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• Asia Society New York receives $2 million endowment from Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation institutional

  A $2 million grant has been awarded to New York's Asia Society by the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation. This philanthropic organization from Minnesota will…

• Artists Space to vacate longtime SoHo home for new larger venue institutional

  Artists Space will depart its longtime headquarters at 38 Greene Street in New York City, a location it has used since 1993. Executive director and curator Stefan Kalmár revealed…

• Nora Burnett Abrams Appointed Director of ICA Boston, Succeeding Jill Medvedow After 26 Years institutional

  Nora Burnett Abrams will become the new director of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, starting on 1 May 2025. She succeeds Jill Medvedow, who led the institution for 26…

• European ArtEast and Delfina Foundations launch research grants for Eastern European art history institutional

  Three research grants ranging from £3000 to £6000 are being offered by the European ArtEast Foundation and Delfina Foundation. Applications are open to art historians and curators…

• Andrea Schlieker appointed director of exhibitions and displays at Tate Britain institutional

  Andrea Schlieker has been appointed as the inaugural director of exhibitions and displays at Tate Britain. Since 2012, she held the position of director of commissions and…

• Venture Capitalist and Conservative Donor John Booth Named Chair of London's National Gallery institutional

  John Booth, a venture capital investor and Conservative Party donor, has been appointed chair of the board at London's National Gallery. He previously served as a Tate trustee and…

• Stephanie Rosenthal named Artistic Director for 20th Biennale of Sydney in 2016 institutional

  Stephanie Rosenthal will assume the role of Artistic Director for the 20th Biennale of Sydney in November 2014, preparing for the 2016 edition. Since 2007, she has served as chief…

• James Turrell's Roden Crater offers exclusive May visits for $5,000 donations institutional

  From May 14-17, 2015, select art patrons can access James Turrell's ongoing Roden Crater project through a fundraising initiative. Up to 20 visitors daily will tour the Arizona…

• Tobias Berger Departs M+ Museum to Lead Art at Hong Kong's Central Police Station Complex institutional

  Tobias Berger is departing his role as Curator of visual art at Hong Kong's M+ museum after four years. He will become Head of Art at the Central Police Station (CPS), another new…

• Ping Lin Named Director of Taipei Fine Arts Museum institutional

  There was a formal event where they revealed that Ping Lin has been appointed as the new director of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum. With extensive experience as a fine arts…

• Eugenio Valdés Figueroa named director of Miami's Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation institutional

  The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation in Miami has appointed Cuban-born curator Eugenio Valdés Figueroa as its new director and chief curator. Valdés Figueroa previously served as…

• Ferran Barenblit appointed director of MACBA following censorship controversy institutional

  Ferran Barenblit has been named the new director of Barcelona's Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA). His appointment follows the March resignation of former director Bartomeu Marí,…

• Adam Sheffer Takes Over as President of Art Dealers Association of America institutional

  Adam Sheffer has been appointed President of the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA), succeeding Dorsey Waxter, who held the role since 2012. Sheffer, a partner and sales…

• Julia Peyton-Jones Announces Departure from Serpentine Galleries After 25 Years institutional

  Julia Peyton-Jones will resign from her role as director and co-director of Exhibitions and Programmes at the Serpentine Galleries in July 2016. She has played a crucial role in…

• Xue Tan named chief curator of Haus der Kunst institutional

  Xue Tan, the founding senior curator at Tai Kwun Contemporary in Hong Kong since 2015, is set to take on the role of chief curator at Haus der Kunst in Munich. This transition…

• Haegue Yang Appointed Chair of KW and Berlin Biennale institutional

  South Korean artist Haegue Yang has been appointed as the new chair of Kunst-Werke Berlin, taking over from Katharina Grosse, who completed a four-year tenure. Yang steps into the…

• New York gallery closes, museums cut staff amid pandemic institutional

  The COVID-19 pandemic has caused permanent closure of Lesley Heller gallery in New York, operating since 1994. MoMA PS1 has furloughed 47 of 64 employees, with director Kate Fowle…

• Javier Pes Appointed Editor of The Art Newspaper, Succeeding Jane Morris institutional

  Javier Pes will become the new editor of The Art Newspaper in June, taking over from Jane Morris who has held the position since 2008. Morris will transition to an editor-at-large…

• Ana Cristea Gallery Shuts Chelsea Space After Seven-Year Run institutional

  Ana Cristea Gallery in New York has ceased operations at its Chelsea location following a seven-year tenure. During that period, the gallery mounted fifty exhibitions primarily…

• Ceri Hand Named Director of Programmes at Somerset House institutional

  Ceri Hand has taken on the role of director of programmes at Somerset House in London. She will oversee the Studios artist residency programme, which focuses on technology and…

• Jerwood Makers Open 2019 Calls for UK-Based Early-Career Artists and Designers institutional

  The Jerwood Charitable Foundation is seeking submissions for the Jerwood Makers Open 2019, targeting emerging makers and designers in the UK who have been in the field for under a…

• Johanna Agerman Ross named chief curator at London's Design Museum institutional

  Johanna Agerman Ross will assume the chief curator position at London's Design Museum in September. She leaves her current role at the V&A museum, where she curated twentieth…

• New York mandates vaccine proof for museum, gallery, and art fair entry starting September 13 institutional

  New York City has implemented an immediate requirement for visitors to museums, galleries, and art fairs to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, with enforcement beginning on…

• Jamie Stevens to Lead CCA Wattis Institute Programs in San Francisco institutional

  Beginning in July 2014, Jamie Stevens will take on the role of Curator and Head of Programs at the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts in San Francisco. Prior to this, he…

• Lisson Gallery Announces Chelsea Expansion with New York Space Designed Around High Line institutional

  Lisson Gallery will establish a New York presence in Chelsea with a purpose-built gallery spanning from 24th to 23rd Street. The program will feature the gallery's roster of 46…

• Tracey Emin's My Bed Loaned to Tate for Decade by Collector Christian Duerckheim institutional

  Count Christian Duerckheim, a German industrialist, has arranged a long-term loan of Tracey Emin's My Bed to the Tate for a minimum of ten years. This follows his recent…

• Annette Schönholzer Departs Art Basel Leadership Role institutional

  Annette Schönholzer will leave her position at Art Basel at the end of August 2014. She plans to explore other professional opportunities while maintaining a connection to the…

• Penelope Curtis departs Tate Britain for Lisbon's Calouste Gulbenkian Museum institutional

  Penelope Curtis is set to leave her position as director of Tate Britain to take on the role of the first international director at Lisbon's Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. During her…

• Elvira Dyangani Ose to lead MACBA amid curatorial staff dismissals institutional

  Elvira Dyangani Ose, currently leading The Showroom in London, will assume the role of director at the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA). This transition follows the…

• Shoair Mavlian to lead The Photographers’ Gallery institutional

  Starting in January 2023, Shoair Mavlian will officially assume the role of director at The Photographers’ Gallery in London, taking over from Brett Rogers, who has served for 16…

• Rodrigo Moura appointed artistic director of MALBA institutional

  Rodrigo Moura has been appointed the artistic director of MALBA, the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires. Moura brings extensive experience, having served as chief…

• Art Institute of Chicago receives $400M contemporary art donation institutional

  In a historic move, the Art Institute of Chicago will receive a groundbreaking donation of 42 contemporary art pieces from local benefactors Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson, valued…

• Mariette Dölle to lead Kranenburgh Museum from June institutional

  Beginning June 1, Mariette Dölle will take over as director of the Kranenburgh Museum in Bergen. Dölle is transitioning from her previous role as artistic director at Tent…

• New Museum Hires Union Avoidance Firm After Staff Unionisation Bid institutional

  Employees at the New Museum in New York City are pushing to form a union and have submitted a petition to the National Labor Relations Board. They aim to join NewMuU-UAW Local…

• Daniel Muzyczuk appointed director of Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź institutional

  Daniel Muzyczuk has been appointed as the new director of Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź, Poland, receiving unanimous backing from the selection committee and approval from the Ministry of…

• New Yorker art critic Jackson Arn exits after two years institutional

  Jackson Arn has left his position as art critic for The New Yorker after only two years, following allegations of inappropriate behavior at the magazine's 100th anniversary party…

• Bangkok Kunsthalle's Opening Energizes Local Art Scene institutional

  Pearamon Tulavardhana visited the newly opened Bangkok Kunsthalle, where she was met by guerrilla art-activists during her first visit. The article, published in ArtReview Asia on…

• Haunch of Venison Zurich Closes as London Space Opens Amid Programmatic Confusion institutional

  Haunch of Venison, the gallery founded and directed by Harry Blain and Graham Southern, will shutter its Zurich location at year's end. The Christie's-owned gallery has also seen…

• Guggenheim Museum launches Social Practice Art Initiative with Edmond de Rothschild Foundation grant institutional

  A new Social Practice Art Initiative has been launched by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, funded through a grant from the Edmond de Rothschild Foundation. This program aims to…

• Maria Mediaas Jørstad Appointed Director of Kunstsilo in Kristiansand institutional

  Maria Mediaas Jørstad will lead Kunstsilo in Kristiansand, Norway, starting a five-year term on 6 January 2025. She moves from the Nordic Culture Fund in Copenhagen, where she…