Adam Schrader

Adam Schrader is the founder of Urgent Matter and a longtime crime and politics reporter. His work has appeared in Artnet News, The Art Newspaper, the New York Post, the New York Daily News, and United Press International.

Location New York

Number of Articles 764

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Adam Schrader's Work 764 Articles

Government and Cultural Heritage - Jul 23, 2026 State Department bought embassy art and a 'Freedom 250' drone show overseas

A 300-drone show over Bangkok and gallery commissions from Malawi to Mexico City are among the department's summer spending.

by Adam Schrader

Labor and Capital - Jul 23, 2026 Union petitions Art Institute of Chicago to reverse custodial outsourcing

A June 29 decision would end 23 union members' jobs on August 14 and outsource their work to a private contractor.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Jul 23, 2026 UNESCO lists Russian-occupied Chersonese as World Heritage in danger

Tauric Chersonese lies within Sevastopol, on Crimea's southwest coast, in territory Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.

by Adam Schrader

Shows and Exhibitions - Jul 22, 2026 Fifty buffalo puppets will roam Brooklyn and Manhattan streets in September

May the skies not be cloudy that day.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Jul 22, 2026 Police recover $60,000 in stolen paintings by Minneapolis artist Leon Hushcha

Fourteen paintings turned up at an undisclosed location in St. Paul, but four more paintings and dozens of prints and other items remain missing.

by Adam Schrader

Jul 20, 2026 Weekly Recap: Urgent Matter’s mold problem, NPR interview and new print edition

NPR aired its interview about our UNT records reporting, the print edition launched, and we published over 80 stories since the last recap.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Jul 20, 2026 Artists sue The Hole and Kathy Grayson over unpaid sale proceeds

The gallery's books allegedly show it owes Daniel Um and Nastaran Shahbazi $49,975.50 for consigned artworks it sold.

by Adam Schrader

Jul 20, 2026 Court Documents: Um v. The Hole

Records from New York County Supreme Court.

by Adam Schrader