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Margaret Atwood Protests Book Banning With Fireproof Copy of The Handmaid's Tale
The fire-resistant copy will be auctioned to raise funds for PEN America.
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.
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NEA Awards $91 Million to Over 1,200 Arts Organizations
Funded projects include an exhibition of contemporary and historical retablos and a residency that pairs glass artists with creators in other mediums.
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Ukrainian Museum Documents the War Through Objects Left Behind
Curators at the Maidan Museum in Kyiv are sifting through the rubble for items that “tell the story of ordinary people’s lives, of their deaths."
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Missing Picasso Resurfaces at Home of Former Philippines First Lady
Imelda Marcos and her husband were accused of plundering billions of dollars from the country.
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Former KKK Building in Texas to Be Transformed Into Arts Center
The planned center will be named after Fred Rouse, a Black man who was lynched in the city of Fort Worth in 1921.
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Greece and UK Agree to Formal Talks Over Parthenon Marbles
The UK has long refused to return the contested sculptures, which were stripped from the Parthenon in the 1800s.
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Ukrainian Soldiers Unearth Ancient Greek Amphorae During Trench Dig
The artifacts are estimated to date from 400 to 300 BCE, when Greek settlements existed along the northern shores of the Black Sea near Odesa.
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Aquaman Star Jason Momoa Slammed for Photos Inside Sistine Chapel
The site of Michelangelo’s famous frescoes has a strict no-photos policy.
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15 Latinx Artist Fellows Receive $50K Grants
Tanya Aguiñiga, Amalia Mesa-Bains, and Vincent Valdez are among the recipients of this year’s grants, funded by the Ford and Mellon Foundations.
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British Geologist Faces Death Penalty in Iraq on Smuggling Charges
Jim Fitton has been in custody since March, when Iraqi officials found 12 small shards of pottery in his luggage.
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What Did Cleopatra Smell Like?
Researchers are using chemical analysis to concoct the fragrance possibly worn by the last Egyptian pharaoh.
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Seattle Launches New Deal-Style Jobs Program for Artists
The city will distribute $2 million to create jobs for unemployed and underemployed artists and cultural workers.