Community
A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine
This week, artists reflect on quarantining from their studios in Nova Scotia, Philadelphia, Au Train, Atlantic Highlands, and Sonoma.
COVID-19
In Brief
White House Gift Shop Releases Out-of-Touch Coin Commemorating “Global Fight Against COVID-19”
The $100 limited-edition coin features imagery of the microscopic virus and a presidential podium, surrounded by Trumpian slogans.
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Scholars Will Boycott Universities That Do Not Protect Non-Tenured Faculty
Noam Chomsky, Judith Butler, Kimberlé Crenshaw, and Zadie Smith are among the signatories of a recent Academic Solidarity Statement calling for equal protections across faculty ranks.
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Spreadsheet Highlights Major Income Disparities at Cultural Institutions
According to a document by the group Indebted Cultural Workers, MoMA director Glenn Lowry takes home about 48 times the salary of an education assistant at the museum.
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#FreeOurMamas: Art Sale Benefits Bail Funds for Black Mothers
Formerly incarcerated women and artists across the US are collaborating on prints and other works to help free jailed moms and caregivers by Mother’s Day.
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A New Emergency Grant Benefits Non-Salaried Art Workers in NY, NJ, and CT
The Tri-State Relief Fund will give $2,000 grants to freelance and contracted workers, including art handlers, archivists, and others.
Art
What the Art World Is Cooking
We asked artists and art workers to share the recipes they’ve been turning to for comfort and inspiration. Their responses are brimming with humor and memories.
Film
YouTube Announces Its Own Digital Film Festival
Tribeca, Cannes, Sundance, and Toronto, are among the festivals collaborating on the upcoming We Are One: A Global Film Festival.
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FotoFocus Cancels 2020 Biennial, Donates Budget to Midwestern Arts Organizations
By foregoing its biennial this year, the Cincinnati-based nonprofit will be able to provide $800,000 in unrestricted grants to its more than 100 participants and collaborators.
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Access Rare and Beautiful “Manuscripts of the Muslim World” via UPenn’s Digital Library
The project offers over 500 manuscripts and 827 paintings that are “mostly unresearched.”
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Museums Worldwide Prepare to Reopen Their Doors After Lockdown
Museums in the United States remain shuttered, but museums in Germany have begun to cautiously open their doors, and museums in Hong Kong were forced to close for a second time due to a second wave.
Art
'The New Normal' of Awful COVID-Themed Commercials
These days, brands love to pretend to care about us. During a pandemic, that's gotten really weird.