March 11, 2020
A New Medical Emergency Grant for Artists
The Rauschenberg Emergency Grants will provide artists with up to $5,000 for a number of unforeseen medical expenses.
Valentina Di Liscia
Artists Remind Us that Sex Work Is Work
The Sex Workers’ Pop-Up brings together installations, performances, and conversations from an exciting group of international artists, many of whom are or were sex workers themselves.
Dessane Lopez Cassell
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News
Amid Climate Crisis, Shell Ends Partnership With Two Major UK Art Institutions
Shell’s decision comes in the wake of increasing pressure for cultural institutions to divest from oil sponsorship.
Out, Damned Spot! Handwashing Goes Viral
For those of us sick of singing happy birthday to fend off the coronavirus, the internet has provided a new meme to help you time your hygiene habits.
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Terra Foundation Collection Research Fellowship at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
This two-year fellowship in Madrid is devoted to original research on nineteenth-century American paintings in the Museum's permanent collection. The fellow’s research will contribute to a new display of the American collection, a scholarly publication, and a symposium.
Application Deadline: March 22
Turmoil, Disaster, and Some Hope in 2020 World Press Photo Nominees
From protests in Hong Kong and Chile to the fires in Australia and California, see a selection of the stirring images nominated for the prestigious photojournalism award.
Hakim Bishara
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Spencer Museum Showcases Roger Shimomura’s Performance Art
Staging Shimomura reveals a lesser-known aspect of the Kansas-based painter’s career. On view through June 21.
Satoshi Kon’s Sensitive Story of People on the Margins of Society
Recently restored and back in theaters, the 2003 anime film Tokyo Godfathers looks tenderly at street dwellers, who are often ignored in art and the media.
Serena Scateni
Artist Encrusts Tijuana Police Cars With Glitter
Rubén Ortiz Torres gathered decommissioned patrol vehicles damaged in altercations with cartels and then bathed them in midnight blue and millennial pink.
Rosa Boshier
Comics from the archive...
Making Paint from Toxic Sludge
One artist encountered environmental pollution and decided to try and make paint from it. It worked.
Lauren Purje
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