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Community

A View From the Easel

“You become part of the studio's rhythm, and in that negotiation, something shifts in the work.”

SMFA at Tufts Presents Through Shifting Lenses, the 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition

On view from May 6 through 18 in Medford, Massachusetts, this exhibition represents the 2025 MFA class and their journey through numerous “unprecedented” events.

Opportunities

Opportunities in May 2025

Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Vilcek Foundation, the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.

Comics

100 Days of MAGA Broligarchy

The Siren is back for a second issue. Read up and rise up!

Books

10 Art Books to Bring to the Beach This Summer

The art of Marsha P. Johnson, Yoko Ono reappraised, Jack Whitten’s studio notebook, a fictional curator’s Greece trip goes awry, and more to read this season.

Opinion

A Sobering Photograph Captures Detained Migrants’ Cry for Help

The aerial image of 34 men spelling out a distress signal from a Texas detention center stands in defiance of a government that wants to crowd our field of vision.

News

NYC’s American Folk Art Museum Is Closing for Renovations

The bite-sized beacon of self-taught artists is expected to reopen in phases starting this coming fall.

Art Review

Cara Romero Captures the Continuity of Indigenous Culture

Collaborators rather than mere models for the artist, Romero’s subjects actively shape their own representation and convey the power of artistic reclamation.

Opinion

The Case for a Faculty Union at the School of Visual Arts

The overwhelming majority of the Manhattan school's faculty members are unprotected adjuncts.

Feature

The True Story of a Rare Eva Hesse Painting Found at a Goodwill Auction

"Landscape Forms," a 1959 artwork whose whereabouts were unknown for decades, is headed to Christie’s after it was spotted online by a sharp-eyed appraiser.

Call for Proposals: Covington Landmark Art Installation

Seeking artist proposals for a public art installation emphasizing community in the downtown riverfront area of Covington, Kentucky. In addition to the production cost, the chosen project will receive a $5,000 award.