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Cedarburg Art Museum announces summer exhibitions

The Cedarburg Art Museum in Wisconsin has announced its summer exhibition lineup, running from April 30 through October 4. Featured shows include "Deeply Rooted: Small Family Farms," a photography exhibition by Cedarburg native Leslie Witte documenting life on her family’s farm; "This is Cedarburg," a display of landscape and plein air works from the museum’s permanent collection; the annual juried exhibition "America: A Wisconsin Perspective," showcasing artists from across the state; and outdoor sculptures by local artist Dan Grunst on the museum grounds.

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Jolkonya’s Mother’s Day special exhibition opens in Dhaka

Jolkonya, a women's art organization, has opened a six-day group exhibition titled "Every Woman is a Mother" at Safiuddin Shilpalay in Dhaka to celebrate Mother's Day. The show features 35 artworks by 12 artists using watercolor, acrylic, and coffee-based mediums, and was inaugurated by painter-sculptor Ivy Zaman and singer Mehreen. The City Bank PLC is the title sponsor, and artist Ashok Karmaker curated the exhibition.

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A Walk in the Cypress: Evolving at Cypress Art Gallery in May

The Cypress Art Gallery, operated by the Lompoc Valley Art Association, is presenting a new exhibition titled "A Walk in the Cypress: Evolving" during May. The show features works by local member artists and reflects the gallery's ongoing commitment to community engagement and artistic growth in the Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valley region.

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Last Ivan Wheale exhibition and sale May 16 at Perivale Gallery

Perivale Gallery on Manitoulin Island will host 'Through Ivan’s Eyes: A Northern Vision Lives On' on May 16, a final exhibition and sale of works by the late artist Ivan Wheale. The event includes Wheale’s last painting, completed shortly before his death, and pieces from his personal collection, marking the last chance to acquire his work from his official gallery.

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Faith Art Prize

Christian Art has launched the Faith Art Prize, a rebranded international award formerly known as the Laudamus Award, celebrating contemporary art that engages with faith, prayer, and the sacred. The prize offers a total fund of £30,000, including a £25,000 first prize donated by John J Studzinski CBE, and is open to artists worldwide working in any medium. Up to 100 shortlisted works will be exhibited at Westminster Cathedral and Westminster Cathedral Hall from 9–13 November 2026, with a People's Choice Award of £5,000 selected by public vote. The exhibition coincides with the Christian Art Conference 2026 at the QEII Centre, London.

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The World of Emerging Forms

Japan Osaka Art Gallery TIME is presenting a group exhibition titled "The World of Emerging Forms," running from January 15 to January 29, 2025. The show features works by artists IWACO, Taro Mizushima, Marin, and HISATO, who explore forms derived from memory, emotion, and inner sensation through painting and sculpture, aiming to create a quiet dialogue between diverse expressions and the viewer's imagination.

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The Mykolaiv Regional Art Museum has shown how it operates during the war

The Mykolaiv Regional Art Museum in Ukraine has adapted to wartime conditions by evacuating part of its collection and packing remaining exhibits with available materials. A research tour offered a behind-the-scenes look at these efforts, as reported by NikVesti. The MyART platform is creating a digital collection of Mykolaiv's cultural heritage, involving the art museum, local history museum, naval museum, central library, observatory, and shipyard museum. The museum, founded in 1914 by Prince Mykola Hedroits, now operates from a building on Velyka Morska Street built in 1904, and staff continue to research its founder's history.

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Monadnock Center hosts Spring Into Art exhibit

The Monadnock Center for History and Culture in Peterborough, New Hampshire, is hosting "Spring Into Art," a regional exhibition featuring work by 43 local artists. The show opened on May 2 and runs through June 5, with gallery hours Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Johns Creek art exhibit finds inspiration in trash

The Arts Center at Johns Creek, Georgia, is hosting 'Upcycled: Reclaimed and Reimagined,' an exhibition running through May 16 that features artworks made from discarded objects. Curator Althea Foster organized the show to coincide with Earth Day, highlighting pieces such as Tracy Douchy's bulldog sculpture 'Watchdog' (made from old wrist watches) and Mary Jablonski's 'Grizzly Watching' (constructed from repurposed paper). The exhibit has drawn double the usual foot traffic from local residents.

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Booming exhibition is becoming ‘prominent’ event for town

Spalding artist Joey Lowe organized the fourth edition of a local art exhibition at The Sessions House, attracting over 1,000 visitors and gallery owners from Norfolk and Gainsborough. The event featured 50 artists, including local MP Sir John Hayes, and introduced a new 'mini youth exhibition' with artwork from five area schools.

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The Lucas Museum has finally announced its inaugural cinema exhibition, ‘Star Wars in Motion,’ ahead of its September opening

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles has announced its inaugural cinema exhibition, 'Star Wars in Motion,' ahead of its September 22, 2026 opening. The exhibition will feature props, costumes, vehicles, and illustrations from the first six Star Wars films, including Luke's Landspeeder and General Grievous's Wheel Bike, showcasing the franchise's iconic designs and visual storytelling.

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Photo gallery: LCCC 2026 Communication Arts Student exhibition opens

The Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) 2026 Communication Arts Student Art Exhibition opened May 8 at the Schulman Gallery. The annual show features original artwork by students enrolled in LCCC's Communication Arts Program, spanning a variety of media and creative approaches. The exhibition runs through June 5, with gallery hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. A photo shows attendee Jennifer Cerene browsing the display.

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Take this arty road trip, and dive into the work of a top Colorado talent

Artist Ana María Hernando currently has solo exhibitions at both the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, a rare double-header in Colorado art history. In Denver, "Seguir cantando (Keep Singing)" fills the museum's second floor with new and recent works, while in Colorado Springs, "Cantando Bajito (Singing Softly)" functions more as a career retrospective. Both shows feature Hernando's signature textile installations made from yards of tulle, including the monumental new piece "Seguimos cantando (Waterfalls)" at MCA Denver.

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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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Art gallery to open in downtown Toledo

Local artist Chris "Chilly" Rodriguez announced the grand opening of Mind and Soul Gallery, set to take place on Saturday, May 16 in the Gardner Building on Madison Avenue in downtown Toledo. The gallery will feature the work of Rodriguez and other local artists, aiming to bring a new creative space to the city's downtown area.

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'Do or die': Flick's journey from jail to artist and First Nations mentor

Flick Chafer-Smith, a First Nations artist, turned her life around after being incarcerated on her 18th birthday and spending six years in and out of prison due to drug addiction. Through the Victorian Indigenous arts program The Torch, she discovered painting as a means of expression and healing. She is now among 424 artists featured in Confined 17, an annual exhibition at Glen Eira Town Hall showcasing works by First Nations artists with lived experience of incarceration in Victoria. The exhibition includes paintings, weavings, ceramics, and carved emu eggs, with sales proceeds going directly to the artists.

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20 Years of Art Refuge 2006-2026

An exhibition titled '20 Years of Art Refuge 2006-2026' opens May 13th in London, celebrating two decades of the UK-registered charity Art Refuge. The show features photographs, maps, films, and objects documenting the charity's work with displaced people in Nepal, France, the UK, and elsewhere, including recent projects '24X24 DUNKERQUE' and 'MADE TOGETHER'. Visitors can also participate in pop-up versions of The Community Table, a creative psychosocial support initiative.

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Henryk Ptasiewicz, His Life, His Art

Henryk Ptasiewicz, a British-born artist who became a fixture of the St. Louis art scene, died on October 22, 2025. He moved to St. Louis in 1999, built a practice through commissions and teaching, and in 2014 was invited to paint fiberglass cake sculptures for the city's 250th birthday, featuring figures like Dred Scott and Vincent Price. He was also a founding member of the Missouri Plein Air Painters and a frequent winner on the regional plein air competition circuit.

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Tonight’s JT Art Walk features new “Walker’s Wipeout” store and gallery

The Joshua Tree Art Walk returns this Saturday in downtown Joshua Tree, featuring the grand opening of a new store and gallery called Walker’s Wipeout by local artist Walker Mettling. Mettling, a comic, woodcut, and risograph artist originally from Providence, RI, will exhibit his own absurdist neon comic dread multimedia works and plans to host other artists in the future. Other participating galleries include Hey There Projects with “Sous les etoiles” featuring Sofia Badaoui and Laura Cooper; La Matadora with “Fairytales & Fanciful Creatures”; Coyote Little with “Don’t Get It Twisted” showcasing fifteen desert-based textile artists; and The Beatnik Lounge with “Like A Dog: A Look at Selective Compassion” curated by Janice Taitel. Live music will be provided by Lee Scott and Joe Garcia on the Art Queen stage.

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Wexford artist selected to feature artwork at prestigious exhibition – ‘I wasn’t expecting it to get through’

Wexford artist Kate Kos has been selected to exhibit her painting 'Gunnera & Hemlock' at the 196th Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) exhibition in Dublin, which runs from May 25 to August 9, 2025. The mixed media piece, created during the Doneraile ArtFest in North Cork, won first prize and the People's Choice award at that festival. Kos also recently relocated her studio and gallery from St. Michael's Road to McDermott Street in Gorey, celebrating both milestones with an opening event attended by locals.

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New art show opens and Tea Cosy Festival on the way

Walkerville artist Sarah Saridis is currently exhibiting her paintings at Little Oberon gallery in Fish Creek, Australia. Her third solo show at the gallery features coastal landscapes inspired by the rugged beauty of her home region, created en plein air. The exhibition coincides with the town's Tea Cosy Festival, running from May 16 to May 24, 2026, which includes participation from local cafes.

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Nepali artist to exhibit ‘Chhyaki’ at Venice Biennale collateral exhibition

Nepali visual artist and photographer Jyoti Shrestha, 29, will exhibit her photography collection ‘Chhyake’ in the official collateral exhibition ‘Personal Structures’ at the 61st Venice Biennale in 2026. Organized by the European Cultural Centre (ECC), the exhibition runs from May 9 to November 22, 2026, and features 150 international artists. Shrestha’s work explores intergenerational shame, body politics, and identity, drawing on the Nepali word ‘Chhyake’—meaning scars from skin disease—to examine inherited perceptions of ugliness within her family.

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“Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Another World and Yet the Same” at Hamilton College’s Wellin Museum of Art

The article announces the exhibition “Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Another World and Yet the Same” at Hamilton College’s Wellin Museum of Art. The show presents the work of contemporary artist Jamea Richmond-Edwards, whose practice explores themes of Black womanhood, mythology, and Afrofuturism through mixed-media works on paper and large-scale installations.

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Gallery 50 welcomes spring with “Here Comes the Sun”

Gallery 50 in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, is hosting an opening reception for its new spring exhibition, “Here Comes the Sun,” on May 8 from 5:30–8 p.m. The show features 11 local artists—Jonathan Frazier, Robyn Jacobs, Sarah Maclay, Pat McCleary, Mary Moores, Judy Pyle, Jayne Shord, Anne St. John, Lindsay Tozier-School, Anita Williams, and curator Marti Yeager—presenting works in oil, acrylic, pastel, photography, watercolor, and enamel on copper. The evening also includes the unveiling of a mural by California-based artist Nigel Sussman, live music from Sons of Pitches, and new fine art and crafts for sale. The exhibition runs through August 1, 2026.

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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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See these LGBTQ+ artists and more at The Other Art Fair this weekend

The Other Art Fair has returned to Dallas for its largest and most ambitious edition to date, featuring 135 independent artists—the most ever presented in the Dallas market. The fair, presented by Saatchi Art, transforms Dallas Market Hall into a marketplace where artists sell directly to collectors and art lovers, with highlights including immersive installations, live neurofeedback art, and a special focus on LGBTQ+ artists. A short list of queer artists featured includes Ty Hays, Patricia Juppet, Jake Trujillo, and others, with Christopher Sonny Martinez receiving The New Futures award for first-time exhibitors.

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Icelandic artist Roza Gisladottir to hold first solo exhibition in Yerevan

Icelandic artist Roza Gisladottir will hold her first solo exhibition in Armenia, titled *Reflection of Time*, opening May 11 at the Centre for Contemporary Art (HayArt Centre) in Yerevan. The show features 23 works, including sculptures and photographs, with five large-scale installations placed along Mashtots Avenue and Saryan Street at the “Art Crossroads.” Gisladottir is donating five works to the museum’s permanent collection. The exhibition is supported by the Yerevan Municipality and the Honorary Consulate of Iceland in Armenia.

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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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These colors will enchant you. An exhibition of Niehliubka weavers opened at the Art Museum

On May 7, the National Art Museum of Belarus opened the exhibition "Harmony of the World of Niehliubka Weavers," showcasing traditional weaving from the village of Niehliubka in the Vetka District. The display features about 50 textile works from the museum's collection, along with tools, rare costume elements, and photographs provided by the Belarusian State Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life and the Vetka Museum of Old Believer and Belarusian Traditions named after Shklyarau. This tradition, which originated in the 17th century, includes towels, clothing, and interior items made with original weaving and embroidery techniques.

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Art exhibits to open Sunday in Port Hadlock

A reception for artists Britt Greenland and Quimper Art will be held Sunday, May 10, 2026, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Bayside Art Gallery in Port Hadlock, Washington. The event celebrates the opening of two exhibits: Greenland's "Shimmering Light," featuring ten new oil paintings of Cascade and Puget Sound landscapes, and Quimper Arts' "Painted From Life," a group show of works in charcoal, pastel, and watercolor created through direct observation. All artwork is for sale, with proceeds benefiting Bayside Housing and Services, a local nonprofit supporting people experiencing homelessness and poverty in Jefferson County.

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