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Sunday, April 30, 2023
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Executive Director – Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures


 Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures (PA&L) seeks a dynamic and creative Executive Director to help lead a forward-thinking, well-supported literary organization into its next chapter. With a celebrated national reputation, PA&L connects extraordinary authors and their acclaimed books with the community, often in transformational ways. The right candidate will have an ideal mix of passion for […] [READ MORE]
 

 

Executive Director – The Center for Fiction


 The Center for Fiction, one of the country’s oldest and most esteemed literary organizations, is seeking a dynamic new Executive Director to lead, invigorate, and expand the institution, elevating it to greater impact and recognition both within New York City and nationwide. With its ideal physical location in the thriving Brooklyn Cultural District serving as […] [READ MORE]
 

 

Accounting Manager – Mark Morris Dance Group


 The Mark Morris Dance Group seeks a full-time Accounting Manager to play a vital role providing leadership for a newly expanded 4-person Finance Department. With a current annual operating budget of $8.5 million the organization operates the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, NY, home to the internationally renowned Mark Morris Dance Group and MMDG’s […] [READ MORE]
 

 

Vice President, Development


 Vice President, DevelopmentOrchestra Lumos, Inc Location: Stamford, CT. Office based with flexibility for virtual working. Travel expected to predominantly within Fairfield County and surrounding areasType: Regular full-time, exempt position with required evenings and weekend hoursReports to: President and CEOManages: Grants Manager (part time independent contractor handling government, sponsorship, and foundation giving) and volunteer support for […] [READ MORE]
 

 

Artistic Director – The Washington Ballet


 The Washington Ballet, the ballet company in and of the nation’s capital, invites applications from qualified candidates to become its next Artistic Director. TWB’s next Artistic Director will join a highly respected and artistically accomplished ballet company, with a capital campaign underway to upgrade its current facilities. The AD will serve in a co-leadership structure […] [READ MORE]
 

 

Music Academy seeks President & CEO


 The Music Academy (formally referred to as “The Music Academy of the West”), welcomes applications and nominations for the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, available in the late summer of 2023. Scott Reed, who has served in this position since 2010, has announced that he will step down at the end of the […] [READ MORE]
 

 

Executive Director at Seraphic Fire


 Opportunities and Challenges Seraphic Fire’s next Executive Director will play a pivotal role in envisioning the organization’s next five years and beyond. Opportunities include: The next Executive Director will also be prepared to address the following organizational challenges: The Position The Executive Director is Seraphic’s chief strategic and administrative leader, reporting to the Board of […] [READ MORE]
 

 

Executive Director – Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre


 Executive Director – Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) seeks a collaborative and engaged organizational leader to build on its strong financial foundation and to guide it into a new era of imagining what a ballet organization can be. PBT’s dancers, staff, faculty and board members bring a passionate commitment to its success. Working closely with new […] [READ MORE]
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Director of Marketing – Flint Institute of Music 

FIM (Flint Institute of Music) is seeking a seasoned Director of Marketing with extensive experience in performing arts marketing. The Director will develop, implement, and evaluate all marketing campaigns at FIM to support audience development, earned revenue, patron loyalty, brand awareness as well as equity and inclusion goals across its multi-disciplinary season and campus. This […] [READ MORE]

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Marketing and Communications Director 

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) seeks a people-centered, motivated, and dynamic individual to build audience and acquire ticket sales income in support of mission fulfilment as its Marketing and Communications Director. ABOUT THE POSITION The Marketing and Communications Director’s essential responsibility is to create, implement, and report on all aspects of an annual season marketing campaign […] [READ MORE]

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Development Director 

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) seeks a people-centered, motivated, and dynamic individual to acquire contributed resource in support of mission fulfilment as its Development Director. ABOUT THE POSITION The Development Director’s essential responsibility is to conceive, implement, and report on all aspects of an annual fundraising campaign that meets or exceeds all contributed income goals while […] [READ MORE]

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Executive Director – Spruce Peak Arts 

Position Summary Spruce Peak Arts is seeking a leader who has the vision and initiative to take the organization to the next level. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director (ED) will be a strategic, visionary, collaborative and experienced leader responsible for all aspects of SPA’s operations, including its artistic planning and programming, […] [READ MORE]

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Full-time Marketing/Public Relations Associate for the Theater Center 

The Theater Center in NYC is hiring a full-time Marketing/Public Relations Associate to work on the shows and events that play at the Center. Seeking a motivated, out-of-the-box idea person who loves working on a team but can also lead a project. Candidate should have experience in creating and executing campaigns for an unconventional audience […] [READ MORE]

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SENIOR MANAGER, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMMING DIVERSITY, NAC ORCHESTRA 

Competition number: J0223-0604Department: MusicStatus: Full-Time continuingHours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (35 hours per week)Annual/hourly salary: $82,000 – $120,200 (position with benefits and pension plan)Closing date: May 28, 2023 Introducing the National Arts Centre The National Arts Centre (NAC) is Canada’s bilingual, multi-disciplinary home for the performing arts. The NAC presents, creates, […] [READ MORE]

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Artistic Director – Marin Theatre Company 

Marin Theatre Company (MTC) seeks its next Artistic Director(s) to partner with Managing Director/CEO Meredith Suttles in rebuilding and evolving one of Marin’s most vibrant cultural institutions. MTC is eager to re-imagine a new future and seeks a leader(s) who wants to engage in curating intentional artistic experiences that positively impact the surrounding community. MTC […] [READ MORE]

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Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras seeks Chief Operating Officer 

The Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras welcomes applications and nominations for the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer, available in the early Summer of 2023. Boston Youth Symphony Orchestrashttps://www.bysoweb.org/ The Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra (BYSO) is an independent 501(c)(3) organization that has been in residence at the Boston University College of Fine Arts since 1958. […] [READ MORE]

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City of Mesa Seeks Director of Arts & Culture Department and Executive Director of Mesa Arts Center 

The Director reports to Mesa’s City Manager’s Office and serves on the executive team. They will provide leadership, economic and fund development, budget preparation, and advocate for arts education. The Director will be responsible for all of the department staff and ensure the strategic direction for the department aligns and builds on the City of […] [READ MORE]

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Director of Development for Paper Mill Playhouse 

Status: Full Time/Benefits Eligible/ExemptReports to: Executive Director About Paper Mill Playhouse: Founded in 1934, Paper Mill Playhouse has been a cherished New Jersey arts institution for more than 80 years. Paper Mill brings new American Musical Theater to life, with a national reputation that continues to grow, bringing over 200,000 tri-state audience members annually to […] [READ MORE]

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Executive Director – Tuesday Evening Concert Series 

GENOVESE VANDERHOOF & ASSOCIATESA Cultural Management Consulting Firm TUESDAY EVENING CONCERT SERIESCharlottesville, VirginiaExecutive Director The Tuesday Evening Concert Series (TECS) invites applications and referrals for the position of Executive Director. Now in our 75th season we seek an articulate, visionary, and enthusiastic leader capable of sustaining our current success in bringing internationally recognized chamber music […] [READ MORE]

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Director of Knowledge Center 

DEPARTMENT: Research and ResourcesREPORTS TO: Vice President, Research and ResourcesSUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: Occasional temporary staff and / or internshipsSTATUS: Full TimeFLSA: ExemptCAREER LEVEL: DirectorSALARY RANGE: $80,000 – $85,000LOCATION: Remote work is the primary work setting, with the expectation to periodically report to the League office in New York, NY. ORGANIZATION SUMMARY For more than 75 years, […] [READ MORE]

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Visiting Assistant Professor of Arts Administration, Elon University 

The Arts Administration program at Elon University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor position, beginning in August 2023, and renewable for up to three years. This position requires someone who brings a broadly integrated and interdisciplinary perspective to Arts Administration. Candidates must hold a PhD or MFA in Arts Administration or a closely related […] [READ MORE]

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Arts Commons – Vice President, Programming 

Arts Commons is seeking a creative, motivated, and energetic individual to serve as its next Vice President, Programming. The Vice President, Programming will join Arts Commons at a time of unprecedented growth and excitement for the organization, as they prepare to break ground on the Arts Commons Transformation (ACT) project, the single largest cultural infrastructure […] [READ MORE]

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Executive Director – Manitoba Chamber Orchestra 

Manitoba Chamber Orchestra (MCO) seeking a forward-thinking, creative, innovative, and energetic leader to serve as its next Executive Director. Nationally and internationally admired and respected for its creative programming and dynamic performances, MCO offers an exciting concert series, tours widely, commissions often, and collaborates regularly with the world’s leading soloists including some of the finest […] [READ MORE]

 

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DANCE

Carlos Acosta’s Heavy Metal Ballet Is Ready To Storm The Stage

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Alexei Ratmansky Cut All Ties With Russia, But The Bolshoi And Mariinsky Are Still Doing His Ballets

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San Francisco Ballet’s Executive Director Abruptly Resigns After One Year

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IDEAS

Three Ways To Think About Creativity And Artificial Intelligence

- Fast Company


Why Our Brain’s Connections To Our Bodies Get Crossed

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The Allure Of Conspiracy Theories In A Time Of Complexities

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Meaning And Machines And Making Sense Of How Art Works

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The Usefulness Of Feeling Irritated

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The Emerging Science Of Hope

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The Culture Around Cancel Culture

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This Is How The Universe Ends

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ISSUES

Principal Ousted In Michelangelo’s David Controversy Sees The Real Thing In Florence

- Washington Post


The Indigo Books Cyberattack Portends Many Bad Things

- The Walrus


Do Funders Not Trust Us?

- Artnet


Is This Humiliating? Or A Hoot? Italian Tourism Campaign Features Botticelli’s Venus As An Influencer

- Artnet


The Inevitable Backlash Against Anti-Colonialism

- Hyperallergic


Claim: Now Is A Golden Age For Criticism?

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A New Bill In The US Senate Targets Ticketmaster’s Market Stranglehold

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Edinburgh Festival Fireworks To End After 40 Years

- BBC


Disney Sues Ron DeSantis

- The New York Times


The Africa Center In Harlem Is Becoming far More Than A Museum Of African Art

- The New York Times


Ronald Perelman Donates $25 Million For A New Arts District At Brown University

- ARTnews


A Post-COVID Surge In Welsh History

- The Guardian


The Leonardo Ferry Is Left High And Dry By Bureaucracy And Climate Change

- The New York Times


Remember All Those Chromebooks School Kids Got Early In The Pandemic Lockdown?

- The Verge



 

MEDIA

Clubhouse, Embraced By The Art World, Lays Off Staff, Tries To “Reset”

- Deadline


Independent Film: An Alternative History Of Movie-Making

- The New Yorker


After NPR Quits, Public Radio Stations Ponder Leaving Twitter

- Current


BBC’s Chairman Resigns Over Boris Johnson Loan Scandal

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Twice-Exiled: The Life Of A Young Correspondent For Russia’s Only Independent TV Network

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How The Internet Has Changed Art

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- The New York Times


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- Quartz


When Radio Was A Tool For Long-Distance Education

- Tedium



 

MUSIC

Flagship HMV Music To Reopen Its Shuttered Flagship Store In London

- BBC


Lebrecht — One Man’s Relationship With Beethoven’s Music

- The Wall Street Journal


Spokane Symphony Faces A $1 Million Deficit

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What Blair Tindall Got Right About The Classical Music World

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Pappano: The Challenges Of Conducting Music For The Royal Coronation

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The Art Of Classical Music Fashion

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Pianist Angela Hewitt On How To Keep So Many Pieces Memorized As She Ages

- The Guardian


A Cache Of Unknown Songs By Donizetti Has Been Discovered

- The Observer (UK)


“We Are Facing A Long-Term Fight For Existence”: Read Simon Rattle’s Speech On Britain’s Funding Cuts

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How Streaming Algorithms Turned My Music-Listening To Sludge

- Wired


Big Ears’ Ashley Capps And The Art Of Curating Music

- The Fader


Apple’s New Classical Music App Understands Classical

- San Francisco Chronicle


How Can A Judge Decide If Ed Sheeran Copied From Marvin Gaye?

- The New York Times


The New Canon Of Julius Eastman

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PEOPLE

Beatrix Potter: Biological Illustrator, Entomologist, Mycologist, Sheep Farmer

- The New York Times


Jerry Springer, Host Of America’s Most Notorious TV Talk Show, Is Dead At 79

- CNN


Dissident Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Is Able To Leave Iran For The First Time In 14 Years

- The Guardian


Harry Belafonte, 96

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Dame Edna (Barry Humphries), 89

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THEATRE

Why Epistolary Drama Can Work So Well On Stage

- The New York Times


Touring A Show In A Time Of Climate Change: Theatre That Recreates Rather Than Moves

- BBC


More Theaters Experiment With Collective Leadership And Term Limits

- San Francisco Chronicle


This Theatre Will Have The UK’s First-Ever In-House Department Dedicated To New Musicals

- WhatsOnStage (London)


Shakespeare’s First Folio Was Published 400 Years Ago. Here’s What Would Have Been Lost Without It

- The Conversation


DC’s Arena Stage Appoints Its New Artistic Director

- MSN (The Washington Post)


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VISUAL

Found In Manhattan: Manuscripts Likely Looted From A Greek Monastery During WWI

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The Climate-Protesting Art Vandals Are Back, This Time At The National Gallery In DC

- MSN (The Washington Post)


Brussels Royal Museum Director Resigns After Allegations Of Abuse

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How Children’s Museums Are Evolving

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Nigerian Government Transfers Ownership Of The Benin Bronzes, Complicating Repatriation Negotiations

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American Museum of Natural History’s New Science Building Gets A Rave Review

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Afghanistan Archaeological Treasures In Peril

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Museums Are Reinventing How They Work

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ProPublica Investigates The Met Museum’s Holdings Of Native American Art

- ProPublica


The Frick Collection Announces Its Return To Its Fifth Avenue Mansion

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Damien Hirst’s AI-Generated Art Project Earns $20 Million

- Artnet


In The Heart Of Paris, Archaeologists Uncover 2000-Year-Old Graves

- El Pais


The Small British City Getting A Bunch Of Dali’s Surreal Sculptures

- The Observer (UK)



 

WORDS

New Trend: Fake Books As Decoration

- The New York Times


The Joys Of Berlinglish

- The European Review of Books


Lawsuit Against The Internet Archive Library Is A Weird Look

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- The Guardian


Paper Magazine Lays Off Its Entire Staff

- Adweek


Locals Complain About “Pornographic” Books In High School Library; Librarian Sues Them For Defamation

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The Restorative Powers Of Reading

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Consider The Poetry Slam

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The Rising Alarm Over Library Book Bans

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Why BuzzFeed News Didn’t Survive While Its Sister, HuffPost, Did

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The Big US Publishers Have Raised Starting Salaries by 23%

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Shakespeare’s Environmentalism

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The Science Of Punctuation In Languages

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