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Youth Art Exhibition Celebrates Local Talent

The 2025 Mansfield Youth Art Exhibition concluded its month-long run at the Mansfield Information Centre Gallery, showcasing works by seven local artists aged 14 to 20. The exhibition launched on September 5 with an opening attended by 40 guests, featuring live music by Alana Beattie. Two awards were presented: the Amplify Artist Award to Abigail Wettenhall for her multi-medium display, and the 'Framing the Future' People's Choice Award to Molly Purcell for her oil and acrylic painting Obsidian, which won over 200 public votes.

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article local schedule Oct 16, 2025 visibility 12 link 4 artists

Artists open their doors to the public at Gowanus Open Studios, Oct. 18-19

Gowanus Open Studios returns on October 18-19, inviting the public into the studios of hundreds of local artists across dozens of locations in Brooklyn. The event, organized by Arts Gowanus, features individual studio visits, group shows, and two featured exhibitions: "Add/Subtract" curated by Tegan Brozyna, and a retrospective of the late Samuel Heller. Highlights include the first affordable artist studios secured through the 2021 Gowanus rezoning, with about 22 new subsidized spaces opening at The Shop BK and Society Brooklyn, where artists like Mayowa Nwadike now work after winning a lottery for affordable space.

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article local schedule Oct 13, 2025 visibility 10 link 1 artist

Materia Studio opens in Tulsa with immersive glowing flower exhibit

Artist Tyler Thrasher is opening Materia, a new studio and shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on October 25. The launch event at 2421 East Admiral Blvd will feature a blackout environment with UV floodlights and over 4,000 glowing flowers, along with local vendors, food, and a chance for attendees to create their own glowing flower. The space includes Thrasher's lab for crystallizing insects and will host workshops and interactive experiences. Thrasher, who draws inspiration from his landscaping upbringing, uses phosphorescent mineral powders to create preserved, glowing plants sourced sustainably from florists and invasive species removal.

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Mind of the Masters in collaboration with WASCA and NK Art Space set to exhibit The Spirit of Coffee

Mind of the Masters, in collaboration with the West African Specialty Coffee Association (WASCA) and NK Art Space, is hosting an art exhibition titled “The Spirit of Coffee” at The Spotlight Hub in Victoria Island, Lagos, from November 29 to December 12, 2025. The exhibition features 20 artworks curated by Mind of the Masters and NK Art Space, created by professional artist Lenrie Preks, whose works such as “The Spirit of Coffee,” “Coffee Blitz,” and “Flavour of Coffee” explore coffee culture through ritual, memory, and geometric abstraction.

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article local schedule Oct 7, 2025 visibility 14 link 1 artist

Plein air art exhibition 'Historic Impressions on a Modern Canvas' opens Oct. 9 in St. Augustine

The St. Johns Cultural Council and the St. Augustine Art Association present the plein air art exhibition 'Historic Impressions on a Modern Canvas,' opening October 9 at the Rotunda Gallery in St. Augustine, Florida. Juried by artist Kathy Odom, the show features works created during the city's April Plein Air Paint Out and other local paint-out events at venues including the Lightner Museum Garden and Fort Mose Historic State Park. A public reception with a People's Choice Awards vote will be held on opening night.

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GALLERY: Wondai Regional Art Gallery’s October 2025 Open Art Competition

The Wondai Regional Art Gallery hosted its October 2025 Open Art Competition on Friday, 3 October, drawing artists, art lovers, and community members. Katrina O'Shanassey won the $3,000 Mayor’s Acquisitive Art Prize for her work 'Free Spirit', with Mayor Kathy Duff, Deputy Mayor Ros Heit, and gallery president Elaine Maddill present at the announcement.

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Nicolaysen Art Museum hosting open house for Arts Council Biennial Fellowship Exhibition: Wyoming Wind

The Nicolaysen Art Museum in Casper, Wyoming, is hosting an opening reception on October 9 for its new exhibition, the Arts Council Biennial Fellowship Exhibition: Wyoming Wind. The event will feature a curatorial conversation with curator Ginger Shulick Porcella and will showcase works by ten Wyoming artists selected as Visual Arts Fellowship recipients, including Aubrey Edwards, Adrianna Hinds, Wendell Field, and others. The exhibition runs from October 3 to December 19.

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article local schedule Oct 6, 2025 visibility 14 link 5 artists

Out & About: Exhibition opening at York Street Gallery

Timaru artist Kerry Irvine opened a new exhibition at the York Street Gallery on Friday, October 3, 2025. The Timaru Herald chief photographer John Bisset attended the opening and captured images of attendees, including gallery owner Debbie Templeton-Page and her husband Tony Page, as well as local figures such as Tracey Hutchison, Jill Hinde, Sandra Kelly, and Joan Tonks.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 3, 2025 visibility 19 link 2 artists

Art Smiley Gallery officially opens, welcoming government and diplomatic guests

Art Smiley Gallery officially opened its first physical location in Al Quoz 2, Dubai, on September 5, 2025, with the launch of the "Global Art Odyssey—Where Art Meets the World!" exhibition. The hybrid-format show features 35 artists from 16 countries and runs through October 5, 2025. Distinguished guests included Khalil Abdul Wahid, fine art director from Dubai Culture Authority; Emirati artist Ahmed Al Awadhi; and Sultana Faroua Kazim, global ambassador for UNESCO IAA. The opening also included a virtual component via Art Smiley's upgraded website.

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article local schedule Oct 2, 2025 visibility 14 link 4 artists

Festival Fever in Wells this autumn

Wells, England, is hosting a month-long cultural festival in October 2024, featuring multiple events including the Mendip Rocks! geological festival with a photography exhibition by artist Elizabeth Woodger at Wells & Mendip Museum, the Wells Art Contemporary open competition and installation show at Wells Cathedral, and the Wells Food Festival. The photography exhibition, titled 'Menhir,' explores how landscapes are shaped by geological processes and human actions, using a multi-layered technique of printing photographs onto local rock specimens and projecting them onto natural rock faces.

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article local schedule Sep 30, 2025 visibility 10 link 6 artists

New art center in Chauncey highlights local creators

A new independent art center called Tend Space has opened in Chauncey, Ohio, in the historic former Chauncey Library building. Run by Len Loomis, who also co-runs galleries and teaches at Ohio University's School of Art and Design, the space held its inaugural exhibition on September 5, 2025, featuring local artists from Athens County. The show included works in paper, sculpture, animation, and other media by artists such as Aneek Mustafa Anwar, Gene Deubler, Lilah Mae Gagne, Erin McKenna, Caroline Murphy, and Moss Nash. Murphy displayed a digitally hand-drawn animation and postcards supporting Palestinian relief. Loomis plans monthly events, including a community salon on October 3, and has opened calls for exhibitions through May 2026.

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article local schedule Sep 30, 2025 visibility 11 link 3 artists

Forest Exploration Center in Tosa opens its first art exhibition

The Forest Exploration Center in Tosa, Wisconsin, has opened its first art exhibition titled “All That Trees Provide: The Value of Trees and Forests in Our Everyday Lives.” The community-curated trail features 14 panels along the middle trail segment, showcasing seven works each from photographer Holden Van Dyke, a 15-year-old from Pleasant Prairie, and painter John Suess, a Milwaukee-based artist. A “Meet the Artists” event is scheduled for October 4. The exhibition is part of the center's Community-Curated Trail Spur, which aims to share forest art, stories, and research through rotating curated exhibitions.

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article local schedule Sep 26, 2025 visibility 13 link 1 artist

Dive Into San Francisco’s Art Scene At SF Open Studios This Fall

SF Open Studios, organized by the nonprofit ArtSpan, returns for its 40th anniversary in 2025, running from September 19 to October 19. The month-long event invites the public into hundreds of local artists' studios across San Francisco, divided by neighborhood each weekend, and includes a group exhibition at SOMArts, guided walking tours, and an Art Tasting event. Participating neighborhoods range from Noe Valley and the Mission to Hunters Point Shipyard Artists, with some "Choice Artists" hosting independent open-studio events throughout the month.

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article local schedule Sep 26, 2025 visibility 10 link 3 artists

RAD Rendezvous opens with ribbon-cutting, music and celebration in Asheville

RAD Rendezvous, a new art event in Asheville's River Arts District, held its grand opening on September 16, 2025, featuring a ribbon-cutting ceremony, live music by DJ Rob Gray / CPT Hyperdrive, and a celebration with local artists. The event showcased works by numerous artists including Lori Jusino, Rob Czar, Katt Naz, Betsy Kendrick, Pamela Miller, Mara Viksnins, Fernand Poulin, Louise Genetti, Brian Luzader, and Susan Sinyai, with The Radical owner Amy Michaelson Kelly officiating the ribbon-cutting.

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article local schedule Sep 25, 2025 visibility 15 link 3 artists

Citrus Heights artist wins award, will be featured in PBS KVIE Art Auction

Local artist Susan Ballenger has won a Juror Award in the Contemporary category of the PBS KVIE Art Auction for her acrylic painting "Underwater Rocks." Her work will be among over 270 original pieces featured in the 44th annual Art Auction, broadcast live on KVIE Channel 6 and streamed online from October 3–5, 2025. The event allows viewers to bid on artwork, with proceeds supporting PBS KVIE’s local productions and outreach programs. Ballenger previously won an award in the same auction in 2021 for her piece "Reach for the Heights."

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article local schedule Sep 24, 2025 visibility 6 link 1 artist

Darkness takes center stage at Eclipse C³ 'Bella Oscurità' art exhibition, opening Saturday in Lansdale

Eclipse Center for Creative Community (Eclipse C³) in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, is opening its annual 'Bella Oscurità: Beautiful Darkness' exhibition on Saturday, October 26, 2025, at 6 p.m. at 30 Vine Street. The free public reception features over 50 works by 26 local artists, with attendees encouraged to wear spooky or costume attire. The exhibition runs through November 1 and includes light refreshments, a boutique, and opportunities to purchase art through the 'Shop the Show' program. Donations are welcomed to support the center's community arts mission.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 21, 2025 visibility 12 link 2 artists

Over 35 Indigenous pieces from six artists on show at Castellani House

Over 35 pieces of art from six Indigenous artists, primarily from the Arawak tribe, went on display at Castellani House in Georgetown, Guyana, on Monday evening at the annual Art Exhibition and Pop-up Fashion Show. The exhibition, a collaboration between Castellani House and the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, runs until the end of the month and marks Indigenous Heritage Month. Curator Ohene Koama noted the works are wood-based, inspired by the artists' environment and heritage, featuring abstract and symbolic forms. Featured artist Roaland Taylor, from St Cuthbert's Mission, has participated since the exhibition began in the late 1980s, originally at Umana Yana.

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article local schedule Sep 19, 2025 visibility 13 link 7 artists

Local Notes: Claremorris duo are All-Ireland handball champions

A local news column from Claremorris, Ireland, reports on multiple community items, including a new art exhibition. Claremorris Gallery will host 'Slow Heat', a solo exhibition by artist Emma Stroude, opening on September 27, 2025. Stroude, a graduate of Chelsea College of Art and Design and the Slade School of Art, is known for her work in painting, drawing, and mixed media. The column also covers the victory of Claremorris handball players Niall Joyce and Paddy Murphy in the All-Ireland Senior Hardball Doubles Championship, a visit from the No Name Club to St Colman's College, and local golf competition results.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 16, 2025 visibility 12 link 1 artist

Palestinian Artists Open Gaza Biennale in New York

Palestinian artists have launched the Gaza Biennale in New York, an exhibition showcasing works that reflect life under siege in Gaza. The show features paintings, photographs, and installations by artists living in Gaza and the diaspora, organized to amplify Palestinian voices through contemporary art.

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article local schedule Sep 16, 2025 visibility 8 link 2 artists

Lytham Heritage Group exhibition by Lytham St Annes Art Society

Lytham St Anne’s Art Society is holding its annual 2025 Art Exhibition at Lytham Heritage Centre from September 23 to October 12. The show features over 100 items for sale by local artists, including works in oil, acrylic, watercolour, pastel, and pencil. This marks the 28th year of collaboration between the Art Society and the Heritage Group.

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article local schedule Sep 10, 2025 visibility 13 link 1 artist

Opening reception for 'Along the Coast of Maine' by artist Doug Houle

The Craignair Gallery in Spruce Head, Maine, is hosting an opening reception for 'Along the Coast of Maine,' an exhibition of oil paintings by local artist Doug Houle. The event takes place on September 10, 2025, from 4 to 6 p.m., and the show runs through October 14, 2025. Houle, a BFA graduate of Plymouth State College, captures the coastal light of Maine in his work, which he describes as a symbol of hope.

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Little Picassos celebrates 20 years of creativity with spring art exhibition

Little Picassos Art Studios is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a spring art exhibition in Adelaide Arcade, opening September 26, 2025. The show features over 600 original works by young artists aged from toddlers to teens, spanning drawing, painting, clay, ceramics, sculpture, and mixed media. Founded in 2005 by Janine Boyd, the studio has become a cornerstone of children's visual arts education in South Australia.

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article local schedule Sep 4, 2025 visibility 9 link 2 artists

New music and art series will rock the block in Redwood City

The Center for Creativity in Redwood City, California, is launching a new fall series called Art+Sound on Broadway, held on three Sunday afternoons in September and October 2025. The series combines live concerts by local musicians, a juried visual arts exhibition titled "Art of the Community: Redwood City 2025," and hands-on art-making activities led by local artists. Performers include Alex and Maya Valdivia, Melissa Modifer, Andy Z, The Corner Laughers, Ol' Blue Genes, and Redwood Souls, while artists such as Elizabeth Gomez, Gadget, and Corinne Feldman lead community workshops. The series is funded by a grant from the Redwood City Arts Commission and takes place on a pedestrian-only block of Broadway outside the historic Hotel Sequoia, where the Center for Creativity is temporarily housed until 2027.

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article local schedule Sep 3, 2025 visibility 11 link 2 artists

JDCAC Artist's Harvest Exhibition: Reception and Market Oct. 9

Auburn Parks and Recreation is hosting the Artist’s Harvest Gallery Reception, Costume Sale and Market on October 9, 2025, from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center (JDCAC) in Auburn, Alabama. The event features autumn- and Halloween-themed artwork by local artists, a market with handcrafted goods from JDCAC-affiliated artists, and a costume sale by the Auburn Area Community Theatre. Artists can submit family-friendly works for the exhibition at no cost, with registration closing September 19.

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article local schedule Sep 1, 2025 visibility 8 link 2 artists

'Who’s going to read it?': Research taken off library shelf and transformed into art showcase

Artist and community researcher Dayna Raroa (Ngāti Porou) is transforming a published study on how severe weather affects health and wellbeing into an art exhibition in Gisborne. The research, co-authored by Raroa and published in June 2024, was originally shelved in a library; she now presents its findings through visual art to make the data more accessible and engaging for the local community.

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Frieze House Seoul Gives Art Fair a Permanent Presence

Frieze has established a permanent venue in Seoul called Frieze House, giving the art fair a year-round presence in the South Korean capital. The space will host exhibitions, events, and programming beyond the annual Frieze Seoul fair, signaling the fair's long-term commitment to the Asian art market.

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article local schedule Aug 29, 2025 visibility 11 link 1 artist

Local Artists Invited to Submit Works for Artist’s Harvest Exhibition

Local artists in Auburn, Alabama, are invited to submit autumn- or Halloween-themed artwork for the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center’s Artist’s Harvest Exhibition. Registration opens September 2 and closes September 19, with artwork drop-off due by 8:30 p.m. that same day. The exhibition runs from October 1 to November 4, and a reception and market will be held on October 9, featuring food, music, and handcrafted items for sale by center-affiliated artists.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 28, 2025 visibility 13 link 1 artist

DeVos Art Museum houses new exhibition

The DeVos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University has opened a new exhibition titled 'Murmurations,' featuring artists who completed a residency in the Umbria region of Italy. The show explores the concept of 'place' and includes works by artists from across the United States and around the world. It runs until November 1 and is accompanied by related performances and events.

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trending_up market schedule Aug 23, 2025 visibility 11 link 1 artist

Meet new curator and concept of the Off white Charity Auction 2018

The 5th anniversary edition of the Off White contemporary art charity auction, organized by the Cosmoscow International Contemporary Art Fair, will take place on June 8, 2018, in partnership with Phillips auction house. For the first time, the auction will be curated by international curator Leopold Thun, co-runner of Emalin gallery in London, who will introduce a new concept, date, venue, and international perspective. Proceeds will benefit the Cosmoscow Foundation for Contemporary Art.

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article local schedule Aug 22, 2025 visibility 8 link 3 artists

Date clash for park opening

The Mareeba Arts Society is hosting a "Meet the Artist" afternoon tea this Sunday as part of an exhibition by artist Julie Daniel. Her work, inspired by her Karnak heritage and life in Far North Queensland, features themes of the Coral Sea and will be on display at the society's location next to 100 Park on Byrnes Street until the end of the month.

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