President of the National Civic Art Society, a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. that promotes the classical and humanistic tradition in public art and architecture. Eleventh Chairman of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency comprising seven presidential appointees who are the aesthetic guardians of Washington.
Writing for Dezeen, the publication’s editor Tom Ravenscroft interviewed me at length in a January 29, 2025 piece on Trump’s directives re federal architecture: [Shubow] described architects’ responses as “hysterical” and claimed that the American Institute of Architects (AIA) is … Continue reading
On January 25, 2025, I was as one of three jurors for the Addison Mizner Awards, the highest prizes given out by the Florida chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. I served alongside San Francisco-based interior designer … Continue reading
On January 22, 2025, I appeared on The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast with the eponymous host, Senior Editor at National Review. To quote the show’s summary: On episode 79 of The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast, Charles talked to … Continue reading
On January 17, 2025, I was interviewed on the Ricochet podcast where I talked about beauty, national greatness, and government policy regarding art and architecture–especially with regard to the National Endowment for the Arts–with Steven Hayward, Charles C. W. Cooke, … Continue reading
In an episode titled “This Federal Agency Could Make Art in America Again,” I discussed the future of the National Endowment for the Arts on novelist and commentator Andrew Klavan’s show. He kindly said to me, “I have to say … Continue reading
What should we do with the blight of Brutalist buildings, especially in Washington, D.C.? On January 18, 2025, CBS Saturday Morning aired a segment on the subject, interviewing me. The host conceded that the majority of people dislike the buildings … Continue reading
Conservative author and speaker Eric Metaxas interviewed me on the January 17, 2025 episode of his radio show. We discussed the future of the arts in America, among much else. Metaxas commented, “I think Justin Shubow would make a crackerjack … Continue reading
On January 17, 2025, Fisher Derderian, Executive Director of the Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation, wrote in The Federalist: Leaders like Justin Shubow . . . exemplify a better vision and would realign federal arts funding and programming to prioritize beauty, … Continue reading
A summary of my January 16, 2025 interview on The Federalist Radio Hour: “National Civic Art Society President Justin Shubow joins The Federalist’s Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the importance of restoring Washington, D.C., architecture to its classical … Continue reading
Rusty Reno, editor of First Things magazine, interviewed me on the publication’s podcast. Among other things, we discussed my 2016 article for the magazine, “Monument to Failure,” which is about the federal government’s misguided historic preservation agenda. Reno said during … Continue reading