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Some good news stories from the past week: Audiences keep arriving. Gen Z’s share of the movie box office has climbed from 34% to 39% since 2019 (Star-Tribune). London’s Natural History Museum logged a record 7.1 million visitors last year — surpassing the British Museum for the first time (The Standard). Barnes & Noble opened 60 stores and is reportedly eyeing an IPO (The Atlantic). Demand for culture is growing, even as the financial models that have traditionally supported institutions are under stress. It’s important to remember this.
Running alongside all of this: a strange week in aesthetics-as-policy. The Trump administration’s Commission of Fine Arts approved a 250th-anniversary coin featuring a glowering president, rejected the White House visitor center as insufficiently beautiful, and the NEH quietly handed $2 million — roughly its grantee’s entire annual budget — to a tiny Queens art school devoted to restoring pre-Civil War classical styles, bypassing the normal competitive process (New York Times). Across the Atlantic, Britain’s government offered the BBC its first-ever permanent charter and reversed course on AI copyright after a campaign by Elton John and Paul McCartney (The Guardian).
All this week’s stories below, organized by topic.
- Finance Consultant – Arts FMS
As a financial management firm that integrates with nonprofit arts organizations, Arts FMS empowers organizations to focus on their mission while they focus on the long-term fiscal health and sustainability of the organization. By providing a comprehensive scope of full financial management services, Arts FMS is able to bring stability, efficiency, and reliability to an organizations’ financial operations.
Arts FMS is seeking a Finance Consultant who is a highly motivated and self-directed individual with extensive experience with accounting and financial management. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following:
Experience:
- 5-10 years of nonprofit accounting, managing an organization’s finances, preferably in the arts sector.
- Masters in relevant field preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Dedication to delivering excellent client service.
- Exceptional organizational skills with the capability to handle multiple time-sensitive priorities.
- In-depth knowledge of GAAP and nonprofit accounting, reporting, and compliance.
- Expertise in Excel and QuickBooks Online.
- Strong communication skills.
- A genuine interest in the performing and/or visual arts.
The Finance Consultant role is a full-time position that works within the company’s core working hours from 9am-6pm Eastern and is based in the United States. This role offers an excellent benefits program:
Benefits:
- 100% remote work
- Company paid dental and health
- 3 weeks paid vacation
- 401k with company match
- 12 weeks paid parental leave
Salary Range: $75,000-$100,000 depending on experience
To Apply: https://tally.so/r/3XG20g
Learn more about Arts FMS and current job openings: https://www.artsfms.com/jobs
- Senior Finance Consultant – Arts FMS
As a financial management firm that integrates with nonprofit arts organizations, Arts FMS empowers organizations to focus on their mission while they focus on the long-term fiscal health and sustainability of the organization. By providing a comprehensive scope of full financial management services, Arts FMS is able to bring stability, efficiency, and reliability to an organizations’ financial operations.
Arts FMS is seeking a Senior Finance Consultant who is a highly motivated and self-directed individual with extensive experience with accounting and financial management, specifically in the nonprofit sector. Candidates must have deep expertise in nonprofit accounting and substantial experience running a finance department. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following:
Experience:
- 10+ years of nonprofit accounting, demonstrating proficiency in managing an organization’s accounting and finances, preferably in the arts sector.
- Extensive experience in leading a finance department and managing all aspects of financial operations including accounting software and transactions management.
- Extensive experience in creating financial management documents for both board and staff.
- Master’s degree in relevant field preferred.
Please note: All candidates must have experience working directly in a finance department.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Collaborative skills to work with senior staff in developing organization-wide systems.
- Proven ability to effectively manage 1-3 direct reports and drive projects to completion.
- Dedication to delivering excellent client service.
- Exceptional organizational skills with the capability to handle multiple time-sensitive priorities.
- In-depth knowledge of GAAP and nonprofit accounting, reporting, and compliance.
- Expertise in utilizing Excel and QuickBooks Online.
- Strong communication skills.
- A genuine interest in the performing and/or visual arts.
The Senior Finance Consultant role is a full-time position that works within the company’s core working hours from 9am-6pm Eastern and is based in the United States. This role offers an excellent benefits program:
Benefits:
- 100% remote work
- Company paid dental and health
- 3 weeks paid vacation
- 401k with company match
- 12 weeks paid parental leave
Salary Range: $90,000-$130,000 depending on experience
To Apply: https://tally.so/r/3XG20g
Learn more about Arts FMS and current job openings: https://www.artsfms.com
- Could AI Help Decipher The Indus Valley Civilization’s Writing?
There’s nothing like a Rosetta Stone for the Harappan script (as it’s sometimes called), which developed in and around the ancient cities of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa in present-day Pakistan. Scholars have wide differences about whether the script might ever be deciphered, with or without artificial intelligence. – Live Science
- David Ellison Claims Unique Creative Opportunities In Warner/Paramount Deal
“I firmly believe that uniting Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery presents a unique opportunity to build a true champion for the creative community, one that can and will bring more stories to life, support filmmakers and talent with real scale, and compete effectively on the global stage as an independent media leader,” Ellison said. – The Hollywood Reporter
- The Space Between Criticism And Literary Evaluation
That’s the thing about bad works: they demand talking back to, and unlike the moments of profound inward reflection good works often inspire, we feel better off shouting out loud at the bad ones. – 3 Quarks Daily
- Revisiting Fank Gehry’s Plans For A Grand Avenue Of Culture In LA
Gehry’s vision included completing the original plans cost-cut out of Disney a quarter-century ago, along with new modifications and much more throughout the area. Some are more costly than others. Enough could be done on Grand Avenue in time for the Olympics to make a difference if we begin this minute. – Los Angeles Times (Yahoo)
- Behold Brisbane’s Shimmering New Performance Venue
The Glasshouse Theatre, a new extension of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Australia’s third-largest city, has a flexible 1,500-seat auditorium designed to accommodate dance performances, opera, orchestral concerts, and musical theatre. The design is by the firms Blight Rayner Architecture and Snøhetta. – Dezeen
- Trump’s Handpicked Arts Commission Says Plans For New White House Entry “Not Beautiful Enough”
The federal Commission of Fine Arts has taken issue with plans for a new 33,000-square-foot security screening center for White House visitors, saying the proposed facility is too big and not beautiful enough. – The New York Times
- Trump’s Handpicked Arts Commission Approves 250th Birthday Gold Coin — With Trump’s Image
The coin, which is supposed to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary, shows Mr. Trump with his fists pressed against a desk and a glowering expression on his face. The back of the coin features an eagle. – The New York Times
- Report: Adding Up The Financial Worth Of Public Libraries
A new report has put a figure on the value of public libraries to the community, estimating that they are worth $86.60 in community value per adult per year. – ABC Australia
- Nova Scotia Gets Its First Professional Ballet Company
Port City Ballet Company in Halifax is currently in its first season, offering a full school program as well as professional performances (in the capital and throughout the province) and a living wage for Nova Scotia dancers at home. Founding artistic director Nova Johnstone talks about getting the company launched. (video) – CTV (Canada)
- New Obama Presidential Library Makes Big Bets On Art
Obama and his wife, Michelle, envisioned art as being a fundamental part of the $800 million Obama Presidential Center when it opens on Juneteenth after 10 years of planning and construction. – WBEZ
- The Donut-Hole Of Theatre Attention
Three and a half hours is the danger zone: the length of many an unabridged classic. The artists, too often, haven’t thought of the way time sits on our bodies and our minds. This is the play you’re most likely to feel restless in, like it has taken up too much of your day, like it has outstayed its welcome. – The Guardian
- Publishers Are Unprepared For Books That Have Been Written With AI
In response to questions from The New York Times about the A.I. allegations against “Shy Girl,” Hachette told The Times that its imprint Orbit has canceled plans to release the novel in the United States and that Hachette will discontinue its U.K. edition. – The New York Times
- Venice Mayor Will Close Russia’s Biennale Pavilion If It Is Used For ‘Propaganda”
“Russia … is a problem, but the Russian people are not. I’m pro-Ukrainian, everyone knows that, I’ve twinned Venice with Odessa. (But) we must work to ensure that culture isn’t censorship,” said Luigi Brugnaro. “If the Russian government were to carry out propaganda, we would be the first to close the pavilion.” – The Art Newspaper
- Metropolitan Opera Debt Downgraded To “Junk” Status
A Caa1 is a credit rating that indicates very high credit risk and poor standing, often referred to as “junk” or “speculative” grade. It indicates that an organization is in danger of defaulting, though it is not yet in default. – OperaWire
- Chuck Norris, Action-Movie Icon, Is Dead At 86
The martial-arts grandmaster starred in more than 20 films, including Return of the Dragon, Missing in Action, and The Delta Force, as well as the TV series Walker, Texas Ranger. – AP
- CBS News To Lay Off 6% Of Staff
“It’s the second round of layoffs in six months at CBS News (a round in October canceled some streaming shows and overhauled the Saturday morning show), but these are the first in pursuit of (editor-in-chief Bari) Weiss’s new strategy, which she outlined to staff earlier this year.” – The Hollywood Reporter
- Leader Who Received Death Threats At Oregon Shakespeare Festival Has A New, Safer Job
“Since January, (Nataki Garrett), whose era-defining OSF term lasted just four years, has been at another helm as interim artistic director of San Francisco’s African-American Shakespeare Company, and she’s optimistic that this new appointment will be less troubled. For one thing, she no longer retains a security detail.” – San Francisco Chronicle (Yahoo!)
- Unmasked It’s Banksy’s World . . . But Not Officially<a href="https://www.artsjournal.com/herman/2026/03/unmasked-its-banksys-world-but-not-officially.html" title='Unmasked
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The museum in Lisbon, Portugal, showcases 100 reproductions of Banksy’s artwork through video, installations, graffiti, canvases, projections, and murals. - What Happened After Huntsville, AL’s Public Radio Station Dropped NPR Programming? Disaster.
Since WRLH ended its affiliation with NPR last October 1, the station has lost 75% of its listenership. This is notwithstanding the fact that the station continues to air programming from PRX, American Public Media and the BBC. – Michael Krall
- Brooklyn’s BAM Names New President And Aims For Stability
“The Brooklyn Academy of Music (has) appointed Tamara McCaw, … who has served as interim president since last June, … as the center emerges from a period of shrinking audiences, declining revenue and turnover in its upper ranks.” – The New York Times
- Pittsburgh’s Two Largest Theater Companies Merge
“Pittsburgh Public Theater, founded in 1975, and Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, founded in 1946, will cease to exist under the plan approved by their boards. … The new, as-yet-unnamed troupe plans to announce its inaugural programming this fall and debut in January. For now, the two groups will continue their planned seasons.” – WESA (Pittsburgh)
- British Museum Is No Longer UK’s Most Visited Attraction
With a record 7.1 million visitors in 2025, London’s Natural History Museum surged past the British Museum to take the top spot. – The Standard (London)
- Development Director – Eugene O’Neill Theater Center via TOC Arts Partners
Development Director
The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, one of the American theater’s most celebrated homes for artistic creation, seeks a new Director of Development.
This is a significant opportunity for a dynamic fundraising leader, with a deep passion for new work development, to join a committed team and bring the organization’s contributed income generation to the next level. Based in Waterford, Connecticut, the organization seeks a candidate who will become an active member of the O’Neill community both locally, throughout the region, and nationally, deepening some of the O’Neill’s most important philanthropic relationships. They will be an organized communicator and manager, well-versed in individual donor cultivation and solicitation, and knowledgeable about working with Boards. Building a robust annual development plan, furthering event strategy, and overseeing institutional giving processes will be integral components of this position. While they will have the chance to honor the distinguished legacy of the O’Neill, they will also need to be forward-thinking, eager to investigate how to attract new donors and engage the community in meaningful ways.
With offices overlooking the Long Island Sound, the O’Neill maintains a dedicated year-round staff of 30, including the Director of Development and two other development staff members. This team works diligently in the fall, winter, and spring to prepare for each annual summer gathering, when the staff size grows to more than 100 artists, faculty, and seasonal staff, and the organization welcomes thousands of audience members. Nearly each week of the summer offers a new conference dedicated to artistic evolution, teaching, learning, and creative advancement, allowing audiences and supporters to engage with a unique aspect of the new work development process in a way that few institutions provide. The Director of Development will be a central figure in orchestrating those experiences at the O’Neill, and ensuring supporters at all levels understand the enormous value of fueling artistic discovery and nurturing the most inventive artists of our time.
About the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center
Mission: In the pioneering spirit of its namesake, the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center discovers, develops, and empowers new work, new voices, and creative risk-taking. By introducing innovative artists, essential to broadening the national cultural landscape, the O’Neill serves as the Launchpad of the American Theater. Each of our five summer conferences is led by its own dedicated Artistic Director, all of whom are leaders in their respective fields and work in partnership with Executive Director Tiffani Gavin.
Founded in 1964 by George C. White and named in honor of Eugene O’Neill, four-time Pulitzer Prize-winner and America’s only playwright to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, the O’Neill has launched some of the most important voices and works in American theater and has revolutionized the way new work is developed. O’Neill programs include the National Playwrights Conference, National Music Theater Conference, National Critics Institute, National Puppetry Conference, Cabaret & Performance Conference, National Theater Institute – which offers six credit-earning undergraduate training programs – and more.
From its campus in Waterford, Connecticut, the O’Neill has been home to more than 1,000 new works for the stage and thousands more emerging artists. Writers, directors, puppeteers, singers, students, and audiences alike take their first steps in exploring, revising, and understanding their work and the potential of the theater they help create. All focus remains on the writer and script: Performers work with simply rendered sets and costumes, script in hand, revealing for the first time the magic of a new play or musical, puppetry piece, or cabaret act.
Scores of projects developed at the O’Neill have gone on to full production at theaters around the world, and work first performed at the O’Neill has gone on to regional theaters, Broadway, film, and television. The diverse roster of artists that have developed work at the O’Neill includes August Wilson, Wendy Wasserstein, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Samuel D. Hunter, Dominique Morisseau, David Henry Hwang, Lynn Nottage, and Celine Song, among many others. Students and professionals who have honed their skills at the O’Neill can be seen in these venues every day across the nation and world. Others work as playwrights, directors, stage management, administration, and hundreds of other roles that the public never sees but are nonetheless essential to every production.
Staff and alumni from the O’Neill have won every major award in theater arts. The O’Neill itself is the recipient of two Tony Awards, in 2010 for Regional Theatre, and in 1979 for Theatrical Excellence. In September 2016, the O’Neill was awarded the National Medal of Arts from President Obama in a White House ceremony celebrating its contribution to American culture.About Waterford, Connecticut
The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center is located in Waterford, CT along the southeastern Connecticut shoreline. Waterford offers scenic beaches, waterfront views, miles of hiking trails, and is known for its blend of coastal recreation and cultural activity. Waterford offers convenient access to major regional hubs, roughly two hours from both New York City and Boston and is within easy reach of Hartford and New Haven.
With its parks, beaches, and scenic public spaces such as Harkness Memorial State Park, Waterford is the ideal location for people who enjoy the outdoors and the ocean. Just minutes away, neighboring communities such as New London and Mystic feature vibrant arts and dining scenes, historic waterfront districts, and attractions like Mystic Seaport Museum and the Connecticut College Arboretum.
To learn more visit:
https://www.waterfordct.org/
https://ctvisit.com/listings/town-waterfordAbout the Position
The Director of Development, part of the organization’s senior management team, reports to the Managing Director, but with a close working relationship with the Executive Director. This leader is responsible for the successful planning and execution of an annual and strategic development plan, raising just over $2 million annually, with progressive annual targets to increase that figure to $2.5-$2.75 million in the next three years, to ensure optimal resources to serve the mission, programs, and operations of the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. They will oversee a team of two other development colleagues, one of whom is a direct report. The position’s major responsibilities include the successful organization, tracking, and completion of the annual campaign and membership program, timely management of grant activities, and oversight of fundraising events, in conjunction with department staff. The Director of Development will be expected and required to attend all major O’Neill events, be a regular presence during our summer performances, and take a leadership role in identification and cultivation of donors.
Key Responsibilities
Individual Giving (30%)
- Oversee the year-round Individual Giving program, creating annual campaign communications and materials and ensuring regular solicitation, stewardship, and engagement of donors at all ends of the spectrum.
- Act as a lead solicitor for major gifts; tracking an active portfolio of high-level donors and prospects, ensuring regular contact and stewardship, using moves management best practices.
- Organize donor cultivation and follow-up plans for the O’Neill’s Executive Director, Managing Director, and Board members, as appropriate, to ensure a broad network of donors are being engaged and solicited to make significant gifts.
- Supervise all donor mailings, appeals, and regular communications to meet timelines and promote member and donor participation.
- Identify, cultivate, and solicit donors to the O’Neill’s planned giving program.
- In collaboration with the Development Associate, maintain integrity of donor records in Salesforce donor database, including updating of contact info, gift information, etc.
Institutional Support (20%)
- Oversee ongoing interactions with new and existing sources of institutional support, including foundation, corporate, and government sources.
- Manage the O’Neill’s ongoing relationship with Advance Collaborative (formerly Advance NYC), in order to ensure strong and timely completion of institutional giving proposals and reports.
- Complete the preparation for funder request meetings as needed, including the assembly of case and briefing materials.
- Conduct research on new and existing funders to properly incorporate them into the organization’s broader cultivation and stewardship activities.
- Develop funder profile reports in the donor database and keep records of gifts and contact information up to date in the donor database.
Special Events (15%)
- In partnership with O’Neill and volunteer leadership and Development Manager, contribute to all event related planning and implementation, including adherence to timelines and budgets.
- Seek and obtain various levels of sponsorship for events, and ensure viable sales strategy for tickets and tables.
- Serve as a host and staff lead for all development related events, including donor cultivation receptions, fundraising galas, alumni receptions, etc.
- Oversee the creation of invitation lists and strategize to encourage participation of key prospects at appropriate O’Neill events and performances.
Board Relations (15%)
- Directly engage the Board and appropriate Board Committees on all fundraising and Board Development initiatives and build ongoing communications related to these efforts.
- Prepare reports for the Executive Director and the Board, in addition to attending and reporting at quarterly Board and/or Committee meetings throughout the year.
- In collaboration with the Executive Director, Managing Director, and Board leadership, identify and recruit potential Board members and solidify the onboarding processes for new members.
- Attend event planning committee meetings to advance the Board and other volunteers’ ideas and contributions toward events.
- Devise and manage Board members’ yearly contribution and action plans to support the O’Neill.
Administrative/Other (20%)
- Actively develop, implement, and evaluate the organization’s annual development plan, devising systems to track and report progress and metrics to understand the success of key initiatives; produce regular reports on reaching contributed income goals and evolve reporting processes, as needed.
- Serve as senior staff member, participating and contributing to executive level planning discussions.
- Act as a public advocate at the O’Neill and within the local Waterford community and at times, within the national field of American theater.
- Create a positive and productive working environment for the development team members and any associated interns or volunteers; acting as a mentor, guide and communicative partner.
- Continually ensure optimal evaluative tools for various artistic and educational programs, for the purposes of developing compelling cases for support and evaluative reports for donors and supporters.
- Ensure the Development Department’s monthly reconciliation process with the Business Office to guarantee proper tracking of all transactions
Qualifications
- A passion for the performing arts and the advancement of American theater and a commitment to the mission of the O’Neill.
- Strong organizational skills; capable of balancing multiple projects simultaneously, using judgment to determine priorities, and successfully moving multiple high-priority projects forward together.
- Excellent communication skills; ease and elegance in written and oral communication, and comfort with public speaking.
- Friendly and neighborly, naturally ready to build relationships in and around Southeastern CT, and interface with constituents around the O’Neill campus during the summer season, ensuring excellent customer service and stewardship.
- A sense of discretion and care to keep donor information secure and interactions with notable alumni and donors private, maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Sound judgment and decision-making skills; able to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the best course of action.
- Available to work nights and weekends, especially during the concentrated period of special events and performances in the spring and summer months.
- Ability to travel for Board of Trustee meetings, donor cultivation and solicitation, and special events – including frequent domestic and occasional international travel.
- Familiarity with endowment or capital campaigns.
- Flexibility, openness, and sense of humor; capable of working independently and being part of an active, collaborative team.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
- Experience with Salesforce/PatronManager, MS Office, Google Apps suite.
Compensation
The salary for this position is $95,000-125,000. The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center provides comprehensive benefits, including providing health, dental, and vision. Employees have access to a 403b plan, long and short-term disability; paid time off; and parking. There is access to the beach, complimentary tickets to all productions, and meals when the cafeteria is open. During the off-season, team members work up to one day remotely, per the approval of their supervisor.
The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center is an affirmative action equal opportunity employer. The O’Neill aims to foster a diverse culture that is inclusive of race, ethnicity, culture, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, national origin, veteran status, socioeconomic class, religion, professional status, and the intersections thereof. We encourage our employees to be comfortable bringing their entire selves to work every day and pride ourselves on being a safe space for everyone.
Application Instructions
The Director of Development search is being conducted on behalf of the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center by TOC Arts Partners, a national consultancy aligning strategies, structures, and leadership toward a thriving cultural sector. The search is being led by Consultant Brenna Thomas, in consultation with and support from the TOC Arts Partners search team.
To apply, visit the online application (https://tocartspartners.com/jobs-listing/the-oneill-director-of-development) and submit your materials. Your cover letter should include any training or experience relevant to the job profile that you would like to highlight, why you consider yourself a good fit for this opportunity, and anything else you’d like us to know about your qualifications that may not be present in your resume.
For general questions or nominations of prospective candidates, please contact searchteam@tocartspartners.com. We kindly request no phone calls.
Specific questions about the position may be directed to:
Brenna Thomas
Consultant, Search & Strategy
brenna@tocartspartners.comApplications will be accepted until this role is filled. We encourage you to apply by April 3, 2026, for priority consideration. Interviews may begin at any time, and we encourage you to apply as early as possible for best consideration. Please note that applying before the priority deadline does not guarantee an interview, and all applicants will receive a response regarding the consideration and status of their candidacy.
Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? Research shows that cis men apply for jobs when they fulfill an average of 60% of the criteria, while others tend only to apply if they meet every requirement. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply.
We are dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates, including those with diverse workplace experiences and backgrounds. So, whether you’re returning to work after a gap in employment, simply looking to transition, or taking the next step in your career path, we will be glad to have you on our radar.
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