News
Museums Cautiously Optimistic as Some Federal Grants Reinstated
A judge blocked the Institute of Museum and Library Services from carrying out Trump’s mandate to gut the agency, but the future of funding remains uncertain.
Trump Administration
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Artists Brace for High Production Costs Amid Tariffs Chaos
From glass to steel to plywood, popular materials for sculptures and installations may be less accessible as Trump’s policies change day by day.
News
Congress Members Demand Investigation Into Trump's Smithsonian Mandate
House Democrats say the president’s executive order targeting “race-centered ideology” jeopardizes the institution’s independence.
News
US Government Calls for Venice Biennale Proposals Focused on “American Values”
The newly opened grant portal for the United States pavilion features updated Trumpian language and a shortened timeline for applications.
News
National Endowment for the Arts Cuts Millions in Grants
As Trump threatens to eliminate the agency altogether, award recipients are scrambling to recoup lost funding.
Opinion
The “Pope Trump” Meme Is More Dangerous Than You Think
With humor and AI, the meme appeals to the growing constituency of devout MAGA Catholics.
News
Trump Officials Take Down Memorial to Gun Violence Victims
The display at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Washington, DC, featured portraits of nearly 120 people, including children killed in mass school shootings.
News
Judge Halts Trump’s Cuts to Museum and Library Funding Agency
The temporary ruling comes as Trump moves to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Endowments of the Arts and Humanities in a newly released budget proposal.
Comics
100 Days of MAGA Broligarchy
The Siren is back for a second issue. Read up and rise up!
News
NEH Calls for Proposals for Trump’s Bizarre Sculpture Garden
After slashing hundreds of grants for cultural institutions, the agency is opening applications for the president’s widely questioned “National Garden of American Heroes.”
News
Trump’s Top Envoy Says Palais de l’Élysée Looks Just Like Mar-a-Lago
Steve Witkoff is the laughingstock of the internet for drawing parallels between Trump’s Florida beach club and the ornate 18th-century French palace.
News
66% of Americans Don’t Think Trump Should Control Museums
The new Reuters/Ipsos poll also shows that 86% of Democrats disagree with the administration’s takeover of cultural institutions.