News
SF Ranked Among Most “Arts-Vibrant” US Cities
The SMU DataArts ranking looks at metrics including government funding for the arts and revenue of nonprofit arts organizations.
News
News
8 Artsy Ways to Celebrate the Year of the Snake in NYC
An exhibition at The Met, a Chinatown bookstore highlighting local stories, an independent arts market, and much more for your Lunar New Year plans.
Books
The Pasadena Bookstore Taking Cues From Octavia E. Butler
Octavia’s Bookshelf, which survived the Eaton Fire, has become a haven and a hub for mutual aid resources and support.
News
Artists Wanted to Make a Pro-Palestine Statement. The Brooklyn Museum Said No.
A group of artists asked the museum to alter their artwork displays with keffiyehs after the institution failed to take a “clear public moral stance” on Gaza.
News
Creative Capital Awards $2.45M to 55 Artists
Harmony Holiday, Rashaad Newsome, Morehshin Allahyari, and Ilana Savdie are among this year’s awardees, who range between 29 and 72 years old.
News
Former Museum Director Accused of Basquiat Forgery Scheme Dies at 59
Aaron de Groft’s career as curator and director of Florida arts institutions was eclipsed by the 2022 exhibition of fake works.
News
Artists Decry Apexart’s Postponement of Palestinian Art Show
When participants modified an exhibition text to include Israel’s attacks on Gaza, the nonprofit asked them to “rework the essay to include both sides of the argument.”
News
US National Archives Seeks Cursive Readers
Put your skills to work as a volunteer archivist and help decipher thousands of handwritten government documents.
News
When Elizabeth Catlett Sculpted Martin Luther King Jr.
The bronze bust, newly acquired by the San Francisco Fine Arts Museums, is now on public view for the first time since its creation.
News
NYC Art Events to Support LA Fire Survivors
Two fundraisers in Manhattan this weekend feature readings and work for sale by dozens of artists.
News
LA Fairs Move Forward, Calling on Art World’s Support
Frieze, Felix, and other shows will move ahead as planned in the wake of the fires as galleries told Hyperallergic that the need for financial support and community is greater than ever.
News
David Lynch, Conjurer of the Uncanny, Dies at 78
The visionary film director and artist was an institution unto himself — primarily of cinema, but also painting, music, photography, and culture at large.