News

LACMA Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Unionize

A whopping 96% of staff at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art voted in favor of a union, calling for higher pay and “increased transparency.”

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Exhibition Announcement

Indigenous Glass Art Takes Center Stage at the National Museum of the American Indian

“Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass” celebrates culture, craft, and storytelling. Now on view in New York City.

Community

Required Reading

Joan Mitchell and the written word, garments with passports, “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” Christmas book-gifting in Iceland, toppled Lady Liberty, and more.

Community

A View From the Easel

“Every day I see more and more of my footprint in this small space.”

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Announcement

LSU School of Art Offers Highest MFA Stipends in the Southern US

With assistantships funded at $23,000, full tuition waivers, and generous health insurance, Louisiana State University helps students lay the groundwork for a successful lifelong art practice.

Daily Newsletter

The Plight of Art Models

Also: the troubling trend of "Crusadercore," pet monkeys in Ancient Rome, and what's really going on in those Vanity Fair photos of Trump's top advisors?

Features

Art Models Struggle for a Living Wage and Recognition

The workers who pose for artists at historic organizations like the Art Students League say they are overworked and underpaid in a field that rarely values them.

In Memoriam

Remembering Ceal Floyer, Michele Singer Reiner, and Christine Choy

This week, we honor a conceptualist who made the ordinary human, a wide-ranging photographer, and a filmmaker who made space for others.

Opinion

The Trump Administration Looks Even Worse Up Close

Photographs by Chris Anderson for Vanity Fair reveal the cost of remaking yourself in Trump’s image.

News

Pet Monkeys Were Popular in Ancient Rome, Burials Reveal

The recent archaeological discovery also deepens our understanding of trade networks between India and the Roman Empire.

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Announcement

Nevada Museum of Art Presents the 2026 Art + Environment Summit: Under Pressure

This three-day gathering features Kim Stanley Robinson, Jeffrey Gibson, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Rose B. Simpson, and many more. April 16–18, 2026.

Features

Why We Should All Be Worried About "Crusadercore"

This online trend equips young, White men with a historically bastardized visual lexicon — one that gives new credence and religious authority to far-right bigotry.