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Arts Funding Is Facing an Existential Crisis. To Survive, Cultural Organizations Must Change How They Frame Themselves to the Public

The director of the Arts Funders Forum offers advice for an industry facing a new generation of donors increasingly disinterested in culture.

By Melissa Cowley Wolf, Dec 8, 2020

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‘Self-Taught’ Black Artists Are Often the Last to Benefit When Their Prices Go Up. But We Can Change That—Here’s How

The president of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation and Community Partnership makes a case for resale royalties regardless of government action.

By Maxwell Anderson, Nov 25, 2020

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Looking to Buy a Masterpiece? You Might Want to Be Extra Careful With These 20 Forger-Friendly Bodies of Work by Famous Artists

From overstuffed Cornell boxes to unusually colorful Joan Mitchells, here are the danger zones in your favorite artists' oeuvres.

By Richard Polsky, Nov 24, 2020

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Public Schools Are in Crisis. Museums Can Help Fill the Gap—But Only If They Survive

The president of the American Alliance of Museums makes the case for boosting museum funding as homeschooling drags on.

By Laura Lott, Oct 21, 2020

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We Transformed Our Museum Into a Polling Place. Here’s Why We Did It—and How It Will Shape What We Do in the Future

The director of the San José Institute of Contemporary Art explains how she and her team overhauled their program in just a few months.

By Alison Gass, Oct 16, 2020

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Life in the Tiny Texas Town of Marfa Before the Pandemic Was Hard Enough. Here’s What It’s Like Now

Bars and restaurants have closed, and people are scrambling to figure out ways to get by.

By Max Tolleson, Sep 4, 2020

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How Simulation Games Can Help Financially Struggling Museums and Galleries Find Alternatives to Mass Redundancies

Management consultant Ken Charman considers some alternative cost-cutting measures museums can take.

By Ken Charman, Sep 2, 2020

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Museums Are Being Tasked With Radically Transforming the Way They Work. Here Are 6 Practical Steps They Can Take to Do That

Institutions across the US are facing unprecedented pressure to reform. But many remain tied to models that need to be reimagined.

By Aaron Ambroso, Sep 1, 2020

The UK Government Has Refused to Compensate Dealers Affected by Its Ivory-Trading Ban. Here’s Why That Has Big Implications

The country's handling of the ban could have widespread legal ramifications concerning personal property.

By Tom Snelling, Jul 24, 2020

Op-Ed

Arts Funding Is Facing an Existential Crisis. To Survive, Cultural Organizations Must Change How They Frame Themselves to the Public

Op-Ed

‘Self-Taught’ Black Artists Are Often the Last to Benefit When Their Prices Go Up. But We Can Change That—Here’s How

Op-Ed

Looking to Buy a Masterpiece? You Might Want to Be Extra Careful With These 20 Forger-Friendly Bodies of Work by Famous Artists

Op-Ed

Public Schools Are in Crisis. Museums Can Help Fill the Gap—But Only If They Survive

Op-Ed

We Transformed Our Museum Into a Polling Place. Here’s Why We Did It—and How It Will Shape What We Do in the Future

Op-Ed

Life in the Tiny Texas Town of Marfa Before the Pandemic Was Hard Enough. Here’s What It’s Like Now

Op-Ed

How Simulation Games Can Help Financially Struggling Museums and Galleries Find Alternatives to Mass Redundancies

Op-Ed

Museums Are Being Tasked With Radically Transforming the Way They Work. Here Are 6 Practical Steps They Can Take to Do That

Op-Ed

Museums Are Experts at Thinking Long-Term. That’s Why They Must Lead the Fight for a Greener Future—Before It’s Too Late

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The Art Industry Has Been Too Slow to Embrace VR Technology. Here’s How It Can Support—and Shape—the Market

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Artists Are Finding Inspiring Ways to Adapt Their Work to a World in Crisis. Arts Organizations Must Do the Same

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How a New Kind of Artist Contract Could Provide a Simple, Effective Way to Redistribute the Art Market’s Wealth

Op-Ed

The UK Government Has Refused to Compensate Dealers Affected by Its Ivory-Trading Ban. Here’s Why That Has Big Implications

Arts Funding Is Facing an Existential Crisis. To Survive, Cultural Organizations Must Change How They Frame Themselves to the Public

‘Self-Taught’ Black Artists Are Often the Last to Benefit When Their Prices Go Up. But We Can Change That—Here’s How

Looking to Buy a Masterpiece? You Might Want to Be Extra Careful With These 20 Forger-Friendly Bodies of Work by Famous Artists

Public Schools Are in Crisis. Museums Can Help Fill the Gap—But Only If They Survive

We Transformed Our Museum Into a Polling Place. Here’s Why We Did It—and How It Will Shape What We Do in the Future

Life in the Tiny Texas Town of Marfa Before the Pandemic Was Hard Enough. Here’s What It’s Like Now

How Simulation Games Can Help Financially Struggling Museums and Galleries Find Alternatives to Mass Redundancies

Museums Are Being Tasked With Radically Transforming the Way They Work. Here Are 6 Practical Steps They Can Take to Do That

Museums Are Experts at Thinking Long-Term. That’s Why They Must Lead the Fight for a Greener Future—Before It’s Too Late

The Art Industry Has Been Too Slow to Embrace VR Technology. Here’s How It Can Support—and Shape—the Market

Artists Are Finding Inspiring Ways to Adapt Their Work to a World in Crisis. Arts Organizations Must Do the Same

How a New Kind of Artist Contract Could Provide a Simple, Effective Way to Redistribute the Art Market’s Wealth

The UK Government Has Refused to Compensate Dealers Affected by Its Ivory-Trading Ban. Here’s Why That Has Big Implications

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