Cincinnati Art Museum to open new East Asian inspired exhibit

The Cincinnati Art Museum will open a new exhibition titled "Rediscovered Treasures" this fall, featuring approximately 60 East Asian masterpieces from its own collections, including Japanese armor, Chinese scrolls, Korean lacquer, a Japanese bronze "magic mirror," a Qing dynasty portrait of Lady Nian, and a Meiji period sumo wrestler's embroidered apron. The exhibition runs from September 19, 2025 to January 18, 2026, and is organized into three thematic sections: Rediscovery, New Identities, and Conservation. Admission is free.

Exploring the magical colors of Matisse

The Times Art Museum has launched a major retrospective of Henri Matisse’s printmaking, featuring 100 works that span his career from early line drawings to his iconic late-period cut-outs. Titled "Bathe in Color — A Journey of Lines, Body and Dreams," the exhibition includes significant collaborations with Paris-based workshops Mourlot Studios and Atelier Auval, highlighted by the vibrant composition La Gerbe.

Magic: The Gathering in Miniature III: A $100,000 Artist Proof Exhibition

Curator Donny Caltrider recently concluded "Magic: The Gathering in Miniature III" at Gallery Nucleus in Los Angeles, a specialized exhibition featuring 333 artist proof cards. The show brought together original sketches, inks, and paintings from 111 global artists associated with the iconic trading card game. Marking the third iteration of this series, the event saw record-breaking attendance and a significant commercial reception, with over 70% of the works sold during its two-week run.

Exhibition explores art, Arkansas legacy of artist Harold Keller

A new exhibition titled "Harold Keller: Portals" opens at the Alexander Gallery in Fayetteville, Arkansas, showcasing the work of the mid-20th-century artist and educator Harold Keller. Curated by Matthew Bailey, the show features paintings, drawings, and ceramics that blend whimsy, spirituality, and magical realism, drawing from Keller's Jewish upbringing, influences like Paul Klee and Saul Steinberg, and his time teaching in Arkansas and New York. Many works come from the University of Arkansas–Fort Smith collection, and some have never been publicly displayed before.

What’s new this season at Stanford art museums

Stanford University's Cantor Arts Center and the Anderson Collection are opening a diverse slate of exhibitions for fall and winter. Highlights include "Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior," the first major solo show of the museum's Asian American Art Initiative, featuring 44 works spanning the Pakistani-American artist's 30-year career, including mosaics, paintings, sculptures, and a digital animation. The Anderson Collection presents Alteronce Gumby's first West Coast museum exhibition, showcasing nine mixed-media works that use paint, glass, and semi-precious stones to create cosmic perspectives. Other shows include "Edmonia Lewis: Indelible Impressions" and "Cunning Folk: Witchcraft, Magic and Occult Knowledge."

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The Trump administration has proposed a significant aesthetic overhaul of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, a historic French Second Empire–style structure adjacent to the White House. The plan involves painting the building’s original slate-gray granite facade white using a specialized mineral silicate paint. Despite the administration's claims that this 'magic paint' would strengthen and protect the stone, a leaked expert analysis warns that the paint is chemically incompatible with granite and could cause permanent structural damage and exorbitant costs.

Harold Keller exhibition opens in newly renovated Porter Art Warehouse gallery

The newly renovated Porter Art Warehouse in Fayetteville, Arkansas, will host its first signature exhibition, "Harold Keller: Portals," from January 15 to March 8, 2025. The show features works by Harold Keller, an artist and educator whose career spanned over seven decades, curated by Matthew Bailey from the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Collection. The exhibition includes paintings, drawings, ceramics, and artist books drawn from the largest repository of Keller's work, housed at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith, where he taught in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The Alexander Gallery, named for philanthropists Bob and Becky Alexander, opened in October 2024 after a $1 million exterior restoration by the city and a $950,000 interior renovation by Walton Arts Center.

Christmas magic on display as Greenock Art Club return with winter exhibition

Greenock Art Club has opened its winter exhibition at Stables Studios in Gourock, showcasing over 100 artworks from around 50 members. The exhibition, which opened the previous weekend, continues on Saturday, November 29 and Sunday, November 30, featuring paintings, handmade crafts, jewelry, and Christmas decorations available for purchase. Featured artists include Lana Zukevych, a 22-year-old Ukrainian member who joined earlier this year, alongside club secretary Arlene O'Donnell and trustee Catherine Soulier.

Carver Hill Gallery readies new show for Camden's First Art Walk of the season

Carver Hill Gallery in Camden, Maine, will host three solo shows for the first 2025 Third Thursday Art Walk of the season on May 15. The exhibitions feature Kristen Diederich with "It’s When The Night Already Knows To Hold The Night That Gets Me," Angela Warren with "Untamed Blooms: Journey through Wild Meadows," and Giacomo Mazzari with "Forme e Colori," showcasing new works inspired by nature, wild landscapes, and Italian magical realism. The shows run through June 15.

‘The shadows, the figures playing basketball … I waited for the magic to appear – then it did’: José Luis Morales Martín’s best phone picture

Architect José Luis Morales Martín captured a photograph of two teenagers playing basketball in his Madrid apartment complex's courtyard from his living room window. He was struck by the interplay of light, shadow, and geometry, using his phone to seize the moment when the scene's 'magic' became apparent.

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.

“Show d’Houdini” at CAC Brétigny, Brétigny-sur-Orge

The article reviews the group exhibition "Show d’Houdini" at CAC Brétigny in Brétigny-sur-Orge, which explores the figure of the magician as a cultural archetype. Drawing on the legacy of Harry Houdini and the historical context of late 19th- and early 20th-century illusionism and spiritualism, the show presents works that examine the magician's dual nature—oscillating between charlatanism and miracle, deception and wonder.

Imagine exhibition celebrates youth culture

The 'Imagine – Youth Art Exhibition' is currently on display at the Erina Centre, Erina Fair, until May 30, showcasing works by students from Erina and Terrigal High Schools. Organized by the Erina Rotary Club in partnership with The Arcade Gallery, eMerge, and Central Coast Council, the exhibition celebrates youth culture through mixed media and technology. A People's Choice Award, sponsored by Eckersley's, allows the public to vote for their favorite artwork via QR code until May 25, with prizes of $100 and $50 vouchers. Teachers, council youth services, and Rotary members collaborated to curate and support the event, which includes collaborative pieces from Year 7 and 8 students exploring magical themes, landscapes, still life, and portraits.

In Lucca, the Perfect Exhibition to Rediscover the Talent of Painter Emilio Malerba

A Lucca c’è la mostra perfetta per riscoprire il talento del pittore Emilio Malerba

The Fondazione Ragghianti in Lucca is hosting a major retrospective dedicated to Emilio Malerba, a key member of the Novecento Italiano movement who died a century ago. Curated by Paolo Bolpagni and Elena Pontiggia, the exhibition marks the first solo presentation of Malerba’s work since 1931. The showcase spans his early career in commercial advertising for brands like Amaro Ramazzotti to his mature paintings that lean toward Magic Realism, featuring intimate portraits that prioritize psychological depth over narrative.

Philadelphia Magic Gardens exhibition examines queerness, migration and belonging

Artist Santiago Galeas is presenting his first solo museum exhibition, "Entre Raíces y Alas" (Between Roots and Wings), at the Philadelphia Magic Gardens. The showcase features a series of portraits and landscapes that explore the intersection of queer identity, the first-generation immigrant experience, and the concept of diaspora. Galeas, a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the New York Academy of Fine Arts, utilizes symbolic imagery and intimate interviews with his subjects to capture the vulnerability and essence of the queer Latin American community.

Fairy Tales and the Power of Wonder

The CU Art Museum at the University of Colorado Boulder is presenting "Fairy Tales and the Power of Wonder," an exhibition running from February 6 through May 2026. The show brings together artworks, books, and maps that explore the themes and narratives of fairy tales, featuring hybrid creatures, magical beings, and imagined landscapes. It is supported by CU Boulder Student Arts and Cultural Enrichment fees and coordinated with concurrent exhibitions at the CU Museum of Natural History and Norlin Library.