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Vayu – Design for Living Opens Expanded Lodhi Market Store

Vayu – Design for Living opened its new store in New Delhi’s Lodhi Market in December 2025. The event featured a craft-led showcase attended by members of the craft, design, and cultural community. Event Highlights and Attendees The evening drew collectors, painters, architects, and cultural leaders. Notable attendees included Lekha Poddar, founder of Devi Art […]

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Tate Director Maria Balshaw to Step Down in Spring 2026

The Tate announced today that Maria Balshaw, its director since 2017, will step down from her position in spring 2026. Balshaw succeeded Nicholas Serota, who led the institution for 29 years. Prior to joining Tate, she served successfully as director of Manchester Art Gallery and the Whitworth Art Gallery. Background and Achievements Balshaw’s tenure at

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U.S. Department of Education Reclassifies Architecture and Other Professions, Eliminating “Professional Degree” Status

The U.S. Department of Education has announced a significant policy shift that will reclassify architecture, nursing, accounting, social work, occupational therapy, physical therapy, special education, and public health as non-professional degrees effective July 1, 2026. The change fundamentally alters federal student loan eligibility and borrowing limits for students pursuing these graduate-level degrees.​​ Financial Impact on

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Indian colonial-era artefacts among 600 items stolen in UK museum heist

A number of artefacts from India dating back to the British colonial era are among more than 600 “high value” objects stolen in a burglary at a Bristol museum storage facility, Avon and Somerset Police said on Thursday. The items were taken from a building housing the Bristol Museum’s British Empire and Commonwealth collection in

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South Asia’s Premier Contemporary Art Festival, Kochi-Muziris Biennale Opens Today at Kochi

The sixth edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale officially inaugurates today, transforming the historic port city of Kochi into a 110-day hub of artistic exchange, creative dialogue, and cultural resilience. The sixth edition, titled “For the Time Being,” opened with a flag-hoisting ceremony at Aspinwall House this morning and will see Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan formally inaugurate

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Chanel Opens Mainland China’s First Public Contemporary Art Library in Shanghai

Chanel has inaugurated Espace Gabrielle Chanel, a new library dedicated to contemporary art, at the Power Station of Art in Shanghai, marking the first public library of its kind in mainland China. The space is presented as a tribute to China’s vibrant contemporary art culture and as a long‑term investment in cultural infrastructure and research.​

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Another Daytime Heist Shakes the Art World, This Time in Brazil

Two armed thieves carried out a daytime robbery at São Paulo’s Mário de Andrade Library on Sunday, stealing 13 works of art, including eight works on paper by French modernist Henri Matisse and five pieces by Brazilian painter Candido Portinari. The stolen artworks were on display in a temporary exhibition when the assailants entered the

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Serbian Artists Protest Venice Biennale Selection

More than 500 Serbian artists, curators, and cultural workers have signed a petition objecting to the selection of artist Predrag Đaković as Serbia’s representative at the 2026 Venice Biennale. The decision, announced by the Ministry of Culture earlier this month, has sparked widespread criticism within the country’s art community. Curator Lav Mrenović, one of the

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Hong Kong Art Collection of 131 Works Donated to Vancouver Gallery

A significant anonymous donation of 131 artworks has been made to the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG), marking one of the most extensive assemblages of Hong Kong art to enter a major North American institution. The collection, described by the gallery as “transformative,” spans works from the 1960s to the present, capturing the evolution of Hong

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Cecilia Vicuña Wins Inaugural Art Basel Awards Icon Artist Gold Medal

Chilean artist, poet, and activist Cecilia Vicuña has received the inaugural Art Basel Awards Icon Artist Gold Medal, the highest artist distinction in the fair’s new awards platform launched during Art Basel Miami Beach 2025. She is part of the first cohort of “Gold Awardees,” recognized in the Icon Artist category for a decades-long practice

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