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• Coaching for Artists by Artists / The Hour Collective / East Midlands / South Wales, London

  26-08-2020 23:07
  The Hour Collective offers transformative coaching for artists by artists. Coaching is a practice of active listening and incisive questioning, enabling you to explore your own thinking, shake things...
  
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• Performing Art's Tutor / Studio1UK / East / Loughton

  26-08-2020 22:00
  S1UK currently require additional tutors to lead sessions within our studio. The successful applicant must be flexible with regards to their working hours, demonstrate excellent time keeping skills...
  
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• How 70,000 Chinese Characters Were Made To Fit On A Western Computer Keyboard

  26-08-2020 21:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The world power that is 21st-century China likely wouldn’t exist as we know it if an ingenious and tenacious computer programmer named Wang Yongmin hadn’t solved that very basic, very complicated problem. Here’s a deep dive into how he did it. (audio plus transcript) – Radiolab
  
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• DC Fan Dome Sets The Gold Standard (So Far) For Virtual Events

  26-08-2020 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Virtual conventions are long. People are watching at home, in their rooms, instead of in giant ballrooms packed with other excited fans. Trying to bring some of that convention energy to people digitally is immensely difficult, but what FanDome proved is that figuring out pacing and giving audiences something to actually look at in place of Zoom call screens they’re already exhausted by goes a long way. – The Verge
  
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• Major Indian Publisher Withdraws Book About 2020 Riots In Delhi

  26-08-2020 20:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The book, titled Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story [and now dropped by Bloomsbury India], claims that the riots were the result of a conspiracy by Muslim jihadists and so-called ‘urban naxals’, a derogatory term used to describe left-wing activists, who had a role to play in the riots. The claim contravenes reports by organisations such as Amnesty International and the Delhi Minorities Commission that Muslims bore the brunt of the violence.” – The Guardian
  
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• John Nixon: Australian arts industry pays tribute to 'an inspiring collaborator and mentor'

  26-08-2020 19:30
  
  The abstract painter, curator and indefatigable supporter of the industry died earlier this month, leaving behind a pioneering legacy – and his final exhibition The artist John Nixon was a great sharer. Whether it was an unexpected gift from the tote bag he always seemed to have on his shoulder, the opportunity to collaborate in a new creative venture or the enthusiastic endorsement of an artist’s latest work, Nixon was a man known for his generosity, rigorous intellect and good humo
  
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• Reopening Theatres Will Fail If They Can’t Get Insurance

  26-08-2020 19:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  According to producer Edward Snape, the current situation “will stop work happening in the first place”, because producers will not be able to proceed with planned projects uninsured. “Without it, we don’t restart”, he added. – The Stage
  
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• Miami City Ballet Cancels Previously Announced 2020-21 Season

  26-08-2020 19:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The organization plans to celebrate its 35th anniversary … with a reimagined season of new commissioned digital works, outdoor performances and online premieres of some of the company’s most memorable performances.” – Miami Today
  
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• Visual artist / designer / photographer / Ad Infinitum / South West

  26-08-2020 18:53
  Ad Infinitum is inviting applications from artists to collaborate on our latest project exploring the elderly care system in the UK. We’re looking for a visual artist / designer /...
  
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• Artist with podcast making experience / Ad Infinitum / South West

  26-08-2020 18:48
  Ad Infinitum is inviting applications from artists to collaborate on our latest project exploring the elderly care system in the UK. We’re looking for an artist who has experience in podcast...
  
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• Why It’s Hard To Determine Happiness

  26-08-2020 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If we cured all the world’s cancers, made the perfect smartphone and achieved the ideal form of representative government, but everyone was just as miserable after as they were before, then — did any of it matter? I think it is at least plausible that happiness, in some nebulous and hard-to-define but nonetheless real sense, is the most important thing in the universe. – Unherd
  
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• Bristol Light Festival 2021 EOI / Bristol Light Festival / South West

  26-08-2020 18:15
  The first-ever Bristol Light Festival illuminated the city centre from Thursday 27 February to Sunday 1 March 2020 and saw 100,000 people interact with and enjoy city centre spaces
  We know...
  
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• Is New York City Mayor’s Push To Diversify Arts Institutions Working? There’s No Way To Know For Sure

  26-08-2020 18:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Under the plan, Mayor Bill de Blasio promised to hold august institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Carnegie Hall accountable for hiring more members of historically marginalized and underrepresented groups and for making their boards of directors and other leadership ranks more inclusive. … But the Department of Cultural Affairs did not set numerical goals for what constituted progress, nor did it require that institutions provide baseline demographic statistics abo
  
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• Online Learning Is Changing Our Brains. We Need To Understand How

  26-08-2020 17:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “To skim to inform” is the new norm for reading. What goes missing are deep reading processes which require a quality of attention increasingly at risk in a culture and on a medium in which constant distraction bifurcates our attention. These processes include connecting background knowledge to new information, making analogies, drawing inferences, examining truth value, passing over into the perspectives of others (expanding empathy and knowledge), and integrating everything into c
  
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• Afghanistan’s Most Famous Actress, And First Female Filmmaker, Shot In Kabul

  26-08-2020 17:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Saba Sahar, who is a senior police officer and an activist as well as a performer and producer/director, was shot in her car or her way to work. She was comatose for 20 hours but is now out of danger, said her husband. The Taliban has denied responsibility. – CBS News
  
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• Trustee / Martin Parr Foundation / South West

  26-08-2020 16:38
  The Martin Parr Foundation is seeking to appoint two new Trustees to its Board.
  Launched in 2017, the Foundation supports emerging, established and overlooked photographers who have made and...
  
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• Project Evaluation Consultant / Manchester City of Literature / North West / Manchester

  26-08-2020 16:36
  Manchester City of Literature wishes to appoint a consultant to gather evidence and assess the impact on participants’ wellbeing of writing programmes in Manchester and the city region during...
  
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• Istvan Rabovsky, First Big Ballet Star To Defect From Soviet Bloc, Dead At 90

  26-08-2020 16:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Trained in Hungary and the Soviet Union, Mr. Rabovsky and [his wife Nora] Kovach created a sensation with their technical virtuosity and an energetic style virtually unknown to Western audiences until the Bolshoi Ballet appeared in London and New York in 1956 and 1959.” – The New York Times
  
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• Assistant Collection Manager: Care & Access (Maternity Cover) / British Museum / London

  26-08-2020 16:28
  Assistant Collection Manager: Care and Access (Maternity Cover)Collection CareFull TimeFixed term for 6 months, with possible extension to 12 months£22,580 per annumApplication deadline:...
  
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• Composer for Children's Audio Book - The Snow Beast / Scratchworks Theatre Company / South West

  26-08-2020 16:25
  We are adapting our show ‘The Snow Beast’ into a 60-min audiobook for listeners aged 5-10. 
  The composer will: 
  compose original underscoring & incidental...
  
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• How To Bring L.A. Back From Disease, Dissension, And Unrest? Build Concert Halls, Says Mark Swed

  26-08-2020 16:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “On the surface, that no doubt sounds idiotic — economically, socially and in just about every other way,” writes the L.A. Times classical music critic. “It’s not. It is the simplest, surest, most affordable means of turning this town around. Better still, we’re already nearly there. So please, bear with me.” – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Devon Masters / Artizan Gallery / South West

  26-08-2020 15:48
  It is with pleasing frequency that exceptional artists are found in Torbay and the surrounding South Devon area, with many practitioners producing unique and diverse works that are unmatched in their...
  
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• William Mills - Studio Residence / Artizan Gallery / South West

  26-08-2020 15:46
  We are delighted to be hosting the winner of the Joanna Radford Prize for Excellence, William Mills, where our newly opened basement gallery will be transformed into his studio space from which he...
  
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• The Sculpture Studio / Artizan Gallery / South West

  26-08-2020 15:45
  The English Riviera welcomes a unique exhibition of UK Sculptural talent this Devon Open Studios season as Artizan Gallery hosts the Sculpture Studio.
  Artizan’s two main spaces at Lucius...
  
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• The Art Thief / Artizan Gallery / South West

  26-08-2020 15:43
  Have you ever dreamt of having your very favourite works of art on your wall? Few of us could afford that, even if they did come up at auction. It really wouldn’t do to steal them either, so...
  
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• ‘Manipulative, Offensive, And Cheap’: Whitney Museum Cancels Show Of Black Artists’ Work After Artists Cry Foul

  26-08-2020 15:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The Whitney Museum of American Art on Tuesday canceled an upcoming exhibition after artists of color objected to the institution’s having obtained their work through discounted sales largely meant to benefit racial justice charities. They have accused the museum of trying to capitalize on their work without properly compensating them.” – The New York Times
  
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• Lost 13th-Century Portions Of Westminster Abbey Rediscovered

  26-08-2020 15:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Built in the 1250s as part of Henry III’s rebuilding efforts, the L-shaped structure” — called the Great Sacristy — “housed sacred items, including chalices, altar linens and vestments. … Medieval clergy members may have also gathered in the sacristy to prepare for processions into the main church.” – Smithsonian Magazine
  
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• Actors’ Equity OKs Three Indoor Productions, The First Since COVID Lockdown

  26-08-2020 14:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “All three theaters are nonprofits in New England, where virus cases are low. The region has already been home to the first two outdoor productions featuring union actors during the pandemic. … Among the shows planned is a seven-actor version of Little Shop of Horrors; the theater is still figuring out how to stage a sadistic dental exam and several encounters with a man-eating plant, but is pledging to limit physical contact between actors (and yes, that means Audrey and Seymour w
  
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• Young Trustee / Kids in Museums / All

  26-08-2020 14:14
  Kids in Museums wants to help all museums become more welcoming to young people. One important way we can do that is by bringing young people’s voices into our organisation and use their ideas...
  
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• Workshop Facilitator / OpenView Education / London / London and Surrounding Counties

  26-08-2020 14:07
  OpenView Education is seeking new facilitators to deliver Anti-Bullying workshops in primary schools throughout November.  Our workshops are now performed socially distanced. We value our...
  
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• Support For The Arts, And For Public Funding, In Australia Hits New High: Study

  26-08-2020 14:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The top-level statistics are impressive: few other industries can boast sustained engagement with 98% of the population. The survey shows a significant rise in both the number of Australians who believe in the positive impacts of the arts, and the number who support it being publicly funded.” – The Guardian
  
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• Finds Liaison Officer for Somerset / South West Heritage Trust / South West / Taunton

  26-08-2020 12:49
  We are seeking a full-time Finds Liaison Officer to join a small team, which delivers the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) across three counties in the south west of England. This new role will work...
  
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• Enjoy inspirational artists, performances and exhibitions / JAM on the Marsh: VIRTUAL / South East / Online, East, North East, North West, South West, Yorkshire, London, East Midlands, West Midlands, South East

  26-08-2020 12:29
  See the world premiere of Paul Mealor’s Piano Concerto by the London Mozart Players; The Gesualdo Six performing the Fauré Requiem, with new poetry by Grahame Davies reflecting Covid-19;...
  
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• Evaluator / SoCo Music Project / South East

  26-08-2020 12:16
  Freelance Evaluator Role
  We are looking for a dynamic and experienced evaluator(s), with extensive and proven experience in the evaluation of music and/or arts engagement projects. We intend for the...
  
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• Partnerships Manager / Southampton City Council / South East

  26-08-2020 12:04
  Southampton is preparing a bid to become the UK City of Culture in 2025.
  The Southampton City of Culture Bid team are now seeking an experienced Partnerships Manager to work with the Bid Director,...
  
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• Communications Manager / Beatfreeks / West Midlands

  26-08-2020 11:56
  We’re seeking a Communications Manager who is able to amplify our brand and articulate our values through punchy, impactful messaging across multiple platforms speaking to multiple...
  
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• Public Artwork Commission / Fusion Arts Oxford / South East

  26-08-2020 11:50
  A great opportunity to showcase work/idea pride of place in Oxford’s city centre. This work will be part of a temporary backdrop to the exciting semi-pedestrianisation of Oxford’s George...
  
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• Doggy style: homes of the pampered pooches of Palm Springs – in pictures

  26-08-2020 08:00
  
  Is it really a dream home without a dream dog in it? Nancy Baron photographed California’s proudest dog owners and their mid-century modern American properties Continue reading...
  
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• Blood, death and toy cars: how the Mexican Weegee makes sense of a violent world

  26-08-2020 07:00
  
  Enrique Metinides was the greatest photographer of car crashes, crime scenes and disasters for Mexico’s sensational nota roja newspapers. He describes his life in the company of death, and why he collects emergency service toysLooking casually dapper in a grey zip cardigan, Enrique Metinides leads me up to his modest apartment in Mexico City. Now in his 80s, the frail but chatty former photojournalist, celebrated for his images of crime and catastrophe, is often called the Weegee of Mexico
  
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• More Australians support the arts – and want them publicly funded – than ever before | Ben Eltham

  26-08-2020 01:32
  
  Appreciation for the creative arts is on the rise as the industry languishes, according to a landmark report which Australia Council calls a ‘portrait of what we stand to lose’New survey data from the Australia Council highlights the vital and growing role played by the arts and culture in the lives of Australians, as the industries themselves face more challenges than ever.The latest edition of the National Arts Participation Survey, released on Wednesday and following on from repor
  
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• More Australians support the arts, and want it publicly funded, than ever before | Ben Eltham

  26-08-2020 01:32
  
  Appreciation for the creative arts is on the rise as the industry languishes, according to a landmark report which Australia Council calls a ‘portrait of what we stand to lose’New survey data from the Australia Council highlights the vital and growing role played by the arts and culture in the lives of Australians, as the industries themselves face more challenges than ever.The latest edition of the National Arts Participation Survey, released on Wednesday and following on from repor
  
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• How Good Teachers Cultivate Wonder

  26-08-2020 00:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  While it is certainly not inevitable that children lose their sense of wonder as they grow up, and while adults are in principle as capable of experiencing wonder as children, it is to be expected that, as the world becomes more and more familiar to children as they age, they will experience wonder less readily. It increasingly requires effort to see how extraordinary the world and everything in it is. Familiarity – even if it implies no real understanding at all – can dull the sens
  
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