Paul Slocum, One of Digital Art’s First Champions, on Building a Sustainable Digital Ecosystem • UK artist resale right at 20: how successful has the pioneering scheme been? • Ireland announces long-term income support for artists—but some from pilot scheme say they have been left in limbo

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Paul Slocum, One of Digital Art’s First Champions, on Building a Sustainable Digital Ecosystem
ARTnews published a Q&A with Paul Slocum, an early advocate for digital art, about efforts to build a sustainable ecosystem for digital work....

UK artist resale right at 20: how successful has the pioneering scheme been?
Twenty years after the UK introduced the artist resale right (ARR), The Art Newspaper reports that the scheme—once strongly opposed by auction...

Ireland announces long-term income support for artists—but some from pilot scheme say they have been left in limbo
Ireland announced a permanent “Basic Income for the Arts” (BIA) scheme on 10 February 2026, committing around €18 million, following a pilot that...

Eugenio Viola Says Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá Ended His Contract Over Labor Issues
ARTnews reports that curator Eugenio Viola said the Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá (MAMBO) ended his contract and that the termination was...

French diplomat to replace Jack Lang as head of Paris’s Arab World Institute
Paris’s Arab World Institute (Institut du monde arabe, IMA) appointed French diplomat Anne-Claire Legendre, 46, to replace Jack Lang as chair,...

Barbican arts head Devyani Saltzman leaves role after 18 months
Devyani Saltzman is leaving her role as director of arts and participation at London’s Barbican after 18 months, according to reporting cited by...

Did the British Museum Remove Palestine From Its Displays?
Hyperallergic examines claims that the British Museum removed references to “Palestine” from its gallery displays and interpretive materials. The...

University of North Texas Faculty Calls on School to Disclose Reason for Cancelation of Victor Quiñonez Exhibition
ARTnews reports that faculty at the University of North Texas (UNT) issued an open letter demanding the school disclose why it canceled an...

Artist Tai Shani Pulls Phaidon Book Deal Over Leon Black Allegations
Hyperallergic reports that artist Tai Shani ended a planned book deal with publisher Phaidon in response to allegations involving financier Leon...

Citing George Orwell, Federal Judge Orders Reinstatement of Slavery Display at George Washington’s Presidential House
ARTnews reports that a federal judge ordered the reinstatement of a slavery-related display at George Washington’s Presidential House, citing...

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