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Sunday, August 28, 2022

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Associate Producer-Black Spectrum Theatre Company

The right sort of individual for this role will be a highly motivated self-starter with an eagerness to learn while bringing unique talents and experiences to bear on elevating the work of this community based jewel that is supported by a deeply dedicated and passionate audience. [READ MORE]

Executive Director – Theatre Forward

The Executive Director will take the lead on shaping plans for Theatre Forward’s expansion and evolution, seeking new ways to raise funds and provide direct and meaningful support to regional theatre partners across the country. [READ MORE]

Chief Marketing Officer – The Alley Theatre

THE ALLEY THEATRE (The Alley) is seeking applicants for its next The Chief Marketing Officer. The Chief Marketing Officer is one of several senior administrative staff positions at The Alley, including Development, Education and Community Engagement, Finance, Human Resources and Culture, and Information Technology. Each of these positions report to the Managing Director, although the […] [READ MORE]

Managing Director – Asolo Repertory Theatre

The Managing Director will be the primary lead for developing strong and executable plans for sound financial management, progressive brand and marketing awareness, and deeply authentic and inspirational philanthropic efforts. [READ MORE]

Managing Director – Charleston Stage

The Managing Director and Artistic Director will form a co-leadership team, with both positions reporting to the Board of Trustees through the President. [READ MORE]

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]

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Opera Lafayette Development and Box Office Associate

Position Title: Development and Box Office Associate Job Type: Part-Time Status: Non-Exempt and At Will Supervisor: Development and Managing Directors Liaises with: Development Committee Salary: $22.50-25/hour depending on experience. The Organization Opera Lafayette is the pre-eminent American interpreter and producer of period-instrument opera from the 17th through the 19th centuries. The organization performs its annual […] [READ MORE]

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Vice President, Finance and Administration

Vice President, Finance and Administration DEPARTMENT: Finance and AdministrationREPORTS TO: President and CEORESPONSIBILITY: Finance, Human Resources, IT, and FacilitiesSUPERVISES: Manager, AdministrationSTATUS: Full TimeFLSA: ExemptCAREER LEVEL: Vice PresidentSALARY RANGE $150,000 – $175,000 LOCATION: Tri-State (NY, NJ, CT) preferred but not required. League staff are mostly working remotely at the moment, and there is no immediate plan […] [READ MORE]

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Executive Director – New England Foundation for the Arts

Organization The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) invests in artists and communities fostering equitable access to the arts, enriching the cultural landscape in New England and the nation. NEFA is a grantmaker, program initiator, aggregator of resources, and builder of creative partnerships among artists, arts organizations, businesses, and funders. Founded in 1976, NEFA […] [READ MORE]

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Fund Development/Program Officer Part-time for NCAPER

Fund Development & Program Officer 20 hours per week, Remote Description: The National Coalition for Arts’ Preparedness & Emergency Response (NCAPER) seeks a dynamic individual with a proven track record who can develop an advancement plan to support the goals and objectives of NCAPER and assist in program administration and advocacy efforts. This part-time position […] [READ MORE]

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Senior Director of Development-Jacksonville Symphony

POSITION DESCRIPTION Position Title: Senior Director of DevelopmentStatus: Full-Time, ExemptReports To: Vice President & Chief Advancement Officer Position Summary: The Jacksonville Symphony Advancement Department raises funds through donations from individuals, corporations, foundations, the public sector, and special events to support artistic and educational programming and general operating expenses. The Senior Director of Development will be […] [READ MORE]

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GENERAL DIRECTOR OPERA SARATOGA

GENOVESE VANDERHOOF & ASSOCIATESCultural Management Consultants Position Announcement GENERAL DIRECTOROPERA SARATOGASaratoga Springs, New York Opera Saratoga invites applications and recommendations for the position of General Director. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the General Director provides for the overall leadership of this $1 to $1.6 million company headquartered in beautiful Saratoga Springs, New York. Opera […] [READ MORE]

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Executive Director & CEO, Columbus Museum of Art

This leader guides the museum and its professional staff in pursuing its mission and assuring a sustainable future, garners support for the institution’s priorities including serving as chief fundraiser. [READ MORE]

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Melvin Edwards Unchained: Ascending from “Lynch Fragments” to “Brighter Days”
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Tabloid Photographer + Rock Star + White Supremacy
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DANCE

The Finnish Ballet At 100
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The Black Dancer In The Imperial Russian Ballet
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This Young Dancer Wants To Make Ballet As Exciting And Popular As Sports
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Lourdes López Marks Ten Years At The Helm Of Miami City Ballet And More Than 50 Years in Dance
- MSN (The Miami Herald)

Los Angeles Ballet Names A New Artistic Director
- Los Angeles Times

How Contemporary Dance Artists Who’ve Stayed In Ukraine Are Helping The War Effort
- The New York Times

Meet Tamara Rojo’s Successor At The Helm Of English National Ballet
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Actors’ Equity Joins The Fight To Unionize Dancers At An L.A. Strip Club
- The Hollywood Reporter

The Guardian’s Dance Critic Rates Heads Of State On How They Boogie
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The Endless Possibilities Of Site-Specific Dance
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IDEAS

Goodbye, Ridiculously Paywalled Scientific Research
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The Decisions We Make Now Have Never Had Such Consequence
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The Moral Question Of Our Time: What Do We Owe The Future?
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Beyond Politics: What’s Wrong With Technocrats?
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Towards The Collective: Redefining Intelligence
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The Internet As Anti-Humanity Machine
- Hedgehog Review

What I Learned From A Week Hanging Out With Mensa Members
- New York Magazine

We Already Know We’re Renting, Not Owning, Digital Media
- Wired

The Push For A Memorial To LA’s Biggest Race Massacre
- Los Angeles Time

ISSUES

Arts Funding That’s Self-Sustainable?
- artsHub

Study: Yes, You Can “Inoculate” People From Falling For Misinformation
- NiemanLab

With Lodging For Traveling Artists So Expensive, One Bay Area Arts Center Is Building Its Own Apartment Building
- San Francisco Chronicle

The Cost Of Making Art Is Surging
- ArtsHub

Australia Is Working On A New National Arts Policy. Here Are Artists’ Demands:
- Sydney Morning Herald

Arts Journalism Is On Life Support
- Arts Fuse

In Narendra Modi’s India, Archaeology Isn’t Just A Battleground, It’s A Political Weapon
- ARTnews

Three Years After A Ferocious Battle, There’s Finally A New Official Definition Of “Museum”
- Museums Association (UK)

Anish Kapoor: I Fear For The Culture Of India
- The Art Newspaper

American Entertainment Companies Bet Big On China. Now They’re Losing Billions
- Wall Street Journal

In Seattle: How Do You Rebuild A Creative Culture?
- Post Alley

Bullfighting Is Fading Away In Spain. So How Can They Repurpose All The Bullrings?
- The Guardian

Why It’s So Hard To Define Who Is A Millennial
- LA Review of Books

Artists Who Built Their Careers Around Instagram See The Platform’s Changes Yanking Away Their Audience
- CBC

MEDIA

Data: When People Pay Attention To Ads
- MediaPost

Canadian Film Awards Makes Acting Categories Gender-Neutral
- MSN

A24 May Be The Only Movie Studio That Has Fans In Its Own Right
- New York Magazine

The Trickiest Thing About Marketing Foreign Film In The US? Translating The Title
- The New York Times

HBO Max Lays Off 70 (And Making Programmers Much Less Diverse)
- The Daily Beast

Warner Bros. Is Holding Secret “Funeral Screenings” Of Shelved “Batgirl” Movie
- The Hollywood Reporter

Independent Spirit Awards Make Their Acting Categories Gender-Neutral
- Variety

NPR Is Starting A Podcast Channel On YouTube
- Endgadget

How To Kill The Internet In Australia: Websites Liable For Content On Pages They Link To?
- NiemanLab

Why Did Netflix Build A Gorgeous Replica Of The Sistine Chapel And Then Destroy It?
- Artnet

MUSIC

Reviving The Only Known Opera In Yiddish
- Forward

Hawaii Symphony Signs A New Four-Year Contract With Its Musicians, Goes Year-Round
- Hawaii Public Radio

Musicians Of The Defunct San Antonio Symphony Have Formed A New Orchestra
- San Antonio Report

Major Recording Label Signs Artificial Intelligence-Generated Rapper, Then Drops It Over Backlash
- Los Angeles Times

In This Concert, An Artificial Intelligence Program Was The Piano Soloist
- The New York Times

Why Did The Philadelphia Orchestra Pull Beethoven’s 9th From Its Edinburgh Concert? The Choir Wouldn’t Wear Masks.
- MSN (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Francesca Zambello Wraps Up 12 Years At Glimmerglass Opera
- The New York Times

Zoom Kept Us Safe, But Kept Us Apart From Music
- Irish Times

This Young Singer Says Long Covid Has Taken Away Her Voice, Job, And Passion
- BBC

Finding A Greener Solution To The Vinyl Backlog
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PEOPLE

Bob LuPone, Leader Of Off-Broadway’s MCC Theater And Sister Of Patti, Has Died
- Variety

The Young Creatives Who’ve Stayed Behind In Kyiv
- Mic

The Towering Intellect Of Richard Taruskin
- The New Yorker

What We Know So Far About Placido Domingo And The Argentine Criminal Cult
- Van

How Paul Robeson Became A Hero In Mao’s China
- Aeon

Two Of Paul Newman’s Daughters Sue The Charitable Foundation Behind “Newman’s Own” Foods
- AP

Genre- And Medium-Spanning Writer Michael Malone Is Dead At 79
- MSN (The Washington Post)

Norah Vincent, Who Wrote A Bestseller About Living And Passing As A Man, Is Dead At 53
- The New York Times

Henry Mancini’s Genius
- New Criterion

Actor Gary Busey Is Charged With Sex Crimes Offenses After A Horror Convention
- Philadelphia Inquirer

THEATRE

Another Theatre Closes In San Francisco
- San Francisco Chronicle

Pushing Back Against Anti-Woke “Comedy” At The Edinburgh Fringe
- The Guardian

A Return Visit To The Theater At The Heart Of A Tiny Rocky Mountain Village
- The New York Times

After 33 Years Chicago Shakespeare Theatre Founding Director Retires
- Chicago Tribune

I Quit On My Dream Of Being An Actor. I Feel Relieved
- The Guardian

The Most Improvisational Of Standup Comedians Tries An Actually Scripted And Plotted Show
- The New York Times

Theatre On The English Coast Is Thriving Again As Demographics Change
- The Stage

Ojai: How To Create A Playwrights’ Festival That Matters
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Why Are Paris Comedy Clubs Packed?
- The New York Times

Auditions Suck: A Litany Of Indignities
- The Guardian

VISUAL

Microsoft Co-Founder’s Billion-Dollar Art Collection To Go To Auction
- The Art Newspaper

UNESCO Warns That Hagia Sofia Is Endangered
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This Startup Wants To “Decentralize The Museum” By Becoming An Art-Lending Library For Far-Flung Institutions
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Portions Of 2,000-Year-Old Roman Temple Fresco Unearthed In Italy
- CNN

More Basquiat Scandal Fallout: Orlando Museum’s Interim Director Resigns After Seven Weeks
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Your Museum Has Been Implicated In A Fraud. What To Do? Why, A Task Force, Of Course
- Artnet

This Is Possibly The Most Influential Artist Whose Name You’ve Never Encountered
- Artnet

A First Look Inside The International African American Museum
- Charleston City Paper

Netflix Spent $5 Million To Create Replica Of The Sistine Chapel. Then Destroyed It. Why?
- Artnet

New York Museums Now Required To Publicly Identify Art Stolen By Nazis
- The Hill

Can Museums Survive If They Stay Politically Neutral?
- The Art Newspaper

Philadelphia Loves Its Murals. But The City Has Targeted Them For Years
- Philadelphia Inquirer

Covering Kyiv’s Anti-Tank “Hedgehogs” With Traditional Ukrainian Art
- MSN (The Washington Post)

Michael Heiser’s Stunning Masterpiece (50 Years In The Making) Ready To Open In The Nevada Desert
- The New York Times

A New Law Requires Museums In New York To Prominently Identify Nazi-Looted Art
- Hyperallergic

The Remarkable Carpenters Of Medieval Practice Rebuilding Notre Dame’s Roof
- The Guardian

Reviving Older Crafts, With A Decidedly Raunchy Flair
- The New York Times

Frank Stella’s Sculpture Ranch, And His Uncertain Near Future
- BBC

WORDS

A Librarian Speaks Out About “Scary” Challenges To Books
- Christian Science Monitor

A History Of Consequential Editing Errors
- The Millions

It’s Not 1975 Anymore: Let’s Stop Printing Sunday Newspaper Magazines
- Second Rough Draft

The Agony Of An Author Recording His Own Audiobook
- The Guardian

American Librarians Are Now Having To Do The Jobs Of Social Workers
- California Healthline

Lessons From The Vanity Press Trenches
- LitHub

The Things That Eat Books
- Lapham's Quarterly

Hating Holden Caulfield Does Not Make You A Bad Person
- Vulture

The Museum Of The Bible Returns A 1,000-Year-Old Manuscript Looted From A Greek Monastery
- The New York Times

Return The Rosetta Stone To Egypt, Demands The Country’s Most Famous Archaeologist
- The National (Abu Dhabi)

Why Are You Reading This?
- LA Review of Books

Texas’ New Book Banning Rules In Action: Bible Gets Pulled From Shelves
- The Daily Beast

Finding Gold At Shakespeare And Company
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The Scientist Whose Books Are Her Secret Joy And Shame
- Washington Post

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