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Finding the music in art: Helen Pain’s new exhibition

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.

PAVILION OF ZIM SHOWCASES LOCAL ARTISTIC TALENT IN ITALY

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.

Ida Valley winter art show to help Oturehua hall

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.

Modest space, notable art: Student works shine brightly in impressive art exhibition

An art exhibition titled "Modest space, notable art: Student works shine brightly in impressive art exhibition" showcases student artworks in a modest venue, highlighting the quality and creativity of emerging young artists. The display features a range of pieces that demonstrate technical skill and conceptual depth, drawing attention from local audiences and educators.

Joy Sarkar inaugurates solo art show by Anupama Arora Mallik

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.

Artists invited to exhibit in City of Burien’s 2026 Gallery Program

The City of Burien has issued an open call for artists to participate in its 2026 Gallery Program, inviting submissions from local and regional visual artists to exhibit their work in municipal spaces. The program aims to showcase diverse artistic practices and provide public access to contemporary art within the city's civic buildings.

Detroit's Cass Cafe to reopen this month for art exhibition

Detroit's Cass Cafe, a longtime community hub and restaurant that closed three years ago, will reopen this month to host a retrospective art exhibition. The show, titled "Retrospective: A Life in Art," features works by Detroit artists Jim and Lucille Nawara and is organized in partnership with the neighboring Detroit Contemporary. Organizers describe the event as both a gallery opening and a community reunion.

78th Annual Art Exhibition launches in Maryborough

The Maryborough Regional Art Society has launched its 78th Annual Competitive Art Exhibition at Gatakers Artspace in Maryborough, Australia. The exhibition features 221 artworks across seven categories, including landscapes, portraits, abstracts, and fauna, with prize money ranging from $250 to $2,500 and a total prize pool of over $7,000. The show runs from June 7 to July 27, 2025, with a People's Choice Award open for public voting until July 27. The event is supported by the Fraser Coast Regional Council through a $2,000 cash sponsorship and in-kind assistance.

New Art Exhibit Reimagines Warren through youth and adult perspectives

A new community art exhibition, 'From Lens to Canvas: Warren Reimagined,' opens Friday, June 6, at Liberty Street Marketplace in Warren, Pennsylvania. The show features original paintings by youth and adult students from Kimberly Slocum's Creekside Art Studios, each inspired by photographs shared on social media by the Warren County Visitors Bureau. The opening coincides with Warren's First Friday Art Walk, and the exhibit will remain on view throughout June, with a rotating series called 'Warren Through Our Eyes' displayed monthly at the Visitors Bureau in July.

Call is out for local talent

The District Council of Grant in South Australia is launching the inaugural Art-Ability Exhibition at The Hangar Gallery in Mount Gambier, calling on local artists living with disabilities to submit their work. The exhibition, recommended by the Council’s Access and Inclusion Advisory Panel, will run from September 2025 to February 2026, with entries closing on July 28, 2025. A People’s Choice Award and a $500 prize pool will be announced on International Day of People with Disability, December 3, 2025.

‘Cool’ Canberrans flock to gallery opening

The article describes a gallery opening in Canberra that attracted a crowd of stylish locals, referred to as 'cool Canberrans,' who gathered to view the new exhibition. The event highlights the city's growing engagement with contemporary visual art and its social scene.

Imagine exhibition celebrates youth culture

The 'Imagine – Youth Art Exhibition' is currently on display at the Erina Centre, Erina Fair, until May 30, showcasing works by students from Erina and Terrigal High Schools. Organized by the Erina Rotary Club in partnership with The Arcade Gallery, eMerge, and Central Coast Council, the exhibition celebrates youth culture through mixed media and technology. A People's Choice Award, sponsored by Eckersley's, allows the public to vote for their favorite artwork via QR code until May 25, with prizes of $100 and $50 vouchers. Teachers, council youth services, and Rotary members collaborated to curate and support the event, which includes collaborative pieces from Year 7 and 8 students exploring magical themes, landscapes, still life, and portraits.

Art exhibition raises more than £2,600 for local charities

An art exhibition organized by Pangbourne Rotary Club raised over £2,600 for two local charities, Brookfields School and Bridge for Young People. The funds were generated through the exhibition and a schools' art competition, with ceremonial cheques presented by club members Mal Sandham and Brian Davies to the beneficiaries.

The Basement Gallery and Open Walls Collective come together to celebrate graduating student artists, senior show at Pence Gallery on June 7

The Basement Gallery and Open Walls Collective, two student-led organizations at UC Davis, are collaborating to host a senior show for graduating student artists at the Pence Gallery on June 7. The exhibition will feature a wide range of mediums and voices, marking the first time The Basement Gallery has curated a space outside its usual basement venue. Open Walls Collective previously worked with the Pence Gallery on an interactive exhibition, and the event is supported by Education Director Katharine Schultz, a UC Davis alumna and former Basement Gallery member.

15 artists share long COVID stories at ‘And Still it Remains’ exhibit

Fifteen artists share their experiences with long COVID through a new exhibition titled 'And Still it Remains: A Long COVID Exhibition' at the Artworks Center for Contemporary Art in Loveland, Colorado. The show features a range of media including paintings, sculptures, textiles, digital art, and photographs, all exploring the lingering physical and emotional impact of the disease. The exhibit is housed in the North Gallery and aims to give voice to the often invisible suffering of long COVID patients.

ARTPORT hosts opening for long-term exhibition, celebrating art & community

ARTPORT returned after a 10-year hiatus with a long-term exhibition at Shreveport Regional Airport, featuring original works from over 80 local and regional artists. The 16th edition, themed “In Southern Dimension,” celebrates the music history, landscapes, and cultural legacy of Shreveport-Bossier, and for the first time includes digital art, murals, and large-scale paintings alongside traditional canvas. The opening event on June 5 included live music, a silent auction benefiting Volunteers for Youth Justice, and guided tours of installations that will remain on display at the airport for three years.

Myrtle Beach gallery opens doors & unites local artists

A new art gallery, Gallery 320, celebrated its grand opening in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Thursday. The gallery serves as the new permanent home for the Waccamaw Arts and Crafts Guild, a collective that has existed for over 50 years. The space features a diverse range of local artists, including woodworkers, metalworkers, weavers, photographers, and painters, and is located in the Arts and Innovation District at 320 Broadway Street.

Fleurs De Villes blooms on Mag Mile

Fleurs De Villes, a floral art exhibition featuring mannequins made with real flowers, has returned to the Magnificent Mile in Chicago for a spring weekend. The event is held at 900 N. Michigan Shops and this year's theme is inspired by "Downton Abbey," ahead of the upcoming film based on the TV series. Local florists from the city and suburbs created handmade floral displays, with demonstrations scheduled throughout the weekend. The exhibition is free and open to the public through Sunday.

Birmingham city centre outdoor art exhibition now Open to visit

The Birmingham Open 25 outdoor art exhibition has opened in Birmingham city centre, organized by Central BID and Colmore BID. The free, annual exhibition returns for its second year, showcasing emerging artists from the Birmingham area under the theme "LIGHT," inspired by the first Birmingham Light Festival. The top 10 shortlisted artworks are displayed at Snow Hill Square, with additional works at Victoria Square near the Floozie fountain. Visitors can vote for the 'People's Choice' award via QR code. The exhibition runs from 20 May until the end of June.

Walters Museum opens its first permanent gallery of Latin American art

The Walters Museum in Baltimore has opened its first permanent gallery dedicated to Latin American art, titled "Arte Latino Americano." The exhibit features around 200 works spanning 4,000 years, including ancient artifacts and contemporary pieces from 40 different cultures. The collection began with a silver ritual cup purchased by Henry Walters in 1897, and now includes over 800 pieces. Local Baltimore artists such as Melissa Hyatt Foss, Edgar Reyes, and Jessy DeSantis contribute to the interactive displays, which also incorporate culinary and musical elements.

Mississippi: A return to the Cocoon

VIBE Studio JXN in Jackson, Mississippi, has extended the run of its exhibition "Mississippi: A return to the Cocoon" through May 31, after discovering its themes coincidentally align with the new blockbuster film "Sinners," which is also set in Mississippi. The exhibit features works by Mississippi native Tony Luelle Chalmers, who explores the dark history of Black American culture and its connections to gospel and blues music, even creating his own hieroglyphic language to symbolize survival and death during the transatlantic slave trade.

New art space alert: Improv Art Gallery in Cubao

A new art space called Improv Art Gallery has opened in Cubao, Quezon City. The gallery aims to provide a platform for emerging and experimental artists, focusing on improvisational and contemporary visual art practices. It is positioned as a fresh addition to the local art scene in the Cubao area, which has been gaining traction as a creative hub in Metro Manila.

Karin Skiba’s 50-Year Retrospective at the Hi-Desert Artists Gallery holds opening reception tonight (5/17)

Karin Skiba's 50-year retrospective, titled "Tapestries, Paper, and Paint," opens May 17 at the Hi-Desert Artists Gallery in Yucca Valley during the Yucca Valley Artwalk. The exhibition runs through June 16 and features large-scale collages of Detroit's decaying architecture, fictional portraits of women, and works layered with beads and symbolic feathers. Skiba, who spent over 20 years teaching in the community college system and helped establish the gallery at Norco College, describes art-making as integral to her identity.

Communication Arts Student Art Exhibition open at Schulman Gallery

The 2025 Communication Arts Student Art Exhibition is on display through June 6 at the Schulman Gallery on the campus of Luzerne County Community College (LCCC). The opening night on May 9 drew a large crowd to celebrate student talent, highlighted by the President’s Choice Awards presented by LCCC President John Yudichak and Schulman Gallery Curator Robert Husty. Awards were given in categories including Mixed Media, Sculpture/3-Dimensional Art, Illustration, Photography, Painting, Music Recording Technology, Best Portfolio, and Best of Show, with winners such as Karla Richiez, Jenna Tutorow, Antonio Solis Jr., Amber Jones, Sydney Ogle, Evan Wenner, and Ashley Duran. The awards were sponsored by Marquis Art & Frame.

City of Detroit's arts and culture office hosts student gallery for its headquarters opening

Detroit's Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship (ACE) opened its new headquarters at the Butzel Family Recreation Center on May 16, 2025, featuring a student gallery with about 50 works of colorful and thematic art. The exhibition was curated from submissions solicited by ACE project manager Lacey Holmes from schools, art teachers, and community organizations across Detroit.

Barnstable Town Hall ARTIST SPOTLIGHT – Barnstable High School Studio Art 3 & 4 Students Art Exhibition

Barnstable Town Hall's Artist Spotlight program is hosting an exhibition of work by Barnstable High School Studio Art 3 & 4 students, on display in the James H. Crocker, Jr. Hearing Room and Selectmen’s Conference Room through June 30, 2025. The show includes portraits created for the Memory Project, a global initiative in which students make handmade portraits for disadvantaged children, this year featuring children in India, alongside a digital photography showcase by first-year students in the school's Digital Photography program.

Wallingford arts group hopes spring show is springboard for more cultural events

The Wallingford arts group is organizing a spring show aimed at launching a series of cultural events in the community. The exhibition will feature local artists and is intended to generate momentum for future programming, including workshops, performances, and public art initiatives.

World-renowned artist brings outdoor art exhibition to Anne Springs Close Greenway

The Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill, South Carolina, will host "Forest Forms," a traveling outdoor art exhibition by world-renowned artist Huelani Mei, from September 13, 2025, through January 11, 2026. The exhibition features eighteen large-scale powder-coated steel sculptures, including a fox family, flower stacks, and a snake archway, placed along a half-mile trail from the Steele Creek swinging bridge to Lake Haigler. Presented by Visit York County and included in the Charlotte International Arts Festival schedule, the show is free with Greenway membership or daily admission.

IC seeks exhibition proposals for ‘Art Macao 2025’

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) of Macau has issued an open call for exhibition proposals for the Collateral Exhibitions of 'Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025'. Eligible applicants include Macau residents aged 18 or above, higher education institutions, commercial enterprises, and community associations registered in Macau. Proposals must be submitted by May 23, with exhibitions running between July 19 and October 12 for at least two weeks. Chief Curator Feng Boyi will evaluate proposals based on curatorial concept, quality, thematic relevance, and feasibility. The biennale is themed 'Hey, what brings you here?' and includes six sections, with a separate open call for the Local Curatorial Project closing on the same day.

Arts center, gallery space to open in downtown Redmond

The Dry Canyon Arts Association (DCAA) will open the Dry Canyon Community Arts Center in downtown Redmond later this year, occupying 3,000 square feet (eventually 4,500) of the historic Rogers & Lynch Building at SW 6th and Deschutes Ave. The space will include three classrooms, a gift shop, and 2-3 galleries, with plans for art studios and workshops. DCAA takes possession on August 1 and hopes to host a grand opening that week. The project is funded through grants, donations, memberships, and corporate sponsorships, with about $38,000 raised toward an estimated $80,000 renovation cost.