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SIUC’s Sharp Museum accepting submissions for cryptid-themed art exhibition

Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Sharp Museum is seeking submissions for a national juried exhibition titled "Spooks or Spoofs," focused on cryptid-themed art. The exhibition runs from August 11 through December 21, accepts all media except AI-generated images, and allows up to 50 entries with a $5-$10 donation per submission. The deadline for submissions is July 1, with jury results posted by July 14 and artwork drop-off due by August 11.

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Explore resilience in new Hartlepool Art Gallery exhibition – and help choose an artist for a future solo show

A new exhibition titled 'Resilience' has opened at Hartlepool Art Gallery, running until July 4, 2025. Featuring 50 artists with ties to Hartlepool, selected through an open call, the show explores themes of personal survival, psychological recovery, community bonds, and overcoming barriers, inspired by the 100th anniversary of the General Strike. Visitors can vote for their favorite artwork from a shortlist of five artists, with the winner receiving a future solo exhibition at the gallery. A companion show, 'Hartlepool’s Resilience,' curated by museum service volunteers, displays objects from the borough council’s collection highlighting local spirit.

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"In Full Bloom" Art Exhibition Explores Bodily Autonomy Through A Lens Of Transformation

An art exhibition titled "In Full Bloom" is exploring themes of bodily autonomy through a lens of transformation. The show presents works that use floral and organic imagery to address issues of personal agency, identity, and physical change, likely featuring multiple contemporary artists whose pieces engage with the body as a site of political and personal expression.

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article local schedule May 12, 2026 visibility 14

Four Seniors Bring Four Years of Work to the Gallery

Four senior students at Latin School showcased six artworks each at the Senior Art Show on April 24, held in the second-floor gallery. The exhibition featured intricately crocheted animals, architectural structures, and photographs, representing the culmination of their high school visual arts careers. Students like Justin Canelo incorporated personal heritage and architectural interests, while Peyton Remmer explored self-portraiture and photography, supported by teachers Christine Holloway and Ian Merritt.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 11, 2026 visibility 16

Soshi Asai Solo Exhibition “Metamorphosis”

Soshi Asai's solo exhibition "Metamorphosis" is being presented by Japan Osaka Art Gallery TIME from April 23 to April 27, 2025, at a venue in Minoh, Osaka. The show features copperplate engravings that use dense monochrome gradations to explore the boundary between fantasy and reality, reflecting themes of solitude, anxiety, tenderness, and fragile human connections shaped by the pandemic and today's chaotic world.

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RAQEL Solo Exhibition “Tea Time”

RAQEL's solo exhibition "Tea Time" is being presented by Japan Osaka Art Gallery TIME in Minoh, Osaka, from May 14 to May 18, 2025. The show features works that explore a gentle world between fantasy and reality, using motifs of tea, sweets, and young girls to evoke charm, fragility, and solitude.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 8, 2026 visibility 9

Jewel Is Still Trying to Make Sense of the World

Singer-songwriter Jewel is presenting her second major art exhibition, titled "Matriclysm," which she describes as a meditation on femininity and memory. The exhibition marks a continued expansion of her creative practice beyond music into the visual arts.

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Tracing the Traces Art Exhibit Opens at Oak Cliff Cultural Center

A solo exhibition titled "Tracing the Traces" by artist Chenxi Gao opens at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center in Dallas on Saturday, May 9, with a free reception from 6-8 p.m. Gao, a printmaking-based mixed-media artist from China, holds a BFA from Baylor University and an MFA from the University of North Texas. Her work, which has entered collections such as the Bradbury Art Museum, explores themes of home, memory, and displacement through works created between 2023 and 2026 in Denton, Fayetteville, Ark., and Roanoke, Va.

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Northeast OKC art gallery will highlight Black Seminole art

A new art gallery in northeast Oklahoma City will focus on showcasing Black Seminole art, highlighting the cultural heritage of the Black Seminole community. The gallery aims to feature works that explore the history and experiences of Black Seminoles, including their settlement in areas like Sandtown, Oklahoma’s first Black settlement, where families built homes from scrap materials in the 1940s and 1950s.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 6, 2026 visibility 17

Kingston selected as launchpad for Smithsonian's 'Americans' exhibition

The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian, in collaboration with Museums on Main Street, has launched its nationally touring exhibition "Americans" at the Cornell Creative Arts Center in Kingston, New York. Kingston is the first of 125 communities across the country to host the exhibition, which will travel for six years as part of the Rev250 commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States. The exhibition explores how Native American history and identity have been portrayed and often misunderstood, challenging visitors to reconsider familiar narratives like Pocahontas, the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and the Trail of Tears through interactive elements and digital content.

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Art Beat: Color Play exhibit is ‘must see’

Color Play, a new exhibition featuring hand-blown glass by Tyler Boles and mixed-media works by Sue Cranston, opened at Art’s House in River Falls on April 30 and runs through June 12. A Meet the Artist event is scheduled for May 6. Boles presents vibrant bowls, vases, and wine goblets, while Cranston’s work explores girlhood and memory through digital prints, vintage school chairs, and layered text, with prices ranging from $10 for digital prints to $750 for original pieces.

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PRESS RELEASE: OCU art exhibit makes use of ‘digital debris’

Oklahoma City University (OCU) is hosting an art exhibition that incorporates 'digital debris'—discarded or obsolete digital materials—into its works. The show features pieces created by artists who repurpose e-waste, old screens, and other technological remnants to explore themes of consumption, memory, and the environmental impact of digital culture.

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article local schedule May 5, 2026 visibility 18

Exhibits on display at BIG ARTS

BIG ARTS on Sanibel Island is hosting two exhibitions: "Art as Therapy" in the Dunham Family Gallery through June 8, and the "Annual Artists Collective" in the Mezzanine Gallery through May 31. "Art as Therapy" is a collaboration between Hope Healthcare’s Art Therapy Program and Lee Health’s Arts in Healthcare Program, showcasing works that explore personal journeys through grief, illness, and recovery. The "Annual Artists Collective" features work from the artist-instructors who lead BIG ARTS workshops and classes, highlighting their diverse mediums and creative skills.

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Does the art market need AI?

The article explores the growing role of artificial intelligence in the art market, examining whether AI tools can effectively assist with tasks such as authentication, valuation, and trend prediction. It discusses the potential benefits of AI in streamlining operations and reducing human bias, while also acknowledging skepticism from traditionalists who question AI's ability to understand artistic nuance and cultural context.

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Amble art exhibition showcases almost 70 works by Northumberland artists

Dovecote Street Arts in Amble, Northumberland, is launching a new exhibition featuring nearly 70 artworks by 47 local artists selected through an open call. Titled 'Amble, Northumberland, England', the show explores how national themes manifest in local communities, with works from artists including sculptor-painter duo Geoffrey and Sarah Bradford and award-winning painter Katherine Rousselange. The exhibition is supported by a £400 grant from the Alnmouth Arts Festival and opens to the public on May 23, 2026, coinciding with the Amble Puffin Festival, running until June 7.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 2, 2026 visibility 10

May at NHAA- Sue Werner Thoresen Exhibition

The New Hampshire Art Association (NHAA) is presenting the Sue Werner Thoresen Juried Exhibition at its Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery in Portsmouth, opening May 1, 2026. The show features 73 artists whose works explore the experiences of women, girls, and gender-diverse people, inspired by the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation’s Status of Women in New Hampshire report. Themes include education, healthcare, economic opportunity, caregiving, safety, representation, and societal expectations, with attention to intersections of race, class, ability, sexuality, geography, and access to resources. The exhibition is held in memory of Sue Werner Thoresen (1944–2024), a longtime advocate for community well-being and gender equity, and includes awards in her honor.

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UW Art Museum presents ‘Global Collection: Masks of the World’

The University of Wyoming Art Museum will open 'Global Collection: Masks of the World' on Saturday, May 2. The exhibition features 28 masks from the museum's permanent collection, spanning diverse regions and cultural contexts, and explores masks as cultural agents, works of art, and objects shaped by circulation and interpretation. The show is drawn from donations made over the past 50 years and was curated with assistance from UW Honors College intern Carter Coggins. Funding comes from the Barbara J. and V. Frank Mendicino Endowment for Collection Conservation and the Patricia R. Guthrie Special Exhibitions Gallery Endowment.

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Flaming Lips' frontman to show his artwork in hometown retrospective

Wayne Coyne, frontman of the Flaming Lips and a multidisciplinary artist from Oklahoma City, will present the first retrospective of his visual arts career in his hometown next year. The exhibition, announced by The Oklahoman, marks a significant showcase of Coyne's work outside of his music career.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 30, 2026 visibility 8

Mainstreaming abstract art

Twenty-six Nepali abstract artists are exhibiting together for the first time at Taragaon Next in Kathmandu in a group show titled 'Forms of Abstraction'. The exhibition, curated by Roshan Mishra, features works by artists including Kiran Manandhar, Sangee Shrestha, Sushma Rajbhandari, Bidhata KC, NB Gurung, Jeevan Rajopadhyay, Laya Mainali, and Nabendra Limbu, among others. Supported by the Saraf Foundation for Himalayan Traditions and Culture, the show explores themes of motion, emotion, nature, architecture, geometry, and culture, emphasizing how Nepali abstraction transforms rather than abandons tradition.

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'Threading Inwards' at CHAT | Centre for Heritage, Arts & Textile, Hong Kong on 21 Mar–28 Jun 2026

CHAT (Centre for Heritage, Arts & Textile) in Hong Kong will present 'Threading Inwards,' an exhibition running from March 21 to June 28, 2026, featuring 14 artists from across Asia. The show explores textiles as spiritual and emotional conduits, examining how weaving, dyeing, and stitching connect inner worlds with daily life, rituals, and collective memory. Curated by Wang Weiwei, Eugene Hannah Park, Kurosawa Seiha, and Wang Huan, the exhibition invites visitors to slow down and reflect on care, healing, and interconnectedness.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 27, 2026 visibility 14

Animalia Exhibition: When Animals Inspire Artists Across the Centuries at the Hôtel de la Marine

The Hôtel de la Marine in Paris will host "Animalia," an exhibition drawn from the Al Thani Collection, from July 1, 2026 to January 10, 2027. Featuring over 120 sculptures, paintings, and decorative works, the show explores how animals have inspired artists across centuries and cultures, from ancient Greece to modern times and from China to the Ivory Coast.

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CAB EXPLORES LANDSCAPE AS LIVING MEMORY IN MATIAS ERCOLE S WORK

The CAB / Centro de Arte Caja de Burgos in Spain has opened "Me olvidé de mis ojos" (I Forgot My Eyes), an exhibition by Argentine artist Matías Ercole. The show explores landscape as a living memory, blending Latin American and European visual traditions through the artist's signature sgraffito technique, which reveals hidden layers of light and color. The works are arranged as architectural elements, guiding viewers through a reflective journey on identity, memory, and cultural construction.

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A morning with Shoair Mavlian, director of The Photographers’ Gallery

Shoair Mavlian, director of The Photographers’ Gallery in London, is the subject of a profile that follows her through a typical morning, discussing her leadership strategies amid challenges facing the arts sector. The article explores how she navigates pressures from AI-generated imagery, government funding cuts, and cultural backlash against progressive initiatives, while maintaining the gallery's relevance and financial stability.

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A feminist history of collage

The article explores a feminist history of collage, highlighting how women artists have used the medium to challenge traditional representations of womanhood. It examines works where striking juxtapositions call attention to the tensions and conflicts inherent in female identity, from domestic life to societal expectations.

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