Chiang Mai Design Week 2025

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Chiang Mai Design Week 2025 (CMDW2025) will take place from December 6 to 14, 2025, under the theme “Local Plus: Creativity, Technology and Sustainability.” Organized by the Creative Economy Agency (CEA) with a network of Northern Thai creatives and entrepreneurs, the festival features over 150 programs across multiple districts in Chiang Mai, including Klang Wiang, Chang Moi - Tha Phae, and Sanpakoi. Highlights include exhibitions like “Make Scents, Make Sense” by CEA and the Thai Perfumers, “The Homecoming Club” by ThairathPlus, and the “CMDW × Mango Art Festival” showcasing international artists. The festival uses mathematical symbols—Plus, Multiply, Divide, Subtract—to convey themes of collaboration, amplification, knowledge sharing, and sustainability, aiming to create an equation of endless possibilities.

Walton Arts Center hosts grand opening for new gallery in downtown Fayetteville

Walton Arts Center celebrated the grand opening of a new gallery in downtown Fayetteville, marking the expansion of its exhibition space. The event featured local artists and community leaders, highlighting the center's commitment to bringing visual arts to the region.

Jersey City Arts + Studio Tour Returning for 2025

The Jersey City Arts + Studio Tour (JCAST) returns for its 36th annual festival from October 3rd to October 5th, 2025, with the theme "Convergence: Art, Technology, Business, and Wellness." The event features over 120 venues across all six wards, including more than 60 open artist studios, gallery exhibitions, two curated shows, performances, music, poetry, film, and guided tours. Highlights include the JCAST Legend Awards ceremony honoring Ernie Pannicioli and the late Ruth Moore, art talks, a bike art crawl organized by Bike JC, and after parties at various local venues.

Temporary art gallery to open at McLean shopping center

The McLean Art Society will open a temporary art gallery at Chesterbrook Shopping Center in McLean, Virginia, on September 17, 2025. The pop-up gallery, located behind Starbucks at 6224B Old Dominion Drive, will feature paintings, sculptures, cards, and other works from 35 local artists, with sales and public workshops running through the end of 2025. An opening reception is scheduled for October 10, and the gallery will be open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

New art exhibition to open at National Trust Hughenden Manor

A major new exhibition celebrating local art and craft opens at the National Trust’s historic Hughenden Manor from September 12 to 21, 2025, coinciding with Heritage Open Days. Organized by the Visual Images Group, the show features over 30 artists and makers from Buckinghamshire, displaying painting, photography, printing, textiles, ceramics, glasswork, jewelry, and sculpture. All works are for sale, and entry is free from September 12–19.

Artist co-op in Olde Town Arvada in need of new space to continue showcasing local artwork

Burd's Nest Art Gallery, an artist co-op in Olde Town Arvada, Colorado, opened in February 2024 with about 35 local artists showcasing ceramics, fused glass, jewelry, and other artwork. Owner Judi Mitchell realized a lifelong dream by creating the co-op, but the building will soon become a restaurant, forcing the gallery to find a new affordable space or temporarily close. Mitchell has been unable to find a suitable replacement location and may have only a month or two left in the current space.