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Sunday, June 4, 2023
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Executive Director – Young Storytellers


 Executive DirectorBegins October 2023 Who Are We? Young Storytellers equips young people to be the driving force of their own narratives. We believe that when a young person understands the power of their own story—made of their unique background, culture, race, gender, sexuality, immigration status, geographic location, and economic status—it creates a more empathetic and […] [READ MORE]
 

 

Associate Producer – The Old Globe


 The Old Globe in San Diego, CA, an industry-leading theatre, seeks dynamic, experienced candidates for Associate Producer. With a budget of $36 million, each season features 16 subscription productions on three stages on the Old Globe’s lovely Balboa Park campus. Their full production slate includes a renowned summer Shakespeare Festival, productions of classic and world […] [READ MORE]
 

 

Managing Director – First Stage


 First Stage, a national leader in theater and education for young people, invites qualified individuals to present themselves as candidates for Managing Director. Working in partnership with First Stage’s long-serving Artistic Director, the Managing Director must be an inspirational and collaborative leader with a strategic and innovative thought process and mindset. The Managing Director must […] [READ MORE]
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Technical Director 

ABOUT US Deeply rooted in our local Beverly Hills community and influenced by cultural change, the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, a public-private partnership with the City of Beverly Hills, strives to be a site for the convergence of relevant, dynamic performing arts, education and civic life, strengthening our local and global community […] [READ MORE]

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Communications and Storytelling Associate 

Communications and Storytelling Associate We are hiring for a Communications & Storytelling Associate position at the ACLU of Oregon! As of the date of this posting (May 24, 2023), we are seeking to fill one Communications & Storytelling Associate position: What are the minimum qualifications for this position? We are looking for individuals with the […] [READ MORE]

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Assistant Museum Director, Development and External Relations – Saint Louis Art Museum 

Position Summary The Assistant Museum Director, Development and External Relations (AMDDER) will lead overall contributed and earned income strategies for SLAM that maximize philanthropic and earned revenues, leverage institutional marketing and communication opportunities, and ensure a welcoming and engaging visitor experience. Reporting to and partnering with the Museum Director as a member of the Senior […] [READ MORE]

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Vice President for Advancement 

South Arts Vice President of Advancement South Arts (https://www.southarts.org/) invites nominations, expressions of interest, and applications to join their team as the organization’s next Vice President of Advancement (VPA). Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, South Arts is one of six nonprofit, regional arts organizations (https://usregionalarts.org/) in the United States. The overall mission of these organizations is […] [READ MORE]

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Program Officer, Performing Arts – William and Flora Hewlett Foundation 

Position Summary  The Program Officer, Performing Arts (Program Officer) will advance the Hewlett Foundation’s commitment to support meaningful artistic experiences for Communities, Artists, and Youth throughout the Bay Area. They will work seamlessly across aspects of the role—strategy, implementation, evaluation, and administration—and serve as the primary relationship manager for a large and diverse portfolio of […] [READ MORE]

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Engagement Manager, Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech 

Are you passionate about arts education for youth? Join the Moss Arts Center’s energetic, creative programming team in this new Engagement Manager position! Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission; visit http://www.artscenter.vt.edu for more information. The Engagement Manager works closely with the Associate Director of Programming, the Exhibitions Program Manager, and other Moss […] [READ MORE]

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Director of Annual Giving & Memberships, International African American Museum 

The International African American Museum – scheduled to open in Summer 2023 – seeks a Director of Annual Giving & Memberships to help advance our mission as we work to establish a world-class museum. This is a rare opportunity for a creative, entrepreneurial fundraiser to design and lead this new Museum’s annual giving and memberships […] [READ MORE]

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Mary W. and Donald R. Clark Director, Memorial Art Gallery 

Mary W. and Donald R. Clark Director, Memorial Art GalleryUniversity of RochesterRochester, NY The Opportunity One hundred and ten years since its doors opened, the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) of the University of Rochester (UR), which features a well-balanced and historic collection spanning 5,000 years, has been evolving into a 21st-century art museum. Over the […] [READ MORE]

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Director of Production 

ABOUT US Deeply rooted in our local Beverly Hills community and influenced by cultural change, the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, a public-private partnership with the City of Beverly Hills, strives to be a site for the convergence of relevant, dynamic performing arts, education and civic life, strengthening our local and global community […] [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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DANCE

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IDEAS

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Using AI And Bumping Up Against The Edges Of Reality

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ISSUES

Controversies Over Research Into One Cambridge College’s Ties To Slavery Turn Ugly

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Why The Newsroom Needed(s) To Change

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Fighting For The Right To Fix Our Own Stuff

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The Woman Trying To Archive Black Twitter

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How AI Could Improve The Ways We Work

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MEDIA

The Best Time To See A Movie Is Before Lunch

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Oklahoma Legislature Overrides Governor’s Defunding Of State’s Public TV Network

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Probing The Life (And Deaths) Of Social Media Networks And What Makes Them Work (Or Not)

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The Battle (And Calculations) Over Banning TikTok

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Round 286: Movie Theatres Want You Back. They’re Upgrading

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Even Peter Weir Had No Idea Just How Prescient “The Truman Show” Would Be

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How The Movie “Alien” Spawned A Horror Universe

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The Explosive E-Sports Boom Losing Traction With Audiences

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The Resurrected MoviePass Has Now Launched Across The U.S.

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MUSIC

The Architect Of Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center Designed A Curved-Keyboard Piano

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Unreleased Live John Coltrane Recordings Rediscovered In New York Public Library

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Jonathon Heyward Named Music Director Of What Was The Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra

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Its Top Leadership Leaving, The LA Philharmonic Ponders Its Future

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Why Stravinsky’s Music Has Fallen Out Of Favor

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Ex-Staffer Leads Lawsuit Against Met Opera Over Last Year’s Computer System Hack

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Composer Hans Pfitzner — Lessons From A Conservative Artist In A Time Of Enormous Change

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In Lagos, Making Classical Genuinely Nigerian

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The Life-Changing, And Sometimes Life-Saving, Joys Of Internet Fandom

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Celine Dion Cancels Tour Dates For The Foreseeable Future

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After A $3.7 Million Renovation, George Frideric Handel’s London House Is Open Again

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PEOPLE

Composer Kaija Saariaho, 70

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Disgraced Donors The Sackler Family To Pay $6 Billion And Lose Purdue Pharma In OxyContin Settlement

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Ed Ames, ’50s Pop Singer Turned ’60s TV Star, Is Dead At 95

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Bill Lee, Bassist And Composer Who Scored His Son Spike’s Movies, Has Died At 94

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THEATRE

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Toronto’s Fringe Festival Is In Trouble

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VISUAL

In The UK, A Statue Of A Black Woman Was Painted White By A Vandal

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How The Smithsonian Has Helped Rebuild Mosul’s Cultural Museum, Wrecked By ISIS

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Sotheby’s Buys Whitney Museum’s Breuer Building

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Istanbul’s Priceless Historic Buildings Are Not Ready For Another Earthquake

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Figuring Out The Rules Underlying Conceptual Art, Which Was Invented To Get Rid Of The Rulebook

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Florida Art Dealer Who Sold Bogus Basquiats And Warhols Gets More Than Two Years In Prison

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At Brooklyn’s Very Own Superfund Site, Herzog & de Meuron Turn A Derelict Building Into An Art Fabrication Center

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A City’s Nearly 40 Public Sculptures Get Their Yearly Baths

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Vandals Who Attacked Degas In DC’s National Gallery Are Charged

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One Of Van Gogh’s Last Paintings Has Gone Missing (We Think)

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Using Medieval Tools And Techniques To Rebuild Notre-Dame’s Medieval Roof

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WORDS

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