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IDEAS
- Architecture Critic Mark Lamster Of Dallas Morning News Wins Pulitzer Prize For Criticism
“Lamster won for a series of columns about downtown Dallas that sparked civic debate and revealed how past decisions have shaped the present. A focus of his criticism has been the fate of Dallas City Hall, a celebrated yet controversial work of brutalist design by architect I.M. Pei.” – The Dallas Morning News (MSN)
- 2026 Pulitzer Prizes For Books Go To Jill Lepore, Yiyun Lin, Amanda Vaill, Daniel Kraus, Brian Goldstone, Juliana Spahr
Kraus’s Angel Down took fiction honors; Goldstone’s There Is No Place for Us won for general nonfiction; Lepore’s We the People took history honors; Vaill’s study of the Schuyler sisters, Pride and Pleasure, won for biography; Li’s Things In Nature Merely Grow won for memoir; Spahr’s Ars Poetica was honored for poetry. – Literary Hub
- Couture and the Class War
Good Morning,
The Met Gala arrives into an unusually hostile climate. The Bezos sponsorship is drawing real anger amid a surge of anti-rich sentiment in New York and nationwide (The New York Times). Which sharpens an awkward question raised over the weekend: what is the Costume Institute, exactly, if not the party that funds it? (The New York Times). And just for ballast, The Conversation wonders whether fashion is art at all (The Conversation) — a question the red carpet will settle.
Other institutions in mid-wobble: The Boston Globe editorializes that the BSO board’s austerity memo has triggered the fundraising collapse the austerity was supposed to prevent (Boston Globe). Venice scraps the Golden Lion for a People’s Choice prize and quietly readmits Russia and Israel — what could possibly go wrong (Hyperallergic)? Anish Kapoor would like the US shown the door next (The Guardian).
And a three-alarm fire broke out Monday morning at Broadway’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre, home of The Book of Mormon (Playbill).
All of our stories below.
- Lisa Anita Wegner Longlisted for Johnny Depp’s The People’s Artist
Haus of Dada is pleased to announce that their artist-in-residence Lisa Anita Wegner has been longlisted for the People’s Art Award.
The People’s Art Award is presented by Johnny Depp, partnered with Artforum Magazine and benefiting The Art of Elysium. This longlist was selected by a judging panel from of over 16,280 entries from all over North America. Voting starts Monday, May 4, 2026, and on May 14, there will be a short list of 20 artists announced.
Wegner and the other longlisted artists are eligible to win $25,000 USD, be featured in Artforum Magazine, and display their work at The Art of Elysium’s Salon, hosted by Johnny Depp, Fall 2026, in Los Angeles, California.
The People’s Artist is chosen 100% by audience vote and Wegner prefers real life to Social Media. Haus of Dada asks for your help. Please take a moment to vote for Lisa Anita Wegner to be The People’s Artist and for her to have an iteration of Elsewhere presented at The Art of Elysium’s Salon.
Wegner is a filmmaker, performer and artist based in Toronto, Canada. For almost two decades, she has been making the mundane world marvelous through shared moments of extra-ordinary time. She crafts accessible, immersive, multi-sensory public art installations. Her experience living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome shapes her artistic ethos, and her vast body of astonishing work attests to her daily commitment to her practice. View Lisa Anita Wegner’s Artist Demo https://youtu.be/ow20o-djdA0?si=3mlxR2zkZMqiYOgK
Wegner’s current project Elsewhere is a perfect match for The Art of Elysium and a feature in Artforum. Partnered with Eric Rose, Multi-Sensory Specialist from Calgary Alberta, and headed by Cultural Producer Alison Wong, this work is mature, poised, and ready for the world stage.
Elsewhere tells the story of a fictional 1930s performance cabaret troupe—the Dada Family—suspended outside of linear time, accessed via a Time-Space Portal. The work explores themes of altered embodiment, otherworldliness, play, and connection through constraints. Elsewhere is at once deeply personal and radically inclusive, approaching accessibility as an evolving engine of creativity in which every design choice is shaped by the question, “Who gets to be part of this experience, and how?” View a video preview of Elsewhere https://youtu.be/Y-MmNgrPjMY.
Previous iterations of this project have circulated in Toronto as part of Nuit Blanche Toronto’s all night Contemporary Art Festival, Rendezvous With Madness Festival, Long Winter Arts Festival, and ArtworxTO, with funding from Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, The City of Toronto, Partners in Art, and The National Creation Fund.
Since 1962, Artforum Magazine has stood as the definitive magazine on modern and contemporary art, shaping critical discourse and spotlighting artists whose work influences museums, institutions, collectors, and cultural conversations around the world.
The Art of Elysium uses creativity as a catalyst for healing and connection. Since 1997, the organization has empowered artists and communities through tailor-made art programs designed to help people overcome social and emotional challenges.
- Development Manager, Fresno Philharmonic
Full-Time/Exempt
Reports to: President & CEOSubmit cover letter and resume to: Stephen Wilson, President & CEO, at swilson@fresnophil.org. Include position title in the subject field. No phone calls please.
Organization Description:
The Fresno Philharmonic is currently in its 71st season of presenting professional symphony orchestra concerts for the residents of the Central Valley. The Fresno Philharmonic is led artistically by Music Director Rei Hotoda and regularly performs seven major concert events per season, in addition to innovative education programs for area schools. The administrative staff is based in our offices in the City of Fresno.
Position Description and Responsibilities:
The Development Manager is responsible for achieving the contributed revenue goals of the Fresno Philharmonic. The Development Manager works with the CEO and Patron Services staff to develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy for the Fresno Philharmonic aimed at donor development and retention. Specific responsibilities are as follows:
- Oversee and manage the Philharmonic’s Annual Fund campaign to individual donors.
- Manage all aspects of donor acknowledgment and recognition programs.
- Meet with current and prospective donors, coordinating with the CEO and Board Members as needed.
- Prepare sponsorship proposals and coordinate fulfillment of sponsor benefits.
- Manage multiple solicitations by letter and email throughout the year, including copywriting and editing, mailing list segmentation, and coordinating with outside printing and mailing services.
- Analyze patron data to inform fundraising strategy.
- Manage fundraising, donor recognition and cultivation events.
- Coordinate with outside design, marketing and event planning teams.
- Attend Fresno Philharmonic concerts to coordinate development activities.
- Handle miscellaneous administrative tasks as necessary and assigned.
Requirements:
The candidate will possess the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively in person and in writing; to interact effectively with donors, constituents and colleagues; to think strategically and analytically and to prioritize accordingly; to work independently while handling multiple assignments simultaneously; to pay close attention to detail and meet deadlines consistently; to demonstrate proactive thinking to anticipate obstacles and take initiative as challenges and opportunities arise. The ideal candidate will be a goal-oriented team player and consistently show enthusiasm, creativity, curiosity, and collegiality, as well as passion for the mission of the Fresno Philharmonic.
- 2+ years of non-profit development experience, preferably in an arts-related organization.
- Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
- Solid computer skills, including use of Microsoft Office Suite, are a must. Experience with CRM platforms is a plus.
- Scheduling flexibility, including evening and weekend hours at Fresno Philharmonic concerts, meetings and events required.
- Valid driver’s license.
Compensation:
Salary range is $70,000-$79,000 annually, depending on experience.
Opportunities for advancement, including on-going professional development.
Benefits include 100% employer paid health, dental and vision insurance, paid vacation, holidays and sick leave.
ISSUES
- Architecture Critic Mark Lamster Of Dallas Morning News Wins Pulitzer Prize For Criticism
“Lamster won for a series of columns about downtown Dallas that sparked civic debate and revealed how past decisions have shaped the present. A focus of his criticism has been the fate of Dallas City Hall, a celebrated yet controversial work of brutalist design by architect I.M. Pei.” – The Dallas Morning News (MSN)
- Backlash Mounts To Met Gala Because of Bezos Sponsorship
Opposition to the Bezoses started almost immediately after they were announced as financial sponsors in February, and comes amid a surging anti-rich sentiment nationwide and in New York City, the event’s liberal home. – The New York Times
- Could The Met’s Costume Institute Survive The Los Of Its Gala?
Along with this year’s inauguration of the new Condé M. Nast Galleries in the Great Hall, which will house the Costume Institute’s blockbuster shows, the endowment fund represents a drastic transformation in the position of the Costume Institute, not to mention its relationship to the party held in its honor. – The New York Times
- The Met Gala Proclaims Fashion As Art. Is It?
So, is fashion art? And if so, at what point do clothes transform from something practical to something artistic? – The Conversation
- Anish Kapoor Says The U.S. Has ‘Politics Of Hate,’ Should Be Banned From Venice Biennale
Kapoor called the jury’s decision to resign courageous, and he added, “I would hope that they might have also excluded the United States for its abhorrent politics of hate and its incessant warmongering.” – The Guardian (UK)
MEDIA
- The New Workplace Surveillance Wants To Keep Your Emotions In Check
“It is not that hard for me to imagine a near future in which workers in all industries are pushed to work not only harder and more, but more happily and more agreeably. This is the new era of employee surveillance: invisible, AI-supercharged, always on.” – The Atlantic
- All The President’s Men Is Now Fifty
Why does that matter? Robert Redford, for one, “insisted that fearless owners were every bit as important in preserving democracy as the reporters he and Hoffman helped glamorize.” – Los Angeles Times (MSN)
- If You Want Privacy, Never Watch TV
Why? “Your TV and smartphone are far more interoperable and indistinguishable than ever before, and an inescapable user-tracking singularity is developing, accordingly, in your own living room.” – Slate
- The White House’s Potential New Ballroom Has Even More Issues
“Each fence, bollard, and inch of blast-resistant laminated glass is a barrier between the people and their government. Virtually every modern presidency has understood this, leaning into discretion. … It was a bit of a fiction, but now we see the alternative, and it is grim.” – The Atlantic
- Consumers Sue To Block Paramount Merger With Warner Bros
“The lawsuit … alleges the Paramount-Warner deal will lead to increased prices, fewer consumer choices and reduce production of film and TV since a major rival in the entertainment business will be eliminated.” – Los Angeles Times (MSN)
MUSIC
- Mass Author Walkout Imperils Prestigious Australian Publisher
At least 17 authors have ended their contracts with UQP or vowed not to work with the publisher again, after a series of events stemming from responses to the Israel-Gaza war culminated in last week’s cancellation of a children’s book by the Indigenous poet Jazz Money. – The Guardian
- How Booker-Nominated Author Katie Kitamura Reads
“Even a book that I know I wouldn’t enjoy now would still be interesting to read, to figure out how both it and I had changed. And there is always the possibility that I would enjoy it after all. Books are always surprising you.” – The Guardian (UK)
- The Struggle To Protect Mauritania’s Medieval Library Town
Chinguetti developed as a trading post on the trans-Sahara caravan route to Timbuktu — and, as in Timbuktu, over the centuries Chinguetti families came to amass important collections of medieval manuscripts on religion, law, and science. Now, as the population dwindles and the desert sand encroaches, preserving these collections is a challenge. – The Dial
- Idaho Legislature Changes Book Ban As Court Challenges Continue
The three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit wrote that HB 710 enables a “system of informal censorship” and potentially “encourages formal censorship through the legal process. The First Amendment does not tolerate either outcome.” – Publishers Weekly
- The Guardian Now Has More American Readers Than The Washington Post Has
“(The Guardian) has found a lane in the U.S. news market as a progressive alternative to institutional American media, … backed by a voluntary contribution model that has attracted 700,000 supporters, 500,000 of them recurring. Reader revenue has grown 35% a year for the past two years, with a still-growing 150-person newsroom.” – The Rebooting
PEOPLE
- Architecture Critic Mark Lamster Of Dallas Morning News Wins Pulitzer Prize For Criticism
“Lamster won for a series of columns about downtown Dallas that sparked civic debate and revealed how past decisions have shaped the present. A focus of his criticism has been the fate of Dallas City Hall, a celebrated yet controversial work of brutalist design by architect I.M. Pei.” – The Dallas Morning News (MSN)
- 2026 Pulitzer Prizes For Books Go To Jill Lepore, Yiyun Lin, Amanda Vaill, Daniel Kraus, Brian Goldstone, Juliana Spahr
Kraus’s Angel Down took fiction honors; Goldstone’s There Is No Place for Us won for general nonfiction; Lepore’s We the People took history honors; Vaill’s study of the Schuyler sisters, Pride and Pleasure, won for biography; Li’s Things In Nature Merely Grow won for memoir; Spahr’s Ars Poetica was honored for poetry. – Literary Hub
- Couture and the Class War
Good Morning,
The Met Gala arrives into an unusually hostile climate. The Bezos sponsorship is drawing real anger amid a surge of anti-rich sentiment in New York and nationwide (The New York Times). Which sharpens an awkward question raised over the weekend: what is the Costume Institute, exactly, if not the party that funds it? (The New York Times). And just for ballast, The Conversation wonders whether fashion is art at all (The Conversation) — a question the red carpet will settle.
Other institutions in mid-wobble: The Boston Globe editorializes that the BSO board’s austerity memo has triggered the fundraising collapse the austerity was supposed to prevent (Boston Globe). Venice scraps the Golden Lion for a People’s Choice prize and quietly readmits Russia and Israel — what could possibly go wrong (Hyperallergic)? Anish Kapoor would like the US shown the door next (The Guardian).
And a three-alarm fire broke out Monday morning at Broadway’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre, home of The Book of Mormon (Playbill).
All of our stories below.
- Lisa Anita Wegner Longlisted for Johnny Depp’s The People’s Artist
Haus of Dada is pleased to announce that their artist-in-residence Lisa Anita Wegner has been longlisted for the People’s Art Award.
The People’s Art Award is presented by Johnny Depp, partnered with Artforum Magazine and benefiting The Art of Elysium. This longlist was selected by a judging panel from of over 16,280 entries from all over North America. Voting starts Monday, May 4, 2026, and on May 14, there will be a short list of 20 artists announced.
Wegner and the other longlisted artists are eligible to win $25,000 USD, be featured in Artforum Magazine, and display their work at The Art of Elysium’s Salon, hosted by Johnny Depp, Fall 2026, in Los Angeles, California.
The People’s Artist is chosen 100% by audience vote and Wegner prefers real life to Social Media. Haus of Dada asks for your help. Please take a moment to vote for Lisa Anita Wegner to be The People’s Artist and for her to have an iteration of Elsewhere presented at The Art of Elysium’s Salon.
Wegner is a filmmaker, performer and artist based in Toronto, Canada. For almost two decades, she has been making the mundane world marvelous through shared moments of extra-ordinary time. She crafts accessible, immersive, multi-sensory public art installations. Her experience living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome shapes her artistic ethos, and her vast body of astonishing work attests to her daily commitment to her practice. View Lisa Anita Wegner’s Artist Demo https://youtu.be/ow20o-djdA0?si=3mlxR2zkZMqiYOgK
Wegner’s current project Elsewhere is a perfect match for The Art of Elysium and a feature in Artforum. Partnered with Eric Rose, Multi-Sensory Specialist from Calgary Alberta, and headed by Cultural Producer Alison Wong, this work is mature, poised, and ready for the world stage.
Elsewhere tells the story of a fictional 1930s performance cabaret troupe—the Dada Family—suspended outside of linear time, accessed via a Time-Space Portal. The work explores themes of altered embodiment, otherworldliness, play, and connection through constraints. Elsewhere is at once deeply personal and radically inclusive, approaching accessibility as an evolving engine of creativity in which every design choice is shaped by the question, “Who gets to be part of this experience, and how?” View a video preview of Elsewhere https://youtu.be/Y-MmNgrPjMY.
Previous iterations of this project have circulated in Toronto as part of Nuit Blanche Toronto’s all night Contemporary Art Festival, Rendezvous With Madness Festival, Long Winter Arts Festival, and ArtworxTO, with funding from Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, The City of Toronto, Partners in Art, and The National Creation Fund.
Since 1962, Artforum Magazine has stood as the definitive magazine on modern and contemporary art, shaping critical discourse and spotlighting artists whose work influences museums, institutions, collectors, and cultural conversations around the world.
The Art of Elysium uses creativity as a catalyst for healing and connection. Since 1997, the organization has empowered artists and communities through tailor-made art programs designed to help people overcome social and emotional challenges.
- Development Manager, Fresno Philharmonic
Full-Time/Exempt
Reports to: President & CEOSubmit cover letter and resume to: Stephen Wilson, President & CEO, at swilson@fresnophil.org. Include position title in the subject field. No phone calls please.
Organization Description:
The Fresno Philharmonic is currently in its 71st season of presenting professional symphony orchestra concerts for the residents of the Central Valley. The Fresno Philharmonic is led artistically by Music Director Rei Hotoda and regularly performs seven major concert events per season, in addition to innovative education programs for area schools. The administrative staff is based in our offices in the City of Fresno.
Position Description and Responsibilities:
The Development Manager is responsible for achieving the contributed revenue goals of the Fresno Philharmonic. The Development Manager works with the CEO and Patron Services staff to develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy for the Fresno Philharmonic aimed at donor development and retention. Specific responsibilities are as follows:
- Oversee and manage the Philharmonic’s Annual Fund campaign to individual donors.
- Manage all aspects of donor acknowledgment and recognition programs.
- Meet with current and prospective donors, coordinating with the CEO and Board Members as needed.
- Prepare sponsorship proposals and coordinate fulfillment of sponsor benefits.
- Manage multiple solicitations by letter and email throughout the year, including copywriting and editing, mailing list segmentation, and coordinating with outside printing and mailing services.
- Analyze patron data to inform fundraising strategy.
- Manage fundraising, donor recognition and cultivation events.
- Coordinate with outside design, marketing and event planning teams.
- Attend Fresno Philharmonic concerts to coordinate development activities.
- Handle miscellaneous administrative tasks as necessary and assigned.
Requirements:
The candidate will possess the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively in person and in writing; to interact effectively with donors, constituents and colleagues; to think strategically and analytically and to prioritize accordingly; to work independently while handling multiple assignments simultaneously; to pay close attention to detail and meet deadlines consistently; to demonstrate proactive thinking to anticipate obstacles and take initiative as challenges and opportunities arise. The ideal candidate will be a goal-oriented team player and consistently show enthusiasm, creativity, curiosity, and collegiality, as well as passion for the mission of the Fresno Philharmonic.
- 2+ years of non-profit development experience, preferably in an arts-related organization.
- Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
- Solid computer skills, including use of Microsoft Office Suite, are a must. Experience with CRM platforms is a plus.
- Scheduling flexibility, including evening and weekend hours at Fresno Philharmonic concerts, meetings and events required.
- Valid driver’s license.
Compensation:
Salary range is $70,000-$79,000 annually, depending on experience.
Opportunities for advancement, including on-going professional development.
Benefits include 100% employer paid health, dental and vision insurance, paid vacation, holidays and sick leave.
PEOPLE
- Architecture Critic Mark Lamster Of Dallas Morning News Wins Pulitzer Prize For Criticism
“Lamster won for a series of columns about downtown Dallas that sparked civic debate and revealed how past decisions have shaped the present. A focus of his criticism has been the fate of Dallas City Hall, a celebrated yet controversial work of brutalist design by architect I.M. Pei.” – The Dallas Morning News (MSN)
- 2026 Pulitzer Prizes For Books Go To Jill Lepore, Yiyun Lin, Amanda Vaill, Daniel Kraus, Brian Goldstone, Juliana Spahr
Kraus’s Angel Down took fiction honors; Goldstone’s There Is No Place for Us won for general nonfiction; Lepore’s We the People took history honors; Vaill’s study of the Schuyler sisters, Pride and Pleasure, won for biography; Li’s Things In Nature Merely Grow won for memoir; Spahr’s Ars Poetica was honored for poetry. – Literary Hub
- Couture and the Class War
Good Morning,
The Met Gala arrives into an unusually hostile climate. The Bezos sponsorship is drawing real anger amid a surge of anti-rich sentiment in New York and nationwide (The New York Times). Which sharpens an awkward question raised over the weekend: what is the Costume Institute, exactly, if not the party that funds it? (The New York Times). And just for ballast, The Conversation wonders whether fashion is art at all (The Conversation) — a question the red carpet will settle.
Other institutions in mid-wobble: The Boston Globe editorializes that the BSO board’s austerity memo has triggered the fundraising collapse the austerity was supposed to prevent (Boston Globe). Venice scraps the Golden Lion for a People’s Choice prize and quietly readmits Russia and Israel — what could possibly go wrong (Hyperallergic)? Anish Kapoor would like the US shown the door next (The Guardian).
And a three-alarm fire broke out Monday morning at Broadway’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre, home of The Book of Mormon (Playbill).
All of our stories below.
- Lisa Anita Wegner Longlisted for Johnny Depp’s The People’s Artist
Haus of Dada is pleased to announce that their artist-in-residence Lisa Anita Wegner has been longlisted for the People’s Art Award.
The People’s Art Award is presented by Johnny Depp, partnered with Artforum Magazine and benefiting The Art of Elysium. This longlist was selected by a judging panel from of over 16,280 entries from all over North America. Voting starts Monday, May 4, 2026, and on May 14, there will be a short list of 20 artists announced.
Wegner and the other longlisted artists are eligible to win $25,000 USD, be featured in Artforum Magazine, and display their work at The Art of Elysium’s Salon, hosted by Johnny Depp, Fall 2026, in Los Angeles, California.
The People’s Artist is chosen 100% by audience vote and Wegner prefers real life to Social Media. Haus of Dada asks for your help. Please take a moment to vote for Lisa Anita Wegner to be The People’s Artist and for her to have an iteration of Elsewhere presented at The Art of Elysium’s Salon.
Wegner is a filmmaker, performer and artist based in Toronto, Canada. For almost two decades, she has been making the mundane world marvelous through shared moments of extra-ordinary time. She crafts accessible, immersive, multi-sensory public art installations. Her experience living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome shapes her artistic ethos, and her vast body of astonishing work attests to her daily commitment to her practice. View Lisa Anita Wegner’s Artist Demo https://youtu.be/ow20o-djdA0?si=3mlxR2zkZMqiYOgK
Wegner’s current project Elsewhere is a perfect match for The Art of Elysium and a feature in Artforum. Partnered with Eric Rose, Multi-Sensory Specialist from Calgary Alberta, and headed by Cultural Producer Alison Wong, this work is mature, poised, and ready for the world stage.
Elsewhere tells the story of a fictional 1930s performance cabaret troupe—the Dada Family—suspended outside of linear time, accessed via a Time-Space Portal. The work explores themes of altered embodiment, otherworldliness, play, and connection through constraints. Elsewhere is at once deeply personal and radically inclusive, approaching accessibility as an evolving engine of creativity in which every design choice is shaped by the question, “Who gets to be part of this experience, and how?” View a video preview of Elsewhere https://youtu.be/Y-MmNgrPjMY.
Previous iterations of this project have circulated in Toronto as part of Nuit Blanche Toronto’s all night Contemporary Art Festival, Rendezvous With Madness Festival, Long Winter Arts Festival, and ArtworxTO, with funding from Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, The City of Toronto, Partners in Art, and The National Creation Fund.
Since 1962, Artforum Magazine has stood as the definitive magazine on modern and contemporary art, shaping critical discourse and spotlighting artists whose work influences museums, institutions, collectors, and cultural conversations around the world.
The Art of Elysium uses creativity as a catalyst for healing and connection. Since 1997, the organization has empowered artists and communities through tailor-made art programs designed to help people overcome social and emotional challenges.
- Development Manager, Fresno Philharmonic
Full-Time/Exempt
Reports to: President & CEOSubmit cover letter and resume to: Stephen Wilson, President & CEO, at swilson@fresnophil.org. Include position title in the subject field. No phone calls please.
Organization Description:
The Fresno Philharmonic is currently in its 71st season of presenting professional symphony orchestra concerts for the residents of the Central Valley. The Fresno Philharmonic is led artistically by Music Director Rei Hotoda and regularly performs seven major concert events per season, in addition to innovative education programs for area schools. The administrative staff is based in our offices in the City of Fresno.
Position Description and Responsibilities:
The Development Manager is responsible for achieving the contributed revenue goals of the Fresno Philharmonic. The Development Manager works with the CEO and Patron Services staff to develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy for the Fresno Philharmonic aimed at donor development and retention. Specific responsibilities are as follows:
- Oversee and manage the Philharmonic’s Annual Fund campaign to individual donors.
- Manage all aspects of donor acknowledgment and recognition programs.
- Meet with current and prospective donors, coordinating with the CEO and Board Members as needed.
- Prepare sponsorship proposals and coordinate fulfillment of sponsor benefits.
- Manage multiple solicitations by letter and email throughout the year, including copywriting and editing, mailing list segmentation, and coordinating with outside printing and mailing services.
- Analyze patron data to inform fundraising strategy.
- Manage fundraising, donor recognition and cultivation events.
- Coordinate with outside design, marketing and event planning teams.
- Attend Fresno Philharmonic concerts to coordinate development activities.
- Handle miscellaneous administrative tasks as necessary and assigned.
Requirements:
The candidate will possess the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively in person and in writing; to interact effectively with donors, constituents and colleagues; to think strategically and analytically and to prioritize accordingly; to work independently while handling multiple assignments simultaneously; to pay close attention to detail and meet deadlines consistently; to demonstrate proactive thinking to anticipate obstacles and take initiative as challenges and opportunities arise. The ideal candidate will be a goal-oriented team player and consistently show enthusiasm, creativity, curiosity, and collegiality, as well as passion for the mission of the Fresno Philharmonic.
- 2+ years of non-profit development experience, preferably in an arts-related organization.
- Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
- Solid computer skills, including use of Microsoft Office Suite, are a must. Experience with CRM platforms is a plus.
- Scheduling flexibility, including evening and weekend hours at Fresno Philharmonic concerts, meetings and events required.
- Valid driver’s license.
Compensation:
Salary range is $70,000-$79,000 annually, depending on experience.
Opportunities for advancement, including on-going professional development.
Benefits include 100% employer paid health, dental and vision insurance, paid vacation, holidays and sick leave.
THEATRE
VISUAL
- So Maybe That AI Bubble Wasn’t Real After All
The worry that the country is building too many data centers now coexists with the fear that we won’t have enough of them to satisfy the public’s growing appetite for these products. And the company previously known as OpenAI’s junior competitor has become possibly the fastest-growing business in the history of capitalism. – The Atlantic
- When AI Surrounds Us, What’s The Point Of Human Minds?
“As great as humans are, we can still be impressed by how birds navigate, how ants cooperate, and how spiders hunt. Each of these animals has been shaped by its environment to be smart in a different way.” – The Guardian (UK)
- Stop Saying Satire Is Dead
“Can satire really change anything? Isn’t it a limp, almost quaint kind of protest?” – LitHub
- Wait, Portland Has Another New Analysis Saying Two Concert Halls Would Be Just Fine
Competing studies find that Portland can support one performing arts center or maybe two performing arts centers, or not. And of course, “Portland has appointed a number of advisory committees to study the choices more closely before holding public hearings to make a final decision.” – Oregon ArtsWatch
- Wait, Just How Big Is Trump’s Desired Garden Of Heroes Supposed To Be Now?
Big, with a “Heroes Walk,’” and “accompanying the statues would be formal gardens, reflecting pools and plazas arranged in a style reminiscent of classical European planning traditions, according to renderings.” – The New York Times
