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Sunday, March 3, 2024
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Austin Symphony Orchestra (TX) seeks CEO/Executive Director


 The multi-faceted responsibilities of this position call for an individual with demonstrated leadership skills and extensive management experience. [READ MORE]
 

 

Do You Want More Audiences and Donors? Two Arts Marketing, Development & Ticketing Conferences


 What will it take to bring audiences and donors back? Find out in Toronto, June 25-26, or New York City, July 23-24. [READ MORE]
 

 

Albany Symphony (NY) seeks Executive Director


 The GRAMMY® Award winning Albany Symphony, one of the country’s leading regional orchestras, is seeking a dynamic and innovative Executive Director. [READ MORE]
 

 

Managing Director – Stages


 The Managing Director co-leads the company in partnership with the Artistic Director and reports directly to Stages’ Board of Directors. [READ MORE]
 

 

Dayton Live – President & CEO


 The next President & CEO of Dayton Live will be given the extraordinary opportunity to build upon the tremendous momentum of the past five years and envision and achieve new levels of growth, impact, and relevance for the organization. [READ MORE]
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Co-Directors, HERE Arts Center (Finalists are Compensated) 

We are hiring two new Co-Directors, with a belief in the development of artists and creation of artistic work that moves in new directions and the ability to grow. [READ MORE]

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Director, National Museum of African Art 

Smithsonian InstitutionWashington D.C. About National Museum of African Art Founded in 1964, in response to the Civil Rights Movement, the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) inspires conversations about the beauty, power, and diversity of African arts and cultures worldwide. It joined the Smithsonian in 1979 and became the National Museum of African Art two […] [READ MORE]

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Rockport Music Seeks President & CEO 

The President & CEO will report to the board of trustees to enhance Rockport Music’s artistic and operational vision through executing the strategic plan. [READ MORE]

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Assistant Ticket Services Manager (Box Office) 

Reporting to the General Manager, this role holds responsibilities in ticketing, administration, and customer service, as well as leadership and supervisory responsibilities. [READ MORE]

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Georgia Tech Seeks Director of Office of the Arts 

The Director, Office of the Arts (the Director) will oversee a dynamic professional staff, as well as inspire additional student assistants, ushers, and box office team members. [READ MORE]

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Cantus Vocal Ensemble seeks Executive Director 

The Executive Director will be a collaborative, visionary, and entrepreneurial leader who will guide the strategic vision and direction of Cantus. [READ MORE]

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Berkshire Museums seeks Chief Financial Officer 

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will provide strategic, financial, and operational leadership across the museum, ensuring proper financial accounting, internal controls, safe and compliant facility operations, and successful customer service in the visitor experience. [READ MORE]

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Hiring: Resident Conductor with Canada’s National Arts Centre 

CANADA’S NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA Resident Conductor Program Apply by March 7 2024  Finalists will be invited for in-person auditions and interviews, held in Ottawa, Canadaon April 27 2024. Applications are open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada only.  Travel and accommodation will be provided for the finalists as needed.  Residency begins the 2024-2025 […] [READ MORE]

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Managing Director 

South Coast Repertory (SCR), a League of Resident Theatres (LORT) member located in Orange County, California, seeks a passionate, imaginative, and collaborative individual to serve as Managing Director. [READ MORE]

 

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DANCE

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IDEAS

This 50-Part TikTok Saga, Totaling More Than 10 Hours Of Viewing, Makes It Clear Who’s Using The App Now

- The New York Times


Uh-Oh: AI Can Be Infected With Worms

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The New Science Of Telling History

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Updating Our Map Of The Brain

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Some Straight Talk About Censorship

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Reconsidering Whether We Have Free Will

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Philosophy, Folk Wisdom, And Rethinking Values

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The Ethics Of Fandom

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The Return Of Physical Media

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As The Hotly Anticipated Live-Action ‘Avatar’ Sputters On Netflix, Is This Genre Over?

- CBC


Art Shows The Reality Of War In A Way The News Can’t Quite Reach

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ISSUES

How Far Can Book Challenges Go In Minnesota?

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Could Generative AI Finally Break Copyright Law?

- The Atlantic


Culture Wars Over AI Will Be Afflicting Us For A While

- Wired


An Arts Council Funding Program For Artists May Be Backfiring

- The Stage


Philadelphia’s New Mayor Says Arts And Culture Are “Essential” To City’s Future

- The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)


England’s Arts Funding Agency Backs Away From Implied Threat Against Political Work

- The Guardian


Oregon Arts Groups Pressure Legislature For $27 Million In Funding Relief

- KOIN


Why Did Waterloo, Canada “Pause” Its Arts Funder?

- The Record (Waterloo)


England’s Local Governments Are Flat Broke, And Arts Are Among The First Things They’re Cutting

- BBC


Why Is Debate On College Campuses So Difficult These Days?

- The Wall Street Journal


How Disney Built The Disney Adult Industrial Complex

- New Statesman


It’s Artists Who Rule New York

- The New York Times


As Frank Gehry Turns 95, Los Angeles Should Give Him The Disney Hall He Actually Wanted

- Los Angeles Times


Pro-Palestinian Supporters Drown Out Presenters, Winners At Indie Spirit Awards

- IndieWire



 

MEDIA

Never, Ever Bet Against A Film About The Holocaust At The Oscars

- The Guardian (UK)


Creating Invented Languages For Movies

- The New Yorker


A World Of Hurt For Hollywood

- The New York Times


How The Criterion Collection Became Cinema’s Ultimate Seal Of Approval

- The New York Times Magazine


Time To Give Up Streaming? (It’s Getting Worse)

- Lifewire


Georgia Lawmakers Think The State’s Film Tax Credit May Have Gone A Little Too Far

- AP


Revenue At Troubled Cinema Chain AMC Went Way Up, And That’s Due Entirely To Two People

- The Hollywood Reporter


Hang On, Maybe John Waters Isn’t Making Another Movie — Just Yet

- The Baltimore Banner


Huh? New AI Synthesizes Radio Listener Voices

- Inside Radio


Chicago Public Radio/WBEZ Cuts Its Flagship Local News Show In Half

- Axios



 

MUSIC

The Crisis In Pop Music

- The Guardian


The Strain Pop Music Inflicts On Voices

- The Atlantic


Putin Is Using Classical Music Just The Way Lenin And Stalin Did

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ASCAP Reports Record Music Royalty Collections In 2023

- Inside Radio


Why Putin Is Using Shostakovich For Propaganda

- Van


Text-To-Music AI: Meet The Photoshop Of Music

- The Verge


Scientists: Pythagoras Was Wrong About Universal Music Harmonies

- Phys.org


Universal Music’s War With TikTok Tells Us Much About How The New Music Business Works

- The Wall Street Journal


Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall To Be Renamed For Marian Anderson

- The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)


We Recreated Leonardo Da Vinci’s Harpsichord-Viola From His Own Designs

- Artnet


Jaap van Zweden’s Next Band Will Be L’Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France

- AP


Rhiannon Giddens: Country Music Belongs To Everyone

- The Guardian


More Music Removed From TikTok

- BBC


Conductor Jan Latham-Koenig Pleads Guilty To Soliciting Sex From A Minor

- BBC


Simone Young Extends Contract As Chief Conductor Of Sydney Symphony

- Limelight (Australia)


From Wagner To Verdi, It’s An Unexpected Step For This Soprano

- The New York Times



 

PEOPLE

Filmmaker Paolo Taviani Has Died At 92

- Euronews


Comedian Richard Lewis, 76

- AP


Why Armistead Maupin, The Echt-San Francisco Writer, Up And Moved To London

- The Guardian


Another Week, Another Gérard Depardieu Sexual Assault Allegation

- AP


She Stole Many A Scene In The Wire, And Now She Wants To Show An Even Grittier Baltimore

- The New York Times


Being The First Is A Lot To Carry

- Washington Post


Star Trek Actor Kenneth Mitchell Has Died At 49

- MSN (Los Angeles Times)


Kumar Shahani, Leader Of India’s Arthouse Parallel Cinema Movement, Has Died At 83

- Variety



 

THEATRE

The Volunteers Who’ve Pitched In To Keep UK Theatre Going

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“Slave Play” In London Will Have Two Performances For Black Audiences, And Even The Prime Minister Has An Opinion

- BBC


These Standup Comedy Workshops Are Driving Britain’s Right Wing Nuts

- The Guardian


Netflix Becomes A Broadway Producer

- The New York Times


Newly Discovered Letter: Arthur Miller Explains Tragedy And “Death Of A Salesman”

- The Atlantic


Mr. Fruit Salad Explains Why His Absurdist Standup Comedy Is An Excellent Vehicle For Exploring Grief And Loneliness

- Psyche


An Idea To Make Theatre Sustainable Again

- Howlround


Edinburgh Fringe Frustrated As Its Bid For Long-Term Funding Is Rejected

- The Scotsman


North Carolina Theatre In Raleigh Cancels Season And Files For Bankruptcy

- The News and Observer (Raleigh) (MSN)


Texas High School Cancels Student Production Of “The Laramie Project”

- The Dallas Morning News (MSN)



 

VISUAL

A Wave Of Civic Construction Along The Mexican Border

- The New York Times


A Chinese Emperor’s Robe, In Near-Mint Condition, Turns Up In A British Earl’s Dresser Drawer

- Artnet


Bankrupt San Francisco Art Institute Purchased By Nonprofit

- San Francisco Chronicle


American Museums Have A New Approach To Provenance

- ARTnews


Giant Replica Of The Ancient Colossus Of Constantine Arrives In Rome

- Artnet


Watch The Sistine Chapel’s High-Tech Cleanup Crew Tend To The Frescos

- BBC


100 Amazing Women Architects

- The Guardian


500-Year-Old Flemish Triptych Turns Up In (Of All Places) Guernsey

- BBC


Israel Will Not Be Disinvited From Venice Biennale, Says Italy’s Culture Minister

- ARTnews


Maps Show Us Not Only Where We Are But Who We Are

- The Conversation


The Photographer Whom Kirill Serebrennikov Calls “A Russian Cartier-Bresson”

- The Guardian


West Virginia Bill Would Let Museums Be Prosecuted For Displaying “Obscene” Artworks

- Artnet


Workers Are Protesting A ‘Toxic’ Work Environment At The Minneapolis Institute Of Art, And Even David Lynch Is Involved

- MPR


The Oldest Rock Art In Patagonia Dates Back At Least 8,000 Years

- Hyperallergic



 

WORDS

John McWhorter: Black English Isn’t, And Shouldn’t Be, The Exclusive Property of Black People

- The New York Times


The Fraught History Of Science Fiction In China

- AP


The Maven Who Assembled A Massive, Now-Priceless Collection of Yiddish Literature

- The New York Times


Merriam-Webster Breaks The Internet Over Grammar Change

- NPR


A Surge In Online Book Clubs Followed By New Friendships In Real Life

- The Wall Street Journal


Literary Festivals Are Now Having To Worry About Safety And Risk Management

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New York Is Home To More Endangered Languages Than Anywhere Else

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Israeli Forces Have Destroyed Another Library In Gaza

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