News
After 150 Years, Looking Back at the Metropolitan Museum’s 10 Most Visited Exhibitions
The COVID-19 pandemic has stalled the anniversary celebrations of the largest museum in the United States.
COVID-19
News
Free Online Workshops Help Artists Navigate Finances During COVID-19
Zoom sessions hosted by Art World Conference seek to economically guide artists and independent cultural workers during the months to come.
Art
Artists Are Teaching Free Online Classes to Kids in Both English and Spanish
The 18th Street Arts Center is launching a mini-semester’s worth of virtual art school for children, from toddlers to teenagers.
Opinion
COVID-19 Pandemic Sheds New Light on Access to the Arts
We’ve seen an increase in online programming as museums close to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. One arts administrator ponders how we can maintain this accessibility, and how it is colored by race and class.
News
Frye Art Museum Workers Say Layoffs Motivated by Union Busting
Donning face masks and gloves, and standing six feet apart, workers picketed the Seattle museum, saying two union representatives were unjustly targeted.
Art
How Small Arts Nonprofits in the US Are Responding to the Existential Threat of COVID-19
Across the country, arts organizations seeking relief funding from city agencies find their businesses ignored or poorly considered by local and national plans for recovery.
News
Artists Across the Internet Make Tributes to Dr. Anthony Fauci
On social media, Fauci is being celebrated with admiring portraits, from cartoons to sock puppets bearing his image.
Art
Let Us Now Praise Humble Artists
In this time of self-isolation and social distancing, shouldn’t the art world consider celebrating artists who don’t require expensive materials or run up high production costs?
News
96 Photographers Contribute Prints to Benefit One of NYC’s Hardest Hit Hospitals
Pictures for Elmhurst will direct all proceeds to Elmhurst Hospital in Queens.
News
Guggenheim Furloughs 92 Employees, Announcing $10M Shortfall
“We’re not surprised, but also not giving up,” says the Guggenheim Union.
Community
A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine
This week, artists reflect on quarantining from their studios in Chicago, Three Rivers, New York City, San Diego, and Saskatchewan, Canada.
News
Kent Monkman Auctions One of His Drawings to Support Toronto’s Indigenous Communities
Proceeds from the sale will be donated to Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council (TASSC), a nonprofit that provides cultural, socio-economic, health, and housing support for the city's Indigenous residents.