Art education
A brush with... Sutapa Biswas
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from the the textural, labour-intensive work of Howardena Pindell to Jean Cocteau's film Orphée
Masters curating course at Whitechapel gallery to be wound down
Joint initiative with London South Bank University shelved but collaborative PhD project is in the pipeline
US art college network abruptly closes its remaining campuses, shocking students and teachers
After losing accreditation in 2018, falling enrollment numbers and financial instability have led the Art Institutes to shut the doors of its remaining campuses
Private sector picks up the pieces as UK government cuts art education funding
While university arts departments are being dismantled, dealers and auction houses provide learning programmes
'Fighting for culture, not culture wars': new Labour culture secretary Thangam Debbonaire addresses the art world
Creative arts will be at the core of school curriculums, she pledged
Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action will have minimal impact on arts education in the US
Many specialised schools are already recruiting in an equitable way
What impact has two years of Taliban rule had on the arts in Afghanistan?
Future of arts and women’s rights remain uncertain despite government backing of cultural heritage projects
Special report: Funding cuts and weak economy send UK’s visual arts into crisis
From regional galleries becoming “unsustainable” to brutal cuts to funding of museums, galleries and arts and humanities education, the sector is in an increasingly perilous state
Labour’s education revolution will put the arts and culture centre stage
The UK's shadow culture minister sets out the Labour party's plan for arts and culture if they win the next election
How Afghanistan’s art degrees are disappearing
The Taliban’s restrictions on women’s freedom, the absence of expertise and a collapsed economy are limiting opportunities in higher education
Metropolitan Museum to open interactive learning centre for children in September
The new facility will bring science-based material exploration, art activities and countless forms of play to the museum's youngest patrons
New scholarship honouring Mickalene Thomas will support MFA students at Yale
The collectors Bernard Lumpkin and Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Jr, who met while studying at Yale, have endowed the new scholarship, recipients of which will also be mentored by Thomas
9,000 workers on strike at Rutgers University, home to one of US’s top art schools
The Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers is one of the most prestigious university art programmes on the East Coast
'Wealthy collectors should put more money into art schools than auctions to keep the industry alive'
In stark comparison to recent staggering auction-house results, educators are struggling to maintain funding, says our columnist Melanie Gerlis
After 25 days, strike ends at New York’s New School and Parsons School of Design
The longest adjunct faculty strike to date in the US is over after instructors and administrators finally reached a tentative agreement on a new contract
'Systematically underpaid': arts courses across UK grind to a halt amid nation's biggest university strike in history
Lecturers across the country are protesting university workers’ pay, pensions and working conditions
Tate veterans launch free—and paid—curating course, aimed at those from less-affluent backgrounds
Students of the one-year New Curators programme will cover all aspects of the profession and get the chance to organise a major show at South London Gallery
Can this ‘art world outsider’ draw in an art-curious YouTube crowd?
Hosted by a science writer and actor, the Getty’s "Becoming Artsy" video series ditches the traditional documentary delivery of art history in favour of emotion, drama and fun
Islands that were home to artist Andrew Wyeth become classrooms
Two tiny islands off the coast of Maine have been sold to nearby Colby College, which is using them for climate change research and artistic fellowships
San Francisco Art Institute closes as fate of $50m Diego Rivera mural hangs in limbo
Following years of financial hardship, the university has announced it will become a nonprofit, but it is unclear how it will handle its famed Rivera mural
London's Royal College of Art—whose graduates include Tracey Emin and David Hockney—doubles size of its Battersea campus
The £135m development is designed by Herzog & de Meuron
Deborah Swallow retires as Courtauld director after 18 years
During her tenure she oversaw a £57m redevelopment of the London university's campus
Lisson Gallery and digital platform Circa will fund scholarships at London university
The bursaries support Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students on postgraduate courses in the arts at Goldsmiths
Teacher at prestigious Moscow art school accused of abusing his underage students
Court has ordered the arrest of Viktor Yelizarov after more than ten former pupils came forward with allegations against him
After UK government slashes arts education funding it is now offering £10m extra cash—for a lucky few institutions
A select group of 16 specialist colleges, including the Royal College of Art and the Courtauld Institute of Art, have been given a lifeline
CCS Bard receives $50m endowment from museum founder Marieluise Hessel and billionaire George Soros
The donation is part of a $1bn endowment campaign to shore up the liberal arts school's finances
UK government approves 50% funding cut for arts and design courses
Education secretary Gavin Williamson says money will be directed towards Stem subjects
Royal College of Art students launch virtual gallery of works that were 'lost or damaged' during lockdown
More than 150 students have complained but only two students have so far made a claim, college officials say
Museum directors and art school leaders demand that UK government ‘scraps cuts to arts education’
"Art is essential to the growth of this country," say 300 art world figures and academics in open letter