How the Museum of Graffiti has opened a new path for street art. See studios

The Museum of Graffiti in Miami’s Wynwood district has launched a new permanent artist studio residency program featuring Jel Martinez, James “Ras Terms” Monk, Nicole “Nico” Holderbaum, and Entes. These four established artists, who began their careers painting illegally on the streets, now occupy professional workspaces that are open to the public seven days a week. Fully funded by the museum, the initiative allows visitors to observe the creative process in real-time and purchase works directly from the artists through an on-site sales gallery.

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.

Slater Museum announces spring programs and exhibitions

The Slater Memorial Museum at Norwich Free Academy has unveiled its spring lineup, featuring a diverse range of historical and contemporary programming. Highlights include a lecture by historian Tricia Staley on Norwich’s revolutionary history to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary, a youth-oriented storytime event in partnership with Otis Library, and the final days of a traveling exhibition by French artist Laurence Saunois.

Southampton Arts Center’s Museum of Democracy Exhibition Receives Grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation

The Southampton Arts Center (SAC) has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation to support its upcoming exhibition, "The Story of America: 1776-2026, A Celebration of Freedom and Independence." Organized in collaboration with the Museum of Democracy, the show will feature over 250 years of American presidential campaign history through artifacts from the Wright Family Collection. Notable items on display will include the original flag from George Washington’s inauguration and political memorabilia ranging from 19th-century torches to 1960s paper campaign dresses.

Newest DeLuce Gallery exhibit explores ‘Art Left Behind’

Northwest Missouri State University has unveiled "Art Left Behind: Exploring Decades of Creativity," an exhibition featuring student artworks discovered in the storage rooms of the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building. Curated by students Brooke Reyes, Jeri Walters, and Sammy Ward, the show presents a selection of prints dating from the late 1960s to the present day. The collection largely consists of works created under the guidance of former professor Phil Laber, ranging from abstract compositions to social and political commentaries.

Step through time with Bardo Arts Center’s 20-year anniversary exhibit

The Bardo Arts Center at Western Carolina University recently celebrated its 20th anniversary with a reception for a dynamic retrospective exhibition. The show features a timeline of the WCU Fine Art Museum’s growth, showcasing a diverse range of works including paintings, glass, and ceramics dating from 1969 to the present. Founding director Martin DeWitt and current executive director Denise Drury Homewood highlighted the institution's evolution from a small gallery space to a nationally accredited museum housing over 2,000 objects.

Rachael Mayne Unveils Powerful New Solo Exhibition 'A Letter To Them' — Presented With Turua Gallery - Scoop

Auckland-based artist Rachael Mayne is set to debut her latest solo exhibition, 'A Letter To Them,' presented by Turua Gallery at a special offsite location in Newmarket. The collection features large-scale, impressionistic floral paintings that represent a creative evolution for Mayne, who has seen her previous three exhibitions sell out on their opening nights. This show marks a shift toward greater artistic risk and scale, with no presales available to the public ahead of the March 13 opening.

We’ve Been at the Tapestry Studio Since the 90s

An exhibition at Salt Beyoğlu titled 'We’ve Been at the Tapestry Studio Since the 90s' explores the art education practices of the Tapestry Studio, part of the Painting Department at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (MSGSÜ). The show presents a collage of collective productions, individual works, archival materials, and personal testimonies from artists who have passed through the studio, tracing its physical and conceptual evolution since its founding in the early 1990s. It highlights the studio's unique pedagogical approach, which combines tapestry weaving with contemporary art, collaborative learning, and open programs that challenge academic hierarchies and gendered norms.

Türkiye's Topkapi Palace unveils new tile art gallery along historic Mabeyn route

Topkapi Palace in Istanbul has opened the Mabeyn Route Tile Art Gallery, a new permanent exhibition space inside a historic corridor that once connected the imperial reception area with the Imperial Harem. The gallery displays around 250 ceramic tiles, tracing the stylistic and technical evolution of Ottoman tile art from Iznik to Kutahya, with many pieces previously kept in storage and rarely seen by the public. The corridor was restored as part of a long-term program by the National Palaces Administration, and the gallery also features large-scale tiles inscribed with the names of Ottoman sultans and verses from a 11th-century poem.

“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.

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.

One Art One Community: Exhibit illustrates the transformative power of art among the incarcerated

An unconventional art exhibition titled “One Art One Community” is on display at Case Western Reserve University’s Wade Park Community Engagement Center, featuring 46 works by 16 incarcerated artists from Grafton Correctional Institution. Curated by Eric Gardenhire, who directs the prison’s arts and crafts program, and co-curated by Megan Alves, the show replaces traditional artist statements with “Community Voice labels” written by Cleveland residents impacted by incarceration, including formerly incarcerated artist Gwendolyn Garth. The exhibit opened on October 30 and aims to bridge the gap between inmates and the broader community.

‘Proof that life goes on’: meet some of the people working to rescue—and re-energise—Ukrainian culture

Ukrainian cultural institutions and artists are actively restoring and creating art despite ongoing Russian attacks targeting the country's cultural identity. The Nahirna 22 arts collective in Kyiv, which runs 30 artist studios, was hit by air strikes in August that killed at least 23 people, damaging studios and forcing relocations. Meanwhile, the Mykhailo Boychuk State Academy of Decorative Applied Arts and Design in Kyiv, named after a Modernist executed in 1937, was struck by a Russian missile in 2024. Contractors in July 2025 recovered surviving works from the academy's archives, including paintings, textiles, ceramics, and student pieces, with support from UNESCO, the Japanese government, and Ukraine's culture ministry. A new conservation training program and exhibitions like Body/Fragility demonstrate ongoing cultural resilience.

Art Gallery of Swan Hill: A Place to Gather

The Art Gallery of Swan Hill, under the Swan Hill Rural City Council, has announced the opening of its first exhibition in a new gallery space, titled 'A Place to Gather'. The exhibition features works from the gallery's permanent collection—which includes Australian printmaking, drawing, First Nations sculptural objects, and paintings by notable Australian artists—alongside loans from public and private collections. Opening night is scheduled for 28 November 2025, with additional events including a curator-led walk-through and behind-the-scenes tours through early 2026.

The Art of a Lifetime: USU Galleries Present Marion Hyde Retrospective

The Marion Hyde Retrospective has opened at the Tippetts & Eccles Galleries in the Chase Fine Arts Center at Utah State University. The exhibition celebrates the late Utah artist and educator Marion R. Hyde, who taught painting, drawing, printmaking, and art education at USU for 35 years, serving as department head. Curated by his son Matt Hyde (a current art teacher at Bear River High School) alongside current Art + Design Department Head Kathy Puzey, the show spans Hyde’s artistic journey from his master's thesis to his final works, including his last painting completed shortly before his death. The chronological display highlights his evolution through figurative work in the 1970s, woodcut prints of Mexican landscapes in the 1980s, a series on Park City in the 1990s, and later Utah landscapes focused on Capitol Reef.

Students bridge generational divides in new exhibition

Miami University students explore intergenerational connections through art in the 10th Student Response Exhibition, titled "Bridging Generational Gaps," presented by the Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum (RCCAM) in collaboration with the university's Department of Art. Inspired by Professor Megan Gerhardt's book "Gentelligence," the exhibition features works in ceramics, photography, textiles, drawing, and poetry from students across disciplines, responding to prompts about defining and bridging generational divides. Visitors can vote for their favorite pieces, with cash awards sponsored by the Art Museum's Members Association, and a reception and awards ceremony will be held on October 29.

Art Galleries Debut Dynamic Exhibitions Showcasing Local and Western U.S. Artists

Four new exhibitions open at the TMCC Art Galleries on the Dandini Campus from October 13 to November 6, 2025. The TMCC Main Gallery presents "Beyond Printmaking: The Artistic Journey of Candace Nicol Garlock (2004–2025)," a retrospective curated by Tamara Scronce tracing Garlock's evolution from traditional printmaking into experimental forms. The Red Mountain Gallery and Student Gallery feature "Communities West VI," a collaborative print folio exchange co-curated by Andrew Rice and Sukha Worob, connecting printmakers across the western U.S. The Erik Lauritzen Gallery hosts two print exchanges: "MashUP!" organized by Candace Garlock and Sarah Whorf, and "Fear Factory: Technology and the Culture of Fear," organized by Jim McCormick and Candace Nicol Garlock, exploring media-driven fear.

Column | Indian art in a global context

The article examines the evolution of the Indian Modern and Contemporary Art market over the past three decades, noting a shift in financial power from New York and London to Mumbai and New Delhi. It highlights the pivotal 1997 auction 'The Intuitive-Logic II' organized by HEART (Tuli Foundation for Holistic Education and Art) as a catalyst, and traces the market's trajectory through a boom period (2000-2007), a stagnation and decline (2010-2018), and a current sustained rise.

Meet new curator and concept of the Off white Charity Auction 2018

The 5th anniversary edition of the Off White contemporary art charity auction, organized by the Cosmoscow International Contemporary Art Fair, will take place on June 8, 2018, in partnership with Phillips auction house. For the first time, the auction will be curated by international curator Leopold Thun, co-runner of Emalin gallery in London, who will introduce a new concept, date, venue, and international perspective. Proceeds will benefit the Cosmoscow Foundation for Contemporary Art.

'Go to war, do your art:' New Marine Corps museum gallery features combat artists' paintings

The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, will open a temporary exhibition titled “United States Marine Corps: 250 Years of Dedication, Determination and Courage” on June 27, 2025. Curated by Joan Thomas, the show features 91 original works—including oil and acrylic paintings, prints, pastels, mixed media works, and sculptures—drawn from a collection of over 3,000 pieces. The artworks span from the Revolutionary War to the present, with many created by active-duty or former Marine combat artists, such as Staff Sgt. Kristopher Battles and former Marine Joseph Winslow Jr., who depict scenes of combat, camaraderie, and service.

Women artists 'take up space' at the biggest gallery in town

Hangar Art Co. in downtown Bloomington has opened "Women Taking Up Space," a group exhibition organized by local artist Lori Laughlin featuring works by nine women artists including Jenni Bateman, Deana Moore Schoolcraft, Cindy Lawson Flynn, Jane Reed Wilson, Cathie Haab, Kristine Stayton, Basha Ontiveros, and Laughlin herself. The show, inspired by Mexican artist Cesar Cruz's quote about comforting the disturbed and disturbing the comfortable, emerged from conversations among the Plein Air of McLean County painting group following the presidential election. Works include Jane Reed Wilson's "Flowers are Lovely But I'd Prefer a Revolution" and Laughlin's portrait of Gisèle Pelicot, with a QR code linking to a Time article about Pelicot's public trial for sexual assault.

Gijs Van Vaerenbergh Gracefully Reimagines a 16th-Century Belgian Abbey Church in Steel

Gijs Van Vaerenbergh, the Belgian design studio founded by Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh, has created "CLAUSURA," a life-size steel sculpture tracing the footprint of the vanished 16th-century Gothic church at Herkenrode Abbey in Hasselt, Belgium. The ethereal framework of slender steel rods rises from the original site, offering a transparent, abstract reconstruction that evokes the abbey's lost architecture through suggestion rather than literal rebuilding. The first phase opens to the public on June 18 as part of a broader restoration led by Herita.

Ben Zank’s Portraits Teeter Between Surrealism and the Mundane

New York-based photographer Ben Zank's work, characterized by faceless subjects in ordinary settings evoking uncanny emotions, was featured in an outdoor installation at the Festival Cargo Les Photographiques in Saint-Nazaire, France. His large-scale reproductions were affixed to wooden pallets and brick walls, blending minimalist, earth-toned portraits with the festival's sparse grounds.

“Plenty more” at Cherry Hill, Cologne

The exhibition "Plenty more" has opened at the Cherry Hill gallery in Cologne, featuring works by artists Asta Lynge, Jakob Ohrt, and Eleanor Ivory Weber. The show is a reinterpretation of their previous 2024 exhibition "Plenty," held at Astrid Noacks Atelier in Copenhagen, with the curatorial decision to remove or reinterpret existing works rather than add new ones. The exhibition will run until April 18, 2026.

The 2026 Edition of the Salon du Dessin

L'édition 2026 du Salon du Dessin

The 2026 edition of the Salon du Dessin, a specialized drawing fair, is underway at the Palais Brongniart in Paris. The fair features a new 'young collectors' pathway designed to appeal to those not spending hundreds of thousands, alongside the traditional stand for anonymous works. Major pieces, like two allegorical drawings by Grégoire Huret, sold immediately at the opening, and the event maintains its characteristic scholarly yet warm atmosphere with notable new exhibitors.

“La preistoria non è stata solo violenza, ma anche cura”. Intervista all’archeologa femminista Marga Sánchez Romero

Marga Sánchez Romero, a professor of Prehistory at the University of Granada and a leading voice in feminist archaeology in Spain, argues in an interview that prehistory has been misrepresented as a sequence of violence and hierarchies. She emphasizes that new questions are reshaping our understanding of the past, highlighting that care, cooperation, and solidarity were as crucial as conflict in human evolution. The conversation covers biases in archaeological interpretation, the famous Viking tomb of Birka, the origins of inequality, and the role of museums in creating more inclusive narratives.

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.

Dancing the Revolution: The Exhibition

The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has opened 'Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaetón,' a major exhibition exploring dance as a political language. It features over forty artists working across installation, video, sculpture, and sound, tracing the cultural trajectories of dancehall and reggaetón from the Caribbean diaspora to global contexts.

fashion buccellati shanghai retrospective milanese jewelry

Buccellati, the Milanese jewelry house founded in 1919 and now owned by Richemont, held a major retrospective titled “The Prince of Goldsmiths” in Shanghai. The exhibition traced the family-run enterprise’s 100-plus-year history, showcasing signature pieces such as four butterfly brooches representing successive generations of the Buccellati family—from founder Mario to great-granddaughter Lucrezia—alongside sumptuous jewelry and lesser-known home decor, including animal-inspired silverware and chrome lobster sculptures.

“长征前夜·抚州烽火”纪念红军长征胜利90周年美术采风创作活动在抚州举办

From April 30 to May 4, 2026, the "Long March Eve·Fuzhou Beacon" art sketching and creation event was held in Fuzhou to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Red Army's Long March. Organized by the Jiangxi Artists Association and the Fuzhou Municipal Propaganda Department under the guidance of the China Artists Association, 15 artists including China Artists Association Chairman Fan Di'an and Secretary-General Wang Ping visited revolutionary heritage sites such as the Red Ninth Army Luojiapu Command Post, the Dengxian Bridge Victory Site in Le'an County, and the Long March National Cultural Park (Guangchang Section). They also explored the intangible cultural heritage Nuo Dance in Shiyou Village, Nanfeng County, to absorb local cultural roots for their creations.