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Getty, Warhol, and Frankenthaler Foundations Provide Emergency Relief for Artists and Orgs
As the COVID-19 pandemic roils the arts community, the organizations launched emergency funding initiatives to support the cultural sector.
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MoMA Terminates All Museum Educator Contracts
In an email sent this week, the museum told educators "it will be months, if not years, before we anticipate returning to budget and operations levels to require educator services."
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Projecting $7M in Losses in 2020, Whitney Museum Lays Off 76 Staffers
Director Adam Weinberg says many of those who were laid off “work in visitor-related roles and are no longer able to fulfill their duties now that the Museum is closed.”
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During Crisis, Photographers Receive 100% of Proceeds From This Online Print Sale
New York-based photo center BKC and artist group Seeing Collective have partnered to sell prints online.
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New Stimulus Protects Some Union Workers, But Not All
The new CARES Act calls for “union neutrality” for companies with 500-10,000 employees receiving loans, which may impact the wave of unionizations at nonprofit museums.
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Amid Global Crisis, Top Galleries Announce Unspecified Donations to Undisclosed Charities
A PR representative declined to name the charities, presumably COVID-19 relief related causes, but assured that they were “prominent,” “crucial to global relief efforts,” and “not run by anyone problematic.”
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A New Emergency Relief Grant for Women Artists Over 40
The Anonymous Was a Woman emergency grant will distribute a total of $250,000 in funding, up to $2,500 for each grantee.
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Art Students Demand University Accountability and Reimbursements During Pandemic
Students at some of the most renowned art universities in the country, including the Rhode Island School of Design, Yale, and NYU Tisch, are sounding alarm bells about their schools’ handling of the COVID-19 crisis.
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The True Significance of St. Corona, the Viral Saint
A German cathedral is polishing the shrine of Saint Corona for an upcoming exhibition, expecting “more interest due to the virus.”
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Guggenheim Museum “On-Call” Employees Demand to Be Paid for Scheduled Work
Freelance workers are asking to be paid for work scheduled prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus.
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A Cultural Tradition in Spain Has Become a Symbol of Strength During Coronavirus Pandemic
A monumental sculpture of a meditating woman produced for Valencia's Fallas festival was partially incinerated even after the event was canceled.
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The Artists Who Found Inspiration in Isolation
In the age of “social distancing,” reflecting on works by a number of artists who found themselves isolated, detained, or bed-ridden for various reasons.