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• Much-Lauded Black-Run Jazz Label Faces Up To A Complicated History

  27-08-2020 23:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The campaign that was intended to celebrate the partnership of Gene Russell, a Black pianist and producer who died in relative anonymity in 1981, and Dick Schory, a White percussionist and arranger who earned millions during RCA’s golden era, has instead revived a debate over the romantic mythology surrounding the label’s history. It has also brought to the surface the complicated, decades-old web of business dysfunction that kept these albums from being properly released over the y
  
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• Ani DiFranco’s Plan To Give Prisoners A Voice

  27-08-2020 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Prison Music Project, which is a political and creative effort, is focused on centering the voices [and] stories of people who get entangled in the justice system, people who experience racial oppression and poverty and class oppression. – Shondaland
  
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• Community arts centre: Centre Doorkeeper / Claremont Project / London

  27-08-2020 21:26
  Claremont is a special place that gives people opportunities to shine and live happier, healthier, connected lives. We are a pioneer of high-quality services for older people and we have built an...
  
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• Artist / NoLabel / London / London

  27-08-2020 20:38
  NoLabel:Invisible State is an online art exhibition project which celebrates the creativity and imagination of dyslexic people. 
  We are convinced that art is a great way to share thoughts and...
  
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• Exhibitions Assistant / Poole Museums (BCP Council) / South West

  27-08-2020 20:00
  Exhibitions Assistant, Poole Museums
  Salary details:£19,544 - £21,166 pro rata
  Employment Status:Part Time
  Hours:22.2 hours per week
  Contract Type:Permanent
  Closing date:20 September...
  
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• Frank Dunphy obituary

  27-08-2020 19:48
  
  Showbiz accountant who who became the charismatic, hard-bargaining business manager for Damien HirstFrank Dunphy, who has died aged 82, was the business brain behind the multimillion-pound career of the artist Damien Hirst. A garrulous working-class Irishman, he gained a reputation for driving hard bargains for his client and running roughshod over the traditions of the art world, negotiating a better deal for Hirst than the 50-50 split of sales artists normally share with their gallery, and cut
  
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• Performers (playing age 16-20) / Total Insight Theatre / London

  27-08-2020 19:45
  We are seeking to cast 3 performers with a playing age of 16-20 for a short verbatim film about mental health. The full brief is available...
  
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• Assistant to Directors / Genesis Cinema / London

  27-08-2020 19:21
  Job Title: Assistant to the DirectorsReport: Director(s)Salary: London Living Wage during probation (then dependant on experience)Hours: Mon - Fri, 10 – 5:30 PMThis is an...
  
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• PUSH Festival 2021 Artist Film Commissions / HOME Manchester / North West

  27-08-2020 18:29
  For PUSH Festival 2021 we are looking for two artist filmmakers or collectives based in the North West of England to submit a proposal to create a new short moving image work (under 10 minutes in...
  
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• PUSH Festival 2021 Theatre Commissions / HOME Manchester / North West

  27-08-2020 18:26
  Call Out for 3x Theatre Commissions (2 Live, 1 Digital)
  Deadline for expressions of interest: Friday 11 September, 12 noon.
  For Push 2021 we are looking for three theatre makers, companies or...
  
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• Treble Dutch: £13m old master painting stolen for a third time

  27-08-2020 18:25
  
  Two Laughing Boys by Frans Hals seized in overnight raid at museumIt’s nothing to smile about for lovers of Dutch art. Police have reported that Two Laughing Boyswith a Mug of Beer, by the old master Frans Hals, has been stolen for a third time.The Golden Age work, painted in 1626-7, was snatched from a small museum in the town of Leerdam, near the city of Utrecht, early on Wednesday morning. Continue reading...
  
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• Gloucester Carnival Programmer Freelance / Art Shape / South West

  27-08-2020 17:38
  Carnival Arts Partnership is developing a small programming group who will work with the Producer and Event Manager this autumn to design a programme of activities and performances to improve the...
  
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• Freelance Producer or Production Company Opportunity / Venue Cymru / Wales

  27-08-2020 16:52
  PRODUCER CALL OUT
  Venue Cymru, Llandudno is looking for a freelance Producer or Production Company to work in partnership with us to produce our 2021/22 pantomime, Aladdin. We will consider 2 and 3...
  
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• Film + Music Online Salon 10 September / British Council / London / National

  27-08-2020 16:38
  What impact has Covid-19 had on artists, filmmakers, composers and creative producers working at the intersection of film and music, and producing collaborative projects? How do commissioners,...
  
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• Recordings & Marketing Manager / NMC Recordings / London

  27-08-2020 16:27
  NMC Recordings, the award-winning charity which promotes the work of living composers from Britain and Ireland seeks an experienced manager to lead on delivering and marketing artistic projects.
  The...
  
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• Library Supervisor (Maternity Cover) / Libraries Unlimited / South West

  27-08-2020 16:01
  Library Supervisor
  Salary: £22,708 p.a. pro rata
  Hours: 33.5 hours per week
  Length of contract: Temporary contract for maternity cover, up to 12 months.
  Location: Torquay Library
  Closing...
  
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• Collections Database and Liaison Officer / Art UK / London

  27-08-2020 15:47
  Art UK is a cultural education charity on a mission to make the art in UK public collections accessible to everyone, for enjoyment, learning and research. We enable global audiences to learn...
  
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• Arts Ambassador Schools' Network Commission Textile Artist / Arts Connect / West Midlands

  27-08-2020 14:52
  Me, the Artist and Maker.
  CALL FOR ARTISTS/ARTS ORGANISATIONS with Textiles specialism, including aspects of Printing.
  Deadline for applications: 1 October 2020 (no later than 12.00 noon)
  Project...
  
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• Saturday Drama Teacher Roles / Fresh Arts Ltd / London / Harrow

  27-08-2020 13:33
  Fresh Arts is an arts organisation committed to making the arts accessible to children from all backgrounds. We run weekend theatre school sessions which in which children from the age of three have...
  
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• Behaviour Management for Young People in the Arts Sector / Artswork / National

  27-08-2020 13:22
  This is essential training for anyone working directly with young people. Undertaking practical workshops and activities requires a broad understanding of youth culture and the issues surrounding...
  
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• Georg Baselitz: master of obscenity and Bowie's inspiration

  27-08-2020 12:32
  
  Before David Bowie’s “Heroes”, the German artist painted a series of the same name, taking a past tainted by Nazis and making it new. Now two exhibitions celebrate his subversive brillianceIn 1977, at the Hansa studio in West Berlin, David Bowie was recording some new songs when he happened to look out of the window. The pop legend saw his musical collaborator Tony Visconti kissing his girlfriend in front of the heavily guarded concrete barrier built by communist East Germany t
  
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• Digital Collections Coordinator / Cotesbach Educational Trust / East Midlands / West Midlands

  27-08-2020 10:29
  This is an exciting opportunity to lead on the digital development of an archive, with the aim of extending its reach. This is a fixed term, part time post to cover the duration of the migration...
  
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• Creative Wellbeing Curator / Coordinator / QUAD / East Midlands

  27-08-2020 08:38
  QUAD is a Cinema, Gallery, Café Bar, Digital resource and Workshop that anyone can use.
  We are a creative hub that connects people and businesses to art and film and create opportunities for...
  
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