An art gallery on Route 66 in New Mexico is working to support local art and culture

Double Six Gallery, operated by the Cibola Arts Council in Grants, New Mexico, is showcasing southwestern art on Route 66 ahead of the Mother Road's centennial celebration. Gallery director Debbie Doggett notes that visitors are often surprised to find such high-quality local artists in Grants. The gallery rotates artists every few months and currently features Gary Yazzie, John Boomer, Jonnie Head, and Joan Sheski.

Memorial Art Gallery raises $9 million to make admission free in 2027

The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) at the University of Rochester has raised over $9 million through its "Free for All, Forever" fundraising initiative, surpassing its original goal and timeline. The museum will now open its doors free of charge to all visitors sometime in 2027, much sooner than anticipated. Key donors include Alexander and Lucy Levitan, who contributed a $1 million capstone gift; Doug and Abby Bennett and the Sands Family Foundation, who gave a $3 million leadership gift; and Mary Ellen Burris, who donated $2 million. The announcement was celebrated at MAG's Flourish For All, Forever gala on May 9, 2026.

Boca Raton Public Library Announces Summer Arts Exhibits

The Boca Raton Public Library in Florida will host two summer art exhibits featuring local and international artists. The first, “Fine Art Photography” by Jacoby, runs June 1–July 6, 2026, at the Downtown Library, showcasing infrared and intentional camera movement photography. The second, “Discover You” by Marina Veen, runs June 8–July 17, 2026, at the Spanish River Library, presenting layered mixed-media works exploring nature and emotion. Both exhibits are free and open to the public.

Public art exhibit coming to Rideau Heights Community Centre

Later this month, the interactive art installation "The Clearing" by Kingston artists Marney McDiarmid and Clelia Scala will be displayed outside the Rideau Heights Community Centre. The installation, housed in a transformed shipping container, offers a calm, nature-inspired space for reflection and includes a poem by Sadiqa de Meijer, sound design by Matt Rogalsky, and an exterior mural by Lee Stewart. Visitors are invited to contribute personal papers to a shredder, allowing the exhibition to evolve over time. The installation runs from May 20 to May 31, 2026, with scheduled hours including an open house with the artists on May 29.

Boca Raton Public Library Presents “Fine Art Photography & Quote” from Artist Art Jacoby

The Boca Raton Public Library is presenting a new exhibit titled “Fine Art Photography” by artist Art Jacoby, running from June 1 to July 6, 2026, at the Downtown Library. Jacoby, who has been passionate about photography since childhood, focuses on Infrared Photography and Intentional Camera Movement (ICM), and his work has been published in Black and White Magazine and the International Color Awards. The free exhibit features dynamic, emotionally charged images using vivid color and strategic blur.

Tiny art gallery attracts miniature art in downtown Hammond

A tiny art gallery in downtown Hammond is drawing attention by showcasing miniature artworks, attracting both local artists and visitors. The gallery, which operates on a small scale, has become a hub for tiny art pieces, including paintings, sculptures, and mixed-media works, all created to fit the compact space. The initiative aims to make art accessible and engaging in a unique, intimate setting.

South Fork Bakery Holds Spring Benefit At The Parrish Art Museum

South Fork Bakery held its spring benefit at the Parrish Art Museum on Saturday, May 9. Guests enjoyed music, bites, and signature cocktails while funds were raised to support the bakery's mission of providing meaningful employment for adults with disabilities. The event featured attendees including local officials, board members, and supporters, with photography by Lisa Tamburini.

Eight London Underground Restrooms Get Vibrant Refurbs with Illustrated Tiles

Eight London Underground stations in the City of Westminster are receiving restroom upgrades designed by Hugh Broughton Architects, featuring illustrated tiles by artist James Lambert. The refurbishments, which began in February 2025, cover locations including Victoria Embankment, Parliament Street, Piccadilly Circus, Green Park, Carnaby Street, Westminster Pier, Covent Garden, and Leicester Square. The tiles incorporate historical motifs and iconography unique to each site, such as the King's Guards and George John Vulliamy's sphinxes guarding Cleopatra's Needle.

Macon couple donates works of art to WCU museum

Macon County couple William Banks Hinshaw and Robin Markle Hinshaw donated 18 artworks and artifacts to the Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum, Mountain Heritage Center, and Tali Tsisgwayahi Archaeological Collections and Curation Facility in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The donation includes 20th-century works by artists from Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, pieces by North Carolina ceramicist Nell Cole Graves, and a regional archaeological artifact, accompanied by a $2,000 conservation contribution. Two donated works—a 1961 color lithograph by Cuban artist Wifredo Lam and an untitled ink work by Raúl Milián—are currently featured in the museum's '20th Anniversary Exhibition,' on view through July 2.

The Asian Art Museum is hosting a free rave to celebrate Pride this weekend

The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco is hosting a free, family-friendly rave on June 7, 2026, to kick off Pride Month. The event will feature DJ Chico Chi, a queer and nonbinary transmasc DJ and producer, with dancing and music on the East West Bank Art Terrace. It coincides with the museum's free first Sunday, allowing visitors to also explore galleries including the new exhibition "Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries," which runs through July 20.

Laois artist Dain to launch painting exhibition in Mountrath

Laois-based artist Dain Flemming is launching a four-part painting exhibition titled *Reflections of a World-Weary Wanderer* at the Gallery of Divine Inspiration in Bloom HQ, Mountrath. The exhibition features sections on Ireland, Canada, Australia, and dogs, reflecting his life journey. Flemming, a former teacher and vintage car enthusiast, began painting after a colleague encouraged him to try it while working at a boarding school in England. He now paints daily and has created a retrospective series that traces his travels and personal history.

Summer Shows and Events at the Long Beach Museum of Art

The Long Beach Museum of Art (LBMA) is hosting a series of summer events and exhibitions through June 2025. Highlights include the ongoing show 'Fearless Depictions' featuring Robert Williams, 'Holding Time' with works by Elyse Pignolet and MyungJin Kim, and a landscape collection exhibition titled 'Why Paint a Landscape?'. A Plein Air art trip to Lake Arrowhead is scheduled for June 6, and the major fundraiser 'Uncorked' on June 13 will feature a live auction of works by over 30 artists, including Sarah C. Arnold, Charles Arnoldi, and Cynthia Minet. The museum also honors local high school students with the 'Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow' exhibition.

Historic Northumberland figure inspires art exhibition

An art exhibition celebrating the life and legacy of Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford, will be held at Etal Village Hall in Northumberland on May 24. The free event features 30 finalist works—ranging from film and paintings to textiles and sculpture—submitted by artists from across northern England and the Scottish Borders. The winner will receive the Louisa Waterford Prize, and visitors can vote for the People's Prize. The exhibition is organized by The Tin Shed, a collective that supports artists and makers through online studios and pop-up events.

Kathleen Telesco: Nature Reconfigured at Metro Art in Bridgeport

Metro Arts Studios in Bridgeport will feature Kathleen Telesco as its Featured Artist from May 31 to July 18, 2026. Telesco, who previously focused on realistic still lifes and portraits, has shifted to expressionist and semi-abstract painting over the last five years, working with acrylics and charcoal. Her inspiration comes from nature, ancestry, and dream narratives, and she also volunteers as a wildlife rehabber and birder.

UPSTATE ART WEEKEND: OPEN HOURS to Return to Kaatsbaan Cultural Park

Upstate Art Weekend is bringing back its OPEN HOURS program to Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Tivoli, New York. The event, organized by BroadwayWorld, offers extended hours for visitors to explore the park's artistic and cultural offerings, including exhibitions and performances, during a dedicated weekend in the Hudson Valley region.

Art, research, and Night at the Museum: The flourishing partnership between UC Santa Cruz Humanities and the Museum of Art and History - UC Santa Cruz

UC Santa Cruz Humanities and the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) have deepened their decade-long partnership, marked by the MAH's 30th anniversary in April 2025. The collaboration includes co-sponsored exhibitions like "This is Thirty" and the ongoing "Night at the Museum" public event series, which brings scholars, artists, and community members together for free panel discussions and exhibits. Notable past projects include the 2016 Kinsey African American Art & History Collection exhibition and the 2023 California premiere of "Resettlement: Chicago Story."

Art Exhibits: What's on display in the Fort Wayne area

The article provides a roundup of current art exhibitions on display in the Fort Wayne area, as published by The Journal Gazette. It lists various shows at local venues, highlighting the artists and types of work featured, such as paintings, sculptures, and mixed media installations.

Delhi's hottest new nightlife trend isn't a speakeasy. It's gallery hopping

Def Col Art Night, a monthly gallery crawl in Delhi's Defence Colony, transforms the neighborhood into an open-access art festival on select Friday evenings. Over ten galleries stay open until 9 PM, offering free entry, no registrations, and a pedestrian-friendly route where visitors move between exhibitions, performances, and artist interactions. The event attracts a diverse crowd—collectors, students, curious locals, and content creators—blending art appreciation with social spontaneity, and even allowing drinks alongside the canvases.

LHUCA in Lubbock Launches Open Call for 2027-2028 Exhibition Proposals

The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts (LHUCA) in Lubbock, Texas, has opened its annual call for exhibition proposals for the 2027-2028 season. Curators, artist groups, and individual artists are invited to submit proposals for group or solo exhibitions across all media, to be held in LHUCA's four galleries: the Helen Devitt Jones Studio Gallery, the John F. Lott Gallery, the Christine DeVitt Exhibition Hall, and the Martin McDonal Hall. The deadline for submissions is September 13, with selected exhibitions running for two-month periods and reaching an audience of 5,000 attendees each, including during the popular downtown Lubbock First Friday Art Trails.

Broken Hill Gallery Launches Anonymous Art Fundraiser

Broken Hill City Art Gallery in Australia has launched 'Hart for Art,' an anonymous community art exhibition and fundraiser marking the 20th anniversary of the death of iconic local artist Pro Hart. The event, held in conjunction with Global MND Awareness Day on June 21, 2026, invites artists of all ages and skill levels to submit original A5 artworks in any medium. All works will be sold anonymously for a fixed price of $50, with half the proceeds supporting Motor Neurone Disease (MND) research and care, and the remainder funding conservation of the gallery's collection.

New exhibits start at Public Works Art Center

The Public Works Art Center in Summerville, South Carolina, opens five new exhibitions on May 21 with a reception from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The shows include "GODBODY: THE FEMME," a group exhibition celebrating Black women artists; Amy Stewart's "Intersections" exploring interconnectedness; Nick Cerrato's "Our Society Needs To…" featuring abstract works created with his feet; Sarah Mitchell's "Wildlife in Wool" with needle-felted animals; and the Summerville Artist Guild's annual "All Members Show." During the reception, guild members will create collaborative paintings for sale to benefit the Summerville Rocks Scholarship Fund.

Artists Scramble to Rescue Works After Queens Building Fire

A fire broke out on June 8 at an artist-in-residence loft building at 10-15 48th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens, forcing artists Linda Ganjian and Ilan Averbach to scramble to rescue decades of work. Ganjian, known for intricate table-top sculptures and murals at JFK terminals, spent the day salvaging 20 years of sculptures and mixed-media works from water damage; she lost one collage and noted fixable water damage on a few others. The three-alarm blaze, contained in just over two hours, sent three firefighters to local hospitals, and the cause remains under investigation. The building received a full vacate order due to extensive charring and structural hazards, and tenants have not been given a timeline to retrieve belongings.

Nel Chianti riapre il giardino monumentale di Villa Chigi Saracini: la storia e le mostre

Villa Chigi Saracini in Castelnuovo Berardenga, in the Chianti region of Tuscany, reopens to the public on June 6, 2026, after being acquired by the municipality. The historic neoclassical villa, designed by architect Agostino Fantastici in 1834, features a monumental three-hectare romantic park with winding paths, a neoclassical Kaffeehaus, a pond, a nymphaeum, and a three-arched bridge. The park was further enriched by Count Guido Chigi Saracini, a musician, collector, and patron who added monuments to composers and works by sculptor Tito Sarrocchi. The reopening includes guided summer tours and a free exhibition, "Armonie in Villa: Guido Chigi Saracini mecenate delle arti," opening June 7 at the Museo del Paesaggio, running through August 31, 2026.

In Milan, Teatro Parenti continues to regenerate its neighborhood: a parking lot becomes a green pedestrian square

A Milano il Teatro Parenti continua a riqualificare il suo quartiere: un parcheggio si trasforma in piazza verde e pedonale

The Teatro Franco Parenti cultural hub in Milan, including the Bagni Misteriosi pool complex, is completing a new urban regeneration project. A chaotic, largely illegal parking lot on Via Sabina—renamed Largo Franco Parenti—will be transformed into a pedestrian green square connecting the theater's new Secret Garden, the historic building's terraces, and a new entrance to the theater foyer. The project, led by director Andrée Ruth Shammah, follows decades of revitalization that turned a derelict public pool and theater into a 15,000-square-meter cultural center hosting exhibitions, artist residencies, theater, concerts, a tennis court, and summer swimming.

C’è un’associazione che rigenera i paesini della Toscana con l’arte pubblica

Gian Guido Grassi, curator and collector, leads the association Start Pisa in a series of public art interventions across small towns in Tuscany, including the Val di Chiana, Garfagnana, Riparbella, and Barga. The initiative began with the 2021 exhibition "Attitude" at Palazzo Blu in Pisa and has since expanded to include murals, sculptures, and temporary installations by mid-career artists such as Zed, Ericailcane, and Tellas. In 2025, for Val di Chiana Capitale Toscana della cultura, Grassi mapped a network of artistic interventions across ten municipalities, creating an art itinerary through historic villages. The project also involves festivals, like the one in Riparbella known as "Il borgo delle fiabe," and seasonal exhibitions in Barga that connect with local needs.

In Florence, sunset aperitifs can be enjoyed on a terrace with a pool designed by Carlo Scarpa

A Firenze l’aperitivo al tramonto si può fare in una terrazza con piscina progettata da Carlo Scarpa

The article describes a rooftop terrace with a swimming pool designed by architect Carlo Scarpa in 1964 for the Grand Hotel Minerva in Florence, created in collaboration with architect Edoardo Detti. Overlooking Piazza Santa Maria Novella, this modernist intervention was built atop a 14th-century palazzo and is one of Scarpa's lesser-known works. The terrace, which opened just months before the devastating 1966 Florence flood, has evolved from an exclusive hotel amenity into a popular city destination for aperitifs and mixology, now relaunching for the summer season with a new gastronomic and cocktail program.

Behind Palazzo Citterio in Milan there is a beautiful garden and a bistro open to all for lunch and dinner

A Milano dietro a Palazzo Citterio c’è un bellissimo giardino e un bistrot aperto a tutti dove pranzare e cenare

Palazzo Citterio in Milan is reopening its lush courtyard garden as Citterio Garden for summer 2026, starting May 27, with extended hours from 9 AM to 10 PM. The garden bistro, adjacent to the Orto Botanico di Brera, introduces a partnership with St-Germain liqueur, transforming into a "Giardino St-Germain" with signature cocktails. A major new collaboration brings Michelin-starred chef Claudio Sadler to craft an elevated Italian menu, managed by AFM Banqueting under the Grande Brera institution. The museum also announces summer exhibitions, including a show on Giovanni Agostino da Lodi and neoclassical displays featuring the Canova collection from Banca Ifis and the Sommariva miniature collection.

Guide to cultural festivals in Italy at the end of May 2026: Spring Attitude, Aura, Buongiorno Ceramica!, URBAPHONIA, CYFEST

Guida ai festival culturali in Italia di fine maggio 2026: Spring Attitude, Aura, Buongiorno Ceramica!, URBAPHONIA, CYFEST

A guide to cultural festivals in Italy at the end of May 2026 highlights several events across the country, including Spring Attitude in Rome (May 29-30), Aura Festival in Palermo (June 1), Hypermaremma in Maremma (through September 30), Emulsioni in Ferrania (May 22-24), and Caorle Sea Festival in Caorle (May 23-June 7). These festivals cover diverse themes such as electronic music, club culture, analog photography, ceramics, media art, street art, and outdoor practices, often set in historically or culturally significant locations like La Nuvola in Rome, the Palazzina Cinese in Palermo, and an ex-film factory in Ferrania.

At Brooklyn Creative Reuse, Art Supplies Get a Second Life

Brooklyn Creative Reuse (BCR), a nonprofit founded by jeweler Stephanie O'Brien, has opened a permanent brick-and-mortar store in Industry City, Brooklyn, after launching as a pop-up in February 2025. The store sells donated, pre-loved and unused art supplies at a price-per-pound rate, making materials affordable for low-income artists, educators, and hobbyists. Its opening party on April 18 drew large crowds, and BCR has already diverted over 1,000 pounds of art supplies from landfills in its first year.

Un Campus créatif se construit à Rennes

A new creative campus, named "Campus créatif 5," is set to open in Rennes by the fall of 2027. Located in the EuroRennes development zone, the campus will host students from the École supérieure des métiers artistiques (ESMA). The project is led by the architecture firm Agence Philippe Dubus, which previously built the Campus créatif in the Baud-Chardonnet district in 2019 for the same developer, Icônes. The estimated budget is €33 million, entirely financed by Icônes, a private art education group based in Montpellier.