Proceeds from Lichtenstein’s “Masterpiece” will be used to promote criminal justice reform.
Obamacare Lives to See Another Day (and other March Stories)
Trumpcare and the budget proposal dominated the news, plus Disney’s “gay moment.”
NEA and NEH on the Chopping Block? (and other January stories)
Government vs. artists at home and abroad, plus new developments in the arts’ black market, peak TV and the Lucas Museum.
The Top 10 Arts Policy Stories of 2016
China, Trump, AI: oh my! We’ll remember 2016 with a sigh.
Gifting Cultural Capital (And Other August Stories)
The Italian government wants to make damn sure teens are culturally enriched.
China Further Fortifies its Virtual Borders (And Other April Stories)
Apple, Disney get the boot as the world’s most populous nation hardens its resistance to Western influences.
AlphaGo Pulls Off the Impossible (And Other March Stories)
Canada doubles down on the arts while China takes a giant step backward for free expression.
The Sony Hack: More Than Just The Interview (and other December stories)
The cyberattack on Sony caused an international incident with North Korea. But the hack exposed more than just a controversial movie.
The Top 10 Arts Policy Stories of 2014
We always knew that art had the power to inspire wonder, hope, greed, fear and anger. Now, we can add bankruptcy negotiations and terrorist threats to the list.
Late spring public arts funding update
FEDERAL Jane Chu is inching towards nomination as the next NEA Chair, as the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to approve her candidacy with “no controversy.” Over the past few years, Republicans appear to be content to let the NEA languish in level-funding purgatory rather than continue to whip up theRead More