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Sunday, January 19, 2025
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Seraphic Fire Seeks Director of Sales and Marketing


 Nationally recognized choral ensemble seeks to fill this position responsible for driving ticket sales, increasing audience engagement, and enhancing brand visibility to support its mission. [READ MORE]
 

 

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis seeks Artistic Director


 Opera Theatre of Saint Louis invites nominations and applications for the position of Artistic Director. Please write to Christopher Wingert at cwingert@catherinefrenchgroup.com for complete announcement. [READ MORE]
 

 

Director of Development – Glimmerglass Festival


 The Director of Development oversees all aspects of fundraising. [READ MORE]
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NYU’s Steinhardt School: Clinical Assistant Professor in Performing Arts Administration 

NYU Steinhardt seeks a Clinical Assistant Professor in Performing Arts Administration. Start Jan 2026. Teach, mentor, and develop global performing arts leaders. Salary: $74–$114k. Apply by 2/15. [READ MORE]

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Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco seeks Chief Marketing Officer 

The CMO is a key member of the museum's senior leadership team and reports to the Director and CEO. Compensation between $240,000 and $270,000. [READ MORE]

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Join GTMF’s Summer Seasonal Team – MULTIPLE POSITIONS OPEN 

The Grand Teton Music Festival is hiring multiple seasonal employees to support our summer season! [READ MORE]

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Executive Assistant & Board Liaison 

The Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF) seeks an interested individual to join its year-round staff as the Executive Assistant & Board Liaison. [READ MORE]

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Director of Leadership Gifts – Grand Teton Music Festival 

Reporting to the Director of Development, the Director of Leadership Gifts is a critical new role responsible for expanding the Festival’s fundraising capacity. [READ MORE]

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Theatre for a New Audience seeks Executive Director 

The Executive Director, in co-partnership with the Artistic Director, will jointly lead TFANA as it builds on its artistic vision and mission. [READ MORE]

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Adirondack Experience seeks Director of Advancement 

The Director of Advancement will serve as the museum’s principal development strategist and fundraiser and will report to the Executive Director while building a network of new support for the mission of ADKX and stewarding its longtime donors. [READ MORE]

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Associate Producer 

Associate Producers (APs) act as project managers and primary points of communication for a portfolio of BMP productions in development, in production, and on tour. [READ MORE]

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Director of Blume Studios Events 

Blumenthal Arts seeks an innovative leader and event producer to serve as Director of Blume Studios Events. [READ MORE]

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Apply Now: Canada’s National Arts Centre Mentorship Program 

Play in section with Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra: June 12 to July 1, 2025 [READ MORE]

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Senior Program Officer, Arts and Culture 

The Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation invite nominations and applications for the position of Senior Program Officer to lead strategy and management for their Arts and Culture grantmaking portfolio. [READ MORE]

 

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DANCE

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IDEAS

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ISSUES

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- San Francisco Chronicle


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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)


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Criticism Is So Much More Than Being Critical

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Climate-Protesting Grave Vandals Deface Charles Darwin’s Resting Place

- BBC


Can Chicago Keep Its Grant Program For Individual Artists Going?

- WBEZ (Chicago)


Pacific Tsunami Museum In Hawai’i Struggles Against Closure

- Hawai'i Public Radio


Latin American News Sites Brace For What May Be Coming From Zuckerberg

- Wired



 

MEDIA

A New Deal For Imax

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The TikTok Ban — End Of An Internet Era

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How/Why Netflix Changed How We Watch

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Sesame Street Is Homeless After 55 Years

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Cape Cod Public Radio Station’s Home Is Saved, Though The Station Itself Still Has To Move

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Most Expensive Piece Of Entertainment In History? This Video Game Could End Up Costing $1 Billion

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Movie Audiences These Days Are Laughing At Some Pretty Intense Stuff

- The New York Times


What’s With All the Bizarre Stuff Behind TV Credits?

- The New York Times



 

MUSIC

How We Listened In 2024: Increase To Almost 5 Trillion Streams

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Countertenor David Daniels Sues U. Michigan For Firing Him For Sexual Misconduct

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Wanamaker Organ’s Landlord Promises To Keep It In Place

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A Proposal For Keeping The Wanamaker Organ Safe And In Regular Use

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The Composer And Violinist On A Mission To Keep Musicians Mentally Well

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The New Hot Thing In Yoga Is A String Quintet

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Whether Or Not The Grammys Are Postponed, The Focus Will Likely Be Raising Money For Fire Victims

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PEOPLE

Actor Joan Plowright, 95

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David Lynch, 78

- The Washington Post (MSN)


Drake Sues His Record Label For Promoting “Defamatory” Recording

- The Verge


Photographer Oliviero Toscani, Who Shot Those Provocative Benetton Ads, Has Died At 82

- AP


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- AFP (Yahoo!)


Author Neil Gaiman Accused Of Multiple Sexual Assaults

- New York Magazine


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THEATRE

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VISUAL

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Italian Museums Try Offering Free Dog-Sitting Services For Visitors

- CNN


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- The Wall Street Journal


Artwork Lost In LA Fires

- The New York Times


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- Los Angeles Times (MSN)


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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)


Des Moines Art Center Will Pay Land Artist Mary Miss $900K And Remove Her Installation

- Iowa Public Radio


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- The New York Times


Warhol Museum Picks A New Leader

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- Miami Herald (MSN)


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