Emily Carr University Opens High-Stakes Teen Art Contest for 2026

Emily Carr University launches a national Teen Art Contest tied to its centennial year, offering two full scholarships to its 2026 teen programs.

Lucas Museum’s Narrative Cracks: Chief Curator Exit Exposes a Leadership Void

As the $1 billion Lucas Museum races toward its 2026 opening, the sudden loss of chief curator Pilar Tompkins Rivas throws control, community promises, and curatorial power into sharp focus.

Gen Z Cuts the Line: Brands Lose Control of Their Own Story

Gen Z has moved product decisions into creator channels and private chats, pushing brands out of the spaces they once controlled. Launch campaigns, heritage, and polished ads fall behind real-time testing and creator-led verdicts.

Custard and Crumble Thrown at Imperial State Crown: Four Arrested in Tower of London Shock

Four protesters were arrested after hurling crumble and custard at the Imperial State Crown display in the Tower of London, forcing a temporary shutdown and raising fresh questions over security and protest tactics.

Louvre Leak Sparks Staff Strike as Infrastructure Faults Pile Up

A water leak damaging hundreds of research volumes in the Louvre’s Egyptian department has triggered a staff strike and renewed scrutiny of the museum’s fragile infrastructure.

How Clustered Opening Weekends Are Reshaping Gallery Communications in Global Art Cities

As major art cities compress openings into tight weekends, galleries must adjust their communications to address visibility gaps, press congestion, and client expectations around clustered and non-clustered scheduling.

A Residency in Houston Is Throwing Open Its Doors — And It Wants Working Hands, Loud Minds, and Craft That Can Hold a Room

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft opens applications for its 2026–27 artist residency, offering stipends, 24/7 studio access, and deep public engagement. Deadline: February 1, 2026.

Serpentine & FLAG: A Million-Pound Prize Crashes Into Emerging Art

A new transatlantic art prize launches as Serpentine in London and the FLAG Art Foundation in New York commit £1 million to emerging artists — a major boost in the 2025 contemporary art landscape.

Culture Is Stuck. The Next Wave Demands Weirdness

Today’s culture spins in safe loops. The future belongs to creators who break form and let things get strange again. Audiences feel the stagnation in their gutz.

Rijksmuseum Backs New Study Linking Art to Better Health

Dutch researchers move into the Rijksmuseum to test whether viewing or making art can ease Parkinson’s symptoms and lift daily life.

Louvre’s New Ticket Wall Hits Foreign Visitors Hard

Paris pushes culture into a corner as the Louvre adds a steep surcharge for non-European visitors, sparking backlash and exposing deeper cracks inside the museum.

US Museums Turn to Billboards and Blockchain as Survival Mode Becomes Policy

Across the US, museums are diving into side hustles — digital billboards, NFTs, tech patents, consultancy deals — to keep their doors open. The urgency is real, and the art risks being swallowed by the glow.