News
After Securing $4M in Donations, San Francisco Art Institute Will Remain Operational
After SFAI announced its likely closure, the school will retain all tenured faculty and plans to return to online instruction this fall.
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Art
A Celebration of Latin American Photography Across the South Bronx
The third edition of the Bronx Documentary Center’s annual Latin American Foto Festival features work by artists from Colombia, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela, Chile, and Argentina who focus on social issues in the region.
Announcement
Red Bull Arts Microgrant Applications Now Open in 20 Cities Across the US
The adapted microgrant program will award two $1,000 microgrants in each city on a rolling monthly basis through the end of the year.
Film
A Documentary’s Attempt to Protect Flannery O’Connor at All Costs
Flannery expresses the author's genius but goes to tortured lengths to excuse her racism.
Community
A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine
This week, artists reflect on quarantining from their studios in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Columbus, and Chicago.
News
Week in Review: NYC Delays Phase IV Museum Reopening, Tenement Museum Lays Off All Part-time Educators
Also, artists responded to the Goya CEO’s comments about Donald Trump, and more.
News
Penn Museum to Remove Skull Collection of Enslaved People
Activists and UPenn students have released a series of additional demands regarding the abolition of the Morton Cranial Collection.
In Brief
House Votes to Remove Confederate Statues From US Capitol
The new legislation, which must now be voted on in the Senate, orders the removal of all statues of “individuals who voluntarily served” the Confederacy from display in the Capitol building.
News
An Italian Land Artist Carved Joe Biden’s Face Into a Field of Wheat
Dario Gambarin created a portrait of the Democratic presidential candidate in a field near Verona with "Jump & Fly, Biden 2020." But why?
Announcement
Berlin's Haus der Kulturen der Welt Opens Exhibition A Slightly Curving Place
HKW reopens with an exhibition and digital discourse program exploring what it means to listen to the past, July 23–September 20, 2020.
Film
A Dynamic Portrait of Sex Workers Channels Suppressed Rage to Cathartic Ends
Now streaming as part of JAPAN CUTS, Kana Yamada’s Life: Untitled features a wealth of skillfully written characters attuned to Japan’s contemporary social dysfunctions.
Art
Marie Cuttoli, the Entrepreneur Who Brought Modern Art to the Textile Industry
Cuttoli recruited artists like Picasso and Man Ray to design textiles for her workshops in Algeria and shop in Paris, bringing Modernism to a broader audience in the early 20th century.