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Sunday, May 1, 2022
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Apply Now for MA in Arts Administration at Goucher College. Consider What’s Next.


 An innovative MA program in Arts Administration will help you prepare for the ever-changing environment of today's arts administrator. Designed for those who are also working full-time, this limited-residency program is practical and affordable. [READ MORE]
 

 

Artistic Director – Writers Theatre


 As Writers Theatre considers its next chapter in a post-founder era, the Artistic Director will build upon the company’s storied history and find new ways to connect audiences to artistic work. [READ MORE]
 

 

Executive Director- Yale Schwarzman Center


 The executive director is responsible for ensuring that Yale Schwarzman Center is a vibrant, cultural, and intellectual hub for the Yale community. [READ MORE]
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Director of Development- Albany Park Theater Project 

The Director of Development (DOD) will be a strategic, proactive, and highly collaborate development leader. [READ MORE]

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Chief Marketing Officer – Overture Center for the Arts 

As a collaborative member of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), reporting to the Board of Directors, the CMO will actively participate in crafting the strategic direction and organizational vision. [READ MORE]

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Executive Director – Artists For Humanity 

Our next Executive Director will support and celebrate our mission, expand our community, and maximize our future. [READ MORE]

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Director for Corporate Relations 

The Director for Corporate Relations is responsible for stewarding a portfolio of corporate donors and prospects from solicitation through acquisition that contribute to the annual corporate fundraising goal. [READ MORE]

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Executive Director- Greater Roxbury Arts and Cultural Center 

Through a collaborative approach, the Executive Director will build a new programming framework for the organization and cultivate authentic relationships through tactical outreach and engagement. [READ MORE]

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Retail Supervisor (Part-Time), Kennedy Center 

The Retail Supervisor provides leadership, training, direction and coaching to staff, and is actively involved in all functions related to daily retail operations and sales for Kennedy Center retail shops and and pop-ups. [READ MORE]

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Assistant to the VP & Executive Producer of Theater, Kennedy Center 

This position will be responsible for providing project and administrative support to the Vice President & Executive Producer of Theater. [READ MORE]

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Artistic Director- Artists Repertory Theatre 

The Artistic Director will provide an artistic vision and strategic direction that embraces ART’s long-standing commitment to new works and intimate, provocative community-engaged theater that ventures beyond the mainstream. [READ MORE]

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Executive Director – Opera Naples 

Opera Naples (ON) seeks applications for the position of Executive Director from individuals with broad practical experience in arts administration and major gift fund-raising. [READ MORE]

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Executive Director- Emelin Theatre 

This leader will seek ways to enhance the entertainment offerings and engagement with its existing audience base. [READ MORE]

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Managing Director- ZACH Theatre 

Position Summary Reporting to the board of trustees as a co-leader with the Producing Artistic Director, the Managing Director will jointly lead ZACH Theatre’s strategic direction. With responsibility for overseeing all aspects of theatre management including fundraising, human resources, operations, finances, education, and marketing. Creating a donor and stakeholder-centric culture and implementing the organizations strategic […] [READ MORE]

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President of the Harlem School of the Arts  

As the executive leader for HSA, the President will leverage the new strategic plan to amplify its impact. [READ MORE]

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DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & AUDIENCE SERVICES — MCC THEATER, New York, NY 

The Director of Marketing & Audience Services will direct all institutional, subscription, and single ticket marketing campaigns for MCC, as well as ensure optimal audience experience before, during, and following performances. [READ MORE]

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DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT – MCC THEATER, New York, NY 

MCC THEATER seeks an innovative, data-driven, and highly collaborative Director of Development to lead their fundraising team. [READ MORE]

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Director of Legacy Giving – Houston Grand Opera 

The Director of Legacy Giving will serve as the key staff member on the HGO Philanthropy team for the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of planned, deferred, estate, and endowment gifts. [READ MORE]

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Sr. Director of Education 

The Old Town School of Folk Music is seeking a strategic and innovative leader for its Education Programs. The Role: The Senior Director of Education is responsible for ensuring the growth and smooth operation of high-quality programs across the portfolio, deepening Old Town School’s engagement with our current audiences and broadening the School’s reach to […] [READ MORE]

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Executive Director – José Limón Dance Foundation 

Limón invites inquiries from entrepreneurial executives with a passion for relationship building, storytelling, and the performing arts as a vehicle for social dialogue. Opportunity for an enterprising first-time or mid-career ED to make an impact from a dance, theatre, music, or presenting background. [READ MORE]

 

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DANCE

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IDEAS

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ISSUES

Against Performative Activism In The Arts

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What Happens To Art And Culture In The Middle Of War

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Philadelphia’s University Of The Arts Has Completed Its First-Ever (!) Capital Campaign

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Americans Are Abandoning Big Cities

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The Librarians Fighting Book Censorship

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San Francisco’s Castro Theatre, Undergoing Renovation, Gets Hit Hard By Burglars

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What’s Behind All The Book Bans?

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MEDIA

The Fraught Relationship Between Publishers And Social Network Platforms

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What Exactly Is TikTok (And How Does It Work?)

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What Netflix’s Fail Says About Streaming

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BBC To Sharply Reduce The Amount Of Programming It Produces

- The Guardian


What Happened When People Who Hate The BBC License Fee Went Without Without All BBC For Nine Days?

- Deadline


The Netflix Problem — Maybe Doing Theatrical Releases Is A Path?

- Variety


Direct-To-Home Movie Releases Are Over

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MUSIC

What Happened To All Those Great Film Soundtracks?

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How Gorecki’s Third Symphony Became A 90s Pop Icon

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The Links Between Music And Personality Type

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Lebrecht: Upside Down Orchestra Marketing

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Pianist Alexander Toradze Suffers Heart Failure During Performance, Finishes Anyway

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In Which John McWhorter Discovers That New Classical Music Does Not Have To Be Ugly

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California’s Two Biggest Classical Music Radio Stations Join Forces, Rebrand, And Refocus

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A New Orchestra Of Ukrainian Refugees Will Debut With An International Tour This Summer

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Real Inflation: Concert Ticket Prices

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Los Angeles Is Paying Tribute To Six Revolutionary Composers Who Have Recently Died

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PEOPLE

Singer And Country Music Star Naomi Judd Has Died At 76

- Variety


Is It True That Doris Lessing Blithely Abandoned Her Children To Live The Creative Life?  Not Exactly.

- Slate


Henry Winkler On What Acting Takes Out Of Him And Puts Back In

- The New York Times Magazine


One Of Turkey’s Most Important Arts Philanthropists Is Sentenced To Life In Prison

- Artforum


Cultural Critic Margo Jefferson On TikTok, Fragility, And The Immaturity Of Chris Rock And Will Smith

- The Guardian (UK)



 

THEATRE

The Hugely Successful Musical Created On/Through TikTok

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VISUAL

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The Native American Artist Who Insisted That Indians Get To Define Indian Art

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- BBC


Archaeologists Find Enormous Underground City In Turkey

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Inquest Into Harassment At Paris Museums Ordered By Mayor

- Apollo


Italy’s “Monuments Men”-Style Task Force Has A New Deal With UNESCO

- The Art Newspaper


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The Fight To Get Family Images Back From Harvard

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The Black Artists Left In Limbo At The Super Bowl Stadium

- Los Angeles Times


British Artist Sonia Boyce Wins Venice Biennale’s Golden Lion

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WORDS

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The Great Big Dialect Hunt

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Study: Four Times More Male Characters Than Female In Literature

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