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Philadelphia Museum of Art workers hold one-day strike
The strike by unionised employees of the museum was intended to put pressure on the administration amid protracted contract negotiations
Martine Syms's first feature film gleefully deconstructs the MFA experience
In “The African Desperate”, an art school student navigates microaggressions and social dynamics that are only slight exaggerations of art world tensions
Staff at the Dia Art Foundation vote overwhelmingly in favour of forming a union
More than 90% of workers voted to form a union at the institution, which operates spaces in Manhattan, Beacon and the Hamptons, as well as site-specific works in Manhattan, Utah, New Mexico and Germany
Unionised workers file unfair labour charges against the Philadelphia Museum of Art
With contract negotiations well into their second year, the union claims the museum’s leadership has been “repeatedly interfering with employees’ rights”
Netflix sued for defamation by writer depicted in Anna Delvey series
Rachel Williams, a friend of Anna Sorokin’s who ultimately assisted authorities in having her arrested, claims ‘Inventing Anna’ is a “hatchet job”
Mass Moca workers walk off the job for one-day strike
Unionised employees of the North Adams, Massachusetts museum sought to pressure the institution’s administration amid ongoing contract negotiations
Dia Art Foundation staff announce intentions to unionise
The proposed union would consist of 135 professional and non-professional staff at Dia sites in New York, Beacon, Long Island and New Mexico
Workers at the Baltimore Museum of Art vote to form a wall-to-wall union
In a vote on 14 July, 89 workers voted to unionise while 29 voted to not, making the museum the latest US art institution to join the labour movement
Hundreds demonstrate at Philadelphia Museum of Art as both sides remain 'very far apart' in union contract negotiations
Workers at the museum have been without a contract since forming a union in 2020
A new documentary tracks the ups and downs of ‘making it’ in the contemporary art world
Kelcey Edwards’s documentary delves into some of the open secrets underpinning today’s art world
After 18 months of negotiations, MFA Boston workers reach their first union contract
The contract was approved by 87% of union members and ensures double-digit wage and salary increases over the next three years
‘I'm now living in a world where young women have fewer rights than I did’: art world reacts to US Supreme Court decision ending abortion rights
The decision, though expected, still sparked shock and outrage for many artists and gallerists
Faculty at the ArtCenter College of Design in Southern California vote to form union
Faculty at the school voted 60% in favour of forming the union, which will represent some 700 people
Unionised Philadelphia Museum of Art workers rally to push contract negotiations forward
Negotiations between the union and museum leadership have been ongoing since October 2020
New York’s Jewish Museum announces formation of a union
The unionisation follows similar decisions made by the Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and others
Unionised workers at MOCA Los Angeles ratify first contract with museum
Negotiations between museum leadership and the union had repeatedly been delayed due to Covid-19, administrative shakeups and more issues
Whitney Museum workers protest outside the institution’s fundraising gala over union contract negotiations
Around 100 demonstrators rallied outside the institution during its gala, hoping to give greater urgency to ongoing negotiations with museum leaders
Non-tenured faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago hold rally in support of union push
If successful, they would join staff at the school and its namesake museum who voted overwhelmingly in favour of unionising in January
‘It’s not surprising, but it’s totally shocking’: artists respond to leaked US Supreme Court document threatening abortion access
Artists in the US and beyond expressed outrage, frustration and anger after a leaked draft of a decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade
Mothers with babies denied entry at New York’s Independent art fair
The fair’s Covid-19 policy effectively means that children under five cannot attend
Staff, faculty and students at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts hold rally amid union vote and negotiations
The rally comes as faculty who have already unionised seek to secure their first contract and staff members undertake a vote to form their own union
The 2022 Whitney Biennial spotlights video artists who are pushing the medium forward
Works by Alfredo Jaar, Dave McKenzie and the collective Moved by the Motion are among the most powerful in the crowded exhibition
California College of the Arts and two unions reach agreements on new contracts
The agreements come after many months of negotiations and a strike in February
AI uncovers Warhol’s true voice in Netflix documentary
The Andy Warhol Diaries foregrounds the Pop artist’s personal relationships and struggles—with an artificial intelligence Warhol as narrator
Workers at Ohio State University’s Wexner Center for the Arts move to form union
Staff at the arts centre recently informed the administration of their intention to unionise with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Netflix miniseries chronicling the infamous ‘Soho scammer’ Anna Delvey chooses flash over substance
‘Inventing Anna’ falls flat when it comes to depicting the art world
California College of the Arts workers go on strike
Staff, faculty and students have joined the picket lines, some over protracted contract negotiations, others in solidarity with their colleagues
Employees at New York City’s Jewish Museum vote to unionise
The union, if approved, will cover include workers across front-facing, administrative and curatorial departments, among others
Employees at the Art Institute of Chicago museum and school vote to join union
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees will now represent 266 employees at the museum and another 249 at the school
Two years after forming union, MOCA Los Angeles employees still negotiating first contract with museum leaders
Negotiations have been delayed, with wages proving a major sticking point and with administrators proposing increases well below union members’ demands