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• Executive Director / Soul City Arts / West Midlands

  29-10-2020 22:33
  Soul City Arts is seeking a new Executive director. Before you dive into the detail, why not read our introductory pitch below? Does the role speak to you and do you have skills, experience and drive...
  
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• Artist Commission: Window Wonderland / Oldham Council Arts Development / North West

  29-10-2020 20:04
  Oldham Council Arts Development and Town Centre Team are commissioning artists to create a magical Window Wonderland trail in Oldham Town Centre. We particularly welcome applications from Greater...
  
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• Venue Coordinator - Building, Events & Technical / John Peel Centre for Creative Arts / East

  29-10-2020 18:23
  16 hours per week (will include some evenings and weekends)
  Salary: £17,500 pro rata (37.5 hpw fte)
  Contract: 6 MonthsThe John Peel Centre (JPC) is a vibrant arts centre, with a...
  
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• Front of House Team Leader and Student Admissions Officer / Identity School of Acting / London

  29-10-2020 18:03
  We are currently looking to recruit a dynamic and committed individual to assume the role of Front of House Team Leader  and Student Admissions Officer. This is an exciting opportunity for an...
  
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• Feminist Art&Craft Journal seek submissions on Wearable Art / Decorating Dissidence / London / UK

  29-10-2020 18:00
  We invite artists, craft makers, & writers to contribute to our forthcoming issue on Wearable Art. 
  Think Nick Cave's soundsuits, Louise Bourgeois' latex costumes, & the Baroness...
  
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• Communications Officer / Sound Sense / East Midlands / UK wide

  29-10-2020 17:56
  Are you passionate about community music?
  Do you have excellent written communication skills?We are looking for a creative and enthusiastic person to join the Sound Sense team as our...
  
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• Singing Teacher / Temple Church / London

  29-10-2020 17:53
  The Temple Church Choir is seeking to engage an experienced, enthusiastic and dedicated singing teacher to support and encourage our choristers through their learning and development.
  The Temple...
  
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• Projects & Finance Coordinator / Ben Kelly / London

  29-10-2020 17:50
  We have an exciting opportunity for a confident and competent coordinator to support Ben Kelly, a renowned designer/artist operating nationally and internationally. 
  You would work closely with...
  
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• Alex Ross Speaks About His Wagner Quest

  29-10-2020 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  “You actually never know who is going to turn out to have an interest in Wagner. I think a lot are working composers and musicians [who] end up engaging with him on an extremely practical level. It’s not necessarily a question of dealing with these huge Wagner questions, but just, “Is there something to be learned from him right now?” – Van
  
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• Fundraising Manager / St James's Church, Piccadilly / London

  29-10-2020 17:30
  Full time role: fixed-term 6 month employment contractSalary £36,000 per annum St James’s Piccadilly seeks to appoint a Fundraising Manager with a proven track record who will...
  
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• Circle Singing session / Circle Singing London / London

  29-10-2020 17:30
  Who loves to sing, treasures to stay in the present moment and wants to be part of a creative community?
  …spontaneity, freedom, knowledge, inspiration, self-discovery, fun, collaboration,...
  
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• Platform Graduate Award 2020 / Phoenix Art Space / South East

  29-10-2020 17:28
  Phoenix Art Space is delighted to be taking part in the Platform Graduate Award for the first time. Established in 2012, the Award is designed by CVAN South East to support...
  
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• Salford Energy House - Artist in Residence / Open Eye Gallery / North West

  29-10-2020 17:26
  We are excited to announce that Energy House, University of Salford, in collaboration with Open Eye Gallery, are looking for an Artist in Residence to work between December 2020 – Spring 2021...
  
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• Voice and Yoga workshop / To Move with Voice project / London

  29-10-2020 17:24
  Would you like to explore your unique voice through yoga?To Move with Voice project, created in 2015, integrates specific yoga positions with contemporary vocal techniques and aims to support...
  
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• Utah Is Actually A Dance Hotbed. How’d That Happen?

  29-10-2020 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “We’re relatively small, yet boast a top-tier ballet company, the nation’s first repertory dance company, the first school of ballet at an American University, the world’s largest ballroom dance program and multiple powerhouse studios.” How did that happen? “Utah has a unique history that nourished dance,” says one local insider, and that history very much includes the Mormon settlers. – Salt Lake Magazine
  
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• Writing Workshop Facilitator, Primary Schools / Southwark Playhouse / London

  29-10-2020 16:56
  To coincide with the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower from Rotherhithe in 1620, Southwark Playhouse is looking to recruit up to three writers to lead on an exciting creative writing...
  
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• Communications & Engagement Manager / Hackney Showroom / London

  29-10-2020 16:54
  Hackney Showroom is a small company which is now expanding to deliver our 5 year business plan. The Communications & Engagement Manager will work alongside the Co-Artistic Directors and General...
  
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• Ethics And “The Lesser Of Two Evils” Strategy

  29-10-2020 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  In deciding whether to compromise your ideals, or whether to take a stand, you might ask yourself: ‘Will this compromise undermine projects that I’ve committed to, through which I’m actively trying to make the world a better place?’ (In which case: stand by your principles.) ‘Or are my ideals and principles simply idle, such that a moral compromise wouldn’t affect any projects actively in train?’ (In which case: act so as to promote the lesser of two ev
  
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• Artist / Arts&Heritage and Pontefract Castle / Yorkshire / UK Wide

  29-10-2020 16:13
  Arts&Heritage is partnering with Wakefield Council for a new outdoor artist commission and invites artists, designers, sound artists, architects and performers to respond to the...
  
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• Amazon Says It, Not You, Owns The Videos You Buy On Amazon Prime

  29-10-2020 16:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “When an Amazon Prime Video user buys content on the platform, what they’re really paying for is a limited license for ‘on-demand viewing over an indefinite period of time’ and they’re warned of that in the company’s terms of use. That’s the company’s argument for why a lawsuit over hypothetical future deletions of content should be dismissed.” – The Hollywood Reporter
  
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• Call for Entries: Science Photographer of the Year 2020 / The Royal Photographic Society / South West / Nation wide

  29-10-2020 15:52
  The Science Photographer of the Year Competition celebrates the many realms of science and the powerful role that photography has played in its development.   
  We’re looking for...
  
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• Freelance Marketing and Communications Manager / Skimstone Arts / North East

  29-10-2020 15:44
  Skimstone Arts is looking for a Freelance Marketing and Communications Manager to support the organisation’s artistic vision by driving forward digital marketing and communications with a key...
  
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• Freelance Craft Creative / Jungle Creations / London

  29-10-2020 15:41
  Are you a crafty person looking for occasional super fun, creative work?
  We are looking for crafty people to make content with us for our brand; Craft Factory. You could be someone who specializes...
  
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• The Inescapable Problem With Pop-Up Opera On A Truck

  29-10-2020 15:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Michael Andor Brodeur: “For all the power and dramatic force opera can generate, it remains a sublimely vulnerable form, its fantasy created onstage and tenuously protected from the elements by the eggshell shield of the proscenium. Here, outside among the hum and honk of afternoon traffic, it doesn’t really stand a chance.” – The Washington Post
  
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• Mall Galleries Art Services Manager / Federation of British Artists / London

  29-10-2020 15:34
  Do you love working with paintings and have art handling experience?  The Federation of British Artists stages up to 40 exhibitions a year at the Mall Galleries. We are looking for a...
  
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• Hollywood Finally Starts Trying To Get Nonwhite Accents Right

  29-10-2020 15:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Over the past five months, major film and television studios have signaled renewed efforts to depict people of color thoughtfully and authentically. It isn’t really possible to verify the sincerity of these efforts, but the changing role of dialect coaches — and how they’re allowed to work — may offer a way to judge their success.” A reporter talks with three dialect coaches, one Black and two Latina, about the new demand for their work. – The New York
  
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• Trustee / ActionSpace / London

  29-10-2020 14:50
  ActionSpace, London’s leading development agency for artists with learning disabilities, is seeking new Trustees to help lead the organisation and shape its future. 
  We are an...
  
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• Personal Assistant / Unit London / London

  29-10-2020 14:49
  We are looking for a Personal Assistant who will provide valuable assistance to the Directors in managing their affairs. They will process sales on behalf of the Directors and liaise with their...
  
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• Wole Soyinka To Publish His First Novel In 47 Years

  29-10-2020 14:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The Nigerian playwright and poet, who became the first African to win the Nobel prize for literature in 1986, published his widely celebrated debut novel, The Interpreters, in 1965. His second and most recent novel, Season of Anomy, was released in 1973. Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth, which will be published in Nigeria before the end of the year [and internationally in 2021], will be his third.” – The Guardian
  
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• Bucks Heroes Project Co-ordinator / Bucks County Museum Trust / South East

  29-10-2020 14:11
  Bucks County Museum is planning to create new displays that represent our local people and landscapes, including the stories of communities then and now.  We have secured National Lottery...
  
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• At Last Minute, Baltimore Museum Of Art ‘Pauses’ Controversial Sale Of Three Paintings

  29-10-2020 14:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The decision” — made just a few hours before the gavel was to fall at Sotheby’s — “not to move forward with the offloading of paintings by Clyfford Still and Brice Marden, plus an Andy Warhol canvas through a private sale, follows weeks of controversy, which culminated in indirect censure from the Association of Art Museum Directors.” – Artnet
  
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• Postponed Philip Guston Exhibition Moved Up To 2022 After Heavy Criticism

  29-10-2020 13:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The National Gallery and three other major museums” — Tate Modern in London and the Museums of Fine Arts In Houston and Boston — “had announced that they were delaying the retrospective, which was originally intended to begin its tour last June, after taking into account the surging racial justice protests across the country. … Some critics said the decision to delay the retrospective amounted to self-censorship fueled by fear of controversy.” –
  
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• Painting & Large Printmaking / Morley College / London

  29-10-2020 13:19
  Embrace the incidental marks of painterly monotypes to expand and explore gesture in paintings. Use a variety of approaches to make tonal monotypes making a series of studies that will allow you to...
  
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• A workshop on how to pARTY over the internet!! / Creativity Works / South West / All

  29-10-2020 13:18
  Wednesday, November 11, 2020, 10:30am – 12:30pm
  This online workshop is about reaching out to others over the internet & about demonstrating your creative talents in the virtual...
  
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• Marketing & Administrative Officer / John Peel Centre for Creative Arts / East

  29-10-2020 13:11
  Marketing & Administrative Officer
  20 hours per week
  £12.25 per hour
  Contract: 6 Months (November 2020 – April 2021)
   
  The John Peel Centre (JPC) is a vibrant arts centre,...
  
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• France And Germany Close Theaters And Concert Halls As Second Wave Of COVID Intensifies

  29-10-2020 13:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Starting Friday, France will go into a nationwide lockdown with just schools and essential businesses staying open until Dec. 1, while in Germany, the new measures will close restaurants, bars, gyms and cultural spaces like theaters for one month, but exempt schools and shops.” – The New York Times
  
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• Open Call Art Commission - Collaborative Connections / Rotherham Museums, Arts and Heritage / Yorkshire

  29-10-2020 12:24
  Artist Commissions (Rotherham Museums Arts and Heritage) - £5.6k per installation
  Rotherham Museums, Arts & Heritage Service invites artists to commission for three new temporary bespoke...
  
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• The Burnt Orange Heresy review – Mick Jagger adds dash of malice to arty thriller

  29-10-2020 12:00
  
  The rock star plays a wealthy art dealer mysteriously sheltering a renowned painter in this eventful melodramaA sprightly and mischievous cameo from Mick Jagger is one reason to enjoy this movie. Donald Sutherland’s brief performance as a reclusive artist is another. It’s a suspense drama-thriller from Oscar-nominated screenwriter Scott Smith who has adapted the 1971 novel by crime author Charles Willeford. Claes Bang plays a somewhat raffish and disreputable Milan-based art critic,
  
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• Outreach Development Consultant / Fallen Angels Dance Theatre / North West

  29-10-2020 11:58
  Fallen Angels Dance Theatre is seeking an Outreach Development Consultant
  Fallen Angels Dance Theatre (FADT) exists to support people in recovery from addiction to transform their lives and...
  
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• Contemporary Calligraphy / Morley College / London

  29-10-2020 11:34
  New course, Contemporary Calligraphy starting on Monday 9 November for 6 weeks. Tutor Rosella Caravaglia has worked as a freelance professional calligrapher, fulfilling commissions for a wide number...
  
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• Beautifully renovated and fully furnished office space for rent / Flint Culture / London

  29-10-2020 11:34
  We are looking for some new co-workers to share our light and bright office space in Clerkenwell and work alongside our friendly team at Flint Culture. Come and base yourself in our beautifully...
  
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• Assistant Accountant / Jewish Museum London / London

  29-10-2020 11:02
  The Jewish Museum London is looking for an Assistant Accountant for our small team. Working closely with the Finance and Operations Director this role will be the first point of contact for the...
  
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• Creative Traders needed for Festive PopUp in Wimbledon / SoLo Craft Fair / London

  29-10-2020 10:49
  SoLo Craft Fair are delighted to have the opportunity to collaborate with Street Food Markets this Christmas, with a festive popup that will run between 18th November to Christmas Eve in the busy...
  
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• 'A roadmap to redemption': how a photographer helped a prisoner see beyond his cage

  29-10-2020 10:17
  
  After a Minnesota inmate wrote to Alec Soth on impulse this year, the two began a freewheeling exchange of ideas on culture and isolation that developed into an astonishing new book In January this year, having completed a working road trip, Alec Soth returned home to his native Minneapolis to find a letter marked Minnesota correctional facility. “Please forgive the audacity of this letter,” it began. “I reach out in great admiration and respect. For years, I have relied on pho
  
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• Arnolfini Announce Health & Wellbeing Exhibition Programme / / South West

  29-10-2020 09:49
  Arnolfini, Bristol’s international centre of contemporary arts, has announced their Winter 2020/2021 exhibition programme as part of a focus on health and wellbeing.
  From 4 December through to...
  
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• Seeking innovative leader

  29-10-2020 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The National Flute Association (NFA) was founded in 1972 as a common ground for flutists to exchange ideas and inspiration and has expanded in the decades since to include a quarterly magazine, an annual convention, and a dynamic assortment of scholarship programs, commissions, and member-driven initiatives. Approximately 3,000 people from all 50 states and more than 30 countries are NFA members, including leading soloists, orchestral players, jazz and world music performers, teachers, adult ama
  
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