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The Value Assigned to, and Accessibility of, Art in the Trump Era
by Gabe Ephron
  • August 19, 2026
  • 5 mins story
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1. How are recent shifts in culture, politics or funding influencing the role of the arts in democratic life—and how are individuals and communities responding through creativity and engagement?
A photo by Gabe Ephron of a cat and a ship in Istanbul, Türkiye.
A photo by Gabe Ephron of a woman in a salon in Ahmedabad, India.
A photo by Gabe Ephron of fences, taken through a fence, on the Nicaraguan island of Ometepe.
A photo by Gabe Ephron of a window at his grandmother's loft in Tribeca, New York (Gabe's grandmother is an artist as well, and has been living in that loft for forty-nine years!)
A photo by Gabe Ephron of a group of buildings in Hudson, New York.
Submitted to:
Democracy & the Arts