The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum's Prix de West sale generated more than $3.7M, with a museum purchase and dozens of sold works.

AfriFest returns to Sawyer Point on July 18 with dozens of vendors, live Afrobeats, traditional dance and a week of lead-up programming that spotlights local entrepreneurs.

The Arts District will stage the 32nd Fidelity Bank White Linen Night on Aug. 1 with galleries, two music stages, a cool‑down lounge and an afterparty at the CAC. The night raises funds for Arts District New Orleans.

Jermaine Dupri sued Sony in Manhattan federal court, alleging decades of unpaid and underreported royalties tied to So So Def releases and his production work. The complaint seeks at least $18 million.

Music Export Memphis turns 10 with a free Beale Street birthday bash and a decade of targeted grants organizers say have put more than $1M into local artists' pockets.

HBO’s four‑part series The Man Will Burn premieres July 9, tracing Burning Man’s jump from Baker Beach bonfires to an 80,000‑person desert city and the crises that have followed. The film probes tech money, influencers and the 2023 mud crisis.

A new Mosaic Lowell report finds the city’s arts and creative industries support nearly 4,000 jobs and generate about $364 million a year, providing a baseline for new investments.

California approved tax credits for 41 films — 35 indies and studio projects like Disney's Hexed — promising roughly $1.1 billion in production spending and thousands of jobs.

The free, three‑day Colorado Black Arts Festival returns to City Park July 10–12 for its 40th anniversary with three stages, 80+ artists and a returning Boogaloo parade.

Designs unveiled this week would remake the century‑old Fire Station 54 on Crenshaw into a Manchester Junior Arts Center with studios, outdoor event space and solar‑covered parking.

Penny Lane moves from Dunedin to a 2,100-square-foot space in downtown St. Pete, opening July 29 with hundreds more Beatles artifacts on display. The new gallery will showcase rare items and larger showpieces.

A Washington nonprofit struck a short-term deal with King County to keep Harbor Island Studios operating, buying time while partners work on a lasting funding plan.

Massimiliano Gioni will become director of the New Museum on August 1, 2026, taking the helm as the Bowery museum begins programming in its expanded galleries.