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Civic Culture • Sep 02, 2026

ArtWonk: Who’s in Charge of National Arts Policy? Maybe No One

News by Kim Córdova

Four panelists converse, seated in front of a screen on a stage.

Civic Culture • Aug 20, 2026

ArtWonk: Is Art Media Finally Getting a Seat at the Journalism Table?

News by Kim Córdova

Two circle graphs showing survey results on the effects of funding cuts on New England arts and culture institutions.

Civic Culture • Aug 05, 2026

ArtWonk: Survey Reveals $13.5 Million in Grant Cuts from New England Arts Organizations

News by Kim Córdova

A darkened nightclub scene that depicts a group of people dancing.

Civic Culture • Jul 22, 2026

ArtWonk: Heritage Foundation Behind Attacks on Smithsonian and MA State Senate “Fun Coalition” Declares War on Boring

News by Kim Córdova

Civic Culture • Jul 09, 2026

ArtWonk: Nothing Says “Happy Birthday, America” like Attacking the Smithsonian and Violating the Rules of Soccer

News by Kim Córdova

Civic Culture • Jun 25, 2026

ArtWonk: Summertime Brings the World Cup, Tall Ships, and MA250, but Where Are the Arts?

News by Kim Córdova

Civic Culture • Jun 12, 2026

ArtWonk: “Fund Us or Fail Us,” Boston Budget Approval Process Slouches into Chaos

News by Kim Córdova

Members of council are sworn into office.

Civic Culture • May 28, 2026

ArtWonk: Games Are Afoot at City Hall

News by Kim Córdova

A performance feature a water tank and bell takes place at the Venice Biennale.

Civic Culture • May 12, 2026

ArtWonk: Austerity Comes for the Biennale

News by Kim Córdova

Civic Culture • May 04, 2026

Over 150 Artists and Arts Administrators Turn out to Testify at the City Council Ways and Means Budget Hearing as City Council Cites “Limited Power”

News by Kim Córdova

Civic Culture • Apr 28, 2026

ArtWonk: Budgets, Brouhahas, and Beowolff

News by Kim Córdova

Civic Culture • Apr 25, 2026

Mayor Wu’s Cut to FY 2027 Arts Budget Reveals Broader History of Underinvestment in the Arts and Leaves Programs in Limbo

News by Kim Córdova

Civic Culture • Apr 10, 2026

ArtWonk: Amid a Week of Whiplash, Wu Aims to Slash Arts Budget

News by Kim Córdova

Civic Culture • Apr 08, 2026

Dispute Over Mural of Iryna Zarutska Erupts in Providence as Ties to Right-Wing Funding Surface

News by Matthew Lawrence

Civic Culture • Apr 03, 2026

“Who Belongs Here?” Guerrilla Protest Projection Critiques MFA Layoffs

News by Marianna McMurdock

Civic Culture • Mar 27, 2026

ArtWonk: Building a Bigger Tent for the Arts Ecosystem

News by Kim Córdova

A man leans up against a wood-paneled wall.

Civic Culture • Mar 23, 2026

Boston’s New Chief of Arts and Culture, Joseph Zeal-Henry, on His Vision for Cultural Policy in City Governance

Interview by Kim Córdova

Civic Culture • Mar 15, 2026

ArtWonk: Praise Shadows Lands in Boston, Ché Anderson to Lead Search for New MCC ED, Art Market Reports, and Dunkin’s Back in the Culture Wars

News by Kim Córdova

Civic Culture • Mar 02, 2026

Art Wonk: Biweekly Reporting from the Frontlines of Art, Culture, Policy, and Politics

News by Kim Córdova

Civic Culture • Mar 02, 2026

Whither Local Art Journalism Amidst the Collapse of the World Order?

Feature by Kim Córdova

Civic Culture

Civic Culture • Sep 02, 2026

ArtWonk: Who’s in Charge of National Arts Policy? Maybe No One

From the PolicyLink Summit’s arts and culture “caucus” to a federal hearing over Trump’s threatened Kennedy Center demolition, ArtWonk reports from DC. Plus, a Kehinde Wiley piece is removed from a US embassy, Mexico may lose a trove of Frida Kahlo pieces, and more.

News by Kim Córdova

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Civic Culture • May 04, 2026

Over 150 Artists and Arts Administrators Turn out to Testify at the City Council Ways and Means Budget Hearing as City Council Cites “Limited Power”

News by Kim Córdova

Civic Culture • Apr 25, 2026

Mayor Wu’s Cut to FY 2027 Arts Budget Reveals Broader History of Underinvestment in the Arts and Leaves Programs in Limbo

News by Kim Córdova

Civic Culture • Apr 08, 2026

Dispute Over Mural of Iryna Zarutska Erupts in Providence as Ties to Right-Wing Funding Surface

News by Matthew Lawrence

ArtWonk: A New Biweekly Column

Four panelists converse, seated in front of a screen on a stage.

Civic Culture • Aug 20, 2026

ArtWonk: Is Art Media Finally Getting a Seat at the Journalism Table?

BAR hit the road on the 2026 journalism conference circuit, attending convenings hosted by Investigative Reporters and Editors, Momus, and the Knight Foundation. There, we found cautious signs that arts journalism and its infrastructure may finally be entering broader conversations about the future of media.

News by Kim Córdova

Two circle graphs showing survey results on the effects of funding cuts on New England arts and culture institutions.

Civic Culture • Aug 05, 2026

ArtWonk: Survey Reveals $13.5 Million in Grant Cuts from New England Arts Organizations

MASSCreative published findings from a New England–wide survey of arts organizations impacted by federal funding cuts. Meanwhile, the “fun agenda” finds its groove at the Massachusetts State House, attacks on the Smithsonian continue, KADIST’s international director weighs in on how AI could fund the arts, and Brown University’s president announces her resignation.

News by Kim Córdova