News
Art World Rallies to Gather Medical Supplies for COVID-19 Healthcare Workers
From individual artists to museums and fashion houses, art workers are stepping up to help out the US’s overwhelmed medical workers.
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Art
What It’s Like to Visit Virtual Galleries as an Art Critic
Due to the pandemic, museums and galleries are now creating virtual experiences. Here’s what it’s like to visit them.
News
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.
Podcast
From Rome to NYC, Audio Dispatches on COVID-19 and the Arts
Advocating for museums, songs from the pandemic, and other topics are the focus of this special podcast series about the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the arts.
News
A New COVID-19 Relief Fund Benefits Santa Fe Artists
The Culture Connections Coalition Artists Relief Fund prioritizes grants for artists from historically disadvantaged communities.
Film
Quintessential Movies About California, From Its Paradises to Its Paradoxes
This week, we have a roundup of great movies made in, set in, and/or otherwise about California, the home of the American film industry.
Art
Harun Farocki and Hito Steyerl, a Perfect Pairing (in Theory)
Where Farocki’s works are meditative, Steyerl’s are bold and loud — which would make for an interesting juxtaposition if the selected works didn’t feel so at odds with each other.
Opinion
Teaching Art From a Distance Could Have Benefits
Faced with adversity, I have learned to keep moving forward. As an Iranian-American, having interruptions to my education has been more the norm than the exception.
News
Renowned San Francisco Art Institute Is Closing Due to Rocky Finances
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, students learned that the institution does not plan to reopen in the fall.
Art
Miss Having Company Over? Join Artists for a “Sunset Reading” and an Evening of Erotic Poetry
This week and next, Company Gallery will present “In Company With,” a new series of virtual talks, performances, and readings featuring Hayden Dunham, LA Warman, and Raúl de Nieves via Instagram Live.
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In Brief
#CongressSaveCulture: Metropolitan Museum Advocates $4B in Funding for Museums
Thousands have signed the museum’s petition asking Congress to dedicate part of its potential $2 trillion stimulus package to museums.