Enjoying a Brazilian Summer in the Northern Hemisphere: Showcase at STRAAT Museum

**Experiencing a Brazilian Summer in the Northern Hemisphere: Exhibition at STRAAT Museum** As the Northern Hemisphere embraces its cooler seasons, a lively and colorful retreat awaits art aficionados and culture enthusiasts at Amsterdam’s STRAAT Museum. This winter, the museum has unveiled a sensory-rich celebration of Brazilian creativity and essence through its exhibition, “Experiencing a Brazilian Summer in the Northern Hemisphere.” […]

Honoring “Don’t Fret”: A Commemoration in Remembrance

**Honoring “Don’t Fret”: A Tribute in Memoriam** In the dynamic landscape of street art and modern visual expression, few figures have made such an ambiguous and emotionally significant impact as the elusive artist recognized simply as “Don’t Fret.” Combining humor, social insight, and quirky cleverness, Don’t Fret’s creations transformed mundane urban environments into poignant stories — turning public spaces into […]

School of Visual Arts Faculty Achieve Official Unionization Status

Title: A Union Victory: SVA Faculty Organize for Fair Compensation and Stability Over 1,000 faculty members at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in Manhattan officially unionized on May 22, 2024, marking a significant moment in the growing wave of academic labor organizing across the United States. Following a two-thirds majority vote, the faculty have affiliated with the United Auto […]

NYC Cultural Organizations Request Increased City Funding Following Loss of Federal Grants

Title: NYC Arts Advocates Rally for Cultural Funding Amid Budget Uncertainty Dozens of New York City’s cultural leaders, artists, educators, and museum workers braved rainy weather outside City Hall on May 21 to demand robust, sustainable public funding for the city’s arts and culture sector. With Mayor Eric Adams’s proposed $115 billion fiscal year 2026 executive budget under review, cultural […]

Fostering Care and Connection: The Central Themes of the 2025 Hawaiʻi Triennial

The 2025 Hawai‘i Triennial “ALOHA NŌ”: Art, Place, and the Power of Healing Narratives From February through spring 2025, the Hawaiian archipelago transformed into a living gallery with the Hawai‘i Triennial 2025, titled ALOHA NŌ. Spanning multiple islands and 14 venues, this widely anticipated event not only showcased contemporary art from across the Pacific and beyond but rooted each piece […]

An Artist’s Perspective: Insights from the Easel

Title: Light, Space, and Inspiration: Inside the Creative Studios of Contemporary Artists The artist’s studio has long been a sanctuary — a space where experimentation, reflection, and creation unfold. In the 286th installment of “A View From the Easel,” readers are granted an inside look into the unique working environments of two contemporary artists, Mark Kobasz of Pennsylvania and Holly […]

Essential Reading Materials

Title: Animating Resistance, Resilience, and Representation: Recent Cultural Moments Worth Watching The world of contemporary art, literature, and media is witnessing a resurgence in the value of representation, digital independence, and socially conscious storytelling. From animation and poetry to flip phones and street vending, creatives and communities alike are redefining narratives in powerful new ways. Below is a roundup of […]

Two Israeli Embassy Staff Members Killed in Shooting Outside Washington, D.C. Museum

Tragedy at the Capital Jewish Museum Raises Questions Over Security, Extremism, and Gun Violence On the night of Wednesday, May 21, a tragic act of violence unfolded in Washington, D.C., when two Israeli Embassy staffers were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum. The victims, 26-year-old Sarah Milgrim of Kansas and 28-year-old Yaron Lischinsky, a German-Israeli, were attending a […]

East West Players Highlights and Celebrates Asian-American Stories Through Theater

East West Players and the Legacy of Asian American Theater-Making For nearly 60 years, East West Players (EWP) in Los Angeles has stood as a trailblazer in the American performing arts landscape, notably as the nation’s longest-running professional theater of color and the first dedicated to elevating the artistic voices of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. From its modest […]

Moss Galleries Revives the Visionary Art of John Hultberg

Title: Rediscovering John Hultberg: Moss Galleries Celebrates a Forgotten Visionary of American Art Moss Galleries in Falmouth, Maine, is proud to announce its representation of the late American painter John Hultberg (1922–2005) with the landmark exhibition John Hultberg: Angels Above Fear, running through May 31. A once-celebrated name in postwar art, Hultberg’s evocative canvases—imbued with surreal landscapes, psychological tension, and […]