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article local schedule May 23, 2026 visibility 4 link 8 artists, 1 gallery

Brush to canvas: News from the art community

This article from the St. Pete Catalyst rounds up several visual art events in the St. Petersburg, Florida area. Highlights include the debut of Nate Jessup's first gallery exhibition, "Peonies in Winter," at Soft Water Gallery; the upcoming exhibition "Faces of Inequality: Depression Era Photography" at the Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement (MAACM), curated by museum owner Rudy Ciccarello; and a new photography show at the University of South Florida Contemporary Arts Museum featuring work by military veterans. It also notes a concert inspired by artist Ali Banisadr at the Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg, a piano recital at the Dali Museum, and two photography exhibitions by Benjamin Dimmitt at Wild Space Gallery, including "An Unflinching Look: Elegy for a Landscape."

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article local schedule May 21, 2026 visibility 8 link 13 artists, 1 gallery

Fairfield University Art Museum invites readers to private tour

Fairfield University Art Museum is offering an exclusive private tour to readers, as reported by the Westport Journal. The event provides a behind-the-scenes look at the museum's collections and exhibitions, allowing attendees to engage directly with curators and artworks in an intimate setting.

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article local schedule Apr 13, 2026 visibility 12 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

Art at Bartlett Presents BARTLETT ART TALK: Janice Kasper

Maine-based environmental painter Janice Kasper will headline the first Bartlett Art Talk of the 2026 season at Bartlett Woods Retirement Community on April 22. The event coincides with the exhibition "Chickadees, Alligators and Stonehenge," which features Kasper’s work alongside pieces by Cicely Aikman and Dirk McDonnell, all on loan from the Caldbeck Gallery. Kasper, whose work is held in major collections like the Portland Museum of Art, is known for dramatic oils that explore the tension between wildlife and human technology.

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article local schedule May 1, 2026 visibility 24 link 12 artists, 1 gallery

WATCH | Steelman to host studio tour with Arts and the Park Saturday and Sunday

Bethannie Newsom Steelman will host a studio tour at 415 Park Ave. in Hot Springs on Saturday and Sunday, starting at 11 a.m., as part of Arts and the Park. The event features live painting by Steelman, musical performances by Ricko Donovan, DJ Schaeffer, Gino Del Ray, and the band Inoculated Log, as well as New Orleans-style snowballs from Spa City Snowballs. Steelman, who creates murals for businesses, began renting her studio in April and is excited to share her creative process with the public.

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article local schedule May 2, 2025 visibility 20 link 12 artists

Humanitas Bong Joon Ho in conversation, new student art, and beach photos

Oscar-winning filmmaker Bong Joon Ho will visit Yale University on May 5-6 for a public conversation with photographer Gregory Crewdson about filmmaking, followed by a Schwarzman Session for students and the community. The visit coincides with a film retrospective of Bong's work organized by Marc Francis, including screenings of "Parasite," "The Host," and "Mickey 17." Separately, the Schwarzman Center has launched a virtual Storyboard exhibition titled "over time," featuring artworks by 10 Yale students responding to a prompt about the future, curated by Airi Gavan. The article also notes an upcoming summer exhibition of photographs by Yale School of Art professor emeritus Tod Papageorge.

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article local schedule Apr 21, 2026 visibility 26 link 8 artists

Artist Lynn Rogers shares lifelong love of art as Munson docent

Artist Lynn Rogers has volunteered as a docent at the Munson museum in Utica, New York, for over 15 years. She credits her lifelong passion for art to childhood visits to the Yale Art Museum with her mother, an artist, and now uses similar interactive teaching methods to guide visitors through Munson's collections and special exhibitions.

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article local schedule May 1, 2026 visibility 19 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

New exhibits open during First Friday reception at Ocean City Center for the Arts

The Art League of Ocean City will host its May First Friday reception on May 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ocean City Center for the Arts. Highlights include Patrick Leib's participatory "Little Free Art Gallery" installation, a new utility box mural by Brandon Bell, and several gallery exhibitions: "Saltwater Taffy" (fiber arts) at the Thaler Gallery, "Flora and Fauna" (juried photography) at the Sisson Gallery, "Celebrating the Year of the Horse" by Joanne Guilfoil and Lynn Yockelson at Studio E, and mosaic works by William Camelio at the Spotlight Gallery. Satellite exhibits are also on view at The Princess Royale and The Coffee Beanery.

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article local schedule Jan 21, 2026 visibility 11 link 2 artists

Exhibits planned at Pitt State this spring

Pittsburg State University's Art Department will host a series of free exhibitions and receptions this spring at Porter Hall, featuring works by Virginia Derryberry, Marie Hines Cowan, and Richard Alpert, along with a faculty exhibition. Derryberry's "Private Domain" series blends mythological narratives with collage, Cowan's "Musing" presents immersive graphic-novel-style installations, and Alpert's "Primary Trances" showcases sculpture, film, and performance art.

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article local schedule Jul 3, 2025 visibility 12 link 3 artists

Humanitas Braided art, a new interdisciplinary certificate, and a space for local artists

Yale University's latest Humanitas column highlights several arts and humanities developments: an exhibition by artist Nontsikelelo Mutiti at Schwarzman Center titled "Rusununguko," inspired by Black hair-braiding traditions and community; a new interdisciplinary certificate in Native American and Indigenous Studies approved by Yale College Faculty; and a Yale-run art space opening to local New Haven artists. Mutiti's installation uses black vinyl braids to transform the domed gallery, reflecting her experiences as a Zimbabwean graduate student finding community in Harlem's hair-braiding salons.

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