It was a mile-long convoy of empty buses with over 4,000 vacant seats representing the number of young people killed by guns in the US.

Elaine Velie
Elaine Velie is a writer from New Hampshire living in Brooklyn. She studied Art History and Russian at Middlebury College and is interested in art's role in history, culture, and politics.
Indigenous Groups in Canada Call on the Vatican to Return Their Cultural Belongings
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit leaders have asked for their cultural heritage to be returned ahead of the pope’s visit to Canada.
Italy Thwarts Potential Illegal Sale of $2M Artemisia Gentileschi Painting
The Carabinieri’s art crime unit said Gentileschi’s masterpiece “Caritas Romana” was on its way to be sold in Vienna.
Europe’s Extreme Heat Waves Bring Art to a Standstill
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Google Doodle Shares Artwork by 10-Year-Old Uvalde Shooting Victim
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Dia Art Foundation Workers Seek a Union
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Get Ready for the New Emojis of 2022
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Charles Gaines Brings Trees Back to Times Square
Gaines’s sculpture “Roots,” encompassing seven sweetgum trees that were once native to the region, engages with the nation’s history of colonization and enslavement.
Questions Arise After Gallery Shows White Artist’s Photos of Black Suffering
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New Database Shows Which Museum Job Boards Post Salaries
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Museum Removes Damien Hirst’s Fly-Zapping Installation After Animal Rights Group Complaint
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The Deepest Images of Our Universe Are Here
NASA has released photographs taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, some capturing the ancient universe dating back 13 billion years.