The founding group of artists is composed of Angela Kennedy, Sally Sheinman, Katriona Beales, Theresa Easton, Chris Cudlip, Vanessa Maurice-Williams, Hayley Hare, Margareta Kern, Mary Vettise, Bridget Harvey, Donna Cheshire, and Linda Sgoluppi. Arts Professionals has more information.
Despite criticism from former students and staff, Wakefield Girls’ High School has sold two Barbara Hepworth sculptures — the 1973 marble Quiet Form and the bent copper statue Forms in Movement, donated to the school by the artist, a former pupil — at Sotheby’s, realizing £2.2million. Proceedings from the sales will contribute to the establishment of new bursaries and to the creation of “enhanced opportunities for students”. Read more on Artlyst.
After thirty years at MoMA, curator Sally Berger has been dismissed by the institution. The news comes months after Berger’s decision to cancel screenings of Under The Sun — a controversial documentary by Russian filmmaker Vitayl Mansky — at the Doc Fortnight Festival, held by the museum in February. The New York film community has launched a Facebook campaign in support of Berger, artnet news reports.
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June 17 | AUE recognized as first English trade union for artists
After a three-year long certification process, Artists’ Union England (AUE) has announced today that it been officially recognized as the first trade union representing visual, applied and socially engaged artists in England.
