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Sunday, October 3, 2021
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Apply Now for an MA in Arts Management at CGU


 Los Angeles, the Creative Capital of the World, Is Our Laboratory [READ MORE]
 

 

Vice President – Finance at Workhouse Arts Foundation, Inc.


 Reporting directly to the President and CEO, the Vice President – Finance has the primary leadership role for finance on the senior management team. [READ MORE]
 

 

Vice President of Orchestral Operations and Artistic Administration


 It’s an exciting time to join The Phoenix Symphony as our organization rapidly approaches its benchmark 75th Anniversary Season in 2021-22. [READ MORE]
 

 

Call for applications: MFA in Contemporary Theatre and Performance at The New School


 The Contemporary Theatre and Performance MFA at the School of Drama at The New School in NYC reimagines traditional conservatory training to prepare actors, writers, directors, and multidisciplinary artists to thrive as theater-makers in a changed world. The curriculum is designed with a unique approach to MFA-level training where devising, multidisciplinary collaboration, and performance take […] [READ MORE]
 

 

The New School’s MA in Arts Management & Entrepreneurship for performing artists


 r 21st-century entrepreneurship. Let New York City be your inspiration, laboratory, and classroom. [READ MORE]
 

 

Jacksonville Symphony Seeks Director of Major Gifts


 The Jacksonville Symphony Advancement Department raises funds through donations from individuals, corporations, foundations, the public sector, and special events... [READ MORE]
 

 

Butler University Arts Administration Full-time Faculty Position


 Butler University’s Jordan College of the Arts (JCA) invites applications for a full-time, 9-month faculty position in the Department of Arts Administration beginning August 2022. [READ MORE]
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Department Chair, Arts Administration, Education and Policy -The Ohio State University 

The Ohio State University seeks a department chair who will provide ambitious and innovative leadership for its Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy. [READ MORE]

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Senior Leadership Opportunity – Ravinia Festival Chief Brand, Marketing & Communications Officer 

The Chief Brand, Marketing & Communications Officer (CBMCO) is a senior leadership position reporting to the President & CEO of Ravinia. [READ MORE]

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Managing Director, Performance Garage 

Reporting to the Artistic Director, this is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of this growing organization. [READ MORE]

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Assistant Director of Recruitment, Ohio University 

The Assistant Director of Recruitment supports the College of Fine Arts and Undergraduate Admissions in integrated efforts to identify, recruit, admit, and enroll undergraduate students on the Athens campus. [READ MORE]

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Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art – Director of Development 

Reporting to the Director & CEO, the Director of Development (DoD) will have primary responsibility for all aspects of the museum’s fundraising and philanthropic programs and will serve as a key member of the leadership team. [READ MORE]

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Director of Marketing and Communications 

Reporting to the Managing Director, the Director of Marketing and Communications serves as an integral member of the Executive Team and works closely with the Artistic, Development, Patron Services, and Engagement teams. [READ MORE]

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Associate Director of Development Open Position 

Alonzo King LINES Ballet is a celebrated contemporary ballet company that has been guided since 1982 by its uniquely global artistic vision. [READ MORE]

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Charlotte Ballet – Artistic Director 

The Artistic Director will provide inspirational leadership and set the organization’s artistic vision with a focus on collaboration and community engagement. [READ MORE]

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Assistant Professor, Dance (African Diaspora – TT) 

We are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the dance program and university through their teaching, research, and service. [READ MORE]

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Senior Manager, Concert Operations and Booking 

The Senior Manager, Concert Operations and Booking is tasked with supporting the Artistic Department to produce world-class performances and to find additional opportunities for the Handel and Haydn Society [READ MORE]

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General Manager Position Available 

The General Manager will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for Development, Educational Programs, Finance, and Marketing. [READ MORE]

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Art21 – Senior Director of Communications and Partnerships 

The Senior Director of Communications and Partnerships is a new role at Art21 aimed at expanding the reach of its visual arts programming and educational content as a component of its recent strategic plan. [READ MORE]

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Music: Assistant Professor, Composer w/specialty in African/African-American/Global-African Traditions 

The Music Department seeks a composer with a record of accomplishment, experience and expertise in a wide range of African, African-American, and/or Global-African traditions, approaches, modes of expression and relevant practices. [READ MORE]

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Director of Marketing, Communications, and Visitor Experience 

The Director of Marketing, Communications, and Visitor Experience is responsible for the strategic development and oversight of all communications and marketing activities for the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. [READ MORE]

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Artistic Director – Geva Theatre Center 

The Artistic Director will delight in leading and building dynamic teams of artists and have a deep commitment to creating an inclusive and supportive culture where a diversity of ideas and perspectives thrives. [READ MORE]

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Producing Artistic Director – Classic Stage Company 

The Producing Artistic Director will possess a flair for thoughtful artistic curation combined with entrepreneurial zeal and a talent to execute plans that celebrate artistic significance, inclusion, and accessibility. [READ MORE]

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Jacksonville Symphony Seeks Vice President & Chief Financial Officer 

The VP/Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will provide leadership and strategic direction for the financial affairs of the organization. [READ MORE]

 

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DANCE

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IDEAS

Technology Isn’t As Neutral As We Want It To Be

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Why We Need To Get Comfortable With Ambiguity

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ISSUES

A School Board Banned Hundreds Of Books And Documentaries Until Students Fought Back

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What Is The Solidarity Arts Economy?

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England Launches New £20 Million Arts Fund For Capital Projects

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Burying Art, Hiding Books, Smuggling Movies: Afghans Fearfully Prepare For The Taliban’s Cultural Police

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Ten Rules For How To Deal With Critics

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San Francisco, St. Paul, Pilot Minimum Guaranteed Incomes For Artists

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Four Billion Euros. That’s France’s 2022 Budget For Arts And Culture.

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London’s Barbican Centre Is Hemorrhaging Staff: Report

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Behind Yale’s Failed Singapore Venture

- Salon


Recreating Real Life – Including Homelessness – In Video Games

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The Ugly Truths Of Hollywood

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MEDIA

How Public Radio Could Help Save Local News

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How Did Fox News’s Right-Wing Late-Night TV Host Beat Stephen Colbert In The Ratings?

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Scarlett Johansson And Disney Settle Lawsuit Over “Black Widow” Pay

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America As Internet Meme (What Could Go Wrong?)

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Why Are Gen Zers And Young Millennials Binging On ‘The Sopranos’?

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Toronto International Film Festival’s Joana Vicente Is New CEO Of Sundance

- The Hollywood Reporter


Chicago Public Radio Station WBEZ To Acquire Chicago Sun-Times

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Netflix Reveals Its Most-Watched Shows

- Variety


TikTok Passes One Billion Users

- The Verge


“Nothing Else Like It On TV, Before Or Since”: Soul Train, 50 Years On

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MUSIC

Did Los Angeles Just Experience Its Best Hollywood Bowl Season Ever?

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From Sistema To The Montreal Symphony’s New Music Director: Meet Rafael Payare

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Translating Proteins Into Music

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New Vision For Orchestral Pops?

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Using Artificial Intelligence To Complete Beethoven’s Tenth Symphony

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San Antonio Symphony Is On Strike

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Why Does Classical Music Humor Keep Getting More And More Lame?

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How A Hit Song Behaves Like A Viral Infection

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Video Game Music Can Also Truly Be Symphonic

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PEOPLE

Yale Historian Resigns Citing Inappropriate Donor Influence

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Tommy Kirk, Teen Star Of A String Of Disney Hits, Dead At 79

- The Washington Post


Carlisle Floyd, Dean Of American Opera Composers, Dead At 95

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Jonathan Franzen And His Evil Twin

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Bob Moore, Bassist Who Helped Establish The “Nashville Sound”

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This Year’s MacArthur Fellows

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An Afghan Artist Recounts Her Desperate, Failed Attempt To Escape The Taliban

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Yusef Cat Stevens Is Back. What Do We Think About That?

- Washington Post


Eileen Atkins Thinks Her Memoir May Disappoint Fellow Dames Maggie Smith And Judi Dench

- The Observer (UK)


Marina Abramovic Says She Thinks Often About Dying

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THEATRE

He Acts And Directs In Four Languages. Actors Say He’s Gentle To A Fault. He’s Taking Over The Avignon Festival.

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Are Theatre Critics Being Too Kind?

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Jagged Little Pill’s Producers Apologize For Problems With Trans And Nonbinary Actors

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When GBBO Met Billy Elliott

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VISUAL

Seattle Art Museum Appoints Constance Rice As Board Chair

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Industrial Vacuum Cleaners, Traps, And Micro-Wasps: How Museums Fight The Bugs That Invade During Shutdowns

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Spain Finally Approves Money For Expansion Of Prado

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What Graffiti From Venetian Quarantine Facilities Of The 1400’s Tell Us

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Why Is This Noted Antiquities Scholar Being Accused Of Theft Of Artifacts?

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The Late-Period Pietà Michelangelo Intended For His Own Tomb Has Been Restored

- The New York Times


Now Stabilized, Could Notre Dame Reopen In 2024?

- Artnet


A Subway TikTok Artist Realizes His Dream

- The New York Times


Two Of The Nepalese Works At New York’s Rubin Museum Identified As Looted

- Hyperallergic


If You’re An Artist Who Likes ‘Rugged’ Places, Social Media Might Be Ruining Your Life

- The Guardian (UK)


Are NFTs A Bubble Or A Revolution?

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WORDS

The Classics Versus Racism

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The Age Of The New Literary Memoir

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Why All Those Blobby Book Covers?

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Uh Oh – A Looming Book Shortage?

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Is Literature “Technology”?

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