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The Shed Lays Off a Quarter of Full-time Staff
The multidisciplinary arts center in NYC, which laid off 28 full-time workers, received a Paycheck Protection Program loan in the range of $2-5 million.
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Art Schools Join Legal Efforts to Block ICE Guidelines Targeting International Students
The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design, which counts Pratt and RISD among its members, has signed on to an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit against ICE.
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Employees Condemn Harassment and Policing at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Former and current staffers launched a petition denouncing the presence of armed guards in the galleries and alleging the museum has mishandled complaints of racial and sexual harassment.
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Richmond Judge Blocks Mayor From Removing More Confederate Monuments
Mayor Levar Stoney expedited the removal of seven Confederate statues in Richmond over the past week, but a Richmond judge has approved a temporary injunction blocking the mayor's order.
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MOCAD Director Placed on Leave After Former Employees Pen Letter Citing “Toxic Work Environment”
Over 70 former employees penned a letter denouncing director Elysia Borowy-Reeder’s leadership. Their claims are bolstered by several letters of resignation and complaint from current and former staff members.
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Tens of Millions of Dollars in PPP Loans Went to NYC Museums, Art Galleries, and Orgs
David Zwirner, Pace, and Gagosian galleries each received over $2 million in PPP funding, and the Whitney and the Guggenheim Museum each received a loan between $5 and 10 million.
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ICE Announced International Students Must Leave the US if Their School Is Exclusively Online
New regulations from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement could hugely impact art schools.
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#DefundHate: Artists Create Skytyped Messages Denouncing the Immigrant Detention Crisis
Artists Cassils and rafa esparza organized In Plain Sight, enlisting planes to spell out urgent calls to action above over 80 detention facilities and other sites on July 3 and 4.
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Bypassing Impending City Council Vote, Richmond Mayor Orders Removal of Confederate Monuments
“Once we remove the remaining monuments, we can officially say that we were the former capital of the confederacy," said Stoney in today's briefing.
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Mississippi Votes to Remove Confederate Banner From Its State Flag
After flying for 126 years, the flag will go on display at the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
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An Instagram Account Is Amplifying Anonymous Testimonies of Racism in Museums
@ChangeTheMuseum is posting "stories of unchecked racism" that speak to the discriminatory practices plaguing cultural institutions.
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Tania Bruguera Among Artists Detained in Cuba Before Protest Against Police Brutality
Bruguera was arrested in her home under pretenses of “pandemic contagion,” preventing her from attending a demonstration against the killing of Hansel Ernesto Hernández Galiano.