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• DesertX Cancels Judy Chicago Smoke Piece Over Environmental Concerns

  17-03-2021 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The two-month-long Coachella Valley biennial known as Desert X will not include a relocated Judy Chicago piece, the artist has told The Times, and the cancellation of the work is threatening a smoke sculpture planned for San Francisco’s de Young museum in mid-October. – Los Angeles Times
  
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• LA Movie Theatres Reopen And Sell Out Of Tickets

  17-03-2021 22:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The No. 1 circuit’s Burbank location sold out 22 of its 32 showtimes, while Century City sold out 18 of its 30 showtimes yesterday. Remember, capacity is capped at 25%. But still, a good start as the motion picture industry looks to get the No. 1 box office market back in business. – Deadline
  
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• How To Trust Art “Experts”?

  17-03-2021 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We seem to have an insatiable appetite for finding “masterpieces” and consequently may readily believe in “expert” judgment. But what is the value of expert opinion in the art world, anyway? And does it matter which expert’s view it is? – The Art Newspaper
  
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• UK’s Telegraph News Site Plans To Pay Reporters By How Popular Their Stories Are

  17-03-2021 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  “I’d call the mood mutinous. If you’re writing royal stories or big political news or coronavirus stuff or you’re famous then you’re going to get huge numbers. Most reporters are at the mercy of editors and it’s not their fault if they’re getting assigned boring things – and now that’s going to affect their pay packet.” – The Guardian
  
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• Moving Beyond The “New World” Symphony

  17-03-2021 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  To help break this inertia, we must confront a work that has left indelible marks on music in this country: Antonin Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony. To grasp in full the complex legacy of this classic piece would allow us to move beyond it, fostering new paths for artists of color. – The New York Times
  
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• Report On The State Of The Art Market

  17-03-2021 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  For all the talk of robust online viewing rooms and hybrid auctions, with sales reportedly doubling in 2020, all market segments “experienced declines last year, creating the biggest recession in the global art market since the financial crisis of 2009,” Art Basel Americas director Noah Horowitz writes in the introduction to the study. – Artnet
  
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• Communications and Events Assistant / The Space / West Midlands

  17-03-2021 20:39
  Salary: £20 - £25k pro rata per annum
  Working hours: ~30 hours per week. We are open to flexible working proposals, including job share
  The Space is looking to recruit a...
  
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• How Freelance Musicians Have Been Coping This Past Year

  17-03-2021 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  “It took 25 years for me to reach a point in my career where I was constantly preparing for the next orchestra concert, opera performance, or recording session. Not having goals to work toward really messes with your head.” – San Francisco Classical Voice
  
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• Should Museums Tell The Public About Missing Art?

  17-03-2021 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Museums have at times withheld information about thefts, fearing that revealing security weaknesses could make other institutions less likely to loan them art or that it could encourage other thefts, according to current and former museum officials. Art security experts say the failure to report thefts, particularly involving items stolen from storage, has prevented museums from recovering items.” – The New York Times
  
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• Mural-Style Public Art Commission / London Borough of Sutton / London

  17-03-2021 19:29
  Sutton Council are commissioning a new mural-style piece of public art for Sutton town centre, to represent and celebrate diversity within the London Borough of Sutton. The Council are seeking bids...
  
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• Is It Finally Time To Get Rid Of Your CD’s?

  17-03-2021 19:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Here millennials sit, following begrudgingly in the boomers’ wake, at the centre of a generational Venn diagram: in the unique position of having CDs, vinyl and iTunes and streaming. For the best part of a year now, it’s been time for a clearout: so as we edge back to something resembling a normal life, dare we take the ultimate decluttering step and eschew our CD collections?” – The Guardian
  
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• What Made Graham Greene So Peripatetic? Misery

  17-03-2021 19:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Constant bullying at school (he was the headmaster’s son, and he paid for it); repeated adolescent suicide attempts; Benzedrine and Nembutal and lots (and lots) of alcohol (and opium if he was in the right country for it). Both under and above it all, bipolar disorder, which Greene “saw … as key to his personality and his work.” – The New Yorker
  
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• PROJEKT EUROPA announced as Resident Company / The Marlowe Theatre / South East

  17-03-2021 18:47
  The Marlowe in Canterbury has announced that Maria Aberg’s PROJEKT EUROPA will become a Resident Company at the theatre, creating and premiering work in the heart of Kent.
  The residency brings...
  
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• Workshop and Webinar for Cultural Leaders - 26 March 2021 / Clore Leadership / East / Online

  17-03-2021 18:37
  The Clore Leadership Experience programme kicks off with a free webinar on making tough decisions in a time of financial uncertainty. It will be followed by three...
  
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• California Museums And Theatres Are Reopening; I’m Going To Wait

  17-03-2021 18:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  “I’m taking my cues from the health experts, who are preaching a different message from state, city and municipal officials. While COVID-19 new infections, hospitalizations and deaths have been dramatically declining since the post-holiday surges, the number of new cases has plateaued at a still worrisome level.” – Los Angeles Times
  
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• As Ballet Companies Move Toward Reopening Without Knowing What The Rules Will Be, How Are They Hiring Dancers?

  17-03-2021 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  “‘What would you do if you had no idea when a season would begin, what venue capacity you could perform in and what the cast size can be for repertory?’ says Larissa Saveliev, founder and artistic director of Youth America Grand Prix of roster building. ‘The old rules don’t apply anymore.’ With all the uncertainty, what is hiring and auditioning looking like this year? We talked to several directors and auditioners to get the lay of the land.” – P
  
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• The Apocalypse Reading Room - Artists in Residence / Artsadmin / London

  17-03-2021 17:54
  The Apocalypse Reading Room, curated by Ama Josephine Budge, transforms a public arts space into a post-apocalyptic library installation filled with books for all ages, exploring ways to build,...
  
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• Design Manager / Norfolk Museums Service / East

  17-03-2021 17:41
  £32,910 to £34,728 per annum (Scale J)
  37 hours per week
  Permanent contract
  Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
  You will act as professional lead for the design and delivery...
  
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• America Will Get Performing Arts Back This Summer — In Open-Air Spaces

  17-03-2021 17:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  “All around the country, companies that normally produce outdoors but were unable to do so last year are making plans to reopen, while those that normally play to indoor crowds are finding ways to take the show outside. This is not business as usual.” – The New York Times
  
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• Trustees / Director / Zest Theatre / East Midlands / Nationwide

  17-03-2021 17:22
  Zest is an award-winning theatre company creating exhilarating new work for young people.In light of the pandemic, we are overhauling our work to better meet the needs of young people and...
  
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• Miraculous moment at a pagan festival: Alexey Vasilyev's best photograph

  17-03-2021 17:16
  
  ‘Yakutia is five times the size of France with a population of just 1 million. Snow lasts from October to April and there are practically no railways or roads. At these festivals, we become whole’I grew up in Yakutia. It’s the largest region of Russia, five times the size of France, but with a population of only one million spread over three million square kilometres. The climate is severe and contrasting. In summer, it’s 40C; in winter -60C, with snow from October until
  
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• Freelance Dramaturg / High-Rise Avenue / London

  17-03-2021 17:14
  High-Rise Avenue produces exciting new theatre shows written and directed by people of colour and adapts them for film and television. Our shows use a blend of film and technology...
  
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• National Portrait Gallery to feature more women in its collection

  17-03-2021 17:09
  
  Curators will increase representation of female artists and sitters and seek overlooked storiesThe National Portrait Gallery has pledged to significantly increase the number of women represented in its collection, with regard to both artists and sitters.On Wednesday it announced details of a three-year project to improve representation and dig out “overlooked stories” of women who have helped shape British history and culture. Continue reading...
  
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• Protests By Arts Workers Demanding Reopening Spread All Over France

  17-03-2021 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Some 30 theatres and concert halls are occupied in Strasbourg, Lille, Nantes, Châteauroux, Toulouse, Besançon, Marseille, and Saint-Etienne. All of the culture workers inside are asking for the same help from authorities, and conveying the same concerns and frustrations.” – Artnet
  
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• Senior Administrator / Movema / North West

  17-03-2021 16:58
  Movema seeks an enthusiastic senior administrator to join our busy and dedicated team.
  Movema believe in the power of world dance for positive change. We are passionate about dance as a tool...
  
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• Manager, Culture Recovery Fund Grants Monitoring / Arts Council England / North West / Nationwide

  17-03-2021 16:41
  To apply for this position please visit our recruitment website: Arts Council England Careers (changeworknow.co.uk)
  Manager, CRF Grants Monitoring, Culture Recovery Fund
   ontract: Fixed...
  
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• Consultant / Culture Forum North / Yorkshire / North

  17-03-2021 16:40
  Culture Forum North is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced consultant or team of consultants to carry out research with the cultural and higher education sectors in order to explore:An...
  
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• Arts Programme Manager / IntoUniversity / London / Flexible but must be prepared to travel

  17-03-2021 16:33
  The Khadija Saye Arts Programme @IntoUniversity is a new programme founded in memory of artist and former IntoUniversity student Khadija Saye who tragically died in the Grenfell Tower fire, aged...
  
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• Afghanistan Bans Girls From Singing

  17-03-2021 16:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  In a letter to school boards last week, which was leaked to the media, Kabul’s Education Department said girls aged 12 and above would no longer be able to sing at public events, unless the events were attended solely by women. The letter also stipulated that girls couldn’t be trained by a male music teacher. – The Guardian
  
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• Performing Arts Volunteer / Angel Shed Theatre Company / London

  17-03-2021 16:27
  Angel Shed is an inclusive arts organisation based in Islington, North London, for the past 16 years. We exist to give access to the transformative power of participation in the performing arts to...
  
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• Freelance Evaluator - LightNight Liverpool / Open Culture / North West

  17-03-2021 16:21
  LightNight is Liverpool’s annual late-night arts festival when over 100 of the city’s arts and heritage organisations join forces to create a large-scale showcase of the city’s...
  
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• Exhibit Engagers / Slimbridge Wetland Centre / South West

  17-03-2021 16:08
  Could you help bring our new exhibits to life? Are you great at leading activities and telling stories?  Could use these skills to engage visitors in the research work WWT carries out?
  As part...
  
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• A jpeg for $70m: welcome to the strange world of cryptocurrency art | Sophie Haigney

  17-03-2021 16:05
  
  It may seem like a lot for a digital-only artwork. But in some ways, NFTs are a continuation of collecting as usualOn 11 March, one of the art world’s signature can-you-believe-it moments made global headlines: a digital-only artwork sold for more than $69m, the third highest price ever paid for an artwork at auction. It was a digital collage by the artist Mike Winkelmann, known as Beeple, who until October had never sold a print for more than $100.This sensational auction came on the heel
  
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• James Levine Dies at 77

  17-03-2021 15:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  Levine had been in precarious health for more than a decade, canceling many of his performances after 2008 and undergoing spinal surgery. Even when conducting from a wheelchair, he remained a vigorous and indefatigable presence in American cultural life far beyond the rarefied opera world — widely considered the country’s most influential conductor since Leonard Bernstein. But accusations of misconduct went back to 1968 and had been the subject of talk in music circles since the mid
  
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• Is MoviePass About To Return From The Dead?

  17-03-2021 15:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  The “Icarus of subscription services” seemed too good to be true when it started selling $9.99-a-month memberships that would let you see a movie in a theater literally every day — and so it was. The more customers it got, the more cash it hemorrhaged, and it died a long, humiliating death over the course of 2019. But this week a new web page appeared, saying only “MoviePass — the movie is about to begin” with a countdown clock with an end date of next Monday
  
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• Volunteer Co-ordinator Willesden Jewish Cemetery / 'House of Life' The United Synagogue / London

  17-03-2021 15:26
  Hours – Part-time, 21 hours per week
  Salary – Up to £26,000 pro rata
  The United Synagogue (US), the UK’s largest synagogue body, will shortly complete delivery of a major...
  
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• Operations Manager / Dancers' Career Development / London / National

  17-03-2021 15:13
  DCD are looking to recruit an Operations Manager. This is a challenging and varied role with four core areas of responsibility:Operational Management
  Finance
  HR
  Executive SupportA...
  
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• Trustee / Peer Productions / South East

  17-03-2021 15:12
  Award winning theatre training charity, Peer Productions are looking for two new trustees to join our dynamic board. They will contribute fully from their area of expertise and life experience to...
  
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• Director of Development / Dancers' Career Development / London / National

  17-03-2021 15:11
  An exciting new role within the charity, the Development Director will work closely with the Executive Director and Development Manager to maximise voluntary income. The critical role will be...
  
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• Event Open Call / Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest / South East

  17-03-2021 15:07
  Calling all event organisers...
  We have an exciting opportunity for a new event to take place at Bedgebury and invite your proposals.
  Are you an organisation with experience producing outdoor...
  
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• More Dead Sea Scroll Fragments Found, The First In 60 Years

  17-03-2021 15:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The Israel Antiquities Authority, which carried out the excavations, believes the new scroll, written in Greek, is actually a missing part of the “Book of the 12 Minor Prophets” scroll, first discovered in 1961. … Dating from the third century BC to the first century AD, the parchment and papyrus manuscripts contain the earliest known texts from the Hebrew Bible, as well as other apocryphal writings.” – Artnet
  
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• AAMD (Barely) Rejects Extending Lenient Rules On Deaccessioning Art

  17-03-2021 14:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  “In an informal poll, members of the Association of Art Museum have voted 91-88 against asking its trustees to explore a controversial change in its deaccessioning policy to permit institutions to sell art to finance direct care of their collections.” – The Art Newspaper
  
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• Finance Manager / Phoenix Art Space / South East

  17-03-2021 14:04
  Phoenix Art Space is seeking a Finance Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing consistent, robust and expert financial advice to the Executive Director and Board of...
  
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• St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Approves Musicians’ Contract With No Pay Cuts

  17-03-2021 14:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The pact, announced this week, was passed unanimously by the musicians, the SPCO board and the board of the American Federation of Musicians Local 30-73 some 15 months before the current contract was set to expire. It will maintain musicians’ pay, benefits and work rules from July 2022 until July 2024.” – The Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
  
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• Community Consultation Tender / Trinity Community Arts / South West

  17-03-2021 13:58
  Trinity is looking for an experienced individual or organisation to manage and deliver a Community Consultation in 2021.
  Trinity is committed to ensuring our plans are shaped by the communities we...
  
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• Screendance Commissions / DanceXchange / West Midlands

  17-03-2021 13:53
  DanceXchange is excited to offer a series of commissions as part of the renowned Birmingham International Dance Festival’s first all-digital programme BIDF TV, taking place in June...
  
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• Casting Call: Unusual. Exceptional. Unique. Talented performers / NoFit State Circus / South West / Cardiff, Wales

  17-03-2021 13:40
  NoFit State Circus is Seeking:The Unusual. The Exceptional. The Unique. And the Truly Talented! To create a new show for Big Top touring premiering in 2022. We are looking for people with exceptional...
  
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• Yet Another Director Forced To Resign From Berlin’s Volksbühne

  17-03-2021 13:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Three years after Chris Dercon ended his brief, dissension-plagued tenure at the theatre, his successor as artistic director, Klaus Dörr, quit after it became public that 10 women at the Volksbühne had made formal complaints to the Berlin city government about Dörr’s alleged sexual harassment of younger actresses and humiliation of older ones. – The New York Times
  
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• Website Project Manager / Derby Theatre / East Midlands

  17-03-2021 13:24
  Derby Theatre is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and manage the simultaneous implementation of it sales and CRM system, Spektrix and new website (with API integration). The CRM system...
  
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• Thriving and Surviving as an Artist : Online Spring School / Clayhill Arts / London / UK wide [online]

  17-03-2021 13:14
  Join us this April for the return of the successful online course Thriving and Surviving as an Artist with Rosalind Davis and Justin Hibbs
  Designed to help you with your creative career...
  
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