Opinion
The CCA Staff Union Strike Was About Fulfilling Promises
The strike was our collective push for a California College of the Arts that truly represented our values after years of our voices being dismissed, ignored, or patronized.
Labor
Film
Over 40 Years Later, The Wobblies Is as Relevant as Ever
The 1979 documentary, recently restored and now returning to theaters, is a vital record of the early years of the Industrial Workers of the World.
Art
The General Strike in Modern Art
A massive strike wave in the 19th and 20th centuries redefined how painters, illustrators, and photographers advocate for the working class.
Art
The Ancient Art of Organized Labor
From Egyptian craftsmen to European textile workers, artists have always found strength in numbers.
Art
How the First “Viral” Media Spawned a Peasant Uprising in Germany
Pamphlets on Reformation-era poverty, widely considered Europe’s first drafts of human rights, were printed millions of times in the early 16th century.
Opinion
The Very Real “Motherhood Penalty” in the Art World
Cultural institutions are constantly draining their talent pool and dismissing this retention problem as a woman’s issue, when it is a structural failure.
News
The National Gallery of Art Laid Off Its Entire Retail Workforce
The museum is outsourcing jobs in its retail shops to Event Network, a company that manages museum stores nationwide.
Film
When More Than 5,000 Workers Resisted Rupert Murdoch’s UK Media Takeover
The documentary Wapping: The Workers’ Story recounts a pivotal moment in UK labor history.
Film
9to5 Strikes at a Missing Piece of Feminist History
In the late 1970s and early ’80s, women office workers banded together in a labor movement that sprouted up in 25 cities across the country.
News
MCA Chicago Lays Off 41 Workers, Prompting Backlash
Citing a revenue drop due to the pandemic, the museum has cut 11% of its workforce.
News
Guggenheim Museum Lays Off 24 Workers, Citing Ongoing Losses
“We have leaned into all the options we have available to us, including decreasing operating expenses, hiring freezes, analyzing business needs and departmental priorities, and reducing leadership salaries,” said Director Richard Armstrong in a letter to staff today.
News
37% of Major Galleries Cut Staff During the Pandemic
A new survey by Art Basel and UBS that looks at the pandemic’s impact on galleries found sizable staff cuts, including at galleries with net profits of $10 million or more.