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• Green Papaya Art Projects Closes After Fire Destroys Archives, Materials to be Preserved Digitally institutional

  Green Papaya Art Projects, Metro Manila's longest-running artist-led space, has ceased operations following a fire in June that devastated its archives. The blaze destroyed over…

• Sung Tieu's sold artwork funds five-year board seat at KW Berlin for curator Mi You institutional

  Sung Tieu has secured institutional influence through a contractual artwork. Her piece 1992, 2025, which closed in May at KW Institute in Berlin, included a four-page document…

• Tate staff to strike over pay dispute after union ballot institutional

  Staff at Tate galleries will strike from 26 November to 2 December, with over 150 members participating. The Public and Commercial Services Union organized a ballot where 98%…

• Alistair Hudson appointed director of ZKM Karlsruhe following controversial departure from Whitworth Art Gallery institutional

  Beginning in April 2023, Alistair Hudson will take on the role of director at the Zentrums für Kunst und Medien (ZKM) located in Karlsruhe, Germany. His new position follows his…

• Kamel Mennour expands to London with Latifa Echakhch exhibition in Mayfair institutional

  Parisian dealer Kamel Mennour will launch a London gallery at 51 Brook Street in Mayfair on 4 October 2016, featuring a solo show by Latifa Echakhch. The 60-square-meter space…

• Michael Brand's contract renewal declined amid Sydney Modern project pressures institutional

  Michael Brand, director of the Art Gallery New South Wales in Sydney, will not have his contract renewed beyond a one-year extension, as the institution's board cited challenges…

• Trump's budget spares NEA and NEH with funding increases in bipartisan deal institutional

  A bipartisan spending bill set for passage by the US Congress this week will increase funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the…

• Cameroon inaugurates first contemporary art gallery in Yaoundé through Franco-Cameroonian partnership institutional

  In Yaoundé, Cameroon has celebrated the opening of its first contemporary art gallery, a milestone for the nation's cultural landscape. The inaugural exhibition features forty…

• Michelle Kuo appointed curator at MoMA following Artforum resignation institutional

  Michelle Kuo has been named the curator of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. This decision comes after her departure as Artforum's…

• Maike Cruse Named Fair Director of Art Basel in Basel institutional

  Maike Cruse will assume the position of fair director at Art Basel in Basel this July, departing from her role as director of Gallery Weekend Berlin. She previously served as…

• Tim Marlow departs Royal Academy for Design Museum leadership role institutional

  Tim Marlow will leave his position as Artistic Director of the Royal Academy of Arts in December 2019 and will take on the role of Chief Executive and Director at the Design…

• Zoé Whitley Named Director of Chisenhale Gallery, Succeeds Polly Staple institutional

  In late March 2020, Zoé Whitley will take the helm as director of Chisenhale Gallery, transitioning from her position as senior curator at the Hayward Gallery, where she served…

• Smithsonian and Prado implement austerity measures amid COVID-19 financial crisis institutional

  The Smithsonian Institution is facing a projected $22 million loss because its museums are closed, which will result in pay cuts for top executives and a hiring freeze. Starting…

• Julia Stoschek's Berlin Foundation Faces Closure Due to Rent Hike, Expands Online Collection institutional

  According to Welt, Julia Stoschek's private foundation in Berlin faces potential closure due to substantial rent hikes imposed by her landlord after renovations to the building's…

• Munich museum employee fired for hanging personal painting alongside Warhol works institutional

  A technical team member at Munich's Pinakothek der Moderne was dismissed after secretly installing his own artwork in the museum's galleries. The painting remained on view for a…

• Castillo/Corrales: Paris Artist-Run Space's Headless Model and Intimate Atmosphere institutional

  Founded in 2007 by Thomas Boutoux, Boris Gobille, François Piron, Benjamin Thorel, and Oscar Tuazon, Castillo/Corrales is an artist-run venue located in Belleville, Paris. This…

• MoMA and Ford Foundation Launch $185,000 Scholars in Residence Program institutional

  A new Scholars in Residence initiative at the Museum of Modern Art in New York is funded by The Ford Foundation. Three scholars will receive annual stipends of $185,000 for…

• National Gallery staff to strike for five days over privatization and wage dispute institutional

  From February 3 to 7, 2015, 250 National Gallery staff in London will strike for five days, opposing the institution's plan to privatize visitor services. The Public and…

• National Gallery Singapore offers 'naked' tours ahead of $530 million refurbishment reopening institutional

  Before its reopening in October after a $530 million renovation, the National Gallery Singapore is offering exclusive 'naked' tours of its vacant Supreme Court wing to select…

• UK creative leaders demand emergency funding for COVID-hit cultural sector institutional

  More than 400 notable personalities from the UK's creative industry, such as artist Anish Kapoor, Tate's director Maria Balshaw, and actor Stephen Fry, have put their names to an…

• Five top executives exit Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District institutional

  In Hong Kong, the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) is facing significant changes as five high-ranking officials prepare to leave. These executives, including chief…

• San Francisco Art Institute files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy institutional

  The San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) has initiated Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings, putting at risk $65 million in assets, which includes Diego Rivera's mural 'The Making of a…

• Oxford and King's College London Remove Sackler Name from Buildings and Institutes institutional

  The University of Oxford has severed ties with the Sackler family, removing their name from the Sackler Library, two galleries at the Ashmolean Museum, and three staff positions.…

• Donna Hayashi Smith Named White House Curator institutional

  Donna Hayashi Smith has been named the ninth curator of the White House, marking her as the first Asian American to achieve this role. A graduate in Art History from the…

• MO.CO curator Vincent Honoré's suicide ruled workplace accident institutional

  The Caisse primaire d'assurances maladie has classified the November 2023 suicide of curator Vincent Honoré as a 'workplace accident' following a three-month inquiry, which could…

• Medea Ekner confirmed as ICOM director general after turbulent years institutional

  Medea Ekner has been named the director general of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), stepping up from her interim position after a year. ICOM, which represents about…

• Pierre Terjanian named next director of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston institutional

  Starting July 1, Pierre Terjanian will become the new director and CEO of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, stepping in for Matthew Teitelbaum. He’s currently the chief of…

• Freud Museum appoints Anna Jobson as director after board bullying claims institutional

  Anna Jobson has been appointed director of London's Freud Museum, succeeding interim director Dan Feeney. Jobson brings 25 years of leadership experience from Tate, Arts Council…

• Eileen Harris Norton's Enduring Influence in American Art Philanthropy institutional

  In 1989, Eileen Harris Norton, an art enthusiast from Los Angeles, and Peter Norton, a retired software businessman and the current head of the Peter Norton Family Foundation,…

• BP Ends 26-Year Tate Sponsorship Amid Climate Activism institutional

  BP will terminate its sponsorship of Tate in early 2017, concluding a 26-year partnership. The art collective Liberate Tate! formed in 2010 specifically to end this controversial…

• Shanghai's Bank Gallery Evicted from State-Owned Building, Forced to Close After 2013 Launch institutional

  Bank gallery in Shanghai will shut down on 19 June 2016 after receiving an eviction notice from its state-owned building. The closure results from a new policy prohibiting private…

• BMW heiress Susanne Klatten launches nature-focused art foundation in Bavarian farm setting institutional

  In Nantesbuch, Bavaria, Susanne Klatten, a prominent German art collector and a major BMW shareholder, is establishing Stiftung Nantesbuch. The foundation's goal is to transform…

• Oxford Professor Resigns Over Blavatnik's Trump Ties, Tate Benefactor Named institutional

  In August 2017, Bo Rothstein, a faculty member at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University, stepped down amid claims that donor Leonard Blavatnik had financially…

• Whitney Museum names Jane Panetta and Rujeko Hockley as 2019 Biennial curators institutional

  On December 14, 2017, the Whitney Museum of American Art revealed that Jane Panetta and Rujeko Hockley will co-curate the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Both individuals are currently…

• Myrna Ayad Departs as Art Dubai Director After Two Years, Plans Art Consultancy institutional

  Myrna Ayad is leaving her role as director of Art Dubai to start her own art consultancy that will also include publishing. After two years in charge, she succeeded Antonia…

• Qatar Museums hosts multi-day talks series with global art leaders during National Museum opening institutional

  QatarCreates, an initiative by Qatar Museums, is set to take place from March 26 to 28, 2019, in Doha, aligning with the inauguration of the National Museum of Qatar. The event…

• UK art school staff strike over pay and contracts institutional

  On February 20, 2020, over 800 workers from art schools throughout the UK began a two-week strike. They raised issues about fixed-term and zero-hours contracts, unequal pay, and…

• Inverleith House Reopens as Climate House with Serpentine Partnership and Outset Funding institutional

  After being closed for four years, Inverleith House in Edinburgh is set to reopen as Climate House, with its programming created in collaboration with the Serpentine Galleries.…

• Peter Eleey Appointed Curator-at-Large at UCCA Center for Contemporary Art institutional

  Peter Eleey, who formerly held the position of chief curator at MoMA PS1 in New York, has been appointed curator-at-large at the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing. His…

• Asymmetry Art Foundation and The Courtauld Launch Chinese Contemporary Art Research Program institutional

  The Asymmetry Art Foundation has joined forces with The Courtauld in London to launch the Chinese and Sinophone Contemporary Art Research Programme. This initiative will offer two…