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• 5-Week Bookbinding Course / WM College / London

  16-09-2020 22:43
  Course Code:BKBIND03AA
  Dates: Thursdays 24/09/2020- 22/10/2020
  Time: 14:00 - 17:00
  Location: Camden Center, 44 Crowndale Road, NW1 1TR
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• Fundraising Mentor & Strategist / Laura Mitchison / London

  16-09-2020 21:50
  Laura Mitchison is an oral historian and artist, seeking an expert fundraiser to give her a couple of days’ training and strategy advice for arts and heritage programmes in development....
  
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• Administration and Finance Manager / Raw Material Music and Media / London

  16-09-2020 19:06
  ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE MANAGER (P/T 12 Hours PW)Raw Material, a Brixton-based creative arts and music centre for young people and adults, are seeking an experienced Administration and Finance...
  
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• Creative Futures - 16-25year old multi artform project / Creative Youth Network / South West / Bristol

  16-09-2020 18:35
  Work as an artist. Develop your networks. Build your creative future.
  We are looking for 4 young people to take part in a paid 6 month opportunity to set yourself up as a freelancer, make and show...
  
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• Administration, Programming and Website Assistant / Poetry School / London / Nationwide

  16-09-2020 18:25
  12-month fixed-term, full-time post providing administration and programming support to the Poetry School in its various activities. Poetry School is the UK's largest provider of poetry education and...
  
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• Resonance, for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic music-makers / Opera North / North West / North of England

  16-09-2020 18:20
  Launched in 2017 and supported by PRS Foundation’s Talent Development Partner Network, Resonance is Opera North’s workshop programme for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic professional...
  
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• CPD Assessment Manager / RIBA / London

  16-09-2020 18:15
  Be part of the vision; be part of the RIBA.
  The RIBA is a global professional membership body, and a cultural organisation, driving excellence in architecture.
  Salary: £35,000 -...
  
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• Film/Archive/Music LAB Vietnam: Liberation Radio / British Council / London / National

  16-09-2020 18:03
  The first of three online sessions, exploring contemporary artistic responses to Vietnam’s film and music heritage.
  Thursday 24 September 2020, 14.30 – 16.00 (UK time) / 20.30 –...
  
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• Gillian Wearing's lockdown self-portraits peel back the mask and show the truth

  16-09-2020 17:54
  
  Maureen Paley, London
  Wearing has abandoned the video art that won her the Turner prize and taken up watercolours and oils to create a soul-baring investigation of the human conditionA face wearing a mask over mouth and nose greets you as you enter Gillian Wearing’s exhibition Lockdown. It is like all the masked faces you pass at stations or in the supermarket, but the eyes are empty holes, and underneath the face covering is a second mask, lifelike and made of smooth latex. The outer mask
  
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• Joseph Cultice’s best photograph: Marilyn Manson with prosthetic breasts

  16-09-2020 17:29
  
  ‘I wanted to make Manson look beautiful. But people found this image haunting and grotesque’
  In the late 90s, Marilyn Manson was the new rock star in Los Angeles. I’d already gone on the road with him and shot a few covers, including the Smells Like Children EP, and done the press shots for his album Antichrist Superstar. So I felt like I’d earned the album cover of Mechanical Animals.I always found it funny that people find the image haunting and grotesque. I wanted to m
  
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• French-speaking creative workshop leader / Total Insight Theatre / London

  16-09-2020 17:02
  Total Insight Theatre is an arts charity that provides arts and cultural opportunities for children and young people. 
  We are looking for a committed and reliable French-speaking workshop...
  
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• Gallery Manager - Mayfair / Clarendon Fine Art / London

  16-09-2020 16:43
  We are recruiting for a Gallery Manager to join our Flagship Clarendon Fine Art Gallery in Mayfair. You will be representing an exceptional collection of over 120 artists including Fabian Perez,...
  
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• How to work on a filmset, a practical online class / Theatre Gym / London / Online

  16-09-2020 16:40
  In this 2-hour workshop, we’re going to create mini films together, playing with the different roles of a film set.
  We will create a mock film set in zoom and get into the different roles...
  
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• Learn the Southern American Accent, an online class / Theatre Gym / London / Online

  16-09-2020 16:39
  In theatre, film, TV, different roles will need different accents.
  In this workshop, you will discover the secrets of nailing the key sounds of the Southern American accent.This workshop will be...
  
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• Free Online Play Session. A zoom acting class for beginners / Theatre Gym / London / Online

  16-09-2020 16:21
  We meet every Tuesday for an hour of playing, being silly, meeting new people, laughing and creating together.You can think of it as an acting class taster.The session is free and open to all...
  
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• Neolithic paintings in Spain reveal art was social activity for both sexes

  16-09-2020 16:18
  
  Study of fingerprints left at Los Machos site thousands of years ago reveal age and sex of artistsOne day, perhaps a little over 7,000 years ago, a man in his 30s and a younger companion dipped their fingers in ochre pigment and set about daubing the walls of a shallow cave in southern Spain with anthropomorphic, circular and geometric designs.Today, thanks to the fingerprints they left behind in the natural shelter of Los Machos in the province of Granada, researchers have been able to determin
  
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• Call Out for Submissions | Pyramid Open Show 2021 / PYRAMID / Yorkshire / International

  16-09-2020 15:52
  This is an artist call out for the PYRAMID OPEN SHOW 2021
  We invite artists working in any discipline, anywhere in the world, to submit work for an ONLINE EXHIBITION opening on 26th...
  
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• Voices from the Knitting Circle - Online Screening / Vital Xposure Limited / London / Online

  16-09-2020 15:42
  Following a successful run at cinemas and film festivals, we are taking the next step to share these incredible stories with the world. We are excited to announce that Voices from the Knitting Circle...
  
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• Soft Bodies review – tech simulations of life's squishy stuff

  16-09-2020 15:41
  
  Castlefield Gallery, ManchesterArtists reinterpret the rules of soft-body dynamic computer technology to make a show which now casts new light on the Covid-19 eraIf we have learned anything this year, it is that our bodies are soft. They are permeable, open to absorbing deadly viruses. Even Olympians have had to abandon their games in the face of Covid-19. And having followed the safety arrows, stood behind the line, covered my mouth, sat near a window, remained socially distanced, doused myself
  
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• Board Member / The Hepworth Wakefield Enterprises Ltd / Yorkshire

  16-09-2020 15:38
  Board Member of The Hepworth Wakefield Enterprises Ltd (with expertise in book publishing)
  This role is voluntary and unremunerated, but reasonable travel expenses will be paid.
  The Directors of...
  
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• Assistant Collection Manager: Heavy Objects / The British Museum / London

  16-09-2020 15:31
  Assistant Collection Manager: Heavy Objects Collection Care Full-Time Fixed Term (29 months)£22,580 per annum Application Deadline: midday on Wednesday 23rd September 2020
  The...
  
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• Reseacher, The Body on Killhope Moor / Drama in the Dale / North East

  16-09-2020 15:24
  Freelance Researcher / Historian
  Fixed Fee ||  £7,000
  Contract ||  20 days (approx) across 12 monthsDrama in the Dale creates community theatre in unusual places. 
  Centred...
  
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• Administrator (Design and Marketing) / The British Museum / London

  16-09-2020 15:11
  Administrator (Design and Marketing)
  Marketing
  Full timePermanent£22,580 per annum
  Application Deadline: midday on Wednesday 30th September
  The British Museum is the UK’s...
  
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• Feet on the ground head in the sky - Exhibition / Modern Painters, New Decorators / East Midlands

  16-09-2020 14:53
  A new exhibition by Alice Burnhope, Freya Pryce and Emma Wright
  Open 10-24 October, 11am-5pm Thursday-Saturday
  ‘Feet on the ground head in the sky’ joins the dots between the shared...
  
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• One to one Teachers - Creative work, flexible hours, great pay / The Complete Works School / London

  16-09-2020 14:00
  Do you want to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable young people?
  Would you like to have the freedom to teach creatively?
  If so, join our team of one to one teachers: work flexible hours,...
  
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• Volunteer Manager / London Irish Centre / London

  16-09-2020 13:51
  Volunteer Manager
  Fixed Term for 12 months
  (with the possibility for extension)Part Time – 3 days a week
  Up to £35,000pa pro rata
   
  The Volunteer Manager is a newly created...
  
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• Life Drawing Zoom Drop in / RWA / South West

  16-09-2020 13:46
  https://www.rwa.org.uk/collections/drawing-school-course/products/1life-drawing-zoom-drop-in
  Wednesdays, 6.30pm - 8.30pm | 10 weeks 
  Starts Wednesday 30 September until 2 December...
  
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• Writing Science-Fiction / Alex Davis Writing / East Midlands

  16-09-2020 13:44
  WRITING SCIENCE-FICTION Monday 19th October, 6:30pm-8:00pm Online workshop via Google Meet ‘Pay What You Like’ sessionScience-fiction remains a favourite genre with many readers, and...
  
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• Tense and Perspective (writing workshop) / Alex Davis Writing / East Midlands

  16-09-2020 13:37
  LIT AT LUNCH 1 – TENSE AND PERSPECTIVE Wednesday 14th October, 12:30pm-1:30pm Online workshop via Google Meet ‘Pay What You Like’ sessionTense and perspective are two of the...
  
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• Artists with learning disabilities launch online exhibition / ArtWorks / Yorkshire

  16-09-2020 13:01
  ArtWorks Together – Creativity through Lockdown Exhibition
  18th September – 20th November 
  A group of artists with learning disabilities and autism, from South Yorkshire...
  
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• Director / The Sidney Nolan Trust / West Midlands

  16-09-2020 12:48
  We are seeking a dynamic and ambitious new Director to lead our small and dedicated team at the Sidney Nolan Trust.  As we prepare for a Major Capital Development programme to reintegrate Rodd...
  
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• Museum Online Learning Resources Consultant / Jane Austen's House / South East / Alton

  16-09-2020 12:43
  Jane Austen's House is looking to recruit a Museum Online Learning Resources Consultant to deliver an exciting and innovative new online learning offer, focused on Jane Austen's teenaged writings and...
  
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• Chief Data Officer / Arts Council England / East / Any Arts Council office outside of London

  16-09-2020 12:33
  Arts Council England exists to champion culture and creativity across the country, to encourage talent in every corner of the nation, and to support artists, practitioners and cultural organisations...
  
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• Artist`s assistant/ videographer / Troy House Art Foundation / London

  16-09-2020 12:15
  THAF is seeking an artist assistant/videographer for Yuan Gong, THAF's Director. The role involves project managing/assisting the production of Yuan Gong’s artistic practice and documenting his...
  
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• Writing a Novella / Alex Davis Writing / East Midlands

  16-09-2020 11:25
  WRITING A NOVELLA Tuesday 6th October, 6:30pm-8:00pm Online workshop via Google Meet ‘Pay What You Like’ sessionNovellas have established a firm place in literary history, and this...
  
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• The Ghost Story Primer (talk) / Alex Davis Writing / East Midlands

  16-09-2020 11:24
  THE GHOST STORY PRIMER Thursday 1st October, 6:30pm-8:00pm Online talk via Google Meet ‘Pay What You Like’ sessionOctober is finally upon us, and with Hallowe’en fast approaching...
  
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• Junior Equipment Booker / ProLighting Ltd / London

  16-09-2020 11:07
  ProLighting London are currently looking for a full-time Junior Equipment Booker to join their growing lighting & digital bookings team.
  ProLighting was established in 2006 and has rapidly grown...
  
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• Theatre Light tech / Tanzlar theatre / London

  16-09-2020 10:53
  Light tech with experience of the stage/ theatre 
  We would like a female/ non- binary person and preferably a person of colour 
  Reduced to a thing that wants
  27th - 1st Nov White Bear...
  
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• Visions of hope: UK care home residents' lockdown art

  16-09-2020 10:26
  
  Next Thursday is the first national day of arts in care homes, celebrating the contribution of creativity to enhancing residents’ quality of life. Here the National Activity Providers Association shares examples of residents’ artwork created during the pandemic‘It helps residents stay healthy’: the benefits of arts in care homesContinue reading...
  
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• Landscapes from Afar / More than Ponies / South West / Across the UK

  16-09-2020 10:08
  An online in-conversation between artists Marcela Sinclair, Laura Eldret and curator Alejandra Aguado on Thursday 17th at 7:30pm exploring ideas of experiencing landscapes from afar and remote...
  
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• Making It! Online Mosaic Exhibition and Forum / British Association for Modern Mosaic / London / Nationwide

  16-09-2020 09:47
  10 October 2020 11-5pm
  This year's Mosaic Forum will be online!  With an international line up, the day will cover all aspects of contemporary mosaic making and conservation.  Speakers...
  
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• 'Moments that can never come back': the other side of René Burri – in pictures

  16-09-2020 08:00
  
  The Swiss photographer was known for his celebrity portraits and black and white work – but a new exhibition explores his more colourful side tooContinue reading...
  
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• Virtual Retreat 2020 / Arthouse Jersey / South West

  16-09-2020 00:39
  17th November 2020 - 21st November 2020
  Digitally connecting artists from across the worldCalling all Artists! Theatre-Makers. Dancers. Filmmakers. Writers. Visual Artists. Musicians. Designers....
  
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• The Monuments America Needs?

  16-09-2020 00:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  When we speak of monuments in America, we’re often talking about structures such as statues, obelisks, and memorials that celebrate a relatively narrow band of our history: the Civil War, the First and Second World Wars, the civil-rights era. Our monumental landscape preserves a sense that we are an exceptional, upstart nation. (American civilization may not boast standing stones that date back to the prehistoric era, but we do have Carhenge.) – The New Yorker
  
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