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• Embroidered summer holiday scenes – in pictures

  17-08-2024 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The French artist La Filature, whose real name is Sandrine Torredemer, began embroidering at five years old with her grandmother and great-grandmother and hasn’t stopped since. “What was a passion has almost become a necessity,” she says. “It is a very good way to escape from the world a little.” Originally from Perpignan, near the Mediterranean coast, Torredemer is inspired by beaches, and interprets photos by combining old fabrics with embroidery to create intrica
  
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• Adrian Rodriguez shares strategies to support young people as they develop in the arts

  17-08-2024 16:06 via artsjournal.com
  Adrian Rodriguez, Director of Community Engagement, Chorus Director and Curriculum Manager of the Music Advancement Program at The Juilliard School, shares how to implement a commitment to young people as they develop in the arts.
  
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• ‘It looked like a stage set’: Gideon Mendel’s best phone shot

  17-08-2024 11:00 via theguardian.com
  A lockdown bike ride through central London with his son led the photographer to a moment of serene, sunny solitudeCelebrating his 19th birthday with a six-hour bike ride through London’s deserted streets was not the plan when photographer Gideon Mendel’s son, Jonah, began university.“He started the autumn before the first Covid lockdown and was flourishing and enjoying his social life,” Mendel says. “When lockdown was announced, he came home very abruptly and quite
  
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• From Alien: Romulus to Ugly Sisters: to a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

  17-08-2024 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The luckless crew of space colonists go up against the meanest acid-blooded mother in deep space, while things start to heat up in Edinburgh for the fringeAlien: RomulusOut nowSet between the events of Ridley Scott’s Alien and James Cameron’s Aliens, this new addition to the Alien canon sees a luckless crew of space colonists tangle with the meanest acid-blooded mother in deep space. Starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson and Archie Renaux.
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• From Alien: Romulus to Ugly Sisters: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

  17-08-2024 07:00 via theguardian.com
  The luckless crew of space colonists go up against the meanest acid-blooded mother in deep space, while things start to heat up in Edinburgh for the fringeAlien: RomulusOut nowSet between the events of Ridley Scott’s Alien and James Cameron’s Aliens, this new addition to the Alien canon sees a luckless crew of space colonists tangle with the meanest acid-blooded mother in deep space. Starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson and Archie Renaux. Continue reading...
  
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• Executive Director & CEO – Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

  17-08-2024 05:33 via artsjournal.com
  The Executive Director and CEO will provide visionary leadership for the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley and lead the current strategic and master plans to advance the mission, vision, and goals of MSV. Reporting to the MSV Board of Trustees, the Executive Director and CEO will lead, direct, and mentor museum staff, oversee operations, and ensure efficiency, quality, and cost-effective management of human, financial, and technological resources. This individual will identify, cultivate, and buil
  
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• Confidentiality Clauses In The Arts Can Be Vital, But May Need To Be Modified For Safety

  17-08-2024 00:03 via artshub.com.au
  
  “When it comes to these more serious cases, which may involve workplace harm or abuse, it’s concerning to think that a confidentiality clause within someone’s contract could affect their ability to speak up about their experiences.” – ArtsHub
  
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