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posted by CAA — May 27, 2020

David Litvin checks the tomatoes growing outside the Guggenheim Museum, where he is one of the few people who show up each day for work. Credit: Jeenah Moon for The New York Times

Victoria and Albert Museum to Collect Signs Created during Lockdown

The open call is part of the V&A’s “Pandemic Objects” initiative that “compiles and reflects on objects that have taken on new meaning and purpose during the coronavirus outbreak.” (Artsy)

The Museum Is Closed, but Its Tomato Man Soldiers On

A portion of the Guggenheim’s temporarily shuttered exhibition, Countryside, The Future, is now producing thousands of cherry tomatoes for donation to City Harvest. (New York Times)

A Miniature Gallery Mounts Tiny Artworks, With Big Results

Artist Eben Haines built the maquette and artists submit works to scale, which are photographed with surprisingly realistic results. (Hyperallergic)

The Venice Biennale Will Be Pushed Back a Year, to 2022, as the Coronavirus Knocks the Art Calendar Permanently Off Its Axis

The next edition of the Venice Biennale will now coincide with documenta. (artnet News)

The Case Against Reopening

“The notion that we must choose between saving lives and keeping our institutions open depends on a false dichotomy. Pandemics are a basket of problems, not an either/or scenario.” (Chronicle of Higher Ed)

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News from the Art and Academic Worlds

posted by CAA — May 20, 2020

The managing horticulturist at the Met Cloisters, Marc Montefusco. Photo courtesy of Marc Montefusco, via artnet News

The Daily Call That 200 Arts Groups Hope Will Help Them Survive

“The calls have really been a lifeline. It’s been this remarkable, consistent day-to-day way to touch base with one another.” (New York Times)

Two Dozen Mayors From Across the US Are Urging Congress to Send Urgently Needed Funding for the Arts in Its Next Relief Package

Mayors from 22 cities sent a formal request to Congress last week. (artnet News)

How Coronavirus Is Impacting The Art World

“Creativity is the core of adaptability—our ability to acclimate to the new realities we face.” Listen to an interview with art historian, critic, and former CAA board member Jonathan Fineberg. (WBUR)

‘We’re Holding Down the Fort’: How Guards, Groundskeepers, and Collections Managers Across the US Are Doing Their Jobs in Shuttered Museums

Although institutions remain mostly closed to the public, there is still a lot of work to do on site. (artnet News)

Women’s Research Plummets during Lockdown, but Articles from Men Increase

“In April Dr. Elizabeth Hannon, deputy editor of the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, noticed that the number of article submissions she was receiving from women had dropped dramatically. Not so from men.” (The Guardian)

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News from the Art and Academic Worlds

posted by CAA — May 13, 2020

Ross Sinclair’s The Real Life Declaration of Arbroath 1320–2720, 2020, one of the works in the Royal Scottish Academy’s annual exhibition, which went entirely online because of the pandemic. Image: Royal Scottish Academy, via New York Times

When the Virus Came, Some Museum Curators Lost Years of Work

As shutdowns continue, it has become clear that some shows will not reopen, and many more are in limbo. (New York Times)

Podcast: Museum Directors on COVID-19 and Its Impact on Museums, Part 1

Listen to a conversation with Max Hollein of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kaywin Feldman of the National Gallery of Art, and James Rondeau of the Art Institute of Chicago. (The Getty)

What Is College Without the Campus?

The pandemic has not only exacerbated college’s underlying economic instability but has, at least for now, upended the form of the university itself. (New York Magazine)

Lesson of the Day: ‘Now Virtual and in Video, Museum Websites Shake Off the Dust’

In this step-by-step lesson, students take a virtual field trip through some of the world’s most renowned museums. (New York Times)

The CDC’s Misappropriation of a Chinese Textile, and Why It Matters

“The textile in question is indeed a striking piece of art. It also has nothing whatsoever to do with respiratory disease.” (Hyperallergic)

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News from the Art and Academic Worlds

posted by CAA — May 06, 2020

Steven Zucker and Beth Harris, the two art historians behind Smarthistory, look at a bronze scuplture by Auguste Rodin at the Brookyln Museum in 2014. Photo: Lisa Fisher, via Washington Post

How Two Professors Transformed the Teaching of Art History

Meet the team behind the popular online resource Smarthistory. (Washington Post)

A New Emergency Grant Benefits Non-Salaried Art Workers in NY, NJ, and CT

The Tri-State Relief Fund will give $2,000 grants to freelance and contracted workers, including art handlers, archivists, and others. (NYFA)

To Survive After This Is Over, Cultural Institutions Need to Redefine the Value of Art. Here’s How to Do It

“We could learn to embrace nuance instead of crave spectacle. We could invest more in the history that connects art practice to community organizing and movement building. We could even make more art ourselves.” (artnet News)

Museums Worldwide Prepare to Reopen Their Doors After Lockdown

International museums provide a glimpse into what the “new normal” of the US museum experience could look like post-lockdown. (Hyperallergic)

Prominent Scholars Threaten to Boycott Colleges That Don’t Support Contingent Faculty During Pandemic

More than 70 scholars are among the initial signatories to the statement. (Chronicle of Higher Ed)

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News from the Art and Academic Worlds

posted by CAA — March 25, 2020

As Art Schools Cancel Student Shows, One Instagram Account Pledges to Give Them Life

A new Instagram account is highlighting work from now-canceled BFA and MFA thesis shows, and students and faculty are encourage to submit. (ARTnews)

Curators Impacted by COVID-19 Can Apply for This Emergency Grant

The Kinkade Family Foundation grants will award up to $5,000 for “unexpected emergencies related to the COVID-19 epidemic.” (Hyperallergic)

Financial Relief Resources for Artists During COVID-19

Artwork Archive has compiled a list of emergency resources and crowdfunding efforts. (Artwork Archive)

New York Foundations Create $75 M. Fund to Support Arts Nonprofits and Social Services Impacted by Coronavirus

A consortium of 18 foundations has created a $75 million fund to support small and midsize nonprofit arts and cultural organizations. (ARTnews)

As Curricula Moves Online, Yale Art Students Demand Tuition Refund

Over one hundred MFA students from the Yale School of Art have called for a partial tuition refund. (Artforum)

Open-Access JSTOR Materials Accessible to the Public

JSTOR Open Access has over 6,000 ebooks and over 150 journals accessible without the need for an online login. (University Times)

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News from the Art and Academic Worlds

posted by CAA — March 18, 2020

Screenshot via Google Arts & Culture, one of MCN’s recommendations for virtual museum resources.

The Coronavirus and the Ruptured Narrative of Campus Life

“I think of students whose identities needed the entirety of spring to play out. What will they face when sent abruptly home? They’d just got started.” (The New Yorker)

Pritzker Architecture Prize Goes to Two Women for the First Time

Dublin-based architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara are the recepients of the 2020 Pritzker Prize, making them the first two women to share the profession’s highest honor. (New York Times)

Opinion: Please Do a Bad Job of Putting Your Courses Online

“You are NOT building an online class. You are NOT teaching students who can be expected to be ready to learn online…Release yourself from high expectations right now, because that’s the best way to help your students learn.” (Rebecca Barrett-Fox)

The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections

A comprehensive guide to resources for e-learning and virtual retreats to art, culture, and history around the globe. (Museum Computer Network)

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News from the Art and Academic Worlds

posted by CAA — March 11, 2020

Image via Twitter, @payusmoreucsc

UC Graduate Students Threaten More Strikes as Movement Grows

Students and faculty members across University of California campuses took action last week in support of UC Santa Cruz graduate students demanding cost-of-living adjustments. (Los Angeles Times)

Online Resource: Women in World History

In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, explore an online resource of educational materials for teaching the history of women in the world. (NEH)

Griselda Pollock Becomes First Art Historian to Win Esteemed $646,000 Holberg Prize

The feminist art historian has won one of the world’s biggest awards for contributions to the humanities. (ARTnews)

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News from the Art and Academic Worlds

posted by CAA — March 04, 2020

The Smithsonian Puts 2.8 Million Images in the Public Domain

The Smithsonian opted for a Creative Commons Zero license, which places work “as completely as possible in the public domain.” (Wired)

Louvre Closes to Public as Staff Meets to Discuss Spread of Coronavirus in France

The institution temporarily closed this week to discuss the spread of the virus. (ARTnews)

Refugee Docents Help Bring A Museum’s Global Collection To Life

Attendance at the Penn Museum has shot up since the Global Guides’ first tours in 2018. (NPR)

Meet the Iowa Architect Documenting Every Slave House Still Standing

Since 2012, Jobie Hill has surveyed hundreds of structures that she believes once served as homes to enslaved African Americans. (Atlas Obscura)

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News from the Art and Academic Worlds

posted by CAA — February 26, 2020

5Pointz in January 2013. Photo courtesy of Ezmosis via Wikimedia Commons/artnet News

A Stunning Legal Decision Just Upheld a $6.75 Million Victory for the Street Artists Whose Works Were Destroyed at the 5Pointz Graffiti Mecca

The trial was a key test of the Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA), which grants protections to artworks deemed to be of “recognized stature.” (artnet News)

‘It Confirms the Dread I Felt on Election Day’: Artists From Countries Targeted by Trump’s Latest Immigration Ban Speak Out

The addition of Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan, and Tanzania to the restricted travel list nearly doubles the number of countries affected since Trump’s original executive order. (artnet News)

Concerns Over Britain Returning Elgin Marbles to Greece Arise as EU Drafts Brexit Negotiating Mandate

After a draft EU mandate leaked to the media last week, reporters were quick to speculate that the Parthenon Marbles could become a bargaining tool in Brexit trade talks. (ARTnews)

American Alliance of Museums: Advocacy Toolkit

Museums Advocacy Day is happening now in Washington DC. Use American Alliance of Museums’s free advocacy tools to join in. (AAM)

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