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The backbone of the arts: why artists must be at the heart of cultural funding
Leila D’Aronville, founder of North East Cultural Freelancers On May 16, I wrote a response to an article which quoted Sir Nicholas Serota, the chair of Arts Council England. This letter was a reflection on the work I do with Freelance Artists across the North East and beyond, through North East Cultural Freelancers and Northern…
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts Form Union
Faculty at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York voted overwhelmingly in favor of forming a union with the UAW, joining a growing movement of academic workers organizing for better working conditions. The newly certified SVA Faculty United-UAW bargaining unit will represent approximately 1,200 instructors at the private art institute. As members prepare…
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Going in Blind: Oracle is Loosely Immersive, But Highly Reflective
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Best Made Swings Back | School of Visual Arts
Peter Buchanan-Smith (MFA 2001 Design) knows about the power of a well-timed cold call; two in recent years altered the trajectory of his life and work. The first came in July 2023, when workwear supplier Duluth Trading Company unexpectedly reached out to the designer with an offer: Did he want to buy back Best Made…
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June 2025 Exhibitions and Events at SVA | School of Visual Arts
Wednesday, June 4 – Friday, June 27 | BFA Visual and Critical Studies Exhibition: “There’s a leaf in my hand” | SVA Flatiron Gallery BFA Visual and Critical Studies presents “There’s a leaf in my hand,” an exhibition by Spanish Fulbright Postdoc Scholar Dr. Antía Iglesias and curated by Ana Isabel Galván García de las…
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“Mine Eyes Bees Deceive”: Contemporary Photography Exhibition at Ujazdowski Castle
As a result, in line with the title, the exhibition deceives us, and photographs flicker before our eyes in an unpredictable manner, like a swarm of insects. Kamila Bondar and Łukasz Rusznica programmatically withdraw here from defining and summarising and even from any form of describing the projects displayed. The title, which sounds like a…
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Opening Reception: PASSAGES, PORTALS, POSSIBILITIES
To save to your favorites you must login first. Opening Reception: PASSAGES, PORTALS, POSSIBILITIES | Thursday, June 5, 2025 | 5PM – 8PM | Free and open to all! Step into a space between, where thresholds open, paths shift, and imagination takes form. Join us for the opening of PASSAGES, PORTALS, POSSIBILITIES, our first themed…
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‘Generations’ at the Nasher shows range and depth of the museum’s holdings
Elegant as it is — with travertine-clad, skylit pavilions by architect Renzo Piano, gardens laid out by Peter Walker — the Nasher Sculpture Center isn’t a huge place. With selections from the permanent collection sharing space with special exhibitions, you might think in-house holdings would be relatively limited. You’d be wrong. Indeed, the current show,…
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What is the point of public art?
Editor’s Note: This story is an excerpt from WBUR’s weekly arts and culture newsletter, The ARTery. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Happy birthday to WBUR! The WBUR Festival kicks off today in honor of the station’s 75th anniversary. Really, it’s just an excuse to have a big…
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Jasmine Cho isn’t doing cookie-cutter activism
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