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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 26, 2026 Balloon Museum to take over Jean-Georges’ Tin Building at former Fulton Fish Market
Balloon Museum to take over Jean-Georges’ Tin Building at former Fulton Fish Market

The Balloon Museum is expected to open this summer.

Labor and Capital   -   Feb 22, 2026 Ireland will pay artists a basic income after a successful pilot program
Ireland will pay artists a basic income after a successful pilot program

Under the program, the government will select 2,000 eligible artists to receive €325 per week, paid monthly, for three years.

School of Visual Arts to end its master’s curatorial practice program
Labor and Capital   -   Mar 02, 2026 School of Visual Arts to end its master’s curatorial practice program

The news comes after SVA said it would move its MFA Art Practice program fully online.

by Adam Schrader
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Labor and Capital   -   Mar 02, 2026 School of Visual Arts to end its master’s curatorial practice program
School of Visual Arts to end its master’s curatorial practice program

The news comes after SVA said it would move its MFA Art Practice program fully online.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Feb 26, 2026 Balloon Museum to take over Jean-Georges’ Tin Building at former Fulton Fish Market
Balloon Museum to take over Jean-Georges’ Tin Building at former Fulton Fish Market

The Balloon Museum is expected to open this summer.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Feb 22, 2026 Ireland will pay artists a basic income after a successful pilot program
Ireland will pay artists a basic income after a successful pilot program

Under the program, the government will select 2,000 eligible artists to receive €325 per week, paid monthly, for three years.

by Adam Schrader
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
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