Kentucky-based painter Samuel Baltes will be featured in a solo exhibition opening May 8 at Yes Arts in Frankfort. The showcase highlights Baltes’ plein air landscape paintings, which draw heavily from Realist and Impressionist traditions to capture the subtle shifts of light and atmosphere in everyday environments.
The Okotoks Art Gallery recently launched two solo exhibitions by artists Neil McClelland and Beany Dootjes, marked by an opening reception on April 11. McClelland’s exhibition, "Earthly Delights," utilizes a multi-layered process of photography, digitization, and painting to personify plants as characters. In the adjacent small gallery, Dootjes presents "Ruin & Reclamation: Re-iterated," featuring oversized sculptures of insects like lice and bed bugs meticulously crafted from repurposed men’s business attire.
The Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore will host their 13th annual art exhibit and sale on April 19 at the King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas. The event features representational landscape and seascape paintings from approximately 20 local award-winning artists, all focused on the natural beauty of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
Bass Coast Shire Council has officially opened the call for Expressions of Interest for the 2027 exhibition season at Berninneit Art Gallery on Phillip Island. Artists, curators, and collectives are invited to submit proposals for six-week exhibition slots in the award-winning facility, which serves as the region's first purpose-built professional visual arts space. The application window remains open until May 29, 2026, targeting a diverse range of contemporary practices from local and national creators.
The Jiushi Art Museum has officially opened its new permanent home in Shanghai with its inaugural exhibition, "The Shape of Time." The museum, which previously operated as a non-collecting institution without a fixed venue, now occupies a purpose-built space in the city's Huangpu district.
The article explores the concept of 'aging well' through the lens of art and creativity, examining how artists and cultural figures approach their later years. It discusses various perspectives on maintaining vitality, purpose, and artistic practice as one ages.
The Jiadu Art Center in Yanjiao, Hebei Province, represents a strategic architectural intervention by MINOR lab to transform existing residential and commercial stock into a community-focused art network. The project reconfigures three distinct spaces—an ancillary structure, a commercial unit, and a residential apartment—into a cohesive system featuring a flexible exhibition hall, a café, and an adaptable artist studio. Utilizing movable walls, modular furniture, and a consistent material palette of strawboard and hot-rolled steel, the design prioritizes spatial fluidity and multi-functional use.
The Hi-Desert Nature Museum has issued an open call for its 20th annual recycled art exhibition, titled "Wondrous Waste." Local artists and community members are invited to submit up to two original works created from repurposed trash and discarded materials. Submissions will be accepted between March 11 and March 14, with the exhibition scheduled to open to the public on March 21.
Elevate Artworks: Art with Purpose has opened its doors within the newly renovated Estero Bay Marina in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Founded by Rodney Flounders, the gallery occupies a space that was previously destroyed by Hurricane Ian and now showcases fine art from across the state. The venue aims to bring a high-caliber gallery experience, comparable to major art hubs like Naples or New York, to the local Southwest Florida community.
The gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University is hosting the annual exhibition of the Prison Arts Program, featuring over 600 works by 161 incarcerated artists. The collection includes diverse media ranging from traditional drawings and crochet to intricate sculptures fashioned from unconventional materials like bread, dental floss, and soap. Managed by Community Partners in Action, the program facilitates artist collectives within state prisons, providing supplies and a collaborative environment for those behind bars.
The Crown pub in Hastings Old Town is hosting an art exhibition to raise funds for Sustenance Food Charity in St Leonards. Local artists, ceramicists, photographers, and sculptors are invited to donate artwork on the theme of Food, Sharing and Community, with all pieces sold for £50 each and 100% of proceeds going to the charity, aiming to raise £1,000.
A new gallery space has opened above Conways Opticians on George Street in Oxford city centre, featuring the work of five established Oxfordshire artists. The exhibition includes sculptures, prints, paintings, and wood carvings by Henrietta Bud, Martin Barfoot, Andrew Binnie, John Hounam, and Nigel Williams, with Bud debuting sculptures made from eco-friendly polymers. The show runs until January 10, and all works are available for purchase.
The City of San José’s Office of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs is hosting an art exhibition reception on November 7, 2025, at The Citadel Art Studios to showcase projects by the 2025 Creative Ambassadors. The five ambassadors—Julie Cardenas, Matt Casey (More Mas Marami), Jessica Gutierrez, Miguel Ozuna, and Steven Rubalcaba—have each developed community-engaged creative works over the past year, including a shared film camera photography project, zine-making workshops, a community audio archive, a collaborative collage using repurposed materials, and art workshops for mothers and children.
The Residency, a new creative space created by Minneapolis-based agency Modern Day Me (MDM), will hold its grand opening on November 6, 2025, from 5 to 8 p.m. The event features original works by artists Angelo Redmond and Henry Makarios, along with interactive installations, live music, cocktails, and light bites, inviting the community to experience a multi-purpose production and gathering space designed for art, design, and cultural connection.
Antigua’s top artisans and small business owners will be featured at the Artisans and Small Project Exhibition, a three-day event organized by B2B for Exhibitions and Events. Held at the Multi-Purpose Centre from October 16th to 18th, the free-admission showcase will run daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., offering handmade items including jewelry, art, fashion, natural skincare, home décor, accessories, and culinary creations. Visitors can meet makers, discover new projects, and purchase unique products ahead of the holiday season.
An old Forever 21 store in Houston has been transformed into a pop-up art exhibition space titled 'From Houston with Love', featuring what organizers describe as 'eye candy' artwork. The exhibition repurposes the vacant retail space to showcase visual art, turning a former fast-fashion store into a temporary gallery.
The Riverfront Arts Center in Stevens Point is hosting a new immersive exhibition titled "The Studio," opening with a reception on September 18, 2025. The exhibit recreates the studio spaces of eight local artists, including Ravi Barkey (ceramics), Barnplotter (pen plotting), Ryan Gaska (drawing/painting), Erin Prais-Hintz (mosaics), Twinky Satterthwaite (oil, acrylic, pastel), Roz Schuettpelz (quilting/appliqué), Toni Starr (painting/drawing), and Cate Thomding (repurpose/upcycling). The show runs through October 19 and will conclude with a watercolor workshop led by Roberta Laine.
Three master’s students from Stellenbosch University—Rebekah Pringle, Thabo Ngwenya, and Emily Fitzgerald—launched an exhibition titled "Matter of Self: Private fragments, public forms" on 7 August at the Gallery University Stellenbosch (GUS). The show is part of a master’s review series that highlights their academic year progress. Pringle’s work explores her domestic experience and caretaker relationship with her grandmother using repurposed furniture; Ngwenya’s pieces address alienation as a Ndebele man in Zimbabwe through pop culture references and self-portraits as "boundary objects"; Fitzgerald’s art challenges patriarchy and heteronormativity using archival photographs, clay, and photolithographic processes.
A blogger visits Canopy Studio Art & Wellness in Calgary, a century-old red brick house on 9th Street SW that functions as an art and wellness hub. The space includes an exhibition gallery, artist studios, and houses Blackbird Healing Arts collective and The Burrow, offering mental health and holistic therapies. The backyard deck has been converted into a summer speakeasy bar on Thursday nights, where guests can book a spot, enjoy drinks, and choose from an art kit menu featuring watercolor cards, clay kits, embroidery kits, and mindful doodling notebooks.
Asheville artist Jenny Pickens has opened a new downtown exhibit featuring her acrylic paintings, including a piece titled "Blueprint" that depicts a woman with blue skin and ginkgo leaves, exploring themes of divine design and identity. The exhibit is housed in a sunlit gallery in the city's historic Black business district, and Pickens describes her work as a form of personal healing through art.