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As part of bankruptcy proceedings, Boy Scouts of America will auction off its art collection for funds for sex abuse victims. The complete art collection of the Boy Scouts is estimated to be around $59 million. It includes works by…

Two prominent mid-tier auction houses, Freeman’s and Hindman, have merged to become a major auction house in the United States. The Chicago-based Hindman auction house reportedly generated $99.7 million in sales in 2023. However,…

The Art Institutes has announced sudden closure, leaving the fates of 1,700 students in its 8 schools hanging. On Friday, The Art Institutes – a network of eight private schools – announced that it will close its remaining locations.…

A man was charged with hate crime on Monday after he had vandalized Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum with a sledgehammer last week. The accused is Craig Milne, a 76-year-old man. On Thursday, September 14, Milne traveled to Seattle’s Chinatown…

On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden established a national monument in honor of Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Bobley. The announcement came on July 25th, which would have been the 82nd birthday of Emmett Till. Named the “Emmett Till…

More than 300 looted artifacts – mostly linked with disgraced art dealer Subhash Kapoor – have been returned to India. On Monday, Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. (District Attorney, Manhattan) announced that 307 art commodities were handed over to a…

The US Homeland Security is returning more than 900 artifacts, stolen in 2009, back to Mali. The Houston division of the Homeland Security Investigations revealed that the artifacts first caught the eyes of US authorities in 2009. The…

The US House of Representatives passed the H.R. 305 Bill, which allows for the removal of Confederate symbols and statues from the Capitol building. The Bill was passed on June 29th with a 285-120 majority. It will not be voted upon in…

The upcoming US presidential elections are touching every sphere of life, the art world being no exception. As the elections loom closer, the art group For Freedoms has started urging citizens to be more involved in voting. Founded in…

The Fourth Of July weekend heralds a period of much-needed celebrations of the Americans. But some artists have decided to use the opportunity to make an important point: the incarceration of immigrants. 80 artists are joining “In Plain…