attendees buy the book to get a ticket and a #ParkAndRead drive-in book launch. – Publishers Weekly
  
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• Donald Trump Jr. Declares War On Publishers

  15-07-2020 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Publishers have long relied on conservative imprints to churn out money-making bestsellers, but in the Trump era, fissures have emerged between those imprints, right-wing stars, and conglomerate publishers. Now Trump Jr. is bringing the culture wars to the book business, and it may ultimately have profound implications for the industry. – The New Republic
  
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• In The Last Big Pandemic, New York’s Theaters Stayed Open (But It Wasn’t Business As Usual)

  15-07-2020 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Royal S. Copeland, the powerful health commissioner of New York City when the [1918] Spanish flu crept in, looked askance at pandemic responses elsewhere … [and] was philosophically disinclined to intrude much on ordinary life. He also didn’t want to freak people out.” So the shows went on, but Copeland instituted some major changes in how they did so — and kept the toll in the city relatively low. – The New York Times
  
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• A Modern Spire For A Restored Notre Dame? Mais Non!

  15-07-2020 17:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The idea was met with skepticism from numerous architects, conservationists, and academics, and polls showed that the majority of Parisians favored restoring Viollet-le-Duc’s design. (The original spire, built between 1220 and 1230, fell into disrepair and was dismantled in the late 1700s.) – Artnet
  
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• AHRC Advisory Board Appointment / Arts and Humanities Research Council / South West

  15-07-2020 17:08
  The Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced individuals to join its Advisory Board in September 2020 or September...
  
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• Producer / Ben Fredericks [ Collaborations ] / East Midlands

  15-07-2020 17:06
  Ben Fredericks [ Collaborations ] is seeking a freelance Producer to collaborate with, to drive forward a series of new projects, and build the foundations of a new artistic company. 
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• Bringing Tap Dance To The Cause Of Social Justice: Ayodele Casel

  15-07-2020 17:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  From blending tap steps and rhythms with Puerto Rican and other Latin music to reviving the memory of great female tappers of the past to founding a rehearsal and performance space in the South Bronx to using the arts to teach leadership skills to young women from New York City charter schools, Casel is using “the power of this art form to speak to social justice, race, identity, politics.” – Dance Magazine
  
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• Lebanese Zoukak Theatre HEAVENS streamed for free #GlodSessions / BEZNA Theatre / East Midlands

  15-07-2020 16:59
  GLOD: Political Theatre as a Civil Right returns Monday 20 July 2020 1pm EDT, 6pm BST, 8pm GMT+3 with Zoukak Theatre Company's HEAVENS (audio version).
  "Heavens" is a play by Zoukak theatre company,...
  
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• Artist Commission: New Disabled-Led Dance Work / CONTINUOUS Network (Siobhan Davies Dance & BALTIC) / England

  15-07-2020 16:52
  BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art (Gateshead), Siobhan Davies Dance (SDD,  London), Unlimited, Tramway (Glasgow) and Bluecoat (Liverpool) are delighted to announce a new artist commission...
  
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• Poets/Spoken Word Artists for Children Theatre Show / Half Moon Theatre / Apples and Snakes / London

  15-07-2020 16:40
  Call out for two poets/spoken word artists to create and perform in a new spoken word theatre show for children and families produced by Apples and Snakes and Half Moon Theatre that will tour to...
  
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• Books Across the Sea - Talk by Jessica Glaser / University of Wolverhampton / West Midlands

  15-07-2020 16:38
  WED 29th JULY 5PM
  We are excited to bring you a live talk by Jessica Glaser about Beatrice Warde and the Anglo-American book exchange.
  Beatrice Warde the publicity manager of the Monotype...
  
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• Telluride Film Festival Was Trying Hard To Make Itself COVID-Safe. Here’s Why It Was Just Canceled Anyway

  15-07-2020 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The September festival happens in a small, relatively isolated town, and management had planned a new reservation system, distanced seating, more outdoor venues; they’d even sourced a big supply of 15-minute coronavirus tests. “Our audiences go along with what the rules are,” executive director Julie Huntsinger said, “and we thought we could have great compliance.” Here she tells a reporter when and how she realized that wouldn’t be enough. – Variety
  
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• Finding our Funny Roots Project - A Presentation by Students / University of Wolverhampton / West Midlands

  15-07-2020 16:31
  The University of Wolverhampton has been delving into Black Country humour in a bid to find its funny roots.
  Students from the University’s School of Humanities have been working alongside the...
  
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• Early Years Ballet, Street, Tap teachers (SE London) / Eos Dance / London

  15-07-2020 16:13
  Due to expansion, Eos Dance is recruiting new EARLY YEARS Ballet, Tap and Street Dance teachers in SE London. Weekdays after-school (Mon to Fri), Saturday and Sunday morning slots...
  
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• 2,500-Year-Old Statue Of Atlas To Return To Temple Of Zeus In Sicily

  15-07-2020 16:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The statue, eight metres high and built in the 5th century BC, was one of nearly 40 that adorned the ancient building, considered the largest Doric temple ever built, even if it was never completed and now lies in ruins.” – The Guardian
  
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• Trusts and Foundations Manager / Coventry City of Culture / West Midlands / Coventry

  15-07-2020 15:39
  In July 2020, we announced that Coventry’s City of Culture programme will start in May 2021 and run for 12 months, allowing us to keep our promise to the city and region - to deliver an...
  
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• $550 Million In Losses And Expenses, Finds Report On COVID-19’s Effect On New York City’s Nonprofit Arts Sector

  15-07-2020 15:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Among the major data points: “Ninety-five percent of organizations canceled programs, 88% modified delivery of their programs, and as of May 8th, 11% were not providing products or services to their communities. Small organizations with budgets under $250,000 have been hardest hit. … 11% of organizations indicated that they do not think they will survive the COVID-19 crisis.” – SMU Data Arts
  
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• Audiences Are Feeling Even More Reluctant To Come Back Than They Were Three Months Ago

  15-07-2020 15:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “As coronavirus numbers continue to rise in most U.S. states, the willingness of theatre patrons to return to their old theatregoing habits has plummeted, two tracking surveys show. … The earliest date most theatregoers say they’d be comfortable returning, according to [one] report? May or June of 2021.” – American Theatre
  
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• Frieze Cancels Two Art Fairs In London This Fall

  15-07-2020 14:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “As the pandemic continues to ravage large parts of the world, it is becoming clear that such events may not take place as planned, and on Tuesday, Frieze London and Frieze Masters informed exhibitors that they would not hold their fairs in early October.” – ARTnews
  
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• Certification Analyst (Video Games) / British Film Institute / London

  15-07-2020 14:22
  Certification Analyst (Video Games)
  Salary £29,637 - £35,025 plus generous benefits package
  We support flexible working
   
  We are seeking a Certification Analyst to assess...
  
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• Creative Producer / North Lincolnshire Cultural Education Partnership / Yorkshire / North Lincolnshire

  15-07-2020 14:21
  Creative Producer: A Cultural Festival for Children & Young People in North Lincolnshire – Brief
  North Lincolnshire Cultural Education Partnership are looking to appoint a Creative...
  
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• Grant Imahara, Co-Host Of TV’s ‘Mythbusters’, Dead At 49

  15-07-2020 14:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “For more than 200 episodes, Mr. Imahara, lovingly referred to as the ‘geek’ of the show’s build team” — he had been an engineer at Industrial Light & Magic and Lucasfilm — “wowed audiences by bringing tech to life through his ability to design and operate complex robotics that helped test myths in subjects ranging from skydiving to driving stunt cars to firing guns.” – The Washington Post
  
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• Edward Colston statue replaced by sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester Jen Reid

  15-07-2020 14:02
  
  Exclusive: Artist Marc Quinn leads secret mission to install resin-and-steel figure of Jen Reid at site of toppled Bristol slave traderRead an interview with the sculptor and his subjectThe statue of slave trader Edward Colston was replaced in Bristol on Wednesday morning – with a sculpture of one of the protesters whose anger brought him down.The figure of Jen Reid, who was photographed standing on the plinth with her fist raised after the 17th-century merchant was toppled by Black Lives
  
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• Musical babysitter for autistic children / ToddlerTunez / North West

  15-07-2020 13:53
  ToddlerTunez is looking for a musical Creative Babysitter with experience with toddlers based in Manchester and willing to travel to South Manchester, ideally living in the area or driving a car....
  
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• re:create | Call for Submissions / SANSARA / London / Online

  15-07-2020 13:09
  REACT | RESPOND | RESOUND
  re:create is a digital co-creation project designed to inspire, engage and connect people during socially fractured times - sharing creativity to forge new work,...
  
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• Freelance Practitioner and Assistant Practitioner / Warts and All Theatre / East Midlands / Northamptonshire and Warwickshire

  15-07-2020 12:53
  We are preparing for a busy year ahead at Warts and All Theatre and we are keen to hear from a number of practitioners (at any stage of their career) who would be interested in working or...
  
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• Allegories of the Senses - A Virtual Tour / Barnsley Museums / Yorkshire

  15-07-2020 12:49
  Barnsley Museums are looking to employ a film maker to create a virtual tour which will support a physical exhibition scheduled to open 15 August 2020, subject to Covid...
  
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• Wessex Engagement Lead / Wessex Museums / South West

  15-07-2020 12:09
  Wessex Museums has recently secured funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver outcomes that support a strategic approach to learning and engagement across the consortium. This...
  
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• 'Hope flows through her': artist Marc Quinn on replacing Colston with a Black Lives Matter statue

  15-07-2020 09:52
  
  Today the sculptor placed a statue of a woman doing a black power salute on the vacant plinth in Bristol. We tell the full story of its creation – and speak to Jen Reid, the protester whose gesture so inspired himThere’s a lookout stationed at the end of Colston Street and a load of people, some dressed in hi-vis vests, are gathering at a nearby restaurant called Bambalan. Then, in the dawn light, a statue concealed in plastic wrapping can be seen approaching on a hiab truck. It turn
  
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• Which painter's daughter is this? The great British art quiz

  15-07-2020 09:00
  
  Jerwood Collection set today’s quiz, aimed at exploring British art while museums closed because of Covid-19
  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 Jerwood Collection of Modern and Contemporary British Art. The collection began in 1993, when the first work
  
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• Some Ideas To Reconfigure Theatres In The COVID Age

  15-07-2020 08:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The West End is full of wonderful historic theatres, but they’re now completely outmoded. People are four inches taller than when they were built, so the seats are too small, the sight lines are terrible and a huge number of seats are restricted by columns. The air is bad and the loos and bars are always too small to cope. With the government’s funding announcement, now is the time to make them fit for purpose.” – The Guardian
  
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• Artlords, not warlords – how Kabul's artists battle for the streets

  15-07-2020 08:30
  
  Muralists are covering the Afghan capital’s blast walls with agitprop imagery and calling out corruptionFrom the killing of George Floyd in the US and the drowning of Afghan refugees in Iran, to the signing of the US-Taliban agreement towards peace and brutal murder of a Japanese aid worker, a group of Afghan artists have taken paintbrushes to adorn Kabul’s grey blast walls with vivid imagery.The barriers have been transformed into politically inspired murals, which the artists hope
  
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• Edward Colston statue replaced by sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester

  15-07-2020 07:26
  
  Exclusive: Artist Marc Quinn leads secret mission to install resin-and-steel figure of Jen Reid at site of toppled Bristol slave traderRead an interview with the sculptor and his subjectThe statue of slave trader Edward Colston was replaced in Bristol on Wednesday morning – with a sculpture of one of the protesters whose anger brought him down.The figure of Jen Reid, who was photographed standing on the plinth with her fist raised after the 17th century merchant was toppled by Black Lives
  
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• Global arts crisis: how does Australia’s federal stimulus compare?

  15-07-2020 00:00
  
  As governments around the world bail out battered creative industries, it’s clear there’s no one-size-fits-all solution. Does Australia’s stack up?On 25 June, the prime minister, Scott Morrison, revealed a long-awaited rescue package for Australia’s hard-hit arts and culture sector.Smashed by industry-wide shutdowns due to Coronavirus restrictions, thousands of Australian entertainment businesses and cultural organisations have shut down. As a result, unemployment in the
  
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