Tree of Life (2012). Photo by Guy Montagu-Pollock @ Arcaid.
Art businesses and institutions in England anxiously awaited news yesterday of Boris Johnson’s long-awaited roadmap to guide the nation out of lockdown.
The new four-step plan to return to normal allows museums, which are classed as “indoor entertainment” along with other venues such as cinemas, to reopen starting May 17. Commercial galleries will be permitted to reopen sooner, from April 12. That said, the government said that those dates could be pushed further back if there is a resurgence in coronavirus infections.
While some are celebrating the appearance of a light at the end of the tunnel which is expected to eventually lead to a full lifting of all restrictions on June 21 the news that museums must remain closed for another three months still came as a blow to many.
The Search for Their Missing Loved Ones: Migrant Communities in Southern Spain
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Marta Sánchez Dionis and Gabriella Sanchezi
With the support of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, IOM’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (IOM GMDAC) is carrying out a qualitative research project in four different countries with people whose relatives went missing along migration routes. Our goal is to better understand how relatives cope with the uncertainty and tragedy while actively seeking answers, and to make recommendations over how governments and other actors can better support their efforts. Spain is one of the countries where the project is being implemented. This blog provides an overview of what families identified as some of the main impacts of having a missing migrant family member, and the obstacles faced while searching for them. The full country report will be published in the first quarter of 2021.
by Jasmyne Keimig • Dec 15, 2020 at 4:40 pm
Ever feel existential while looking at a bus? Courtesy of Sound Transit
If you ve done a double-take over what appears to be a work of art on the side of a King County Metro bus recently, you didn t imagine it. Last week, the Henry Art Gallery in the University District launched their latest show,
Set in Motion. This city-wide public art exhibition puts local and national artists work on the side of various Seattle buses across the city. Sponsored
Shamim M. Momin, director of curatorial affairs at the Henry, told me over the phone that the show was their way of bringing our exhibition site out into the world. The project comes after the Henry wisely opted not to reopen their building this year due to the pandemic.