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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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Art exhibition shines light on Romani persecution during Holocaust

An exhibition titled "Ceija Stojka: Making Visible" at The Drawing Center in New York City highlights the persecution of Roma and Sinti people during the Holocaust, a lesser-known chapter of Nazi atrocities. The show features paintings and drawings by Ceija Stojka, a Romani artist, writer, and activist who survived the genocide and died in 2013 at age 79. Her works, described as acts of memory and imagination rather than documentary, depict her experiences and stories passed down to her, with the exhibition also including documentary films by Karin Berger and Stojka's writings, such as her 1988 memoir "We Live in Secrecy."

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An art exhibit showcasing AA Raiba’s versatility across mediums

Thapar Gallery is presenting an exhibition titled "Master Artist A. A. Raiba: A Unilateral Eclectic," showcasing the work of Indian modernist Abdul Aziz Raiba from the 1950s and 1960s. The show highlights Raiba's versatility across mediums including murals, paintings on jute, reverse glass paintings, serigraphs, calligraphy, and sketches, and features landscape drawings from his Kashmir sojourn between 1957 and 1959. The exhibition runs until June 21.

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Chester County art exhibition at Chester County art association

The Chester County Art Association in West Chester hosted the Chester County High School Art Exhibition and PA 6th District Congressional Art Competition reception on April 15. The event featured nearly 500 student works including sculptures, oil paintings, colored pencil pieces, and photography, with awards presented for both competitions. Josiah Fung of Wilmington Friends School won first place in the congressional competition for his piece "Friends for Life," which will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year. The exhibition was coordinated by the Chester County Intermediate Unit and partially funded by CCRES Educational and Behavioral Health Services.

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South Dakota Art Museum Guild Program: Rodger Ellingson | Events and Seasons: Painting in Living Color

The South Dakota Art Museum Guild will host a program on April 28, 2026, featuring Sioux Falls artist Rodger Ellingson. Ellingson will present “Events and Seasons: Painting in Living Color,” showcasing his plein air and studio works in watercolor and acrylic, with subjects drawn from the upper Midwest and northern Rockies. The event includes coffee and social time at 9:30 a.m., followed by the program at 10 a.m. at the South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings.

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Art Center East opens new show May 1

Art Center East in La Grande, Oregon, opens a solo exhibition titled “The Warmth Within My Shadow” featuring self-reflective paintings by Pendleton-based mixed-media artist Jason Hogge. The show runs from May 1 through June 27 in ACE’s Main Gallery, with a free opening reception on May 1 from 6-8 p.m., including an artist talk at 6:30 p.m. Raffle tickets for Hogge’s original acrylic painting “Emerging” (valued at $700) will be sold to support the center’s gallery programs, and a virtual tour is available online.

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WNC 2026 Student Art Show happening now through May 7 at Bristlecone Gallery

Western Nevada College’s annual Student Art Show is now on view at the Bristlecone Gallery through May 7, 2026. The exhibition features 2-D works (paintings, drawings, prints) and 3-D sculptures submitted by enrolled WNC students, with submissions accepted until April 17. A closing reception will be held on May 7 from 5 to 6:30 p.m., and students have the option to sell their artwork, with prices listed in the gallery.

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Melville to become an open-air art gallery for a weekend

Melville Open Studios returns for its ninth year, transforming the Western Australian suburb into an open-air gallery for one weekend. Seventy-seven local artists will open their home studios and dedicated hubs—including Atwell House, Goolugatup Heathcote, Applecross Art Gallery, Feld & Co., and Myaree Ceramics—to the public. Visitors can explore ceramics, painting, printmaking, floristry, mixed media, and textiles, purchase artworks commission-free, and take guided bus tours across six routes. Coordinator Jennifer Gaye, who took over the event from the City of Melville in 2022, reports that last year's edition attracted 5,000 visitors and generated over $100,000 in direct sales for artists.

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“Nature’s Palette” art exhibition opening at the RACC

The Rome Art and Community Center (RACC) in Rome, New York, will host an opening reception for the “Nature’s Palette” art exhibition on April 30, 2026, from 6-8 p.m. The show features 35 local artists and over 80 works, including paintings, photography, and mixed-media pieces, all celebrating the beauty and complexity of the natural world. The exhibition runs through May 22 and is available for viewing and purchase during regular business hours.

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Get Happy at Casa Ramos Art Gallery

Casa Ramos Art Gallery in Los Osos, California, will open a group exhibition titled “Happy” on May 2, featuring new works by eight Central Coast artists: John Ramos, Mike Golling, Phillip Lopez, George Jercich, Jon Miller, Adrianne Jenkins, Dan Rider, and Elena Ramos Peffly. The show is curated around themes of happiness, color, and optimism, with pieces spanning painting, ceramics, glass, and jewelry. John Ramos will also debut three new prints at the opening reception, which runs from 2 to 6 p.m. at 1034 Los Osos Valley Road and is free to the public.

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Bringing ‘Nari Shakti’ to life on canvas: ‘Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu’ art exhibition in Delhi

The Kalamkar Gallery at Bikaner House in Delhi is hosting 'Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu,' a contemporary art exhibition by artist Shiny Sharma that explores the cultural and spiritual power of the Divine Feminine, or 'Nari Shakti.' Running until April 26, the exhibition features paintings on canvas using acrylic and oil, along with multimedia elements, each depicting a distinct manifestation of Shakti. Sharma, who also serves as President of the Army Wives Welfare Association for the Northern Army Command, draws inspiration from the resilience of Army wives and war widows (Veer Naris).

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LCCC hosts 2026 student art show at Cheyenne campus gallery

Laramie County Community College (LCCC) is hosting its 2026 Student Art Show at the Esther and John Clay Fine Art Gallery on the Cheyenne campus, running through May 10. A public reception will be held on April 28 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Art instructor and gallery coordinator Daniel Maw expects over 100 submissions from currently enrolled students, featuring drawings, paintings, ceramics, and other media.

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Infectious creativity

CIMA Gallery in Kolkata is hosting an exhibition titled "Outsider Art," on view until May 2, featuring works by a diverse group of individuals without formal artistic training. Participants include entrepreneur Dilip De, chartered accountant Amartya Mukherjee, danseuse Amala Shankar, musician Ayaan Ali Bangash, and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, among others. The show highlights a wide range of media, from digital paintings and watercolors to photography and stoneware, all united by a raw, instinctive creativity.

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article local schedule Apr 24, 2026 visibility 5 link 4 artists

Reconnecting with the Handmade: The Hart Gallery’s Ampersand student art exhibit

William & Mary students showcased their handmade artworks in the Hart Gallery's "Handmade" exhibit, held in conjunction with the Ampersand International Arts Festival. Curated by alumna Zara Fina Stasi '12, a Richmond-based artist and founder of Good for the Bees, the multimedia exhibition featured approximately a dozen student submissions including assemblage, collage, sculpture, sewn hangings, and traditional painting. Student curators Gibran Adnan '27 and Rebecca Graber '27 collaborated with Stasi to select and install the works, which explored themes of experimentation, self-expression, and the human process of creating by hand.

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Maitland exhibit: Textures of Middle East come to life in paintings woven with cultural memory

Mär Martinez's first solo museum exhibition, “A loom, a fence, a wire, a thread,” opens at The Art & History Museums of Maitland, featuring paintings inspired by traditional Turkish and Middle Eastern textile practices. The works, developed during her 2024-2025 Fulbright research in Istanbul, weave together her Cuban and Syrian heritage, exploring themes of cultural memory, displacement, and resilience through imagery of carpets, barbed wire, and urban barriers.

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Vietnam Military History Museum holds lacquer painting exhibition marking national milestones - Vietnam Investment Review

The Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi is hosting a lacquer painting exhibition titled “Homeland and the Soldier,” featuring 55 artworks by multiple generations of artists, lecturers, and students. The exhibition, running until the end of May, marks the 51st anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification, as well as the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh. It is jointly organized by the Vietnam Military History Museum, the Vietnam University of Fine Arts, and the University of Arts and Design, and is structured into three thematic sections: “Homeland Imprints,” “The Soldier,” and “Colours of Peace,” highlighting landscapes, wartime experiences, and post-war development.

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Guildford-based contemporary impressionist artist Ros Mansfield debuted her first solo exhibition, 'Edges of the Day,' on April 22, 2026, with a private viewing at Open Grounds café inside Guildford Baptist Church. The series features paintings inspired by her creative pilgrimages to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, capturing dawn and dusk scenes she describes as 'the edges of the day.' Mansfield, who considers the island one of the 'holiest places on Earth,' highlighted her favorite piece, 'Quiet Arrival, Pilgrim’s Post,' as the final painting that completed her journey. The exhibition is open to the public until May 24.

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East Dallas art exhibition is a celebration of Chicano identity and community

An exhibition titled “Chicano” at Art on Main gallery in East Dallas showcases the work of over 50 North Texas artists, featuring paintings, digital photography, and mixed media that explore Chicano identity, childhood memories, lowrider culture, immigration enforcement, and Indigenous heritage. Co-curated by artists Ariel Esquivel and Junanne Peck, the show includes pieces such as Chelsea Reyes' digital photograph “Movimiento y Orgullo,” Cease Martinez's painting “Cultura,” and Hermila Cuevas' oil on canvas “Chicomecōātl: Giver of Harvest.” The gallery owner Andrea Lamarsaude, who previously collaborated with the curators on the exhibition “Shelter,” notes the community's positive response.

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From gallery to gavel: investment-grade art collection open to public

The Ann Bryant Art Gallery in East London, South Africa, is hosting a public viewing of an investment-grade art collection from a deceased estate before it goes to online auction through Thompson Property Sellers. The collection includes over 800 paintings, 600 collectables, a 1975 VW Beetle, and a 1976 Vespa, featuring works by artists such as Gabriel and Tinus de Jongh, Hargreaves Ntukwana, Amos Langdown, Christian Nice, Chris Tugwell, Jack Lugg, Tony Durheim, and Otto Klar. The event is part of the "Jazz in the City" festival, pairing jazz music with visual art to create a cultural experience.

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Hartnell Student Art Show

The annual Hartnell Student Art Show for 2026 is now on display at the Hartnell College Art Gallery in Salinas, California. The exhibition features a range of multimedia student works created in Hartnell art classes, including drawing, sculpture, painting, photography, mixed-media, and digital art. A piece by student Justin Heart is highlighted. The show runs until May 1, 2026, at the Visual & Performing Arts Center on campus.

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Bailey Art Gallery Exhibit Celebrates Life on the Water

The Bailey Art Gallery in Hobe Sound, Florida, will open a new exhibition on April 24 featuring works by local painter Dan Mackin and photographer M.E. Gruber. Mackin’s highly stylized paintings—created with airbrush and traditional techniques—depict idyllic coastal scenes on canvas, navigation maps, surfboards, and a guitar, and include collaborations with Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. Gruber’s mid-century Kodachrome transparencies, drawn from an archive of over 5,000 images, document the emerging surf culture of Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. The exhibition will display 50 full-frame prints from this collection.

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New exhibit shares refugee’s journey to Baton Rouge

A new art exhibit titled "A Refugee's Origin" opens at the Shell Gallery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, featuring nearly 30 works by artist and rheumatologist K.T. Ho. The show includes paintings, photos, and installations that trace Ho's journey from Vietnam to Louisiana, exploring family history, culture, and the experience of survival and starting over. The free exhibit runs from April 27 through May 29, 2026, with an opening reception on May 1 featuring a lion dance and food, presented in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

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Paphos exhibition brings 22 artists together

A new group exhibition titled 'Beyond the Surface' opens at Ibrahim’s Khan Art Gallery in Paphos, Cyprus, from April 24 to 26, featuring 22 artists of 14 nationalities. Curated by Elham Razani, the three-day show includes paintings, sculpture, mosaic, and ceramic art, and is sponsored by Ezousa Winery. The exhibition aims to foster cultural exchange and community engagement through diverse artistic voices.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 22, 2026 visibility 3 link 2 artists

This exhibition by Aurore Guez invites you to talk to the paintings—our photos.

Artist Aurore Guez presents 'LE CAFÉ,' a free, immersive exhibition at the Wilde Galerie in Paris on April 25-26, 2026. The installation transforms the gallery into a fictional café featuring interactive painted portraits that visitors can converse with via recorded voice clips and AI, alongside a fully designed environment that blurs the line between artwork, décor, and performance.

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Finlandia Art Gallery exhibit highlights a local artist in the Keweenaw Peninsula

The Finlandia Art Gallery in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula is opening a solo exhibition titled "Liminal Sanctuaries" by local artist Bonnie Loukus. The show features her latest collection of oil paintings depicting solitary animals in ethereal, human-free environments.

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Artist Mär Martinez explores the threads that bind and separate us in new exhibition

Artist Mär Martinez is presenting her first solo exhibition in Orlando, titled 'a loom, a fence, a wire, a thread,' at the Art & History Museums of Maitland. The exhibition features paintings and a loom, inspired by her experiences during a Fulbright Scholar grant in Istanbul and her family's history with Syrian textiles.

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Different Strokes promote self-taught artists

A five-day group exhibition titled 'Different Strokes' concluded at the Alliance Française de Dhaka, featuring 40 paintings by eight self-taught artists. Curated by artist and educator Alamgir Kabir, the show presented works in oil, acrylic, watercolour, and charcoal that depicted nature, women's lives, and marginalized communities in Bangladesh.

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Artists from OMAH exhibit to speak at Storytelling Orillia circle

Artists participating in the International Women's Day Art Show at the Orillia Museum of Art and History (OMAH) will share the stories behind their artworks at a monthly story circle hosted by Storytelling Orillia. Ten artists, including show coordinator Juliana Hawke and organizer Sharon Langfield, are expected to speak at the event, which is open to the public.

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PICKENS MUSEUM PRESENTS “CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ARTISTS” EXHIBITION AT CITY CENTRAL

The Pickens Museum has opened a new exhibition titled 'Contemporary Native Women Artists' in the atrium of City Central in Ponca City, Oklahoma. The showcase features paintings by Traci Rabbit, the late Bill Rabbit, and Gwen Coleman Lester, focusing on the strength, dignity, and creative vision of Indigenous women artists. The exhibition will be on view through September 2026.

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Paradise art gallery showcases mental health, story of the Gaucho

The Paradise Center for the Arts in Faribault has opened a new exhibition featuring the work of artists Rocky Casillas Aguirre and Ivete Vaz, alongside student artwork. Aguirre's series "You Are the Universe" uses colorful characters to explore themes of anxiety, mindfulness, and emotional awareness, while Vaz's paintings depict the cultural heritage and daily life of the Gaucho, the horsemen of the South American Pampas.

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