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The gender pay gap in the arts is showing no signs of abating, with women being only half as likely as men to reach senior roles by their mid-30s, and on average earning less than men as their careers progress.
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Arts Council England has guaranteed funding at the same level for the venue, which says the financial strain of maintaining a rep company took the organisation “towards a tipping point from which we now need to step back”. |
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Digital Minister Margot James’s comments to a parliamentary inquiry are in marked contrast to previous comments from Government ministers. |
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A new paper says that it is only by ‘rebalancing’ cultural funding from arts councils to local groups that cultural democracy can be achieved. |
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14-18 NOW’s five-year programme included projects in 220 locations across the UK, and was mostly accessible to the public for free. |
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New research finds 80% of creative businesses expect to grow in the next three years, but urges further support from the Government to ensure barriers such as Brexit and a lack of funding can be overcome. |
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The initiative will bring together music and health practitioners and provide opportunities for continuing professional development. |
Changing faces
After 17 years as Executive Director at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, STUART ROGERS has announced...
The current Associate Director of the Curve in Leicester, SUBA DAS, been appointed Artistic...
Following roles at companies including Fuel, Talawa, National Theatre, Actors Touring Company and...
In other news
Further investment from Creative Scotland and BBC Arts into the Edinburgh venue will support an expansion of its artist development programme, allowing it to double the number of artist labs.
Burnley Empire Theatre, the only purpose-built Victorian theatre in East Lancashire, and which has been on the Theatres Trust Theatres at Risk register since 2006, has been bought by Burnley Empire Limited – a friends group backed by the National...
Research by ComRes found that 69% of people who had attended a live ticketed event in the past year agree measures should be put in place to stop people taking pictures and videos during performances. But more than a third also said recording on...
A collaboration between the city council and the foundation’s Momentum Music Fund will award one musician £15k and two other artists up to £5k each, alongside mentoring from national experts and support from Momentum partners.
After ten years of activity in the city’s west end, Creative Scotland-backed gallery The Common Guild has announced it will stop exhibiting in its space in Woodlands Terrace, and will seek a different a way of displaying work with better access.
The Royal Northern College of Music has responded to increasing complaints of mental health challenges across higher education – and among musicians as a whole – by employing a clinical psychologist and trained pianist as a lecturer focused on...
The local council has rejected an expression of interest from a community group wanting to refurbish the derelict building as a performance venue, and favours developing it as a site for testing driverless vehicles.
The organisation announced on Twitter that the 2019 ceremony has been cancelled, and that the awards themselves had “come to an end”. The initiative had been criticised for shortlisting a production that used white actors to portray Asian characters.
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Jobs of the week
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If you have a vacancy and need it filling quickly, call our ads team on 01223 200200, and see your ad on the web today. |
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Director Festival, Cultural and City Events
University of Edinburgh
Scotland
£60,000 - £60,000 (per annum)
Closing Date: 14 Jan 2019
University of Edinburgh is looking for a Director Festival, Cultural and City Events who will have good strategic skills combined with strong people, resource and operational management experience. |
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Executive Director
Northern Broadsides
Yorkshire
£40,000 - £45,000 (per annum)
Closing Date: 11 Jan 2019
Northern Broadsides is looking for an
outstanding leader with excellent management, strategic development, financial and business skills, and experience of touring theatre network in the UK, to work alongside the Artistic Director as Executive Director. |
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Artistic Director
Northern Broadsides
Yorkshire
£40,000 - £45,000 (per annum)
Closing Date: 11 Jan 2019
Northern Broadsides is excited to be
seeking a new Artistic Director to lead the company and create a compelling artistic vision to inspire audiences. |
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Artistic Director
Mercury Theatre Colchester
East
No salary disclosed
Closing Date: 11 Jan 2019
Mercury Theatre Colchester are looking for a new
Artistic Director to work in partnership with our Executive Director, steering the venue’s artistic programme in the wake of our major capital redevelopment. |
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Director – Focal Point Gallery
Southend Borough Council
South East
£41,846 - £48,508 (per annum)
Closing Date: 31 Dec 2018
Focal Point Gallery is seeking to appoint a new Director to lead the organisation in an exciting period of expansion, which will see growth in gallery space, development opportunities and programming. |
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Executive Director
Achates Philanthropy
London
£50,000 - £50,000 (pro rata)
Closing Date: 07 Dec 2018
Executive Director of Achates
Philanthropy, leading the next stage of development of this exciting cultural sector consultancy, which supports the development of resilient organisations. |
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Marketing & Communication Manager
The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre
South West
£28,000 - £28,000 (per annum)
Closing Date: 07 Dec 2018
Brewhouse in Taunton seeks a highly motivated and experienced arts Marketing and Communication Manager to develop the Brewhouse Theatre & Art Centre’s profile and audiences leading up to its ambitious redevelopment project in 2021 |
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Head of Finances & Resources
The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre
South West
£28,000 - £32,000 (pro rata)
Closing Date: 10 Dec 2018
Exciting opportunity to lead Finance and HR functions at The Brewhouse Theatre during a transformative point in the venue’s history. |
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Jobs online this week
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Trustee -
British American Drama Academy -
London
Director -
Liverpool Biennial -
North West
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Tue 15 Jan 2019 West Midlands
Wed 23 Jan 2019 to Fri 25 Jan 2019 Northern Ireland
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