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• UK Culture Minister Questions The Value Of Public Broadcasting

  11-11-2020 23:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  The BBC is just one piece of a bigger puzzle. The world has changed, and every broadcaster needs to change with it. So I’m taking a close look at the future of our entire public service broadcasting system. That includes ITV and Channels 4 and 5 – and S4C in Wales and STV in Scotland, both of which are important to those nations. – The Telegraph (UK)
  
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• Kentish Town Youth Project Administrator / Kentish Town Community Centre / London

  11-11-2020 21:24
  The Kentish Town Youth Project (KTYP) is an award-winning youth service supporting young people in Camden Town, Kentish Town and Highgate. KTYP delivers sessions for young people aged 12- 19 up to...
  
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• Honouring the memory of Mary Wollstonecraft | Letters

  11-11-2020 18:54 via theguardian.com
  
  It’s time we restored her tombstone, writes Kathy Graham-Harrison. Plus letters from Linda Fairbrother and David GouldstoneWonderful to see Maggi Hambling’s soaring, striking, remarkable tribute to Mary Wollstonecraft on Newington Green (Mary Wollstonecraft finally honoured with statue after 200 years, 10 October). By contrast, Wollstonecraft’s tombstone at St Pancras Old Church is sadly neglected: covered in moss, the capstone flaking away, the dedication fading. I’ve of
  
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• Creative Industries Insights Programme / Starling CIO / North West

  11-11-2020 18:36
  Join our flock!We are looking for young neurodivergent creatives aged 16-25 in Greater Manchester who are interested in pursuing a career in the arts.
   
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• Redevelopment Fit-out Manager / Polka Theatre / London

  11-11-2020 18:32
  Polka are seeking the right hands-on, highly organised and flexible person to get involved with us at the most exciting moment in the company’s history.
  Our long-awaited venue redevelopment...
  
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• Gallery manager and PA / The Matthiesen Gallery / London

  11-11-2020 18:29
  Role of Gallery Manager/ PA to the Director.  We are a very small business,  You will be the first point of contact for the gallery and will need a polite and engaging telephone manner. The...
  
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• Interim Director of Development / Foundation for Future London / London

  11-11-2020 18:20
  The Foundation for Future London is recruiting for an Interim Director of Development to inspire others with our mission and to secure support and funding to deliver our vision.
  The interim role...
  
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• Marketing Coordinator / Raindance Film Festival / London

  11-11-2020 18:09
  The aim of this role is to increase Raindance’s profile as a film school and the UK’s leading independent film festival, while increasing festival attendance, courses sales, and higher...
  
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• Beating Writer's Block - Online Workshop / Derbyshire Writing School / East Midlands / National

  11-11-2020 17:59
  We’ve all felt stuck. Spending hours staring at a blank page. Watching the cursor torment us with its unending, repetitive blink. But it doesn’t have to be this way. This workshop will...
  
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• The Liquid Club #11 Invernomuto & Jim C. Nedd / Liverpool Biennial / North West

  11-11-2020 17:56
  Thursday 19 November, 7-8pm, online
  Join us on the third Thursday of every month as the Liquid Club returns to invite collective exploration of the ideas and practices inherent in the upcoming...
  
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• Memories To Memoir - Online Course / Derbyshire Writing School / East Midlands / National

  11-11-2020 17:56
  You have a story to tell. It’s time to bring it to the page. Our Memories to Memoirs course is perfect for those looking to start documenting their life through written stories. This...
  
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• How To Write Your First Novel - Online Course / Derbyshire Writing School / East Midlands / National

  11-11-2020 17:51
  Everyone has a book in them. Will 2021 be the year you finally write yours? Our ‘how to write your first novel’ course is a perfect introduction for those looking to learn how to...
  
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• Set and Costume Designer for Thumbelina / Rachel Dean / Yorkshire

  11-11-2020 17:33
  Call Out for Set and Costume Designer and Maker for ACE funded R&D of Thumbelina, an interactive performance for children and their families.
   Choreographer/Director Rachel Dean is looking...
  
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• Freelance Producer / Outreach Worker / Free Space Project / London

  11-11-2020 17:31
  We are looking for an experienced freelance outreach worker and producer to support us on the delivery of this project. The candidate will be working closely with the artist delivering the...
  
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• Trainee Curators / Falmouth Art Gallery, Royal Cornwall Museum, Wheal Martyn Clay Works / South West

  11-11-2020 17:30
  Falmouth Art Gallery, Royal Cornwall Museum and Wheal Martyn Clay Works are offering three exciting opportunities for individuals aspiring to develop a career in museums and galleries, as part of a...
  
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• Australian female artists are paid 30% less than men, new study reveals

  11-11-2020 17:30 via theguardian.com
  
  There is still a yawning pay gap between men and women across all sectors. For women working in the cultural sphere, that gap just gets biggerProfessional female artists in Australia can expect to earn on average 25% less than their male counterparts, according to new research released on Wednesday by Macquarie University – and that figure rises to 30% when it comes to how much money professional female artists can expect to earn from the work they produce.The grim findings are the result
  
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• Freelance Community Artist / Free Space Project / London

  11-11-2020 17:28
  We are seeking an experienced community artist to work with us on this project.
  Responsibilities:Developing and delivering a bi-weekly online art group to older participants living in the...
  
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• Artistic Director / CEO / British Ceramics Biennial / West Midlands

  11-11-2020 16:43
  The British Ceramics Biennial (BCB) is a prestigious and high-profile festival of contemporary ceramics that takes place in Stoke-on-Trent. BCB presents artworks from the UK’s leading...
  
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• Head of Communications & Audiences / LIFT Festival / London

  11-11-2020 16:40
  LIFT has an exciting opportunity for a Head of Communications & Audiences to join our dynamic team and help LIFT connect and communicate with a wide range of audiences.
  LIFT is London’s...
  
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• Creative Producer / LIFT Festival / London

  11-11-2020 16:35
  LIFT has an exciting opportunity for a Creative Producer to join our dynamic team.
  LIFT is London’s international biennial festival of theatre. Every two years we present a festival full of...
  
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• Head of Development / LIFT Festival / London

  11-11-2020 16:31
  LIFT has a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Development to join our dynamic team and secure the funds for LIFT’s ambitious programming.
  LIFT is London’s international biennial...
  
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• Assistant Film Programmer (Trainee) / ArtReach (Trust LTD) / North West

  11-11-2020 16:31
  December 2020 – March 2021
  We are recruiting an Assistant Film Programmer to work with and learn from our small team to create a short film programme as a part of Journeys Into Film.
  This is...
  
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• Assistant Film Programmer (Trainee) / ArtReach (Trust LTD) / East Midlands

  11-11-2020 16:31
  December 2020 – March 2021
  We are recruiting an Assistant Film Programmer to work with and learn from our small team to create a short film programme as a part of Journeys Into Film.
  This is...
  
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• Marketing Assistant / Blackpool Council (Showtown) / North West

  11-11-2020 16:30
  Blackpool Council is creating Blackpool first ever museum, telling the extraordinary and rarely told stories of Britain’s first mass seaside report. Showtown: the museum of fun and...
  
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• Marketing Manager / Chiswick House and Gardens Trust / London

  11-11-2020 16:22
  Responsible to: Head of Visitor ExperienceResponsible for: Marketing VolunteersContract: Full time employee (some weekend working will be required)Salary: £30,000 – 32,000 p/aFunded by:...
  
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• Visitor Experience Coordinator / Chiswick House and Gardens Trust / London

  11-11-2020 16:20
  Responsible to: Head of Visitor ExperienceResponsible for: Visitor Experience staff and volunteer teamContract: Full time employee (some weekend working will be required)Salary: £24,000...
  
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• Head of Visitor Experience / Chiswick House and Gardens Trust / London

  11-11-2020 16:18
  Responsible to: DirectorResponsible for: Marketing, Visitor Experience, Facilities & Operations, Volunteering, Community Participation, Learning and Work experience programmeContract: Full time...
  
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• Deaf poets & short fiction writers deadline extended / Arachne Press / London / any UK - we are ONLINE

  11-11-2020 16:15
  Deadline for expression of interest from deaf writers/editors extended.
  Writers: keep telling us about yourselves until Jan 31st 2021. 
  Editors: CV please by 3rd January 2021
  BSL version of...
  
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• Real-life Giacomettis take a rainy riverside stroll: Alan Schaller's best photograph

  11-11-2020 15:52 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘I’d just been to a Giacometti show and was feeling inspired. I went out on to Tate Modern’s balcony – and everything aligned’It is often said that the hardest place for a street photographer to shoot is the place they are from. I’ve lived in London my whole life and fortunately haven’t found that to be true. The city is a bit of a blessing for a photographer like me, as there is so much to play with: iconic backdrops, architecture from many different ce
  
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• Trainee Producer / National Youth Arts Wales / South West / Cardiff, Wales

  11-11-2020 14:28
  This post is offered as part of National Youth Arts Wales commitment to encouraging more young people from a diverse range of backgrounds to consider a career in the creative industries. The...
  
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• Participation and Learning Producer / National Youth Arts Wales / South West / Cardiff, Wales

  11-11-2020 14:24
  Formed in October 2017, NYAW is a not for profit, registered charity and the lead organisation now responsible for delivering the six national youth ensembles as well as developing a sustainable...
  
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• Freelance Film Maker/Videographer/Editor - short term contract / The Royal Ballet School / London

  11-11-2020 14:08
  We are looking for a talented videographer/filmmaker, editor and creative storyteller with an understanding of ballet to deliver compelling short and medium-form video content, owning the film making...
  
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• Remote Editor / The Creative Pandemic / North East / UK

  11-11-2020 13:53
  The Creative Pandemic has been running as a platform to showcase creative work since the start of the March 2020 lockdown. The site shares creative writing falling under the categories of...
  
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• English Riviera Winter Open / Artizan Collective / South West

  11-11-2020 13:30
  English Riviera Winter Open – A Port in a Storm for Devon’s Visual ArtistsOur annual winter open show has welcomed hundreds of Devon artists since it first started in 2017 as well as...
  
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• Front of House volunteers / Yvonne Arnaud Theatre / South East

  11-11-2020 13:12
  The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre is recruiting a team of Front of House Volunteers who will act as ushers for our productions and  help with other front of house activities as required.If you...
  
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• Tell us about your favourite piece of public art in the UK

  11-11-2020 13:07 via theguardian.com
  
  We would like to hear your thoughts on the best pieces of public art across the countryA new statue of the ‘mother of feminism’ Mary Wollstonecraft by artist Maggi Hambling, now stands in Newington Green in north London.“It will definitely start a conversation,” said the writer Bee Rowlatt, who has led the campaign to get a sculpture of Wollstonecraft. “It will definitely promote comment and debate and that’s good, that’s what Mary did all her life.&rdqu
  
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• Project Manager, Peterborough / METAL / South East

  11-11-2020 12:46
  Full time, permanent contract £25,000
  Metal is looking to recruit an experienced project manager to join the Peterborough team.
  This role is for a talented and motivated person with ideas,...
  
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• Commission - Community Engagement Artist / Step Up MCR / North West

  11-11-2020 12:42
  Step Up MCR is the new place-based giving scheme for Manchester, primarily focusing on the neighbourhoods of Ancoats, Beswick, Clayton and Openshaw. Our aim is to connect people in order to enable...
  
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• Exhibitions Manager (Maternity Cover) / Turner Contemporary / South East

  11-11-2020 12:41
  Turner Contemporary is seeking an Exhibitions Manager (Part Time, Maternity Cover) to join the gallery team.
  The Exhibitions Manager will support the curatorial delivery of the programme, act as...
  
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• Artist and Event Manager (combined role) Manchester / PopUp Painting & Events / North West

  11-11-2020 12:30
  Since 2003 our mission has been to bring art out of the classroom and gallery, into the places people meet on an everyday basis.  We have painted with tens of thousands of people across the UK...
  
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• Head of Irish Film London / Irish Film London / London

  11-11-2020 12:06
  The new Head of Irish Film London will take the organisation into the next phase of its development at the forefront of promoting Irish Film and Irish Film Talent in the UK.
  The Head of Irish Film...
  
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• Appeal for broken ceramics - new public art work by David Mach / The Whitegold Project / South West

  11-11-2020 11:56
  Artist David Mach is appealing for your ceramic memories for a major new public artwork in St Austell, Cornwall. Fragments from the floor, a piece from the beach, a broken mug - we want collectors,...
  
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• Open Online Theatre: Touch Outlaws workshop / / London / All

  11-11-2020 11:51
  Wednesday 9 December, 7.30pm
  Join O.Pen Be for a performance art workshop on the Open Online Theatre platform.
  What happened to your body during pandemic restrictions? O.Pen Be is concerned about...
  
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• Solstice Shorts Festival 2020: Tymes goe by Turnes / Arachne Press / London / ONLINE

  11-11-2020 11:39
  Solstice Shorts 2020 Tymes goe by Turnes
  This year’s Solstice Shorts Festival will be held on 21st December. The Actual solstice is at 10.02am GMT but we are aiming for a more civilised...
  
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• Call for Proposals: Process, Practice, and Environmental Crisis / / North East / All regions

  11-11-2020 11:21
  We are living through an unprecedented crisis: the damage inflicted upon the Earth’s environment is continuously growing, yet our political systems are still failing to adequately address the...
  
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• Online - Film Screening Night / Open Screen Film Oxford / South East

  11-11-2020 11:08
  Open Screen is a friendly networking group that meets to watch and discuss short films 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM every 2nd Thursday of the month.
  Open Screen has moved online using the software 'Zoom'...
  
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• Management Accountant / Manchester Art Gallery / North West

  11-11-2020 11:01
  Manchester Art Gallery is the original useful museum, initiated in 1823 by artists, as an educational institution to ensure that the city and all its people grow with creativity, imagination, health...
  
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• Art & Mind - Broadcast on SKY ARTS / / London / UK

  11-11-2020 10:56
  ART & MIND documentary now on Sky Arts UK, from November 10th. 
  WATCH NOW: https://www.sky.com/watch/title/programme/3bf8084c-9b68-4fe1-b849-87bf443558ad
  A journey into art, madness...
  
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• Digital Officer / National Portrait Gallery / London

  11-11-2020 10:29
  The National Portrait Gallery houses a unique collection of all forms of portraiture of the people who have made or are currently contributing to British history and culture; the collection is the...
  
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• Content Lead / RIBA / London

  11-11-2020 10:27
  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: £31,000 –...
  
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