United States
In Alabama, plans to preserve the last transatlantic slave ship are taking shape
The Clotilda shipwreck will remain submerged as a monument to the 110 enslaved people it carried—and in tribute to their descendants in Mobile, Alabama
How abandoned oil wells are threatening US heritage sites
There are over three million orphaned wells across America, most of which were installed before environmental and cultural protection laws were enacted
Garden party: one of the largest and most historic gardens in the US reveals its transformation
Pennsylvania’s Longwood Gardens unveils its $250m renovation and expansion project on 22 November
How American artist Charles J. Connick’s poetically reimagined Medieval stained glass
A new book shows how Connick harnessed the ancient medium as ‘a potent means of contemporary visual expression’
Florida arts organisations devastated by Ron DeSantis's funding cuts
Right-wing governor's decision to slash entire $32m budget leaves smaller organisations fighting for survival
Mellon Foundation launches $25m fund to support culture along the US-Mexico border
The inaugural Frontera Culture Fund will contribute to 32 arts and community organisations
Beatriz da Costa’s pigeon-based eco-art project takes flight again in Los Angeles
The late artist's ‘interspecies’ collaboration, PigeonBlog, is launching on 19 October as part of PST Art
How artists are helping US communities prepare for environmental emergencies
A Federal Emergency Management Agency programme is using art to raise awareness of flood risks and build resilience in communities
Biggest-ever Indigenous art show to tour North America
Opening at the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, next year, The Stars We Do Not See will include highlights that are "globally recognised as undisputed masterpieces"
California College of the Arts contemplates major changes amid $20m deficit
The school, fresh off a campus expansion, is reassessing its course offerings, considering layoffs and exploring possible mergers to reverse the effects of declining enrollment
The US needs an independent commission for Nazi loot claims
‘If an artwork is located in the US, its fate cannot be decided in any other state, and any wrong decisions cannot be corrected elsewhere’
Arts centre ‘on a margin’ is adapting and thriving
The Alabama Contemporary Art Center is putting on an ambitious series of touring shows while its home base is closed for renovation
Remembering Thomas Hoepker, a leading documentary photographer and editor of news reportage
Hoepker used long-form pictorial narratives to deliver nuanced takes on complex realities in a communist East Germany and capitalist United States
Where is the big museum blockbuster on AI?
Even the science-themed PST Art exhibitions, opening in Los Angeles in September, avoid the tech revolutions of our day
Dia at 50: a new era
A look at the past, present and future of the famed New York contemporary-art institution, which started out with an ambitious mission to create massive public works and has morphed into a museum for the 21st century
US pavilion features first Indigenous artist to have solo show
Jeffrey Gibson mixes Native American motifs with modern materials to investigate issues of identity and history
Boston science museum brings climate action to the fore with year-long initiative
Year of the Earthshot features more than 1,000 interdisciplinary programmes that explore climate solutions, from immersive exhibitions to a project with Unesco and four World Heritage Sites—and an online cooking show
US museums blame falling visitor numbers for staff redundancies
Institutions including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art have let staff go
Black museums face greater peril in the climate crisis
The Association of African American Museums outlines heightened issues facing Black cultural centres, including old infrastructure, coastal locations and lack of access to funds and resources
Nevada lithium mine threatens cultural sites
The US federal government’s manoeuvres to boost domestic lithium extraction are raising fears from tribal communities about archaeological and environmental impacts
Remembering Henry Kissinger, master of art politics, whose Cold War diplomacy still had resonance in 2023
Kissinger, one of the most photographed men of his time, with an instantly recognisable pair of spectacles, was a powerful graphic gift to artists including Philip Guston
Installations by Theaster Gates and James Little reinvigorate riverfront park in Memphis
The public space on the banks of the Mississippi, which honours a Black skiff boat operator who saved 32 people from drowning, features work by Theaster Gates and James Little
Why do US museum workers want to quit?
Employees in the sector increasingly find their jobs exhausting and unfulfilling—but how can they avoid burnout at work?
MoMA raises ticket price to $30 as US museums face tough choices on entry fees
Many of the biggest art museums in New York and elsewhere have raised the price of general admission to $30, while others continue to pursue free-entry policies
Race to save Marcel Breuer’s 'magical' retreat on Cape Cod
The architect’s son is selling the Modernist summer house and a trust hopes to raise the funds to buy it
US drag show laws are a threat to artistic freedom and an attack on LGBTQ communities, say critics
A wave of local and state legislation “protecting” minors from drag shows has been denounced as a morally subjective, an anti-queer dog whistle, and likely to lead to the censorship of performance art
Bitter row rages over ownership of marble sculpture of Indigenous man
Restitution dispute between Chrysler Museum of Art in Virginia and Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association came close to a deal in 2020
'Go outside and protect what already exists': AI-generated dawn chorus of songbirds has a sinister edge
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg's immersive collaboration with Superblue highlights declining numbers of songbirds
The Buffalo AKG Art Museum reveals its $230m transformation
More than three years after it closed, the museum in upstate New York has made major upgrades across its campus and added more than 500 works to its collection
Origins of US photographer William Eggleston’s trailblazing images go on display in new book
Ninety previously unseen photographs from the early 1970s reveal the foundations of his practice