The Bay Area Reporter has published a curated list of over 20 arts and nightlife events taking place from May 21 to May 29. The article serves as a local guide, highlighting a range of cultural activities including visual art exhibitions, performances, and nightlife gatherings in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs has selected six finalist proposals for a monument to jazz singer Billie Holiday in Queens, where she once lived and performed. The finalists—all Black artists from around the world—include Tavares Strachan, La Vaughn Belle, Tanda Francis, Nikesha Breeze, Thomas J Price, and Nekisha Durrett. Their designs range from realistic to abstract, with some focusing on Holiday's expressive face, her signature gardenia, or symbolic forms. The winning project will be announced this summer and installed near the Jamaica Performing Arts Center (JPAC).
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) inaugurated the revamped Srijan Art Gallery at Nehru Place on Friday, transforming the former Srijan Artists' Corner into a modern open-air exhibition space. The upgraded gallery features a dedicated entry gate, curated display areas, landscaped gazebos, improved seating, and an expanded open area of approximately 15,225 square meters. NDMC chairman Keshav Chandra announced plans for a sculpture park in Nehru Park and weekly Sunday gatherings where painters, sculptors, and other artists can create and showcase their work. The event included live painting sessions by Padma awardees such as Rameshwar Broota, Biman Bihari Das, Jai Prakash Lakhiwal, and Harsh Vardhan Sharma.
Local artist Sam Farmer, a former primary school teacher from Pembrokeshire, will hold her first-ever art exhibition at the Joanna Field Gallery inside the Torch Theatre in Milford Haven this October. Titled "Under Pembrokeshire Skies: Seascapes and Stones," the show features paintings inspired by the Welsh landscape and the concept of Cynefin—a sense of rootedness and belonging. Many of the works also appear in her recently published children's book, "Little Puffin’s Pembrokeshire Home." The exhibition runs from October 4 through the end of the month.
The Colour Inspired Academy's 'I Can Change the World' Exhibition and Student Art Contest opens tomorrow at the Lakeshore branch of the Innisfil ideaLAB and Library in Innisfil, Ontario. Thirty-nine artists aged eight to sixteen will showcase paintings and sculptures, with awards presented in four categories (Junior, Intermediate, Senior, and Community Choice). Judges include Mayor Lynn Dollin, Innisfil Arts, Culture and Heritage Council vice chair Jeanette Luchese-Jacobs, and Community 4 Kids representatives Debra Harrison and Charlotte Hamilton. Winners receive Van Gogh Immersive Experience tickets donated by Lighthouse Immersive and Eugenia Protsko. Proceeds from sales benefit Community 4 Kids, a local charity supporting families in need.
A dramatic oil painting by contemporary landscape artist Sarah Jane Brown will be featured in a new exhibition launching the annual Pembrokeshire Art Trail at West Wales Arts Centre at Peppers in Fishguard. The exhibition, curated by North Pembrokeshire Open Studios, opens May 17 and runs through May 31, showcasing works from local artists and makers ahead of the main Art Trail event scheduled for August 23 to September 6. Sarah Jane Brown, who regularly opens her studio for the Art Trail, paints the Welsh coast and is represented by Etcetera Gallery and Art Unlimited.
Springfield's February First Friday Art Walk is set to feature a diverse lineup of exhibitions and events across multiple downtown venues. Highlights include the Annual Foundations Exhibition at Brick City Gallery showcasing Missouri State University student work, a photography exhibition on English medieval architecture by Tom Russo at Drury Pool Arts Gallery, and a fifth-anniversary celebration for the artist collective Formed. Other participating locations include Hotel Vandivort, Obelisk Home, The Creamery Arts Center, and the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center, which will host a 40-year ceramic art retrospective by Keith Ekstam.
A two-day art exhibition featuring 12 artists from across Karnataka is concluding this evening at Suchitra Art Gallery in Kalamandira premises. The exhibition was inaugurated by Karnataka Lalithkala Academy former Chairman Dr. M.S. Murthy, with senior artist S.M. Jambukeshwara, Dr. Vithala Reddy, Chulaki Parameshwara, and Dr. Kundagola also present at the opening.