"Locals are hoping it will change (Eastbourne's) reputation and place it on a (larger) cultural stage. But as shown by the experiences of other English seaside towns, big-city culture often dovetails with an influx of new residents and concerns about unfairly shared benefits often follow." - The New York Times
"The grants, ranging from $56,000 to more than $2 million for a three-year period, are intended to fund programs to attract new audiences, whether that means extending free hours or offering free meals." - NPR
“To a certain extent, all museums are colonial constructions, and some people have argued that true decolonization would require shutting down every single museum because they’re born out of a colonial approach to the other." - The New York Times
Does reflecting the communities they serve mean reducing the role of senior white women, who made up a large proportion of the docent council? - Willamette Week
"When the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park opens in Montgomery, Ala., in early 2024, on a bluff flanked by railroad tracks overlooking the Alabama River, visitors will be able to arrive by boat — retracing the footsteps of tens of thousands of Africans." - The New York Times
"The suspects ... broke into (the city's Museum of East Asian Art) on the night of September 12 and stole nine Chinese porcelain objects dating from the 16th to 19th centuries. … The museum has faced security vulnerabilities this year and a crime spree it has been trying to address." - Artnet
"Following several years of planning, a pandemic closure, a temporary reopening and a $67.5m makeover, the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC, officially reopens on 21 October, showcasing reconfigured galleries and event spaces, as well as a cleaned exterior." - CNN (The Art Newspaper)
A team of Egyptian and German archaeologists has found multiple hidden chambers in a pyramid - and they say the work "has completely changed our understanding of the architecture of pyramids in the Old Kingdom." - Hyperallergic
Georgie Wolton launched the careers of Norman Foster and Richard Rogert, but all that's left of her legacy now is a house in deep disrepair. - The Observer (UK)
Claudette Johnson: "It’s good to know that there will be another story being told about women, Black women, Black people, that counters some of the stories that Gauguin, for example, told." - The New York Times
Artist Abdoulaye Conde has won the ArtPrize 2023 public vote grand prize for ‘Raining Wisdom,’ a massive, bright and colorful mural depicting elephants in the African wilderness that captured the attention and imagination of festival attendees. - Michigan Live
"The aim is not to cure, but to empower, outside of the medical framework." When it comes to relieving depressive episodes, discouraging suicidal thoughts and supporting people with autism spectrum disorders, the art world does not claim to replace medicine but, more simply, to play its part. - Le Monde
