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Investigations and reporting on the economics of cultural work. Covers unions, strikes, working conditions, and pay equity, as well as philanthropy, museum governance, and the flow of capital that shapes the art world.

Labor and Capital

Investigations and reporting on the economics of cultural work. Covers unions, strikes, working conditions, and pay equity, as well as philanthropy, museum governance, and the flow of capital that shapes the art world.

Labor and Capital   -   Feb 11, 2026 Three major art publications post editorial openings amid industry contraction
A collage of the logos of Art News, Hyperallergic and Artnet News.

Artnet News, Hyperallergic and Art News have each posted open editorial roles in recent days.

Labor and Capital   -   Feb 09, 2026 Stay-at-home dads find ways to keep art careers going
Stay-at-home dads find ways to keep art careers going

Licensed work, freelance commissions and contract projects allow some fathers to remain artists while handling full-time caregiving.

An exterior photo of Mexico’s National Film Archive, the Cineteca Nacional
Labor and Capital   -   Feb 18, 2026 Mexico’s National Film Archive workers threaten to strike

The workers threatened to strike across National Film Archive locations if their demands are not met by March 27.

by Adam Schrader
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Labor and Capital   -   Feb 18, 2026 Mexico’s National Film Archive workers threaten to strike
An exterior photo of Mexico’s National Film Archive, the Cineteca Nacional

The workers threatened to strike across National Film Archive locations if their demands are not met by March 27.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Feb 11, 2026 Three major art publications post editorial openings amid industry contraction
A collage of the logos of Art News, Hyperallergic and Artnet News.

Artnet News, Hyperallergic and Art News have each posted open editorial roles in recent days.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Feb 09, 2026 Stay-at-home dads find ways to keep art careers going
Stay-at-home dads find ways to keep art careers going

Licensed work, freelance commissions and contract projects allow some fathers to remain artists while handling full-time caregiving.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Feb 08, 2026 MFA Boston says recent layoffs did not change racial makeup of staff
An exterior view of MFA Boston

Leadership points to unchanged diversity figures as petitions and mutual aid efforts emerge.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jan 21, 2026 NLRB investigating claim The Met suspended worker to deter union activity
NLRB investigating claim The Met suspended worker to deter union activity

The case remains open and under review by the agency’s New York regional office.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jan 17, 2026 Met Museum workers vote to unionize in decisive NLRB election
Staff at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York have voted to unionize in a decisive election

The vote caps a four-year organizing effort and sets the stage for formal bargaining once the union is certified.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jan 07, 2026 Museum of the Earth pays off mortgage, will remain open after funding crisis
Exterior of the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, New York, showing the modern glass-fronted building and a dinosaur sculpture outside the entrance.

The museum ultimately raised $4,469,603, enough to remain solvent through the end of June 2026.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jan 01, 2026 Art supply retail chain Artist & Craftsman files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Art supply retail chain Artist & Craftsman files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

The retailer says paying workers became an immediate concern.

by Adam Schrader
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