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White House Renews Threats to Smithsonian Institution
A letter to Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch reiterates that federal funds are conditional on the organization turning over records, including exhibition drafts.
Trump Administration
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Trump-Appointed NEA Chair Returns for Second Term
Mary Anne Carter led the National Endowment for the Arts during Trump’s first presidency.
Opinion
The Trump Administration Looks Even Worse Up Close
Photographs by Chris Anderson for Vanity Fair reveal the cost of remaking yourself in Trump’s image.
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How Trump Impacted Arts and Culture in 2025
In 2025, Hyperallergic’s reporting exposed and chronicled funding cuts and threats to artistic freedom in the United States.
Opinion
A Visual History of No Kings
From the destruction of King George III's statue to today's No Kings movement, resistance to tyranny has always demanded aesthetic subversion.
News
One-Third of US Museums Feel the Pain of Trump’s Grant Cuts
Two-thirds of affected institutions have not been able to find alternative sources of funding, says a survey by the American Alliance of Museums.
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Trump Fires Entire Arts Oversight Committee
The termination of all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts follows the president's questionable razing of the historic East Wing.
News
30 Bob Ross Paintings Head to Auction to Support Public Media
The happy little fundraiser will benefit broadcasters affected by Trump’s funding cuts.
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An Exhibition Axed Under Trump’s DEI Ban Finds a New Home
Before the Americas, a show of African-American, Afro-Latino, and Caribbean artists, was among the first to lose funding amid the president’s crackdown.
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Trump Fires Majority of Federal Humanities Council
Only four members of the council remain, all men and all appointed by the president during his first term, sources told Hyperallergic.
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Trump's "Gender Ideology" Ban for Art Grants Ruled Unconstitutional
A Rhode Island judge said the National Endowment for the Arts must stop requiring applicants to comply with the administration’s anti-trans requirement.
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Image Attesting to Horrors of Slavery Reportedly Ordered Removed by Trump
The famous 19th-century photograph of a formerly enslaved man is reproduced at the Fort Pulaski National Monument, a Civil War battle site in Georgia.