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• Çelenk Bafra Appointed Artistic Director of Istanbul Modern institutional

  Çelenk Bafra has been named the new Artistic Director of Istanbul Modern, taking over from Levent Çalıkoğlu, who left in September following the inauguration of the museum's new…

• Delfina Entrecanales's Foundation Expands Global Artist Residencies from London Base institutional

  Delfina Entrecanales established the Delfina Foundation in 2007, creating a London-based residency program for artists and curators worldwide with special emphasis on Latin…

• Asia Art Archive Marks 20th Anniversary with Learning-Focused Programming and Expanded Collections institutional

  Asia Art Archive is marking its 20th birthday by emphasizing educational projects. Established by Claire Hsu, this nonprofit has become an essential resource in the region, with a…

• Museum Maintenance Staff Nearly Discards Sculpture Mistaken for Trash institutional

  A sculpture by French artist Alexandre Lavet was nearly thrown out by maintenance staff at the LAM museum in Lisse, Netherlands. The work, titled 'All The Good Times We Spent…

• Richard Armstrong to Depart Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in 2023 After 14-Year Directorship institutional

  Richard Armstrong will leave his position as director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in early 2023, concluding a 14-year tenure that began in 2008. He previously led the…

• University of Cape Town removes over 75 artworks following student protests and threats institutional

  The University of Cape Town has removed and covered up more than 75 artworks considered vulnerable after student demonstrations and threats of destruction. This action follows…

• Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis Chief Curator Departs Following Controversy Over Kelley Walker Exhibition institutional

  Jeffrey Uslip will step down from his role as chief curator at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. His exit follows significant local backlash against a solo exhibition by…

• Jay Sanders Appointed Executive Director and Chief Curator of Artists Space institutional

  Jay Sanders will become the new executive director and chief curator of Artists Space in New York, starting in April 2017. He succeeds Stefan Kalmár, who recently moved to lead…

• Alistair Hudson Appointed Director of Manchester Art Gallery and the Whitworth institutional

  Alistair Hudson will become Director of Manchester Art Gallery and the Whitworth in the New Year, following his current role at Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (mima). The…

• Chus Martínez on Renaming Basel's Art Institute and Creating a Transformative Educational Model institutional

  Chus Martínez, who leads the Institut Kunst Gender Natur HGK FHNW in Basel, reflects on the 2014 rebranding of the art department at Basel’s University of Applied Sciences and…

• MacDowell Artist Residency Names Chiwoniso Kaitano as New Executive Director institutional

  Chiwoniso Kaitano will become the next executive director of the MacDowell Artist Residency in March, succeeding interim director Philip Himberg. Born in Zimbabwe, Kaitano…

• Robert Leckie Appointed Director of Gasworks in London, Replacing Alessio Antoniolli institutional

  Robert Leckie will become the new director of Gasworks in London, starting in March 2024. He moves from Spike Island in Bristol, where he has served as director since 2018. Leckie…

• Mohamed Almusibli Appointed Director of Kunsthalle Basel Starting March 2024 institutional

  Mohamed Almusibli will become the new director and chief curator of Kunsthalle Basel on 1 March 2024, succeeding Elena Filipovic. Almusibli currently directs Cherish, an…

• European Museums Announce Reopening Dates as COVID-19 Restrictions Ease institutional

  Museums across Europe are preparing to reopen as governments begin lifting lockdown measures imposed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. In Austria, cultural institutions have…

• UK Government's Cultural Recovery Fund Criticized as Insufficient for Arts Sector Crisis institutional

  The Cultural Recovery Fund in the UK, managed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, has set aside £1.57 billion to aid cultural organizations impacted by the…

• Singapore's NTU CCA and ICA face programming cuts amid institutional shifts institutional

  From March 2021, the NTU Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Singapore will forfeit its exhibition and studio spaces at Gillman Barracks, retaining solely its administrative…

• UK Government Slashes University Arts Funding by 50%, Drawing Widespread Condemnation institutional

  Gavin Williamson, the UK Education Secretary, has announced a 50% reduction in funding for high-cost university arts courses in England, reallocating these funds to science and…

• Jun Yang's Dispute with MoCA Taipei Sparks Debate on Institutional Transparency in Taiwan institutional

  A public uproar has emerged from a two-year dispute involving artist Jun Yang and the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, highlighting the complexities of institutional politics…

• Barbican appoints interim leadership and equity director after racism allegations institutional

  Will Gompertz and Sandeep Dwesar will serve as joint interim managing directors at the Barbican starting next month, following Nicholas Kenyon's departure. Their appointment comes…

• Samuel Leuenberger to Curate Art Basel's Parcours Sector in 2016 institutional

  Samuel Leuenberger will take over as curator of Art Basel's Parcours sector starting with the 2016 edition, succeeding Florence Derieux. The Parcours segment features…

• Museum MACAN director Aaron Seeto to step down in January institutional

  Aaron Seeto, the inaugural director of Museum MACAN in Jakarta, is set to wrap up his seven-year term on January 31, 2024. The museum, celebrated for its modern and contemporary…

• Barbican faces open letter over arts director's departure institutional

  A group of over 170 notable cultural figures has signed an open letter expressing their worries and calling for clarity surrounding the recent departure of Devyani Saltzman, the…

• Defne Ayas Named Director of Van Abbemuseum institutional

  Defne Ayas has been named the new director of the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, taking over from Charles Esche, who held the position for twenty years. A curator and editor, Ayas…

• Anita Zabludowicz champions long-term artist projects amid collector trends institutional

  Anita Zabludowicz has distinguished herself as a major international collector, emphasizing a commitment to artists engaged in long-term institutional projects rather than…

• Lisson Gallery to Open First New York Exhibition Space in May 2016 with Carmen Herrera Show institutional

  Lisson Gallery will launch its inaugural New York gallery space in May 2016, marking its fourth location globally after two in London and one in Milan. The opening exhibition…

• Thomas H. Campbell resigns as director of the Metropolitan Museum amid financial and leadership pressures institutional

  Thomas H. Campbell has stepped down from his position as Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, ending an eight-year tenure. His resignation follows scrutiny over the…

• Zambia's Artist-Run Spaces Forge Collaborative Networks to Sustain Creative Talent institutional

  Artist-led projects play a crucial role in the art landscape of Zambia. Everyday Lusaka, established by Sana Ginwalla in 2024, originated from an Instagram initiative launched in…

• Matt Packer Appointed Director of EVA International, Ireland's Contemporary Art Biennial institutional

  Matt Packer has been named the new director of EVA International, which is Ireland's contemporary art biennial based in Limerick. He previously led the CCA Centre For Contemporary…

• Katie Hollander Named Executive Director of Creative Time institutional

  Katie Hollander has been appointed executive director of Creative Time, the New York-based nonprofit public arts organization. She joined the organization in 2008, previously…

• Smithsonian American Art Museum Director Reassigned Following Staff Complaints institutional

  Stephanie Stebich has been moved from her position as director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum to a senior advisory role within the Smithsonian Institution. This…

• Alternative Art Schools in South America Challenge Traditional Education Models institutional

  In 1968, Paulo Freire's 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed' significantly shaped radical art education across South America, emphasizing the role of students as co-creators. This approach…

• South Korean Culture Minister Resigns Amid Blacklist Scandal institutional

  On January 21, 2017, Cho Yoon-sun, the culture minister of South Korea, stepped down following her arrest linked to allegations of creating a blacklist that targeted nearly 10,000…

• Global Art Institutions Shutter Amid COVID-19 Spread, Some Asian Venues Reopen institutional

  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cultural institutions around the globe are shutting down. The Museum of Modern Art in New York will remain closed until March 30, while Berlin's…

• Royal Academy faces internal debate over potential sale of Michelangelo's Taddei Tondo amid financial pressures institutional

  Members of the Royal Academy are advocating for a conversation regarding the potential sale of Michelangelo's sole sculpture in England to alleviate financial difficulties,…

• Walker Art Center faces lawsuit over breastfeeding incident in gallery institutional

  Megan Mzenga has initiated legal action against the Walker Art Center due to an incident in March, where a staff member informed her that breastfeeding was not permitted in a…

• Rosie Cooper named director of Wysing Arts Centre institutional

  Rosie Cooper, who is presently the head of exhibitions at De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea, has been named the new director of Wysing Arts Centre located in rural…

• Hauser & Wirth Expands with New Spaces and Artist Signings institutional

  Hauser & Wirth Somerset hosted Matthew Day Jackson's exhibition Pathetic Fallacy in March, attracting a visit from the British monarch, highlighting the gallery's influential…

• Alfred Pacquement's Departure from Pompidou Centre Sparks Questions About Institutional Power institutional

  Alfred Pacquement will leave his position as director of the Pompidou Centre at the end of this year. His departure creates a significant void in the contemporary and modern art…

• Art Basel Leadership Transition: Sam Keller Departs for Fondation Beyeler, Trio Takes Over institutional

  Sam Keller concludes his tenure as Art Basel Director in December after leading the fair since 2000, having been involved with the organization since 1994. He will assume…

• Agnès Saal pleads guilty to embezzling public funds from Centre Pompidou and INA institutional

  Agnès Saal, who previously served as the managing director of the Centre Pompidou and led the Institut National de l’Audiovisuel, has confessed to misappropriating public funds,…