Signatories of the “Berlin Manifesto” include the Académie française and Arts Council England. It has been endorsed by Wim Wenders, Ken Loach and A. L. Kennedy among others

The Covid-19 crisis presents an opportunity for artists to reclaim power from the institutions that buy, sell and show their work

From online lessons to outdoor classrooms, universities are attempting to make studio practices safe, but some students say the class quality does not match the steep tuition

Decision follows the resolution of contract disputes with tenured faculty and an infusion of funds

Black and minority ethnic staff at institutions including Goldsmiths and the Royal College of Art are particularly affected

Graduating fashion students will collaborate on a new 3D work with artist Jacolby Satterwhite as end-of-term exhibitions are cancelled due to coronavirus

Expected to open in 2022, Makoro will house studios for Malian artists under 30, workshops for school children and exhibitions

Art historians and curators urge galleries to support education staff during coronavirus crisis

Following coronavirus class suspensions, Boston University MFA candidates press the school's president for action while a survey of SCAD students finds that 97% deem their online classes insufficient

Nearly 5,000 sign petition calling for the university to postpone courses until it is safe to return to studios

Discussion around Yale's decision to pull its introductory survey course reveals unnerving trend for "morally appropriate" studies

The automotive and green-power company is also sponsoring an exhibition that explores the intersection of art and technology

Dispute centres on zero-hours contracts, pay devaluation, rising workloads and the gender and ethnicity pay gap

Latest figures show decline in first year students choosing humanities degrees in favour of business, agriculture and medicine

Art history academics speak out as impending Brexit deadline threatens European partnership

Head of Repin Institute, which is popular with Chinese students, says it has "a lot in common" with Chinese art academies

French artist says he will invite Naomi Campbell to school in Paris to help him teach 12 budding photographers

New Tate curator calls the development "a bold decision" in a "burgeoning field"

District attorney says the initiative, which applies to minor nonviolent misdemeanors, promotes "human dignity"

As art schools start their new term in the UK, this week’s episode is an education special. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.

“If you are interested in politics you will be far better off if you study maths or physics,” writes aide Dominic Cummings in his blog

Art and design institution announces five-year plan centred on $108m Battersea base

Ten museums across America will participate in an inaugural project launched by the Association of Art Museum Directors

Once an expert authority on Van Dyck, the museum now has nothing more to say about him than a link to an unverified website

While this year's A-level results show a rapid decline in arts subjects in the UK, countries outside of the West are stepping up teaching of creative subjects