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Largest Native Arts Market in US Postponed to 2021
“It was an excruciating decision for the board,” said SWAIA chairman Thomas Teegarden of postponing Indian Market, which is a primary source of income for thousands.
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A New Emergency Relief Grant for New Mexico Artists
As part of the Warhol Foundation's $1.6 million relief efforts, 516 ARTS will use its Fulcrum Fund to support New Mexico artists whose incomes have been affected by the coronavirus.
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Santa Fe Artists Affected by COVID-19 Can Now Apply For Emergency Relief
| Applications are now open for the Culture Connects Coalition Artist Relief Fund, which aims to grant $100,000 to Santa Fe artists whose incomes have been affected by the coronavirus. The application can be found in English here and Spanish here, and grant amounts will range from $500 to $1000.
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Getty, Warhol, and Frankenthaler Foundations Provide Emergency Relief for Artists and Orgs
As the COVID-19 pandemic roils the arts community, the organizations launched emergency funding initiatives to support the cultural sector.
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MoMA Terminates All Museum Educator Contracts
In an email sent this week, the museum told educators "it will be months, if not years, before we anticipate returning to budget and operations levels to require educator services."
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Ruth Asawa Artworks Grace New US Postage Stamps
The Japanese-American artist’s wire sculptures have been likened to birds’ nests. Here’s a first look at some of the designs.
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Projecting $7M in Losses in 2020, Whitney Museum Lays Off 76 Staffers
Director Adam Weinberg says many of those who were laid off “work in visitor-related roles and are no longer able to fulfill their duties now that the Museum is closed.”
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Week in Review: NEA and NEH Receive $150M in Stimulus Package; van Gogh Stolen During COVID-19 Closure
Also, DC's National Gallery of Art restituted a Pablo Picasso drawing to the descendants of a German-Jewish banker, and more.
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Museums Thank Healthcare Workers by Sharing Medical-themed Art
Using the hashtag #MuseumsThankHealthHeroes, institutions are sharing artworks related to medical workers.
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During Crisis, Photographers Receive 100% of Proceeds From This Online Print Sale
New York-based photo center BKC and artist group Seeing Collective have partnered to sell prints online.
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A Week After Layoffs, LA MOCA Furloughs Most of Its Staff
Nearly all of the museum’s full-time employees will be receiving a full or partial furlough beginning on Friday.
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New Stimulus Protects Some Union Workers, But Not All
The new CARES Act calls for “union neutrality” for companies with 500-10,000 employees receiving loans, which may impact the wave of unionizations at nonprofit museums.