Opportunities
Opportunities in September 2020
From research grants to rent funds, a list of opportunities that artists, writers, and art workers can apply for this month.
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This Mail Art Fundraiser Will Support the US Postal Service
The benefit raffle features unique works by 60 artists including Dike Blair, Liz Deschenes, Sam Falls, Elisabeth Kley, Nicolas Party, and Patricia Treib.
News
Spectacular Images of the September “Corn Moon”
The Corn Moon, named by Native Americans to indicate the beginning of the corn harvest season, is the last full moon of the summer.
News
After SFMOMA Cuts Salaries by 20%, Employees Call Out Major Loans Granted to Executives
Many SFMOMA salaries have barely kept pace with the city’s minimum wage, while executive salaries have multiplied.
Film
Donald Trump Is a Bad President. Let’s Leave Mental Illness Out of It.
The documentary #Unfit is the latest attempt to explain Trump’s destructive policies via psychology. This only ever causes more harm than good, especially for people with confirmed mental illnesses.
News
Petition Wants to Replace Confederate Statue With Monument to Chadwick Boseman
Over 40,000 people have signed a Change.org petition calling to replace a Confederate monument in Anderson, South Carolina with a statue of the late Black Panther star.
Interview
This Courtroom Artist Has Sketched Some of the Most High-profile Cases of the Century
With cameras forbidden in federal trials, Jane Rosenberg’s drawings of high-profile trials, including Steven Bannon, Jeffrey Epstein, and Harvey Weinstein, offer unique insights.
News
Charlie Hebdo Reprints Controversial Cartoons of Prophet Mohammad
Coinciding with today’s trial for the alleged accomplices in the 2015 terrorist attack which killed 11 employees, the satirical paper reprinted the drawings.
News
What Gagosian's Move to the Marciano Art Foundation's Old Space Means for the Shuttered Museum
The private museum has two more months to forge a new direction before its tax-exempt status could be revoked.
News
Art Basel Miami Beach Is Officially Canceled
Exhibitors will not be charged participation or booth fees for the December show, and application fees for accepted galleries will roll over to 2021.
Art
Cervantes’s Sisters: The Female Writers of Spain’s Golden Age
The exhibition Wise and Valiant: Women and Writing in the Spanish Golden Age rescues nearly 30 women from historical oblivion in a display of over 40 manuscripts and publications.
News
In Sonia Gomes’s Hands, Textiles Evoke Resilience
With her New York debut on the horizon, the Afro-Brazilian artist, known for her seductive, textile-based sculptures, is finally, and rightfully, receiving international recognition.