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Seattle Art Museum Workers Vote to Unionize in Landslide Election
The new union will represent over 130 full- and part-time employees across the institution’s three locations.
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Heritage Groups Sue Trump Over “Garden of American Heroes"
The National Mall is “not a personal sandbox for each President to renovate however he likes,” preservationists argue.
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Adorable Duck Family Steals Hearts at Frick Museum
What the Frick? More like what the duck!
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Russian Dissident Artist Killed in Poland
Robert Kuzovkov, known by the pseudonym Semyon Skrepetsky, was reportedly shot after protesting near the Russian Embassy in Berlin.
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House Proposes Slashing Major Arts Education Grant
The program has awarded millions in grants for organizations serving families living below local poverty lines.
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Whitney Names New Director of Independent Study Program
Soyoung Yoon’s appointment comes after the museum canceled a Palestine-related performance and suspended the program for a year.
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The Obamas Unveil First-Ever Official Dual Portrait
The richly layered painting was created by artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby using her signature photo-transfer technique.
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Historic Kyiv Cathedral Ablaze After Russian Strikes
Deadly bombardments across Ukraine sparked the fire in the UNESCO site, an 11th-century Christian monastery.
Obituary
Painter David Hockney, Who Made the Everyday Otherworldly, Dies at 88
His work over a prolific six decades ranged from psychologically precise portraits to luminous depictions of California pool sides.
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Knicks and Spurs Game Gets an Arts Wager
San Antonio’s Department of Arts and Culture challenged the NYC agency to make a deal: Whoever loses Game 5 posts their favorite artwork in the winning city.
Art Movements
Art Movements: Sam Gilliam Foundation Names Its First Director
Dr. Steven Nelson to helm the nonprofit, Aperture HQ's fall opening date, and, uh, the New Museum partners with Penske Media?
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Charleston’s African American Museum Furloughs All Staff
The institution cited “a shift in the political and funding environment” and said staggered furloughs would help avoid layoffs.