lay offs

Reports suggest that just a few years after the NFT boom, Christie’s plans to close its digital art department. The news was first reported by Now Media on Monday, suggesting that the digital art department at the auction house is…

The Vancouver Art Gallery in Canada has laid off 30 unionized staff members amid financial troubles. The employees were unionized and belonged to CUPE 15, the local branch of CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees). The 30 employees…

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has cut 29 staffers from its roster, citing financial difficulties. The laid-off staff constitute about 8 percent of the total workforce at the museum. 20 of the employees were full-time, while the…

The Brooklyn Museum, facing $10 million in loans, has announced to lay off 40 employees and enforce budget cuts. The news first broke on Friday when Anne Pasternak, director of the museum, released a statement. She spelled out the…

Following a series of poor auction sales, Sotheby’s announced course correction by cutting down its staff. Earlier this week, Artnet News reported that around 100 employees at Sotheby’s were laid off. It also mentioned that the auction…

The layoff due to Covid-19 continued last week as both Pace Gallery and Gavin Brown laid off its staff. The coronavirus pandemic has proven to be harsh for all professions, especially for the art world. On Thursday last week, Pace…