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View this email in your browser Visit the ARTSJOURNAL WEBSITE for the latest news AJBlogs | Ideas | Dance | Issues | Media | Music | People | Theatre | Visual | Words | Audience Today's Newsletter Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Skip Down to News PREMIUM AJ CLASSIFIEDS Reach our 30,000 subscribers - Advertise on AJ Arizona Opera seeks General Director Arizona Opera has reopened an international search and invites nominations and applications for the position of General Director, available July 1, 2025. [READ MORE] Chief Financial Officer – La Jolla Playhouse The Playhouse’s brilliant and innovative productions of classics, immersive projects, new plays and musicals have merited over 300 major honors and 42 Tony Awards. [READ MORE] Increase Audiences and Donors in 2025? 3 Arts Marketing, Development & Ticketing Conferences to Choose From! Deadline: February 21 Find out in Toronto, June 24-25; San Francisco, July 22-23; or New York City, August 5-6. Sign up by February 21 to get 3-for1 registration. [READ MORE] Seraphic Fire Seeks Director of Sales and Marketing Nationally recognized choral ensemble seeks to fill this position responsible for driving ticket sales, increasing audience engagement, and enhancing brand visibility to support its mission. [READ MORE] Director of Development – Glimmerglass Festival The Director of Development oversees all aspects of fundraising. [READ MORE] Place a classified ad AJ CLASSIFIEDS Reach our 30,000 subscribers - Advertise on ArtsJournal jobs Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art seeks Director of Advancement 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] jobs Opening: Assistant Director of Educational Programs Brevard Music Center Summer Institute & Festival seeks a full-time Assistant Director of Educational Programs. [READ MORE] jobs Artistic Programming Manager The Wallis is seeking a highly efficient Artistic Programming Manager [READ MORE] jobs Merola Opera Program seeks Director, Membership & Engagement The Merola Opera Program is hiring a full-time Director, Membership & Engagement to drive growth, enhance relationships, and boost marketing strategies. Send resume/CL to HR@merola.org. [READ MORE] jobs TheatreWorks Silicon Valley seeks Executive Director Apply to co-lead one of the country’s leading professional theatres and the Bay Area’s third-largest non-profit theatre. [READ MORE] jobs Ballet Hispánico seeks Director of Finance and Administration The Director of Finance and Administration (DFA) will lead all financial operations at Ballet Hispánico, establishing strong fiscal procedures and systems, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations. Reporting directly to the CMD, the DFA will play a critical role in strategic decision-making and operational management, supporting Ballet Hispánico’s growth and capacity-building efforts. Overseeing a […] [READ MORE] jobs PEM, Director of Exhibition Design PEM, Salem, MA, seeks a Director of Exhibition Design to lead its studio, serving as Lead Designer for select exhibitions. [READ MORE] jobs Director of Leadership Gifts – Grand Teton Music Festival Reporting to the Director of Development, the Director of Leadership Gifts is a critical new role responsible for expanding the Festival’s fundraising capacity. [READ MORE] Place a classified ad MOST RECENT AJBLOGS “Trump”-l’Oeil & “Entrumpy”: Museums’ Re-envisioned Missions Under a Capricious Ruler - CultureGrrl The Case for Support: Mixed Blood Theatre Produces Positive, Quantifiable Impact for the People of Minneapolis - Alan Harrison A few words from your friendly neighbourhood Canadian - Michael Rushton The Ugly Spirit … with commentary - Jan Herman Elizabeth Sobol talks about creating value for arts ecosystems - Aaron Dworkin DANCE Why Alexei Ratmansky Is Not Recreating Petipa’s “Paquita” This Time Around - Playbill IDEAS The “Socratic Method” Rather Misses The Point - The New Republic ISSUES Arts Organizations Fret About Threats To Arts Funding Under Trump Administration - Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN) Temple University Buys Main Academic Building Of Now-Shuttered University of The Arts - The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN) MEDIA Streaming Companies Will Outspend Commercial Broadcasters This Year For The First Time - Variety Malaysia Promotes Abroad Films It Censors Or Bans Domestically - The New York Times Filmmaker Convicted Of Sexual Assault In Major French #MeToo Trial - BBC MUSIC A Cantonese Opera About Donald Trump - AP Hollywood’s Latest War For Music Talent - Financial Times (MSN) David Pountney Is 77, And He Plans To Be Directing Operas For A Long Time Yet - The Telegraph (UK) (Yahoo!) PEOPLE Trial For Knife Attack On Salman Rushdie Begins This Week - AP THEATRE Meet British Theatre’s New Crop Of Artistic Directors - The Guardian VISUAL Wales’ National Museum Closes Indefinitely For Repairs - BBC Trump’s Threatened Tariffs Throw Gallery Owners Into Uncertainty - ARTnews Chrysler Building Has Been Repossessed by Cooper Union - Curbed (MSN) Van Gogh Museum Summarily Rejects That $50 Garage-Sale Painting; Experts Suggest Different Attribution - ARTnews WORDS How Blurbing Books Wrecked My Life - The New York Times Barnes & Noble To Open 60 New Stores In 2025 - Fast Company How To Read Like A Translator - The Nation Sales Of Two Fiction Subgenres Are Soaring Thanks to BookTok - The Guardian Happy reading! Got a story recommendation? We love to hear them. Send tips to artsbeat@artsjournal.com. We'll see you tomorrow. AJBlogs | Ideas | Dance | Issues | Media | Music | People | Theatre | Visual | Words | Audience Copyright © 2025 ArtsJournal, All rights reserved. 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