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• Arts Council Opens Gallery Snack Bar for Modern British Pottery Exhibition institutional

  At the New Burlington Galleries in London, the Arts Council of Great Britain is set to introduce a buffet and snack bar for visitors during exhibition hours. This innovative…

• Naomi Beckwith Named Documenta 16 Director Amid German Artworld Turmoil institutional

  Naomi Beckwith has been named the artistic director for Documenta 16 by a new organizing committee. She steps into this role during a tough political and cultural climate in…

• Silverlens Gallerists Launch New York Outpost with Filipino and Asian Diaspora Artists institutional

  Isa Lorenzo and Rachel Rillo, gallerists from Manila, have launched a New York branch of Silverlens, their prominent gallery from the Philippines, reversing the trend of Western…

• Creative Scotland suspends Open Fund for Individuals after Scottish government budget freeze, later reinstated institutional

  Creative Scotland halted its Open Fund for Individuals arts grant program following a Scottish government freeze on releasing £6.6 million in grant-in-aid funding. The program,…

• Jérôme Sans appointed creative director of Lago/Algo cultural centre in Mexico City institutional

  Jérôme Sans, co-founder of Paris's Palais de Tokyo, will lead Lago/Algo, a new cultural centre in Mexico City's Chapultepec Park. The modernist pavilion, originally built in 1964…

• Frances Morris to Step Down as Tate Modern Director in April 2023 institutional

  Frances Morris will leave her position as Director of Tate Modern at the end of April 2023. She first joined Tate in 1987 as a curator, having previously worked at Bristol's…

• National Academy Members Defend Dana Schutz Exhibition at ICA Boston Against Cancellation Calls institutional

  Over 70 members of the National Academy sent an open letter on Thursday evening supporting Dana Schutz and the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston. The letter responds to demands…

• K11 Art Foundation Appoints New Leadership Team in Hong Kong institutional

  The K11 Art Foundation, founded in 2010 by Hong Kong property tycoon Adrian Cheng, has announced several key staff appointments. May Xue Mei joins as Director of Education &…

• Riyadh's Cultural Boom: Fenaa Alawwal Center Opens Amid Infrastructure Surge institutional

  In December, Fenaa Alawwal, a cultural hub established by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Culture, was inaugurated within a repurposed bank structure located in Riyadh's Diplomatic…

• Hauser & Wirth and ArtReview Launch Write Now Writer's Residency in Somerset institutional

  Hauser & Wirth Somerset will host the Write Now writer's residency from 29 April to 13 May 2024, created in partnership with ArtReview. This new program complements the gallery's…

• France Allocates Record €4 Billion to Culture in 2022 Budget with 7.5% Increase institutional

  France's culture budget for 2022 has been set at over €4 billion, marking a historic high with a 7.5% rise from the previous year. This allocation adds €273 million to cultural…

• Nicholas Cullinan Appointed Director of National Portrait Gallery, Succeeding Sandy Nairne institutional

  In spring 2015, Dr. Nicholas Cullinan will take over as the new director of the National Portrait Gallery, succeeding Sandy Nairne, who is stepping down to concentrate on writing…

• Raw Material Company in Dakar exemplifies African institutional building through art, knowledge, and society institutional

  Founded in 2008 by Koyo Kouoh in Dakar, Raw Material Company organizes four exhibitions annually, alongside residencies, a library, and educational initiatives. It seeks to…

• United Talent Agency Launches Fine Arts Division to Manage Visual Artists' Careers institutional

  United Talent Agency, based in Beverly Hills, has introduced UTA Fine Arts, a new division aimed at managing the careers of visual artists, as reported by The Wall Street Journal…

• João Ribas named new REDCAT executive director at CalArts institutional

  João Ribas has been named the executive director of the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) in Los Angeles, marking him as the second individual to hold this position…

• Emma Dexter appointed British Council Visual Arts Director institutional

  In September 2014, Emma Dexter will take on the role of Director of Visual Arts at the British Council. Since 2007, she has been responsible for the exhibition program at Timothy…

• Alice Motard named chief curator of CAPC Bordeaux institutional

  Alice Motard, currently serving as a curator at Spike Island in Bristol, has been named the chief curator for CAPC musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux, effective March 2016.…

• Decolonize This Place's Activism Targets Museum Foundations and Board Politics institutional

  Decolonize This Place, a New York-based movement facilitated by MTL+ Collective with core members Amin Husain and Nitasha Dhillon, held its fourth annual demonstration on Columbus…

• Pace Gallery Expands in Asia and Adds Key Artists Under Glimcher Leadership institutional

  Pace Gallery, led by Marc and Arne Glimcher, has significantly expanded its Asian presence with a new Seoul location and plans for a second Hong Kong gallery opening next year,…

• Documenta curators and artists reject antisemitism investigation findings in open letter institutional

  In response to accusations of institutional antisemitism highlighted in a report by Nicole Deitelhoff's committee, Documenta's curatorial team and over 100 artists have taken a…

• Düsseldorf Mayor's Museum Restructuring Plan Sparks Arts Community Backlash institutional

  Mayor Thomas Geisel of Düsseldorf has proposed merging the independent Kunsthalle Düsseldorf and Kunst im Tunnel under the directorship of the state-run Museum Kunstpalast. This…

• Elvira Dyangani Ose Named Senior Curator at Creative Time, Succeeding Nato Thompson institutional

  Elvira Dyangani Ose has been named the senior curator at Creative Time, a non-profit organization in New York dedicated to public art. She succeeds Nato Thompson, who has…

• South Korea's Ministry of Culture Proposes New Legislation to Safeguard Artists from Political Discrimination institutional

  South Korea's Ministry of Culture is planning new legislation to protect artists from discrimination and political interference, as reported by the Korea Herald. This initiative…

• Artforum Editor-in-Chief Michelle Kuo Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Publisher institutional

  Michelle Kuo resigned as editor-in-chief of Artforum on October 18, just before sexual misconduct allegations surfaced against the magazine's copublisher Knight Landesman.…

• Mami Kataoka Appointed Director of Japan's New National Center for Art Research institutional

  On March 28, Japan launched the National Center for Art Research (NCAR), which falls under the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art, and appointed Mami…

• Nick Mitzevich to Lead National Gallery of Australia Amid Federal Funding Investigation institutional

  Nick Mitzevich will become director of the National Gallery of Australia on 2 July 2018, replacing Gerard Vaughan who announced retirement plans last year. Mitzevich previously…

• BBC Restores Eric Gill Statue Amid Controversy Over Artist's Abuse History institutional

  In January 2022, a protester defaced the 1932 statue of Prospero and Ariel by Eric Gill at Broadcasting House in London, highlighting the BBC's child abuse controversies.…

• Elvira Dyangani Ose Named Director of The Showroom in London institutional

  Elvira Dyangani Ose has taken on the role of director at The Showroom in London. She previously served as senior curator at Creative Time, a New York-based public arts nonprofit,…

• Walker Art Center forms Indigenous committee after Sam Durant sculpture controversy institutional

  Following the 2017 controversy over Sam Durant's Scaffold, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis has established an Indigenous Public Art Section Committee. This group of native…

• Riyas Komu reinstated at Kochi Biennale Foundation after sexual misconduct inquiry dropped institutional

  Riyas Komu has returned to his positions at the Kochi Biennale Foundation following the termination of an investigation into sexual assault allegations. The Foundation's board of…

• London Arts Institutions Face Racism Allegations from Black Staff institutional

  Ifeanyi Awachie, who serves as an assistant curator at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, has accused director Stefan Kalmár of appropriating her anti-racism…

• Eugene Tan Named CEO of National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum institutional

  Eugene Tan will become CEO of both National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum on April 1, succeeding Chong Siak Ching who is retiring after holding the position since…

• Volksbühne director Klaus Dörr resigns amid sexual harassment investigation institutional

  Klaus Dörr has stepped down as director of Berlin's Volksbühne theatre following sexual harassment allegations. Ten women accused Dörr of creating a hostile work environment…

• Philadelphia Museum of Art Director Timothy Rub Announces Retirement Amid Workplace Scrutiny institutional

  Timothy Rub is set to retire from his position as director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2022, marking the end of a 13-year period that commenced in 2009. His resignation…

• Goldsmiths CCA shuts down after two-week student occupation over Palestine demands institutional

  The Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art will remain closed until October because of a two-week protest led by Goldsmiths for Palestine. The student activists are demanding that…

• Michael Lynch to Depart West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in August 2015 institutional

  Michael Lynch, CEO of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, will resign on 3 August 2015, citing personal reasons including his wife's health and his age of 64. He had…

• Arts Council England places English National Opera and firstsite under special funding agreements institutional

  Arts Council England announced on 12 February 2015 that the English National Opera and firstsite gallery in Colchester will not be included in the National Portfolio three-year…

• Anne Pasternak Appointed as Brooklyn Museum Director, Succeeding Arnold L. Lehman institutional

  Anne Pasternak has been named the next director of the Brooklyn Museum, taking over from Arnold L. Lehman, who will retire in 2015 after 17 years leading the institution.…

• Darren Walker appointed president of National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. institutional

  Darren Walker has been appointed as the new president of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., effective immediately, taking over from Mitchell P. Rales, who will…

• Asia Art Archive Renovates Hong Kong Library, Showcases Selections at Documenta institutional

  After deciding against relocating, Chris Ho and John Tain, in collaboration with Claire Hsu, the founder of Asia Art Archive, revamped the Hong Kong library of the Asia Art…