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Sunday, November 19, 2023
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President – International Storytelling Center


 The right leader for ISC will come to this opportunity with a love and appreciation for the art of storytelling synchronized with the ability to move the organization to the next level operationally, with greater alignment of strategy and execution. [READ MORE]
 

 

Inaugural Managing Director – Music of Remembrance


 After 26 years, Music of Remembrance is at a point of inflection of expansion, and seeking an entrepreneurial and collaborative leader. [READ MORE]
 

 

Chief Executive Officer – Music Teachers National Association


 The new CEO will inherit an organization that is financially stable, with strong relationships in the national and global profession, a nearly 150-year legacy of relevance and impact [READ MORE]
 

 

Executive Director – Kalamazoo Institute of Arts


 The incoming Executive Director will have the extraordinary opportunity to lead the KIA into a new phase of its history, partnering with the board and senior leaders [READ MORE]
 

 

Managing Director – Children’s Theatre Company


 The Managing Director will serve as co-leader of this respected institution with a new Artistic Director who will soon be determined through a complementary search process. [READ MORE]
 

 

General Director – Seattle Opera


 The artistic reputation of Seattle Opera will be the General Director’s primary consideration, and that commitment will manifest itself in energized audiences and increasing recognition of the company. [READ MORE]
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The Bruce Museum Seeks Chief Operating Officer 

The Chief Operating Officer (COO), in partnership with the Executive Director and CEO, will serve as a co-leader and the primary administrative, operational, and facility leader of the newly revitalized The Bruce Museum. An engaged leader, the COO will be committed to organizational excellence and possess a deep appreciation for the changing museum field, community […] [READ MORE]

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Now Hiring: Associate Professor & Program Director of Arts Management 

The successful candidate will have robust academic and leadership experience with a record of teaching and scholarship commensurate with appointment as a tenured associate professor or professor in the Arts Management Program at the College of Charleston. [READ MORE]

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Box Office Manager 

Yale School of Music seeks a highly qualified Box Office Manager. [READ MORE]

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Professor of Practice, Arts Administration 

Butler University’s Jordan College of the Arts (JCA) invites applications for a full-time, 9-month Professor of Practice faculty position in the Department of Arts Administration beginning August 2024. [READ MORE]

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Assistant Art Director 

The College of Engineering is seeking an Assistant Art Director. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position. [READ MORE]

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE 

The ideal candidate will be a change agent and servant leader, who builds deep trust and credibility with colleagues and staff and is able to influence at all levels within the organization. [READ MORE]

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Executive Director – Centre In The Square 

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director will be responsible for developing and implementing the strategic direction for all annual programming, rentals and management of the Centre In The Square. [READ MORE]

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Phoenix Boys Choir seeks Managing Director 

The ideal candidate will be an entrepreneur and ambassador for the organization, building the brand and strengthening the organization’s reach and impact. [READ MORE]

 

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DANCE

Alvin Ailey Company Artistic Director Robert Battle Resigns

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Learning From Dancing Robots

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Cleveland Ballet Suspends CEO And Artistic Director Amid Investigation Into Alleged Firing Over Body Size

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IDEAS

Stuck In Algorithmic Hell (We Really Know What You Want To See/Hear)

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How Digital Celebrity Works

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Why Activism Leads To So Much Bad Art

- The Atlantic


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Why Logic Won’t Save You

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Problematic: Dismissing Ideas By Calling Them “Problematic”

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Study: Stereotypes Might Not Influence Us As Much As We Thought

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Humanities In Crisis? Not Really What You Think

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A Tale Of Two Very Different Ancient Romes

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Progress On Mapping The Brain Has Been Painstaking. AI Might Change That

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How National Parks Tell The Story, And The Myth, Of The United States

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The Arts Can Help Solve Our Addiction Crisis

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Want To Know The Roots Of Inequality?

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ISSUES

“De-PiSisation”: Poland’s Incoming Government Looks To Undo The Politicizing Of Cultural Institutions By The Right Wing

- The Guardian


Matias Tarnopolsky: Why Cultural Diplomacy Is Important

- The New York Times


Cambodia Is Doing Mass Evictions Of Families Living At Angkor Wat

- AP


Valery Gergiev Named General Director Of Bolshoi Theater As Well As Mariinsky

- Gramilano


Why Spoilers Don’t Really Spoil Your Favorite Shows Or Books

- The Conversation


African Art Is Prospering, Powered By Social Media

- The New York Times


Why Is New Zealand’s Creative Economy Growing Faster Than National GDP?

- The Big Idea


What The Vegas Sphere Says About Our Relationship With Art

- The Atlantic


After Criticism, New Zealand Arts Funder Creates New Funding Model

- The Big Idea


Disney To DeSantis: We Add $40 Billion To Florida’s Economy

- AP


The Vegas Sphere Is Astonishing. But Is It Just A Novelty?

- Axios


America’s (Unnecessary) Fear Of Black History: Lonnie Bunch

- MSN (The Atlantic)


The Internet Has Changed How Those In Gaza Tell Their Stories To The World

- The New York Times


Artists Rally In NYT Headquarters To Call Out The Newspaper’s Gaza Coverage

- Hyperallergic



 

MEDIA

Why Scorsese Fell For Joanna Hogg’s Movies

- Irish Times


Emerald Fennell’s Grand Millennial Movie Master Plan

- The Atlantic


The Coming Realignment Of Hollywood Post-Strike

- MSN (The Atlantic)


Americans Are Consuming More News On TikTok, Less On Other Social Media

- Pew Research Center


Seattle Indie Radio Phenom KEXP Buys San Francisco Station

- Seattle Times


Want To Understand The Media Revolution? Take a Look At This 2018 Story About YouTube

- The Atlantic


An Inside Look At How Fox News Started Peddling The “Trump Didn’t Lose” Big Lie, Even Though The Murdochs Were Against It

- Politico


OMG – Did Streaming Just Turn Into Cable TV?

- Washington Post


The “Robin Hood” Fund Embedded In The New Actors Contract With Studios

- The Hollywood Reporter


The NFL Is Making A Move Beyond Televised Games Into Football Documentaries

- The New York Times



 

MUSIC

Mixtape Supremacy Hasn’t Ended Yet

- The Guardian (UK)


Can This Enormous Music Archive Be Saved?

- The Guardian


Toronto Symphony Lands A Record-Label Deal

- Ludwig Van


But Tattooing A Scannable Barcode Of Your Favorite Song On Spotify Seemed Like Such A Good Idea!

- The Wall Street Journal


The Opera Aria Painted On The Wall Of A Venetian Orphanage

- The Conversation


Meet The First Woman To Become A Permanent Member Of The New York Philharmonic, Back In 1966

- The New York Times


The Streaming Audio Channel Where Classical Meets Video-Game Music

- The New York Times


Despite Near-Record Ticket Revenue, Chicago Symphony Has A Seven-Figure Deficit

- Crain's Chicago Business


The Fisk Jubilee Singers And The Birth Of The Spiritual

- MSN (The Atlantic)


How Black Musicians Are Reclaiming Folk Genres

- The New York Times


Joan Armatrading Has Entered The Classical Music Chat

- The New York Times


In Portugal, A DJ Priest Spins Up Electronica For His Parishioners

- MSN (AP)



 

PEOPLE

The Making Of Puzzle Master Will Shortz

- The New York Times


Author A.S. Byatt Is Dead At 87

- The Guardian


American Comedy’s Highest Honor, The Mark Twain Prize, Goes To Kevin Hart

- NPR


The First-Ever Lifetime Disturbing The Peace Award Goes To Salman Rushdie

- AP


Knight Foundation Chooses A New President

- Poynter


Kevin Wynn, Choreographer And Beloved Teacher, Is Dead At 67

- The New York Times


SuperAgent Andrew Wylie And Defining The Elite

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How Barbra Streisand Redefined Diva

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THEATRE

At DC’s Arena Stage, The New Director Bravely Faces A Leaner, More Challenging Time

- MSN (The Washington Post)


Magicians Are Less Prone To Mental Illness Than Any Other Artists: Research

- The Guardian


Do Hot Guys Make Sense As Stand-Up Comedians? Conventional Wisdom Says No, But …

- The New York Times


A Father Makes Theater Of His Son’s Murder In The Parkland School Shooting

- The New York Times


South Coast Repertory Theatre Loses Its Leader After 44 Years

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Texas School District That Cancelled “Oklahoma!” Rather Than Let A Trans Student Appear In It Has Backed Down

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Happy Banned Theatre Week, From California

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Alfred Molina On Playing A Lawyer In The Scopes Monkey Trial

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VISUAL

Mass Resignations Of Documenta Selection Committee: “No Room For Ideas”

- ARTnews


Newest-Gen Versions Of AI Image Creators Upend Everything

- Ars Technica


Art Institute Of Chicago’s Ex-Payroll Manager Sentenced To Prison For Embezzling $2.3 Million

- MSN (Chicago Tribune)


The High-Tech Scans That Will Help Restore Historic Ukrainian Buildings Ravaged By Russian Bombing

- The World


He Thought He Had Stumbled Into Owning A Chuck Close Painting. Then He Tried To Sell It…

- The New York Times


Orlando Museum Of Art May Just Settle Its Lawsuit Against Its Former Director Over The Fake Basquiat Exhibition

- MSN (Orlando Sentinel)


Vandal Attacks National Gallery In DC

- Washington Post


With Attendance Down By More Than A Third, SF-MOMA Eliminates 20 Staff Jobs

- MSN (San Francisco Chronicle)


Former CEO Countersues Orlando Museum Of Art Over Basquiat Exhibition Fiasco

- AP


Can America’s Endangered Post-Modernist Buildings Be Saved?

- Bloomberg


The Best Design For Public Housing Projects Was Developed In Vienna A Century Ago

- Bloomberg CityLab


At Newfields/Indianapolis Museum Of Art, CEO Is Out After Only 15 Months

- Indianapolis Star


When ‘Regeneration’ Architecture Goes Disastrously Wrong

- The Guardian (UK)


The Occult Is Rising In The Art World

- The Observer (UK)


That Freshman Year Class Where You Learn To Make A ‘Selfie’ Quilt

- Inside Higher Ed



 

WORDS

Precipitous Drop In Students Studying Foreign Languages

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- Slate


Making Millions Of Dollars Dealing In Fake Robert Burns Documents

- BBC


Sarah Bernstein Wins Canada’s $100K Giller Prize

- CBC


Social Scientists Tried To Figure Out Which Words The Brits Find Most Funny And Why

- Mental Floss


This Finnegan’s Wake Reading Group Has Finished The Book, 28 Years On

- The Guardian (UK)


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Can We Please Not Resurrect The First-Person-Industrial-Media-Complex?

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