30 Bob Ross Paintings Head to Auction to Support Public Media 

Oct 10, 2025

“That’s what I like about painting: It gives you freedom,” mused the famed artist Bob Ross in a 1994 episode of his instructional television show The Joy of Painting. “You can create any illusion that you want.” Using his signature wet-on-wet oil technique, Ross...

An Exhibition Axed Under Trump’s DEI Ban Finds a New Home

Oct 6, 2025

One of the first exhibitions to be terminated as a result of Trump’s attacks on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has found a new home in Fairfax, Virginia. On Saturday, September 13, Before the Americas, initially slated for the Art Museum of the Americas in...

Trump Fires Majority of Federal Humanities Council 

Oct 3, 2025

The White House has fired the majority of the National Council on the Humanities, which reviews and recommends grant proposals and advises the chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Of the approximately 21 members appointed by various...

Trump’s Tariffs Send Shockwaves Through the Art World

Sep 9, 2025

Thomas Fuchs had finished packing up several paintings from his Stuttgart-based gallery that he was preparing to exhibit at the Armory Show in New York last week when his shipping agent warned him about an unanticipated problem. The art would not be subject to...

Smithsonian Secretary Responds to Trump’s Museum Crackdown

Sep 5, 2025

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch sent a letter to the Trump administration responding to a list of demands the White House presented last month as it attempts to assert control over the institution. Bunch’s direct response to the White House comes more than...

The Artist Whose Fauci Portraits Enraged the White House

Sep 1, 2025

In 2019, Hugo Crosthwaite became the first Latino artist to win the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s (NPG) prestigious triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. The Tijuana-born and San Diego-based illustrator received the contest’s grand...

Smithsonian Latino Gallery Quietly Closes for Nine Months

Aug 29, 2025

The Molina Family Latino Gallery at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, which has served as the home of the nascent Latino museum, will stay closed until April 2026. (all images courtesy Felipe Galindo) On Friday morning, August 22, illustrator Felipe...

Pennsylvania Museum Sues Trump Administration Over Grant Cuts

Aug 28, 2025

A Pennsylvania art museum is suing the Trump administration after the government terminated a $750,000 federal grant for collection conservation earlier this year. The Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia filed a lawsuit yesterday, August 26, against President Donald...