Phone booth installation at Nada New York fair plays birthday wishes for people of colour killed by police
The popup installation gives physical form to the digital project ‘1-800 Happy Birthday’ and comes ahead of an exhibition opening this autumn
Art world organisations, galleries and artists helped fund conservation of a Peruvian cloud forest
Over 40 donors supported the climate action led by Galleries Commit and Art to Acres, which will see nearly 200,000 acres preserved
Artist-led campaign urges climate action across California
The initiative A Cool Million, launched by three artist-led collectives, features climate-themed public artworks and aims to preserve one million acres
Five New York shows explore the pandemic’s effects two years after the city's first Covid-19 lockdowns
From Renate Aller’s touching photos of sidewalk gatherings to Uuriintuya Dagvasambuu’s vaccine-inspired Mongol Zurag paintings, artists are reflecting on the darkest days of the initial outbreak
New resource-sharing website seeks to cut art industry waste and give new life to reusable materials
Debuted in a beta phase over a year ago, Barder.art officially launched during Frieze Los Angeles
Experience the world as a spider in Tomás Saraceno’s new exhibition at The Shed
The Argentine artist’s first major US survey features an immersive, multi-sensory, 95-foot diameter installation that gives viewers the experience of being in a spider web
Neon art installation begins tour of US states where abortion rights are threatened
The month-long tour of Alicia Eggert’s neon text work ‘OURs’ was organised by Planned Parenthood to pressure lawmakers and raise awareness of efforts to restrict abortion rights
Exhibitions’ carbon footprints come under growing scrutiny
New reports from Artists Commit, which analyse the life cycle of a show, join an increasingly broad push for transparency and data sharing to promote a more climate-conscious sector
The Obama portraits arrive at the Brooklyn Museum
The portraits of former President Barack Obama by Kehinde Wiley and former First Lady Michelle Obama by Amy Sherald continue their national tour in New York
Moca Los Angeles follows success in halting solar farm near Michael Heizer Earthpiece with announcement of Frankenthaler grant to support solar energy project
The museum plans to use the grant funds to convert Moca Geffen to renewable power sources, the first step in making Moca Los Angeles completely net zero energy
American Gothic landmark Lyndhurst Mansion opens unrestored pool building as exhibition space
The artist and preservationist Jorge Otero-Pailos has created a site-specific installation that provides a glimpse into the Gilded Age in the Hudson Valley
Your carriage awaits: Beekman Family Coach undergoes live conservation at the New-York Historical Society
Research on the historic piece of decorative art has revealed some surprising evidence that many of its original materials are intact
New international climate action coalition aims to make the art industry sustainable
Partners for Arts Climate Targets (PACT) is made up of several arts and culture organisations already focused on environmental change
Black artists and performers take over Fort Greene Park for Juneteenth Jubilee
The Blacksmiths and the Wide Awakes are hosting the programme of live music, performances and art installations in Brooklyn this weekend
Free zine fair brings countercultural publications and composting workshops to New York’s East Village this summer
The fair will include multiple free activities and community garden programs and a wealth of independent local publishers
Julie Mehretu donates major painting to Art for Justice Fund
The auction is estimated to raise $3m to $4m to support efforts to end mass incarceration
Artists’ signal-jamming chandelier sculpture challenges our reliance on technology—and FCC laws
The goal of the design is to encourage interpersonal connections and promote mental health
Launch of Artists Commit intensifies the push to act on climate change
Organisation aims to put pressure on galleries to adopt sustainable practices
Eco-themed art shows to fill New York’s empty storefronts
The programme Rebound-NYC opens a major group exhibition in Union Square on Earth Day