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A petition launched by Scottish architect Ruairidh Moir to rebuild Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s famed Glasgow School of Art building has garnered almost 9,000 signatures. The campaign is a response to years of perceived inaction on the part of the Glasgow School of Art.

Calls To Rebuild The Glasgow School Of Art’s Mackintosh Building Gain Momentum

Petitioners are attempting to overcome stalled renovation of the fire-stricken building

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Multimillionaire Brazilian art collector Bernardo Paz, the founder of Instituto Inhotim, is developing a new museum and accompanying botanical garden that will sit directly next to Inhotim. Paz is currently leading and funding the project, which will eventually function as a nonprofit.

Vindicated Collector Bernardo Paz is Developing a New Museum in Brazil

Multimillionaire Brazilian art collector Bernardo Paz, the founder of Instituto Inhotim, is developing a new museum and accompanying botanical garden

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For the fiscal year 2027, the federal government has proposed lowering the Smithsonian Institution‘s budget to $961.3 million, the lowest prospective funding level since 2020. The submitted budget represents an 11% cut from the $1.08 billion allocated to the Smithsonian in 2026.

Trump Administration’s Assault on Smithsonian Continues With Proposed Budget Cuts

The Trump Administration has proposed an 11% cut to the Smithsonian Institution for the 2027 fiscal year, the museum's lowest budget since 2020

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Artist and curator Michelle Grabner has donated over 2000 pieces of artwork to the John Michael Kohler Arts Center (JMKAC) in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The gift makes JMKAC the single largest holder of Grabner’s works in the world. www.artforum.com/news/michell...

Michelle Grabner Gifts Huge Selection To The John Michael Kohler Arts Center

The artist has donated over two thousand works to the The John Michael Kohler Arts Center.

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Francisco Correa Cordero, whose Lubov gallery was a beacon for emerging artists, died on August 2. His death was announced by his gallery in an Instagram post, which noted that Cordero “passed away peacefully surrounded by what he loved the most—his chosen family, laughter and so much love.”

Francisco Correa Cordero, Founder of New York’s Lubov Gallery, Dead at 37

Francisco Correa Cordero, whose ten-year-old Lubov gallery was a beacon for emerging artists, died on August 2 in a Manhattan hospital.

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Today, Art Week NYC announced the participating galleries for its inaugural citywide event taking place November 11–14. The gallery program, presented by Artforum, is the cornerstone of the inaugural event, bringing together more than 76 world renowned galleries shaping the contemporary art world.

Inaugural Art Week NYC Announces Participating Galleries

The inaugural Art Week NYC, a citywide arts program organized by Artforum, ARTnews, and Art in America, has announced its 76 participating galleries

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Staff at Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) in UK-based trade union Prospect have decided to strike on August 11 and 12, as per a recent statement. Over 90% of members voted on action, with nearly 77% of those favoring strike action. www.artforum.com/news/union-m...

Union Members at Royal Museums Greenwich and Other London Institutions Elect to Strike

Members of the UK's Prospect trade union have voted to strike for improved pay and benefits, echoing other strike movements at British institutions

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The Jeju Museum of Art has revealed the list of sixty-nine participating artists and collectives for the 2026 Jeju Biennale in a press release. The event, which is set to open on August 25, will run until November 15, and is titled “Iyahong: The Art of Metamorphosis.”

Jeju Museum Of Art Reveals Final Artist Lineup For 2026 Jeju Biennale

The event, which is set to open on August 25, will run until November 15, and is titled “Iyahong: The Art of Metamorphosis.”

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Paris’s Palais de Tokyo will close for repairs in July 2027, necessitating a temporary move to a location that turns out to be hotly contested. The noncollecting institution recently revitalized its building and exhibitions programs, but climate change has forced the need for a renovation.

Palais de Tokyo to Close for Renovations in 2027, Sparking Ire with New Temporary Digs

Paris’s Palais de Tokyo will close for repairs in July 2027, necessitating a temporary move to a location that turns out to be hotly contested.

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The curatorial team for the 2027 Bogotá Biennial (BOG27) has just been announced. Following the first edition in 2025, the upcoming edition of the biennal will be led by Juan Ricardo Rincón Gaviria as director, supported by chief curators Magalí Arriola and José Esparza Chong Cuy.

Curators Selected for the 2nd Edition of the Bogotá Biennial

The Bogotá Biennal (BOG), has announced its new curatorial team for its 2027 edition.

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Gagosian will close its lone Basel gallery and has already exited its location in London’s historic Burlington Arcade, the Art Newspaper reports. According to a spokesperson, the megagallery will look for another space in Basel; the closure of the London branch is permanent.

Gagosian Temporarily Retreats from Basel, Shutters a London Location

Gagosian will close its lone Basel gallery and has already exited its location in London’s historic Burlington Arcade.

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Hong Kong‘s Palace Museum (HKPM) has announced that its director, Louis Ng, will retire from his role in January of 2027 after completing his seven year contract. Ng oversaw the construction of the museum before becoming its inaugural director in 2019. www.artforum.com/news/hong-ko...

Hong Kong Palace Museum Director Louis Ng to Step Down in 2027

Louis Ng, the inaugural director of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, will retire from his role in 2027

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President Donald Trump on July 27 showed off pictures on his Truth social account of two freshly gilded equestrian statues near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, opening the floodgates to a variety of opinions. www.artforum.com/news/trump-a...

Trump Administration’s Gaudy Gilding of DC Statues Divides Opinions

President Donald Trump on July 27 showed off pictures of two freshly gilded statues near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, dividing opinions.

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Sculptor Tony Cragg will be awarded the European Culture Prize this year at the Royal Concertgebouw on September 4. The award, which has been given out each year since 2012 by the European Cultural Forum, honors pioneering European artists across several disciplines and artistic spheres.

Sculptor Tony Cragg To Receive The 2026 European Culture Prize

The award, which has been given out each year since 2012 by the European Cultural Forum, honors pioneering European artists across several disciplines

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Stephanie Wiles, who’s held the post of Henry J. Heinz II Director of the Yale University Art Gallery since 2018, will retire in the spring next year, according to a statement to the Yale community made earlier this week by university president Maurie McInnis and provost Scott Strobel.

Stephanie Wiles of Yale University Art Gallery to Retire in 2027

Stephanie Wiles, who’s held the post of Henry J. Heinz II Director of the Yale University Art Gallery since 2018, will retire in spring 2027

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Kiaf SEOUL, the largest and oldest international art fair in Korea, will return for its 25th iteration from September 2–6. The forthcoming edition will include 175 galleries from 18 countries and territories, and the fair will also feature internal sections that serve to differentiate the offerings.

Kiaf SEOUL Will Return for 25th Edition With 175 Exhibitors

Kiaf SEOUL has announced a full list of exhibitors and internal programming. The fair will open September 2 this year.

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The Foundation for Contemporary Arts, a nonprofit organization founded in 1963 by John Cage and Jasper Johns, has announced the Renaissance Society at UChicago as the 2026 recipient of the Ellsworth Kelly Award. The $45,000 annual grant supports institutional exhibitions for contemporary artists.

Chicago’s Renaissance Society Receives $45,000 Ellsworth Kelly Award

The Foundation for Contemporary Arts has named the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago as the recipient of its Ellsworth Kelly Award.

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The Walker Youngbird Foundation has awarded its Emerging Native Arts Grant to the artist Melissa Melero-Moose. The Paiute painter, a member of the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe in Hungry Valley, Nevada, is the fifth recipient of the $15,000 award. www.artforum.com/news/walker-...

Emerging Native Arts Grant Awarded to Melissa Melero-Moose

The Walker Youngbird Foundation has awarded its Emerging Native Arts Grant to the artist Melissa Melero-Moose.

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The Trump administration’s repeated attempts to undermine the Smithsonian are being met with international pushback: this week, the Museums Association in the UK republished a statement that resoundingly condemns the politicized attacks that’ve been leveled at the US’s “flagship museum system.”

U.K. Museums Association Unites With American Alliance of Museums Against Trump

The U.K. Museums association has republished a statement from the American Alliance of Museums condemning Trump's attacks on the Smithsonian

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A newly announced $22 Million expansion of LA‘s Watts Towers Campus is slated for groundbreaking in October. The soon to be enlarged Watts Towers Arts Center Campus (WTACC) surrounds 17 interconnected radio tower-like structures built between 1921 and 1954 by Sabato “Simon” Rodia.

$22 Million Renovation of LA’s Watts Towers to Begin in October

A newly announced renovation to the Watts Towers campus comes hot on the heels of a stalled 15 year renovation project at the site

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The Han Nefkens Foundation in Barcelona announced French Lebanese artist Valentin Noujaïm as the recipient of the inaugural Mediterranean Video Art Production Grant 2026. The €25,000 grant was installed to support the production of a new video artwork by artists based around the Mediterranean Sea.

Valentin Noujaïm awarded Han Nefkens Foundation Video Art Production Grant

The Han Nefkens Foundation announced French Lebanese artist Valentin Noujaïm as the recipient of the inaugural Mediterranean Video Art Production Grant

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A coalition of institutions in Shanghai have launched a “Museum Healing Alliance”, focus on exploring museum-based mental health support and therapeutic programming for those in need of aid. www.artforum.com/news/shangha...

Shanghai Institutions Launch Arts-Based Initiative to Provide Mental Health Support

A collection of Shanghai museums have launched the "Museum Healing Alliance," a project that uses art to provide mental health care

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Employees of London’s Victoria & Albert Museum who are members of the Prospect trade union have voted to strike over issues including pay, working conditions, and access to water and toilets, The Guardian reports. www.artforum.com/news/v-and-a...

V&A Workers Vote to Strike, Citing Amazon-Style Conditions

Employees of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum who are members of the Prospect trade union on July 29 voted to strike over working conditions.

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