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Monday, March 2, 2020

Why The Right Chooses To Fight For Classical Architecture by Artsjournal

A big part of the appeal of classical architecture for the right is this perceived ability to endure. Buildings can be read as part of an unbroken chain, supposedly embodying an uncomplicate…

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Virginia Opera seeks General Director by Artsjournal

Virginia Opera seeks applications for the position of General Director from individuals with senior experience in opera company administration, financial management, and fund-raising.

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Communications Director, New Music America by Artsjournal

New Music USA supports the sounds of tomorrow by nurturing the creation, performance, and enjoyment of living music in the United States. We are seeking an exceptional Communications Directo…

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Friday, February 28, 2020

Art (Graphics) Instructor (Reg FT 10 month, with benefits) by Artsjournal

The primary responsibilities of the faculty are to teach and to develop the curriculum.

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Betrayal Of Education: America's College Adjunct Crisis by Artsjournal

According to the UC Berkeley Labor Center, 25 percent of part-time faculty nationally rely on public assistance programs. In 1969, 78 percent of instructional staff at US institutions of hig…

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Musicians Talk Horror-Airline Stories by Artsjournal

"You can have a bad experience whether flying with it in your hand or freighting. I've seen a forklift go right through a guitar case before. Airlines should be as explicit as possible on th…

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The Downside Of Learning With YouTube How-To's by Artsjournal

Many of these videos fall into what Carlson calls "infotainment," where the goal isn't to teach, but to pass on information, even if it doesn't lead to understanding. "They're not saying, 'H…

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Trump Gets 45-Minute Briefing On The Play "FBI Lovebirds: Undercovers" by Artsjournal

Trump hasn't seen the play, according to playwright Phelim McAleer, but praised its concept: a script based entirely on congressional testimony and the text messages between former FBI agent…

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How Coronavirus Is Affecting The Entertainment Industry by Artsjournal

Theaters in China, the world's second largest box office market behind the U.S. and Canada, have almost entirely shut down. So have theme parks and film shoots. Travel bans meant to curb the…

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Roberto Bedoya On Expressing Oakland Creatively by Artsjournal

Bedoya describes the culture of the city as "the embodiment of forms of knowledge and wisdom people have gained through their different lived experiences." Another way he expresses this idea…

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Above Politics? Classical Music As Uniter… by Artsjournal

Classical music is a rare remaining area where citizens of countries that are at loggerheads (or worse) with one another can interact in a productive manner. "The most important aspect we're…

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How One Expert Discovered The Creative Freedom Of Early Music by Artsjournal

"I finally realized it felt more creative to be doing what I was doing in early music because there was so much that we hadn't figured out; there was so much that was not in the scores. And …

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What Philadelphia's University Of The Arts Has Learned About Using Virtual Reality In Classes by Artsjournal

It allows students to design and test ideas in ways not possible in traditional classes. The school decided to dip its toe into the VR world, then discovered its classes quickly filled up. "…

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Brooklyn Public Library And Brooklyn Historical Society Merge by Artsjournal

Under the plan, which was approved this week by the boards of both organizations, the library " the nation's fifth largest " will become the parent institute of the historical society. The s…

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Thursday, February 27, 2020

We're Recreating The Nature Around Us With Technology by Artsjournal

Under the rubric of "ubiquitous computing," "smart dust," and the "Internet of Things," computers are melting into the fabric of everyday life. Light bulbs, toasters, even toothbrushes are b…

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George Gershwin And His Attempts To Define An American Sound by Artsjournal

Over the course of his career, Gershwin was praised and criticized in equal measure for his willingness to borrow and fuse musical elements from various cultural and ethnic realms. He regula…

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While We Weren't Looking The Robots Became Our Bosses by Artsjournal

The robots are watching over hotel housekeepers, telling them which room to clean and tracking how quickly they do it. They're managing software developers, monitoring their clicks and scrol…

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Eight Trends That Are Changing The Non-Profit Sector by Artsjournal

There has also been unprecedented leadership turnover across the classical performing arts sector. "Furthermore, the pipeline for leadership is not there to meet the demands. Changing tastes…

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Uffizi's Entire Scientific Committee Quits Over Rafael Loan by Artsjournal

The panel said it had worked for months to draw up a list of works that should never be moved from the Florentine gallery, and the portrait of Pope Leo X was one of them. The famed portrait …

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Fred Adams, 89, Visionary Founder Of Utah Shakespeare Festival by Artsjournal

In 1961, Fred Adams " then a theater professor with two years of experience at the College of Southern Utah (now SUU) " and Barbara Gaddie, his girlfriend (they married in 1963), were in a l…

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Have Fun: Smithsonian Releases 2.8 Million Images To Public by Artsjournal

Featuring data and material from all 19 Smithsonian museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives and the National Zoo, the new digital depot encourages the public to not just view its…

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Baltimore Symphony, In Debt, With Unhappy Musicians And Losing Its Music Director, Asks For $15M To Expand by Artsjournal

Recommendations of the task force, created last spring to examine ways to staunch the BSO's losses, include obtaining an extra $5.5 million through 2026 from the state government, which last…

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The Experience Economy " It's More Than The "Product" by Artsjournal

"The experience of the product is bigger than the product itself," said Donald Chesnut, who became Mastercard Inc.'s first chief experience officer in 2019. "It's everything around it. How w…

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Research: Angkor Wat May Have Been Built Because Of An Engineering Disaster by Artsjournal

A new study published recently in the journal Geoarchaeology shows that there was more than political intrigue at play. A water reservoir critical for large-scale agriculture in the Koh Ker …

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Executive Director " Duluth Playhouse and NorShor Theatre by Artsjournal

Duluth Playhouse manages 3 stages and a School for the Performing Arts, presenting 21 productions offering over 300 artistic opportunities a year, with a blend of community talents and profe…

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Director of Development, Birmingham Museum of Art by Artsjournal

The Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) sparks the creativity, imagination, and liveliness of Birmingham by connecting all its citizens to the joy of art.

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Yuja Wang Upset Her Audience In Chicago When She Mixed Up The Order Of Her Program (On Purpose) by Artsjournal

Because of cultural tradition, each audience brings specific expectations to a performance. Classical listeners, who are steeped in the European performance practices, have been conditioned …

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LA's REDCAT Hires A New Director by Artsjournal

Joao Ribas has recently worked as an independent curator and writer. In 2019 he was the commissioner and curator for the Pavilion of Portugal at the Venice Biennale and curator of a photogra…

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How To Make Historical Ballet Relevant by Artsjournal

Exploring the context in which the ballets arose offers insight into their complexity, and helps us question contemporary assumptions about the choreography, librettos, and music that have s…

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Royal Shakespeare's Gregory Doran Hits Back At Idea That "Wokeness" Is Threatening Shakespeare by Artsjournal

"Dominic Cavendish fears that the woke wolves are beginning to police Shakespeare, and that ultimately they will apply a sort of politically correct censorship which will render the plays un…

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Rem Koolhaas Discovers The Countryside (And Comes Off As A City Rube) by Artsjournal

Having spent 50 years theorizing about cities, he grew annoyed by how much time his fellow urbanists spend theorizing about cities. So he pulled on his wellies and went tromping out into the…

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