Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo (2022) is screening in New York this month to benefit earthquake relief in Syria.

Rhea Nayyar
Rhea Nayyar (she/her) is a New York-based teaching artist who is passionate about elevating minority perspectives within the academic and editorial spheres of the art world. Rhea received her BFA in Visual Arts from Carnegie Mellon University. Find her art updates at @rheanayyar.art on Instagram!
These Miniature Artworks Prove That It’s the Little Things In Life
The exhibition Small is Beautiful, featuring over 100 tiny art pieces, is now on view in New York.
Viral “Photographer” Reveals His Images Were AI-Generated
Jos Avery had told his followers he used a Nikon D810 to take his distinctive black-and-white portraits.
Florida Man Says He Wants to Buy Broken Koons Sculpture
Here’s how he should spend the money instead.
Using Hair, Rice, and Indigo, an Artist Reclaims Her Family History
Adebunmi Gbadebo creates art from organic materials, like soil taken from her enslaved ancestors’ grave sites on the True Blue plantation.
Sacred Nuxalk Nation Totem Pole Finally Repatriated
The object was in the collection of the Royal British Columbia Museum for over a century.
Newton Who? Leonardo Explored Gravity First
A new analysis of diagrams drawn in the artist’s personal notebook reveals a near-accurate model of Earth’s gravitational pull.
A Day With the NY Sanitation Department’s Resident Artist
sTo Len, whose fascination with waste removal started when he was a child, is the agency’s current artist in residence.
Controversial New Law Prompts Greek Museums to Shutter
The legislation gives institutions more autonomy but less government support for efforts like fundraising and generating revenue.
American Museums Get $5M for Latinx Curatorial Positions
The initiative is funded by four of the country’s largest grantmakers.
The Countries Paying Youths to Simply Enjoy Art
Germany, France, Italy, and Spain offer cash stipends to their younger citizens in an effort to revitalize arts and culture after the COVID-19 pandemic.
RISD Pulls Out of US College Rankings List
The school cited the US News & World Report’s “inability to accurately assess art and design education.”