Social issues
The art world still favours the rich—how do we fix that?
Nine artists, curators and dealers who beat the industry's stacked odds discuss challenges and solutions
Henry Moore Foundation provides financial lifeline for UK artists during cost of living crisis
Rapid response funding provides "relief" in the face of soaring bills, artists say
London café inspired by Van Gogh seeks funding to expand its programme for vulnerable adults
Restaurant builds on the artist’s legacy by coaching people with mental health issues, disabilities and learning difficulties
Is England’s arts establishment set for a revolution?
Arts Council England are due to announce its regularly funded National Portfolio organisations this October, in line with a new strategy
How the Speed Art Museum learned to listen in the midst of a community tragedy
The museum built deep community engagement in real time following the killing of Breonna Taylor in 2020
‘It’s time to ditch the culture war rhetoric’
The next UK prime minister should abandon the war on "woke" and return to nuanced debate
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
Contract Killers: artist Nancy Baker Cahill challenges the efficacy of the 'smart contracts' behind NFTs with an augmented reality project
The environmentally conscious project considers broken and violated social contracts in the artists space and in society as a whole
Frieze New York to pay tribute to Vision & Justice Project
The fair will honour the photography initiative's mission to examine art’s role in the relationship between race and citizenship
Things that... provoke some thought: book of drawings philosophically questions the relationship of 'things'
Groups of pictures are assembled on the basis of word association—but not everything in this graphic novel makes good sense
Old animals remind us of old people in this book of photographs
Isa Leshko’s images plead for the better treatment of animals
This ancient book tells you all about the people you hate
This amusingly illustrated edition of Theophrastus’s Characters is as fresh today as it was centuries ago
Abortion will happen—whatever the law says
The artist Paula Rego on why her abortion works are the best thing she's ever done
New residency programme puts Chicago’s justice system under artistic scrutiny
Artists can help "demystify" courtroom experience, founder says
Boots Riley on the links between art, Surrealism and social justice
The multi-hyphenate, who made his directorial debut with Sorry To Bother You, will speak with Mickalene Thomas at the Baltimore Museum of Art this month
2018 in contemporary art: the themes of Documenta 14 dominated much art over the past year
Contemporary artists are making art from adversity
Beacons of empathy: the forgotten women who brought the Foundling Museum to life
The portraits of men in the London museum's picture gallery are being replaced by portraits of women who supported a vision to protect young children
MoMA agrees to museum-wide raises after months of negotiations with union
"The museum shifted its position substantially", union boss says
US whistleblower and activist Chelsea Manning to make first UK appearance at ICA London
The polarising ex-army leaker will discuss artificial intelligence, LGBTQ rights and the links between digital technology and democracy
Facebook censors artist's work criticising male-dominated society because it features naked breasts
The social media giant also deleted her comments and friends
List of 34,361 dead refugees and migrants goes back on show in Liverpool after being destroyed
Reasons and perpetrators behind the removal of the key biennial work remain unclear
US Planned Parenthood campaign includes artists Shirin Neshat and Carrie Mae Weems
The Unstoppable initiative includes an online exhibition of works by ten female artists and writers