Opportunities

Opportunities in February 2026

Residencies, fellowships, grants, open calls, and jobs from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, the Rubin Museum, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.

News

Does This Restored Roman Fresco Depict Italy’s Prime Minister?

The recent restoration, which bears an uncanny resemblance to far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, is currently under investigation.

News

Protesters Dressed as Marie Antoinette Roast “Melania” Film at Kennedy Center

The action unfolded during the $75 million film’s premiere, days before Trump announced the two-year closure of the performing arts center.

Feature

How Richard Wright Shaped John Wilson’s Protest Art

Wilson, like Wright before him, wrestled with the psychic toll of racial violence on Black families in his paintings and lithographs.

Daily Newsletter

The Limits of Solidarity

Damien Davis on the day after the strike, a report on galleries and street vendors in Tribeca, and the real story of photographer Eugène Atget.

Weekly Newsletter

Attention, Fascism Ahead

Artists pay tribute to Alex Pretti, Trump ruins the art market, the story of an early Caravaggio masterpiece, and John Yau slams Jeff Koons's new Manhattan show.

Features

Tribeca Galleries Discuss Reporting Street Vendors, Drawing Criticism

A group of galleries met to address the “increased number of vendors” on and near Broadway, many of whom are immigrants under threat.

Opinion

After the Strike, Will Art Galleries Be Allies?

If deleting the social media post tomorrow would change nothing about how artists are paid or how resources are allocated, the gallery’s allyship is disposable.

Art Review

Eugène Atget, Readymade Icon

An exhibition retells the story of his discovery by Berenice Abbott, leaving out the details of a life defined by failure.

Book Review

Claude Cahun’s Survival Guide for the Ages

A new translation of the French artist’s 1930 memoir is a kaleidoscopic collection of dialogues, sketches, and Blakean proverbs.

Art Review

James Castle Was a World Unto Himself

These works feel almost metaphysically transportive — like a universe bound by a different set of rules that’s a pleasure to explore.

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Announcement

Onassis AiR Opens Applications for 2026–27 Residencies in Athens

Participants receive an artist’s fee, a research budget, housing, round-trip travel, mentoring, and other resources to support their work.