News
Major English Arts Organizations Lack Diversity in Leadership, Report Reveals
The new report finds a lack of minority members in top posts, and of workers with disabilities overall, among the staff of cultural organizations.
Diversity
Opinion
Why We Need the Getty's Multicultural Internship Program
There's a saying: "When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression."
News
Staff at NYC Arts Organizations Is 62% White, City Report Shows
This week, New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs released a report showing that the city's arts sector is not as diverse as the general demographics the city — the fourth most diverse municipality in the US (although still incredibly segregated).
Art
"Like Trying to Shift an Aircraft Carrier": Museum Association Board President Calls for Greater Diversity
It's necessary for museums and historic sites to work toward greater diversity, even though trying to change thid field is “like trying to shift an aircraft carrier.”
News
The Diversity Problem at American Museums Gets a Report
A new report released by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation takes a broader look at staff diversity in American art museums.
News
Facebook Rolls Out New, More Gender-Equal “Friends” Icon
In countries like the United States, inequality between men and women is often reflected in the details.
In Brief
What’s Left of Mainstream Movies If Only People of Color Speak
What happens if you edit a major feature film so it includes only dialogue by people of color?
Art
7 Suggestions for the Next Superscript Arts Journalism and Criticism Conference
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Superscript, a first-of-its-kind conference about arts journalism and criticism in the digital age, hosted by the Walker Art Center, was full of illuminating moments about the labor of writing. But it also left some things to be desired.
Interview
Where Are the Women of Color in New Media Art?
Not long ago I wrote an article celebrating the work being done by cyberfeminist collective Deep Lab. After the piece was published, a writer, curator, and friend wrote to me to express concerns about the lack of women of color artists in the group.
News
Asians Meet New Yellow Emoji with Frowny Face
Apple’s new release of iOS 8.3 beta and OS X 10.10.3 beta for testers includes a long-awaited emoji update, with new, racially diverse humanoid emoji.
Art
The 6 Issues That Will Guide the Future of Museums
A new report from the Center for the Future of Museums identifies six trends that will shape the ways institutions do business, engage viewers, handle their collections, and renovate their buildings in the years and decades to come.
In Brief
City Initiative Will Measure Staff and Leadership Diversity at New York Museums
Diversity, nebulous though it is, has long been something museums have tried to maximize among their visitors, but a new initiative being launched by New York's Department of Cultural Affairs aims to measure the diversity of staff and board members at the city's cultural institutions.