Arts funding
More than $4m awarded to US curators to support exhibitions and climate initiatives
How much power do a museum’s curators really have?
New York's Department of Cultural Affairs awards institutions more than $200m for capital projects
A $4.3m renovation grant will help restore the historical Art Students League to its former glory
‘We need a shared language’: Scotland-wide festival highlights links between the arts and health
Healing Arts Scotland, organised by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab and Scottish Ballet in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, is the first national festival to explore the role of cultural engagement in health
Scottish culture crisis deepens as major arts award pulled
Creative Scotland's Open Fund for Individuals has closed indefinitely after funding was put on hold by the Scottish government
Women artists across US receive $308,000 to create environmental work
A collaboration between the New York Foundation for the Arts and Anonymous Was A Woman, the Environmental Art Grants celebrate their third year
Warhol Foundation to sell the artist’s works on eBay to benefit its grantees
The initiative, called the Philanthropy Factory, hopes to raise an additional $1.5m for 74 US arts organisations
Texas city faces backlash for stripping local arts centre's funding over drag performances
The city council in Lubbock, Texas voted last week to cut $30,000 in grant money to a free monthly art walk
Frankenthaler Foundation announces $3.3m in climate grants to 69 art organisations
The money will be used to install solar panels, updating lighting and create carbon-neutrality plans
UK spending on culture among the lowest in Europe, says landmark report
The State of the Arts research document also shows arts education in England to be in “significant decline”
New London hub with ‘affordable’ artists studios to rise from ruins of 19th-century warehouse
A scheme by the non-profit Create London will convert the Newham building into a culture and learning centre
New York City’s 2025 budget includes a record $254m for culture
Mayor Eric Adams and the city council restored $53m in funding for public programming last month
UK’s Henry Moore Institute reopens after major redevelopment
The head of the organisation hopes the newly thought out spaces will prove inviting to artists in the city, during what is a difficult time for the British cultural sector
Collector Jorge Pérez blasts Ron DeSantis for vetoing $32m in Florida arts funding
"We were long a society of fun and sun, but we’re no longer that—we don’t want that," he said.
French parliamentary elections 2024: candidates outline plans for arts and culture
Rassemblement National, New Popular Front and Renaissance politicians discuss policy areas, closing the Centre Pompidou and free entry to museums
'We need strong leaders to stand up for the future of UK arts funding'
Hit by austerity cuts and activist boycotts, who is standing up for the arts?
New York City budget for 2025 restores $53m in cultural funding
The $112.4bn municipal budget for the coming fiscal year also restored $58m in critical funding for the city’s three library systems
Antony Gormley donates art worth £500,000 to the UK Labour party ahead of general election
Fellow artists Grayson Perry and Maggi Hambling have also made “non-cash” contributions
The Week in Art podcast | Arts and the UK election, ex-Uffizi head fails in Florence mayoral bid, Hank Willis Thomas at Glastonbury
What a change in government might mean for the UK culture sector, a close look at Eike Schmidt’s unsuccessful campaign, and Willis Thomas discusses displaying his new afro pick sculpture at the world’s biggest music festival
UK arts bodies urge incoming government to stand up for the culture sector
More than 20 organisations have called for improved arts education and freedom of movement in Europe
Florida governor Ron DeSantis vetoes $32m in state arts funding
Museums and other cultural institutions will lose out on millions in promised grants that were originally in the state budget before it was sent to DeSantis to sign
Ousted Zürich theatre directors defy critics with ‘woke’ party
The two directors had come under fire from conservative critics over their avant-garde productions, including queer reinterpretations of classics
UK foundation makes mark ahead of general election with £30m gift aimed at promoting arts education
Clore Duffield organisation will back the creation of extra learning spaces and a new garden at Tate Britain
Singapore’s guitar-strumming new prime minister sparks hopes of more artistic support and freedom
Lawrence Wong has shown signals that he intends to support arts-related initiatives with significant funding, though entrenched societal attitudes mean concerns about censorship remain
Blavatnik up, no change for Zabludowicz: Sunday Times Rich List reveals art world fortunes
This year's list records a historic low for the number of British billionaires
‘A brutal adjustment’: Argentine cultural workers feel the pain of president Milei’s cuts
Mass layoffs at the national library and the defunding of a critical film institute are just the beginning, the administration has promised
Palais de Tokyo patron row intensifies after French art world figures sign letter of support
Sandra Hegedüs, who withdrew funding for the Paris centre, responded to the letter, signed by Chris Dercon among others, in Instagram posts
Artist Steve McQueen condemns planned job cuts at Goldsmiths
Restructure of London University college could result in loss of 133 roles across arts departments
Will funding crisis in UK councils lead to art sell-offs?
Sales of art collections may be forced on English local authorities that are technically bankrupt following cuts in grants from central government
Wales’s national museum building under threat of closure as funding is squeezed
Chief executive warns that institution is facing a deficit of more than £4m
Climate protesters who occupied London's Science Museum vow to continue disruptions
The group say the institution is allowing the Adani Group—which has ties to coal mining and arms manufacturing—to "greenwash" its reputation via sponsorship