Mid-2025 Art Trends: Personal, Urgent, and Unafraid

From personalization to sustainability, collaboration, and maximalism — how the art market is evolving in 2025

$45K Freund Teaching Fellowships at Washington University and Saint Louis Art Museum

Apply for the Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Fellowship—Teach at Washington University and Exhibit at the Saint Louis Art Museum.

The Dead on Display: Why Museums Must End Human Remains Exhibits

Museums worldwide, including the British Museum, face renewed scrutiny over the public display of human remains as calls for repatriation and ethical reforms grow.

The Myth of Discovery: How Emerging Artists Can Build Visibility and Get Noticed

Waiting to be “discovered” is not a strategy — Learn proven strategies for emerging artists to attract curators, build visibility, and grow their art careers in today’s competitive market.

SAIC Opens Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Fashion and Architecture

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is hiring two tenure-track Assistant Professors—one in Fashion, one in Modern & Contemporary Architecture.

Millennial and Gen Z Gallerists Redefine Success Beyond Art-World Empires

A new generation of galleries is trading expansion for collaboration, community, and decentralized art ecosystems.

Welcome to Artist Masterplan: Build a Sustainable, Self-Directed Art Career

Your 12,000-word blueprint for building a sustainable, self-directed art career.

Artist Masterplan Part 3 — Design Your Capacity: The Business of Resonance

Build your own creative universe, create friction that signals value, and attract the right people with precision — all while preserving your energy and artistic integrity.

Artist Masterplan Part 2 — Test Before You Build: Turn Concepts into Collectors

Use small, fast experiments to refine your work in public, gather high-value feedback, and create early access pathways that transform casual viewers into long-term collectors.

Artist Masterplan Part 1 — Flip the Script: Build Demand Before the Work Exists

Learn how to validate your ideas before creating them, design anticipation like a pro campaign, and launch into an audience already primed to buy.

Steve Martin Wants You Back in The Frick

Steve Martin stars in a video inviting the public back to The Frick Collection after its $220M, five-year renovation, highlighting its restored Gilded Age intimacy.

From Wolf of Wall Street to U.S. Marshals: Basquiat, Picasso, and Arbus Hit the Auction Block

Basquiats, a Picasso, and a Diane Arbus seized in the 1MDB scandal are being sold online by the U.S. government, with bids starting far below market value.