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• Banksy altered sea view triptych sells for £2.2m at auction

  28-07-2020 22:21
  
  Romantic seascapes – with political message in washed up life jackets – raise funds for Bethlehem hospitalA Banksy triptych, which aims to make a powerful political statement on the global migrant crisis, sold for £2.2m at an auction in London that also featured works by Rembrandt, Picasso, and Bridget Riley.The three paintings were offered by Banksy to raise money for a hospital in Bethlehem. Continue reading...
  
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• Opportunity to join an artist run studio and gallery / Ladders and Glasses / London

  28-07-2020 21:29
  We are three artists who have found a unique commercial premises in the heart of Hackney to use as a 5 person studio/ project space.The idea is to use the space as a studio for our individual...
  
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• Call for Entry: Focal Point / Foundry Art Centre / International

  28-07-2020 19:32
  Focal Point
  October 2, 2020 - November 13, 2020
  Deadline to enter: August 14th, 2020The Call for Entry: 
  The Foundry Art Centre in Saint Charles, Missouri is seeking submissions for...
  
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• XR and Immersive Marketing Lead- BFI London Film Festival (LFF) / British Film Institute / London

  28-07-2020 19:24
  XR and Immersive Marketing Lead
  BFI London Film Festival (LFF)
  Using cinema as a jumping off point, the 2020 BFI London Film Festival launches a new programming strand, LFF Expanded, which...
  
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• Exhibition / OVADA Warehouse Art School / South East / London

  28-07-2020 18:49
  EMERGENCE
  OVADA are proud to present 'Emergence', the 7th Warehouse Art School Continuing Practice end of year show, as our first exhibition since Covid-19 enforced our closure.7th-23rd August...
  
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• Theatre Production Technician (Automation Bias) / Royal Academy of Music / London

  28-07-2020 18:46
  Full Time: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
  Salary range: £22,962 - £26,067 per annum inclusive
  The Royal Academy of Music is a stimulating and friendly environment with a diverse...
  
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• Workshop open call for performance artists / Lydia Heath / Online

  28-07-2020 18:36
  Open call for artists whose practices use performance/live interventions in the public realm to take part in an intensive weekend workshop as part of LADA’s DIY2020 programme. BSL...
  
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• Partial bursaries announced for Pioneering European Fine Art MA / The Margate School / South East

  28-07-2020 18:13
  The only French Fine Art Masters degree in England: The Margate School’s 'Art, Society, Nature' is announcing that partial bursaries are now available to support students.
  The...
  
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• Administrative Assistant / art-K Ltd / London

  28-07-2020 18:01
  Art-K is an art education company, passionate about passing on artistic skills and techniques to children and adults. We are an adaptive and evolving company; we currently have 30 shops across...
  
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• Create 3D digital sculpture in this interactive online workshop / IOU Theatre / Yorkshire / National

  28-07-2020 17:34
  Making It: 3D Digital Sculpture with artist Sumit Sarkar 
  Wednesday 5th August
  7pm to 9pm, with a break
  Online: Workshop Platform Zoom
  In this interactive, online workshop, Sumit Sarkar will...
  
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• Electronic at the Design Museum review – a sweaty rave paradise lost

  28-07-2020 17:33
  
  Design Museum, London
  From squat synthesisers to a gyrating cube, a new exhibition dedicated to dance music culture poignantly brings the spirit of communal celebration to a museumOne of the first items you see upon entering the Design Museum’s ambitious new history of electronic music is a vast Andreas Gursky photograph of ravers in Dusseldorf in 1995. Electronic debuted at the Philharmonie de Paris last year and this expanded, anglicised version was meant to open in April, but subsequent
  
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• How The Influential New-Play Conference PlayPenn Blew Up

  28-07-2020 17:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  PlayPenn doesn’t have new leadership yet, but its old leadership is gone. Earlier this week the organization’s board accepted the resignation of its founding artistic director, Paul Meshejian, and dismissed associate artistic director Michele Volansky, after a firestorm on social media, amplified in the Philadelphia press, brought to light longstanding practices many artists and former staff identified as racist and exclusionary. – American Theatre
  
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• Do Ballerinas Really Need To Be So Extremely Thin?

  28-07-2020 17:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Dancers are harming themselves trying to achieve the look. The continued preference for ultrathin bodies seems particularly out of step with current cultural conversations around body positivity and acceptance. What would it take for ballet body standards to change?” After all, writes Garnet Henderson, they’ve changed before. – Dance Magazine
  
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• A New Idea For Artist Resale Royalties Contracts

  28-07-2020 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Joseph del Pesco, International Director of KADIST: “Sales of art in the US reached $29.9 billion in 2018 … Imagine if just 2 percent of that $29.9 billion did some good. That’s 600 million dollars reaching charitable organizations, about four times the yearly budget of the National Endowment for the Arts. Now imagine if that $600 million was controlled by non-profits run by artists …” – Artnet
  
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• Free discussion about making political theatre / / East Midlands

  28-07-2020 16:19
  GLOD: Political Theatre as a Civil Right returns Monday 03 August 2020 1pm EDT, 6pm BST, 8pm GMT+3 with a discussion about Common Wealth's I Have Met the Enemy (and the enemy is us).
  Join Common...
  
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• Producer (Freelance) / Ort Gallery / West Midlands / Birmingham

  28-07-2020 16:06
  Fee: £5000 (25 days x £200 day rate)Freelance position (25 days over 5 months, September 2020 to January 2021)
  The role of the Producer will be to identify new ways of working, support...
  
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• Rhiannon Giddens Named Artistic Director Of Silkroad, Yo-Yo Ma’s Cross-Cultural Project

  28-07-2020 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Silkroad has to exist outside of Yo-Yo, but Yo-Yo is an inalterable part of Silkroad,” said the singer/banjo player/fiddler/opera composer. “Both of those things have to exist at the same time, and it has to take some thought about how to do that in a way that feels good to everyone involved.” Ma, for his part, said of Giddens, “She lives Silkroad’s values.” – The New York Times
  
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• Lecturer/Senior Lecturer / Dartington Arts School / South West / Devon

  28-07-2020 15:57
  We have an exciting new portfolio of master’s programmes starting September 2020 and January 2021 at the Dartington Trust in our two faculties: Dartington Arts School and Schumacher college. We...
  
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• Calling all Music Educators! / Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance / London

  28-07-2020 15:51
  Calling all Music Educators!
  Applications are now open for The Teaching Musician Programme at Trinity Laban.
  Delivered by expert practitioners through a combination of online and face to face...
  
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• Illegal Trade In Antiquities Is Not As Big As We Think It Is: Study

  28-07-2020 15:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “A new report [by the RAND Corporation] claims that … the true size of the market in illicit antiquities may be ‘much smaller’ than is regularly reported. Perhaps more controversially, the report claims that ‘fuelling this disconnect between reported looting and assumed markets for these goods is the problem that bloggers, journalists and advocacy groups, although often producing high-quality research, are rewarded for sensational headlines and claims that bring a
  
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• Exploring the Art of Japanese Embroidery with Rob Jones / Clayhill Arts / South West

  28-07-2020 15:19
  Throughout this three-day course, you will be immersed into this meditative and highly-skilled practice, learning Sashiko stitching and Boro mending, as well as Kogin-counted thread...
  
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• Senior Legal Counsel / Festival 2022 / West Midlands

  28-07-2020 15:15
  Festival 2022 is a major UK-wide festival of creativity and innovation. We are currently recruiting for a Senior Legal Counsel for the new special purpose vehicle, created to deliver Festival...
  
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• Stop Blind Auditions For Orchestras? No — Auditions Should Become Even More Blind

  28-07-2020 15:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jeremy Reynolds, responding to New York Times chief critic Anthony Tommasini’s argument that U.S. orchestras will never become more racially balanced without affirmative action, points out that “blind auditions aren’t really blind.” What’s more, as Pittsburgh Symphony bassist Jeffrey Grubbs (who is Black) tells Reynolds, the real problem is the makeup of the student body at music schools: “I don’t know that diversity hiring would change things much, as
  
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• Call Out for Neuro-diverse Womxn Artists / Alicia Radage / Nationwide

  28-07-2020 15:03
  Encountering a New Normal:
  The crisis and lockdown has put immense strain on individual artists’ mental health and creative processes, leaving some feeling adrift. For others, their creative...
  
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• Junior Content Creator Role / MURO / London

  28-07-2020 14:41
  Junior Content Creator Role
  MURO is an exciting and fast-growing children toy startup. Founded on Kickstarter back in 2017 to become the UK’s most awarded toy company for our range of modular...
  
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• Zionshill Copse Public Art Commission / Test Valley Borough Council / South West

  28-07-2020 14:39
  Public Art Commission for Zionshill Copse, Valley Park
  Test Valley Borough Council wish to commission an artist to create a striking entrance piece for the Zionshill Copse at Valley Park Woodland....
  
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• Indianapolis Symphony Cancels 2020-21 Season

  28-07-2020 14:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A statement released jointly by the musicians and management said, “We recognize the challenges presented to the ISO by the pandemic and unforeseen economic. For those reasons, the 2020-21 indoor season will not go as planned.” Next summer’s outdoor concert series, Symphony on the Prairie, remains on the schedule. – Indianapolis Star
  
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• Tackling Arts Council Project Grants Workshop / Blue Elephant Theatre / London

  28-07-2020 14:09
  Thursday 13th August at 2pm
  Blue Elephant Theatre offers a free online workshop about navigating Project Grants applications. If the thought of facing Grantium brings on a cold sweat, we aim to help...
  
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• Another Step In New York Times’ Turn Toward Hollywood

  28-07-2020 14:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “In a move expanding the news outlet’s presence in Hollywood, The New York Times has named Caitlin Roper executive producer for scripted projects. Roper, who has been a senior editor at The New York Times Magazine since 2016, will develop Times stories for film and TV, ‘developing and producing alongside Hollywood producers using our stories as the launching point for fictional projects.'” – The Hollywood Reporter
  
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• Place depicted in Van Gogh's final painting found with help of postcard

  28-07-2020 13:58
  
  French hillside scene in Tree Roots may have been painted hours before artist’s deathThe exact location from where Vincent van Gogh is likely to have painted his final masterpiece, perhaps just hours before his death, has been discovered with the help of a postcard.The scene in Tree Roots, a painting of trunks and roots growing on a hillside near the French village of Auvers-sur-Oise near Paris was first spotted on a card dating from 1900 to 1910 by Wouter van der Veen, the scientific dire
  
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• Exhibition Host / The Store X, 180 Strand / London

  28-07-2020 13:46
  This winter The Store X will present its fifth major show at 180 The Strand, London WC2R 1EA.
  We are looking for exhibition hosts to be responsible for leading visitors through the gallery spaces;...
  
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• Free oral history training offered by Nutkhut and partners / Nutkhut / London / National - held online

  28-07-2020 13:23
  Open Call: Nutkhut is offering free oral history training to members of the public as part of their new arts and heritage project, Girmit.
  Girmit is a Nutkhut arts and heritage initiative focusing...
  
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• Programme Director / Barra Culture, Barrow Creative People & Places / North West

  28-07-2020 13:12
  Barra Culture is looking to appoint an exceptional individual, a well-connected creative leader to be an integral part of the cultural change in Barrow-in-Furness. Barra Culture is one...
  
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• Monument Trust Curator of Contemporary Drawing / British Museum / London

  28-07-2020 12:44
  Monument Trust Curator of Contemporary Drawing Prints and Drawings Full-Time Fixed-Term (5 Years)£30,348 per annumApplication Deadline: 12PM on 3 August 2020
  The British Museum is seeking a...
  
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• Administrative Assistant / Craftspace / West Midlands

  28-07-2020 11:50
  Craftspace seeks an experienced and energetic person to join the small and busy creative team based in Birmingham for 30 hours a week.
  The Administrative Assistant is responsible for the smooth...
  
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• Studio/Production Manager / Marguerite Humeau Studio / London

  28-07-2020 10:41
  Marguerite Humeau is a French artist based in East London, working across the fields of sculpture, sound, and installation and exhibiting internationally. 
  The studio is seeking a highly...
  
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• Folk Weekend: Oxford presents Coope Boyes and Simpson / Folk Weekend: Oxford / Oxford

  28-07-2020 09:41
  Whether breathing new life to older traditional songs or through their own incisive songwriting, Coope Boyes and Simpson's powerful and distinctive unaccompanied singing.
  
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• Who did this man make enemies with? The great British art quiz

  28-07-2020 09:00
  
  UCL Art Museum set today’s quiz, which enables you to explore the art collection of British museums closed during the coronavirus outbreak – all while answering some fiendish questions
  This 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 University College London
  
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• Union of Dance: Outdoor Summer Holiday Camps / Union of Dance / Yorkshire / North Yorkshire

  28-07-2020 02:46
  Outdoor, in person dance camp in Bramhope on Wednesday 5th &12th August
  10:00am – 1:00pm £15 per day
  Ages 6 – 12 yrs.
  Various dance styles including street, contemporary and...
  
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• Golden Thread Productions Hiring New Executive Artistic Director

  28-07-2020 00:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Golden Thread Productions is seeking a new Executive Artistic Director to follow in the footsteps of Founding Artistic Director Torange Yeghiazarian. Established in 1996, Golden Thread Productions is the first American theatre company devoted to plays from or about the Middle East, defined broadly and inclusively.SUMMARY OF OPPORTUNITY
  Golden Thread Productions is seeking a new Executive Artistic Director (EAD) to follow in the footsteps of Founding Artistic Director Torange Yeghiazarian. This
  
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• Performing Arts Teacher Specialising in Singing / Razzamataz Wolverhampton / West Midlands

  28-07-2020 00:18
  Razzamataz provides training in dance, drama and singing in both musical theatre and commercial styles. We develop a child’s confidence whilst they learn new skills, make new friends and have...
  
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• Performing Arts Teacher Specialising in Dance / Razzamataz Wolverhampton / West Midlands

  28-07-2020 00:14
  Razzamataz provides training in dance, drama and singing in both musical theatre and commercial styles. We develop a child’s confidence whilst they learn new skills, make new friends and have...
  
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• Performing Arts Teacher Specialising in Drama / Razzamataz Wolverhampton / West Midlands

  28-07-2020 00:10
  Razzamataz provides training in dance, drama and singing in both musical theatre and commercial styles. We develop a child’s confidence whilst they learn new skills, make new friends and have...
  
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• Public Art In An Activist Time

  28-07-2020 00:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “I think that’s an exciting direction for public art to take, for people to feel a sense of authority and ownership over their shared space and what it should look like. We have a city full of blank walls, of boring, drab streets, of spaces where we could have more public conversations. We have a city full of brilliant artists who want to contribute to those conversations, and a city full of activists who have messages to share, so this is a really exciting moment during which peopl
  
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