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A drawing of the Manhattan skyline by President Donald Trump sold at auction for $29,184 on Thursday night. The work was created by Trump for a charity auction promoting worldwide literacy in 2005 and was consigned by the winner of that original event. The sketch, drawn on a large envelope, is one of only three known variants. The auction, held by Los Angeles-based Nate D. Sanders, attracted 11 bids starting at $9,000, with interest from both Trump followers and presidential memorabilia collectors.

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article policy schedule Jul 17, 2025 visibility 1 link 1 gallery

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The Yale University Art Gallery has withdrawn two federal grant applications totaling $200,000 for an upcoming exhibition on the migration of Nguni peoples from southeastern Africa, scheduled to open in fall 2026. The museum rejected new anti-DEI stipulations attached to grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, which require applicants to certify they do not operate programs promoting diversity, equity, or inclusion that violate federal anti-discrimination laws. The gallery will instead use its endowment to fund the show, marking the second time it has forfeited NEA grants under similar circumstances.

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person people schedule Jul 17, 2025 visibility 1 link 4 artists, 2 galleries

Moving On Up: 24 Museum Curators and Art Leaders Who Took on New Appointments in First Half of 2025

Culture Type has published its annual list of new appointments among museum curators and arts leaders for the first half of 2025, highlighting two dozen hires and promotions at major institutions. Notable appointments include Deana Haggag as program director for arts and culture at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Ann Collins Smith as chief curator at the New Orleans Museum of Art (the first Black American in a full-time curatorial role there), and Vincent van Velsen as head of exhibitions at Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam. The list also features curators such as Alisa Chiles at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Brittany Webb at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

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article policy schedule Jul 16, 2025 visibility 1 link 1 artist

Yale Art Gallery Withdraws Federal Grant Requests After Trump DEI Ban

The Yale University Art Gallery has withdrawn two federal grant requests totaling $200,000 for a forthcoming exhibition on Southeast African art, citing concerns that the show does not meet the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) criteria under President Trump's executive order banning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The museum will instead use its endowment to fund the exhibition, which focuses on the migration of the Nguni peoples in southern Africa and is set to open next fall. Additionally, the NEA cancelled a $30,000 grant for another exhibition, Nusantara: Six Centuries of Indonesian Textiles, prompting the museum to draw on its Robert Lehman Endowment Fund.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 15, 2025 visibility 2 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

Life Lines // Haggerty

The Haggerty Museum at Marquette University presents "Life Lines," an exhibition running from August 22 to December 20, 2025, featuring works by Sol LeWitt, Jean Dubuffet, and Victor Vasarely. Curated by Lynne Shumow with intern Bridget Neugent, the show is designed to encourage contemplative beholding, inviting visitors to slow down and reflect on the art as a sacred or meditative experience. The exhibition was created in collaboration with Fr. Ryan G. Duns, S.J., whose Contemplation and Action class will visit regularly.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 15, 2025 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

Capture the Senses: Attraction and Horror in Early Modern Art // Haggerty

The Haggerty Museum at Marquette University will present 'Capture the Senses: Attraction and Horror in Early Modern Art' from August 22 to December 20, 2025. The exhibition draws from the museum's own collection to explore how Early Modern artists combined aesthetic pleasure with terrifying subject matter, featuring works by Albrecht Dürer, Ferdinand Bol, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, and Francesco Solimena. Curated by Kirk Nickel, the show examines themes such as the end times, human sacrifice, imperial decay, and fate, using paintings, prints, and sculpture from Europe and the Americas between the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution.

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supreme court ruling advances trumps plan for mass layoffs of federal workers 1234747084

The U.S. Supreme Court lifted a lower court order that had temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plan to lay off thousands of federal workers. The initial lawsuit was filed by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), 11 nonprofits, and local governments from states including California, Texas, and Illinois, challenging Executive Order 14210. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole dissenter, while liberal justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor sided with the conservative majority. The ruling allows mass firings and reorganizations at 19 federal agencies, including the State Department and Social Security Administration, to proceed, though a separate injunction protecting sub-agencies of Health and Human Services remains in place.

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article news schedule Jul 4, 2025 link 7 artists, 2 galleries

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Mitch and Emily Rales, the billionaire founders of the Glenstone Foundation and its private museum in Potomac, Maryland, are divorcing. The foundation, established in 2006, holds net assets of $4.6 billion and an endowment rivaling that of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The article revisits longstanding criticisms of private art museums, including Glenstone, arguing they function as tax shelters, social climbing tools, and competitors to public institutions. It notes Glenstone's restrictive policies—appointment-only access, a ban on visitors under 12, and a prohibition on gum chewing—and references past unionization efforts by its workers.

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article policy schedule Jul 3, 2025 link 1 artist

Tate chair floats selling Turbine Hall naming rights for ‘a minimum of £50m’

Tate chair of trustees Roland Rudd has suggested that naming rights for the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern could cost a minimum of £50 million. The proposal, reported by The Telegraph, is tied to the institution's new Tate Future Fund, launched last week with a goal of reaching £150 million by 2030. Rudd stated that endowing curators, directors, or naming the iconic space are all potential options for donors, though a Tate spokesperson emphasized the comments were hypothetical and the fundraising campaign is just beginning.

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article policy schedule Jul 1, 2025 link 10 artists, 1 gallery

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President Trump's proposed spending legislation, known as the "Big Beautiful Bill," includes $40 million for the procurement of statues for the National Garden of American Heroes. The funds, appropriated to the National Endowment for the Humanities for fiscal year 2025 and available through 2028, will support life-size statues of 250 historical figures, with selected artists receiving up to $200,000 per statue. The garden, first announced in a 2020 executive order, is a priority for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and requires realistic depictions in materials like marble or bronze.

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article news schedule Jun 30, 2025 visibility 1 link 23 artists, 5 galleries

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Sotheby's London modern and contemporary evening sale brought in $85.7 million, down from $105 million last year, with highlights including a $10 million Tamara de Lempicka and a record $9.6 million auction result for Jenny Saville's drawing 'Mirror'. In other market news, a crowdfunding campaign raised over £100,000 to help Bristol Museum acquire a rediscovered J.M.W. Turner painting, and a Tiffany Studio window sold for $4.2 million at Christie's. Galleries announced new representation deals: James Cohan now represents Ranti Bam, Maruani Mercier represents Kate Gottgens, and Yancey Richardson represents Karen Gunderson; Ronchini gallery is moving to a new Mayfair location. Tate launched a £150 million endowment fund, the Louvre announced an international architectural competition to address overcrowding, the Uffizi imposed selfie restrictions after a tourist damaged a painting, the Cleveland Museum of Art acquired a rare Giambologna marble, and Italy's culture minister pledged support for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.

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article policy schedule Jun 26, 2025 link 7 artists, 1 gallery

Tate launches US-style endowment fund, with aim of raising £150m by 2030

Tate has launched the Tate Future Fund, a US-style endowment fund aiming to raise £150 million by 2030 to secure its long-term financial future. More than £43 million has already been raised, announced at a fundraising gala in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall marking the museum's 25th anniversary, attended by artists Steve McQueen and Tracey Emin. Tate director Maria Balshaw explained that the fund will sit separately, managed by the Tate Foundation, with only the interest drawn annually to support artistic creativity, groundbreaking exhibitions, collection building, research, and public benefit programs like school and family learning.

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trending_up market schedule Jun 24, 2025 link 5 artists

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Lynda and Stewart Resnick have donated a monumental Jeff Koons sculpture, *Split-Rocker*, to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). The 37-foot-tall work, made of a metal skeleton and planted with 50,000 flowers, resembles a hybrid toy head—half rocking horse, half dinosaur. It will be installed near a new group of galleries endowed by trustee David Geffen. The Resnicks listed an unnamed piece given to LACMA on their 2023 tax filings valued at $9.6 million. The donation is part of director Michael Govan’s long-term plan to add another major sculpture to LACMA’s campus, alongside works like Chris Burden’s *Urban Light* and Tony Smith’s *Smoke*.

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