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• Inclusion Project Manager - Creative Learning / National Youth Theatre of Great Britain / Yorkshire / Greater Manchester

  17-12-2020 23:41
  We’re looking for a creative Project Manager to join our team in early 2021 on a fixed-term basis to manage and develop a team of NYT Young Inclusion Facilitators working with young disabled...
  
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• City Of Austin Radically Reimagines Its Arts Funding

  17-12-2020 23:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Under the new system, recipients of cultural funding needn’t be non-profit organizations or individual artists. Now “businesses and unincorporated groups” are also eligible to receive money from the city. – Sightlines
  
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• By The Numbers: What Theatre Looked Like In 2019

  17-12-2020 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “A bright spot in the report indicates that the U.S. professional not-for-profit theatre field attracted an estimate of 38 million audience members to 180,000 performances of 21,000 productions in 2019, and more than one million Americans subscribed to a theatre season that year.” – American Theatre
  
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• Producer (Maternity Cover) / National Youth Theatre of Great Britain / London

  17-12-2020 22:33
  The National Youth Theatre is looking for a dynamic and experienced Theatre Producer to join our team on a 12 months fixed-term maternity cover contract to produce an ambitious national programme of...
  
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• The Complications Of What Tolerance And Respect Mean

  17-12-2020 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Today many regard tolerance not as the willingness to allow views that some may find offensive but the restraining of unacceptable views so as to protect people from being outraged. Regarding tolerance as the demand of those who might be offended, rather than as a permission for those who might offend is to turn the idea on its head.” – The Guardian
  
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• Should A Museum Diversify By Selling Some Of Its Best Art?

  17-12-2020 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “MOLAA’s collection is, to be charitable, spotty. But the bizarre claim that certain first-rate artists are “overrepresented” in the collection, which chief curator Gabriela Urtiaga offered to The Times as a rationale for trying to unload 59 works, mostly graphics, does not inspire confidence in upgrading it.” – Los Angeles Times
  
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• All The Ways Senator Mike Lee Is Wrong In Blocking A National Latinx Museum

  17-12-2020 21:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  “There is a vacuum when it comes to the representation of Latinos in U.S. culture and that vacuum gets filled by figures like Trump, who regularly vilifies Latinos, describing Mexican immigrants as criminals and “rapists.” As I’ve written in the past, the cultural arena offers little to counter to these depictions: it’s either a steady diet of stereotype (maid and drug trafficking roles in Hollywood movies) or just straight-up invisibility.” – Los Angel
  
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• Queering The Christmas Pantomime

  17-12-2020 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Madre Goose tells the story of an LGBTQ+ community of activists rallying against gentrification and materialism. All the wacky costumes, silly characters and daft jokes are as you’d expect from panto, but it has punk songs, psychedelic green-screen backgrounds and embraces inclusivity.” – The Guardian
  
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• ‘Burroughs and the Dharma,’ the Real Story

  17-12-2020 20:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  James Grauerholz: “William was not a Buddhist: he never sought or found a “Teacher,” he never took Refuge, and he never undertook any Bodhisattva vows. He did not consider himself a Buddhist, nor — for that matter — did he ever declare himself a follower of any one faith or practice. But he did have an awareness of the essentials of Buddhism, and in his own way, he was affected by bodhidharma.” – Jan Herman
  
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• Open Call: The Hay Barn Venue Hire / Charleston / South East

  17-12-2020 20:39
  We are looking for proposals from all creative disciplines including visual arts, creative writing, performing arts, and natural health practice to use Charleston's Hay Barn and help ensure the space...
  
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• Open Call: The Threshing Barn Cafe/Restaurant / Charleston / South East

  17-12-2020 20:36
  We looking for a catering partner to run The Threshing Barn Café/Restaurant at Charleston and provide a high-quality food and drink offer when we reopen in spring 2021. This is an exciting...
  
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• Charleston Open Call: Pottery and Social Enterprise Partnership / Charleston / South East

  17-12-2020 20:32
  We are restoring and reopening Quentin Bell’s pottery at Charleston, and are looking to develop a social enterprise in partnership with an artist, or artist collective, and our charity...
  
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• Consolidation: Major Broadway Theatrical Licensing Agency Is Sold To Competitor

  17-12-2020 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the letter, Dramatists Play Service says that the move was partly inspired by the challenges facing the theater business posed by coronavirus. It’s a public health crisis that has brought Broadway and other centers of the live events industry to their knees, dramatically reducing the fees that can be garnered for licensing plays and musicals to theater companies around the world. – Variety
  
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• The Problem With Hatchet Job Restaurant Reviews

  17-12-2020 20:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ted Gioia: “Why write this way? Why compare tomato soup to totalitarian dictators? It’s fun. And it’s easy. There are no real stakes for describing bad food. For these pugilist reviewers, the worst outcome is a bored reader, and thus the sheer unimportance of the subject sanctions a degree of exuberant cruelty unmatched in any other branch of criticism.” – The New Republic
  
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• Why Right-Wing Talk Radio Is So Effective

  17-12-2020 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Good talk show hosts know their job isn’t to find or interview “good guests”; it’s to build a trust relationship with their audience, cemented over years, caller after caller, day after day. Truly effective hosts like Limbaugh and Michael Savage talk to their listeners as if they’re close and trusted friends. This is a dynamic unavailable to podcasting or television, as it is impossible to replicate without live listener interaction. – The Nation
  
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• Trustees / Phoenix Cinema Trust / London

  17-12-2020 19:03
  The Phoenix Cinema Trust is the charity that runs the historic Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley. The Phoenix is one of the oldest cinemas in the UK and has been run by a charitable trust since the...
  
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• Ian Jenkins, Archaeologist And Curator Who Oversaw The Elgin Marbles, Dead At 67

  17-12-2020 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “[He] always insisted that the sculptures should, like poetry or music, be thought of as superb pieces of human artistic endeavour, and regretted the role they had come to play in what today is termed contested history. He devoted many hours of research to them, reconstructing their original arrangement. This was harder than might be thought, as only about half survive, and he was quietly pleased … that some of his ideas had been incorporated into the displays at the new Acropolis
  
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• Facebook’s Doom Machine

  17-12-2020 18:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  The cycle of harm perpetuated by Facebook’s scale-at-any-cost business model is plain to see. Scale and engagement are valuable to Facebook because they’re valuable to advertisers. These incentives lead to design choices such as reaction buttons that encourage users to engage easily and often, which in turn encourage users to share ideas that will provoke a strong response. – The Atlantic
  
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• How Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Transformed Her Choreography To Adapt To Lockdown

  17-12-2020 18:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “No choreographer has done more to extend their repertoire during lockdown than Amsterdam-based Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. By the beginning of December, she was about to premiere her eleventh new filmed work using Zoom, and another two have been made digitally to be performed on stage.” – Bachtrack
  
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• The Looming Crisis For Immigrant Artists In The US

  17-12-2020 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  An O-1B visa is a temporary visa for “individuals with an extraordinary ability in the arts or extraordinary achievement in motion picture or television industry,” according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Ultimately, it gives an artist permission to work in their job title for up to three years at a time. A crucial component to getting this kind of visa is showing evidence of substantial achievements and showing that you have work lined up for the duration of the
  
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• Artist in Residence / The Collection and Usher Gallery / Lincoln

  17-12-2020 17:29
  Artists are invited to apply to work in residence at The Collection Museum for up to three months, as part of the museum's 'Sustainability and the Environment' season for 2021, opening up...
  
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• MumWrite programme open for sign ups! / MumWrite / North West / North East, West Midlands, London, South West, Yorkshire, South East, East Midlands,

  17-12-2020 17:26
  The MumWrite writing development programme for mums who write is open for sign ups! It's great for beginners and those who are more established.
  There’s a range of levels to suit your writing...
  
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• Free Art Workshop: In a Wondering Way - Humans and Nature / Holloway Neighbourhood Group / London

  17-12-2020 17:23
  On Christmas Eve.
  THURSDAY 24th DECEMBER 1.30 - 3.30 pm
  ON ZOOMWHAT YOU WILL DO
  In this free and relaxed art for wellbeing workshop participants will create artworks about the...
  
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• Director / Stagebox / Yorkshire

  17-12-2020 17:17
  Stagebox is always looking for brilliant industry professionals in Leeds, Manchester & nationwide willing to travel for weekly cover positions to lead sessions with our talented members. Get...
  
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• Customer Service Team Leader / Libraries Unlimited / Exeter

  17-12-2020 17:16
  Salary: £15,797.84 p.a. / £10.10 per hour (£19,484 FTE)Hours: 30 hours per weekLocation: Exeter LibraryClosing date: 9am, Mon 11 JanuaryInterview date: Thu 14 January
  We are...
  
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• Musical Director / Stagebox / Yorkshire

  17-12-2020 17:15
  Stagebox is always looking for brilliant industry professionals in Leeds, Manchester & nationwide willing to travel for weekly cover positions to lead sessions with our talented members. Get...
  
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• Virginia Governor Allocates $11 Million To Revamp Richmond’s Monument Avenue

  17-12-2020 17:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Virginia Governor Ralph Northam wants to redesign Monument Avenue, a promenade in the capital city of Richmond lined with shrines to Confederate generals” — four of which were removed as a result of Black Lives Matter demonstrations this past summer, while the fifth, of Robert E. Lee, has been covered with protest art — “and he’s tasked the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts with the job.” – Artnet
  
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• Accountant / New Art Centre / South West

  17-12-2020 16:56
  This is a pivotal role for the effective operation of the New Art Centre Sculpture Park and Gallery. The successful candidate will manage the bookkeeping, accounts and payroll for three distinct...
  
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• FREE Training opportunity Skills to Screen Midlands / Mission Accomplished / West Midlands / East Midlands

  17-12-2020 16:49
  Could your next job be in film, TV or games?Are you affected by redundancy?
  Are you looking for a career change in 2021?
  Do you have 3 or more years of experience in roles related to project...
  
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• Festival Manager - freelance / Didsbury Arts Festival - Manchester / North West

  17-12-2020 16:46
  Didsbury Arts Festival (DAF) is a biennial contemporary community art festival in Manchester. Festival date June 25th to July 4th 2021. We require an experienced, organised and committed...
  
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• TRELLIS #3: artists sought for research collaborations / UCL Public Art & Engagement / South East / London

  17-12-2020 16:43
  An expression of interest is sought from artists with a demonstrable link to east London to take part in Trellis 3; a funded artist and academic research opportunity from...
  
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• At Least One Ballet Company Can Do A Live ‘Nutcracker’ This Year — Outdoors, Under Palm Trees

  17-12-2020 16:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Gia Kourlas reports on how Miami City Ballet took its version of George Balanchine’s staging — given a tropical look for the company three years ago — and reshaped it for outdoor performance, with costume tweaks and new projections. – The New York Times
  
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• Outreach Coordinator / The Prince's Foundation School of Traditional Arts / London

  17-12-2020 16:31
  Closes: 8 January 2021, 12:00 GMTLocation: 19 - 22 Charlotte Road, London EC2A3SG/ RemoteHours: Full-time, 7.5 hours per day, 5 days per week with occasional evenings and weekendsReports to: Outreach...
  
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• Department Coordinator - Jazz & Strings (Maternity Cover) / Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance / South East

  17-12-2020 16:31
  Department Coordinators provide organisational support to Heads of Department within the Faculty of Music, coordinating a busy programme of departmental and performance activities. Working closely...
  
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• 'We cannot go it alone': how the art world is helping fight food insecurity

  17-12-2020 16:10
  
  With a 60% increase in demand for food banks across the US as a result of the pandemic, artists are working together to raise important fundsLast month, thousands of cars were lined up for miles in Dallas, Texas. This was not your average rush hour traffic jam or even a wait for Covid-19 testing – it was the longest lineup of its kind for locals to receive groceries from a drive-through food bank, who helped feed over 25,000 people for Thanksgiving.Across America, food insecurity is at an
  
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• Video Editor / Peckham Platform / London

  17-12-2020 16:10
  Youth Platform is looking for a video editor to work with participants from our Digital Tapestry programme.
  Digital Tapestry is a collaborative artwork with artist Meera Shakti...
  
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• Spotify To Stream NPR Podcasts Internationally

  17-12-2020 16:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The streaming-audio company inked a deal with NPR to distribute 26 podcasts — including NPR News Hour, Planet Money, Car Talk and Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! — outside the U.S. A few NPR shows that are available on Spotify U.S. aren’t part of the international-distribution pact, including most notably Fresh Air hosted by Terry Gross.” – Variety
  
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• America’s First Fully-Staged Indoor Opera Performances Since COVID Arrived Are This Weekend

  17-12-2020 15:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Opera Orlando is presenting Die Fledermaus on Thursday and Saturday (Dec. 17 and 19) at its regular home, the Walt Disney Theater at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. These days, that’s news. (Socially distanced seating and other safety measures will be in effect.) – Orlando Weekly
  
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• Press & Digital Content Assistant / Alison Jacques Gallery / London

  17-12-2020 15:24
  Hours: Full time, Monday - FridaySalary range: £25,000 - £30,000, depending on experienceStart date: End of January / early February 2021Deadline for application: 8 January 2021 –...
  
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• Fundraising Campaigns Officer / Royal Opera House / London

  17-12-2020 15:22
  £26,000p.a.Permanent contract
  The Royal Opera House offers world-class opera, ballet, music and dance from our iconic theatre in Covent Garden, whether live or through digital content to...
  
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• Bagpipes v Covid: Aliza Nisenbaum's glowing tributes to the pandemic frontline

  17-12-2020 15:21
  
  The revered painter of vibrant portraits has celebrated the courage of Merseyside health staff – without leaving LA. She reveals how she captured her sitters in scrubs, asleep and even blowing the bagpipesIs there still hope? You would always think so, looking at the work of Mexican-born artist Aliza Nisenbaum. Known for her vibrant and intimate portraits of overlooked communities, she has spent her career making the marginalised visible. Her new show at Tate Liverpool pays tribute to Mers
  
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• Amid Firestorm, Americans For The Arts CEO Goes On Paid Leave

  17-12-2020 15:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Lynch’s decision on Wednesday comes after a Washington Post report revealed widespread condemnation of AFTA by advisory council members and current and former staff, who criticized what they have deemed insufficient efforts toward racial equity, transparency and accountability. The article also described charges of a hostile workplace that included sexual harassment, retaliation and intimidation.” – The Washington Post
  
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• Musical Supervisor/Arranger / Everyman Theatre Cheltenham / South West

  17-12-2020 14:59
  The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, is looking for a talented, Gloucestershire based, Musical Supervisor/Arranger.
  The Everyman Community Choir has a long history of successful performances in...
  
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• Interim Operations Manager / Turner Sims Southampton / South East / South West

  17-12-2020 14:50
  Location: Turner Sims Southampton, Highfield Campus, University of SouthamptonSalary: £30,942 Pro rata per annumPart Time (21 hours) Fixed Term for 10 months Closing Date: Wednesday 13...
  
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• Court Rules For Museum, Against Heirs In Case Of Kandinsky Bought Under Nazis

  17-12-2020 14:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  “In a decision watched closely by restitution experts, a court in Amsterdam ruled on Wednesday that the Stedelijk Museum there can retain a Wassily Kandinsky painting that it acquired during World War II and which came from a Jewish collection. The 1909 work, Painting with Houses, has been the focus of a restitution battle that has been viewed as a litmus test for Dutch restitutions policy.” – The New York Times
  
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• Man Who Burned Down Kyoto Animation Studio Charged With Murder

  17-12-2020 14:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  In July of 2019, Shinji Aoba, now 42, allegedly poured gasoline around the studio building and set it alight; the fire killed 36 people and injured 33 more, including the suspect himself. (Prosecutors had to wait until he had recovered from his burns and undergone an extended psychiatric evaluation before they could indict him.) Aoba now faces trial for murder, attempted murder, arson, trespass, and breaking Japan’s arms-control law. – Variety
  
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• 5 Bursaries for Kent Based Performance Makers / 1927 / South East

  17-12-2020 14:06
  1927 is offering 5 Bursaries of £1,500 + Mentoring to 5 Kent-based artists making contemporary performance.
  Based in Margate, 1927 uses animation, live music and theatre to tell...
  
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• Art Teacher & Art Club Leader / art-K Reigate / South East / Reigate

  17-12-2020 14:02
  Description 
  All educationalist agree that Art has positive effects on mental health, self-confidence and developing an individual personality. Schools try to retain as much art as they can,...
  
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• Freelance Theatre Director / Square Pegs Arts / South East

  17-12-2020 14:01
  In 2018 we initiated our Theatre Company for learning disabled and neurodiverse adult performers with whom we aim to make original, challenging, inspiring Theatre. The Company are early career...
  
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• Digital Marketing for Art Gallery / Riverside Art and Glass / East / Norfolk

  17-12-2020 13:40
  This is a key role for our business and the job holder will be responsible for marketing and respresenting a successful commercial art gallery online, under the direction of the Gallery Director....
  
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