Over 400 members of the School of the Art Institute’s community have signed a petition demanding the reinstatement of Savneet Talwar, an art therapy professor put on leave for encouraging students to imagine treatment plans for pro-Palestinian protesters. Meanwhile, drawings by children held in ICE detention facilities in Texas lay bare their trauma and cries for help: “I am nine years old. Can you help me get out of this jail?”

The images, some just letters spelling out “AYUDA POR FAVOR,” expose the harsh realities faced by minors caught up in immigration proceedings. These heartbreaking sketches highlight a broader struggle against systemic neglect and cruelty.

Artists and activists in Glasgow are also pushing back against plans to sell off the Centre for Contemporary Arts building, fearing it would erode Scotland’s cultural heritage. Local communities argue that such structures are vital not just for aesthetics but as repositories of shared history and memory.

In other news, a study suggests arts and culture organizations receiving more local government funding during the pandemic performed better in subsequent years. Meanwhile, critics discuss a biography of Vermeer that focuses too heavily on religious speculation while ignoring his technical innovations. An exhibition in St Louis aims to resurrect the sensory experience of ancient Roman sculptures through recreated perfumes.