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Sunday, June 25, 2023
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Executive Director – Wharton Arts


 Wharton Arts seeks ambitious, driven, and entrepreneurial minded individuals interested in facilitating the continuing growth of this highly regarded youth performing arts organization to serve as Executive Director. With a talent for identifying and securing new financial resources through an expansive approach to friend and fundraising, the Executive Director will lead the Wharton Arts team […] [READ MORE]
 

 

Artistic Director – Children’s Theatre Company


 Children’s Theatre Company (CTC), the nation’s largest theatre for young and multigenerational audiences, invites applications from candidates for the role of Artistic Director. The Artistic Director will co-lead this storied institution in partnership with CTC’s Managing Director, overseeing the full artistic and production activities of the theater. Management Consultants for the Arts has been engaged […] [READ MORE]
 

 

Artistic Director – On Site Opera


 On Site Opera (OSO), the leading opera company in the nation for impressively conceived site specific productions, invites candidates energized by the unique challenges and opportunities inherent in this producing model to present themselves as candidate for Artistic Director. The Artistic Direct or will join a company that has carved out a well-respected space in […] [READ MORE]
 

 

Artistic Director – Cleveland Play House


 Cleveland Play House is seeking an energizing and constructive Artistic Director – only the tenth AD in its 108-year history – to help co-lead the organization into an invigorating next chapter that builds adventurous creativity from a place of openness, learning, financial stability, and community involvement. Co-leading with the Artistic Director will be an experienced […] [READ MORE]
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Curator of Contemporary & Traditional Chinese Art 

Job no: 531927Work type: Officer of AdministrationLocation: Eugene, ORCategories: Architecture/Art/Design, Arts/Theater/Museum, Foreign Languages/Linguistics, International Studies Department: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA)Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, OngoingSalary: $65,000 – $75,000 per yearCompensation Band: OS-OA08-Fiscal Year 2022-2023FTE: 1.0 Application Review Begins July 4, 2023; open until filled. Special Instructions to Applicants For consideration, please submit the […] [READ MORE]

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Executive Director – The Theater Offensive 

Position Summary Reporting to and collaborating with the board of directors, the Executive Director will lead and oversee all administrative and operation functions of the organization, with a particular focus on fundraising, artistic strategy and programming, community engagement and facilities management. Dedicated to the completion and success of TTO’s new building and permanent home, they […] [READ MORE]

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Artistic Director and Conductor – Dayton Philharmonic 

Position Summary Reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Artistic Director and Conductor is responsible for overseeing all of the DPO’s artistic activities, ensuring that artistic excellence is maintained and developed. Providing a clear artistic vision, this position will program an imaginative and varied repertoire, conduct multidisciplinary performances, engage with musicians, and […] [READ MORE]

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Chief Marketing Officer 

Position: Chief Marketing OfficerCompensation: Pay Grade 7 – $206,900 – $250,700 annually Soar to 100 for San Francisco Ballet The 23-24 Season charts a new era for San Francisco Ballet, with powerful world premieres and beloved classic works that will be seen in San Francisco for the first time. With a fresh perspective, Artistic Director […] [READ MORE]

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Chief Development Officer 

Soar to 100 for San Francisco Ballet The 23-24 Season charts a new era for San Francisco Ballet, with powerful world premieres and beloved classic works that will be seen in San Francisco for the first time. With a fresh perspective, Artistic Director Tamara Rojo reimagines what San Francisco Ballet is destined to be by […] [READ MORE]

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Assistant Technical Director at Detroit Opera 

Work Schedule:   Schedule varies during the performance season, this position regularly works weekends and night-time events. How to Apply: Qualified applicants should submit their resume and cover letter to employment@detroitopera.org Position Summary: The Assistant Technical Director (ATD) is a crucial member of a three-person technical direction team responsible for the planning, supervision and management of productions […] [READ MORE]

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Executive Director – Stanford Live 

Stanford, California Stanford Live, a premier arts presenter in the San Francisco Bay Area and a highly visible component of Stanford University’s commitment to the arts, seeks a dynamic, collaborative, and visionary leader to serve as its next Executive Director (or ED). This role presents an opportunity for an arts leader to advance innovation, equity, […] [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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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

How Editor Robert Gottlieb Helped Shape Dance

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What Do You Get When You Cross Hip-Hop With Ballet?

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Oregon Ballet Theatre’s New Artistic Director Has Some Big Dreams For Her Dancers

- Oregon Public Broadcasting


“Mao’s Last Dancer” To Retire

- CNN


“Mao’s Last Dancer,” Li Cunxin, Retires For Health Reasons From The Company He Has Transformed

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BAM Releases Scaled Down Plans For Its Next Wave Festival

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IDEAS

The Academic Right — Obligation — To Cancel

- London Review of Books


How AI Will Unlock Now Artistic Worlds

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Is This True? Are We All Really Hardwired To Our Primitive Past?

- The Guardian


How Parking Explains American Cities (And What To Do About It)

- Wired


What We Should Learn From Loss

- Psyche


Satire Seems To Be Dead (For Now)

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ISSUES

What Belgians Are Doing With All The Beautiful Old Churches Nobody’s Worshiping In Anymore

- AP


San Francisco Has Changed Its Arts Funding Priorities, And Some Groups Have Gotten Quite A Shock

- MSN (San Francisco Chronicle)


Motion Picture Academy Changes Rules For Best Picture Oscar

- Yahoo! (Los Angeles Times)


How A Regional Foundation Radically Evolved To Serve The Arts

- Anonymous


NYC’s High Line Park Gets A New Bridge

- Fast Company


Why Have A Festival If It Doesn’t Take You Out Of The Ordinary?

- The Guardian


How AI Will Democratize Creativity

- CNET


Layoffs At Australia’s National Broadcaster Will Decimate Arts Coverage

- Limelight (Australia)


Manchester’s Big New Arts Venue Gets A Corporate Sponsor And (Of Course) A New Name

- The Guardian


Canadians Want To Promote Canadian Content. Problem: What Is Canadian Content?

- The Walrus


Egypt Is Sparring With A Dutch Museum Over What ‘African’ Means

- The New York Times


Apparently, AI Can Now Be Asked To ‘Cover’ Public Meetings

- Nieman Lab


Can A New Law Pry Open The Black Boxes Of Social Media Algorithms?

- Fast Company



 

MEDIA

Film Critic Monica Castillo On Why We Really Must Save TCM

- Monica Castillo's Patreon


The Marvel Movie AI Credits: No Artists Were Replaced

- The Verge


Might HBO License Its Content To Netflix?

- Deadline


The Long Slow Decline Of Pixar

- The New Yorker


We Are Living Through The End Of The Useful Internet. Just Look At What’s Happening To Reddit.

- Defector


The 100 Most Significant Political Films of All Time (Not Best. Most Significant.)

- The New Republic


Political Films? What Makes A Film “Political”?

- The New Republic


Vice Media Has Been Bought Out Of Bankruptcy

- CNN


Stoppp!: There’s Way Too Much Streaming

- Wired


The Unsung Hero Of Wes Anderson’s Movies? The Key Grip.

- The New York Times



 

MUSIC

Warner Bros Is Reportedly Looking To Offload Half Of Its Film And TV Music

- Variety


Behold: The Mighty “Sonic Sphere”

- The New York Times


Dani Filth: Streaming Is Killing Us

- Yahoo!


The 257 Recordings Of Claudio Abbado

- The New York Times


Was This Man America’s First Published Black Composer?

- Early Music America


Will Atmos Revolutionize The Way We Listen To Music?

- The New York Times


Artistic Exodus From Seattle — Seattle Opera Head Is Latest To Go

- Seattle Times


Philadelphia Orchestra-Kimmel Center Asks Court To Throw Out Philly Pops’ Lawsuit

- MSN (The Philadelphia Inquirer)


Taylor Swift’s Billion-Dollar Machine

- Anonymous


The Ways Riccardo Muti Became Part Of Chicago

- New City


Learning Kronos: 50 New Quartets For The Future

- San Francisco Chronicle


Winston-Salem (NC) Symphony Appoints Michele Merrill Music Director

- Winston-Salem Journal


For The First Time, One Of The BBC’s Orchestras Has A Woman As Chief Conductor

- The Independent (UK)


Manchester’s Hallé Orchestra Appoints New Chief Conductor

- The Straits Times (Singapore)


The Enduring Allure Of Concert Halls That Make An Architectural Splash

- Bloomberg



 

PEOPLE

Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist For “Fiddler On the Roof,” Is Dead At 99

- MSN (The Washington Post)


Kennedy Center Honors 2023 To Renée Fleming, Billy Crystal, Dionne Warwick, Queen Latifah, Barry Gibb

- AP


France’s Highest Court Clears Filmmaker Luc Besson Of Rape Charge

- Variety


France Has Treated Françoise Gilot Almost As Badly As Picasso Did

- The Guardian


Actor Paxton Whitehead Is Dead At 85

- The Hollywood Reporter


Pianist Max Morath, Who Led The 1960s Ragtime Revival, Is Dead At 96

- The New York Times


Remembering John Romita Sr, Who Brought Spider-Man To Life

- NPR


Saskia Hamilton, A Poet Who Edited The Letters Of Robert Lowell And Elizabeth Hardwich, 56

- The New York Times



 

THEATRE

Experiments In Sustainable Theatre Design

- Dezeen


How They Turned The Broadway Theater Into A Disco For “Here Lies Love”

- New York Magazine


Theatre’s Labor Shortage Woes Are Growing

- American Theatre


The Emotional Toll Of Dying Onstage Every Night

- The Guardian


North Carolina’s Triad Stage Is Closing Its Doors

- Greensboro (NC) News and Record


A Depressing Report On Freelancing In The British Theatre Industry

- Variety


Who’s In Line To Run Britain’s National Theatre?

- The Guardian


Russians Revive Mariupol’s Bombed Theatre As Russian Culture Showcase

- The Wall Street Journal


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How The Oregon Shakespeare Festival Found Itself In A Crisis

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VISUAL

“It’s A Crazy-Quilt Of Faulty Incentives, From End To End”: Even Deeper Problems With “It’s Pablo-Matic”

- Artnet


Berlin Biennale Postpones 2024 Edition: Too Much Going On

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Sweden Building World’s Largest City Of Wood

- Fast Company


The Problem With “It’s Pablo-Matic”? The Exhibition Itself Doesn’t Agree With Hannah Gadsby About Picasso

- Artnet


Museum Attendance Is Down All Over The World. Is There A Lesson?

- The Critic


They’ve Put Up A Geodesic Dome At The Dalí Museum in Florida. Here’s Why.

- Tampa Bay Times


The Louvre Is Exhibiting 16 Medieval Ukrainian Icons Smuggled Out While Kyiv Was Under Attack

- Hyperallergic


The “Astonishing” $52.5 Million Renovation Of Britain’s National Portrait Gallery

- The Guardian


A New “Generation-Changing” Museum For India

- The Art Newspaper


The Remarkable 2,700-Year-Old Rock Paintings Just Discovered In Sweden

- Artnet


Sculpture Stolen From A Museum Is Discovered Next To A Dumpster At A Casino

- Artnet


Nine Suspects Charged In Theft Of Long-Missing Warhol, Pollock, And Other Works

- ARTnews


In The Age Of AI, Form Seems To Be Making A Comeback

- Artforum


Taliban Sell Tickets To Bamiyan Buddha Site They Destroyed In 2001

- Washington Post


The International African American Museum Opens At Long Last

- Hyperallergic


The Conceptual Artist With Eight Alter Ego Artists, A Team Of Assistants, And An Ongoing Random Lecture Series

- The Observer (UK)


What’s Defining The Venice Biennale

- The Guardian (UK)


Artists Are So Very Sick Of Facebook And Instagram Deleting Art

- Hyperallergic



 

WORDS

Book Bans Are Only Part Of The Assault On Reading

- The New York Times


The Problem When Billionaires Buy Great Newspapers To Save Them

- Second Rough Draft


Eight Months After It Shut Down, Bookforum Will Be Back

- MSN (The Washington Post)


Why Today’s “Best” Writers Don’t Have Readers

- The Critic


An Unknown, Unfinished Novel By Françoise Sagan Arrives On Shelves

- The Guardian


Indignities Of The Old-School Book Tour

- Esquire


Utah School District Reverses Ban On The Bible Due To Inappropriate Subject Matter For Children

- AP


Authors Of A Children’s Book About A Gay Penguin Family Join Students In Suing Florida Over Book Ban

- Politico


Why Writers Have Difficulty Talking About The Working Class

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- The Walrus


This Artist Hand-Stitches Recreations Of Classic Composition Notebooks

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Caribbean Literature Is Having A Real Moment

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