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Sunday, January 7, 2024
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Cultural Leadership starts here


 Take the next step in your career with an Executive Master in Cultural Leadership at the Royal Academy of Arts and Maastricht University. With unique insider courses providing a 360-degree view of this global industry, our two-year international programme is forming the next generation of cultural leaders. Sign up for our online open evening to […] [READ MORE]
 

 

Executive Director – Merola Opera Program


 The Merola Opera Program (Merola), one of the world’s most respected opera training programs, is seeking an Executive Director to lead the organization into the future with energy, ingenuity, and passion. [READ MORE]
 

 

Assistant Professor-Interdisciplinary Performance/Media Designer/Artist, U of South Florida


 This 9-month, full-time, tenure track position, of open rank, will contribute to the research, teaching, and service missions of the University of South Florida and the College of The Arts. [READ MORE]
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Hiring Director of Marketing at Planet Word (Onsite Position) 

Planet Word values experiences that are fun, playful, unexpected, meaningful, motivational, and inclusive. [READ MORE]

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Rare opportunity to join Mark Morris Dance Group – Payroll/HR Administrator position 

The successful candidate joins a community of kind and dedicated arts and administrative professionals who are propelled by Mark Morris's commitment to artistic excellence, access to the arts, and the impact that the arts have in connecting and engaging communities. [READ MORE]

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Levine Museum seeks Chief Development Officer 

Collaborating with the CEO, Board of Directors, and leadership team, the CDO will contribute to LMNS’ strategic planning process, deliver innovative strategies, and lead by example in a mission-driven work environment. [READ MORE]

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Director of the School of Art 

The ideal candidate will lead a thriving program that exemplifies the highest standards of a creative, multi-faceted, and scholarly community. [READ MORE]

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Vice President of Marketing & Sales – Walton Arts Center 

The VP of Marketing & Sales assumes a pivotal role in orchestrating the company's communications endeavors, including campaign innovation, brand stewardship, patron cultivation, corporate messaging strategy, digital marketing strategies and building deeper relations across our community. [READ MORE]

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Communications Director – Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 

Krannert Center is looking for an organized and collaborative communicator to lead a team of diversely skilled communications professionals in creating, implementing, and evaluating communications strategies and plans. [READ MORE]

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Chief Operating Officer – The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts 

The Straz Center is envisioned as a welcoming and inclusive international cultural institution renowned for innovation, creativity, and celebration of the human spirit. [READ MORE]

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Teaching Faculty I, 9 Month Salaried – Arts Administration (College of Music) 

One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University preserves, expands, and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, and professions. [READ MORE]

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Phoenix Boys Choir seeks Managing Director 

The ideal candidate will be an entrepreneur and ambassador for the organization, building the brand and strengthening the organization’s reach and impact. [READ MORE]

 

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DANCE

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IDEAS

What’s Next For Those Dancing Robots? Thinking

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ISSUES

One Of England’s Most Prosperous Counties Has Zeroed Out Its Local Arts Funding

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Figuring Out How To Regulate AI Isn’t As Unfamiliar A Problem As We Think

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Nashville Changed Its Arts Funding Model To Help Organizations That Had Been Neglected. Then The City Changed It Right Back.

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How The South Korean Government Is Changing The Way It Supports Artists

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Venice’s New Entry Fee For Day-Trippers Isn’t Nearly High Enough

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Faculty Have A Plan To Save Harvard

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2023’s Eleven Biggest Culture Controversies

- BBC


For The Arts In Metro Philly, The Recovery Is Mixed And Uneven

- WHYY (Philadelphia)


In Pittsburgh, The Performing Arts’ Post-COVID Comeback Is Taking Its Time

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MEDIA

The Golden Globes Became Too Big To Fail

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Four Predictions For Media In 2024

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The Cookie Crumble: Google Browser Changes Help Kill Journalism Ad Business

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Latest US Jobs Report Shows Strong Entertainment Industry Gains After Strike

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The Filmmaking Safdie Brothers Are Splitting Up (For Now)

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Inspired By Their US Counterparts, Bollywood Screenwriters Fight For Fair Contracts

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Teachers Used To Be Admired In The Movies. Now They’re Flawed. Why?

- Los Angeles Times


Will The Vast “Creator Community” On Social Media Start Labor Organizing?

- The Conversation


Worldwide Cinema Office Revenue Is Up By Almost A Third From The Previous Year

- The Hollywood Reporter


Report: Hollywood Efforts At Diversity Are Mostly “Performative”

- The Guardian



 

MUSIC

A New Gilbert And Sullivan Opera?

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San Francisco Symphony Cuts Back Its Experimental Series, SoundBox

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Robert Spano Appointed Principal Conductor (But Not Music Director) Of Rhode Island Philharmonic

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Music Trends From The 2023 UK Top Music Charts

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The Next Concert Halls: In Space?

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How The Atlanta Symphony Started A Talent Program

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Why Vinyl Recordings Still Have Commercial Allure

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This Village Girl From A Distant Russian Republic Could Be The Met’s Next Superstar Mezzo

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PEOPLE

Actress Glynis Johns, 100

- The Washington Post (MSN)


Artist Alexis Smith, Who Pioneered Fusion Of Image And Text, Has Died At 74

- Los Angeles Times (Yahoo!)


Ana Ofelia Murguía, One Of Mexico’s Greatest Actresses (And The Voice Of Pixar’s Coco), Has Died At 90

- The Guardian


Jazz Musician Les McCann, 88

- AP


A Cancer Diagnosis That Called For A Dive Into Music

- The New York Times


Tap-Dance Legend Maurice Hines, 80

- The Hollywood Reporter


America’s Oldest Working Actor, Chicago’s Mike Nussbaum, Has Died At 99

- Chicago Tribune (MSN)


Mining The Culture Wars: Dave Chappelle Outsells All Other Comedians

- The Wall Street Journal


South African Playwright Mbongeni Ngema, Who Created The Hit Musical “Sarafina!”, Killed In Car Accident

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Notable Literary Leaders Who Passed In 2023

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THEATRE

Elvis Costello Saw A Depressing Movie, So He Made A Musical From It, Of Course

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The “Global Downtown”: Under The Radar Is Back, Bringing The World’s Experimental Theater To New York

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Broadway’s Huge Holiday Week

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That Time Andrew Scott Stopped Shakespeare’s Most Famous Monologue Cold

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VISUAL

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Major New Forgery Scandal Comes To Light In Canada

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Auction Houses Report 2023 Sales Decline

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When Buildings Lose Decoration, It Isn’t Pretty

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Five More Ways That AI Will Change Art

- Artnet


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Dezeen’s Ten Best Skyscrapers Of 2023

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Togo Turns An Old German Colonial Palace Into The Country’s First Art Park

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Works Of Art That Stood Out In 2023

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The Royal Tapestry Factory That Worked With Francisco Goya Is Still Weaving Today

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WORDS

Why You Shouldn’t Count The Books You Read

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