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article local schedule May 5, 2026 visibility 17 link 6 artists

Longtime art and studio complex in downtown Wilmington is for sale

Acme Art Studios, a longtime visual arts institution in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina, has been listed for sale at $4.4 million. The one-acre complex at 711 N. Fifth Ave. includes a 12,000-square-foot warehouse with studio and gallery space, plus four vacant lots. Founded in 1991 by a collective of artists in a former carpet warehouse, Acme has become a vital hub for the local arts scene, renting to dozens of artists and hosting countless shows over more than three decades. The property is owned by five artists, including co-founder Pam Toll, who said the decision to sell was unanimous and that the timing is right for a number of reasons.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 5, 2026 visibility 12 link 3 artists

Bildmuseet opens the MFA exhibition from Umeå Academy of Fine Arts.

Bildmuseet in Umeå, Sweden, will host the Master's exhibition "Of Love and Care" from the Umeå Academy of Fine Arts at Umeå University, opening on 22 May 2026 with an Art Friday event featuring talks, performances, tours, live music, and a DJ. The exhibition showcases works by ten graduating artists—Christian Abrahamsson, Amanda Angeli Blombäck, Time Bohlin, Renan De Menezes Anan, Elna Dani Liljedahl, Joanne Löfling, Måns Palmberg, Sofia Tien, Fanny Åberg, and Tin Åling—whose pieces explore themes of love, care, mysticism, and the wonder of existence, moving beyond overtly political and consumerist messages. A media preview will be held on 20 May, and the exhibition runs through 23 August 2026.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 30, 2026 visibility 19 link 2 artists

A semester of SLAM

The St. Louis Art Museum (SLAM) hosted two special exhibitions during the past semester: the annual "Art in Bloom" floral exhibition from February 27 to March 1, 2026, and the solo show "Currents 125: Blas Isasi" opening February 6, 2026. "Art in Bloom" pairs 30 permanent collection pieces with ephemeral floral arrangements created by local designers, featuring a centerpiece by New York-based floral designer Rachel Cho. The exhibition has grown from an invitational event with 7,000 attendees to an open call drawing over 30,000 visitors. Isasi's exhibition, titled "The weight of a gaze (is to listen to the sound of a kilogram)," is part of SLAM's "Currents" series and the WashU Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Teaching Fellowship, incorporating a Chincha Inka balance from the museum's collection alongside sandstone sculptures and aluminum foil pieces.

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article local schedule Apr 23, 2026 visibility 17 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Street art festival transforms Morocco's capital into open-air gallery

The 11th JIDAR Rabat Street Art Festival has transformed Morocco's capital into an open-air gallery, with artists from Ecuador, South Africa, Peru, Russia, and Morocco painting large-scale murals on buildings. Works include Oscar Medina's bird clutching the sun and moon, Keya Tama's lion with Arabic script, and Mohamed Roshdi's portrait of a woman holding fish. The festival runs until 27 April.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 21, 2026 visibility 18 link 10 artists

The Costume Institute Will Debut 25 Mannequins at the 2026 Met Gala in a Move to Embrace Body Positivity

The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art will debut 25 new mannequins for its 2026 Met Gala exhibition, "Costume Art." The mannequins are modeled on a diverse range of real body types, including individuals with disabilities, and are intended to challenge the fashion industry's historical reliance on standardized, thin display figures.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 16, 2026 visibility 26 link 3 artists

Want to visit Wakanda? Step inside the Walters’ new ‘Black Panther’ exhibit.

The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore is launching "Douriean Fletcher: Jewelry of the Afrofuture," an exhibition featuring the intricate metalwork and costume designs from the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Black Panther franchise. The show highlights the work of self-taught artist and metalsmith Douriean Fletcher, whose collaboration with Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth Carter helped define the visual identity of Wakanda. On display are iconic pieces such as Nakia’s gold-plated brass necklace and Queen Ramonda’s silver bodice cage, alongside new works created specifically for the museum.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 16, 2026 visibility 15 link 3 artists, 2 galleries

Choe Vio's solo exhibit at Seoul's Page Gallery explores time as an interactive experience

Seoul-based painter Choe Vio has launched a new solo exhibition titled “Time Interface” at Page Gallery in Seongsu-dong. The show, which marks the artist's first solo presentation in four years, features new paintings and a central interactive installation titled “137 Silent Observers.” This centerpiece invites visitors to move stones on an aluminum plate, triggering a process where the changes are recorded at specific intervals and eventually translated into video and painting.

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article local schedule Apr 8, 2026 visibility 12 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

Hal Marcus Gallery marks 30th anniversary as cornerstone of El Paso arts scene

The Hal Marcus Gallery is celebrating its 30th anniversary, marking three decades as a vital cultural hub for the El Paso-Juarez border region. Founded in 1996 by local artist Hal Marcus alongside his daughter Leilainia Marcus and wife Patricia Medici, the gallery has remained a steadfast physical space for regional talent, ranging from early El Paso masters to contemporary folk artists. The milestone comes at a poignant time for the founder, who is currently navigating a terminal cancer diagnosis while continuing to produce new creative work.

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article local schedule Apr 7, 2026 visibility 17 link 1 artist

Evanston History Center exhibit highlights local female artists

The Evanston History Center has launched "Unveiling Evanston Women Artists," a new exhibition dedicated to the historical contributions of female creators in the Illinois city. The show was sparked by a recent donation of works by the late artist Blanche Gildin, who rarely exhibited during her lifetime, and features approximately a dozen local artists including Lucile Roebuck Keeler and Rosemary Zwick. Spanning the early 20th century through the 1970s, the collection includes paintings, sculptures, and commercial illustrations that reflect the creative shifts of the civil rights era.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 6, 2026 visibility 12 link 1 artist

One of London’s greatest art institutions will be transformed by a vast immersive exhibition this summer

The Barbican Centre in London has announced a massive immersive exhibition titled 'In Other Worlds,' set to open in May 2026. Led by BAFTA-nominated filmmaker and 'speculative futurist' Liam Young, the exhibition marks his first major solo show in the UK and will feature collaborations with creators from major productions like Westworld, Fallout, and Lord of the Rings. The installation will span three locations within the institution, including the Curve gallery and a car park, utilizing film, soundscapes, and costumes to explore imagined futures.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 23, 2026 visibility 18 link 12 artists, 1 gallery

Studio Ahead’s installation for The Future Perfect recalls the pre-internet days of IRL antique hunting

Studio Ahead, led by curators Homan Rajai and Elena Dendiberia, has created an installation for The Future Perfect titled 'The Houses Are Haunted by White Night-Gowns,' running as a satellite to the 12th edition of FOG Design+Art in San Francisco through January 25, 2026. The show features 13 designers who each produced unique bowls, displayed on a stacked arrangement of vintage furniture sourced from Berkeley-based Mid Century Møbler and San Francisco's C. Mariani Antiques, blending Scandinavian design from the 1940s–1970s with 17th–19th century antiques.

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article local schedule Dec 5, 2025 visibility 21 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

Miami Advice: Nina Surel on the historic Villa Paula and its future

Nina Surel, a Buenos Aires-born, Miami-based artist and founder of Collective 62, discusses the historic Villa Paula in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood. Originally built in the late 19th century for Cuban consul Domingo Milord and his wife Paula, the Neo-Classical villa features imported Cuban materials, Tuscan columns, and hand-painted ceramic tiles. After years of disrepair, a civic-minded landlord transformed it into a cultural venue now hosting the design gallery the Future Perfect, with works by artists including Autumn Casey and Faye Toogood during Miami Art Week. Surel highlights the building's layered history, ghost stories, and its significance as a misplaced architectural gem.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 3, 2025 visibility 14 link 1 artist

Barbican announces In Other Worlds, the first UK solo exhibition by Liam Young

The Barbican has announced In Other Worlds, the first UK solo exhibition by artist, director and BAFTA-nominated producer Liam Young, set to open from 21 May to 6 September 2026. The immersive exhibition will feature films, costumes, miniature models, comics and sound-led environments exploring speculative futures shaped by climate change and emerging technologies. A new commission, World Machine (2026), will serve as the centrepiece, imagining a planetary-scale AI system where nature and computation coexist. Other works include Planet City (2021), The Great Endeavour (2023), and After the End (2024), co-authored with Aboriginal actor Natasha Wanganeen.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 28, 2025 visibility 11 link 1 artist

Barbican Immersive announces 2026 exhibition from Liam Young

Barbican Immersive, the touring exhibition arm of London's Barbican Centre, has announced its 2026 exhibition "In Other Worlds," the first UK solo show by artist, director and BAFTA-nominated producer Liam Young. The exhibition will debut at the Barbican Centre from 21 May to 6 September 2026 as part of the Barbican's Summer season, before touring internationally. It features films, costumes, props, miniature models, comics, tapestries, and soundscapes that imagine hopeful futures amid environmental and technological challenges. Highlights include the world premiere of Young's film "World Machine" (2026), which envisions an AI-powered planetary supercomputer, alongside earlier works such as "Planet City" (2021), "The Great Endeavour" (2023), and "After the End" (2024).

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 21, 2025 visibility 14 link 1 artist

Art Alum Returns to Wilmington for Solo Exhibit

Meredith Connelly, a 2011 alumna of UNC Wilmington, has returned to the city to install her first solo exhibition at the Cameron Art Museum. Titled "Nested: Where Light Gathers and Nature Holds," the outdoor installation features glowing, cup-shaped nests built from reusable plastics and other unconventional materials, creating a warmly lit nature stroll for nighttime visitors. Connelly, now a multidisciplinary artist based in Charlotte, worked with UNCW students on the installation and reflects on how natural intelligence and human observation shape our built environment.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 19, 2025 visibility 13 link 4 artists

Historic opening: Studio Museum in Harlem welcomes the public to its new architectural landmark

The Studio Museum in Harlem has opened its long-awaited new building, a seven-story, 82,000-square-foot structure on West 125th Street, designed by Adjaye Associates with Cooper Robertson. A Community Day on November 15th marked the public debut, featuring inaugural exhibitions including a major show on Tom Lloyd, whose work launched the museum's first exhibition in 1968, as well as "From Now: A Collection in Context" and a survey of works by over 100 residency alumni. The building expands exhibition space by over 50% and public areas by nearly 60%, with dedicated education spaces and artist-in-residence studios.

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article local schedule Oct 29, 2025 visibility 8 link 5 artists

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art receives Oaxacan artwork to honor local teacher

The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art has received a collection of Oaxacan prints donated in memory of Ellen Barth, a longtime art teacher at St. Pius Elementary School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The donation was organized by her husband, Chuck Barth, a local artist and former Mount Mercy University instructor, who worked with museum staff and Oaxacan artists to select works reflecting the culture of Oaxaca, Mexico, where the couple spent part of each year. The museum plans to feature the collection in an exhibition, though it is booked through 2027, and will also use the works in future displays and educational programs.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 13, 2025 visibility 15 link 1 artist

The new ARTE Museum at Chelsea Piers is a must-see immersive experience: How to get tickets

ARTE Museum New York has opened at Chelsea Piers, a 52,000-square-foot immersive digital art experience created by the Korean art-tech studio d’strict. The exhibition, themed 'Eternal Nature,' features multisensory rooms with lifelike digital waterfalls, blooming flowers, ocean waves, jungle animals, and a tornado, using cutting-edge projection mapping and interactive technology that responds to movement, sound, and scent. Visitors can also enjoy an interactive animal sketching station and unwind at the ARTE Tea Bar. The museum has locations in Miami, Las Vegas, and Dubai as well.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 6, 2025 visibility 13 link 2 artists

Victoria & Albert Museum to expand Gilbert Galleries to explore looting and provenance

The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London will revamp its Gilbert Galleries, dedicated to the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection, expanding from four to seven galleries. Set to open in March, the redesigned space by Citizens Design Bureau will include a new room focused on Nazi and Soviet looting and provenance research. Highlights include 200 gold boxes, micro-mosaics, and two silver-gilt gates looted from Kyiv’s Pechersk Lavra monastery after the Russian Revolution, acquired by William Randolph Hearst in 1935. The expansion is part of the V&A’s Future Plan development programme, funded by the Gilbert Trust for the Arts and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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article news schedule Sep 24, 2025 visibility 10 link 1 artist

Participants withdraw from Chicago Architecture Biennial over sponsor’s investment in weapons manufacturer

Nine participants in the Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB), which opened on September 19, have withdrawn in protest over exhibition sponsor Crown Family Philanthropies' investment in General Dynamics, a military contractor supplying weapons to the Israeli military. A letter signed by 22 individuals, collectives, and firms—nearly half of whom also withdrew—argues that the sponsorship contradicts the biennial's mission of addressing architecture's role in shaping a collective future. The biennial's sixth edition, titled SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change, is led by artistic director Florencia Rodriguez. Participants had raised concerns last month, and organizers clarified that Crown Family funds support education programming, not the exhibition itself, which the letter calls "even more painful" given the destruction of schools in Gaza.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 17, 2025 visibility 11 link 2 artists

FSU MoFA exhibition examines Indigenous relationships with water

Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts (MoFA) has opened "Water Ways: Indigenous Ecologies and Florida Heritage," an exhibition examining Indigenous relationships with water through historical artifacts and contemporary art. Curated by Elizabeth A. Cecil, the show features works by Harold García V (El Quinto), Samboleap Tol, and Wilson Bowers, alongside ancient cypress dugout canoes, ceramics, tools, and a mask from the New Orleans Museum of Art. The exhibition runs from September 18, 2025, to March 14, 2026, with accompanying events including artist talks, a symposium, and a book club.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 11, 2025 visibility 12 link 3 artists

Figge Art Museum marks 100 years with new exhibition

The Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa, is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a new exhibition titled "100 Years of Collecting," opening September 13 and running through January 11, 2026. The show highlights major gifts and donations that have shaped the museum's collection, including American, Haitian, Spanish Colonial, and contemporary works, tracing back to founder Charles August Ficke's initial 334-piece donation in 1925.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 3, 2025 visibility 14 link 3 artists

In a new exhibition, Turkey displays the success of its heavyweight heritage drive

Turkey has opened a new exhibition titled "The Golden Age of Archaeology" at a national library in Ankara, showcasing 570 ancient artifacts—most unearthed in the past two years and displayed for the first time. Highlights include 11,500-year-old Neolithic vessels, a Bronze Age tablet revealing a previously unknown language (Kalasma), and a repatriated bronze statue of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, which was smuggled out of Turkey in the 1960s and recently returned from the Cleveland Museum of Art after a legal battle. The exhibition is part of the government's Heritage for the Future project, which spends around $150 million annually on excavations, visitor centers, and museums, with active digs rising to about 800.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 7, 2025 visibility 10 link 1 artist

Why these Confederate monuments from Richmond are headed to California

Several Confederate monuments removed from Richmond, Virginia, including the Vindicatrix sculpture from the Jefferson Davis Monument and the Matthew Fontaine Maury sculpture and globe, are being loaned to a national temporary art exhibition in Los Angeles. The Valentine and the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia are sending these artifacts, along with granite slabs from various monument bases, to be part of a show running from October to May that reimagines their place in history. More than 15 monuments from across the U.S. will be featured, and the museums have gathered over 6,000 survey responses from the community to guide future decisions.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 28, 2025 visibility 17 link 4 artists

Teen artists portrayed their lives — some adults didn't want to see the full picture

Teen artists in Washington, D.C., created two exhibitions—'The Teen Experience' at the American University Museum and a mural at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival—depicting honest portrayals of their lives, including school lockdowns, protests, self-doubt, and the pandemic. The Museum of Contemporary American Teenagers (MoCAT), founded by teacher David Lopilato, organized both shows, but some adults objected to the full range of topics addressed, such as the 'Free Palestine' protest sign in the mural.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 21, 2025 visibility 19 link 12 artists, 1 gallery

52 Artists Selected for Annual Artspace111 Juried Exhibition

Artspace111 in Fort Worth has announced the 52 artists selected for its 2025 Texas Juried Exhibition, the gallery's 12th annual showcase. Texas artist Jon Flaming served as juror, choosing 55 artworks from across the state. The exhibition opens July 26 and runs through August 23, with $15,000 in prizes awarded, including the $10,000 Edmund Craig Memorial Award, which offers a future exhibition opportunity at the gallery.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 4, 2025 visibility 11 link 1 artist

Primordial Future Forest - The Architecture of Sou Fujimoto at Mori Art Museum

The Mori Art Museum in Tokyo has opened "The Architecture of Sou Fujimoto: Primordial Future Forest," the first major survey of the Japanese architect's thirty-year career. Running from July 2 to November 9, 2025, the exhibition spans eight thematic sections, featuring over 1,000 models, sketches, videos, installations, and even stuffed toys. Highlights include a large-scale installation of Fujimoto's key projects, a timeline by architectural historian Kurakata Shunsuke, full-scale mock-ups of his Grand Ring for Expo 2025 Osaka, and a futuristic city proposal developed with data scientist Miyata Hiroaki. The show aims to be accessible to all visitors, not just architects.

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article local schedule Jul 2, 2025 visibility 17 link 2 artists

Art Kids Summer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) has launched its annual Art Kids Summer program, running from July 5 through August 24, 2025. The initiative offers drop-in art-making, family tours, workshops, and monthly family festivals centered on the theme "Paper, Prints, and Play!" and inspired by the exhibition "Brand X Editions: Innovation in Screenprinting." Activities include printmaking with local artists, silk screen printing, still life sketching, and performances by groups like Ninth Planet and ILL DOOTS. Visitors 18 and under are admitted free.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 26, 2025 visibility 12 link 2 artists

City announces art exhibition for Las Vegas Civic Center Art Gallery

The City of Las Vegas is partnering with the future Las Vegas Museum of Art (LVMA) to present a contemporary art exhibition titled "Family Album" at the newly unveiled Las Vegas Civic Center Art Gallery. Organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the show features family photographs from over 20 intergenerational artists, including Dannielle Bowman and Janna Ireland, and runs from September 4, 2025 through January 9, 2026. This marks the first public-facing program for LVMA, which has been in development since 2023 and is expected to break ground on a $150 million facility in Symphony Park as early as 2026, with a projected 2028 opening.

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article news schedule Jun 3, 2025 visibility 8 link 2 artists

CAM Raleigh to pause exhibitions amid financial and cultural challenges for small, local museums

The Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) in Raleigh, North Carolina, announced it will temporarily pause exhibitions and in-house programming starting June 15, 2025, as part of a strategic effort to reassess its role and operations. The museum cited rising operational costs, shifting donor trends, and increasingly competitive funding as challenges facing small museums nationwide. While the main galleries close, CAM will continue offsite programming and host the annual Raleigh Fine Arts Society’s NC Artists Exhibition in September. Two current exhibitions—'Look to the West' and 'Skin of the City' featuring works by Rigoberto Mena—remain on view through June 15.

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