Sotheby’s slashes buyers’ fees and sets sellers’ commission at standard rateNEW YORK — Sotheby’s has announced a major shake-up of its customers’ fees, reducing its buyer’s premium for the first time since it was introduced in 1979 and setting sellers’ commission at a standard rate. The new charges will come into effect in May. Among the headline changes, Sotheby’s is abandoning its current three-tiered buyer’s […]
Mich. foundation gives $3.7M to Flint Cultural CenterFLINT, Mich. (AP) – The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has awarded grants worth $3.7 million to the Flint Cultural Center’s institutions. The Flint-based foundation says three grants will benefit the Longway Planetarium, Sloan Museum, The Whiting, and Flint’s institutes of arts and music. They are one-year, general operating grants. The foundation says its support of […]
Flint Institute of Arts hosts sculpture exhibitionFLINT, Mich. (AP) – The Flint Institute of Arts is hosting an exhibition starting this weekend that explores the evolution of the human figure in sculpture from the late 15th century. The exhibition titled “3-D: Focus on the Figure” opens Saturday and runs through Jan. 30. It includes 40 objects from the museum’s own collection. […]