Have to give a shout out to DC Arts Jobs blog.
The purpose of the blog is “An informal collection of job postings at arts organizations in the Washington, DC area, focusing on development and special events, but encompassing other functions and other cities as well. Some light commentary is provided where the author thinks she has the scoop.”
The listing isn’t comprehensive, just what comes to the writer’s attention. The thing I like about the blog is that while it is similar to some theatre blogs that only list area performances (in this case, jobs), Christina also highlights issues that could impact one’s ability to find a job. (And the entry titles clearly differentiate the news and info listings from straight job listings)
Amidst recent job listings you can also find entries with commentary and links on the economics of dance, how to deal with getting fired, how to get a job in philanthropy, planning for succession when leadership retires and the labor relations problems the Washington Ballet is having.
There are also links in the sidebar to other arts issues blogs, arts job sites, arts policy sites, headhunting companies and arts organization sites broken out by discipline.
Just wanted to bring some attention to Christina’s work because it is an interesting approach to arts blogging that I hadn’t seen before. Hopefully it will inspire other people to create similar blogs for their geographic areas.
