We spoke with artists in the US and Europe about how Covid-19 has so far affected them and their work, from cancelled exhibitions to concerns about the future

Instagram offers an outlet for students whose hopes were dashed by cancelled thesis exhibitions

Expanded 20th-century art week in US will swallow up London auctions; Sotheby's has yet to make a decision about its New York spring sales

While museums and galleries are shut, take the time to dive into the rich online world of new media works

The museums of Modern art in New York and San Francisco are leading the way on promoting digital content on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook

“Everyone is really whipsawed,” says the New York institution’s president Daniel Weiss, who expects staff reductions

UK’s leading artist, David Hockney, sends a message of hope

The fair is the latest to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic as cases in the city rise to 1,339

From VIP virtual viewing rooms to grassroots digital action

Plans to remove the scaffolding around the fire-damaged cathedral have been put on hold

Diana Cohen, the 90-year-old wife of the late painter Alfred Cohen, travelled to London for the opening of the first show of his work in 20 years. Years in the making, it opened and closed within a few hours

Organisations are offering medical emergency grants while other groups crowdsource data quantifying the impact of the health crisis on the cultural labour market

Chinese artist's video is part of Palazzo Strozzi's new digital project for users during lockdown

He designed many prestigious buildings in Italy and internationally and led the visual arts section of the Venice Biennale twice in the 1970s

Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Tate St Ives and Tate Liverpool will shut their doors from 18 March

Advocacy group has warned UK government that museums risk permanent closure due to the pandemic's effect on funding streams

Images of clearer water and returning wildlife to the Italian city are being posted on social media

If you are craving creativity and are stuck at home, here are the best arty audios to keep you going

Move follows widespread closures in the US and Asia

The national arts-funding body will refocus some grant programmes to help individual artists and freelancers withstand lost earnings

National Gallery in London describes move as "unprecedented" and a "tough decision"

Part of the Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture programme, Finnish artist Kari Kola's Savage Beauty installation will not be accessible to the public

Updates on which cultural institutions are temporarily closing to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic

Auction house has closed New York saleroom along with other offices—Sotheby's follows suit while Phillips has postponed all events and sales until mid-May

Here are the best digital initiatives to feed your need for art

The Legion of Honor, which relies heavily on exhibition revenue, hopes to present the show later this spring

Fears about the spread of Covid-19 are growing just weeks after the country's Carnaval festivities ended

Updates on how Covid-19 is turning the art fair calendar upside down as (most) organisers err on the side of caution

Culture ministers from the 16 states to meet today to discuss their response to the virus