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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, January 30, 2025 Skip Down to News PREMIUM AJ CLASSIFIEDS Reach our 30,000 subscribers - Advertise on AJ Increase Audiences and Donors in 2025? 3 Arts Marketing, Development & Ticketing Conferences to Choose From! Deadline: February 21 Find out in Toronto, June 24-25; San Francisco, July 22-23; or New York City, August 5-6. Sign up by February 21 to get 3-for1 registration. [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] Director of Development – Glimmerglass Festival The Director of Development oversees all aspects of fundraising. [READ MORE] Place a classified ad AJ CLASSIFIEDS Reach our 30,000 subscribers - Advertise on ArtsJournal jobs Artistic Programming Manager The Wallis is seeking a highly efficient Artistic Programming Manager [READ MORE] jobs Merola Opera Program seeks Director, Membership & Engagement The Merola Opera Program is hiring a full-time Director, Membership & Engagement to drive growth, enhance relationships, and boost marketing strategies. Send resume/CL to [email protected]. [READ MORE] jobs TheatreWorks Silicon Valley seeks Executive Director Apply to co-lead one of the country’s leading professional theatres and the Bay Area’s third-largest non-profit theatre. [READ MORE] jobs Ballet Hispánico seeks Director of Finance and Administration The Director of Finance and Administration (DFA) will lead all financial operations at Ballet Hispánico, establishing strong fiscal procedures and systems, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations. Reporting directly to the CMD, the DFA will play a critical role in strategic decision-making and operational management, supporting Ballet Hispánico’s growth and capacity-building efforts. Overseeing a […] [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] jobs NYU’s Steinhardt School: Clinical Assistant Professor in Performing Arts Administration NYU Steinhardt seeks a Clinical Assistant Professor in Performing Arts Administration. Start Jan 2026. Teach, mentor, and develop global performing arts leaders. Salary: $74–$114k. Apply by 2/15. [READ MORE] jobs Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco seeks Chief Marketing Officer The CMO is a key member of the museum's senior leadership team and reports to the Director and CEO. Compensation between $240,000 and $270,000. [READ MORE] jobs Director of Leadership Gifts – Grand Teton Music Festival Reporting to the Director of Development, the Director of Leadership Gifts is a critical new role responsible for expanding the Festival’s fundraising capacity. [READ MORE] jobs Director of Blume Studios Events Blumenthal Arts seeks an innovative leader and event producer to serve as Director of Blume Studios Events. [READ MORE] Place a classified ad MOST RECENT AJBLOGS What Would a Post-NEA (Arts) America Look Like? - Alan Harrison Allyssa Jones talks about connecting young people with diverse composers - Aaron Dworkin A Kiss Is Still a Kiss - Jan Herman The Tangled Legacy of JFK and the Cultural Cold War: America Needs a New Public Policy for the Arts - Joe Horowitz Quick Study: Monetizing Health Benefits from the Arts - Sunil Iyengar DANCE A Chinese Lion Dance Troupe Resists The Patriarchy - AFP (Yahoo!) Ballets By Female Choreographers Performed By US Companies See Slight Decline - Dance Data Project IDEAS The Super-Communication Technologies That Separate Us - LA Review of Books ISSUES Smithsonian To Close Its Diversity Office Following Trump’s Order - The Washington Post (MSN) MEDIA Sundance Film Festival Is Leaving Park City, Utah. What Will That Mean For The Town? - The New York Times MUSIC Reviving The First Known Opera By A Black American Composer - Early Music America The Former Chicago 7-Eleven That Will Now Dispense Classical Music - Chicago Sun-Times Spotify Paid A Record $10 Billion To Music Rights Owners In 2024 - Music Business Worldwide Paul McCartney And Elton John Protest Proposed Changes To UK Copyright - The Guardian Site-Specific New York Company On Site Opera Shuts Down - The New York Times PEOPLE Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Pioneering Native American Artist, Has Died At 85 - Artnet THEATRE Climate-Protesting Theatre Vandals Interrupt West End “Tempest” - The Standard (London) Artistic Director Of Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre To Step Down - Canadian Press (MSN) This Broadway Play About Fighting Over Vaccines Is Very Tricky — Because The Audience Is Laughing So Hard - The New York Times “Hamlet” And “Grand Theft Auto.” Okay. - The New Yorker VISUAL Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art Starts Charging Admission For The First Time - ArtsHub Sotheby’s Reports Declined Sales - Artnet Louvre’s Decision To Move “Mona Lisa”: Misguided? - The Guardian French Protest Macron’s Stained Glass For Notre Dame - The Wall Street Journal Is This Really A Forgotten Van Gogh? - The Wall Street Journal (MSN) WORDS Superstar Fantasy Author George R.R. Martin Has Co-Authored A Peer-Reviewed Physics Paper - Ars Technica The Small Publishers Shaking Up Africa’s Books Culture - The Guardian Want To Understand Good Poetry? Study The Bad Stuff - 3 Quarks Daily Happy reading! Got a story recommendation? We love to hear them. Send tips to [email protected]. We'll see you tomorrow. AJBlogs | Ideas | Dance | Issues | Media | Music | People | Theatre | Visual | Words | Audience Copyright © 2025 ArtsJournal, All rights reserved. You subscribed to this list. Our mailing address is: ArtsJournal117 E. Louisa St.#470Seattle, Washington 98102 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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