Fine wallpaper manufacturer Astek has launched a new collection of floral mural wallpapers called 'Eterna Nouveau.' The designs are a contemporary reinterpretation of the Art Nouveau movement, featuring arching stems, nature-inspired motifs like lilies and Venus fly traps, and are available in various colorways with metallic outlines.
Artist Vicky Paul has opened a solo exhibition titled 'Where Energy Resets' at the Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel in Edinburgh as part of its Artist in Residence programme. The show features 31 paintings from four collections—Celestial, Cosmos, Thin Places, and Cherry Blossoms—displayed in the hotel's main reception areas. Works are available for purchase, with prices ranging from £350 to £2,250. One of Paul's pieces, Elementum, previously raised £20,000 at a Sotheby's auction.
A new free exhibition at The Oxfordshire Museum will showcase the works of local artists David Lockett and Peter Ross, whose friendship and professional collaboration spans over six decades. Opening on September 6 and running through September 21, the show features landscapes, portraits, and abstract works, with many pieces available for purchase. Lockett presents recent landscapes and seascapes painted from direct observation, while Ross exhibits a selection spanning fifty years, including his 2024 Open Art Competition-winning portrait “Emma Groves, Belfast 1978.”
LJ Bergren has opened Collected Gallery in Northeast Minneapolis, a small house-turned-gallery that prioritizes affordability and accessibility. The gallery sells a range of mediums including prints, ceramics, jewelry, and lithography, with artists on six-month contracts to ensure a rotating selection. Bergren, an artist and collector herself, aims to make art available to all budgets, offering shipping nationwide and planning extended summer hours as many employees are students at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The grand opening in April drew a wide community response, with visitors praising the approachable atmosphere and accessible prices.
Yakima Valley College (YVC) art students are showcasing their work in the annual Student Art Show at Larson Gallery. The exhibition features artwork created for class assignments from spring and fall quarters of 2025 and winter quarter of 2026, spanning mediums such as ceramics, painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, and design. Awards and honorable mentions were presented at the opening reception on May 5, and many pieces are available for purchase. The show runs through Saturday, May 30, with free admission.
L’Agendissima di Artribune in occasione della Biennale Arte 2026. La guida completa agli eventi da scaricare
Artribune has released its "Agendissima" guide for the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, curated by the late Koyo Kouoh, running from May 9 to November 22, 2026, across the Giardini, Arsenale, and various venues in Venice. The guide provides schedules, addresses, and recommendations for openings, pavilions, exhibitions, and evening events during the preview days, available for online consultation, download, and printing.
A Piazza Navona l’École française de Rome apre uno spazio per le mostre (saranno tutte ad accesso gratuito)
The École française de Rome, founded in 1875 and housed at Palazzo Farnese, has opened a permanent exhibition space at Piazza Navona 62 in Rome. A current exhibition running until April 30, 2026, traces the institute's 150-year history of historical, archaeological, and social science research, highlighting its Italian and Mediterranean focus and the collaborative spirit between France and Italy. The new gallery will host a regular program of free-admission exhibitions and events dedicated to cultural heritage, archaeology, and history, starting with the show "Isole e santi – Monasteri e santuari dell’Adriatico orientale, da san Girolamo a Gregorio VII" from May 27, 2026.
British artist Rory J Browne has released a new contemporary realist landscape titled 'Dawn, Cow Parsley' (2026). The oil-on-canvas work, which features a detailed foreground of wild plants silhouetted against a warm, atmospheric sunrise, is currently being offered for sale through Signet Contemporary Art in London and via the Artsy platform.
A curated list of open calls, grants, and residencies for artists and designers for February 2026 has been published. Key opportunities include applications for The Other Art Fair Brooklyn, the Quilt Visions 2026 exhibition at Visions Museum of Textile Art, Jackson’s Art Prize, a public art commission for Boise Airport, the McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition, the Melancholy 2026 online exhibition, the Sónar+D digital creativity festival, the World of WearableArt Competition, and the Hasselblad Masters 2026 photography contest.
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Laramie County Community College (LCCC) is hosting its 2026 Student Art Show at the Esther and John Clay Fine Art Gallery on the Cheyenne campus, running through May 10. A public reception will be held on April 28 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Art instructor and gallery coordinator Daniel Maw expects over 100 submissions from currently enrolled students, featuring drawings, paintings, ceramics, and other media.
Gallery Annette has opened at 109 Broadway Street in Edgewood, Alabama, taking over the former Art Alley space. Owned by local couple Duncan and Anna Chancellor, the gallery features work from 21 artists across a range of styles including landscapes, abstracts, graffiti, florals, and pop art. The space is available for private rentals and plans to host artist meet-and-greets, art lessons, and creativity events such as make-your-own mahjong tiles.
A short list of community art spaces is being promoted for people to visit during a shutdown period. The article highlights local venues where art can still be experienced, encouraging public engagement with grassroots creative hubs despite broader closures.
After a decade-long hiatus, Wichita State alumni and spouses John and Connie Ernatt reopened their art gallery, The Diver Studio, at 424 S Commerce St. in Wichita with a new exhibition on October 24, 2025. The opening drew a large crowd of family, friends, and local art lovers, featuring individual and collaborative works priced from $500 to $12,500, including a piece titled “Cold Sand” with price available upon request. The couple had closed the gallery during the COVID-19 pandemic to renovate the space, and this show marked their first public display in 10 years.
Albany Center Gallery is seeking artists and vendors for its third annual Summer Art Fest, a free outdoor art festival taking place July 18 at Quackenbush Square and Clinton Market Collective in downtown Albany. The event features a curated pop-up gallery, a new vendor market, a kids' art corner, interactive activities, and live artmaking. Submissions are free, with a deadline of June 10, and guidelines are available on the gallery's website. Last year's festival drew over 1,000 attendees from the Capital Region.
The Brunswick Beacon is calling for artists to submit work for the Summer Regional Art Show at Franklin Square Gallery in Southport, North Carolina. The article provides subscription information for the newspaper, indicating that full details about the call for artists are available to subscribers.
The Fishing Quarter Gallery on Brighton seafront hosted the Bright On Open Call Exhibition, featuring works by 65 local artists. Curated by seascape painter Emma Christopherson, the exhibition presented a visual tour of Brighton from the sea through the city to the South Downs, including seascapes, portraits, and landscapes. Most works were available for purchase, and visitors could meet the artists. This is the second year Christopherson has organized the event, with plans to continue next year.
NCI ARTworks is set to host a major group exhibition featuring 25 prominent local artists from the Ottawa Art League. Opening with a public reception on April 10 at the historic Westclox building in Peru, Illinois, the showcase will feature a diverse array of mediums including woodworking, watercolor, mixed media, and ceramics. The exhibition will remain on view through late May, with all featured works available for purchase.
The article highlights six free art exhibitions taking place in Seattle during April, spanning both museums and commercial galleries. It provides a curated list of accessible cultural offerings for the public.
The Quincy Art Center has announced the launch of Quincy Art Gallery on 6th, a new satellite exhibition space in downtown Quincy. Scheduled for a soft opening on April 1 followed by a grand opening on April 25, the gallery will feature rotating quarterly exhibitions of work by local and regional artists, all of which will be available for purchase.
The Monroe County Community College Student Art Club is presenting its annual art show from May 22 through July 15 at St. Therese at IHM Senior Living in Monroe, Michigan. The exhibition features student artwork in various media including pencil, watercolor, acrylic, pottery, and sculpture, with a public reception on May 22 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Select pieces are available for purchase during gallery hours, and the club is seeking exhibitors for 2027.
Norwich Arts Center will open its May exhibition with a reception on May 1 as part of the town's First Friday activities, featuring works by regional artists. The exhibition culminates in an "Art Heist" fundraiser on May 16, where participants pay $75 for a ticket and, through a drawing, select any available artwork from the gallery wall, guaranteeing each ticket holder a piece valued at over $75, with many worth several hundred dollars.
A plein air art contest is being held in Alton, Illinois, from May 1–31, 2026. Artists over 16 are invited to create works on-site at up to eight Rivers Project recreation areas. For a $25 submission fee, they can enter their work for prizes, and all submissions will be exhibited at the National Great Rivers Museum through August.
The Tampa Bay Times is promoting a digital subscription service that offers a replica of its printed newspaper, available on desktop, mobile, and app platforms. The article highlights an exhibition titled "Neverne Covington: Into the Mystic" as part of the Tampa Bay Times Events, though no further details about the exhibition are provided in the text.
The Mykolaiv Regional Art Museum in Ukraine has adapted to wartime conditions by evacuating part of its collection and packing remaining exhibits with available materials. A research tour offered a behind-the-scenes look at these efforts, as reported by NikVesti. The MyART platform is creating a digital collection of Mykolaiv's cultural heritage, involving the art museum, local history museum, naval museum, central library, observatory, and shipyard museum. The museum, founded in 1914 by Prince Mykola Hedroits, now operates from a building on Velyka Morska Street built in 1904, and staff continue to research its founder's history.
Woody Olsen, curator of the Janesville Art League, had five of his photography submissions accepted for the 17th annual Fran Achen Juried Photography Exhibition at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. The exhibition, titled “Art Through Photography’s Lens,” will be on display at the Whitewater Arts Alliance from June 4 to June 28, featuring both a traditional print salon and a digital salon. Cash prizes totaling $1,300 are available, with an awards reception scheduled for June 7.
Young artist Khambiangbor Lyngdoh held a solo art exhibition at the Nongpoh Town Shopping Complex in Ri-Bhoi, inaugurated by local MLA Mayralborn Syiem. The exhibition featured paintings with unique stories and messages, available for sale at affordable prices. Lyngdoh, who studied Fine Arts in Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura, thanked local officials and supporters for making the event possible.
The Belleville Art Association (BAA) is hosting two events on Saturday, May 9th, to celebrate the opening of its new exhibition. The third annual "Raiders of the Lost Art" treasure hunt will take place from 12-4 p.m., with over 100 original artworks hidden in 30 downtown Belleville businesses. Participants can pick up a map and search for art, with a "clue crew" offering hints; finders receive a ballot for a BAA gift certificate. Concurrently, the "May Flowers" show opens with a reception from 2-4 p.m., featuring paintings, jewellery, mosaics, textile art, and ceramics by local artists, all available for purchase. The exhibition runs from May 5th to June 6th at the BAA gallery on 208 Front Street.
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