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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 25, 2026 visibility 10 link 2 artists

Local artists shine in Art Center shows

The Anton Art Center in Mount Clemens, Michigan, is presenting two winter exhibitions: the Michigan Annual LIII, featuring over 50 works from 35 artists across the state, and “Heartwork,” a themed show with nearly 40 works from 30 local artists. The Michigan Annual, now in its 53rd edition, received a record 390 submissions, making it the most competitive yet. The exhibitions run from January 31 to February 28, with an opening reception and awards ceremony on January 31.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 16, 2026 visibility 9 link 1 artist

Art Exhibition coming to Torbay Hospital featuring nationally acclaimed artist

A new exhibition featuring the work of British marquetry artist Lucy Turner is opening at Torbay Hospital in England. Part of the 2026 HeArTs exhibition series, the show runs from January 18 to April 18 in the HeArTs Gallery on level 4. Turner, who has spent over 20 years perfecting her craft, creates vibrant, playful furniture and interior pieces using colored Formica laminate. She studied 3D design at the University of Plymouth and draws inspiration from her smallholding in Somerset. The exhibition includes specially created circular designs installed along the gallery corridor. Artist in residence Helen Snell praised the work as joyful and uplifting, noting its pop art and mid-century influences.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 15, 2026 visibility 23 link 1 artist

Solo art exhibition, Rudy Ramirez: A retrospective, 1969-present

The San Bernardino County Museum (SBCM) presents "Rudy C. Ramirez: A Retrospective, 1969–The Present," the first comprehensive survey of local Latino artist Rudy C. Ramirez, a Vietnam veteran. Running from January 17 to April 12, 2026, the exhibition features over 70 works spanning more than 50 years, showcasing his diverse styles and media, including influences from his time as a sign painter for the U.S. Air Force and his leadership in the Inland Empire Latino Art Association. The show was curated with his daughter Annette Ramirez, granddaughter Carina Lizarde, and museum educator Erica Watkins.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 14, 2026 visibility 7 link 1 artist

The Design of Motherhood: MAD’s Exhibition is Personal and Profound

The Museum of Art and Design (MAD) in New York is presenting "Designing Motherhood: Things that Make and Break our Births," an exhibition curated by Elizabeth Koehn that examines fertility and parenthood through over 250 objects, including mass-market items, medical devices, design notes, archival letters, and video. The show features artifacts such as hospital baby blankets, 17 historical pessaries, 12 IUDs, and the Del Em menstrual extraction tool from 1971, alongside clips from the 1952 film "All My Babies" featuring midwife Mary Coley. The exhibition defines motherhood capaciously, not limited to one sex or gender or to biological childbearing, and also addresses choosing to delay or forgo parenthood.

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Art shows, river cleanup, 'Kinky Boots' among Things to Do in Pueblo

This article is a local events calendar for Pueblo, Colorado, listing activities from January 2-10, 2026. It includes two art-related events: an opening reception for the 'Artful Echoes' exhibit at Steel City Art Works, celebrating the gallery's first anniversary, and a 'New Animal' gallery opening at The Ethos featuring animal-themed works by local artists. Other events include a river cleanup, a fiber arts social, a table tennis program for cognitive health, a book tasting, a literary open mic, a performance of the musical 'Kinky Boots,' a craft night, and a regional exhibit at the Sangre De Cristo Arts and Conference Center.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 18, 2025 visibility 12 link 3 artists

“Arteries with Wings”: Mai al-Halwani opens her Art Exhibition in Homs

Syrian visual artist Mai al-Halwani opened her latest exhibition, “Arteries with Wings”, at the Palace of Culture in Homs on Wednesday, December 18. The show features 40 paintings in her signature expressionist style, combining miniature art and decorative motifs to explore themes of life, freedom, and resilience. Organized by the Union of Visual Artists, the exhibition marks al-Halwani's first in Homs since the city's liberation, with some pieces referencing the Syrian revolution. Half of the proceeds will go to the Syrian Development Fund.

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article local schedule Dec 8, 2025 visibility 13 link 1 artist

Local Artist David Hughes MBE celebrates 100th Birthday with charity art exhibition

Local artist David Hughes MBE is celebrating his 100th birthday with a charity art exhibition titled *Celebration* at Arts Centre Washington, running from 20 November to 20 December 2025. He has donated a collection of his paintings to STS Charity, the official charity of South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, to raise funds for the Stroke Unit Fund and the Vision Appeal, which supports a new Eye Hospital in Sunderland opening in summer 2026. Hughes, who taught himself to paint after retiring at age 60, credits Sunderland Royal Hospital with saving his life twice—after a stroke in 2024 and a pacemaker procedure in 2010.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 5, 2025 visibility 13 link 1 artist

‘Materials are so easily imported, but the people are not welcome’: Diana Eusebio’s show at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami tackles the realities of immigration

Diana Eusebio’s first solo museum exhibition, *Field of Dreams*, has opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, featuring over 30 works that combine hand-dyed textiles with digital prints. The artist, who grew up in Miami, uses natural dyes from materials like avocado, cochineal, and indigo to overlay portraits, family photos, and landscapes, exploring themes of identity, migration, and home. The exhibition includes a Q&A where Eusebio discusses her Peruvian Dominican heritage, the influence of baseball as a symbol of the American dream, and the current climate of fear for immigrants in the US.

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‘Endless scrolling induces permanent craving’: panGenerator highlights our unhealthy relationship with technology

An exhibition titled 'Elusive Sense: On the Fluid Boundaries of Perception' at London’s art’otel featured five contemporary Polish artists, including the collective panGenerator. Their interactive installation 'Infinity' (2020) invites viewers to kneel and endlessly scroll through nonsensical digital shapes on a screen, mimicking social media's infinite scroll. The work aims to make users feel uncomfortable and reflect on their daily digital habits, drawing parallels between trust in technology and religious belief. Another panGenerator piece, 'Hash to ash' (2017), lets visitors take a selfie that melts into ash, critiquing selfie culture and the fragility of digital photos.

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article local schedule Dec 4, 2025 visibility 9 link 3 artists

The Art Spirit Gallery’s latest exhibition featuring AI-generated images spurs backlash from the local art community

The Art Spirit Gallery in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, faced backlash from the local art community after announcing an exhibition titled "No Permission Needed," featuring AI-generated images by Mike Baker, CEO of Heritage Health. The exhibition, which opened on Nov. 12, sparked nearly 200 comments on Facebook, with local artists calling the work "disgusting," "slop," and "unethical." Four artists protested outside the gallery during the city's monthly ArtWalk event on Nov. 14, and a subsequent panel discussion on Nov. 22 included Baker, gallery owner Blair Williams, former NASA scientist Denise Yost, and Jen Jackson Quintano. Williams noted that three artists have severed ties with the gallery over the show.

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article local schedule Nov 30, 2025 visibility 11 link 3 artists

Michelle Cassar Cavarra Hosts First Charity Art Exhibition To Support Neighbour In Need

Maltese abstract artist and poet Michelle Cassar Cavarra is hosting her first charity art exhibition to raise funds for her neighbor Kate, who has been diagnosed with Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome, a rare condition affecting only about 400 people worldwide. The exhibition, sponsored by Marsovin, takes place at Ic-Civil Valletta and features Cassar Cavarra's unique abstract works, with proceeds going toward Kate's specialized equipment, therapies, and a home pool to aid her mobility.

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article local schedule Nov 27, 2025 visibility 7 link 1 artist

Call to step up to end violence against women - Ballarat Times

The Ballarat community has launched the 16 Days of Activism campaign to end violence against women, beginning on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25) and running until Human Rights Day (December 10). The campaign includes a '16 Ways for 16 Days' trail map with daily activities, and features the 'Transforming Pain into Power' art exhibition at Ballarat Library, Barkly Square, and Art Space Ballarat, showcasing works by local artists speaking out against gendered violence. Survivor Marita Forsyth's artwork depicts her perpetrators in a burning car, symbolizing her empowerment.

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article local schedule Nov 22, 2025 visibility 12 link 1 artist

Seaport Art Walk accepting artist proposals for 2026 exhibition

The Seaport Art Walk in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is now accepting artist proposals for its 2026 edition, which will run from July 9 to October 31, 2026. The juried outdoor exhibition, themed “Good Trouble” in honor of the late Rep. John Lewis and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, invites submissions of temporary sculptures, murals, or photography exploring civil disobedience, community organizing, and cultural resistance. Proposals are due by February 23, 2026, with stipends ranging from $250 to $2,500 per artwork.

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article local schedule Nov 13, 2025 visibility 9 link 1 artist

Meet artists and makers at a free open-house art exhibition in Hare Hatch

Coach House Studios in Hare Hatch is hosting a free open-house art exhibition where 15 artists and makers will showcase their workspaces and sell unique pieces. The event, taking place on November 15-16, also features live music and cake, with proceeds from refreshments supporting Yeldall Manor, a Christian drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. Founder Steve Hedger, a woodworker, started the creative hub after a cardiac arrest in 2018, partnering with potter Vallari Harshwal in 2022 to build a community that offers creative opportunities for people in addiction recovery.

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article local schedule Nov 12, 2025 visibility 13 link 1 artist

Renowned Perth artist opens ‘most authentic’ exhibition yet

More than 200 guests attended the sold-out opening night of Cher van Schouwen's solo exhibition "Emergence" at Gallery 360 in West Leederville, Perth. The event featured art, poetry, and live music, with over 25 pieces created over a year that van Schouwen describes as her most authentic work yet. The evening also served as a fundraiser for Homeless Healthcare, a local charity supporting homeless individuals.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 10, 2025 visibility 12 link 1 artist

Ohio veterans turn experience into expression in statewide art showcase

Daniel King, an Air Force veteran and lens-based artist who once concealed his military service for a decade, is serving as juror for the 2025 Ohio Veterans and Military Art Exhibition at the Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery in Columbus. The show features 37 works by 23 artists, selected by King to highlight the complex, often overlooked stories veterans tell through creative expression. King, who leads workshops through the Central Ohio VA Medical Center's veteran artist initiative, uses photography and proto-photographic techniques like cyanotypes and pinhole cameras in his own practice.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 4, 2025 visibility 10 link 1 artist

WATCH ArtUA fifth anniversary exhibition ‘Revived by Art’ launches at People’s Museum of Limerick

The Ukrainian Art Studio ArtUA has launched its fifth anniversary exhibition, 'Revived by Art', at the People's Museum of Limerick, running from November 1 to 15, 2025. The exhibition features 150 works by nearly 40 artists, both Ukrainian and other nationalities, aged six to seventy-seven, using techniques such as painting, graphics, decorative arts, and graphic design. Founded by Ukrainian artist and teacher Lyubov Makarenko, who fled Mariupol after the Russian invasion, ArtUA has been holding free art classes at the Redemptorist Church in Limerick since July 2022. The exhibition focuses on personal memories and places dear to the artists, including Mariupol, Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Limerick, reflecting nostalgia, pain, and love.

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article local schedule Oct 20, 2025 visibility 15 link 1 artist

Tucson Artists Protest group unveils art exhibit on tail of No Kings Day

The Tucson Artists Protest group has launched an unjuried exhibition titled "Expression Against Repression" at the Historic Y arts space in downtown Tucson. The show opened Sunday with a parade, film screening, and poetry reading, featuring 82 works including a paper mache effigy of President Donald Trump, a comic strip about healthcare, and a portrait of a father and child. Founder Betty Harris, also first vice-chair of the LD20 Democratic Committee, organized the exhibit to merge art and politics without campaign advertising, inspired by an earlier "Roots of Resistance" show at Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery and Workshop.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 30, 2025 visibility 15 link 3 artists

Casa Sanlorenzo in Venice opens its first exhibition with a focus on ocean pollution

Casa Sanlorenzo, a new cultural space in Venice established by yacht builder Sanlorenzo, has opened its inaugural exhibition titled "Breathtaking." The installation by Italian artist and photographer Fabrizio Ferri addresses ocean plastic and microplastic pollution, featuring large-scale portraits of celebrities including Sting, Helena Christensen, Willem Dafoe, Isabella Rossellini, Susan Sarandon, and Naomi Watts, all depicted covered in plastic and debris. At the center of the installation is a glass coffin filled with seawater, symbolizing the fragility of marine ecosystems. The exhibition was previously shown at the Museo di Storia Naturale in Milan, where it attracted over 40,000 visitors in four days.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 24, 2025 visibility 12 link 2 artists

Fall River artist Brian Fox to unveil Vietnam exhibit. See what inspired his military series.

Fall River artist Brian Fox has completed a series of Vietnam War military paintings titled “In the Valley of the Shadow: The Cost of Walking with Death,” which will debut at the Narrows Center for the Arts from October 18 through December 27, 2025. Fox collaborated closely with U.S. military veterans, who provided technical guidance and honest critique, and the series includes about 25 pieces, mostly black-and-white paintings and sketches, with one color piece titled “Vietnam Nurse.” Notably, Fox used rusting metal sheets as canvas for paintings inspired by Agent Orange, intended to deteriorate over time like the veterans affected by the chemical.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 18, 2025 visibility 16 link 2 artists

First Look: Artist Vicki Lee’s New Gallery in Potts Point

Sydney-based artist Vicki Lee is opening a new gallery at 16-18 Bayswater Road in Potts Point on September 20, following a previous space in Surry Hills. The 260-square-metre venue spans two levels and features a multi-sensory exhibition titled *Inner Peace, Dinner Please*, which includes a sound-healing listening space with yoga mats, a confessional booth with a shredder for discarding written sins, a light installation, and inhalers scented with frankincense. Lee’s husband, photographer Ted O’Donnell, also exhibits collaborative floral works, and DJ/producer Stu Turner will perform live sets on Saturdays.

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article local schedule Sep 18, 2025 visibility 14 link 1 artist

‘Lakay’ exhibit marks debut of Brooklyn’s first BIPOC-owned artist co-working studio

Atelier Artist, a new BIPOC-owned and -operated co-working studio in Central Brooklyn, launched its inaugural exhibition titled 'Lakay' on September 14. The show features a dozen artists from the studio's residency program, highlighting emerging and established voices from the Caribbean diaspora. Co-founders Jonathan Pierre Lafleur and Franck Henry Godefroy, along with creative director Mc Alexander Ciceron, emphasize that the space provides affordable 24/7 studio access, monthly exhibitions, and community programming such as healing circles and open mics. The exhibition is hosted at Brooklyn Commons' Clock Tower Loft in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

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article local schedule Sep 16, 2025 visibility 9 link 1 artist

Texas' first ever street art park comes to East Side, highlighting local art and culture!

San Antonio Parks and Recreation, alongside the San Antonio Street Art Initiative, announced the creation of Texas' first-ever street art park at Healy Murphy Park on the East Side. The park features a breakdancing pad with a mosaic designed by J Muzacz and crafted by over 100 community members, San Antonio's first street-art basketball court, and the "Dream Walls"—ten concrete walls that will be painted by 10 local artists during the Oct. 4 opening ceremony. The walls will be repainted annually during LOGIT to keep the park evolving.

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article local schedule Sep 3, 2025 visibility 7 link 7 artists

Gisborne art show highlights weather impact on well-being

Gisborne artist and community researcher Dayna Raroa is organizing an art exhibition titled "Mōwai: The Weight of Water" based on her co-authored study on how severe weather impacts health and wellbeing. The exhibition, funded by a $100,000 grant from the Health Research Council of New Zealand, will take place on September 27 at the former Marina Restaurant building in Gisborne, featuring over 30 local creatives who translate community-led research into artworks. Contributors include painters, photographers, sculptors, a tattoo artist, a builder using timber from a washed-out bridge, and a doctor highlighting medical prescription disruptions.

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article local schedule Sep 1, 2025 visibility 8 link 2 artists

'Who’s going to read it?': Research taken off library shelf and transformed into art showcase

Artist and community researcher Dayna Raroa (Ngāti Porou) is transforming a published study on how severe weather affects health and wellbeing into an art exhibition in Gisborne. The research, co-authored by Raroa and published in June 2024, was originally shelved in a library; she now presents its findings through visual art to make the data more accessible and engaging for the local community.

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article local schedule Aug 29, 2025 visibility 11 link 4 artists

Art group ‘think outside the square’ for annual show

A group of Southland artists from C.S Art Studio will present their annual exhibition titled "Circles" at Whare Taupua art space in Invercargill, New Zealand, from September 5-26. The show features paintings and sculptures by 43 artists with disabilities and lived experience with mental health or trauma, challenging them to create works within a circular format rather than traditional squares or rectangles.

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article local schedule Aug 23, 2025 visibility 15 link 1 artist

Exploring mental health through art

The Portage Learning and Literacy Centre (PLLC) in Portage la Prairie is launching a community art exhibition called "The Art of Healing: Exploring Mental Health Through Creativity." Organizers Cora Pohl and Rachel Pilipchuk are inviting local artists to submit original works in any medium—painting, ceramics, video, music, or dance—that reflect themes of mental health, healing, or personal experience. The first exhibition is delayed due to building renovations, so submissions remain open indefinitely, with a final show planned for March at Prairie Fusion’s atrium and smaller rotating exhibits at schools and community hubs throughout the year.

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article local schedule Aug 19, 2025 visibility 9 link 4 artists

Local actress/artist provides mental therapy through her arts

Visual artist and actress Teala Stampley has opened Creative Minds Center of the Arts in Oak Park’s Southtown District, a live/work space where mental health and art intersect. The center hosts events such as The Painted Tongue: Open Mic and Art Exhibition and Let’s Talk About It Paint and Conversation, combining art-making with licensed therapy. Stampley, who also acts in the Chicago-based drama The Chi and other productions, began painting a year and a half ago as a form of healing for her own anxiety and depression, inspired by her uncle.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 12, 2025 visibility 6 link 1 artist

Coburn Gallery to open new season with unique exhibition, which used AI to capture older adults’ memories

Ashland University's Coburn Art Gallery will open its 2025-26 season with the exhibition "Transcending Barriers Beyond Time: Visual Reminiscence of Older Adults with Chronicle Illnesses Facilitated by Generative AI," running from August 25 to September 27, 2025. The show features 42 artworks created by older adults with chronic illnesses who collaborated with researchers using generative AI to visualize their memories. Co-curated by Janet Reed of Kent State University and Rebecca D. Miller of Ursuline College, the exhibition is part of the university's Symposium Against Indifference biennial series, which this year explores the theme "Thinking About Intelligence: Human and Artificial."

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 11, 2025 visibility 12 link 2 artists

10 area artists featured in latest Charles Beck Gallery exhibit

Ten regional artists are featured in 'Second Wind,' a new exhibition opening August 19 at the Charles Beck Gallery on the M State Fergus Falls campus. The show includes paintings, sculpture, jewelry, and other works by Shirlee Daulton, Kim Embretson, Kandace Creel Falcón, Kent Kapplinger, Dan Meckle, Ken Omundson, Susan Seaborn, Sandy Thimgan, Malcolm Thompson, and Mary Jo Wentz. An artist reception will be held September 25. The exhibit was conceived by M State Ceramics Faculty Lori Charest, who was inspired by former President George W. Bush taking up painting after his political career; though Bush declined to participate, Charest pivoted to highlight local artists who found creative renewal later in life.

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