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The Art Museum Futures Fund will award between $600,000 to $5.5 million to 12 mid-sized institutions across the nation, including the Brooklyn Museum and El Museo del Barrio.
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Former and current workers have stepped forward to decry the behavior of executive leadership at the Brooklyn Museum, denouncing “the harm and daily mistreatment” of workers of color.
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The European Union Intellectual Property Office ruled that the street artist, who remains anonymous, could not be identified as the unquestionable owner of his "Flower Thrower" stencil.
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The letter, authored by three artists included in the now-canceled Collective Actions, urges the Whitney to seriously examine its practices and policies to better represent and engage with historically excluded communities.
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After anonymous accusations against Bill Arning surfaced online, the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston confirmed that an investigation into the director’s behavior resulted in his separation from the museum in 2018.
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Citing “deeply systemic issues,” MICA faculty have withdrawn their support of the school’s president, provost, and other senior administrators.
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Vote.org believes a “strong visual vocabulary” can help increase voter turnout. Its latest project offers resources to help you request an absentee ballot, register to vote, and more.
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A new survey by Art Basel and UBS that looks at the pandemic’s impact on galleries found sizable staff cuts, including at galleries with net profits of $10 million or more.
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At the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, more than a dozen students are sitting out their final show and presenting their work at alternative, artist-run spaces instead.
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The structure, which stretches 1,725 feet across the Lianjiang River in Guangdong Province, has broken a Guinness World Record.
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Hyperallergic looked at the Democratic candidates' track record in the cultural sector, from legislative achievements to museum affiliations and personal support of the arts.
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The appointment of Patricia Marroquin Norby is a historic milestone for the museum, which decided to display Indigenous art in its American Wing for the first time in 2017.