The project “invites fairgoers to reflect, respond and enact change through signing a petition that demands the closure of Alligator Alcatraz”, Amnesty says

Isabelle Brourman, an artist known for her courtoom sketches from high-profile trials, is showing in a pop-up exhibition at the Rice Hotel

The heated cultural climate is felt at the fair, from a caustic Maurizio Cattelan sculpture to Cristin Tierney’s stand marking—and interrogating the meaning of—the upcoming semiquincentennial of US independence

Four original canvases by the late television painting instructor have been sold lately to raise funds for US public broadcasting following slashes by the Trump administration, and dozens more will be offered in 2026

The state department’s announcement, delayed by the US government shutdown, says Allen’s presentation will further Donald Trump’s “focus on showcasing American excellence”

After plans for a Robert Lazzarini presentation collapsed, another sculptor has reportedly been picked for the US Pavilion

Areas of the National Gallery of Art and parts of the Smithsonian were open to the public for the first time in more than a month on Friday

The cumbersome and hugely expensive system is complicating international hiring across the sector

The Phillips Collection was founded amid a president’s calls for a return to “normalcy”, and today the museum is addressing a city and a country grappling with a similar dynamic

The White House plans to install new Commission of Fine Arts members who “are more aligned with President Trump’s ‘America First’ policies”

One group called the sudden demolition “a collective loss” while another expressed concern the $300m ballroom that will replace the East Wing “will overwhelm the White House itself”

While it is not a central topic in their campaigns, Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa have all addressed issues relevant to artists and arts workers

The show at the Brick and the Museum of Contemporary Art addresses the US’s fraught racial history—featuring decommissioned Confederate monuments alongside works by Kara Walker, Leonardo Drew, Torkwase Dyson and others

As president attempts to reshape US society, nationwide campaigns and protest projects are taking root

A directive from governor Greg Abbott to remove 'political ideologies' from the state's roadways comes amid a nationwide DEI crackdown

The 21 museums, 14 research and education complexes, and one zoo overseen by the Smithsonian closed on Sunday

As political art becomes increasingly subject to censorship in Trump's America, the free speech-focused organisation Art At A Time Like This organised a poignant show

Trump’s order attempting to criminalise the burning of the US flag has led to defiant actions from artists and activists

The Smithsonian’s museums in Washington, DC, and New York City will remain open for now

All but four members of the National Council on the Humanities were informed via email that their positions had been terminated

Most of Washington, DC’s top attractions will shutter by the beginning of next week unless US lawmakers reach an agreement to fund the government

Following years of strife and multiple leadership changes, will these important institutions meet the rigorous standards set by the American Alliance of Museums?

The National Endowment for the Arts' policy changes, made in response to one of Trump's executive orders, were found to violate the First Amendment

Karen Leader was placed on administrative leave from her tenured position at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton

The state’s only public liberal-arts school continues its political transformation after it became a target of Governor Ron DeSantis’s “war on woke”

The artist claims a symposium this weekend at the Smithsonian American Art Museum was made private, and guests were requested not to record it or post about it on social media

Artist-in-residence programmes are grappling with cancelled funding and artists from abroad staying away

The Art Newspaper's editor-in-chief in the Americas discusses the Trump administration’s interference in museums, we take an inside look at the season's first art fair and discuss landmark video art

Lonnie G. Bunch III, the Smithsonian’s secretary, wrote in a staff letter and another addressed to the White House that the institution will continue its internal review

As the White House reviews the Smithsonian's programming, Lonnie G. Bunch was called in to meet with the president and one of the aides leading the review