Domestic Arrangements Unfold in Kristof Santy’s Vivid Paintings

Belgian artist Kristof Santy presents a new body of work that continues his exploration of mundane scenes and everyday objects through vibrant palettes and flattened perspectives. The paintings feature fashions, furnishings, fruit, vegetables, and industrial vehicles, including a striped sweater vest, a fuchsia modernist chair, and a helicopter with a dangling ladder. The works will be exhibited this fall at Sorry We’re Closed gallery in Brussels.

Brendon Burton’s Enigmatic Photographs Preserve Traces of North American Life

Brendon Burton, a Portland-based photographer, continues his exploration of rural North America, shifting his focus from empty landscapes to the traces of human presence within abandoned homes. His recent work captures intimate domestic objects—worn boots, aged portraits, a quilted bed—that invite viewers to construct speculative narratives about the former inhabitants. Burton has also expanded into video, working on five music videos, and released a second edition of his book, Epitaph.

Cacti and Clouds Glitch in Alexis Mata’s Fantastical Landscapes

Artist Alexis Mata presents "Lost Landing," a solo exhibition at Thinkspace gallery in Los Angeles featuring fantastical, glitched landscapes. The show includes oil paintings and watercolors where familiar elements like cacti, dandelions, and skies slide into abstracted, overlapping forms, inspired by Mata's experience walking in Tepoztlán, Mexico. Works such as "Cacti and Clouds Glitch" and "La Noche De Los Cactus Voladores" explore themes of migration, rooting, and growth in surreal, otherworldly terrains. The exhibition runs through June 27.

‘MIZU’ Contemplates Fragility and Impermanence in a Poignant Dance with an Ice Puppet

The article introduces 'MIZU,' an ephemeral performance piece created by puppeteer and director Élise Vigneron’s Théâtre de L’entrouvert and Companie Furankaï, in collaboration with choreographer and circus artist Satchie Noro. The performance features a life-sized ice puppet in the form of a woman, with whom a dancer interacts as the figure gradually melts, exploring themes of memory, time, and impermanence. The piece is set in non-traditional architectural environments and is scheduled for summer performances across Europe.

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Art exhibition "The Brazil of Portinari" held at National Museum of China in Beijing

An exhibition titled "The Brazil of Portinari" opened at the National Museum of China in Beijing on June 9, 2026, featuring 56 paintings by renowned Brazilian artist Candido Portinari. The show was documented by Xinhua photographer Zhang Chenlin, with images showing visitors and the opening ceremony.

On the Making of the May 8 Strike at the 61st Venice Biennale

On May 8, during the professional preview of the 61st Venice Biennale, members of Art Not Genocide Alliance (ANGA) organized a 24-hour strike in support of Palestine and workers' rights, coordinated with Biennalocene, Vogliamo Tutt’altro, Sale Docks, Mi Riconosci, and Italian trade unions ADL Cobas, USB, and CUB. The strike involved artists, art workers, and front-of-house staff, with ANGA teams moving through the Arsenale and Giardini venues to mobilize participation under Italian labor law.

Japanese Contemporary Artist Takuma Tanaka Unveils "Don't Think, Feel" Solo Exhibition at The Wall Art Gallery in Miami's Wynwood

Japanese contemporary artist Takuma Tanaka will present a solo exhibition titled "Don't Think, Feel" at The Wall Art Gallery in Miami's Wynwood district, opening June 13, 2026, during Wynwood Art Walk and the FIFA World Cup kickoff. The show features a new body of vibrant, expressive paintings that explore consciousness, intuition, and emotion, with a standout piece directly incorporating Bruce Lee's famous philosophy. Tanaka, who studied law at Waseda University before turning to art, will travel from Japan for the opening, which runs through June 30, 2026.

Three South Pinellas Pride Art Shows To Check Out in June

Three Pride Month art exhibitions are taking place in south Pinellas County, Florida, in June. ArtOUT Gulfport's ninth annual juried exhibition at the Gulfport Public Library features over 100 works from more than 200 submissions, with Mark Fisher's "Luke" winning Best in Show. The Werk Gallery presents "JOY: Be Yourself and Be Proud," a colorful display celebrating LGBTQ resilience, while FloridaRAMA Gallery hosts "REALM," curated by Chad Mize, with 28 artists exploring physical and imagined spaces through various media.

Map your own arts trail

Twenty-five artists and creative practitioners from the Queenstown-Lakes district in New Zealand are opening their studios and galleries for a free self-guided tour this Sunday. Organized by the Three Lakes Cultural Trust as part of the Te Muka Toi, Te Muka Tākata Hui, the 'Open Studios & Creative Trails' event invites locals and visitors to explore the creative spaces of participants in Arrowtown, Frankton, and other areas.

UWM Union Art Gallery 53rd Annual Juried Exhibition

UW-Milwaukee's Union Art Gallery hosted its 53rd Annual Juried Exhibition from February 27 to March 12, 2026, featuring student artworks in various mediums from colleges across the Greater Milwaukee area. A panel of three local art professionals judged the works on opening night, awarding cash prizes to winners. The exhibition included standout pieces such as Claire Casey's painting "Gluttony," which won Best in Show, along with works by Anya Kluesner, Jinelle Warner, and Alana Kelly, each exploring themes of identity, queer experience, humor, and personal history.

Twisted Trail Winery Opens Art Gallery In Fillmore

Twisted Trail Winery in Fillmore is opening an art gallery alongside its grand opening, as announced by John and Vicki White. The winery has been operating with soft openings for about a month, and the gallery launch is part of the upcoming official celebration.

‘Ode To The Road’ Centennial Route 66 Art Exhibit Runs From June 19 – July 23 At Step Up Gallery

Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos, New Mexico, will host 'Ode To The Road,' a centennial art exhibit celebrating Route 66's 100th anniversary, running from June 19 to July 23. Over 60 regional artists contributed works including plein air paintings, studio paintings, and fabric quilts inspired by Historic Route 66. The opening reception takes place June 20 from 2–3:30 p.m., and many pieces are available for purchase by contacting the artists directly.

Press Release: Pace University Art Gallery Presents Retold

Pace University Art Gallery in Lower Manhattan is presenting three interconnected exhibitions—"Retold: Altered Photography," "Cut and Paste," and "Open for Interpretation"—that explore how photographic meaning is shaped by manipulation. The shows open with a free public reception on June 11, 2025, and feature historic newsroom prints from the George Stephanopoulos Collection at Pace, which retain visible marks of manual editing such as pen lines, white-out, and incisions from mid-20th century newspaper production. Contemporary artists including Nouf Aljowaysir, Garth Amundson, Pierre Gour, Juyon Lee, Negin Mahzoun, and Wendel A. White contribute works that use photographic alteration to reclaim personal narratives and challenge photography's authority as a neutral record. Student-curated selections and digital works from Pace courses complement the main exhibition, running through July 30, 2026.

Arts Scene Around Freo

This week's Arts Scene Around Freo highlights several community arts events in Fremantle, Australia. The Great Kimberley Wilderness VR experience returns to the WA Maritime Museum from 23 May to 21 June 2026, offering a 35-minute immersive virtual reality journey narrated by Luke Hemsworth. The Unyoung Chronicles exhibition runs from 24 May to 3 July at South Freo Continental, showcasing works by a group of artists in a café setting to spark conversations about ageing. Other events include WANGKA KUTJU, TJUKURPA TJUTA at Artitja Fine Art (29 May–14 June), Horizons at Nyisztor Studio (30 May–14 June), Moored at Moores Building Art Space (5–21 June), and Hidden Treasures at two suburban bowling clubs (11–18 June).

Community Celebrates Opening of New Whitsunday Art Gallery

More than 200 people gathered in Proserpine on Thursday evening to celebrate the official opening of the Creative Connections Whitsunday Community Gallery, a newly renovated space transformed from the former Visitor Information Centre. Mayor Ry Collins cut the ribbon, joined by Deputy Mayor John Finlay and councillors, while visitors explored exhibitions featuring 26 local artists and over 100 artworks, enjoyed live music from Helen Blackshaw, and participated in children's activities. The gallery also announced future developments, including a soundproofed verandah funded by the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal and a mural project supported by the Regional Arts Development Fund.

NCI ARTworks to name exhibition winners June 12

NCI ARTworks will announce the winners of its juried art exhibition on June 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the NCI ARTworks Gallery in Peru, Illinois. The reception starts at 6 p.m., with awards presented at 7 p.m. Sara O’Dell, executive director, and Shannon Slaight, director of the art department at Illinois Valley Community College, will name the winners. Over 50 artists from the Illinois Valley submitted works spanning a wide variety of styles and subjects.

A career as an art gallery curator is in Rose’s future

Rose Michelle Legere, a recent graduate of Vermont State University, has earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art and plans to pursue a master's degree in studio art next year. With support from VSAC's GEAR UP program and outreach counselor Michelle Legere, Rose overcame a challenging family background and medical issues to graduate on time. She gained curatorial experience as an intern at the Julian Scott Gallery, helping professor Phil Roberston curate BFA and MFA showcases, which solidified her ambition to become an art gallery curator.

The First Mega Strike of the Italian Cultural Sector. Unions, Workers and Associations United to Change Cultural Work: Here Are the Demands

Il primo mega sciopero del settore cultura italiano. Sindacati, lavoratori e associazioni uniti per cambiare il lavoro culturale: ecco le richieste

On June 12, Italy experienced its largest-ever national strike in the cultural sector, organized by major unions, collectives, and associations including Mi Riconosci?. Workers from museums, libraries, archives, theaters, and freelance artists walked out to demand dignified wages, enforcement of collective contracts, an end to false self-employment and volunteerism, a halt to funding cuts and military investments linked to artwashing, and new hiring at the Ministry of Culture. The strike closed numerous cultural institutions across Italy, including ten pavilions at the Venice Biennale, a floor of the Uffizi, and the National Museum of Italian Emigration in Genoa, marking the first such coordinated action in 50 years.

Art on Main presents the debut solo exhibition of Dallas-based artist Kathy Krismer

Dallas-based artist Kathy Krismer is presenting her debut solo exhibition, "Parallel Truths," at Art on Main gallery in Dallas, on view through July 4. The show features her first collection of abstract paintings emphasizing bold colors, geometric forms, and expressive mark-making, inspired by her childhood travels in the Middle East and her athletic background. An opening reception on June 13 will include a meet-the-artist event and music by DJ MISO.

Downtown Racine debuts Makers Gallery window displays

Downtown Racine has launched new window displays for its Makers Gallery, featuring works by local artists and craftspeople. The initiative aims to transform vacant storefronts into vibrant public art spaces, showcasing handmade items and creative works from the community.

BIXI and Loto-Québec unveil L'art en mouvement: bikes transformed by artists and an open-air gallery in the BIXI network this summer

BIXI, Montreal's bike-sharing service, and Loto-Québec have launched "L'art en mouvement," a summer initiative featuring artist-transformed bicycles and an open-air gallery within the BIXI network. The project places painted bikes at stations across the city, turning public transit into a mobile art exhibition.

Exhibition | Sebastián Espejo, 'Bright Moon' at Sun Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

Sebastián Espejo's solo exhibition 'Bright Moon' is on view at Sun Gallery in Seoul, South Korea, as reported by Ocula. The show presents a new body of work by the artist, exploring themes of light and lunar imagery through his distinctive visual language.

Borders artist marking major 70th birthday with floral art exhibition

Borders artist Ann Oram is celebrating her 70th birthday with a new floral exhibition titled "Into the Garden" at Morningside Gallery in Edinburgh, running until June 21. The show features her expressive flower and still life paintings in watercolour, gouache, acrylic, and oil, alongside works by six other artists including Kate Bentley and Jacqueline Orr. Oram, who studied at Edinburgh College of Art and has exhibited widely across the UK and Vienna, draws inspiration from her garden and local flower farms.

From online platform to neighbourhood gallery

Art Cube Gallery, a new contemporary art space, has opened in a residential neighborhood in Virugambakkam, Chennai, housed in a 50-year-old family home. The gallery launches with 'First Impressions,' an inaugural exhibition running until June 10, featuring works by 18 emerging and established artists. Founded during the pandemic by Dakshayani Balakrishnan and artist AV Ilango, the gallery began as an online platform to support underrepresented artists and has now expanded into a physical space to make art more accessible to local communities.

SCV News | June 19: 'Beyond the Moment' Artist Reception at CTG

The Canyon Theatre Guild and the Santa Clarita Artists Association are hosting an Artist’s Reception for Bruce McFarland’s solo exhibition “Beyond the Moment” on June 19 at 24242 Main St., Old Town Newhall, CA. The exhibition showcases McFarland’s signature Time Capsule Photography, a method born from a digital processing mistake, where he merges multiple exposures into single images of iconic locations like Disney Hall, Grand Central Terminal, and Yosemite. All 22 images in the series are on view through June 28, alongside his traditional scenic photography, with prints produced via dye-sublimation on aluminum.

Woodstock School of Art Showcase Exhibition I

The Woodstock School of Art is hosting its Showcase Exhibition I from February 15 to March 22, 2025, at the Robert H. Angeloch Gallery. The exhibition features works by students of fourteen instructors, including Jeanne Bouza Rose, Robert Carsten, Anne Crowley, and others. An opening reception will be held on February 15 from 2 to 4 PM at the school's location on Route 212 in Woodstock, New York.

Rockport Legends exhibit takes shape ahead of annual Art Fest

The Rockport Legends exhibit is being organized in preparation for the upcoming annual Art Fest in Rockport, Texas. The exhibition will feature works by notable local and regional artists, highlighting the area's artistic heritage and community involvement.

San Antonio museum's new exhibit highlights Tejano superstar Selena

The Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio has opened a new exhibition titled "Selena Forever: Siempre Selena," featuring never-before-seen photographs of Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. The display includes iconic images taken between 1992 and 1994 by photographer John Dyer, capturing her rise to stardom, as well as magazine covers and personal style artifacts like her signature red lipstick and hoop earrings. The exhibition runs through January 2027 and serves as a precursor to a larger Tejano legacy exhibition opening later this summer.

Eyes on you

Artist Sangram Majumdar's solo exhibition 'Bad Actors' is on view at Galerie Mirchandani in New Delhi until July 25. The show features paintings populated by eerie figures, monsters, and distorted crowds, with eyes peering from various corners of the canvas. Majumdar explores identity and perception through layered compositions that feel unsettling, using overlapping figures and a mix of bright and dark colors to create multiple interpretations. Works like 'Monstermahup' combine decorative patterns with fragmented bodies, while untitled pieces present ghostly heads and animal-like forms in crowded, theatrical scenes.