States Pick Up the Slack on Arts Funding After Federal Reductions

States Pick Up the Slack on Arts Funding After Federal Reductions


Federal support for culture is shrinking, but many states are racing to fill the gap with bold new funding streams - from ticket-sale levies to art-themed license plates. See which legislatures are boosting the arts, which are slashing budgets, and why the stakes have never been higher for museums, theaters, and community programs nationwide.

Berndnaut Smilde : Sculpting Clouds Indoors

Berndnaut Smilde : Sculpting Clouds Indoors


What if a sunlit cumulus cloud drifted through a stone chapel, low enough to brush with your fingertips, only to dissolve before anyone could raise a camera? Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde stages that fragile miracle in galleries and castles around the world.

The Klimt Portrait That Vanished for a Century

The Klimt Portrait That Vanished for a Century


Imagine brushing dust off an attic canvas and revealing a long-missing Klimt that scholars wrote off decades ago. The rediscovered portrait rocketed to a record €30 million at auction, but its secret journey - from 1920s Vienna to a modern bidding frenzy - packs even bigger surprises than the price tag.