You Can Help Create Art at This Free Providence Event

The Providence Chalk Art Festival will take place on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Providence Rink in Rhode Island. For one day, the rink's concrete surface becomes an open-air gallery where artists of all ages and skill levels create chalk artworks in designated squares. Visitors can watch professional chalk artists at work, walk among the colorful street art, and even participate by creating their own chalk designs in special areas set aside for kids and amateurs. The event also features live music, food vendors, and family-friendly activities, all free to attend.

Artists from OMAH exhibit to speak at Storytelling Orillia circle

Artists participating in the International Women's Day Art Show at the Orillia Museum of Art and History (OMAH) will share the stories behind their artworks at a monthly story circle hosted by Storytelling Orillia. Ten artists, including show coordinator Juliana Hawke and organizer Sharon Langfield, are expected to speak at the event, which is open to the public.

NCCU’s art museum creates space for student expression, social commentary

North Carolina Central University's Art Museum hosted the "New Horizons" Exhibition, a juried showcase of student work across disciplines like fashion, studio art, graphic design, and animation. The event, which ran from March 22 to April 26, featured nearly 50 student artists and community members, with participants explaining their creative processes and the meanings behind pieces like Natna Kesete's "This Can't Be America."

FVCC to host visiting artist Susan Fletcher for gallery talk

Flathead Valley Community College is hosting a visiting artist event featuring Susan Fletcher at its student art gallery. The public event includes a show opening and a gallery talk where Fletcher will discuss her creative process and the natural inspirations behind her work.

ARTISTS ADAM RUSSELL & KELLY LEVER RETURN TO JAG GALLERY WITH ‘COASTLINE’

Artists Adam Russell and Kelly Lever, the duo behind Key West Pottery, are reuniting for a joint exhibition titled 'Coastline' at JAG Gallery in Key West. Opening April 8, the show features a collection of paintings that explore the intersection of land and sea, drawing inspiration from the couple's global travels. While the two maintain distinct individual styles, the works reflect a creative collision born from their shared studio practice and personal partnership.

Newest DeLuce Gallery exhibit explores ‘Art Left Behind’

Northwest Missouri State University has unveiled "Art Left Behind: Exploring Decades of Creativity," an exhibition featuring student artworks discovered in the storage rooms of the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building. Curated by students Brooke Reyes, Jeri Walters, and Sammy Ward, the show presents a selection of prints dating from the late 1960s to the present day. The collection largely consists of works created under the guidance of former professor Phil Laber, ranging from abstract compositions to social and political commentaries.

'Train Dreams' Pop-Up Immersive Experience to Open in Los Angeles

A pop-up gallery exhibition titled 'Train Dreams: The Visual Journey' is opening in Los Angeles. It features curated art, stills, and an immersive projection experience with unseen footage from the Netflix film 'Train Dreams,' created by director Clint Bentley and cinematographer Adolpho Veloso. The exhibition offers a behind-the-scenes look at the film's visual language.

Local artist ‘Tall Greg’ selected for inaugural residency at The Wyre

Local Asheville painter Greg "Tall Greg" Carr has been selected as the inaugural artist-in-residence for The Wyre, a new housing complex in the city's River Arts District. The year-long Brian Schick River Arts District Residency provides Carr with a rent-free apartment in exchange for hosting monthly art classes, creating a signature mural, and offering residents a behind-the-scenes look at his artistic process via social media.

SFO's One-of-a-Kind Art Museum

A podcast episode from The Bay takes listeners on a behind-the-scenes tour of the SFO Museum, the only museum in an airport accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. Curators Daniel Calderon and Nicole Mullen explain how the museum operates 25 exhibition sites throughout the terminals, drawing from temporary collections rather than a permanent one. They highlight current displays including the AIDS Memorial Quilt, vintage telephones, women in Afrofuturism, and Chinese ceramics, and note that the museum offers free access even to non-travelers with advance notice.

Philadelphia Art Museum's new exhibit will put the Rocky statue at the forefront

The Philadelphia Art Museum will debut a new exhibition titled "Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments" in April 2026, centered on the iconic Rocky statue. The show, timed to the 50th anniversary of the original "Rocky" film, features over 150 works by more than 50 artists and artifacts spanning 2,000 years, exploring how monuments are created and reshaped by artists, communities, and time. It will highlight overlooked stories behind public statues, including Philadelphia's boxing legends, immigrant neighborhoods, and debates over shared spaces.

Andi Crist’s Five-Star Exhibition on Artistic Labor at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art

Andi Crist presents her first solo museum exhibition, “Live, Laugh, Labor: Thoughts on Usefulness and Other Myths,” at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art, on view until January 11, 2026. The show explores the hidden labor behind art production through works like “How to Hang a Painting,” a cast-aluminum instructional piece, and includes preparatory sketches, a recreated “The Door,” and ceramic works such as “Good Idea/Bad Idea (trash can)” and “Target Practice.” Crist, who identifies as a creative, designer, fabricator, art handler, and comic, uses humor and self-deprecation to expose the messy realities of making art.

Dunedin Fine Art Center introducing new instructors through "Now in the Studio" exhibition

The Dunedin Fine Art Center (DFAC) in Florida is showcasing the work of three new instructors—Anders Fernbach, Ritu Haldar, and Betsy Ore Class—in the exhibition "Now in the Studio" at its upstairs gallery. The show features Fernbach's photo-realistic paintings and graphite pieces, Haldar's applique textile art, and Class's pastel water scenes, highlighting the artistic practice behind their teaching.

Monomi Park Invites Fans to Submit Questions for The Art of Slime Rancher Opening Reception Developer Panel

Monomi Park, the indie game studio behind the Slime Rancher franchise, has partnered with Gallery Nucleus to host "The Art of Slime Rancher" exhibition, opening November 8, 2025. The event will feature concept art, exclusive pieces, and tribute works from over 30 artists, alongside a developer panel moderated by Andrea Rene with Q&A, autograph sessions, and a special appearance by FINAL FANTASY art director Yusuke Naora. Fans can submit questions via social media, and the exhibition will run through November 23, with online viewing available from November 9.

Artists open their doors to the public at Gowanus Open Studios, Oct. 18-19

Gowanus Open Studios returns on October 18-19, inviting the public into the studios of hundreds of local artists across dozens of locations in Brooklyn. The event, organized by Arts Gowanus, features individual studio visits, group shows, and two featured exhibitions: "Add/Subtract" curated by Tegan Brozyna, and a retrospective of the late Samuel Heller. Highlights include the first affordable artist studios secured through the 2021 Gowanus rezoning, with about 22 new subsidized spaces opening at The Shop BK and Society Brooklyn, where artists like Mayowa Nwadike now work after winning a lottery for affordable space.

An Artist’s Do-Over in Double Time

The New York Times profiles an artist who revisits and reworks their earlier pieces, creating new versions at an accelerated pace. The article explores the creative process behind this "do-over," where the artist reinterprets past works with fresh perspective and technical refinement, producing them in double time compared to the originals.

Column | 9 fascinating art shows to see this fall

Columnist Sebastian Smee highlights nine art exhibitions opening this fall, noting that museum curators plan major shows two to five years in advance, and the cultural mood can shift dramatically between conception and execution. The article reflects on how exhibitions that once felt timely may now feel dissonant or precarious upon opening.

Welcome Home: A Pop-up Art Exhibition

A pop-up art exhibition in Philadelphia explores the dismantling of Isaiah Zagar's public mural *Skin of the Bride* (c. 1990-2001), a ceramic-and-tile mosaic originally housed in a community arts center. The building was sold in 2017, purchased by a real estate developer in 2023, and despite efforts to protect the mural as a historic site, it is slated for demolition. The Magic Gardens team selectively removed certain tiles, including Mexican folk art, while leaving others behind, altering the artwork's visual integrity. The exhibition presents fragments of Zagar's work alongside a video installation and a multimedia piece reflecting on memory and placemaking.

State Fair Rejects: Art that didn’t make the Fine Arts Competition

The article discusses artworks that were rejected from the Fine Arts Competition at the State Fair, highlighting the pieces that did not make the cut. It provides insight into the selection process and the criteria used by judges, as well as showcasing some of the rejected works and the artists behind them.

London | Artist Studio Visit with Dima Rebus

This article features a studio visit with London-based artist Dima Rebus, offering an intimate look into his creative process, workspace, and recent works. The piece includes photographs of the studio and Rebus at work, providing insight into his artistic practice and the environment that shapes his output.

Eve Kahn

Eve Kahn has been appointed as a contributing editor at The Art Newspaper, where she will cover art market news, auctions, and collecting trends. Kahn brings extensive experience as an award-winning journalist specializing in art, design, and cultural history, having previously written for publications including The New York Times and Smithsonian Magazine.

Glastonbury is over—but what might it look like in the future? Artists are proposing a sustainable model

Glastonbury festival has concluded, and cleanup efforts are underway to address the estimated 4,000 tents left behind, alongside other waste. However, the Shangri-La stage offered a different vision: instead of traditional art installations, it featured allotments, plants, and seeds for festival-goers under the banner of "The Wilding." Creative director Kaye Dunnings led a reset focused on nature, community, and sustainability, with works like Sonic Bloom (a collaboration with charity Sounds Right) and Coral Manton's crop-circle-inspired installation Field Work. Shangri-La also purchased a nearby plot to tend plants for reuse in future festivals, aiming for a sustainable exhibition model.

How Art Stars Are Made

The New York Times published an article titled "How Art Stars Are Made" that explores the mechanisms and processes behind the creation of celebrated artists in the contemporary art world. The piece likely examines the roles of galleries, critics, collectors, and institutions in elevating certain artists to stardom.

Colorado art exhibition showcases creative expressions of Long COVID, advocates for research and treatment

A new exhibition at the Artworks Center for Contemporary Art in Loveland, Colorado, titled "And Still It Remains," showcases 24 works by 15 artists living with or impacted by Long COVID. The show includes a collaborative tapestry project by artist Heather Schulte called "Stitching the Situation," which documents U.S. COVID-19 cases and deaths with blue and red stitches. The exhibition was organized by artist and nurse Sally Hartshorn, who aimed to provide a creative outlet for those affected by the condition.

C’è un museo di Torino che cerca 100 lampade per realizzare una grande installazione. Ecco come partecipare

The MAO – Museo d’Arte Orientale in Turin has launched an open call titled "We need your light," inviting the public to lend up to three lamps each for a large-scale collective installation. Participants can deliver their lamps on May 17-18, 2026, by booking a time slot via Eventbrite; the museum will collect the objects, rewire them for safety, and incorporate them into a site-specific artwork debuting during Turin's Art Week in October 2026. The museum also encourages lenders to share the story behind their lamp, which will be filmed and included in the exhibition.

Does Art Move You? The University of Pisa is Looking for You to be an Artwork Observer

L’arte ti emoziona? L’Università di Pisa ti cerca per fare l’osservatore di opere

The University of Pisa's Department of Biology is recruiting adult volunteers to participate in a study on emotional responses to visual art. Participants will observe images of artworks on a computer and describe their emotional reactions, with the aim of gathering a diverse sample to understand the processes behind emotion and perception.

Colares studio opens its doors for one-day art show

Three artists—Maria José Meneses, Clara Rêgo, and Mary St. George—are opening their studio at Casa do Celeiro in Colares, Sintra, for a one-day "Open Studio" event on Saturday, May 30, from 12pm to 6pm. The event offers the public a rare behind-the-scenes look at a working art studio, featuring contemporary paintings, mixed media, sculptural ceramics, and artists' books in a 17th-century building that was once a barn and stable.

Interview with Su Hui-Yu: MAMBO

Entrevista Su Hui Yu Mambo

On January 24th, Taiwanese artist Su Hui-Yu's film 'A Complete History' premiered at the Bogotá Museum of Modern Art (MAMBO). The work, filmed within the museum, intertwines the histories of Colombia and Taiwan through a narrative told and inhabited by queer and trans individuals. The exhibition, titled 'La Saga Total,' also featured other works by Su, including 'The Trio Hall' and 'The Space Warriors and the Digigrave.' The project is now set to travel to Taipei for its premiere at MOCA Taipei on April 12th.

Hannah Powell: Pushing the University Art Gallery forward

Hannah Powell, a University of Pittsburgh alumna, has been appointed as the first official coordinator of the University Art Gallery (UAG) at Pitt. After earning a degree in anthropology and a minor in museum studies from Pitt in 2016, she pursued a master's in museum studies from the University of Glasgow, then worked at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., and later at Pittsburgh institutions like the Heinz History Center and Carnegie Science Center. Since starting her role at the UAG in 2024, Powell coordinates exhibitions, plans educational programming, and improves accessibility to a collection of over 3,000 pieces, working alongside one other full-time employee.

Meet the maker behind iconic Pitt public art pieces in the University Art Gallery’s latest exhibit

The University of Pittsburgh's University Art Gallery presents "Earth and Ether: The Art of Lucille and Virgil Cantini," a new exhibition curated by students in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. The show features never-before-seen works uncovered in the Heinz History Museum's archives, alongside pieces from Pitt's collection and the Cantini family, highlighting the artistic partnership of Virgil Cantini—creator of iconic public art on Pitt's campus like "Skyscape" and "Man"—and his wife Lucille, a notable jewelry maker, ceramist, and enameler.

Art Gallery of Swan Hill: A Place to Gather

The Art Gallery of Swan Hill, under the Swan Hill Rural City Council, has announced the opening of its first exhibition in a new gallery space, titled 'A Place to Gather'. The exhibition features works from the gallery's permanent collection—which includes Australian printmaking, drawing, First Nations sculptural objects, and paintings by notable Australian artists—alongside loans from public and private collections. Opening night is scheduled for 28 November 2025, with additional events including a curator-led walk-through and behind-the-scenes tours through early 2026.