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• Ford Foundation: Record $160 Million Lifeline For The Arts

  24-09-2020 23:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Ford Foundation this week is announcing an unprecedented $160 million-and-growing initiative called America’s Cultural Treasures, with substantial grants going to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) organizations across the country. The grants are, in most cases, the largest ever for the 20 recipients in the first round. – Washington Post
  
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• Head of Acting / The Oxford School of Drama / South East

  24-09-2020 23:44
  The Oxford School of Drama is looking for a highly-skilled and creative individual who will lead the acting faculty in delivering a distinctive vocational acting training with a national reputation...
  
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• Outdoor Arts: Training Opportunity / with Nutkhut, Mela Partnership and Cause4 / London / National

  24-09-2020 21:53
  Nutkhut and The Mela Partnership are offering a fantastic training opportunity to individuals within the Mela, Outdoor Arts and Carnival sectors. Nutkhut is looking to promote change in the wider...
  
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• Chair of the Board / Action Hero / South West / All Regions

  24-09-2020 21:47
  Action Hero is looking for new board members to add skills, experience and inspiration to our current board. We are inviting applications for both new board members and for a Chair.
  We’re...
  
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• Board Member / Action Hero / South West / All regions

  24-09-2020 21:10
  We’re looking for people to join our board who can contribute their knowledge, compassion and expertise to support and guide the company’s development, vision and mission. You should be...
  
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• Desk Space Available with High Speed Wifi & Free Coffee / Hotel Elephant / London / Southwark

  24-09-2020 19:20
  Hotel Elephant has desk and office space available in our creative coworking space at Spare Street, SE17.
  Get your own dedicated desk, with 24 hour access, high speed wifi and free tea & coffee...
  
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• Intertwine Our Branches - a digital exhibition / Louder Than The Storm / London / Online

  24-09-2020 18:57
  Intertwine our branches is an art exhibition highlighting the importance of climate intersectionality to diversify environmental movements, to challenge inequalities, and show the power of...
  
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• Board Members / Studio 3 Arts / London / Barking & Dagenham

  24-09-2020 18:16
  Studio 3 Arts believes in allowing people of all ages, backgrounds, cultures and protected characteristics to express themselves creatively, by participating in the development of world class arts...
  
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• Office and Finance Manager / Trowbridge Town Hall / South West

  24-09-2020 18:11
  We are recruiting for a new managerial role to work with Trowbridge Town Hall. This person will manage the finances, contracts, policies and HR of the organisation. They will also support the...
  
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• Chair of Trustees / Studio 3 Arts / London / Barking & Dagenham

  24-09-2020 18:00
  Studio 3 Arts believes in the power of the arts to allow people of all ages, backgrounds, cultures and protected characteristics to express themselves creatively, by participating in the development...
  
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• Monologue workshop, an online acting class / Theatre Gym / London / Online

  24-09-2020 17:51
  Speaking in front of any audience for over a minute can be a scary thing, but this workshop will make you feel relaxed about any future public speaking. Using monologues from famous plays,...
  
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• Ann Veronica Janssens review – Jackson Pollock meets Disney princess party

  24-09-2020 17:51
  
  South London GalleryVapour, shattered glass, glitter strewn across the floor – now feels like the right moment for the Belgian artist’s playful, shimmering workBuckets of glitter, coloured lights and a hall of mirrors. No, the carnival isn’t back in town. These are the raw ingredients for Ann Veronica Janssens’ sparkling takeover of South London Gallery (SLG). The glitter – iridescent blue with a hint of pink – has been strewn in armfuls across the wooden floo
  
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• Learn to Fight like a Pirate, an online swashbuckling class / Theatre Gym / London / Online

  24-09-2020 17:50
  Ever wanted to sword fight? Discover the secrets of the trade with the woman who worked with the best theatres in the UK, teaching their actors how to fight like they mean it.Feel like...
  
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• Museum Assistant Gbp 10.50ph / Natural History Museum / London

  24-09-2020 17:44
  Our client, a popular visitor attraction based in South Kensington, requires enthusiastic, outgoing and professional staff with excellent interpersonal skills and commercial awareness to work as...
  
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• Head of Trusts & Foundations / Philharmonia / London

  24-09-2020 17:12
  Based in London at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, and with a thriving national and international touring schedule, the Philharmonia creates thrilling performances for a global...
  
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• Back to Basics: Drawing with Monoprint / Clayhill Arts / South West

  24-09-2020 16:49
  James Baggaley returns to Clayhill to give us an introduction to drawing with monoprinting. The aim of this session is to develop your drawing practice and explore a more loose and...
  
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• Free Artist Mentorship Programme: Call for Applications / ZELDA / London / UK-Wide

  24-09-2020 16:47
  ZELDA is proud to announce the launch of our first Artist Mentorship Programme in collaboration with Arcade and 8 expert mentors from across the Visual Arts sector.
  We're accepting applications from...
  
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• Advancement Information Manager / Royal Academy of Music / London

  24-09-2020 16:46
  We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Advancement Information Manager on a fixed-term basis to join the well-established and successful Development team. Efficient access to purposeful and...
  
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• Operations Manager - Junior Academy / Royal Academy of Music / London

  24-09-2020 16:44
  We are looking for an Operations Manager to be responsible for the smooth running of the Junior Academy on a Saturday.  This is a vital role within the small team responsible for the planning...
  
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• Poland unveils 'superhuman' John Paul II statue in Warsaw

  24-09-2020 16:42
  
  Jerzy Kalina installation is response to controversial statue of pope being struck down by meteorAn unusual sculpture depicting John Paul II holding up a meteorite has been unveiled in Warsaw – as an artistic response to a controversial statue showing a meteor striking down the late pope.Jerzy Kalina’s installation outside the National Museum, titled Poisoned Source, shows the Polish pope holding the meteorite high over a pool of red water representing blood. Related: Polish clerical
  
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• Back to Basics: Observational Drawing / Clayhill Arts / South West

  24-09-2020 16:32
  The workshop will be led by Duncan Cameron, a finalist of the 2019 John Ruskin Prize and Programme Leader in Art Foundation at Strode College. Duncan has a great reputation for teaching; running...
  
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• Advisory Panel Member / Spark Creative Studio Brixham / South West

  24-09-2020 16:18
  The Spark Creative Studio in Brixham, is seeking Advisory Panel Members to join their newly formed Advisory Panel to help develop the range of its work as a Community Interest Company (CIC) serving...
  
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• Back to Basic: Drawing with Landscape / Clayhill Arts / South West

  24-09-2020 16:08
  Clayhill is extremely fortunate to be situated in the heart of Somerset, with the Quantock Hills on our very doorstep. Cornwall based artist and teacher James Baggaley will demonstrate...
  
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• Gallery Manager / Nelly Duff / London

  24-09-2020 15:51
  We are recruiting for an experienced Gallery Manager to deliver the next phase of Nelly Duff’s growth. 
  This role includes, but is not limited to:Overseeing the day to day running of...
  
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• Freelance Evaluator / The Turnpike / North West

  24-09-2020 15:11
  The Turnpike is looking for a freelance evaluator to work closely with its project team to conduct an evaluation of ‘Making of Us.’ As part of this role, the individual will review key...
  
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• Drama Facilitator / Under The Stars / Yorkshire

  24-09-2020 14:51
  Under the Stars is an arts and events charity for people with learning disabilities. We believe in their talent. We believe in their creativity. We believe in them. Through our workshops and events,...
  
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• Art Class Support (part time, Cheshire) / The Seasons Art Class / North West

  24-09-2020 14:48
  Class Support Technician (part-time, Northwich, Cheshire)Contract Type: Self Employed
  Contract Terms: 2 mornings per week (Tuesday and Thursdays) for 14 weeks starting in October 2020, with...
  
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• Back to Basics: Drawing with Charcoal / Clayhill Arts / South West

  24-09-2020 14:34
  This Back to Basics drawing session is led by local Somerset Artist Paul Crummay of Wells Art Practice. The session will give you a chance to revisit your fundamental drawing skills as part of...
  
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• Content Developer / Thackray Museum of Medicine / Yorkshire

  24-09-2020 14:25
  20 days, November 2020 - March 2021
  We are looking for someone experienced in developing compelling content for cultural organisations and working with different people and perspectives to co-create...
  
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• Digital Learning Consultant / Thackray Museum of Medicine / Yorkshire

  24-09-2020 14:18
  40 days, November 2020 - March 2021
  We are looking for someone who combines great experience and technical knowledge creating successful digital assets and programmes for cultural organisations but...
  
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• General Manager Maternity Cover / Unity Theatre / North West

  24-09-2020 14:03
  General Manager
  (Maternity Cover)
  Applicant Information Pack
   
  Job Title: General Manager (Maternity Cover)
  Hours per week: 2 days (15 hours)
  Salary: £10,800 pro rata (FTE...
  
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• Mentee - Artist / Creative organisation / Helix Arts / North East / Newcastle upon Tyne

  24-09-2020 13:37
  Helix Arts are delivering a development programme to support artists or creative organisations who live or work with communities in Darlington.  
  In partnership with Creative Darlington,...
  
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• Celebrating British Craft & Design online / Handmade in Britain / London / UK-wide

  24-09-2020 13:25
  Created in response to the on-going pandemic, Handmade Chelsea Online - The Interactive Virtual Craft Fair, is a free to attend online event with the aim to increase the accessibility of British...
  
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• Board Director / Handmade Parade CIC / North West

  24-09-2020 13:10
  Handmade Parade CIC is an arts organisation based in West Yorkshire. For over 10 years we have co-created parades and outdoor spectacles with communities in our home base of Hebden Bridge and across...
  
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• 'True beauty for the ages': $80m Botticelli to appear at auction

  24-09-2020 12:40
  
  Sotheby’s says estimate for 550-year-old painting is largest it has ever set for an old master
  A Sandro Botticelli portrait of a wealthy and handsome young man, described as one of the greatest Renaissance paintings remaining in private hands, is to appear at auction with an estimate of more than $80m (£63m).Sotheby’s said it was the largest estimate for an old master painting it had ever set, a reflection of its importance and rarity. Continue reading...
  
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• Collaborator for art exhibition set up/design / Ana Mendes / London

  24-09-2020 12:29
  I am looking for a collaborator to help me on the design of an art exhibition at the Taoyuan Fine Art Museum, Taoyuan, Taiwan. The show will happen in March 2021. Currently, I am making studies on...
  
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• Project Coordinator: Loans and Exhibitions / The British Museum / London

  24-09-2020 12:22
  Project Coordinator: Loans and Exhibitions
  Collection Care
  Full time
  Permanent
  £29,227 per annum
  Application deadline: Friday 2 October 2020, Midday.
  The British Museum is offering an...
  
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• Project Coordinator: Loans and Exhibitions (Maternity Cover) / The British Museum / London

  24-09-2020 12:18
  Project Coordinator: Loans and Exhibitions
  Collection Care
  Full time
  Fixed term (maternity cover)
  £29,227 per annum
  Application deadline: 2 October 2020, Midday.
  The British Museum is...
  
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• Generous - Contemporary Painting Exhibition / Prosaic / Yorkshire

  24-09-2020 12:16
  ‘Prosaic: Generous’ features over thirty small works that conform to a definition of paintings as ‘pigment on substrate’.
  Many of the exhibiting artists are based in West or...
  
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• Freelance - Digital Artist / Birmingham Museums Trust / West Midlands

  24-09-2020 12:14
  Birmingham Museums Trust (BMT) in partnership with Dhaka-based new media project BLKBX (produced by Nafis Ahmed), is seeking to commission an artist living or working in Birmingham to create a new...
  
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• Women Leaders South West Associate / The Point, Eastleigh / South West

  24-09-2020 12:10
  The Women Leaders South West project is run by a group of eight arts organisations and one business school.
  The project also involves the WOW Foundation, which is a global movement to celebrate...
  
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• Cinema Commercial Manager / National Science and Media Museum (Science Museum Group) / Yorkshire

  24-09-2020 11:45
  We are looking for a permanent Cinema Commercial Manager to oversee the implementation of the business strategy for the three cinemas at NSMM. As Commercial Manager, you will focus on maximising...
  
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• Outdoor Comedy in Chilwell / Funhouse Comedy Club / London

  24-09-2020 11:08
  Funhouse Comedy Club brings another socially-distanced night of fun and laughter to Bartons, Chilwell, Nottingham on Friday October 2nd.
  Topping the bill is Ivan Brackenbury, who has appeared on 8...
  
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• The freakiest show: the Jarman award for artists using the moving image – in pictures

  24-09-2020 08:00
  
  Al Murray impressions, scientists trapped in a bunker, Martin Luther King’s Geordie excursion … all turn up in the films of the eight artists shortlisted for the annual Jarman award. Here’s a gallery of their work, and what they say about it Continue reading...
  
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• The freakiest show: the Jarman award 2020 – in pictures

  24-09-2020 08:00
  
  Al Murray impressions, scientists trapped in a bunker, Martin Luther King’s Geordie excursion … all turn up in the films of the eight artists shortlisted for the annual Jarman award. Here’s a gallery of their work, and what they say about it Continue reading...
  
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• From the bunker to the cosmos: the Jarman award for artists using the moving image – in pictures

  24-09-2020 08:00
  
  Al Murray impressions, a seaside sex club, Martin Luther King’s Geordie excursion … all turn up in the films of the six artists shortlisted for the annual Jarman award. Here’s a gallery of their work, and what they say about it Continue reading...
  
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• From the banker to the cosmos: the Jarman award for artists using the moving image – in pictures

  24-09-2020 08:00
  
  Al Murray impressions, a seaside sex club, Martin Luther King’s Geordie excursion … all turn up in the films of the six artists shortlisted for the annual Jarman award. Here’s a gallery of their work, and what they say about it Continue reading...
  
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• Lowry in the shadows of his Salford home: Derry Moore's best photograph

  24-09-2020 07:00
  
  ‘He wasn’t keen on keeping still. He moaned: “You’re killing me, you know.” My companion said: “Well, come on, Mr Lowry, you always say you want to die”’The ease with which my photographing Lowry was arranged was nothing short of remarkable. I’d always admired his work and what I had read about him intrigued me. That’s why in 1975, when I heard the Royal Academy was planning a show of his paintings, on a whim I asked a young woman invol
  
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• Mayfair Sculpture Trail / Mayfair Art Weekend / London

  24-09-2020 00:09
  INUAGURAL MAYFAIR SCULPTURE TRAIL 1 – 31 OCTOBER
  Launched by Mayfair Art Weekend in Partnership with Art in Mayfair
  The Mayfair Sculpture Trail will be taking place for the first...
  
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• Mayfair Art Weekend Gallery HOP! 2 October 5 - 8pm / / London

  24-09-2020 00:05
  Mayfair Art Weekend, the annual celebration of the world’s internationally renowned gallery district, will take place this autumn from Friday 2 – Sunday 4 October...
  
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