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article local schedule Apr 25, 2026 visibility 16

You told us want you want to see in our arts coverage. We heard you

During the Milwaukee Art Museum’s annual Art in Bloom event, the Journal Sentinel gathered feedback from hundreds of attendees and digital survey respondents about what they want from arts coverage. The new arts and culture reporter, who wrote the article, outlines the key requests: more advance event coverage (especially free, family-friendly, and hands-on activities), support for smaller and underground art scenes, profiles of local artists including youth, coverage of overlooked art forms like graffiti and fabric arts, and diverse representation of Latino, women, LGBTQ+, and immigrant artists.

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article local schedule Apr 22, 2026 visibility 8 link 4 artists, 4 galleries

Local artist to feature at one-day-only Calgary art gallery

Local Strathmore artist Emmeline Keeling will participate in the one-day Obsidian Art Show at the Calgary Chinese Cultural Center. She is among over 50 artists selected for the event, which is organized by the Public Display Agency to connect artists with gallery owners from Webster Galleries, The New Gallery, and Gallery Underground.

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article news schedule Apr 11, 2026 visibility 30

Artist’s fiery outburst at National Gallery opening

The article appears to be inaccessible due to a security verification wall and technical errors on the CityNews website. The headline indicates a significant disruption occurred during an opening event at the National Gallery of Australia, involving an artist's 'fiery outburst' that likely targeted institutional policies or specific exhibition themes.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 3, 2026 visibility 19

Hammer Museum's 'Several Eternities' Exhibit Features 100+ 'Living' Pieces By Brown & Indigenous Artists

The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles has opened a major exhibition titled 'Several Eternities,' showcasing over 100 works by contemporary Brown and Indigenous artists. The exhibition is described as featuring 'living' pieces, suggesting works that are dynamic, process-based, or engage with ongoing cultural practices.

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article local schedule Feb 6, 2026 visibility 14 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Black-owned art gallery slams Austin with poetry open mic night

RichesArt Gallery, the only Black-owned art gallery in Austin, hosted its Rhythms and Poetry open mic night on February 3, featuring slam poetry, rappers, and spoken word performances. The event, organized by poetry director Jonathan Ezemba in collaboration with gallery founder Richard Samuel, operated on a pay-what-you-can basis to keep it accessible. Performers like Maya Edwin shared personal poems about identity, queerness, and Blackness, emphasizing the gallery's role as a safe space for Black artists.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 9, 2026 visibility 8 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Exhibit Opening: Retrospectives~The Art of Dennis Sirrine & Tom Frohnapfel at the La Grua Center in Stonington

An exhibit opening at the La Grua Center in Stonington, Connecticut, celebrates the work of local artists Dennis Sirrine and Tom Frohnapfel. The show, which runs through the end of February, features their representational and abstract paintings, mixed media, glass works, and furniture, reflecting over four decades of creative exploration. Both artists moved from the Midwest to New York City in the 1980s before settling in Stonington in the 2000s. Sirrine, who manages the Velvet Mill Gallery, presents works ranging from early cityscapes to recent abstractions, while Frohnapfel, a Pratt Institute graduate, showcases his design-and-build furniture, glass blowing, and paintings.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 31, 2025 visibility 13 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

Manchester Open exhibition to return in 2026 with ‘biggest celebration’ of local creative talent

The Manchester Open exhibition will return in 2026 for its fourth iteration, taking place at HOME Manchester from June 20 to September 6. The open-call show invites submissions from artists of all experience levels across eight categories including ceramics, painting, photography, and textiles. A new award honoring philanthropist Kate Voke will be introduced, and three artists will receive development packages managed by HOME and Castlefield Gallery. The application process is now open, with the selection panel to be announced in spring 2026.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 13, 2025 visibility 9 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

D'art Gallery Announces A Unique Colorado Women’s Self-portraits Exhibition in Denver for the Holidays

D'art Gallery in Denver will host "She Makes an Impression: Colorado Women Take a Look at Themselves," an invitational exhibition of self-portraits by over sixty Colorado women-identifying artists, from December 18, 2025, to January 11, 2026. Organized by the Colorado Women's Art Museum (CWAM), the show features works in diverse media including painting, printmaking, ceramics, fiber, mosaic, and photography, ranging from realistic depictions to abstract and non-representational pieces that explore personal experiences and emotions.

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article local schedule Nov 20, 2025 visibility 7 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Native-owned gallery and retail store to open in Downtown Las Vegas Arts District

The nonprofit IndigenousAF, founded by artist Fawn Douglas and UNLV professor A.B. Wilkinson, announced plans to open a Native-owned retail store and gallery in Downtown Las Vegas Arts District. The venue will feature 700 square feet of retail space, 1,600 square feet of gallery space, and 1,500 square feet of mixed-use space, located near Charleston Boulevard and 3rd Street. The organization has already met one-third of its three-year fundraising goal, and the store, also named IndigenousAF, is expected to open in the first quarter of 2026. A pop-up sale previewing items will take place on Black Friday, November 28, at Nuwu Art Gallery.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 31, 2025 visibility 12

Detroit Evening Report: DIA announces first Native American exhibit in 30 years

The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) announced its first major Native American exhibition in 30 years, titled "The Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation," opening September 28, 2025. The show will feature 60 U.S.-based Anishinaabe artists and include jewelry, basketry, painting, pottery, and woodworking, with gallery text in Anishnaabemowin. The exhibition was curated with an advisory council of Ojibwe, Ottawa, and Potawatomi artists.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 13, 2025 visibility 11

Chicano Humanities and Art Council Community Spotlight Opening Reception

The Denver Art Museum (DAM) and the Chicano Humanities and Arts Council (CHAC Gallery & Cultural Center) are hosting an opening reception on May 13, 2025, for the Community Spotlight exhibition titled "Chicano Humanities and Arts Council: The Legacy and Power of Chicano/a/x Artists in Denver." The presentation features artwork by CHAC Gallery member artists, exploring themes of self-identity, family, cultural heritage, and spirituality, and will be on view in the Creative Hub of the Martin Building.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 13, 2025 visibility 12

RWA calls for artist submissions to the 172 Open exhibition

The Royal West of England Academy (RWA) in Bristol has issued a call for artist submissions to its 172nd Open exhibition, a long-running annual open-call show that invites artists from across the UK to submit works for consideration. The exhibition provides a platform for both established and emerging artists to display their work in a historic institutional setting.

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article news schedule Apr 21, 2025 visibility 11

The Challenges of Opening Gleaming New Museums in a Fraught Art Landscape

The New York Times reports on the difficulties faced by new museums opening in the current art landscape, highlighting financial pressures, shifting audience expectations, and geopolitical tensions. The article examines several recently opened or planned institutions, including the Grand Palais in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, and the National Museum of Qatar, detailing how each has navigated issues such as rising construction costs, sustainability concerns, and debates over cultural representation.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 16, 2026 visibility 17 link 1 gallery

“Tales from Fractured Minds” at The Address, Brescia

The Address gallery in Brescia is presenting the group exhibition "Tales from Fractured Minds," which explores the psychological concept of dissociation through the work of contemporary artists. The show examines how artists translate this complex mental state, characterized by a separation from reality across memory, identity, and perception, into visual form.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 19, 2026 visibility 6 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Grove Gallery to host ‘In the Absence of Space’ exhibition

Grove Gallery in Evanston, Illinois, will host a group exhibition titled 'In the Absence of Space' from May 30 to June 28, with an opening reception on June 6. The show features artists who explore how minoritized and underrepresented communities respond to exclusion and invisibility by creating their own spaces of presence, connection, and community. The exhibition is presented by Evanston ASPA in partnership with Evanston Latinos, Aloha Center Chicago, Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum, Shorefront Legacy Center, and Evanston Made.

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article local schedule May 9, 2026 visibility 14 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

New gallery opens with nod to North Bay’s artistic past

Bloch Bauers Gallery of Fine Art has officially opened in downtown North Bay, Ontario, at 222 McIntyre St. W. The new space features regional, Indigenous, and Inuit art, along with works from private estates and consignments. The opening event included speeches, a ribbon cutting, and the unveiling of the "Lawrence Nickle Collection." A self-portrait by longtime local art teacher Ernest "Ernie" Taylor drew particular attention from attendees, including Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli and Mayor Peter Chirico, who praised the gallery's connection to the city's artistic heritage. Co-owner and curator Joey Nadeau noted the months of preparation behind the opening and emphasized the importance of showcasing Indigenous art, including works by painter Stephen Snake.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 5, 2026 visibility 11 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

A Shift in Void – Exhibition of Abstracts

Sameksha Gallery in New Delhi presents 'A Shift in Void', a group exhibition curated by Yamini Telkar featuring six contemporary artists—Rashmi Khurana, Savya Jain, Prateek Gupta, Megha Madan, Aman Kumar Bavaria, and Sweeta Rai—who explore abstraction through diverse materials and visual languages. The show runs until 31 May 2026 at the gallery's space within the Sanatan IILM Centre for Arts and Ideas.

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article culture schedule Oct 11, 2025 visibility 8 link 1 artist

stella alliance women art collectors global connection

Chimere Cissé and Greta Scarpa founded STELLA Alliance in November 2024, a global community dedicated to uplifting and connecting women art collectors. The platform offers invitation-only workshops, curated Art Drops featuring works vetted by curators and gallerists, and international gatherings from Milan to Abu Dhabi. In an interview with CULTURED ahead of Frieze London, the founders discuss their mission to close the gender gap in art collecting and build a network that prioritizes long-term cultural stewardship over short-term market trends.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 22, 2026 visibility 3 link 3 artists

Inside Show of Strength: Women Artists Reimagine Goa’s Historic Aguad Port and Jail

Over 30 women artists have transformed Goa's historic Aguad Port and Jail complex into a large-scale exhibition titled 'Show of Strength: Contemporary Women Artists at Aguad.' Curated by Samira Sheth, the show features 37 women artists from Goa working across painting, sculpture, textile, photography, installation, and digital media. The exhibition, which opened in March to coincide with Women's History Month, uses the 17th-century heritage site—once a place of control and confinement—as an integral part of the artistic experience, with works exploring themes of feminine power, resilience, memory, and healing.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 20, 2026 visibility 3 link 1 artist

San Miguel Art Show Turns Color Into Social Debate

An art show in San Miguel de Allende has sparked public debate after featuring works that use color as a vehicle for social commentary. The exhibition, which includes pieces by local and national artists, explores themes of identity, inequality, and cultural heritage through bold chromatic choices, drawing both praise and criticism from viewers and cultural commentators.

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article culture schedule May 20, 2026 visibility 2 link 2 artists

Meet Leslie Anne

Leslie Anne, a self-taught multidisciplinary artist based in Atlanta, shares her journey from pencil portraits to digital mixed media and acrylic painting. She began making art 15 years ago, transitioned to digital tools like Procreate during the pandemic, and now creates bold, colorful works centered on Black women, queer identities, and overlooked historical figures. She sells her work through her website and Etsy, participates in local exhibitions, and takes commissions for custom portraits and music cover art.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 19, 2026 visibility 1 link 1 artist

Artist with disabilities debuts first solo exhibition in Williamsburg

Artist with disabilities debuts their first solo exhibition in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, as reported by the Brooklyn Eagle. The show marks a significant milestone for the artist, who has navigated barriers in the art world to present a body of work in a professional gallery setting.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 11, 2026 visibility 11 link 1 artist

New exhibition created by three talented artists comes to Waterford amid major success

A joint painting exhibition titled 'Creations of a Colourful Mind' by three artists—Marja van Kampen, Olivia O’Keeffe, and Martina Furlong—has opened at The Old Market House Arts Centre in Dungarvan, Waterford. The national touring exhibition, which previously appeared in counties Cork, Clare, Tipperary, Wicklow, Wexford, and Laois, marks the trio's tenth collaborative show, following their success at the Tramore Coastguard Cultural Centre last spring.

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article local schedule May 8, 2026 visibility 10 link 2 artists

Art in the Multicultural Center Opening Reception: "I Am My Ancestors" by Jean Bernard Thomas

Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs and the Haitian American Art Network, Inc. will present an exhibition titled "I Am My Ancestors" by Haitian-born painter Jean Bernard Thomas at the Orange County Multicultural Center Art Gallery in Orlando, Florida. An opening reception is scheduled for May 13, 2026, with the display running through June 16, 2026. Thomas, a co-artistic director of HAAN, creates works blending still life, abstract, and surrealist styles that explore humanity's relationship with nature and Haiti's cultural heritage.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 8, 2026 visibility 7 link 1 artist

Inauguration of Moroccan Pavilion at 61st Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition

Morocco inaugurated its national pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition on Friday, with Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch presiding over the ceremony. The pavilion features the project “Asǝṭṭa,” led by artist Amina Agueznay and curator Meryem Berrada, and will be on view at the Doges through November. The presentation aligns with the Biennale’s overarching theme, “In Minor Keys,” and showcases Moroccan heritage through contemporary artistic expression.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 6, 2026 visibility 15 link 1 artist

French artist Camille Vivier in the spotlight at the European House of Photography

The European House of Photography (MEP) in Paris is presenting the first major retrospective of French photographer Camille Vivier, running from June 10 to September 13, 2026. The exhibition features nearly a hundred photographs spanning two decades, including works created specifically for the show, exploring themes of female identity, sensuality, and cultural references from fine art to pop culture.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 4, 2026 visibility 15 link 2 artists

Asian-American artists shine at US fair amid ongoing anti-immigrant rhetoric

At the San Francisco Art Fair in April, held at Fort Mason Centre’s Festival Pavilion, organizers, curators, and gallerists centered Asian-American and Pacific Islander voices through a curated group exhibition titled “Da Da Daam” and a pop-up design store featuring over 70 Asian diaspora artists and brands. The fair’s 14th edition, directed by Kelly Freeman, responded to ongoing anti-immigrant rhetoric in the US by celebrating the strength of the immigrant community in a city where nearly 35% of the population identifies as Asian.

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article local schedule May 1, 2026 visibility 16 link 1 artist

“Queer Art, For and By Queer Artists” student exhibit seeks to build community

Freshman anthropology student Mia Wallen is hosting a student art exhibition titled “Queer Art, For and By Queer Artists” on May 1 at the St. Louis Virtuoso Collective. The show features works in all mediums by queer artists, with proceeds benefiting Trans Housing Initiative St. Louis, a trans-led organization addressing housing injustices. Wallen, who grew up in a small town with little queer community, conceived the exhibit as her final project to combine her passion for art and LGBTQ rights.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 29, 2026 visibility 15 link 1 artist

Through the Artist’s Eye Exhibition at Bikaner House Bridges Art and Healthcare Narratives

An exhibition titled 'Through the Artist’s Eye: A Century of Sight and Service at Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital' opened at Bikaner House Centre for Contemporary Art in New Delhi on April 28, 2026. The show features works by British artist Stuart Robertson, created during an 18-month residency at Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, where he collaborated with medical staff, patients, and local communities in Daryaganj and Old Delhi. Curated by Ashish Sahoo and Zaarya Chaudhari, the exhibition includes monochromatic photography, drawings, bronze sculptures, and cyanotypes that explore the relationship between art and healthcare, perception, and the ethics of representation. It runs until May 3, 2026, and is supported by the Eicher Group Foundation.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 25, 2026 visibility 16 link 2 artists

The exhibition helping one nail tech realise she was an artist all along

Hull-based nail tech Lucy Allman, who never considered herself an artist, was recruited by curator Lucy Brooke to participate in an art exhibition titled "Mother," organized by The Feminine Urge Collective. Allman created a series of unique nail art pieces using mixed media, including her children's hair and 3D clay, exploring themes of childhood, teenage years, and motherhood. The exhibition runs from 1-17 May 2026 at a pop-up space on Pier Street in Hull.

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