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Art shows how Shirley Cards and race shaped photography | Opinion

Artist Jeremy Okai Davis has launched a solo exhibition titled “Presence of Color” at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture. The show, curated by Dr. Tamara Brothers, features large-scale paintings that utilize a pixelated, neo-impressionist style to depict Black figures and historical icons like Angela Davis. The works specifically address the history of "Shirley Cards"—color-calibration tools used by Kodak that were based on white skin tones, effectively marginalizing Black subjects in film photography for decades.

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Debra Wick’s raindrop art on display in Redlands

Artist Debra Wick is presenting a new series of hyper-realistic watercolor paintings focused on the intricate physics of raindrops at the Redlands Art Association. The exhibition, running from April 18 to May 15, showcases Wick’s unique self-taught technique involving masking fluid and layered washes to capture atmospheric reflections, alongside her earlier works and functional art pieces like painted umbrellas and pillows.

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La Cloche Art Show announces its 2026 Featured Artist Robert Potvin

The organizers of the 47th La Cloche Art Show have named Robert Potvin as the Artist of Distinction for the 2026 exhibition. Potvin, a self-taught acrylic painter and elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists, is recognized for his depictions of Northern Ontario landscapes and vanishing ways of life. The announcement comes as the community prepares for the 2025 edition of the juried show, which remains a staple of the regional art scene in Whitefish Falls.

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MassMu to spotlight Akron artist's work

The Massillon Museum is currently hosting "Isabelle Crawford: Pure Potentiality," a solo exhibition in its Studio M space featuring paintings and drawings by the Akron-based artist. Crawford’s work explores the intersection of human connection and perception, reflecting her commitment to using art as a tool for community engagement and social change. The exhibition, which runs through April 26, will be supplemented by a featured interview with the artist on the museum’s "MassMusings" podcast.

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Workshop exhibition opens at AKM

The Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) in Istanbul has launched an exhibition featuring 41 works by 21 artists produced during the fourth Arnica Art Land workshop. Held in the ancient city of Aizanoi, the multidisciplinary project encouraged artists to create works inspired by the Temple of Zeus and the world’s first stock exchange. The resulting show, curated by Fırat Neziroğlu, includes experimental practices such as sound sculptures and live body painting alongside traditional plastic arts.

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Local Notes: Art Exhibition, Line Dancing Classes, Set Dancing Classes

The group exhibition ‘Bándearg’ (Pink) is set to open at Books At One in Louisburgh, County Mayo, featuring the work of five female artists based in Ireland. The show explores the color pink as both a physical medium and a complex cultural symbol, showcasing a diverse range of artistic approaches including the bold, hard-edge op art of Elphin-based artist Nickie Harrington.

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First and final

The COMO Museum of Art is hosting "Traces: Drawing Practices Now," a major group exhibition curated by Hassan Sheikh featuring 19 artists. The show explores the evolution of drawing from a preparatory medium into an independent, sophisticated art form. Notable participants include Ali Kazim, Muhammad Ali Talpur, and Ghulam Mohammad, whose works range from meticulous mark-making and subverted scripts to expressive, intuitive compositions that challenge traditional linguistic and visual codes.

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Marjorie Morrison Sculpture Biennial showcases regional artists at HRAC

The Hammond Regional Arts Center (HRAC) has launched the 9th Marjorie Morrison Sculpture Biennial, a regional showcase curated by Jeff Mickey of Southeastern Louisiana University. The exhibition features contemporary works from eleven artists, including Maggie McConnell, Mary Elkins, and Dale Newkirk. The event opened with a dedicated members' mixer followed by a public reception, and the sculptures will remain on display through May 30.

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In upcoming thesis exhibition, Bates senior studio art students each have a seat At the Table

Eleven graduating studio art and visual culture students at Bates College are preparing to debut their year-long thesis projects in the professional exhibition "At the Table." Opening April 17 at the Bates Museum of Art, the show features a diverse range of media including charcoal drawing, photography, and sculpture. The students have spent two semesters transitioning from theoretical research and material exploration to the physical production and professional framing of their works under the guidance of faculty and museum staff.

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58th Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition showcases WCU student artists

The WCU Fine Art Museum recently hosted its 58th Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, featuring works by 25 student artists across various media including video, sculpture, and photography. Juried by artist Tracy Templeton, the showcase highlighted technical skill and personal expression, with top honors going to James Wood Boone for his time-based media piece "The Caretaker" and Valeria Enid Ramos for her portraiture.

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Michaelina Wautier: a ‘compelling’ and revealing exhibition

The exhibition of Michaelina Wautier’s work introduces audiences to a long-overlooked master of the 17th-century Baroque period. Born in Mons around 1614, Wautier operated within the elite circles of the Spanish Netherlands, sharing a studio with her brother Charles and securing patronage from the court of the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm. Despite her technical brilliance and ability to navigate complex historical and religious subjects, her name remained largely absent from the art historical canon until this recent reappraisal.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 7, 2026 visibility 16 link 6 artists

Wynn Newhouse awards: SU art exhibit celebrates ‘vulnerability and strength’

Syracuse University Art Museum is hosting "Possible Worlds: 20 Years of the Wynn Newhouse Awards," an exhibition curated by Daniel Fuller. The show features 11 artists selected from a pool of 115 past grant recipients, all of whom live with physical or mental disabilities. Notable works include Courttney Cooper’s expansive ballpoint pen maps of Cincinnati, Kambel Smith’s intuitive architectural models, and the Rev. Joyce McDonald’s clay portraits, showcasing a diverse range of media from oil painting to multimedia installations.

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Skin deep: Museum exhibit showcases body art

The Chippewa Valley Museum in Eau Claire is concluding its run of “Tattoo: Identity Through Ink,” a traveling exhibition exploring the historical and cultural evolution of body art. To bring the history to life, the museum hosted live tattooing sessions where local artists, including Ed Erdmann of Wintership Tattoo, demonstrated their craft. In a notable moment of institutional engagement, the museum’s executive director, Carrie Ronnander, received her first-ever tattoo during the event to highlight the personal significance of the medium.

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Award-winning artist on how she paints in miniature

Tasmanian artist Joan Humble is presenting her final exhibition at the Lady Franklin Gallery in Hobart, featuring over 40 works that span from large-scale paintings to her signature miniatures. Despite a terminal cancer diagnosis at age 88, the internationally acclaimed artist remains dedicated to her craft, completing a three-year effort to document the rugged beauty of Tasmania’s South West Wilderness. Humble, a recipient of the prestigious Golden Bowl for miniature art, continues to work on remaining commissions, citing the intense concentration required for painting as a vital source of strength.

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Modern Art and Politics in Germany 1910–1945

The article examines the complex and often fraught relationship between modern art and political power in Germany from 1910 to 1945. It details how avant-garde movements like Expressionism, Dada, and the Bauhaus initially flourished, only to be systematically suppressed and labeled "degenerate" by the Nazi regime after 1933.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 23, 2026 visibility 19 link 1 artist

Controversial UK exhibit accused of antisemitic imagery

British artist and art critic Matthew Collings has sparked intense backlash for his exhibition "Drawings Against Genocide" held in Kent. Critics and advocacy groups allege that the works utilize virulent antisemitic tropes, including depictions of Jewish people consuming infants and imagery that appears to deny the sexual violence committed during the October 7 attacks.

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article local schedule Feb 26, 2026 visibility 8 link 1 artist

Opening reception for Spring Art Show this Friday at Tahoe Art League Gallery

The Tahoe Art League Gallery is hosting an opening reception for its Spring Art Show this Friday, February 27, in South Lake Tahoe. The event features works from 21 local artists and includes a live violin performance by participating artist Mel Smothers. The exhibition is free to the public and will remain on display through May 24.

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Exhibition of art from local Limerick artist on display at Dooradoyle Library

Limerick-based artist and retired civil engineer David Murphy is presenting a solo exhibition titled "One Minute to View a Lifetime" at the Dooradoyle Library. The collection features paintings that are the result of a meticulous, month-long process per piece, emphasizing the contrast between the speed of modern observation and the duration of creative labor. The exhibition is scheduled to remain open to the public until March 7.

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Artist Gabrielle Goliath’s attempt to reinstate cancelled Venice Biennale pavilion dismissed by court

A South African high court has dismissed an urgent application by artist Gabrielle Goliath and curator Ingrid Masondo to reinstate their cancelled pavilion for the 2026 Venice Biennale. The project was scrapped by Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie after Goliath refused to remove a segment of her work 'Elegy' that referenced Hiba Abu Nada, a Palestinian poet killed in an Israeli airstrike. The minister labeled the content "highly divisive" and "polarizing."

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Henrike Naumann—selected for this year's Germany pavilion at the Venice Biennale—has died

Artist Henrike Naumann, who was selected alongside Sung Tieu to represent Germany at the 2024 Venice Biennale, has died at age 39. She passed away on February 14 in Berlin after a short, serious illness, which her website specified was a late cancer diagnosis. The Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (Ifa), which oversees the German Pavilion, confirmed her death and stated that her planned work for the Biennale will be realized posthumously according to her completed vision.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 7, 2026 visibility 9 link 1 artist

Open Doors Youth Service Celebrates 25 Years With Trans Youth Art Exhibition

Open Doors Youth Service in Brisbane is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a trans youth art exhibition titled "Shimmer," created in collaboration with artist Gerwyn Davies, Museum of Brisbane, MELT Festival, and Brisbane Powerhouse. Twelve trans and gender diverse young people worked with Davies to produce artworks now on display at the Museum of Brisbane until April. The organization is also hosting a fundraising gala dinner inside the exhibition space to support its ongoing services for LGBTQIA+ youth in Queensland.

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Student artists explore creative compassion in new art exhibit | Emory University | Atlanta GA

Student artists at Emory University are exhibiting works from a compassion-focused visual arts course in a new show titled "Between Shadow and Light: Artwork on Compassion" at the Emory Center for Ethics' hallway gallery. The assignment, part of the Creative Conscience Project in partnership with the Emory Center for Ethics, asked students in Aaron Putt's "Introduction to Painting and Drawing" class to write personal notes on paper, crumple them, and create photorealistic still-life drawings incorporating intimate objects like family recipes, flowers, or seashells. The exhibit features drawings, paintings, and photographs by 13 students and will remain on display through January 2027.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 4, 2026 visibility 11 link 3 artists

Harnett Museum of Art at the University of Richmond Opens Spring Season With Immersive Exhibitions and Films

The Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art at the University of Richmond has opened its spring season with three new exhibitions centered on themes of lineage, place, and blackness. The shows include a newly commissioned, full-gallery installation by sculptor Abigail DeVille, an exhibition titled 'Black Work: Absence/Absorption' exploring the material and perceptual qualities of blackness, and 'Politics of Place,' a film-focused exhibition examining geography's influence on identity and power.

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Guatemala’s Museo de Arte Colonial shut down by authorities

Guatemalan authorities, acting on a court order, raided and closed the Museo de Arte Colonial in Antigua, forcing the emergency relocation of 287 artworks from their home of 89 years. The collection, including fragile 17th- to 19th-century paintings and sculptures, is now in temporary storage in Guatemala City, though six large-scale works deemed too delicate to move remain in the shuttered, unsecured building.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 28, 2026 visibility 14 link 3 artists

International poster exhibition on display at UA School of Art

The University of Arkansas School of Art is hosting the United States International Poster Biennial at its Studio + Design Center in Fayetteville, featuring juried posters from designers worldwide, including works by university faculty, students, and alumni. A public reception on January 29 will include remarks by assistant professor Ryan Slone and the presentation of the Gold Award to MDES Fellow Andi Hardin for her poster "The Gratitude Magma – Yellowstone." The exhibition has also traveled to several other U.S. universities and will have international stops in 2026.

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article local schedule Jan 22, 2026 visibility 12 link 6 artists

Visit these four amazing (and free) new art exhibits in downtown St. Pete

Four new free art exhibits have opened at the Morean Arts Center in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. The shows include Rebecca Sexton Larson's solo exhibition "Where Leaves Remember," featuring soft paintings and hand-colored photographs; "Day Dreams," a collaboration with SARTQ Artist Collective exploring dream imagery; "A Journey Through My Imagination," a juried exhibition by the National Association of Women Artists; and the Morean Center for Clay's Artist in Residence program show. The first three exhibits run through March 26, while the clay residency show closes February 16.

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Gamers to perform live alongside musicians about technology in Ilford

Spanish artist Robert Cervera presents 'Hiddenware,' an exhibition at SPACE Ilford on January 31 that blends gaming, sound, and visual art. Three local gamers will perform live video game sessions accompanied by musicians playing a custom instrument made from PC liquid cooling tubes, creating real-time soundtracks based on the gameplay. The event runs from 4pm to 7pm, with a live stream on Twitch, and the exhibition remains open until April.

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article local schedule Jan 16, 2026 visibility 10 link 4 artists

Dazed Club callout! Apply to bring your exhibition project to life

Dazed Club has partnered with The Gallery at Hackney Downs Studios to offer an aspiring curator the chance to stage an exhibition in East London for three weeks starting 12 March. The selected curator will receive a £1,000 fee, a £2,000 production budget, and support from the Dazed team, including a private view. Applications are open via the Dazed Club app until 10am on 29 January.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 13, 2026 visibility 14 link 3 artists

ARTS at King Street Station 2026 Exhibition Calendar

The ARTS at King Street Station in Seattle has announced its 2026 exhibition calendar, featuring a diverse lineup of 13 shows from November 2025 through February 2027. Highlights include "Welcome to Paradise: ¡Viva Puerto Rico Libre!" by Jo Cosme, which critiques colonial narratives of Puerto Rico; "Living and Loving Under the Carceral State" by Alison Bremner; a South Indian kolam exhibition by Anuradha Samrat; and "Tết In Diaspora" by Nhi Vo celebrating Vietnamese New Year. Other exhibitions explore Afrofuturism, Black figuration, animation, augmented reality, the legacy of Black Arts West Theater, and themes of mothering and gender-based violence.

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Giant Runt Announces Open Call for 2026 Juried Group Exhibition, 2027 Solo Exhibition

Giant Runt, an artist-run gallery in Fort Worth, Texas, has announced an open call for a 2026 juried group exhibition. One selected artist will receive a $500 prize and a solo exhibition at the gallery in 2027. The call is open to artists of all media and locations, with the only requirement that artworks fit through a standard seven-by-three-foot door. Co-owners Cosmo Jones and Max Marshall will jury the show, which is scheduled to run from February 23 to April 11, 2026. Applications are due January 31, 2025.

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