Letter from the editor:

First, I hope you are all safe, healthy, well stocked, and practicing social distancing. These are challenging times for everyone. At Hyperallergic, we're trying to stay up to date on how COVID-19 is impacting artists, art workers, and cultural spaces. Here are a few articles to get you started: 

• Every day we are updating a report listing the various spaces and events that have closed.
   
• On our latest podcast, Editor in Chief Hrag Vartanian speaks with two Hyperallergic reporters, Hakim Bishara and Valentina Di Liscia, on the pandemic's impact on arts institutions of all types.
   
• The LA Art Book Fair has sadly, but understandably, been canceled. Here are ways that you can support the participating publishers and artists, who often depend on the fair for a major share of their income. 
   
• Art educator Kaitlin Pomerantz writes an op-ed on the experience of teaching art online in the time of COVID-19. Her piece also points to the particular challenges adjunct professors face. 

On a lighter note, art spaces are offering some fantastic virtual experiences of their collections and exhibitions. On Thursday, LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes is streaming a virtual tour of its special exhibition on the influential Chicano artist Carlos Almaraz. 

And, if you're looking for some reading inspiration, the staff at Hyperallergic has shared their current reading lists. 

Stay safe,

Elisa Wouk Almino

A Way to Support Exhibitors of the Canceled LA Art Book Fair

In a quickly growing collaborative spreadsheet, exhibitors share what they planned to show this year, along with detailed descriptions, prices, and links to purchase.

Valentina Di Liscia

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