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Three New Galleries Coming To Bank Junction, At No. 1 Poultry

Three new art galleries will open at No. 1 Poultry, the controversial postmodern office block on Bank junction in London, starting September 24, 2025. Organized by arts charity Hypha Studios with support from the Cheapside Business Alliance, the ground-floor spaces will host 24 exhibitions over a year. Debut shows include "The Turn" curated by Shakthi Shrima, "Blackhorse Lane Makers" in collaboration with recessed.space, and "Material Actors" by the Binder of Women collective, all free to the public.

'Radical' female ceramicists share their stories at the Ackland Art Museum

On August 27, the Ackland Art Museum at the University of North Carolina hosted a panel titled "Artist Conversation: Radical Ceramicists in North Carolina," featuring three female ceramicists: Hitomi Shibata, Isys Hennigar, and Jessica Dupuis. The event was part of programming around the museum's exhibition "Radical Clay," which highlights work by female Japanese ceramicists. Panelists discussed the historical marginalization of women in ceramics—Shibata noted that in 1990s Japan, studios refused to hire women, while Hennigar explained that until the early 20th century in North Carolina, female artists were only allowed to be decorators, not master ceramicists. The conversation also explored how ceramic pieces reflect their geographic origins and the importance of local artistic communities, such as Seagrove, N.C., which has the largest community of potters in the U.S.

Artists Enclave holds 'Tierra Verde' Juried Exhibition to combine art with activism

Artists Enclave, a Denton arts networking organization based at UNT CoLab, hosted the "Tierra Verde" Juried Exhibition throughout August 2025. The show featured over 60 artworks by Texas artists exploring the intersection of art and activism, with pieces addressing environmental issues, protests, political beliefs, and social stigmas such as menstruation. The exhibition opened on Aug. 1 with a reception attended by over 175 guests, featuring live music by Rachel Yeatts, and awarded prizes to artists including Aileen Khuu, Jose Angel Hernandez, Anadara Braun-Good, Lauren Doorish, and Genie Baranoff.

Northwest Village Network shows work of 30 area artists

Thirty local artists, primarily from Northwest Philadelphia and members of the Northwest Village Network (NVN), will hold an exhibition at the Center on the Hill in September. The show features collage, painting, drawing, mixed media, and photography, with participants ranging from seasoned professionals to newcomers. Artists include Ron Lieberman, a former New York Times illustrator; Sara Allen, who photographs her aging body; and Dr. Claire EB. Robinson, a retired OB/GYN turned photographer. The exhibition is hosted at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, which houses the Center on the Hill, a program for active adults.

Artist reaches settlement with US city that cancelled her residency over a pro-Palestine message

Danielle SeeWalker, a Húŋkpapȟa Lakȟótaits artist, reached a settlement with the town of Vail, Colorado, after her art residency and mural commission were cancelled in 2024 over an Instagram post supporting Palestine. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Colorado and law firm Newman McNulty filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in October 2024, citing free speech violations. The settlement includes annual cultural sensitivity training for Vail’s Arts in Public Places employees, an annual powwow organized by SeeWalker, a community forum on Israel and Palestine, a new art program for underrepresented groups, and a confidential payment. SeeWalker’s painting *G for Genocide* (2024) will be exhibited at Art at a Time Like This’s pop-up space in New York City this autumn.

Museums Are Under Fire. Silence Isn’t an Option

James Steward, director of the Princeton University Art Museum, argues that museums are under coordinated attack in a polarized political climate. He cites threats including scrutiny of the Smithsonian Institution for its narratives, pressure on directors who uphold diversity and inclusion principles, and immigration agents targeting museums serving communities of color. Steward calls on museum leaders to resist the impulse to remain silent and instead double down on their role as spaces for dialogue, debate, and the holding of contradictory ideas.

Frustrated by Chicago's Jewish institutions, anti-Zionist artists are forming their own Jewish cultural center

Anti-Zionist Jewish artists in Chicago, led by Gabriel Chalfin-Piney-González, founded the Jewish Museum of Chicago in 2023 as a decentralized cultural center without a permanent physical space. The initiative emerged from frustration with the lack of a Jewish museum in the city and a desire to create a welcoming community for anti-Zionist Jews, especially galvanized by the war in Gaza. The museum has since hosted over a dozen exhibitions and events, including a Liberation Seder and an artists collective, and is planning a brick-and-mortar space.

Before You Now: Jessica Wimbley

The Vincent Price Art Museum is hosting 'Before You Now: Capturing the Self in Portraiture,' an exhibition drawn from LACMA's collection that explores self-portraiture through over 50 contemporary American artists working in photography, prints, drawings, video, and installation. The show includes a video series featuring artists like Jessica Wimbley, who discusses her work 'Cabinet Portrait: Wife Portrait' (2022), a large-scale reimagining of a 19th-century cabinet card bridal portrait that centers Blackness in American material culture by depicting herself in a non-traditional black wedding dress. The exhibition runs through August 30, 2025, with a related collage workshop led by Kalli Arte Collective on August 23.

Bad Bunny’s residency gives local artists the chance to tell Puerto Rico’s real history

Bad Bunny's months-long concert residency in Puerto Rico, titled "No me quiero ir de aquí," has inspired a free art exhibition called "De Aquí Nadie Nos Saca" in the Santurce barrio of San Juan. Organized by the Latinx advocacy group Mijente and the art collective AgitArte, the exhibition features local Puerto Rican artists and organizations and serves as a spiritual companion to Bad Bunny's album "Debí Tirar Más Fotos." It highlights the island's everyday societal struggles, resistance movements, and cultural preservation amid colonialism and gentrification, with contributions from the theater collective Papel Machete, which created a giant puppet featured in Bad Bunny's music video for "La Mudanza."

Thai Art Center Censors Exhibition After “Pressure” From China

The Bangkok Art and Culture Center (BACC) censored an exhibition titled 'Constellation of Complicity: Visualising the Global Machinery of Authoritarian Solidarity' after pressure from the Chinese Embassy in Thailand. Works by artists from Hong Kong, Tibet, and the Uyghur diaspora were blacked out or removed to avoid 'diplomatic tensions between Thailand and China.' The curators fled the country after Chinese officials and Thai police visited the museum. Affected artists include Doc Tenzin, Mukaddas Mijit, Clara Cheung, and Gun Cheng Yee Man, whose names were blacked out, along with Tibetan and Uyghur flags and a graphic comparing China to Israel.

Why these Confederate monuments from Richmond are headed to California

Several Confederate monuments removed from Richmond, Virginia, including the Vindicatrix sculpture from the Jefferson Davis Monument and the Matthew Fontaine Maury sculpture and globe, are being loaned to a national temporary art exhibition in Los Angeles. The Valentine and the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia are sending these artifacts, along with granite slabs from various monument bases, to be part of a show running from October to May that reimagines their place in history. More than 15 monuments from across the U.S. will be featured, and the museums have gathered over 6,000 survey responses from the community to guide future decisions.

Can Hauser & Wirth's new Palo Alto space achieve what its rivals failed to?

Hauser & Wirth announced on July 30 that it will open a new location in Palo Alto, California, in spring 2025. The 2,600-square-foot space, located in a former post office on Hamilton Avenue near Stanford University and tech giants like Meta and Google, will be the Swiss mega-gallery's 17th location worldwide and its third in California, joining two existing spaces in Los Angeles. The gallery's president, Marc Payot, cited the Bay Area's dedicated collector community and museums as key reasons for the expansion.

Teen artists portrayed their lives — some adults didn't want to see the full picture

Teen artists in Washington, D.C., created two exhibitions—'The Teen Experience' at the American University Museum and a mural at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival—depicting honest portrayals of their lives, including school lockdowns, protests, self-doubt, and the pandemic. The Museum of Contemporary American Teenagers (MoCAT), founded by teacher David Lopilato, organized both shows, but some adults objected to the full range of topics addressed, such as the 'Free Palestine' protest sign in the mural.

Upcoming Art Exhibition at CACHE – A Look Back

The Center for Art, Culture, and History—Exeter (CACHE) will host a solo sculpture exhibition by Edward Brown Dobson titled "A Look Back," opening August 2025 with a reception on August 2. Dobson, a 90-year-old Exeter native, combines influences from Native American culture, Egyptian history, and his work with metal, bronze, and wood, shaped by his background as a U.S. Air Force helicopter pilot and his studies in archaeology, anthropology, and art.

Museum Announces 2025-26 Exhibitions

The Fairfield University Art Museum has announced its 2025-26 exhibition season, featuring three shows tied to the United States semiquincentennial. Two exhibitions open in fall 2025: "Stitching Time: Social Justice Collaboration Quilts Project" and "Give Me Life: CPA Prison Arts Program," showcasing art by incarcerated individuals from Louisiana State Penitentiary and York Correctional Institution; and "Monuments: Commemoration and Controversy," organized by The New York Historical, examining public monuments as sites of debate over national identity and race. In spring 2026, the museum will present "For Which it Stands…," curated by Executive Director Carey Mack Weber, focusing on depictions of the American flag across the last century.

Ferris State alumni, faculty, and students recognized among leading regional artists in 2025 West Michigan Area Show

Ferris State University's Kendall College of Art and Design (KCAD) alumni, faculty, and students have been recognized in the 2025 West Michigan Area Show, a juried exhibition hosted by the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. The 64th annual competition drew nearly 500 entries from 14 Michigan counties, with 64 selected for inclusion. Eleven pieces by artists with KCAD connections were featured, and three received distinguished awards from juror Hubert Massey, a Detroit-based artist and educator. Notable winners include Lee Ann Frame, who won the Ward H. and Cora E. Nay Director’s Purchase Prize and the Southwest Michigan Printmakers Excellence in Printmaking Award, and Tatsuki Hakoyama, who received The Martin Maddox Prize for Imaginative Realism. Other participants include professor emeritus Jay Constantine, alumni Beth Purdy and Jackson Wrede, and students Sydney Donath and Kaylee Dirkmaat.

Emily Legleitner - University Art Department Gallery

Emily Legleitner, a Detroit-based interdisciplinary artist working in print media and installation, presents her solo exhibition "My Life Is the Size of My Room" at the University Art Department Gallery from August 18 to September 26. The show includes a reception and welcome back party on September 4. Legleitner's work explores autobiographical experiences and emotions tied to anxiety, mortality, longing, and the human condition.

Artist Paul Rucker’s Klan Robes Expose America’s Racist Underbelly

Artist Paul Rucker's exhibition "Rewind Resurrection" returns to New York a decade after its debut, featuring his iconic Klan robes reimagined in bold fabrics like pink, Kente cloth, and camouflage. The show, which was censored at York College of Pennsylvania in 2017 following the Charlottesville white supremacist rally, includes KKK memorabilia, data visualizations of prison proliferation, and wooden relief sculptures honoring victims of racial violence. It is Rucker's first New York show, self-funded in a rented Chelsea gallery, and he hopes an institution will acquire the entire installation.

Shalini Le Gall named director of the Ackland Art Museum

Shalini Le Gall, deputy director for curatorial affairs at the Portland Museum of Art in Maine, has been named director of the Ackland Art Museum at UNC-Chapel Hill. She will begin her new role on September 8, 2025, bringing over 20 years of experience in museums and higher education, including expertise in exhibit curation, acquisitions, strategic planning, and community engagement. Le Gall succeeds a period of growth at the Portland Museum of Art, where she oversaw more than $10 million in acquisitions and coordinated traveling exhibitions across the U.S.

52 Artists Selected for Annual Artspace111 Juried Exhibition

Artspace111 in Fort Worth has announced the 52 artists selected for its 2025 Texas Juried Exhibition, the gallery's 12th annual showcase. Texas artist Jon Flaming served as juror, choosing 55 artworks from across the state. The exhibition opens July 26 and runs through August 23, with $15,000 in prizes awarded, including the $10,000 Edmund Craig Memorial Award, which offers a future exhibition opportunity at the gallery.

‘Creating their own ecosystem’: Arts Council gives backing to collaboration between artists in rural Gloucestershire

Artist Alice Sheppard Fidler, a founding member of Studio Voltaire, has created The Hide, an artist retreat and residency in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, UK. In 2022, she launched The Hide Installation and Sculpture Showcase (THISS), an annual sculpture exhibition in her garden, which this year featured ten artists responding to themes of adaptable matter and environmental permanence. For the first time in 2024, Sheppard Fidler secured Arts Council funding for THISS, enabling artist fees and workshops with youth charities, and the event now attracts around 400 visitors from across the UK.

Ferris State alum and rising artist Jackson Wrede continues emergence with inaugural solo exhibition

Ferris State University Kendall College of Art and Design alum Jackson Wrede held his first solo exhibition, "Menagerie," at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center earlier this year. The show featured 25 recent paintings spanning realist portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and symbolist works inspired by Japanese art and pop culture. Wrede, who earned his MFA in 2021, has quickly gained recognition, winning the Quinquagenary Grand Prize at the Swope Art Museum’s 79th Wabash Valley Exhibition and the Grand Prize at the 44th Michigan Fine Arts Competition, which led to this solo opportunity. He also received a Certificate of Excellence in the Portrait Society of America’s International Portrait Competition and first place in the PSA’s 2024 Members Only competition.

Natural History Museum to display £450,000 dinosaur fossil after London gallery helps secure buyer

London's Natural History Museum has unveiled a new dinosaur species skeleton, valued at £450,000, after the gallery David Aaron brokered a deal with an anonymous American art-collecting couple based in the UK to acquire and donate the fossil. The specimen, excavated in 2021-22 in Colorado and initially thought to be a Nanosaurus, was identified by the museum as a new species named Enigmacursor. It was shown at Frieze Masters in 2023 before the donation, which is permanent and now on long-term view.

Primordial Future Forest - The Architecture of Sou Fujimoto at Mori Art Museum

The Mori Art Museum in Tokyo has opened "The Architecture of Sou Fujimoto: Primordial Future Forest," the first major survey of the Japanese architect's thirty-year career. Running from July 2 to November 9, 2025, the exhibition spans eight thematic sections, featuring over 1,000 models, sketches, videos, installations, and even stuffed toys. Highlights include a large-scale installation of Fujimoto's key projects, a timeline by architectural historian Kurakata Shunsuke, full-scale mock-ups of his Grand Ring for Expo 2025 Osaka, and a futuristic city proposal developed with data scientist Miyata Hiroaki. The show aims to be accessible to all visitors, not just architects.

The Space Between: Denja Harris Brings Innovative Fiber Art to Oceanside Museum

Denja Harris, an innovative fiber artist, is bringing a new exhibition titled "The Space Between" to the Oceanside Museum of Art. The show features her intricate textile works that explore themes of connection, identity, and the physical and emotional spaces between people and places. Harris uses traditional fiber techniques like weaving and knotting, often incorporating unconventional materials to create layered, sculptural pieces that challenge the boundaries of the medium.

New gallery offers place for up-and-coming artists

Susan Staresina, a local artist living in Sackville, New Brunswick, is opening the Shediac Art Gallery this summer to provide a dedicated space for up-and-coming artists to show and sell their work. Staresina, who moved to New Brunswick from the Toronto area during the pandemic after a Google search for quality of life, transitioned from working as a secretary to painting full-time in 2023, inspired by the landscapes and buildings of the Maritimes.

World-first Ozzy Osbourne exhibition to open at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

Two free exhibitions celebrating Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath will open in Birmingham, UK, timed to the band's historic homecoming concert at Villa Park. 'Working Class Hero' at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery displays Ozzy's Grammy Awards, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honors, platinum and gold discs, and rare photography. A separate outdoor photography exhibition in Victoria Square features archive images of all four founding Black Sabbath members, iconic album artwork, and band facts. A 40-meter street mural by Mr Murals on Navigation Street depicts the band's logo and portraits.

This is BC: Renowned artists open Enderby gallery

Renowned artists have opened a new gallery in Enderby, British Columbia, as reported in a segment titled 'This is BC' by Global News. The video feature, published on June 10, 2025, highlights the establishment of this gallery by well-known visual artists in the small community of Enderby, located in the North Okanagan region. The artists are bringing their expertise and creative works to a local venue, aiming to enrich the area's cultural landscape.

Lake Charles artist presents African American art exhibit at Historic City Hall

Lake Charles artist Ryann Sterling presents a new African American art exhibit at the Black Heritage Gallery inside Historic City Hall in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The show features 15 mixed-media collages, sculptures, and photography pieces that explore themes of southern culture, femininity, and spirituality rooted in deep South Louisiana. Sterling, who has been an artist for 14 years, is debuting her first solo exhibit; her work has previously been displayed at the New Orleans African American Museum and the New Orleans Museum of Art.

CAM Raleigh to pause exhibitions amid financial and cultural challenges for small, local museums

The Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) in Raleigh, North Carolina, announced it will temporarily pause exhibitions and in-house programming starting June 15, 2025, as part of a strategic effort to reassess its role and operations. The museum cited rising operational costs, shifting donor trends, and increasingly competitive funding as challenges facing small museums nationwide. While the main galleries close, CAM will continue offsite programming and host the annual Raleigh Fine Arts Society’s NC Artists Exhibition in September. Two current exhibitions—'Look to the West' and 'Skin of the City' featuring works by Rigoberto Mena—remain on view through June 15.