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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 Thursday, February 13, 2025 Skip Down to News PREMIUM AJ CLASSIFIEDS Reach our 30,000 subscribers - Advertise on AJ Chief Development Officer- Arena Stage Arena Stage is seeking a talented fundraising leader driven by ambition and creativity to serve as its Chief Development Officer. [READ MORE] Artistic Director- Court Theatre Court Theatre is currently seeking its next Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director. Winner of the 2022 Regional Theatre Tony Award, Court Theatre reimagines classic theatre. [READ MORE] 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] 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] Place a classified ad AJ CLASSIFIEDS Reach our 30,000 subscribers - Advertise on ArtsJournal jobs Filoli seeks Chief Development Officer The CDO manages Filoli’s annual fund, major gifts, corporate and foundation giving, planned giving, and fundraising events, and will oversee all aspects of donor engagement and stewardship. [READ MORE] jobs Chamber Music Society Seeks Director of Marketing and Communications The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center seeks a Director of Marketing and Communications, a pivotal leadership position at a premiere institution. [READ MORE] jobs The Barbican Centre seeks Head of Cinema The Head of Cinema will lead the development and delivery of a dynamic cinema strategy that reflects the Barbican’s strategic framework with core principles to inspire, connect, and provoke debate. [READ MORE] jobs Executive Director – The Knights The Knights seek a strategic and entrepreneurial leader to be Executive Director of this ambitious and creative New York City-based orchestral collective. [READ MORE] jobs Tennessee Performing Arts Center seeks Vice President of Marketing & Communications Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) is seeking a Vice President of Marketing & Communications to join our team in Nashville, TN. [READ MORE] 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 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] Place a classified ad MOST RECENT AJBLOGS Steff Signer / Cabinet Music — Frozen Duck Tears - Jan Herman Educating Ourselves about Childhood Arts Experiences—and Why They Matter - Sunil Iyengar On art and the pursuit of power - Michael Rushton “Duck and Cover” — Is That Your Motto for the Next 46 Months? - Alan Harrison “Duck and Cover” — Is That Your Motto for the Next 46 Weeks? - Alan Harrison DANCE “A New Identity”: When Dancers Switch To Choreographing Full-Time - Dance Magazine IDEAS ISSUES New Trump Kennedy Center Fires Deborah Rutter, Install New Board Leaders - The Washington Post (MSN) The Beginning Of the End For Big Research Universities? - The Atlantic Assessing The Artistic Losses From The LA Fires - San Francisco Classical Voice Trump’s Marching Orders For The NEA - NPR L.A. Unified School District Sued For Diverting Millions Earmarked For Arts Education - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo!) MEDIA PBS Closes Its DEI Office - The Hollywood Reporter Missouri’s Two Largest Public Radio Stations To Split From University Of Missouri - Inside Radio Tech’s Biggest Battle: The Box - Intelligencer (MSN) For The First Time There Was Gender Parity For Major Film Lead Actors In 2024 - The Guardian MUSIC The Taliban Banned Music. So What Happened To Afghanistan’s Musicians? - Index on Censorship Anonymous $60 Million Gift To Sarasota Orchestra For New Concert Hall - Sarasota Herald-Tribune L.A. Opera Calls Off Premiere Of Missy Mazzoli’s “Lincoln In The Bardo” - AP PEOPLE Hilton Als, Curator (And Critic) - The New York Times Jeff Koons: Here’s What Really Motivates Me (It Isn’t Money) - Prospect “I Was Screaming Because Of The Pain”: Salman Rushdie Testifies In Attempted Murder Trial - The Guardian Estranged Husband Of Art Dealer Brent Sikkema Charged With Hiring His Murderer - ARTnews THEATRE Her Title Just Begins To Describe What This Woman Does For Broadway’s “The Lion King” - The New York Times VISUAL Greeting Card Company Goes To Court To Claim Banksy Copyright - Artnet Enormous Gift Of French Neoclassicist Works To Art Institute Of Chicago - ARTnews WORDS A Third Of The Observer’s Staff Is Taking Buyouts Before The Guardian Turns Over Ownership - Press Gazette (UK) Happy reading! Got a story recommendation? We love to hear them. Send tips to artsbeat@artsjournal.com. We'll see you tomorrow. 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