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In a new survey, 69% of college students support COVID vaccine requirements for in-person learners this fall. And 85% of respondents had either gotten at least one dose of the COVID vaccine or planned to when the five-day survey of 2,002 students closed on May 2. While more U.S. colleges and universities announce such mandates just about daily, and the American College Health Association officially supports this vaccine requirement (with exceptions for certain individuals), leaders at some institutions have decided they won’t follow suit. Read more.
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CAA Awards for Distinction are announced at each Annual Conference in February. All nominations must be sent with the proper nomination form including the nominee’s contact information. Nominations for the publications award are open through July 31 and nominations for the individual awards are open through September 1.
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The venue, the French institution’s first in North America, will exhibit borrowed works and serve as an “art laboratory.” (The Art Newspaper)
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A coalition of philanthropic foundations will devote $125 million over three years to New York State’s arts economy as part of Creatives Rebuild New York, an initiative connected to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan to remedy the devastating financial impact of the pandemic. (ArtForum)
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Visitor numbers to museums and art galleries plummeted in 2020 and have started to recover as government restrictions have begun to fall away. That has led to a serious income crisis for smaller galleries and some world-famous names with the greatest collections. (Museum Next)
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Diana McClintock reviews Julie Mehretu, a major midcareer survey five years in the making, now on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Read the full review at caa.reviews.
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Featured Jobs and Opportunities
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Instructional Specialist/Technician
University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, Wisconsin
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Photography Summer Teaching Position
Belvoir Terrace | Lenox, Massachusetts
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Curator
Syracuse University Art Museum | Syracuse, New York
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Preparator and Exhibitions Specialist
Franklin & Marshall College | Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Foundwork Artist Prize
Application Deadline: October 10
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Art Fluent
Submission Deadline: July 16
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Image Credits
Phynart Studio / Getty Images
Julie Mehretu, Hineni (E. 3:4), 2018. Ink and acrylic on canvas, 96 × 120 in. (243.8 x 304.8 cm). Centre Pompidou, Paris, Musée national d’art moderne/Centre de création industrielle, gift of George Economou, 2019. © Julie Mehretu; photograph by Tom Powel Imaging
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