Plus, Yale School of Art has a new dean and Sotheby s teams up with. Burning Man?
June 3, 2021
Mick Jagger at the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 7, 2019 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Matteo Chinellato/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Thursday, June 3.
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Kymberly Pinder Chosen to Lead the Yale School of Art – Pinder, a Yale graduate and the acting president of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), has been named the new dean of the Yale School of Art, arguably the country’s top art school. She will begin her new role on July 1. She is the first woman of color and the second woman ever (after her predecessor, Marta Kuzma) to hold the august position. (
N.C. A&T Awarded $500,000 In Energy Efficiency Research Grants by Eddie Garcia Photo courtesy of N.C. A&T State University.
North Carolina A&T State University has been awarded half a million dollars in grants for energy efficiency projects. The goal is to have an impact on communities hit hardest during the pandemic.
The Center for Energy Research and Technology (CERT) is the sustainability arm of the A&T campus. It will be spending the $500,000 in grant funds on three energy efficiency projects.
The first is a model. Researchers will update a prefabricated home on the campus farm with energy-efficient upgrades like replacement siding and insulation, programmable “smart” electric outlets, and an energy monitoring system.