Arts loom small in Ron DeSantis's proposed state budget
The Florida governor's proposed budget for the the next fiscal year includes some provisions for museums—and continuing to transport undocumented migrants to Democratic states
Pérez Art Museum Miami acquires Colombian trans activist’s portrait at Nada
Photograph by Camila Falquez shows coffee picker Samantha Siagama
'It takes an entire year to produce a fair and then it’s over': Jeffrey Lawson on the post-Art Week blues
The founder of Untitled Art Fair is guided by his wife's less impulsive approach to buying
Inaugural $100,000 Sfer Ik Award will support creation of AI-powered habitat for bats
The winning artist, Antoine Bertin, will develop "The Bat Cloud" during a two-month residency in the Mayan jungle
'I installed a rotating penny loafer in our master bathroom': Richard Arregui on seizing the moment
The sales and marketing director at Vivant Skin Care seeks out art with a universal language
In pictures: how Cuban Miami flourished in the 1960s and 1970s
A show at Miami Dade College’s Museum of Art and Design celebrates the work of the photographer Josefina Tarafa, who documented the creation of a dynamic new community
'We wanted to buy something cool that represented Miami and Wynwood': Jack and Tara Benmeleh on their immersion in their hometown
The native Miamians explain why taking a deep dive into the local art world is the best way to learn how to collect
Estate of Lygia Pape, legend of Brazil’s Neo-Concrete movement, now represented by White Cube
The gallery is showing four works by the late artist on its stand at Art Basel in Miami Beach
Twelve must-see exhibitions in South Florida during Miami Art Week
From major solo shows of Sasha Gordon, Nam June Paik and Juan Francisco Elso to exhibitions around themes of food, magic and mystical animals
Frieze Los Angeles will feature 20% fewer galleries in 2024 than previous edition
The fair's organisers are scaling back and gathering all exhibitors under one roof for their next outing at Santa Monica Airport
Pérez Art Museum Miami receives $25m donation from its namesake benefactor
Jorge Pérez, who gave the museum $35m in 2013, is renewing his support
With a new name and building, Pittsburgh’s Institute for Contemporary Art takes on a more ambitious mandate
Formerly the Miller ICA, Carnegie Mellon University’s contemporary art gallery will more than double its space when new facility opens in 2027
Protesters calling for ceasefire in Gaza take over base of the Statue of Liberty
Hundreds of protesters affiliated with the group Jewish Voice for Peace staged a sit-in at the National Park Service site
Museums around the world wonder how—or if—to respond to Israel-Hamas war
Many cultural institutions have remained silent about the ongoing crisis
Dorothea Lange survey reveals how studio apprenticeships influenced how she later approached documentary photography
An exhibition at the National Gallery in Washington, DC, examines five decades of the pioneering photographer’s portraits
California police officer took bribes from Colombian art dealer for years in exchange for immigration help
A former police officer in California has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes over the course of seven years from an unnamed Colombian gallerist
Dia Art Foundation launches $75,000 art award named for late artist Sam Gilliam
The prize, made possible by a gift from Gilliam’s estate, will be given out annually for ten years starting in 2024
New Alabama sculpture park will feature contemporary art and a national monument to freedom from slavery
In addition to a monument to the four million enslaved Black people freed at the end of the US Civil War, the Equal Justice Initiative’s new park will host works by Wangechi Mutu, Alison Saar, Kehinde Wiley and others
Egon Schiele works recently restituted to Holocaust victim's heirs head to auction
Christie’s will offer six of the seven pieces by Schiele that were restituted to heirs of Fritz Grünbaum last month during its November sales in New York
Nigerian Belgian artist Otobong Nkanga wins $100,000 Nasher Prize for sculpture
The Belgium-based artist, whose works span sculpture, textile, installation and performance, is the eighth artist to win the prize bestowed by the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas
Metropolitan Museum returns two sculptures to Nepal
The artworks include an 11th-century stone sculpture donated by a relative of a longtime curator of Asian art at the Met
Metropolitan Museum to transform its largest retail space into a gallery
The Met’s main store, just off its great hall, will be relocated to ground level, in part to accommodate the museum’s hugely popular Costume Institute exhibitions
Federally funded museums in the US brace for government shutdown
The Smithsonian Institution and National Gallery of Art are making plans for continuing operations amid a government shutdown that appears increasingly likely
Canadian Museum of History acquires artist’s memorial to victims of the country’s residential schools
Stanley C. Hunt’s memorial monument features carvings of 130 faces, representing Indigenous children whose remains were found in unmarked graves near a school site
Marisol, the once popular Pop artist, is back in the spotlight in major travelling show
A retrospective opening at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts gives overdue attention to the work of the Venezuelan American who graced fashion magazine covers in the 1960s before fading away from the limelight
Hobby Lobby’s lawsuit against papyrus scholar changes venues
The company’s case against Oxford-based American papyrist Dirk D. Obbink revolves around ancient papyrus fragments it purchased for its Washington, DC institution, the Museum of the Bible
Top art schools in India, UAE, UK and US join initiative to support student-led climate solutions
Students of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, National Institute of Design Ahmedabad, the Royal College of Art and Rhode Island School of Design will compete for funding and mentorship
US authorities return seven Schiele works to heirs of cabaret performer murdered by the Nazis
The seven drawings, seized from public and private collections throughout the US, are collectively valued at nearly $10m
Artists Kevin Beasley and Roberto Lugo win Heinz Awards, receiving $250,000 each
Beasley and Lugo—best known for their sculptures made of, respectively, textiles cast in resin and ceramics—are among the six honorees in the awards’ 28th edition
Climate protesters call for removal of MoMA’s board chair over ties to fossil fuel industry
After a protest in front of the museum’s main entrance, 16 activists were arrested after further actions inside the museum