Small shops to open from next week but large gatherings still banned until at least 31 August

As coronavirus brings recreational tourism to a halt, artists in Canada's Nunavut territory say the economic fallout has the power to "crash the community"

Works made during lockdown were priced between $100,000 and $125,000 in Hauser & Wirth's virtual show

Future of the Swiss watch and jewellery fair, which is owned by Art Basel's parent company, now hangs in the balance

Coronavirus has left many art businesses struggling to pay their bills, but there are resources available to help

Manhattan prosecutors say the auction house failed to collect sales tax on $189m in private sales over five years

Prints sell out in less than 24 hours as British artist reveals he contracted a mild form of the virus

Survey issued by the Comité professionnel des galeries d'art reveals the economic damage already done, with members estimating a total loss of €184m for this quarter

The ArtLab initiative will also offer a new tech residency programme for artists as blue-chip galleries race for digital dominance amid coronavirus lockdown

The Give Back series features works by artists whose shows were cancelled or postponed due to Covid-19

Paris-based auction house Piasa hosted online sale of 370 works donated by artists, designers and galleries

There Are No Fakes connects a forged Norval Morrisseau painting to a crime ring behind "the greatest art scam in Canadian history"

In economically shaky countries like Argentina, annual fairs like the now-postponed ArteBA are a financial lifeline. Now galleries must "rethink how to produce"

A commission-free sales platform launched by the art logistics company benefits art handlers, who are often artists subsidising their studio practice

Exhibitors at the art and antiques fair in September will not have to pay the usual advance deposit and allowed to spread out payment over four months

From a Van Gogh left in a public toilet to a Klimt found inside a gallery wall, just what is it that prompts criminals to return such valuable works?

Plus, Sean Scully talks about his favourite "lonely work", The Moroccans by Matisse in New York's Museum of Modern Art. Produced in association with Christie's

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs suggested its AED 1.5m in purchases were part of a new initiative following the suspension of Art Dubai due to Covid-19

Events have moved to summer and autumn in a swift response, with acceleration of online activity

Christie's is also making salary cuts and has furloughed between 300-400 staff as lockdown closes auction houses and forces sales online

From a virtual tour of William N. Copley's Surrealist-inspired paintings to Joshua Citarella's exploration of young political online spaces

When the merry-go-round restarts, it will be in a changed landscape. While fairs have been postponed and others cancelled, there may be benefits

Move is in line with Christie's and Phillips which postponed their sales to late June, but Sotheby's is yet to announce when its auctions will actually happen

But being smaller can mean lower overheads and more nimble business models, with some venues more upbeat than others as the shutdown hits

The fair will also launch a new online viewing room feature at no cost to planned exhibitors and will apply reimbursements to future editions

Some dealers are "prepared for a rent strike" if Governor Cuomo does not address a new bill offering rent suspensions to small businesses before 1 April

Many in the art world see the impact of coronavirus as a chance to slow down the frenetic pace of global activity and rethink the whole system

One of the most dynamic figures in the international expansion of Sotheby's in the 1960s and 1970s, descended from generations of collectors and men of action

A planned new mediation system, which aims to streamline copyright breach claims in the US, has loopholes that could deny artists justice, critics say