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California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on during a press conference at Friendship House Association of American Indians on January 16, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Getty Images When news broke last week that California College of the Arts would close in 2027, the announcement came as a shock to students and the broader art world. …

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Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh. Photo Unique Nicole/Getty Images for Salute Your Shorts Film Festival Two People Exchanging Saliva, a black-and-white film written and directed by Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata, has been nominated for an Academy Award in the live action short film category. The 36-minute film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival earlier …

Short Film by Artist Alexandre Singh and Art Historian Natalie Musteata Nominated for an Oscar Read More »

A general view of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts on December 30, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . Getty Images The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts announced Thursday that it has named Kristen Shepherd as its new president and CEO. Shepherd will start in the role on February 9. Shepherd, 54, previously served as …

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Roman vehicle fitting AD 43–200 Copyright © British Museum. The British Museum announced today that 2024 was a record year for archeological discoveries made in the UK by members of the public, with 79,616 finds recorded. Of those, 1540 were “treasure” as defined by the UK’s 1996 Treasure Act, the highest number ever recorded for …

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Lenore Chinn, The Family, 1991. Photo Don Ross/Courtesy San Francisco Museum of Modern Art The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has announced the acquisition of some 85 modern and contemporary artworks, from painting and sculpture to new media and photography. Some of the most notable names include Ruth Asawa (whose retrospective, currently at the …

SFMOMA Adds 85 Modern and Contemporary Artworks to Its Holdings Read More »

Nan Goldin, an outspoken advocate of pro-Palestine causes, denounced what she described as a “genocide” in Gaza in 2024. Photo Theo Wargo/Getty Images The Art Gallery of Ontario, one of Canada’s most internationally well-regarded museums, chose not to acquire a piece by Nan Goldin because of the artist’s comments on Israel’s war in Gaza, according …

Art Gallery of Ontario Nixed Nan Goldin Acquisition Because of Her Comments on Israel’s War in Gaza Read More »

Artist Nick Dwyer with his piece Shadow Searching: ChatGPT psychosis (2025) before another student ate parts of it. Courtesy Nick Dwyer Artists and other creative people (not to mention, ahem, journalists) have been deeply concerned about the way that their work has been hoovered up by tech companies to fuel artificial intelligence–powered image and text …

Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student’s AI-Generated Art in Protest Read More »

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 1: A logo for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is displayed outside of its headquarters at Constitution Center on June, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images) Getty Images The National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) has awarded $75.1 million to 84 projects, marking its first round …

NEH Awards $75.1 M. In Grants to Projects Promoting Classical Arts, Conservative Values Read More »

Work by Gabrielle Goliath at the 2024 Venice Biennale. Photo Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images Artist Gabrielle Goliath said she and curator Ingrid Masondo are submitting an application for a court case against South African culture minister Gayton McKenzie after he canceled their planned pavilion for the Venice Biennale. Goliath was set to show a …

Gabrielle Goliath Seeks Legal Action Against Culture Minister After Canceled Venice Biennale Pavilion Read More »

Clockwise from upper left: 99 Canal (New York, NY); Black Cube (Denver, CO); Brew House Arts (Pittsburgh, PA); Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA); Squeaky Wheel Film and Media Art Center (Buffalo, NY); Counterpublic (St. Lois, MO). Courtesy the Warhol Foundation The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in New York has …

Warhol Foundation to Give More Than $4 M. in Grants to 57 Arts Organizations Read More »