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Collector’s Heirs Praise Deal to Recover Art Seized in WWII

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10/03/2017

The Geneva lawyer for the heirs of a Jewish woman whose art collection was seized by France’s pro-Nazi regime in World War II says they are “absolutely delighted” about a hard-won deal to recover from a Swiss town a 19th-century painting by English...

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In an Era of Strife, Museums Collect History as It Happens

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10/02/2017

In April 2015, Aaron Bryant rushed to be there when demonstrations swept through Baltimore on the day of Freddie Gray’s funeral. He filmed protesters angered by Mr. Gray’s death throwing rocks, watched the helicopters overhead and listened to...

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Ford Foundation Awards 25 Fellowships to US Artists Driving Social Change

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10/02/2017

The Ford Foundation today announced 25 new Art of Change fellowships that will support visionary artists and cultural leaders in creating powerful works of art that help advance freedom, justice, and inclusion, and strengthen our democracy.

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Ford Funds at the Crossroads of Immigration and Artistic Activism

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09/29/2017

The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) has received a two-year grant from Ford Foundation to support the expansion of its Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program to Detroit, MI; Newark, NJ; Oakland, CA; and San Antonio, TX.

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How a Quirky Art Prize Tied to the DeVos Family Went Political

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09/28/2017

Patricia Constantine thought hard about whether to use an image of the education secretary, Betsy DeVos, in her entry to this year’s ArtPrize contest. The mixed-media painting depicts Ms. Constantine as a carnival freak suffering for the perceived...

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Atlantic Theater Company Names Amy Staats Tow Playwright-in-Residence

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09/28/2017

Atlantic Theater Company has announced that Amy Staats will be the 2017–2018 playwright-in-residence as well as the lineup for its upcoming Amplified Reading Series and two new commissions. The Tow Foundation supports the playwright-in-residence...

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Kathy Halbreich of MoMA to Lead Rauschenberg Foundation

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09/28/2017

MOMA's Kathy Halbreich has decided to leave the museum to head the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation in Manhattan as its new executive director.

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Guggenheim Museum Is Criticized for Pulling Animal Artworks

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09/27/2017

Artists and museums are often in the thick of free speech debates, and in two recent controversies, the protesters seem to be winning.

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Yahoo Co-Founder Gives $25 Million to San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum

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09/27/2017

In a rare example of high-level cultural philanthropy from Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurial elite, Jerry Yang, a Yahoo co-founder, and his wife, Akiko Yamazaki, have pledged $25 million toward a $90-million transformation project of the Asian Art...