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If You’re Looking For Greener Pastures, Now Is A Good Week

Fri, Jan 1, 2020
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 160
For whatever reason, there was a flood of job listings at ArtsAdminJobs.com this week. 14 so far and only four of those were internships. Two were Featured Listings and the rest cover everything for orchestra gigs to Choral, Academic, Festival, Theater, Dance, PAC, and Opera sectors. You’ll find opportunities in San Antonio, Palm Beach, San
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AFM-EPF Drops the Hammer

Thu, Jan 1, 2020
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 173
While it comes as no surprise, the recent announcement from the American Federation of Musicians and Employers’ Pension Fund (AFM-EPF) heralding massive cuts to member benefits is sure to bring more than its fair share of angst among AFM members who are part of the plan. While the plan has to be approved by the
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What Good Is Cultural Diplomacy If We’re Willing To Target Culture?

Wed, Jan 1, 2020
by Drew McManus
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There’s an excellent commentary article by Philip Kennicott in the 1/6/2020 edition of the Washington Post that examines the unrest following statements from President Trump about his intent to order the US Armed Forces to attack cultural sites inside Iran should tensions continue to escalate. While there are no shortage of commentary decrying the position,
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Examining The LA Opera’s Pilot Program To Put Opera Into Popular Media Culture Part 2

Tue, Jan 1, 2020
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 183
Over the 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons, the Los Angeles (LA) Opera implemented a program to promote opera to the general public by placing opera and opera-related stories and images in popular television, film, and other entertainment media. The program came about thanks to an Opera America’s Building Opera Audiences grant. Part 1 in this series
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Examining The LA Opera’s Pilot Program To Put Opera Into Popular Media Culture Part 1

Mon, Jan 1, 2020
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 183
In 2014, I served as an adjudicator for an Opera America grant panel. One of the grant recipients was the Los Angeles (LA) Opera, which used the funding to initiate a pilot program to put opera into popular media culture. At the time, it was an ambitious and intriguing program. Here’s how the organization described
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