NewsBrexit
Huge fee hikes for EU students who want to study art in the UK come into force from September
Visa issues and increased red tape could also deter European Union applicants, warn university leaders
NewsInternships
Asserting a quest for more equity, the Met introduces its first crop of fully paid interns
Students talk about their career goals and how being compensated proved to be an incentive
NewsUAE
First MFA programme and new Arab art centre boost Emirates art scene
New York University Abu Dhabi's postgraduate art course will start next autumn and cost $140,000 over two years
NewsArt education
European academies issue joint manifesto to protect freedom of arts
Signatories of the “Berlin Manifesto” include the Académie française and Arts Council England. It has been endorsed by Wim Wenders, Ken Loach and A. L. Kennedy among others
AnalysisArt market
The art market is more neoliberal factory farm than finely balanced ecosystem: now is the time to 'rewild' it
The Covid-19 crisis presents an opportunity for artists to reclaim power from the institutions that buy, sell and show their work
AnalysisArt education
As autumn looms, US art schools prepare for students’ return amid the pandemic
From online lessons to outdoor classrooms, universities are attempting to make studio practices safe, but some students say the class quality does not match the steep tuition
NewsArt education
San Francisco Art Institute says it is reinstating degree programmes
Decision follows the resolution of contract disputes with tenured faculty and an infusion of funds
NewsArt education
Unemployment crisis looms over thousands of academics as casual contracts are axed or postponed by UK’s top arts universities
Black and minority ethnic staff at institutions including Goldsmiths and the Royal College of Art are at particular risk
NewsArt education
Solange's creative agency spotlights work of Parsons School of Design graduates in online festival
Graduating fashion students will collaborate on a new 3D work with artist Jacolby Satterwhite as end-of-term exhibitions are cancelled due to coronavirus
NewsAfrica
Artist Amadou Sanogo plans Bamako arts centre to mentor young talent
Expected to open in 2022, Makoro will house studios for Malian artists under 30, workshops for school children and exhibitions
NewsArt education
Wave of museum educator redundancies worldwide sparks open letter
Art historians and curators urge galleries to support education staff during coronavirus crisis
NewsArt education
Art students continue to demand tuition reimbursement even as universities refuse
Following coronavirus class suspensions, Boston University MFA candidates press the school's president for action while a survey of SCAD students finds that 97% deem their online classes insufficient
Newscoronavirus
Students slam Royal College of Art's decision to move degree show online because of coronavirus
Unlike other universities, the school has not postponed its courses during the crisis
NewsDiary of an art historian
Is art history becoming too woke?
Discussion around Yale's decision to pull its introductory survey course reveals unnerving trend for "morally appropriate" studies
NewsNevada Museum of Art
Nevada Museum of Art receives $1.25m from Tesla to boost its arts education programme
The automotive and green-power company is also sponsoring an exhibition that explores the intersection of art and technology
NewsUnited Kingdom
UK art schools begin 14-day strike action
Dispute centres on zero-hours contracts, pay devaluation, rising workloads and the gender and ethnicity pay gap
NewsArt education
Is art history under threat? UK universities see 28.5% drop in the subject in past decade
Latest figures show decline in first year students choosing humanities degrees in favour of business, agriculture and medicine
NewsArt education
'Taking us back to the dark ages': UK-Europe exchange programme Erasmus hangs in the balance
Art history academics speak out as impending Brexit deadline threatens European partnership
NewsAcademia
St Petersburg art school explores tie-up with China
Head of Repin Institute, which is popular with Chinese students, says it has "a lot in common" with Chinese art academies
NewsPhotography
JR launches open call on Instagram for his new free photography course
French artist says he will invite Naomi Campbell to school in Paris to help him teach 12 budding photographers
NewsArt education
Art school shake up: London's Courtauld Institute to offer Modern and contemporary African art degrees
New Tate curator calls the development "a bold decision" in a "burgeoning field"
NewsArt education
Brooklyn project waives court appearances for lawbreakers who agree to take art classes
District attorney says the initiative, which applies to minor nonviolent misdemeanors, promotes "human dignity"
NewsRoyal College of Art
Despite Brexit, applications from EU up 12% at London's Royal College of Art
Art and design institution announces five-year plan centred on $108m Battersea base
News
US museums are too white, and this paid internship programme hopes to change that
Ten museums across America will participate in an inaugural project launched by the Association of Art Museum Directors
BlogDiary of an art historian
Tate, WTF is up with you using Wikipedia?
Once an expert authority on Van Dyck, the museum now has nothing more to say about him than a link to an unverified website
NewsComment
The sidelining of arts education in England is seriously out of step with our times
While this year's A-level results show a rapid decline in arts subjects in the UK, countries outside of the West are stepping up teaching of creative subjects
ArchiveExhibitions
15 years of Margulies' Miami Warehouse
The educational mission of Martin Margulies’s collection is as strong as ever
ArchiveArtist interview
Interview with artist James Metcalf: Metal mettle
The adventurer, war hero, metalworker, sculptor, and political activist talks about Paris in the 1950s and his work in Mexico
ArchiveSeattle
Goodbye Gutenberg, hello Gatesburg
The future for art, books and education, as seen through the eyes of computer wizard Bill Gates, who last month bought the Leonardo Codex
CommentUK politics
Politics requires a science degree? Why Boris Johnson's chief strategist is wrong about arts education
“If you are interested in politics you will be far better off if you study maths or physics,” writes aide Dominic Cummings in his blog
John McTernan