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Sunday, May 25, 2025
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City of Boston, Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture seeks Chief of Arts & Culture 

The Chief of Arts and Culture (Chief) of MOAC will be a visionary, collaborative, and dynamic leader responsible for shaping and championing the City's cultural identity [READ MORE]

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National Art Education Association seeks Executive Director 

The Executive Director will champion visual arts educators and the value of visual arts and design education nationally. [READ MORE]

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Hanover Theatre & Conservatory seeks VP of Marketing & Communications 

The Vice President of Marketing & Communications strategically plans, monitors, and oversees earned revenue generation of subscription, group and single ticket sales [READ MORE]

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Managing Director – Profile Theatre Company 

Profile Theatre, one of Portland’s most acclaimed cultural institutions, seeks a collaborative, entrepreneurial, and inclusive leader to serve as its Managing Director. [READ MORE]

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Vice President & General Manager with the Jacksonville Symphony 

Vice President/General Manager (GM) is a member of the senior leadership team and has overall responsibility for the management of orchestra operations. [READ MORE]

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Adult Programs Manager, Mark Morris Dance Group 

The Mark Morris Dance Group seeks an Adult Programs Manager to join its 5-person Education team, focusing on Adult Programs at the Mark Morris Dance [READ MORE]

 

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DANCE

Ma Cong Brings Jolts Of New Energy To Richmond Ballet

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New York City Ballet’s Andrew Veyette And His Difficult Journey

- The New York Times


Data: Where The Resident Choreographers Are

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Crystal Pite Says She Does Not Enjoy Choreographing

- The Standard (London)


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IDEAS

Why It’s A Good Thing That Human Memory Is Flexible And Unreliable

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We Should Rethink Our Open Spaces

- Fast Company


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More Cities, Countries, Invest In Creative Economy To Strengthen Their Communities

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Neuroscientists Note How The Brain Processes Metaphor

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A History Of Free Speech: How Haphazard It Has Been

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Why We Won’t Get Artificial General Intelligence Any Time Soon

- The New York Times


Universal Is Trying To Take The Disney Crown

- Los Angeles Times



 

ISSUES

How The Just-Passed “Take It Down” Act Threatens Free Speech

- Slate


New York Artists Argue For More City Funding

- Hyperallergic


How Online Gambling Has Changed Canadian Culture

- The Walrus


Spoleto Festival (The Italian One) Has A New Artistic Director

- Gramilano (Milan)


Institute Of Museums And Library Services Begins Restoring Cancelled Grants And Rehiring Fired Staffers

- Hyperallergic


Immigrant Artists Who Are Pushing Back

- The New York Times


California Gov. Newsom Cuts Millions From State Fund For Boosting Pay At Small Arts Orgs

- San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)


UK Budget Season: A Time For The Arts To Make Their Case

- The Stage


Report: UK Arts Spaces Are In Dire Need Of Repair

- The Stage


“Recklessly Disregards The Truth”: Former Kennedy Center President Calls Out Trump Team’s Allegations About Center’s Finances

- Deadline


Trump Hosts Kennedy Center Board Meeting, Says He’ll Fix The Place

- APNews


Lincoln Center’s $335M Redesign Plans

- Deadline


Certain Items At Smithsonian’s African-American History Museum Are Being Taken Off Display. Why?

- NBC News


New Kennedy Center Chief Calls For Criminal Investigation Into Its Finances

- The New York Times



 

MEDIA

Photographer Sues Jennifer Lopez For Sharing Photos…Of Herself

- BBC


Report: All Is Not Well With The UK Film Industry

- The Conversation


Big Tech Turns To Hollywood To Try To Sell A Kinder Gentler Version Of AI

- Los Angeles Times


The Media Circus That Keeps Driving South Korean Celebrities To Suicide

- The Hollywood Reporter


How The Alternative Press Subverted Media

- LA Review of Books


Why AMC Movie Theatres Have Slashed Wednesday Ticket Prices

- The Hollywood Reporter


Settling Trump’s $20 Billion “60 Minutes” Lawsuit Could Constitute Criminal Bribery, Senators Warn Shari Redstone

- The Wall Street Journal (MSN)


How To Fix Hollywood? Mayor Says Make It Easier For Hollywood To Work

- The New York Times


AI Startup Says It Can Make Movie Animation 90 Percent Cheaper

- The New York Times


San Francisco’s New Mayor: Star Of His Own Reality Show

- San Francisco Chronicle



 

MUSIC

Last Stringed-Instrument Maker School In The UK To Close

- The Guardian


Major DC Classical Presenter Moves Next Season’s Concerts Out Of Kennedy Center

- Washingtonian


Why Anthony Roth Costanzo Is Bringing Back $11-Or-Pay-What-You-Wish Tickets At Opera Philadelphia

- Broad Street Review (Philadelphia)


Jaap Van Zweden Accused Of Abusive Behavior By Both Musicians And Administrators

- Pointer (Netherlands)


Met Opera, Salzburg Festival, Team Up

- The New York Times


Santa Fe Opera, About As Close As Adult Professionals Can Get To Opera Summer Camp

- The New York Times


Cleveland Orchestra Finds Its New Concertmaster In The Dover Quartet

- The Strad


Tallahassee Symphony Names A New Music Director

- Tallahassee Democrat


How The All In The Family Theme Song Broke The Mold And Remade The Modern Sitcom

- Washington Post (Yahoo)


A Trump Backer Donates Money For Beethoven At The Kennedy Center

- The New York Times


Austria’s Opera Singer Wins Tense Final Vote In Eurovision

- The New York Times



 

PEOPLE

Legendary Russian Choreography Yuri Grigorovich, 98

- BBC


Mark Twain’s Many Contradictions

- Washington Post


After 37 Years, Bust Stolen From Jim Morrison’s Grave Is Recovered

- Artnet


Barry Diller On “Coming Out” At Age 83

- The Hollywood Reporter


Yuri Grigorovich, For Decades The Director Of The Bolshoi Ballet, Has Died At 98

- The Telegraph (UK) (MSN)


Kristin Stewart Has Been Talking About Directing For Her Entire, Lengthy Acting Life

- Seattle Times (AP)


Betty Buckley Is Definitely Still Alive, And She’s Hoping She Can Appeal To Her Most Powerful Fan

- The New York Times



 

THEATRE

How “Stereophonic” Stopped Playwright David Adjmi From Giving Up Writing Plays

- The Guardian


Tom Hanks Will Return To The Stage For The First Time Since 2018

- Playbill


Architectural Digest Tours A Broadway Set

- Architectural Digest


Cole Escola Was Definitely Not Expecting “Oh, Mary!” To Be His Big Break

- NPR


Chicago’s Miracle Mile To Get A Theatre Of Magic

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Major Shift: Kennedy Center Will Host Non-Equity Theater Productions

- Deadline


Constellation Theatre Company In DC Is Looking For A New Home

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VISUAL

This Spring’s Art Auctions Were A Disappointment

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Opposition Grows Against Guggenheim Bilbao Expansion

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There’s A New Stalin Monument In The Moscow Metro, And, Well, Opinions Differ

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Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Which Survived Beirut Blasts Is Restored And On View

- Artnet


How A Physics Undergrad In Boston Became A Master Glassmaker In Venice

- CNN


Art And Antiquities Trafficking Has Mushroomed Since COVID, Says Interpol

- The Washington Post (MSN)


Roof Of Ming-Era Landmark In China Partly Collapses

- CNN


Celebrating Cezanne In The Place Where He Was

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Lucas Museum, Not Yet Opened, Lays Off Staff

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Calder Gardens In Philadelphia Will Open On September 21

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Art Basel To Open A Fair In Qatar, Its Fifth Location

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- Artnet


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- AP


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- NPR


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- Hyperallergic


Police Arrest Artist For Climbing Empire State Building At His Gallery Opening

- The New York Times


Art Critic Renounces Her NYU Degrees After School Punishes Graduating Student

- Hyperallergic



 

WORDS

6,500 Years Ago, Maybe 100 People Spoke This Language. Now It’s The Source For Almost Every Word You Say.

- Slate (MSN)


How Did This Newspaper Publish a List Of AI-Generated Books That Don’t Exist

- CBC


The End Of Literary Gatekeepers?

- Metropolitan Review


How To Make A Living As A Writer

- The Walrus


Rural Public Libraries Could Be Wrecked By Trump’s Elimination Of Institute for Museum And Library Services

- Publishers Weekly


For The First Time, A Short Story Collection Wins The International Booker Prize

- BBC


One Study Says The Semicolon Is Disappearing; Another Disagrees

- The Guardian


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- Publishers Weekly


The Strand Bookstore To Absorb Last NYC Shakespeare & Co.

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