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Helena College exhibits capstone 'The Cost of Living' project at Holter Museum of Art

Helena College is showcasing its annual capstone exhibition, titled 'The Cost of Living,' at the Holter Museum of Art in Helena, Montana. The show features final projects from six second-year art students—Vinessa Sanford, Kraig Mougeot, William Krings, Linus Leeper, Sophie Uda, and Red Romano—and opened on April 3, running through May 3, 2026. Assistant professor Seth Roby organized the exhibition, which includes works ranging from a turbulent abstract painting to a whimsical nook with lavender wisteria and fairy dwellings, all exploring existential themes tied to life and living.

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Paradise Mobile Heritage Month Art Showcase

Paradise Mobile has announced the return of its Heritage Month Art Showcase, a local art exhibition running throughout May at its 24 Reid Street store in Bermuda. The exhibition features nearly 50 works from 20 Bermudian artists, selected through an open call around the theme 'For de Culture' set by the Department of Culture. Pieces span paintings, ceramics, photography, music, embroidery, woodwork, sculpture, model boats, and poetry, and are available for purchase with all proceeds going to the artists. A public opening reception will be held on May 8th with live music and refreshments, and visitors can vote for the 'Paradise People's Choice Award' winner.

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‘Farm & Fields’ exhibit features local artists

The Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock, California, opens its annual juried exhibition “Farms & Fields” in the Lobby Gallery, featuring 52 works by 37 regional artists selected from over 150 submissions. Juror Susan Stephenson, a landscape painter and Stanislaus State professor, chose pieces across media including painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics, and fabric arts, all celebrating agriculture. Awards totaling $1,100 were given, with Rhett Regina Owings winning Best of Show for her gouache “Farm Near Tracy.” The exhibition runs through July 25, with a free public reception on May 7 as part of the downtown Turlock art walk.

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Senior artists explore censorship, AI and transformation in the capstone exhibition

Shippensburg University senior art students presented their capstone exhibition at the Huber Art Center, featuring works in printmaking, digital art, ceramics, and charcoal drawings. Artists Luke Lindvall, Gerald Pratt, Kaylee Will, Alayna Mandich, and Lily Bramucci explored themes including censorship, artificial intelligence, horror, and personal transformation. Lindvall pushed printmaking onto unconventional surfaces like skateboards and furniture, Pratt addressed over-censorship in politics, Will warned against over-reliance on technology and AI in raising children, Mandich used horror imagery to examine beauty, and Bramucci connected pit-fired ceramics to life choices and hardship.

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article local schedule Apr 18, 2026 visibility 7 link 2 artists

B.A. exhibition gives seniors sendoff: Senior art students exhibit their best pieces at the Myers Fine Arts Building

SUNY Plattsburgh Art Museum recently hosted the 2026 B.A. Art and Design Senior Show at the Myers Fine Arts Building, showcasing the capstone projects of graduating art students. The exhibition featured a diverse range of media, including ceramics, sculpture, painting, and textiles, with notable works such as Kate LaPoint’s fiber art and Alexis Adamkowski’s botanical-themed figurative paintings. Curated by Museum Director Tonya Cribb and the art faculty, the show served as a formal introduction to professional gallery standards for the emerging artists.

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Six artists reflect on the Azores in a new DATMA exhibition downtown

The Massachusetts Design Art Technology Institute (DATMA) is launching "The Same Sea," an exhibition featuring six artists from the South Coast region who participated in the inaugural Hotel Papel artist residency on Faial Island in the Azores. Opening April 30 in New Bedford, the show presents a diverse range of media—including painting, ceramics, film, and photography—created during a 10-day immersive experience earlier this year.

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Young Art Making Its Way

The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art is hosting "Re-Encounter," the annual senior art exhibition featuring works by 14 graduating students. The showcase highlights a diverse range of mediums, including salvaged wood paintings by Kailea Najera, ceramic floral sculptures by Makena Wick, and an immersive installation by Arianna Rheault that processes childhood trauma. The exhibition serves as a formal conclusion to the academic year, blending personal narratives with spiritual themes reflective of the institution's background.

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Creative Young Minds exhibit sparks imagination

The Carmen Durazo Cultural Arts Center, in partnership with the Calexico Recreation Department, has launched the "Creative Young Minds" exhibition. The showcase features diverse works including paintings, photography, ceramics, and mixed media from 51 student artists hailing from Calexico, El Centro, Imperial, Brawley, and Mexicali. The opening ceremony was attended by local dignitaries and the Mexican consul, highlighting the cross-border cultural participation of the region's youth.

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NMU seniors’ art exhibited at DeVos Art Museum

Graduating seniors from Northern Michigan University’s School of Art and Design are showcasing their capstone projects at the DeVos Art Museum in Marquette. The exhibition features work from 20 students across diverse disciplines, including ceramics, illustration, painting, and digital cinema, culminating in a reception and awards ceremony on May 1.

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MFA 2026 Exhibition: AU Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition

The MFA 2026 Exhibition at American University presents thesis works by eight Master of Fine Arts candidates: Michael Dodson, Julia Fouser, Ryan Kennedy, Kelvin He Hao Low, Lexi Moser, Austin Remetta, Brenay Spencer, and Sarah Bell Wilson. The show features a diverse range of media including screenprint on artist-made hobo bags, gelatin plate prints on hosho rice paper, large-scale graphite drawings, woven paper from upcycled grocery bags, oil paintings, archival pigment prints, and ceramics.

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SouthCoast artists to showcase work inspired by residency in the Azores

Six artists from the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts recently completed the inaugural Hotel Papel residency on the island of Faial in the Azores. The residency, designed to celebrate the sister city relationship between Greater New Bedford and the Azores, allowed the participants to explore local culture, traditions, and landscapes. Their resulting works, spanning ceramics, photography, film, writing, and painting, will be showcased in a group exhibition titled "The Same Sea" at the Massachusetts Design Art and Technology Institute (DATMA).

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New exhibition features work from UWRF BFA candidates

Seven Bachelor of Fine Arts candidates from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls are set to present their capstone exhibitions at the Kleinpell Fine Arts Gallery from April 13 to May 1. The showcase features a diverse range of media including ceramics, oil painting, photography, and interactive installations, representing the culmination of the students' undergraduate artistic development.

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FSU Department of Art presents exhibition highlighting work by graduating BFA students

Florida State University’s Department of Art is set to debut "A New Paradigm," an exhibition showcasing the thesis projects of eight graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts students. Opening April 17 at the Working Method Contemporary Gallery, the show features a diverse array of media including ceramics, digital fabrication, installation, and printmaking. The works collectively explore shifting societal frameworks and represent the culmination of the students' academic journeys.

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Opening reception at Arcata’s Fire Arts Gallery

The Fire Arts Center Gallery in Arcata is hosting a new exhibition featuring ceramic works by Madison Hunt, Kit Davenport, David Jordan, and Leah Ritter. Running through March and April, the show highlights a diverse range of techniques, from Hunt’s use of traditional Korean sanggam inlay to Ritter’s botanical sculptures influenced by her background as a pastry chef. An opening reception is scheduled for April 11, offering the community a chance to engage with the artists and their latest sculptural and functional pieces.

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Art seniors explore identity, faith and change in capstone exhibition

Four graduating seniors at Shippensburg University—Drew Weaver, Greg Schultz, Ally Richwine, and Katelyn Bard—unveiled their capstone art exhibition at the Huber Arts Center. The showcase features a diverse array of media, including surrealist paintings of liminal spaces, printmaking focused on mental health and friendship, experimental ceramics, and biblical-themed paintings exploring personal identity.

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How do you break bad news to someone you love? With this artist’s help, it’s a piece of cake

Artist Keely O'Brien has transformed the Richmond-Brighouse SkyTrain station in Vancouver into a public gallery with her exhibition "Secret Ingredients." Part of the Capture Photography Festival, the installation features large-scale photographs of decadent, homemade cakes iced with unconventional messages like "You Snore" or "I'm So Proud of You." These images originated from a social experiment where O'Brien solicited anonymous confessions from the public and delivered them as custom-baked confections to recipients across the city.

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Work by incarcerated artists showcased in recent exhibit at IHM Sisters' gallery

The Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Motherhouse Gallery in Monroe, Michigan, recently hosted an exhibition featuring artworks created by incarcerated individuals from correctional facilities across the state. Organized by the University of Michigan’s Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP), the show displayed pieces made from unconventional materials like soap and graham crackers, ranging from spiritual reflections to bright, hopeful compositions. The exhibit was curated from donated works by artists who are unable to keep their pieces or sell them directly due to Department of Corrections regulations.

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Leonor R. Fuller Gallery to host SPSCC student art exhibition

The Leonor R. Fuller Gallery is set to host the 21st annual South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) Student Art Exhibition from May 18 to June 12. The showcase features a diverse range of media including ceramics, painting, digital photography, and sculpture, all produced by students during the 2025-26 academic year. An opening reception is scheduled for May 22 to celebrate the selected works, which were curated by the college’s art faculty.

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McKenzie River Artists Guild marks 32nd anniversary with May art show, sale

The McKenzie River Artists Guild is set to celebrate its 32nd anniversary with an annual Art Show and Sale on May 1 and 2, 2026. Hosted at the Leaburg Fire Training and Education Center in Oregon, the event will feature works from 16 local artists across a diverse array of mediums, including traditional painting, ceramics, woodwork, and mixed media.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 6, 2026 visibility 12 link 5 artists

Water's Way: A Conversation with Brazilian Conceptual Artist Daniel de Paula About His Expo Chicago Debut

Brazilian conceptual artist Daniel de Paula is set to make his Expo Chicago debut with a solo presentation hosted by gallery Yehudi Hollander-Pappi. The installation features industrial thousand-liter water tanks filled with water from the San Francisco Bay, a site chosen for its symbolic and material convergence of neoliberal history and digital infrastructure. The water contains both the scattered ashes of economist Milton Friedman and chemical effluents from Silicon Valley data centers, creating a visceral link between economic theory and environmental reality.

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Incarcerated artists in Bonne Terre hone their skills with a St. Louis exhibit and art class

Incarcerated artists at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre are showcasing their work in a major exhibition titled "Expressions from Within" at the St. Louis University Museum of Art. The display features approximately 130 pieces, including drawings, paintings, and mixed-media works created through St. Louis University’s Prison Arts and Education Program. Led by artist-in-residence Stan Chisholm, the program provides an open studio environment where participants like Rey Hernandez and James Merritt can develop their technical skills and explore creative expression outside the rigors of prison life.

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First Nations artists launch UMI Arts season with vibrant double exhibition opening

UMI Arts has officially launched its 2026 exhibition season in Far North Queensland with the opening of two concurrent group exhibitions, "The Summer Show 2026" and "You & Me 2026." The showcase features nearly 60 artworks by 18 First Nations artists, spanning various mediums including painting, ceramics, weaving, and sculpture. The collection highlights the deep connection to Country and cultural resilience of both emerging and established Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander practitioners.

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article local schedule Apr 1, 2026 visibility 11 link 2 artists

High Schools Juried Art Exhibition

The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum is preparing to host the 26th Annual Horry-Georgetown County High Schools Juried Art Exhibition from April 19 to May 17. The showcase features a diverse range of media, including painting, sculpture, and ceramics, selected from hundreds of submissions across local high schools and homeschool programs. This year's competition will be judged by Ashlyn Pope, a contemporary artist and assistant professor at Coastal Carolina University.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 10, 2026 visibility 14 link 2 artists

Arts Around Ann Arbor

The Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons at the University of Michigan’s Duderstadt Center Gallery. The landmark show features over 800 works by more than 600 incarcerated artists across 26 facilities, ranging from traditional paintings to sculptures made from soap and found materials. This year’s edition is curated by guest artist Omari Booker, whose own work is displayed in dialogue with the incarcerated artists, and includes a collaborative musical component titled "New Art // New Music."

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Three student artists awarded with monetary prizes at gallery opening

Three student artists from Wichita State University were awarded cash prizes totaling $2,500 during the 8th annual Emerging Artists reception at ShiftSpace Gallery. Juror and New York-based artist Ann Resnick selected Aly Horn, JaiDe Brown, and Savanna Nichols for the honors, which were sponsored by local businesses and the Art and Design Advocates. The exhibition, featuring work from the winners and twelve other students, showcases a range of disciplines including ceramics, photolithography, and MFA-level conceptual projects.

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article local schedule Feb 22, 2026 visibility 10 link 1 artist

Seventh Circle celebrates new space by championing local artists in open-call exhibition

Seventh Circle, an independent art space in Birmingham's Digbeth district, has inaugurated its new, expanded location with an open-call exhibition titled "Renaissance." Featuring works by 40 local artists across various media—including sculpture, ceramics, and fine art—the show explores themes of rebirth and renewal. To support the local creative economy, the gallery introduced a dual-award system: a Director’s Choice Award granting a solo exhibition and a People’s Choice Award providing bespoke framing services.

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The annual Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Thesis Exhibitions return with “In No Particular order” in April 2026

The Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Thesis Exhibitions, titled "In No Particular Order: Senior Show 2026," will open on April 10, 2026, at Vanderbilt University's Space 204 galleries. The showcase features the thesis work of ten graduating senior art majors: Caitlin Nitschke, Kira Tannenbaum, Lin Morales, Dorothy Chen, Paige Restel, Megan Grosse, Remi Marcus, Isaac Bevin Boakye, Izabella Burghardt, and Rubric Barredo. The opening coincides with a department-wide open house at the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center, displaying work from students across all art classes.

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Local artists to display work at Galway city exhibition

Eleven artists from the Artlink Collective will present a 'Foodie Art' exhibition at Galway City Library from February 16 to 28. The group, based across counties Roscommon, Galway, and Offaly, includes artists like Rosemarie Langtry, Catherine and Lucy Kelly-Desmond, Jackie Eastwood, and others working in fine art, ceramics, textile design, animation, and photography.

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Return of popular Goole open art showcase sparks call-out for local artists

Goole Museum has issued a call for local artists to submit works for its 12th annual Open Art Exhibition, which will open on March 21, 2026. The museum welcomes all mediums including paintings, illustrations, textiles, sculptures, ceramics, and digital entries, with a particular invitation for pieces inspired by Goole's bicentenary—200 years since the town was built as a purpose-built port. Submissions can be dropped off on specified dates in early March, and the exhibition runs until May 16.

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Hidden gems uncovered at The Unicorn

Twelve artists from the Hidden Gems Art Studios collective are exhibiting their work in a month-long group show titled Hidden Gems @ The Unicorn at The Unicorn Collection in Sturt Street, Ballarat, running until 1 March. The exhibition features painting, photography, textiles, ceramics, and mixed media, with a Meet the Artists session scheduled for the evening of 6 February. Artists include Sylvia Aguirre, Jeannie King, Kate Wise, and Anne Langdon, among others.

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