Bellevue University in Bellevue, Nebraska, will host a community art exhibit throughout October 2025. The exhibit is open to the public and showcases local artistic talent, reinforcing the university's role as a cultural hub in the region.
Art Basel Paris (24-26 October) is introducing a new early preview slot called Avant Première on Tuesday 21 October from 3pm to 7pm, allowing participating galleries to invite up to six guests for an intimate viewing before the First Choice VIP opening on Wednesday 22 October. The change aligns the Paris fair’s schedule more closely with Art Basel’s flagship event in Switzerland, where First Choice VIPs enter on Tuesday. Galleries can nominate clients regardless of their VIP status, aiming to create a focused business engagement for their closest collectors.
A new art exhibition featuring over 40 local artists, art groups, and schools will launch at St Francis Church in Welwyn Garden City from September 26 to 28. Visitors can view and purchase artwork, with refreshments available; admission is £3.50 (free for under-18s), and proceeds will be shared between St Francis Church and Isabel Hospice.
Four local artists—Ashley Medlock, Emma Saul, Annabelle Benjamin, and Ellen Bletsoe—are presenting a group exhibition titled “Testing the Waters” at Chichele College, an English Heritage site in Higham Ferrers. The show runs from 20-21 September and 24-28 September 2025, as part of the Northants & Rutland Open Studios Art Festival, the largest visual arts event in the county. Each artist contributes contemporary works in painting, ceramics, and abstract forms, set against the medieval backdrop of the historic building.
Wabash College hosted a gallery opening and artist talk for an exhibition titled "MAJOR" at its campus in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The event featured a photo album documenting the opening and artist talk, with multiple high-resolution images available for download.
The Auburn Arts Association (AAA) is hosting the 24th annual Juried Art Exhibition and Reception at the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center (JDCAC) in Auburn, Alabama. The exhibition opens on September 22 and runs through October 31, with a reception on September 24 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The show features 56 works by local artists from Lee County and adjacent counties, and merit awards will be announced during the free, public reception.
An art gallery opening at Allegheny College featured an alumni art exhibit on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. Two students were photographed admiring the display, which included an acrylic on canvas piece by Janos Cseh (class of 2015) and a work titled "Alterations of real time" made of acrylic yarn and monks cloth by Josie Freeman (class of 2020). The event was covered by student opinion editor Milo Watson.
Heather Hertel, a professor of art at Slippery Rock University, led a team of students to create a floating art exhibition at the Erie Yacht Club on August 14. The artworks were painted directly onto recycled J22 yacht sails, attached to working yachts, and sailed out on Presque Isle Bay. The project began in 2015 when Hertel, an experienced sailor, wondered why she had never painted on sails. The team conducted material investigations to find paint that would stick to sail cloth, ultimately producing nine large-scale paintings. The exhibition also involved cross-disciplinary learning, with engineering professor Louis Christensen giving a presentation on sailboat physics to ensure the sails moved correctly.
More than 100 local painters, including artists with disabilities, are displaying their works at the Merdeka Art Exhibition 2025, held at Prince Court Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur. Organized by Art Market Malaysia with the hospital's support, the exhibition features over 100 artworks themed 'Freedom to Heal: Merdeka Through Wellness,' alongside cultural performances, poetry recitals, and an art competition. Deputy National Unity Minister K. Saraswathy opened the event, which runs until September 12. Thirty percent of proceeds from artwork sales will go to the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Centre.
Two new art galleries have opened in Chester city centre under the name Euphoric Arts, founded by Belinda Tyler and Aimee Brown. The women, who previously ran an online platform, have now launched physical locations in City Walls and Rufus Court, Chester. The galleries will host official launch events on October 4-5, 2025, featuring works from established and emerging artists, with welcome drinks and discount vouchers for visitors.
Ancient artefacts from the sunken city of Canopus, submerged off the coast of Alexandria, have been recovered for the first time in 25 years. During a three-day underwater heritage event (19-21 August), archaeologists lifted limestone structures, a quartz sphinx bearing cartouches of Ramses II, and a white marble statue of a Roman nobleman from the Mediterranean. The operation was led by the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM) in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, with French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio playing a key role. The finds are now on display in the exhibition 'Secrets of the Sunken City' at the Alexandria National Museum.
Artist Ms Walker, a recent graduate, is participating in the 29th annual Three Counties art exhibition. Her work, titled 'Factory Worker's Jacket,' explores the loss of traditional craftsmanship in north Staffordshire, focusing on the pottery industry in Stoke-on-Trent and the silk and natural dye industry in Leek. The piece uses vintage and naturally dyed fabrics patchworked together, distressed, and visibly mended to tell the story of pottery makers working in dangerous factory conditions and constantly repairing their worn uniforms. The free exhibition features a diverse mix of art, including paintings, photography, and a motorbike installation, and is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 to 15:00 BST.
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery has issued a call for entries for its annual Open exhibition, titled 'Open: The People’s Exhibition 2025.' Artists aged 19 and over who live or study in the East Midlands—including Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, or Northamptonshire—can submit paintings, sculptures, textiles, prints, and photographs by the deadline of 4pm on Tuesday, 30 September. A separate category is open to young artists aged five to 18. A panel of judges will select works for display at the museum from late November 2025 through January 2026, with prizes donated by local businesses and artworks available for sale.
ARTrails of Southwest Washington is hosting its annual open studio tour from September 20-28, 2025, in Lewis County, Washington. The free, self-guided event allows the public to visit the studios of emerging and established local artists, observe works in progress, and purchase original artwork. An exhibition gallery at the historic Centralia Train Depot will also feature works from participating artists, with proceeds supporting the Kelly Cowan Scholarship Fund through small art donations.
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on 24 July the discovery of an ancient Coptic city at the Ain Al-Kharab archaeological site in the Kharga Oasis, Western Desert. Dating from the third to seventh centuries, the site includes mudbrick residences, tombs, two churches (one basilica-style), and a mural of Jesus Christ healing the sick. The excavation was led by the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA).
Santa Fe Art Auction will hold its annual Native Market sale from August 12th through 14th, ahead of SWAIA's Santa Fe Indian Market. The three-day auction features works by Pueblo and Indigenous artists, ranging from mid-nineteenth-century traditional pieces to contemporary art by Native artists who have exhibited and won awards at Indian Market. Bidding opens daily at 9:30 a.m., with a hosted reception on August 8th.
St. Bede’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta is launching a new gallery called “Art From the Heart,” opening August 2. The gallery evolved from a two-day market into a permanent space where local artists can exhibit and sell their work. The inaugural show features artists from the Tucker Arts Alliance and previous market participants. An opening reception with music and refreshments will be held from 6-8:30 p.m., and the gallery will be open to the public on select days through October 2.
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point's Carlsten Art Gallery is hosting 'Meet Your Mentors,' a summer exhibition featuring work from faculty members across the School of Design and Communication. The show runs through September 13, with an artist reception on September 4, and is free and open to the public. Faculty from programs including art, art history, graphic design, interior architecture, media studies, and professional communication are participating, offering students a glimpse into their instructors' artistic processes and professional practices.
Washington and Lee University (W&L) established the Museums Student Engagement Committee (MSEC) in December 2023 to strengthen ties between students and the W&L Art Museum and Galleries (AMG). The committee, composed of students from various class years, advises museum staff on programming, exhibitions, and events to make the museum more relevant and accessible. Officers include Avery Dennard, Hailey Neaman, Nora Kuhn, and Grace McCurdy, with advisors Isra El-beshir and Jessica Wager.
The article 'Brooklyn x Pittsburgh: The Industry of Art' highlights an exhibition or event that brings Pittsburgh's industrial character and artistic identity to Brooklyn, showcasing works and themes that reflect Steel City's unique cultural and historical fabric. The event serves as a cross-city dialogue, emphasizing Pittsburgh's transformation from an industrial hub to a center of creative expression.
Yemen's Minister of Culture and Tourism, Dr. Ali Al-Yafei, and Aden Governor Tariq Salam visited an art exhibition at the Sana’a Fine Arts Gallery in Sana’a. The show features paintings and artworks by Yemeni artists that focus on the country's civilizational heritage, faith-based identity, and the Palestinian cause, particularly the suffering in Gaza. Officials toured the gallery and praised the works for expressing national and regional concerns.
SM City Clark in the Philippines launched 'Art for Everyone,' an inclusive art fair running from July 1 to 14, 2025. Organized by SM Supermalls, the event features artists of all ages and backgrounds, including first-time exhibitors and veteran creators aged 4 to 73. Highlights include works by artists with diverse abilities, such as Toni and Aljo Pescador, and the fair builds on the success of last year's Gold Stevie Award-winning Art Market.
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.
A one-night-only art exhibition titled "Moving Moments" will be held at Swindon Town Hall on July 17, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. The show features original figurative and landscape paintings by artist Sheryll K Fox, many inspired by her time sketching at Swindon Dance classes over the past year. The exhibition was conceived by Viv Slayford, director and chief executive of Swindon Dance, who noted the joy of watching Fox's sketches develop into finished artworks and the transformation of the cultural building into an art gallery.
The City of Gosnells in Western Australia is hosting a week-long NAIDOC Week celebration starting July 7, featuring a flag-raising ceremony, cultural performances, bush tucker walks, and storytelling. A key event is the return of the popular NAIDOC Week Art Exhibition, running from July 8 to July 18 at the Civic Centre, showcasing works by local emerging and seasoned Aboriginal artists, with pieces available for purchase.
Kiama artist Helen Pain, a former professional singer and music educator, is launching her debut solo exhibition "Light Up My World" at Kiama's Old Fire Station gallery from June 27 to July 2. The exhibition features paintings that reflect her musical background, emphasizing rhythm, movement, and flow rather than literal representation. The opening event will include a live performance by the Bonaira Ukulele Group, in which Pain herself performs.
The article, titled 'Pavilion of Zim Showcases Local Artistic Talent in Italy,' reports on a Zimbabwean pavilion at an art event in Italy that highlights the work of local artists. The pavilion serves as a platform to present Zimbabwean contemporary art to an international audience, featuring a selection of artists and their works. The specific details of the event, artists, and artworks are not fully accessible due to a security verification block on the source website.
The Ida Valley winter art show is being organized to raise funds for the Oturehua Hall, a historic community venue in New Zealand. The event will feature local artists and artwork, with proceeds going toward the maintenance and preservation of the hall.
Joy Sarkar inaugurated a solo art exhibition by artist Anupama Arora Mallik. The event marks a showcase of Mallik's recent works, presented in a gallery setting.
A comprehensive guide to Art Basel 2025 has been published, detailing the upcoming edition of the premier international art fair. The guide covers key information for attendees, including dates, venue details, participating galleries, and special programming highlights for the event scheduled in Basel, Switzerland.