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• Co-Working Spaces That Work During A Pandemic?

  17-09-2020 23:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Instead of occupying a sealed, monolithic glass office tower, Second Home inhabits a converted community center where the majority of the work spaces are housed in individual studios (there are 60) in a lush garden that was once a vast parking lot. – Los Angeles Times
  
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• A Non-Profit Strategy For Raising Money In A Pandemic

  17-09-2020 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  When nonprofits are under-resourced, their natural response is to turn to their donors. But is it realistic to expect a healthy stream of charitable contributions in the midst of the worst economic situation since the Great Depression? Absolutely — if you approach the right people. Because even as unemployment soars, as tens of thousands of businesses close, and as default and eviction rates rise, a small but significant portion of the population is doing just fine, thank you. – Har
  
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• A Machine That Can Measure Happiness? Really?

  17-09-2020 22:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Lithuanian scientists are working on a device they hope will measure happiness. Why? “Because, during the pandemic, people’s psychological state could be damaged not only by the fear and anxiety caused by the spread of the virus, but also by the economic and social consequences that the quarantine would bring about.” – Eurozine
  
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• Women Over 50 Film Festival online 26-30 September / / London

  17-09-2020 22:01
  58 short films, 5 days all for £7.50
  This September, the Women Over 50 Film Festival (WOFFF) will move online to screen 58 international short films by and about older women. 
  The...
  
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• A History Of Book-Burning

  17-09-2020 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Reformation was “one of the worst periods in the history of knowledge”, Ovenden writes; hundreds of thousands of books were destroyed as the monasteries and religious orders that held them were dissolved. – New Statesman
  
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• Report: Cultural Organizations Support Local Economies

  17-09-2020 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Arts and Placeshaping: Evidence Review, conducted by researchers Wavehill, suggests cultural organisations boost “civic pride and place identity”, making communities more cohesive and improving external perceptions of a place. This in turn can drive footfall, support the local economy and create new jobs. – The Stage
  
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• How Academia Has Changed In Britain

  17-09-2020 21:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  The key factor is tuition fees – currently £9250 per annum for full-time study – which in 2012 replaced most direct funding of universities. Today half of UK universities’ £40 billion annual income comes from fees. Universities are businesses forced to think commercially, regardless of any humane virtues traditionally associated with academic life. Academic heads of department – otherwise known as ‘line managers’, some of whom control their own bu
  
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• Landscapes from Afar - Artists in-conversation / More than Ponies / South East / Across the UK

  17-09-2020 20:59
  ** PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM THUR 17 SEPT to 24 SEPT**
  An in-conversation between artists Marcela Sinclair, Laura Eldret and curator Alejandra Aguado exploring ideas of...
  
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• “Birkenau” Blunder: Metropolitan Museum Says Richter’s Riffs on the Holocaust are “Poignant”

  17-09-2020 20:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Poignant” is a word that I’ve never before seen (and hope never to see again) in connection with the Holocaust. These paintings soft-pedal and aestheticize photos that were taken of gas chamber victims while their remains were being burned and disposed of. – Lee Rosenbaum
  
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• Fox News’ Alternative Language

  17-09-2020 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Political theorists, over the years, have looked for metaphors to describe the effects that Fox—particularly its widely watched opinion shows—has had on American politics and culture. They’ve talked about the network as an “information silo” and “a filter bubble” and an “echo chamber,” as an “alternate reality” constructed of “alternative facts,” as a virus on the body politic, as an organ of the state. The comparison
  
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• Could Ancient Theatres Provide A Model For COVID-Safe Venues Today?

  17-09-2020 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “In the relationship between ancient theater architecture and nature, one can discern in the Greco-Roman school of thought a particular interest in creating the conditions for a salubrious experience of drama. … As an extant example of a remote, outdoor theater flushed with fresh air, Epidaurus has become something of a touch point for theater producers, designers and historians looking to the past to find a way forward.” – T — The New York Times Style Magazine
  
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• Art Technician / St Swithun's School / South East

  17-09-2020 19:28
  St Swithun’s is a popular and successful selective girls’ school committed to developing innovative teaching and learning; open communication with parents and being a tolerant, kind and...
  
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• Cecily Brown brings apocalyptic vision of England to Blenheim

  17-09-2020 19:05
  
  Solo exhibition at birthplace of Churchill displays images of what artist calls a broken EnglandAmid all the pomp, splendour and tradition at one of Britain’s most spectacular grand houses there is now noticeable division, despair and death.There is the odd bluebird in the new paintings of Cecily Brown but less heading towards us with optimism and more being torn to shreds. The Cecily Brown exhibition is at Blenheim Palace from 17 September until 3 January. Continue reading...
  
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• Trainee Assistant Director / We Are Shewolves / East Midlands

  17-09-2020 18:51
  SHEWOLVES is a new play - written by Sarah Middleton in collaboration with young people in the Midlands, directed by Hannah Stone. 
  We are looking for an Trainee Assistant Director who:Has...
  
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• A room with a view and a washing line | Brief letters

  17-09-2020 18:51
  
  Footballers’ salaries | Balconies | Spiders | Male genitals | David CameronA long-established football club is wound up owing more than £500,000 (Wigan in danger of being wound up like Macclesfield, administrators warn, 16 September), on the same day that Spurs say they are confident about re-engaging the services of a player earning £600,000 a week (Tottenham close to re-signing Gareth Bale on loan from Real Madrid, 16 September). Funny old game.Toby WoodPeterborough, Cambridg
  
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• Funding for cross art form collaboration / Settle Stories ltd / Yorkshire / north west

  17-09-2020 18:49
  During these strange iscolating times we need inspiration and ideas now more than ever.
  Interested in a grant to support a new collaboration?
  Arts charity Settle Stories has taken their artists...
  
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• Producers to lead Action-Research Projects in Galleries / Dance4 / East Midlands

  17-09-2020 18:26
  Dance4 and Nottingham’s museum and visual art sector are seeking 3 independent producers, within the first ten years of their practice as a producer, to be supported to undertake a paid action...
  
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• Cecily Brown brings apocalypse UK to pomp of Blenheim

  17-09-2020 18:16
  
  Solo exhibition at birthplace of Churchill displays images of what artist calls ‘a broken Britain’Amid all the pomp, splendour and tradition at one of Britain’s most spectacular grand houses there is now noticeable division, despair and death.There is the odd bluebird in the new paintings of Cecily Brown but less heading towards us with optimism and more being torn to shreds. Continue reading...
  
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• RTYDS 18-Month Residency / Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme / North West / Nationwide

  17-09-2020 17:16
  The RTYDS 18-Month Residency is a paid opportunity for an emerging director/theatre maker (over 18 years of age, with no less than 18 months professional experience) to undertake work-based training...
  
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• Plan Your Vote: how artists are using their work to spread a vital message

  17-09-2020 17:05
  
  A new initiative between artists and museums aims to ensure Americans get their voices heard in time for the November electionWith just weeks until an election, more than 60 artists have joined forced with some of America’s most prestigious museums and galleries for an urgent new social media project.“It is the most important election at least in my lifetime,” said the project’s curator, Christine Messineo, who has teamed up with Vote.org to create Plan Your Vote, an init
  
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• ArtWorks Open Prize Show Submissions / Barbican Arts Group Trust / London

  17-09-2020 15:54
  https://www.barbicanartsgrouptrust.co.uk/artworks-open.html
  Submissions now open for Barbican Arts Group Trust’s ArtWorks Open 2020 prize show selected by Alex & Schady Michelle Williams...
  
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• Chair of Trustees / Create London / London

  17-09-2020 15:37
  Create London is an arts organisation that has pioneered working with artists to realise new social enterprises, charities and cultural spaces.
  Founded as a registered Charity in 2011, our work is...
  
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• How Mentoring helped me sell my art / Laura I.Art Gallery / London

  17-09-2020 15:06
  How Mentoring With Laura I. Art Gallery has helped secure sells of over 23 paintings in only a few weeks.
  We are proud to have built a solid track record in providing artists and creatives with some...
  
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• Exhibitions Designer (3D) / Royal Air Force Museum / London

  17-09-2020 15:03
  Exhibitions Designer (3D)PermanentFull-time Based at either London or CosfordLondon (£35,000)Cosford (£32,500)
  The Royal Air Force Museum is a national museum, a Government...
  
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• New Arts Space to Rent / Hallidays Mill Gallery / South West

  17-09-2020 14:40
  New Arts Space in Gloucestershire available to rent for exhibitions, performances, talks and music events. The gallery is inviting proposals from artists, curators and professional arts organisations...
  
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• Heritage Engagement Officer / Friends of All Saints Church / South East

  17-09-2020 14:40
  This is a post funded by a National Lottery Heritage Fund award to the Friends of All Saints Church, Allhallows. Following a Phase 2 award for delivery of the project we are seeking an...
  
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• New series of video music composition masterclasses launched / Clod Ensemble / London

  17-09-2020 14:39
  Ear Opener is a new series of free video masterclasses that demystifies the process of writing music, aimed at young people aged 14-20 and music educators. 
  Watch the videos for free...
  
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• Fundraising Executive / The Big House / London

  17-09-2020 14:00
  The Big House has a simple mission: to enable care leavers to fulfil their potential. Through drama and tailored, long term, wrap-around support we help care leavers overcome traumas experienced...
  
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• Bookkeeper / Create / London

  17-09-2020 13:54
  Create is the UK’s leading charity empowering lives, reducing isolation and enhancing wellbeing through the creative arts. Our focus is on engaging participants in inspiring, sustainable arts...
  
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• Online Relaxed Singalong for SEN/D children & families - 10/10 / NMPAT / East Midlands

  17-09-2020 11:58
  On Saturday 10th October at 10:30am we will be hosting our next ONLINE RELAXED SINGALONG!
  The session will be exactly the same as usual, but we'll just be hosting it online using Zoom.
  If you and...
  
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• Creative Learning Coordinator (Out of Schools) / Grimm & Co / Yorkshire / Rotherham

  17-09-2020 11:24
  Grimm & Co’s story destination is looking for an enthusiastic, experienced Creative Learning Coordinator (part-time, 24hrs per week) to help us deliver our out-of-schools provision. ...
  
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• Archibald prize 2020: first-time entrant Meyne Wyatt wins packing room prize for self-portrait

  17-09-2020 05:13
  
  Actor and Wongutha-Yamatji man is first Indigenous artist to win any of the prizes in the Archibald’s 99-year historyThe finalists in pictures: David Marr, Magda Szubanski, Annabel Crabb and moreFirst-time Archibald prize entrant Meyne Wyatt has broken new ground to win the packing room prize for his self-portrait.The Wongutha-Yamatji man is the first Indigenous artist to win any of the prizes on offer at the Archibald prize in its 99-year history. Related: Archibald prize 2020: David Marr
  
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• Archibald prize 2020: David Marr, Magda Szubanski, Annabel Crabb and more – in pictures

  17-09-2020 03:00
  
  One of Australia’s most prominent art prizes, the $100,000 Archibald prize – which will be announced on 25 September – is awarded each year to the best portrait of a person ‘distinguished in art, letters, science or politics’ painted by an Australian resident. Gender parity has been a topic of interest in the past; among this year’s batch of 55 finalists (some of which feature more than one sitter), 36 sitters are male and 22 female. Of the 56 artists who pain
  
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• Nude art installation in London marks Sky Arts becoming free

  17-09-2020 01:01
  
  Spencer Tunick’s art installation took place in Alexandra PalaceDoctors, care home workers, teachers and more arrived in their hundreds at London’s Alexandra Palace for a new artwork. They all dutifully wore face coverings. Just nothing else.The socially distanced nude art installation is the work of Spencer Tunick, an artist who has been organising and documenting large crowds of cheerfully naked volunteers for more than 25 years. Continue reading...
  
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