US presidential election 2024

Where the US presidential candidates stand on the arts

Neither major party has a clear policy on art and culture, but the candidates' past actions offer hints at their priorities

An art-world wish list for the next US president

Leaders in the arts including Megan Beyer and Maxwell L. Anderson, as well as artists like Petah Coyne and Eric Fischl, articulate their hopes for the next administration's cultural policies

Artists and collectors rush to support Kamala Harris campaign

Since Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, much of the US art world has embraced Harris. Meanwhile, conservative patrons remain split on the Republican candidate, former president Donald Trump

In Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, artist Autumn Breon's neon-pink vending machine proffers free self-care

Breon’s free installation is one of several activations coinciding with the convention in the city that are co-organised by For Freedoms, the artist-led civic engagement group

Michelle Obama turns to art to inspire voter turnout at forthcoming US election

The American artist Shepard Fairey, meanwhile, has released a print of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris