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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.
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Artists Accuse New Mexico Museum of Art of Censoring Anti-fracking Work
The museum blames misunderstanding, but zine artists say tribal perspectives on oil and gas were silenced.
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A Guerrilla Projection Urges NYC to “Cancel the Rent” and “End Bail”
The activist collective the Illuminator projected its demands for COVID-19 relief on a Manhattan skyscraper.
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The Internet Is Restaging Famous Paintings While Museums Are Closed
The Getty, Metropolitan Museum, and Rijksmuseum have challenged their followers to creatively recreate famous works in their collections.
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A New Emergency Relief Grant for Women Artists Over 40
The Anonymous Was a Woman emergency grant will distribute a total of $250,000 in funding, up to $2,500 for each grantee.
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As NY Negotiates COVID-19 Rent Freeze, Small Galleries Threatened by Landlords
While a NY Senate bill proposes a 90-day rent suspension, small NYC galleries say their landlords have ignored requests for negotiation during their closures.
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What the $2 Trillion Stimulus Means for the Arts, Struggling to Stay Afloat
While leading museum associations petitioned Congress for $4 billion to buoy nonprofit museums, today Trump signed the controversial stimulus bill, promising the NEA and NEH a respective $75 million.
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Week in Review: SF Art Institute Announces Closure; Artists Create Masks for Healthcare Workers
Also, mega-galleries report strong sales from Art Basel Hong Kong online, and more.