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After Decades of Activism by Native Americans, DC's Football Team Ditches Its Name
Formerly known as the “Redskins,” the team will change its name and logo.
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Art Schools Join Legal Efforts to Block ICE Guidelines Targeting International Students
The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design, which counts Pratt and RISD among its members, has signed on to an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit against ICE.
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Senior SFMOMA Curator Resigns Amid Reckoning With Institutional Racism
The announcement on Saturday came less than 24 hours after a petition launched calling for Gary Garrels’s resignation.
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Employees Condemn Harassment and Policing at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Former and current staffers launched a petition denouncing the presence of armed guards in the galleries and alleging the museum has mishandled complaints of racial and sexual harassment.
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After 85 Years as a Museum, the Hagia Sophia Will Become a Mosque
Art historians and conservationists worry Turkish authorities might remove the centuries-old Byzantine mosaics that adorn it.
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In Los Angeles, Museums, Galleries, and Studios Received Millions in PPP Loans
LACMA and the Huntington Library each received between $5 and 10 million, and Hauser & Wirth and Blum & Poe received between $350,000 and 1 million.
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Richmond Judge Blocks Mayor From Removing More Confederate Monuments
Mayor Levar Stoney expedited the removal of seven Confederate statues in Richmond over the past week, but a Richmond judge has approved a temporary injunction blocking the mayor's order.
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Week in Review: Museums and Galleries Receive Millions in PPP Loans; ICE Regulation Targets Students
Also, Korean-American artist Kate Bae was attacked in Manhattan’s Bryant Park, and more.
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Korean-American Artist Attacked in Manhattan
"People yell at me 'go back to China' or 'hey, coronavirus.' I face these attacks at least twice a week on my way to work," says Korean-American artist Kate Bae, who was physically assaulted near Bryant Park.
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After Citywide Debate About a Nazi Symbol, Police Officer Agrees to Alter Tattoo
| Nat Small, a police officer in Washington who was scrutinized for his tattoo associated with the Nazi SS corps, announced he will alter the tattoo to remove the double lighting bolt symbol. For over a month, local residents of Walla Walla held rallies and sent hundreds of letters and emails to the
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Will TikTok Be Banned in the US?
Secretary of State Michael Pompeo says the proposed ban is an effort to "deny the Chinese communist party access to private information that belongs to Americans."
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Brooklyn Museum Lays Off 29 Workers; New Museum Lays Off 18
Both museums received Paycheck Protection Program loans in the millions.