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• Karon Staniland obituary

  04-08-2020 21:32
  
  My mother, Karon Staniland, who has died aged 87, was a familiar face in the Wiltshire town of Marlborough for more than 65 years, well known for her work as an art teacher and as an artist who loved to paint pictures of the local area in watercolour, pastel and oils. Plenty of Marlborough residents have a “Staniland” hanging on their wall, and many others have one of her charcoal portrait sketches, which she would dash off at local events and fairs with great accuracy in five minute
  
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• Gallery Intern / Marian Goodman Gallery / London

  04-08-2020 20:56
  Marian Goodman Gallery, London, seeks an enthusiastic and reliable individual for a four-month internship. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work as part of the gallery team,...
  
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• Project Manager / Pinpoint Visualisation / Thames Valley

  04-08-2020 20:15
  Location:        Thames Valley, on-going remote working with weekly site meetingsWe create world class 3D Visualisation, Virtual and Augmented Reality solutions that...
  
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• Musical Theatre Teaching Assistant / PQA Liverpool / North West

  04-08-2020 19:46
  LIVERPOOL MUSICAL THEATRE LOVERS
  PQA Liverpool is currently recruiting for a Musical Theatre Teaching Assistant for their expanding weekend performing arts academy, currently operating on Saturdays...
  
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• 2020 Conference Tech Support Call Out / Light Up the North (LUTN) / Yorkshire / North

  04-08-2020 19:46
  LUTN will be hosting our 2020 conference online, taking place Weds 9 to Thurs 10 December. This will be our third Light Up the North network conference and our first online and we need your support...
  
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• Admin and Content Cover / ToddlerTunez / London / London

  04-08-2020 19:29
  ToddlerTunez is looking for one or two sickness covers to help with administration and content creation (marketing and pr). The role could fit two different individuals or ideally one for both parts...
  
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• Production Intern / ITV / London

  04-08-2020 19:08
  ITV's MultiStory Media (formerly known as Shiver) are a team of passionate story-tellers working across a broad range of genres: Current Affairs, Documentaries, Factual Entertainment,...
  
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• Hairdressing Apprenticeship 2020 / DKUK / London

  04-08-2020 18:48
  Application Deadline: Wednesday 2 September 2020 Working days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday Hours of Work: ​31.5 per week ( 45 Minute un-paid lunch break) Salary: National Minimum...
  
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• Engagement Coordinator / Drawing Room / London

  04-08-2020 18:12
  DRAWING ROOM IS RECRUITING AN ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR
  The Engagement Coordinator is an exciting new position which will be instrumental in the delivery of Drawing Room’s growing engagement...
  
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• Collections Project Officer / Elmbridge Museum / South East

  04-08-2020 16:59
  Elmbridge Museum is a dynamic local authority service which is passionate about increasing opportunities for people to engage in arts, culture and heritage throughout the borough. We run an active...
  
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• Neon Workshop - One Day Intensive / Clayhill Arts / South West / Nationwide

  04-08-2020 16:55
  Join us on the 13th September for a NEON WORKSHOP! Six participants will be taught by two neon makers and learn everything from transcribing ideas into neon drawings to filling their glass forms with...
  
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• Neon Sessions / Clayhill Arts / South West / Nationwide

  04-08-2020 16:51
  Join us on the 12th September for this two hour taster session you will learn what neon is, what it can be and how to make it. 
  See glowing examples of neon art explained, expect mesmerising...
  
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• Exploring the Art of Japanese Embroidery with Rob Jones / Clayhill Arts / South West / Nationwide

  04-08-2020 16:35
  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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• Training for Workshop Leaders and Facilitators / LIFEbeat / London / UK-wide

  04-08-2020 16:29
  A 6 week online training in group facilitation to expand your creativity in working with groups. 
  LIFEbeat trainings combine a deep understanding or group process with a keen awareness of the...
  
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• Freelance Research: Illustration Directories / Association of Illustrators (The AOI) / London / London

  04-08-2020 16:13
  About: The AOI Directories list commissioners in the UK who welcome submissions from illustrators.  They are different from other listings as we contact each individual to ensure they are happy...
  
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• Tate removes reference to 'amusing' restaurant after racist images in mural draw anger

  04-08-2020 16:11
  
  Exclusive: Gallery removes reference to venue as ‘most amusing room in Europe’ as call grow for artwork’s removalTate Britain has removed a reference to its restaurant as “the most amusing room in Europe” after complaints about racist depictions in a 1920s mural.The Rex Whistler restaurant is covered floor to ceiling in a specially commissioned mural by the British artist titled the Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meats, which depicts the enslavement of a black child
  
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• Engagement Officer / The Museum of Gloucester / South West / Gloucester

  04-08-2020 16:03
  About the role:
  We are seeking an experienced Engagement Officer to join Gloucester’s Museum service at a time of redevelopment and change. We are offering an exciting opportunity for an...
  
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• Director / Deveron Projects / Aberdeenshire, Scotland

  04-08-2020 14:22
  Acclaimed arts organisation Deveron Projects is seeking a visionary new Director to lead them into the next phase of their development.Deveron Projects is linking artists, communities and places...
  
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• Freelance Creative Facilitators / Starling / North West

  04-08-2020 14:02
  Starling works with neurodivergent young people in Greater Manchester to provide engaging and empowering creative projects that develop positive identity and promote connections, conversations and...
  
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• Webinar: How can we avoid Cultural Catastrophe? / Settle Stories ltd / Yorkshire / north west

  04-08-2020 13:57
  New research from Oxford Economics projects a combined revenue drop of £74 billion for the UK’s creative industries in 2020 (£1.4 billion a week), with a GVA drop of £29...
  
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• Virtual Book Launch: No Spider Harmed in the Making of This Book / Arachne Press / London / everywhere - we are on the WEB

  04-08-2020 13:34
  Join us at 8pm on the 8th of August, to celebrate the launch of our 8th anniversary anthology, No Spider Harmed in the Making of This Book.
  Being eight is significant for us as we are named for a...
  
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• Creating Stories: Game Design for Complete Beginners / Clayhill Arts / South West

  04-08-2020 13:28
  Are you curious about the idea of interactivity and storytelling? Have you considered learning about game design? Game Design for beginners, run by Bristol-based games designer Constance...
  
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• Join the Arachneversary, our 8th Anniversary Celebration / Arachne Press / London / any - we are ON the WEB

  04-08-2020 13:12
  We are Eight this month! For a press named for a spider this is a significant milestone.
  Every day throughout August, we are posting video premieres on the web (of course). Find them on our YouTube...
  
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• Communication & Voice Coach / London Speech Workshop / London

  04-08-2020 13:05
  London Speech Workshop is a world-class communication coaching company. We believe communication is essential in order to achieve ones goals in work and life. Founded in 2008, we have coached...
  
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• Trustee / Tamasha Theatre Company / London

  04-08-2020 12:39
  Tamasha is looking for new Board members to support us to achieve our vision to develop the next generation of diverse artists and to help us reach diverse audiences. We are particularly interested...
  
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• Web Site Management/Development and Social Media / Pax Romana Auctions / London / London

  04-08-2020 12:02
  Web Site Management/development and Social Media – Full Time, Bloomsbury
  Pax Romana Gallery and Auctions, 25 Bury Place, WC1A 2JH
  https://paxromana.auction/
  We are an established Antiquities...
  
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• Pre-School for the Arts Manager / Chiswick Theatre Arts / London

  04-08-2020 12:01
  Are you a passionate, experienced teaching professional and want to inspire preschool aged children through the fine arts? We are looking for an exceptional individual to join our team as the...
  
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• Evaluation Consultant / Jazz South / South West / South East

  04-08-2020 11:59
  We are looking for an experienced evaluation consultant to work with us on a freelance contract.
  Jazz South is a three-year development programme (March 2018-March 2021) being delivered by Turner...
  
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• Museum and Visitor Service Officer(s) / The D-Day Story / South East

  04-08-2020 11:49
  Part time, job share (2 posts available)
  Your new role
  The D-Day story, in partnership with the National Museum of the Royal Navy, is embarking on an exciting new project which will see the...
  
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• 6th Aug: 3 sensational online exhibitions go live / JAM on the Marsh: VIRTUAL / South East / Online, East, North East, North West, South West, Yorkshire, London, East Midlands, West Midlands, South East

  04-08-2020 11:49
  From Thursday 6th August, 3 sensational photography exhibitions go live, as part of JAM on the Marsh: VIRTUAL at www.jamconcert.org   Each features an artist talk, giving introduction,...
  
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• Head of Digital / Royal College of Music / London

  04-08-2020 11:27
  Job ref. no: 306-20
  The Head of Digital is responsible for strategic planning and practical delivery of all aspects of technical and creative activity using digital technology across the RCM. They...
  
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• Who is the saint being sent to her death? The great British art quiz

  04-08-2020 09:00
  
  The Hunterian in Glasgow set today’s quiz, which enables you to explore the art collection of British museums closed due to Covid-19 – while answering some fiendish questions along the wayThis 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 the Hunterian, at the Universit
  
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• Occult following: tarot cards through the ages – in pictures

  04-08-2020 08:00
  
  From trippy psychedelic towers to African American icons, the centuries-old tradition of tarot cards is explored in a new book from Taschen Continue reading...
  
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• 'I get censored four or five times a year': Paul McCarthy, art's virtuoso of vile

  04-08-2020 07:00
  
  From inflatable excrement to a porn James Dean, McCarthy has delved into America’s dark side. But has reality finally overtaken his ketchup-smeared visions of corruption?
  Paul McCarthy’s vision of modern America is relentlessly revolting. His art depicts his nation as a crumbling edifice of pop culture, creeping fascism and depraved, uninhibited capitalism. “It’s always been this thing of looking at the underbelly of western culture, and the horror of its results,”
  
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