Future Generation Art Prize Returns with $100,000 Award for Emerging Artists.

Applications are now open for the eighth edition of the Future Generation Art Prize, a biannual international prize for emerging artists aged 35 and under. Established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and organized by the PinchukArtCentre in Kyiv, the prize offers a total award of US$100,000, including $60,000 in cash and $40,000 invested in the artist's future practice. The open call accepts submissions in any medium, with a deadline of 28 June 2026. Shortlisted artists will exhibit at the PinchukArtCentre in spring 2027, and a distinguished international jury will select the winners.

Director’s Notes with Andrea Yu-Chieh Chung | “José de Jesús Rodríguez’s Back & Forth”

Director Andrea Yu-Chieh Chung reflects on filming artist José de Jesús Rodríguez during a period of transition following his first solo show in New York. The film, titled "José de Jesús Rodríguez’s Back & Forth," was shot over four seasons and captures the artist experimenting with new materials and grappling with themes of oscillation between family responsibility, community connection, and artistic defiance.

Arch Enemy Arts’ Common Waters Examines Ocean Life Through Contemporary Art

Arch Enemy Arts presents "Common Waters," a group exhibition that explores ocean life through contemporary art. The show features works by multiple artists who use diverse media to examine marine ecosystems, environmental concerns, and humanity's relationship with the sea.

Exhibition | Zhi Wei, 'Folly' at Beijing Commune, Beijing, China

Chinese artist Zhi Wei presents 'Folly', a solo exhibition at Beijing Commune in Beijing, China. The show features a new body of work that explores themes of absurdity and human folly through painting and sculpture.

Free curator’s tour of Expo 86 art at Surrey gallery Thursday

Curator Jordan Strom will lead a free tour of "In the Shadows of the Pavilions: Expo 86 and Contemporary Art" at Surrey Art Gallery on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 7 p.m. The group exhibition features original and archival work from 1986 by over 50 artists, including Bill Reid, Robert Davidson, Debra Sparrow, and Paul Wong, spanning photography, painting, film, weavings, sculpture, video, performance, and installation art. The tour will be followed by a chiptune performance by Freaky DNA (Leonard J. Paul). Additional events include a beading workshop on May 30 and a closing event on June 7.

Inside the free exhibition bringing the art of the Expo '86 World's Fair back to life

Surrey Art Gallery in Bear Creek Park, Vancouver, has opened a free temporary exhibition titled "In The Shadow of the Pavilions: Expo 86 and Contemporary Art." The show revisits the cultural legacy of Expo '86, the 1986 World's Fair that transformed Vancouver's urban and economic identity, through contemporary artworks in photography, video, installation, and archival materials. It highlights the many public artworks commissioned for the fair, the architecture of pavilions, and features an anonymous documentary slideshow of over 1,700 photographs by Michael de Courcy capturing visitors and everyday scenes.

Full circle creativity: Courtney Saunders finds artistic community

Courtney Saunders, a graphic designer and digital artist, has returned to Tallahassee after accepting a position with Grova Creative in early 2025. Her digital painting "Watch Us" earned Third Place in COCA's 2026 Creative Tallahassee exhibition, currently on view at City Hall Gallery through June 8. Saunders, who attended the School of Arts and Sciences in Tallahassee during middle school, credits the city's creative community and her supportive teachers for nurturing her artistic voice. She holds a BFA in graphic design from Andrews University and works across multiple mediums including acrylic, watercolor, collage, and digital illustration.

The Contemporary Lore at Shailaja Art Gallery explores Indian art across generations

The Contemporary Lore: Sojourn of Styles and Generations Unfurled, an exhibition at Shailaja Art Gallery in Gurugram, brings together 30 works by 23 artists from across India. Curated by Kiran Mohan, the show features paintings, sculptures, and mixed media by emerging, mid-career, and established artists, including Jai Krishna Agarwal, Prem Singh, Charudatt Pande, Nilisha Phad, Ashok Bhowmick, Asit Patnaik, Bipin Kumar, and Shaji Apukuttan. The exhibition, which previewed at Bikaner House, runs for four weeks at the gallery and aims to present artists as equal partners rather than in a hierarchical art-historical progression.

Weekend for the arts: 'Untitled' exhibition, 'Lessons Of Silence' theatre

The article covers three events in Kuala Lumpur as part of the KL Festival and Borneo Native Festival 2026. The 'Untitled' group exhibition at GMBB creative mall features 127 artists and 329 works without labels or artist names, inviting viewers to write personal reflections. Proceeds from admission and 'gift letters' go directly to participating artists, offsetting typical financial burdens for emerging creators. The theatre piece 'Lessons Of Silence' by Indonesian artist Agnes Christina is a wordless performance exploring race, class, and parent-child dynamics during a turbulent period in Indonesian history. Additionally, the Borneo Native Festival 2026 at Central Market showcases Sabah and Sarawak's arts and culture, with a highlight being Pangrok Sulap, a woodcut collective from Ranau, presenting prints, books, and socially engaged art.

Auctions of the week: ancient art, design and antiques

A busy week of auctions is scheduled for May 21-27, 2026, spanning Milan, New York, and other global hubs. Italian auction houses including FarsettiArte, Wannenes, Gonnelli, Finarte, Capitolium AuctionHouse, Pananti, Aste Bolaffi, Il Ponte, Maison Bibelot, Babuino Fine Art Auctions, and Pandolfini will offer paintings, drawings, sculptures, antiques, design, jewelry, and vintage fashion. International houses Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Bonhams - Cornette de Saint-Cyr, and Dorotheum also hold sales in New York, Zurich, Paris, and Vienna, covering post-war and contemporary art, handbags, fine wine, and antiques.

Kaoru Arima, Hikari Ono at The Porto Arts Club, Porto

Kaoru Arima and Hikari Ono are presenting a two-person exhibition at The Porto Arts Club in Porto, Portugal. The show features a series of images documenting the installation, with 10 photographs and no videos, though none of the images include text descriptions.

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.

Mattatuck Museum Presents Psychedelic Splendor: The Concert Art of AJ Masthay & Helen Kennedy

The Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, Connecticut, will present "Psychedelic Splendor: The Concert Art of AJ Masthay & Helen Kennedy" from June 13 to September 20, 2026. This is the first museum exhibition for both artists, featuring over seventy gig posters created for bands such as Dave Matthews Band, Dead & Company, Foo Fighters, Goose, The Grateful Dead, Pearl Jam, Phish, and Widespread Panic. The exhibition explores the psychedelic aesthetics and iconography of contemporary concert art, showcasing screenprints, lithographs, and linocuts. A benefit concert with the Mystic Dead will be held on June 11, and a limited-edition collaborative poster will be sold at the museum gift shop.

Resonating with the past: 3 Macau artists on ‘Jacone’s Polyphony’ at Venice Biennale

Three Macau artists—Fok Hoi Seng, O Chi Wai, and Lei Fung Ieng—are presenting works in the exhibition “Jacone’s Polyphony” at the 61st Venice Biennale. The show, curated by Feng Yan and Ng Sio Ieng, draws inspiration from the 17th-century Jesuit painter Wu Li (known in Portuguese as Jacone), whose unfulfilled journey to Rome mirrors Macau’s complex cultural identity. Fok contributes a large-scale screen tracing Wu Li’s intended route; O offers a multimedia installation linking past and present spiritual seeking; and Lei creates a sculpture exploring migration and emotional texture.

Slawn | Dreadful (2026) | For Sale

The article announces that Slawn's artwork "Dreadful" (2026) is available for sale on Artsy. Slawn is a contemporary artist, and the piece is being offered through the online art marketplace.

RSA 200 Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh

The Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) is celebrating its bicentenary with the RSA 200 Annual Exhibition, featuring 560 works by members and emerging artists. The exhibition, led by convenors Annie Cattrell and Fergus Purdie, runs from 9 May to 14 June 2026 in Edinburgh. Cattrell's theme "In Time" links to the tercentenary of geologist James Hutton, exploring geology and the passage of time, while Purdie's themes "Beginning(s)" and "Unbuilt" invite Academicians to design an imagined alternative Academy building. The show includes works by artists such as Julie Brook and Samantha Clark, with installation views photographed by Julie Howden.

‘It’s Been a Long Journey’: Lebanese-Australian Artist Khaled Sabsabi on His Difficult Path to Venice

Lebanese-Australian artist Khaled Sabsabi reflects on his challenging journey to representing Australia at the Venice Biennale. The article details his personal and professional struggles, including his background as a refugee and the political controversies surrounding his work, which have shaped his path to one of the art world's most prestigious international exhibitions.

Aung Myint's 'Clash' opens at Supples Gallery

Aung Myint's exhibition 'Clash' has opened at Supples Gallery. The show features the work of the prominent Myanmar artist, known for his pioneering role in the country's contemporary art scene.

Incheon's Crocat House hosts group exhibition featuring 6 Korean, global artists

Crocat House, a new cultural and arts complex in Incheon, South Korea, is hosting a group exhibition titled "Felt Seams — What the Tide Erases, the Body Holds," featuring six Korean and international artists. The show, curated by Korean artist Sung A Jang, explores themes of identity, memory, and the spaces between body and world, with works ranging from figurative sculptures to paintings. The exhibition opened on May 16, 2026, and includes artists such as John Shrader, who presented new sculptural pieces alongside earlier works.

The trolls come indoors as a Danish recycling artist stages his first museum exhibit

Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo, known for creating nearly 200 wooden troll sculptures hidden in natural settings across 19 countries, is opening his first museum exhibition. Titled “The Garbage Man,” the show at the Arken Museum of Contemporary Art near Copenhagen features a new collection of fairy tale-inspired trolls that take over the museum and build a giant human figure out of trash. The exhibition opens Sunday and runs until November 29, marking a shift from Dambo's usual outdoor treasure-hunt installations to an indoor, narrative-driven experience.

Lélia Demoisy at Domaine de Chamarande: an exhibition exploring forest narratives — our photos

French artist Lélia Demoisy presents a solo exhibition titled 'Récits de forêts' at the Domaine départemental de Chamarande in Essonne, running from May 10 to August 30, 2026. The show features sculptures, installations, and landscape interventions across the estate's orangery, park, and grounds, exploring the memory of forests, natural materials, and the interactions between species. Works such as 'Laissés sur la rive,' 'Le Foyer,' and 'Cedrus deodara – Forêts futures' use wood, fibers, charcoal, and animal tracks to probe themes of repair, regeneration, and the boundary between life and endurance.

Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley Expands THE DELUSION Beyond the Gallery with New Interactive Online Game

Serpentine has launched "I DIDNT REALISE YOU THOUGHT LIKE THAT," a new online game and critical thinking tool by artist and game designer Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley. Available from May 21, 2026, on web and mobile platforms, the project extends the world of Brathwaite-Shirley's acclaimed "THE DELUSION" and explores polarization, identity, and social connection beyond the gallery. Developed with nonprofit Beyond Code Collective and supported by Glass Castle Foundation, the game places players in a post-apocalyptic universe where they encounter fictional characters and make decisions that shape narratives and determine multiple endings, drawing on real-world materials from news cycles, social media, and community testimonies.

In Milan, the surprising wild nature of Luciana Meazza's blind drawing

A Milano la sorprendente natura selvaggia del disegno cieco di Luciana Meazza

The article reviews Luciana Meazza's exhibition 'Wild Thoughts' at Tipografia Fratelli Bonvini in Milan, showcasing her vibrant, spontaneous paintings and works on paper. The show features two series: studio paintings on canvas and outdoor works on paper, including blind drawing and leporellos, all inspired by nature and executed with a free, childlike hand.

Virginia MOCA presents artist Suzanne Stevens: Retrospective exhibition

Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (Virginia MOCA) is presenting a retrospective exhibition of artist Suzanne Stevens, showcasing her work across multiple decades. The show highlights Stevens' contributions to contemporary art through a curated selection of her pieces.

Vahe Yeremyan | Layers of Time (2026) | For Sale

The article lists a work titled "Layers of Time (2026)" by artist Vahe Yeremyan as available for sale on the online art marketplace Artsy. No further details about the artwork, price, or context are provided in the brief listing.

Margaret Lee at Misako & Rosen

Margaret Lee presents a solo exhibition at Misako & Rosen in Tokyo, featuring 27 images of her work with no accompanying text descriptions or videos. The exhibition showcases Lee's artistic practice through a series of visual documents, though specific details about the works themselves are not provided in the article.

Haroun Hayward is painting the English landscape – to a techno beat

Haroun Hayward presents a new exhibition that merges the energy of 1990s rave culture with the pastoral landscapes of Sussex, England. The show features paintings that depict rolling hills and rural scenes, but are infused with the visual and rhythmic influences of techno music and rave aesthetics, creating a contemporary dialogue between nature and club culture.

Artworks by Mexican printmakers on display at TMoCA

An exhibition of artworks by Mexican printmakers is currently on display at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA). The show highlights the rich tradition of Mexican printmaking, featuring works from various artists that explore cultural and social themes.

Figge’s new exhibition asks: ‘A Golden Age for Whom?’

Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa, will open a new exhibition titled "A Golden Age for Whom?" from June 6 to September 20. The show juxtaposes contemporary artworks with historical Northern European pieces, prompting visitors to reconsider how context shapes interpretation of art across eras.

McNay Family Day: Elements in Action

The McNay Art Museum in San Antonio is hosting a free Family Day event on June 7, 2026, titled "Elements in Action." The afternoon features hands-on art activities, live performances, and family-friendly fun across the museum's grounds and galleries, coinciding with the spring banner exhibition "untitled: 20 Years of Collecting Contemporary Art." Admission to the museum and the exhibition is free for all attendees.