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Sunday, March 30, 2025
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Fall 2025 + Winter 2026 Applications Open for MS in Leadership for Creative Enterprises


 Northwestern University’s MS in Leadership for Creative Enterprises (MSLCE) program develops leaders across Entertainment, Media and the Arts. Earn your Master’s in One Year. [READ MORE]
 

 

Artistic Director – La Jolla Playhouse


 La Jolla Playhouse is excited to welcome a new visionary leader to serve as its next Artistic Director, shaping the Playhouse’s artistic footprint .... [READ MORE]
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Laguna Playhouse seeks Managing Director 

The Managing Director of Laguna Playhouse will serve as the organization's strategic, financial, and operational leader, co-leading with the Artistic Director to fulfill The Playhouse’s artistic vision and mission. [READ MORE]

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Director of Finance – Hudson Valley Shakespeare 

Hudson Valley Shakespeare in Garrison, New York, has initiated a search for a Director of Finance. [READ MORE]

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City of Mesa seeks Arts & Culture Director 

The Arts and Culture Director, who will report to Mesa’s City Manager’s Office, will function as an arts and culture advisor to the City Council, City Manager, and the public at large. [READ MORE]

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Native Arts and Cultures Foundation seeks Vice President of Community Impact 

Position Summary The Vice President of Community Impact (Vice President) at NACF is a pivotal leader who combines strong program management with strategic planning skills. The Vice President will spearhead the implementation and evaluation of culturally significant programs, utilizing expert grant management, financial oversight, and robust programmatic benchmarking. With a solid track record in nonprofit […] [READ MORE]

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Director, Rollins Museum of Art 

In a community offering many cultural experiences, the Rollins Museum of Art (RMA) remains unique in the breadth of its collection, the focus on education, and providing free access to all. [READ MORE]

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Director, Palmer Museum of Art 

The College of Arts and Architecture at The Pennsylvania State University seeks a dynamic, visionary, and collaborative leader to assume the directorship of the Palmer Museum of Art [READ MORE]

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Institutional Giving Associate 

MMDG seeks a dedicated Institutional Giving Associate to join our 5-member high performance team as we prepare for our 45th anniversary. [READ MORE]

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Payroll Accountant, Mark Morris Dance 

The Payroll Accountant is responsible for processing the payroll and independent contractor fees for approximately 200 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees. [READ MORE]

 

MOST RECENT AJBLOGS

Yuval Sharon talks about the role of the arts in a rapidly changing world

- Aaron Dworkin

Nonprofit Arts Success in a Changing Environment, Tip 6 — Don’t Talk About It; Do It.

- Alan Harrison

Lou Chen talks about the important role of the arts in immigrant communities

- Aaron Dworkin

Thinking of Gregory Corso’s ‘Happy Birthday of Death’

- Jan Herman

Nonprofit Arts Success in a Changing Environment, Tip 5 — You Can’t Do It Alone

- Alan Harrison


 

 

DANCE

The Impromptu Airport Dance That Sparked An International Social Media Craze

- The Washington Post (MSN)


Why Christopher Wheeldon Helped Bring The Story Ballet Back To Life

- San Francisco Classical Voice


Poland Considers Plan To Give Pensions To Dancers At Age 40

- The Times


What’s The Data On Gender Equity At International Dance Festivals?

- Dance Data Project


Dance Teacher Certification Courses Are All Over The Place. Are They Worthwhile?

- Dance Magazine


Pilobolus Debuts Multigenerational Dance Curriculum

- Albany Times Union


IDEAS

DEI Policies May Have Been Flawed. But The Backlash Is Alarming

- The Walrus


How The National Antiquities Act Has Saved Natural Wonders

- The Conversation


The Problematic Notion Of Recovered Memories

- The Conversation


Social Media Overwhelmed Us. We Got Concerned Far Too Late

- Hedgehog Review


Are We Headed For A New “Dark Ages”?

- 3 Quarks Daily


Technology Has Shaped Human Knowledge For Centuries

- The Conversation


Should Rich Universities Use Their Enormous Endowments To Fight Trump Funding Cuts?

- The New York Times


AI Is (Going To Be) So Good That We Won’t Be Able To Tell What’s Human

- The Conversation


Who Owns Common Sense?

- The Conversation


We’re Meant To Forget: Identity, Memory And Survival

- The Wall Street Journal


Does Anyone Actually Really Know You?

- The New Yorker


The Relationship Between Walking And Creativity

- The New Yorker


The Many Small Details That Make Up The Wes Anderson Universe

- The New York Times


Why The Los Angeles Times’ AI Tracker Is So Terrible

- Nieman Lab



 

ISSUES

How Can Arts Grantwriters Deal With Trump’s Various Orders And Plans?

- Nieman Storyboard


Trump Executive Order Aims To Stamp Out “Improper Ideology” At Smithsonian

- Axios


How Is The Smithsonian Set Up And Funded? Can Trump Really Force Changes There?

- The Washington Post (MSN)


Federal Judge Appears Open To Blocking Trump’s “Gender Ideology” Restrictions On NEA Grants

- Reuters


Last Week’s AI Image Leap Reignites Copyright Fears

- TechCrunch


New Hampshire Lawmakers Consider Eliminating State Arts Funding Agency

- New Hampshire Public Radio


As Support For Culture Diminishes In Australia, Artists Look For Alternatives (Like Leaving)

- The Age


Violations Of Free Speech: Groups Challenge NEA’s Ban On Funding Projects On Gender

- The Guardian


Kennedy Center Fires Its Social Impact Team

- NPR


Oregon Arts Commission Does Something That Grant Applicants Dream Of

- Oregon ArtsWatch


Ticket Prices For Popular Shows Are Now Out Of Reach For Most

- The New York Times


The Real State Of The Kennedy Center (And Its Current Chaos)

- MSNBC


Why Trump Took On The Kennedy Center

- Le Monde


Three Out Of Four Members Of A British Punk Rock Band Were Denied Entry To The US

- The Guardian (UK)



 

MEDIA

The Head Of Amazon’s TV And Movies Division Leaves, And Will Not Be Replaced

- The New York Times


AI Voice Clones Are Threatening Voice Actors’ Any Chance A Career

- Los Angeles Times (MSN)


YouTube Stars Make Their Pitch To Advertisers: We’re The New Appointment TV

- The Wrap (MSN)


Sundance Is Moving To Boulder, Leaving Utah Behind

- Variety


What Happened At Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Let’s-Beat-Up-NPR-And-PBS Congressional Hearing

- The Guardian


A New Wave Of Films That Aren’t Just On The Texas-Mexico Border, They’re From It

- Texas Observer


Movie Theatres Are Still Struggling To Recover Business

- Variety


Trump Demands Congress Defund Public Radio And Television

- The Daily Beast


The Future Of Streaming TV? Probably A Lot Like The Past Of Cable

- The Hollywood Reporter


Unhappy Staffers At Classical Radio Flagship WFMT Plan To Unionize

- Chicago Tribune



 

MUSIC

This Dinosaur Choir Might Tell Us How At Least One Of The Giants Sounded

- Wired


Keeping The Traditions Of Gullah Music Alive

- The Post and Courier (Charleston)


Court Rules That Music Created By AI Can’t Be Copyrighted. But This Doesn’t Settle The Issue

- MusicRadar


Music Publishers Lose AI Ruling In Court

- Gizmodo


“Crippling” Red Tape: London’s Wigmore Hall Gives Up On Arts Council England Funding

- BBC


Opera Theatre Of St. Louis Is Purchasing Real Estate For A New Opera House

- St. Louis Magazine


It’s Baaack. Napster Sold For $207M, To Be Reinvented As A “Social Music Platform”

- Ars Technica


Dutch National Opera’s Crusade To Go Green

- The New York Times


Protesters Disrupt Israel Philharmonic Concert In San Francisco, Audience Members Fight Back

- San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)


The Oregon Symphony Makes A Significant Schedule Change

- Oregon ArtsWatch


Can The Brooklyn Academy Of Music Get Its Mojo Back?

- The New York Times



 

PEOPLE

In Search Of The Buddha: What Archaeologists Are Learning About The Real-Life Siddhartha Gautama

- Smithsonian Magazine


A (Sort Of) Chastened Scott Rudin Says He’s Returning To Producing Plays And Films

- The New York Times


Due To “Memory Issues,” Johnny Mathis Retires After Seven-Decade Career

- The Guardian


It’s Not Only Gérard Depardieu Who’s On Trial In France This Week

- AP


Scott Nickrenz, Violist And Chamber Music Director, Has Died At 87

- The Strad


Angelina Jolie’s Creative Atelier

- The New York Times


Gérard Depardieu Sexual Assault Trial Begins In Paris

- AP



 

THEATRE

The Origin Story Of “Maybe Happy Ending”

- Los Angeles Times (MSN)


Two Big Seattle Theatres Join Forces

- Seattle Times


Living Legends Of Avant-Garde Theatre: The Wooster Group At 50

- The New York Times


George Clooney “Good Night, And Good Luck” Breaks Broadway Box Office Record

- Playbill


Recovering The Great American Musical Nobody Thought Could Be Recovered

- The New York Times


Who’s Getting The Highest Ticket Prices On Broadway (Not Just The A-List Movie Stars)

- The Daily Beast


The Clown Car Didn’t Used To Have Any Room For Women

- The New York Times


The Long Overdue Return Of A Great American Musical

- The New York Times



 

VISUAL

The Intersections Of Art And Sports

- Hyperallergic


What To Know About The Smithsonian Museums, And The Crisis They’re Facing Now

- The New York Times


Vancouver Art Gallery Parts Ways With Its CEO

- Vancouver Sun


Renzo Piano Recalls Building The Museum That Scandalized Paris

- BBC


Drawing Bought For $12 Might Be Renoir

- The Guardian


The Original Climate-Protesting Art Vandals Say They’ll Stop Vandalizing Art

- The Standard (London)


Sebastian Smee: Colorado Trump Portrait Is Bad Art, But Distorted?

- Washington Post (MSN)


Viral Trend: AI Image Update Floods Internet With Studio Ghibli-ized Images

- Variety


Texas Drops Child Porn Charges Against Sally Mann And Fort Worth Museum

- KERA (Dallas)


Wildfires Ravage Ancient Temple Complex In South Korea

- AP


Justin Davidson: Recreating The Frick Museum

- New York Magazine (MSN)


The Lost Frescoes Of Maxine Albro Are Uncovered In Los Angeles

- Los Angeles Times (MSN)


Long-Term Play: Zoomer Ponders Buying “Affordable” Art With Her Retirement Savings

- Hyperallergic


Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos Has His First-Ever Art Gallery Show

- Artnet


Can The Art Industry Achieve Gender Parity?

- Artnet


Enormous Hoard Of Iron Age Artifacts Uncovered In North Of England

- The Guardian


45-Foot Nude Woman Finds Her Place In San Francisco After All

- The San Francisco Standard


How Tate Modern, Now A Quarter-Century Old, Transformed London

- The Observer (UK)



 

WORDS

What Book Genre Is Most Popular In Each US State?

- Book Riot


Check Out A Few Samplings From Joan Didion’s Archive

- Vulture (MSN)


Federal Judge Puts Hold On Iowa Library-Book-Banning Law

- AP


Tiny Library On US/Canada Border Raises Money To Build Separate Entrance For Canadians

- CBC


Lawsuit And Walkouts Over Book Banning Policy In Minnesota School District

- The Minnesota Star Tribune


Lapham’s Quarterly Is Resurrected

- Literary Hub


The Improbable Competitive Race To Decipher Cuneiform Language That Fascinated Britain In The 1850s

- The Smithsonian


Why Shakespeare Resonates Across Cultures

- The Guardian


Book Overdue By 98 Years Returned To Cincinnati Public Library

- WVXU


Secret Book Club In Occupied Ukraine Studies Texts That Russian Occupiers Have Banned

- The Guardian


Academic Publishing Is A Lucrative Business. It Isn’t Necessarily Good For Research

- The Conversation


The Vast Scale Of Meta’s Use Of Pirated Books

- The Atlantic


Are There Too Many Books Being Published? Too Much Noise In The Clutter?

- The Guardian


Alabama Library Board Cancels Funding, Fires Librarian Over Books On Library Shelves

- CNN



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