Tag: Week in Review

Also, Philly activists plan a protest at the Penn Museum to demand the repatriation of the stolen skulls of enslaved people, and more.

Also, LA displaced unhoused community members from Echo Park, leaving behind a community art-led garden, and more.

Also, over 600 part-time faculty at the New School in New York City have signed a petition denouncing “skyrocketing healthcare costs,” and more.

Also, artists withdrew from an MCA Chicago exhibition in solidarity with laid-off workers, and more.

Also, activists painted a mural of the names of femicide victims outside of Mexico’s presidential palace, and more.

Also, California studies showed that the state lost over 175,000 creative jobs in 2020, and more.

Also, German researchers say the risk of COVID-19 transmission is far lower in museums and theaters than any other indoor activity, and more.

Also, Turkey filed an unprecedented lawsuit to dissolve an arts organization founded by jailed philanthropist Osman Kavala, and more.

Also, a bipartisan group of US Senators introduced a resolution in solidarity with Cuban artists, and more.

Also, a zoning board in upstate New York ruled that a Nick Cave artwork is protected by the First Amendment after months of dispute, and more.

Also, MoMA Chairman Leon Black stepped down as CEO of his equity firm following a review of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, but remains on the museum board.

Also, the city of Chicago has promised $2.5 million in grants to local arts organizations, and more.