Arts Council Korea calls for applications for Seoul art residency

The Arts Council Korea (ARKO) is accepting applications for its ARKO Art Studio residency program in Seoul, which will host 10 visual artists—six international and four local—for two rounds in 2025. Selected artists receive private studio space in Pyeongchang-dong, cultural tours, mentorship, networking events, and studio visits with curators, culminating in a two-month group exhibition at the ARKO Art Center. The application deadline is February 18, with successful applicants announced on March 11.

Discover the legacy of MAD at the Cincinnati Art Museum

The Cincinnati Art Museum (CAM) is hosting the exhibition “What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine,” which opened on November 21, 2025, and runs through March 1, 2026. The show features over 150 original artworks spanning MAD Magazine’s 70-year history, from its comic book origins to its satirical magazine heyday. On January 30, 2026, CAM held a special “CAM goes MAD!” event as part of its monthly “Art After Dark” series, offering free admission, live music, local food, and activities such as caricature drawing by artist Joni Fleming and tabling by local comic sellers. The exhibition was organized by Stephanie Haboush Plunkett, chief curator of the Norman Rockwell Museum, and satirical artist Steve Brodner.

Press Release: Pace University Art Gallery Presents Siobhan McBride’s Summer Remembers Winter

Pace University Art Gallery presents *Summer Remembers Winter*, a solo exhibition by painter Siobhan McBride, opening February 14, 2026. The show features new works exploring disjointed spaces, memory, and identity shaped by dislocation, reflecting McBride's experience as a Korean-born, U.S.-raised adoptee. The exhibition includes a free public reception on February 19 and an artist talk on March 5, running through March 21, 2026.

Moudy Art Gallery presents Marcy Davis: "Understory" opening reception

Moudy Art Gallery at Texas Christian University (TCU) is presenting "Understory," a thesis exhibition by MFA candidate Marcy Davis. The show explores the intersection of body, landscape, and architecture, examining how flesh becomes terrain and structures breathe like living forms. The exhibition runs through March 3, with free admission at the Moudy Art Gallery in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Emails released by the U.S. Department of Justice in January 2026 reveal that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein boasted to associates about securing a private after-hours visit to the Musée d'Orsay in Paris with filmmaker Woody Allen on March 18, 2012. In the correspondence, Epstein wrote to a recipient identified only as 'junkermann' that the French government would open the museum for him and Allen, and later messaged others including former girlfriend Eva Dubin, who responded with a 'King of the castle' quip. Epstein also made crude sexual references in connection with the visit, mentioning Edgar Degas's depictions of nude women.

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Thaddaeus Ropac is opening a new project space in New York and has hired Emilio Steinberger as a senior director. Hauser & Wirth now represents artist Conny Maier in collaboration with Société in Berlin. Zippora Elders Tahalele has been appointed director of the Nederlands Fotomuseum. The Tulsa Artist Fellowship announced its 2026–28 cohort of ten artists and arts workers. The ADAA appointed four new board members: Elizabeth Feld, Bridget Moore, Yancey Richardson, and Melissa Timarchi. Sotheby's second sale in Saudi Arabia, 'Origins II,' totaled $19.6 million, with a record $2.1 million for Safeya Binzagr's work. The article also covers Art Basel Qatar's first edition, with comments from Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani and artistic director Wael Shawky.

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Galerie Michael Haas in Berlin is presenting "André Thomkins: Lackskins," a focused exhibition on the Swiss artist's experimental technique developed in the 1950s. Thomkins (1930–1985) created these works by dripping varnish onto water and transferring the floating pigment to paper, a process blending controlled manipulation with chance. The show, running through March 6, 2026, highlights a body of work rediscovered only in the last 15 years, including pieces like "Astronauten" (1962).

7th Annual K-8 Student Art Exhibition 'Creativity Unbound' Opens at USU's Sorenson Center

Utah State University's Arts Are Core program has opened its seventh annual 'Creativity Unbound' student art exhibition at the Lyndsley Wilkerson Gallery. The show features over 300 artworks from K-8 students across multiple northern Utah school districts and charter schools, highlighting arts-integrated learning and student creativity. The exhibition will remain open to the public until March 20.

Valley Center Art Gallery to host “Native Art” exhibit at library

Valley Center Art Gallery is presenting “Native Art,” a special exhibition at the Valley Center Public Library in California from February 11 to March 23. The show features works by Native artists including Marti L Daglio (Kumeyaay, San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians) and Tiffany A. Wolfe (Navajo/Oglala Lakota), highlighting local tribal cultures such as the Luiseño and Kumeyaay, as well as Indigenous peoples from across the United States and around the world.

TIERRA FUTURA: Boricua Land Futures, a solo exhibition by Shey Rivera Ríos and a group exhibition of 22 Boricua artists

The WaterFire Arts Center in Providence, Rhode Island, is presenting "TIERRA FUTURA: Boricua Land Futures," a dual exhibition featuring a solo show by Shey Rivera Ríos and a group exhibition of 22 Boricua (Puerto Rican) artists from both Puerto Rico and its U.S. diasporas. The exhibition, curated by Rivera Ríos with co-curators Ruchika Nambiar and Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez, runs from March 5 to March 29, 2026, and explores themes of land-based memory, eco-feminism, queer joy, and cultural sovereignty through diverse media.

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The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore has appointed Katherine Larson as its chief collections and curatorial affairs officer, a newly created senior role. Larson will also serve as senior curator of Ancient Art, overseeing curatorial operations, collections, conservation, research, the exhibition calendar, and fundraising, beginning March 30.

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Apply for an exhibition in 2027 in Tampere [City of Tampere]

The Public Cultural Services of the City of Tampere has opened a call for exhibition proposals for its Culture House Laikku and Haihara Art Centre venues for the year 2027. Applications are being accepted from February 4 to March 23, 2026, with specific spaces targeting professional contemporary artists, visual culture groups, associations, and community-focused projects.

'Still young and going strong': Berlin's pioneering contemporary art space Hamburger Bahnhof turns 30

Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin's pioneering contemporary art museum, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Co-directors Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, who arrived in 2022, are using the milestone to reflect on the institution's legacy and future direction, emphasizing its role as a site of artistic production and experimentation. They are also organizing an international fundraising gala on March 14 to help shape its next chapter.

New Seton Gallery Exhibit Celebrates Life and Legacy of Acclaimed Connecticut Artist

The Seton Gallery at the University of New Haven is presenting "Embrace: Elizabeth Gourlay," an exhibition celebrating the life and work of the late Connecticut-based abstract painter Elizabeth Gourlay. The show features her richly layered, color-sensitive paintings and includes an opening reception on February 7 and an exhibition talk on February 22, running through March 10.

The Kimbell Art Museum presents The Holy Sepulcher: Treasures From the Terra Sancta Museum, Jerusalem

The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth is presenting 'The Holy Sepulcher: Treasures From the Terra Sancta Museum, Jerusalem,' an exhibition of opulent 17th-century liturgical objects from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. The collection, featuring gifts from European rulers like King Louis XIII of France and King Philip IV of Spain, includes gold, silver, and jewel-encrusted pieces such as vestments, a throne, and a sanctuary lamp, and is on view from March 15 to June 28.

McEachern Art Center presents ‘Guilty Pleasures’

The McEachern Art Center (MAC) in Macon, Georgia, is presenting an exhibition titled 'Guilty Pleasures' by artist Brittany Coburn. The show, which runs from February 6 to March 22, explores vices and coping mechanisms through a range of materials, using bright colors and layered symbolism to invite viewers into conversations about mental health and resilience.

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The inaugural edition of Paris+ by Art Basel has opened in Paris, marking a significant shift in the city's art fair landscape. The article profiles ten key figures instrumental in shaping the French art market, including fair director Clément Delépine, dealer and committee president Marion Papillon, and institutional leaders like Suzanne Pagé of the Fondation Louis Vuitton and Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel of Lafayette Anticipations.

Local Ballaghaderreen artist’s stunning visual art exhibition

Maria May, an established artist from Ballaghaderreen, has opened her debut solo exhibition, 'Sruthanna Comhcheangailte – The Fluidity of Interconnection,' at the Ballinglen Art Gallery in Ireland. The exhibition, which runs until 15 March 2026, features abstract interpretations of the Major Arcana Tarot cards through mixed media, stitching, poetry, and collage, exploring themes of belonging, reconnection, and healing.

Closed for decades, a historic L.A. theater reopens for an ambitious late-night video art experience

The historic Variety Arts Theater in downtown Los Angeles is reopening after decades for a six-week exhibition titled "What a Wonderful World: An Audiovisual Poem." The show, running through March 20, presents a non-linear, late-night experience featuring over 120 years of moving images, from early cinema to contemporary video art, allowing visitors to wander freely from 5 p.m. to midnight.

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts is launching a new grant program to support U.S.-based visual arts nonprofits with budgets under $200,000, offering awards between $20,000 and $30,000. The program will begin accepting applications for its Spring 2026 grant cycle, with a deadline of March 1. This marks a significant expansion of the foundation's previous focus, which had been on organizations with budgets of $300,000 or more.

Spring 2025: 2 minutes with Rory Fitzgerald Bledsoe

Rory Fitzgerald Bledsoe, a PhD candidate in media studies, operates the multimodal art gallery Space__Space in East Boulder. Her inaugural exhibition, "Phones are Heavy," concluded in January, and a new show, "Archive Fever Dream," is set to open in March. She previously ran a similar gallery, Space 121, out of her Boston apartment.

Louvre Abu Dhabi director Manuel Rabaté leaves to head India’s largest private art museum

Manuel Rabaté, the inaugural director of the Louvre Abu Dhabi since 2016, has been appointed as the first chief executive and director of the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) in New Delhi. He will step down from his current role on March 7 and join the Indian museum in the first half of this year.

‘This is Home’ art exhibit at Gallery Main Street features East Texas artists

A new exhibition titled 'This is Home' has opened at Gallery Main Street in downtown Tyler, Texas. The show, sponsored by the Rose City Art Gallery, features works by East Texas artists exploring themes of home, memory, and belonging through various media including painting and sculpture. It opened on January 9 with a reception and includes a juried award and a People's Choice Award, with voting ongoing until the show closes on March 2.

What’s on now at San Francisco museums, February 2026

Several San Francisco museums are experiencing a period of transition and challenge in February 2026. Key exhibitions are closing soon, including "Manet and Morisot" at the Legion of Honor and Suzanne Jackson's first career retrospective at SFMOMA, both ending March 1. New shows are opening, such as "Video Craft" at the Museum of Craft & Design and "Echoes in the Small Mountain: Park Dae-sung and the West Coast" at the Asian Art Museum. Meanwhile, the city's cultural landscape faces strain, with the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts suspending operations, representing a significant loss of community programming.

Lewes artists’ exhibition to open Feb. 7 at Peninsula Gallery

The Peninsula Gallery in Lewes will host an exhibition of works by members of the Lewes Artists Studio Tour from February 7 to March 1. The show will feature over 30 original pieces from 14 local artists, spanning mediums from traditional painting to abstract fiber works and functional pottery. An opening reception on February 7 will allow the public to meet the artists.

Visual Arts Studio Association explores colour and community in new “Yellow” exhibition

The Visual Arts Studio Association (VASA) is opening a new group exhibition titled "Yellow" on February 3, featuring 26 paintings by 10 local artists. The show explores the color yellow through diverse perspectives, including landscapes, abstracts, and still lifes, and will run until March 27 in the association's Corridor Gallery.

FREE National Gallery art trail coming to Croydon featuring art from Renoir to Monet

The National Gallery is launching 'Art On Your Doorstep,' a three-year national initiative that will bring free, outdoor exhibitions of famous artworks to communities across the UK. The first phase, running from June 2025 to March 2026, will visit four locations, including Croydon, where a trail of 30 life-sized printed reproductions from the gallery's collection will be displayed from February 3 to July 5.

Need a Creative Break? Check Out the Emmanuel Art Gallery.

The Emmanuel Art Gallery at CU Denver opened a new exhibition titled "Illuminations and Ruminations: Photographs and Other Works by Albert Chong" on January 22. The show features a collection of works by CU Boulder professor Albert Chong that explores themes of memory and personal narrative, and will be on view until March 18.

Local artist to show works in Western Spirit Art Exhibition

Wildlife and aviation artist Priscilla Patterson from Post Falls has had her works accepted into the Cheyenne Days Western Spirit Art Exhibition. The exhibition will run from March 7 to April 19 at the Old West Art Museum in Cheyenne, with an online preview beginning February 13. Two of her watercolor paintings, "Lookouts" and "Quick Draw," will be featured, the latter depicting the fast-paced cowboy sport of mounted shooting.

Scholastic Art Awards – Wisconsin Exhibition Opens January 31 at the Milwaukee Art Museum

The Milwaukee Art Museum is opening the 2026 Scholastic Art Awards: Wisconsin Exhibition, showcasing over 350 award-winning works by students in grades 7–12 from across the state. The exhibition, which runs from January 31 to March 15, marks the 50th anniversary of the museum hosting this prestigious student competition.