News
Beads Found in Alaska Are Some of the Earliest European Objects Discovered in North America
The beads, located in three Indigenous sites in Alaska, date to the mid-to-late 15th century, prior to Columbus's landfall.
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Art
Let Go in This Anonymous Musical Improv Session
With no musical experience or physical instruments required, "The Adjacent Possible" invites you to a blissful 45-minute session.
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SFMOMA Director to Step Down After a Tumultuous Year at Museum
The museum has been criticized for its sweeping layoffs and furloughs during the coronavirus pandemic and accused of fostering a culture of racism and structural inequities.
Film
Collective Dreams and Women’s Voices at the New York African Film Festival
This year's virtual edition of the New York African Film Festival includes both experimental gems and several Oscar contenders.
Announcement
Vermont College of Fine Arts Honors Cheryl D. Miller, Tireless Advocate for Black Graphic Designers
VCFA will confer an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters to the award-winning designer and businesswoman in a live-streamed public ceremony on February 16 at 6:30pm EST.
Art
Samara Golden’s Memento Mori Give Shape to Grief
When experienced as a portrait of the artist’s psyche alone, Upstairs at Steve’s is a piercing representation of individual grief.
News
Unique Works From the WPA Sell at Auction
The Swann Galleries auction provided insight into some of the varied Works Progress Association projects sponsored by the US between 1935 and 1943.
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Remains of Courageous Archaeologist Beheaded by ISIS Found in Syria
Khaled Al-Asaad was beheaded in 2015 after refusing to lead ISIS to ancient artifacts from Palmyra that he had hidden in a secure location.
News
A Sacred Incan Site Is Threatened by a New Airport
Chinchero, in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, is home to a dozen Indigenous cultures as well as 15th-century Inca ruins.
Art
Anna Torma’s Hand-Sewn Dreams
Inspired by children’s drawings, Hungarian folklore, and medieval legends, Torma’s playful, hand-sewn worlds are engrossing.
Film
Enlightening Documentaries About Language
These films explore Yiddish, sign language, and Noam Chomsky's linguistic theories.
News
Why Is the California Attorney General Investigating the San Francisco Art Institute?
Hyperallergic acquired documents raising questions about board member self-interest and tax-exempt bond misuse at the crisis-stricken art college under investigation.