Art Law In The Time of Coronavirus
Monitoring the effects of COVID-19 on museums, art fairs, auction houses, galleries, and artists.
Last updated: May 6, 2020
Ongoing Coverage of COVID-19’s Impact on the Art World [via Artsy].
A Daily Report on How COVID-19 Is Impacting the Art World [via Hyperallergic].
Canceled & Postponed Events
Coronavirus Cancellation Watch: An Up-to-the-Minute Guide to How the Global Health Crisis Is Rewriting the 2020 Art Calendar [UPDATED] [via ArtnetNews].
CORONAVIRUS ART-WORLD TRACKER: CANCELED AND RESCHEDULED EVENTS [via Artforum].
Here Are the Museums That Have Closed (so far) Due to Coronavirus [via The Art Newspaper].
Here Are the Art Fairs and Auction Houses that Have Been Cancelled or Closed (so far) Due to Coronavirus [via The Art Newspaper].
Art Businesses
5 Things Art Businesses Should Do to Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic, According to the Field’s Top Professional Organizations [via ArtnetNews].
HUNDREDS PETITION NYC TO AID GALLERIES AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC [via Art Forum].
Loan and Relief Programs for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 [via Pryor Cashman].
Arts Institutions
AAMD Board of Trustees Approves Resolution to Provide Additional Financial Flexibility to Art Museums During Pandemic Crisis (Apr 15, 2020 Press Release) (NY, NY)
Resources for Artists
How to Support Artists and the Arts During COVID-19 [via Artwork Archives].
List of Emergency Grants compiled by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) (US).
List of Arts Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak compiled by Creative Commons (US).
List of COVID-19 Resources for Artists compiled by Artists At Risk Connection (US).
List of Artists Grants compiled by Artnet News (US).
List of COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources compiled by Nicole Brewer, Ann Marie Lonsdale, Quanice Floyd, Tiffany Wilhelm, Brian Herrera, Hannah Fenlon, & Clementine Bordeaux (US).
Collaborative list of COVID-19 Resources for the Artist Organization Field compiled by Common Field (US).
Collaborative list of Coronavirus 2020 Artist Relief Funds (US).
COVID-19 Resource Toolkit for Artists and our Extended Communities compiled by The Vera List Center for Art and Politics.
Keeping Busy During Social Distancing
Travel Plans on Hold? You Can Visit 500 International Museums From the Comfort of Your Own Home Thanks to Google [via ArtnetNews].
5 Amazing Virtual Art Exhibitions to Enjoy From the Comfort of Your Home [via The Observer].
Fill Your Ears With Art: The Top Culture Podcast To Listen To During the Coronavirus Outbreak [via The Art Newspaper].
Here Are 15 Artworks That Perfectly Capture the Dissipation and Ennui of ‘Social Distancing’ [via ArtnetNews].
“Viral” Movies About Outbreaks and Pandemics to Watch While You Social Distance [via Hyperallergic].
Call for submissions: “Art in Quarantine” [via Facebook group Wreading-digits].
Studio K3 – Artists in Isolation – Support contemporary artists by buying artworks online. (CH)
May 1-3, 2020 | Virtual screening of “Driven to Abstraction” at the first-ever online Greenwich International Film Festival.