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Jimmie Wright

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I’ve survived in the gallery system. I help artists build confidence, share their work, and find collectors and community. Since 2001.

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Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · Dec 28

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Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 10h

Ireland Offers $1,500 Monthly Basic Income for Artists to Support Innovation

Ireland Offers $1,500 Monthly Basic Income for Artists to Support Innovation and Creativity

What do you think of this program? Should other countries follow suit?

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Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 21h

Art From the Streets' annual sale provides unhoused artists income, while also lifting them up

More than 2,000 pieces created by people experiencing homelessness will be displayed for sale during the show this weekend. Ninety-five percent of every purchase goes back to the artists.

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Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 23h

Top Highlights At Frieze London And Frieze Masters 2025

Explore the best of this year’s Frieze London and Frieze Masters fairs, from breakthrough contemporary artists, a passion for painting and revelatory textile art to rare antiquities and modern icons.

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Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 2d

UK regulator warns Getty-Shutterstock $3.7 billion merger may harm competition

Britain's competition watchdog said on Monday the proposed $3.7 billion merger between U.S.-based Getty Images and rival Shutterstock could substantially harm competition in editorial and stock photography markets.

www.reuters.com

Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 4d

Heist at Louvre Leaves Museum Missing Priceless Jewels

Thieves used cherry-picker, angle grinder to saw through window and steal royal artifacts, officials said

Heist at Louvre Leaves Museum Missing Priceless Jewels

Thieves in Paris used a cherry-picker and an angle grinder to saw through a window and steal royal artifacts over the course of seven minutes, officials said.

www.wsj.com

Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 5d

Social Platforms Every Photographer Should Know About

Discover the best new social platform for photographers in 2025. Find where to share your work without algorithms or ads.

www.diyphotography.net

Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 5d

How the Pompidou took over the world

The Paris institution has closed for a major five-year renovation — but its tentacles span the globe, from Saudi Arabia to South Korea

How the Pompidou took over the world

The Paris institution has closed for a major five-year renovation — but its tentacles span the globe, from Saudi Arabia to South Korea

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Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 5d

Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris opens epic Gerhard Richter retrospective

The 93-year-old German artist is showing 275 works, from his breakthrough photographic paintings of the 1960s to last year’s ink-cloud drawings

Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris opens epic Gerhard Richter retrospective

The 93-year-old German artist is showing 275 works, from his breakthrough photographic paintings of the 1960s to last year’s ink-cloud drawings

www.theartnewspaper.com

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Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 6d

Picasso painting vanishes en route to Spanish exhibition

Spanish police are investigating the disappearance of a Pablo Picasso painting, which vanished while in transit from Madrid to the southern city of Granada for an exhibition.

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Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 6d

The Atlanta Beltline unveils new arts programming this fall

The Atlanta Beltline unveils new arts programming this fall - ARTS ATL

The Atlanta Beltline has earned a reputation for being a beacon of art and culture, enticing creatives from all walks of life to view, participate in, and create new works along the trail. This autumn...

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Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 8d

Art world’s ‘troublemakers’ join forces for ‘joyful’ London exhibition

Shepard Fairey, the artist behind Barack Obama's iconic 'Hope' poster, joins British painter Damien Hirst and French urban artist Invader.

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Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 9d

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LACMA gifted $60-million-plus of Austrian Expressionist art, including first Klimt and Schiele

LACMA gifted $60-million-plus of Austrian Expressionist art, including first Klimt and Schiele

LACMA is being gifted more than 100 works of Austrian Expressionism, including its first paintings by Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, by the family of the legendary Viennese art dealer Otto Kallir.

www.latimes.com

Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 9d

First Annual Mural Festival Dedicated To Deaf Artists and the Deaf Community

Meet 3 Artists From First Annual Mural Festival Dedicated to Deaf Community

“It’s so important to use art to talk about things that matter, and events like this allow us to share the Deaf experience!”

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Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 10d

Eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta burial site vandalized

Police say the man also urinated in the reflective pool.

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Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 10d

Why Embracing Your Limitations Can Be the Key to Better Filmmaking and Photography

Today I'd like to share a story of why more isn't always more. I’m writing to you today while seated at my newly reorganized desk. I realize this is not an office décor website, and your reorganizatio...

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Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 14d

The Philadelphia Museum of Art has changed its name and its brand

The PMA will now be the more colloquial Philadelphia Art Museum, reflecting an institute embracing its host city.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art changes its name and its brand

The PMA will now be the more colloquial Philadelphia Art Museum, reflecting an institute embracing its host city.

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Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 16d

Deluxe limited edition book tells the story of Wings

Wings take flight again with The Story of a Band on the Run

Gorgeously designed and signed by Macca himself, this deluxe special edition book reframes Wings as more than a post-Beatles footnote

www.creativereview.co.uk

Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 23d

CreativeLive is Shutting Down

CreativeLive, one of the original platforms for online photography education, is shutting down on December 31, 2025.

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Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 23d

Seven out of 10 women in creative industries experience bullying and harassment, survey finds | Sexual harassment | The Guardian

Seven out of 10 women in creative industries experience bullying and harassment, survey finds

Exclusive: Only half of victims report incidents – and of those who do, 42% say response was insufficient

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Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 24d

New Book Explores Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Enduring Fascination With the Human Head

Across its 75 pages, a new book considers why the human head was so prevalent throughout Jean-Michel Basquiat’s practice.

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Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 24d

Tina Turner statue unveiled in Tennessee community where she grew up

A 10-foot statue of rock n’ roll queen Tina Turner has been unveiled in the rural Tennessee community where she grew up, before she became a singer and electrifying stage performer and one the world’s...

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Jimmie Wright @theartanchor.bsky.social · 24d

14 Art Museums Everyone Must Visit at Least Once

From Paris to Tokyo, the world's best art museums hold treasures that shaped civilizations and still captivate millions across continents.