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Sunday, July 2, 2023
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Are You Ready To Make A Career Change?


 The Master of Arts Management Program at Carnegie Mellon University will help you launch your new career using the arts, analytics, and action. Using experiential learning and knowledge gained from experts in the field, you’ll become an arts manager who creates a lasting impact on the communities you serve. Click here to learn more about […] [READ MORE]
 

 

Broward Center for the Performing Arts – President & CEO


 The Broward Center, one of the leading performing arts centers in the country, seeks its next leader to build on 30+ years of success bringing the arts and entertainment to South Florida, providing award-winning arts education programs, and serving as the cultural anchor of a vibrant downtown arts district. MORE EMAIL TO [READ MORE]
 

 

Chief Programs Officer – OPERA America


 OPERA America, the national nonprofit service organization for opera, seeks a knowledgeable opera devotee to lead and shape the organization’s services that support artists and the artistic work of member organizations. MORE [READ MORE]
 

 

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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Accounting Manager, Mark Morris Dance 

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 […] [READ MORE]

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Managing Director – TheaterWorks Hartford 

TheaterWorks Hartford (TWH), a thriving, Obie-award-winning regional theater known for its thought-provoking, exceptional productions is seeking a leader to become its first Managing Director. You will work as part of a close-knit Senior Leadership Team to unlock the full breadth of what this innovative company and its talented staff can be and achieve. Together, you […] [READ MORE]

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Managing Director – GableStage Theatre 

Position Summary Reporting to the Producing Artistic Director with the input of the board, the Managing Director will provide administrative and financial oversight over all aspects of the organization’s day-to-day. They will serve as an ex officio member of the board and will collaborate closely with the board and Producing Artistic Director to establish an […] [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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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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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

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IDEAS

Want Happiness? Compete To Be An Also-Ran

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History Told Through Families Rather Than -isms

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New Tech Is Exposing The Unheard Sounds Around Us

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Why Your Brain Is Tricking You Into Thinking Things Are Worse

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ISSUES

Why Canada Is Aggressively Growing

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As The Legislative Session Ended, Oregon Lawmakers Shortchanged The Arts

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Why Wisconsin’s Arts Funding Is So Low

- Wisconsin Public Radio


Britain’s State Schools Are Robbing Kids Who Aren’t Rich Of Arts Education

- The Guardian


BAM Lays Off 26 Staffers To Address A “Sizable Structural Deficit”

- The New York Times


How AI Is Reimagining Urban Design

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Amsterdam To Rename Its Hermitage Museum After Cutting Ties With Russia

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MEDIA

The Culture Bubble Has Popped

- The Nation


TV Game Shows Are Still Thriving. Why?

- The New York Times


If The Actors In SAG-AFTRA Go On Strike Next Week, This Is Why

- Yahoo! (Los Angeles Times)


Google Says It Will Block Canadian News From Its Products In Canada

- CTV


Why Streaming Platforms Are Removing Tons Of Shows From Their Platforms

- Vox


New York Public Radio Has An $8 Million Deficit

- Inside Radio


Why TCM Movie Channel Is An Important American Cultural Resource

- The New Yorker


Tribute Bands, Personalities Protest As Facebook, Instagram Ban Impersonators

- BBC


Bell Canada Petitions Government To Let It Drop Local TV News

- CBC


The Similarities Between AI And TV Commercials

- The New York Times



 

MUSIC

The Great Tchaikovsky Competition, Much Diminished By Russia’s War

- The New York Times


The Chicago Symphony Brass Section Is A Hotbed Of Period Instruments (Who Knew?)

- Chicago Tribune


Studies Point To Health Benefits Of Singing With Others

- Washington Post


Fledgling San Antonio Philharmonic Appoints Its First Executive Director

- San Antonio Report


Seattle Opera Produced A “Relaxed” Performance Of “Traviata. Here’s What They Learned

- Seattle Times


What Happens When Opera Singers Get Pregnant? Sometimes They Lose Roles, Sometimes They Gain Voice, Sometimes Both

- The New York Times


In Song Recitals, The Way The Performers Move Their Heads Matters: Study

- Ludwig Van


San Francisco Opera At 100: Its Best Season Ever?

- San Francisco Chronicle


The Ways Yannick Nézet-Séguin Is Changing The Metropolitan Opera

- AP


Tulsa Opera Cancels 2023-24 Mainstage Season

- Tulsa World



 

PEOPLE

Robert Sherman, A Fixture At Classical Radio Station WQXR For 68 Years, Is Dead At 90

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Actor Alan Arkin, 89

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- The New York Times


Why Divas Have The Right To Be Difficult

- BBC


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- The New York Times


Body Found In California Mountains Where Actor Julian Sands Went Missing

- The Guardian (UK)


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- The New York Times



 

THEATRE

What Theatre Audiences Want Now

- Culturebot


COVID Broke The Habit Of Going To The Theatre

- Los Angeles Times


And Another Theatre! Chicago’s LookingGlass Theatre Lays Off Staff, “Pauses” Productions

- Chicago Tribune


Maxine Peake’s New Theatre Company Is Staging An Artists’ Dystopia In A Manchester Library

- The Guardian


Prague Summit Debates The Future Of Theatre

- The Stage


Jeremy O. Harris Gets 36 Minutes On “Fresh Air”

- NPR


Theater Development Fund Executive Director Victoria Bailey: The Exit Interview

- The New York Times


TKTS, Times Square’s Famous Half-Price Ticket Booth, Marks 50 Years

- AP


Seattle’s Book-It Theatre To Close After 33 Years

- Seattle Times


California’s Struggling Theater Companies Hope Desperately For Bailout Money From Sacramento

- Yahoo! (The Wrap)



 

VISUAL

Chicago Reconsiders Its Public Monuments

- Chicago Reader


For The Second Time This Year, British Museum Workers Will Go On A Weeklong Strike

- Artnet


Union Accuses Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Management Of Reneging On Pay Raises In Contract

- MSN (The Philadelphia Inquirer)


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- Bloomberg


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The Most Expensive Artwork Ever Sold In Europe: Gustav Klimt’s Last Portrait

- Artnet


Another Director Quits The Much-Troubled Royal British Columbia Museum

- The Art Newspaper


Jackass Tourist Carves Juvenile Love Graffiti Into Wall Of Rome’s Colosseum

- Artnet


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How Did Steven Holl’s Queens Library, With All Its Accessibility Issues, Get Approved?

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Some Homeless Shelters Are Getting A Radical Redesign

- The Guardian (UK)


European Museums’ Numbers Appear To Be Rebounding Somewhat

- Hyperallergic


Goodbye, Philip Schuyler

- The New York Times


The Fight Is On To Preserve Denver’s Iconic Chicanx Murals

- Hyperallergic



 

WORDS

TikTok Sells A Lot Of Books Through BookTok – And Maybe Now As A Publisher

- The New York Times


Controversy Over Translation At The British Museum

- The Conversation


25 Years Ago, This Critic Made Some Literary Predictions. He Revisits.

- Washington Post


Teaching Rohingya Children To Read And Write Their Language For The First Time

- Deutsche Welle


In Some Cities, Libraries Are Remaking Themselves As Locations For Remote Workers

- MSN (The Washington Post)


New Canadian Literary Press Launches

- Toronto Star


AI-Generated Books Flood Amazon This Week

- Vice


National Geographic Has Laid Off The Remainder Of Its Writing Staff

- MSN (The Washington Post)


Folger Shakespeare Library Director Michael Witmore Will Depart Next Year

- MSN (The Washington Post)


USA Today Resumes Publishing Book Bestseller List

- Toronto Star (AP)


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- Slate


Argentine Court Assigns The Rights To Jorge Luís Borges’s Works

- AP


What Ails Publishing Can’t Be Fixed By AI

- Slate


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