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article local schedule Mar 9, 2026 visibility 11

Is your local dairy in this exhibition?

Artist Harriet Millar is launching a site-specific exhibition featuring a series of paintings dedicated to Christchurch’s local dairies. In a creative turn, Millar has leased the abandoned Cranford St Dairy, which has been closed since 2021, to serve as both the gallery space and her future art studio. The collection includes oil and acrylic works depicting various neighborhood convenience stores, such as the Springfield Discounter and Clyde Road Dairy, captured with bold brushstrokes and geometric focus.

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article local schedule Feb 26, 2026 visibility 11

'Real and abstract calm amongst chaos' art exhibition attracts Andover attention

Fine artist Serena Read recently presented her solo exhibition, "The Alignment of Peace and Chaos," at Unity Art Studio in Andover. The showcase featured works that blend realism and abstraction, utilizing materials like sparkle to explore themes of trauma, recovery, and the balance between internal tranquility and external turmoil. The exhibition included a 'Meet the Artist' event attended by local community figures, highlighting Read's transition from cross-cultural communications to a therapeutic art practice.

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person people schedule Feb 20, 2026 visibility 13

A first home, a first gallery, and a life built around art

Peggy Robinson, a graduate of the Elam School of Fine Arts and a former staffer at Page Galleries, has launched her own contemporary art space, PEG Gallery, in Wellington's Newtown district. The gallery debuted in November with a focus on national artists, including the estate of the late Selwyn Muru, fulfilling a long-held professional ambition for Robinson after years of working in the commercial art sector.

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article policy schedule Dec 9, 2025 visibility 11

Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ planned exhibition on displacement of Palestinians sparks outpouring of support and criticism

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg announced plans for an exhibition titled 'Palestine Uprooted: Nakba, Past and Present,' scheduled to open in June 2026. The show will document the lived experience of the Nakba—the mass displacement of Palestinians beginning with the 1948 Arab-Israeli war—through video testimonials, objects, art, text, and photography, focusing on personal stories of Palestinian Canadians. The announcement has drawn both strong support and criticism, with museum CEO Isha Khan emphasizing the exhibition is not a historical retrospective or commentary on current Israel-Palestine relations.

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article local schedule Nov 28, 2025 visibility 8

The Shift launches its annual art exhibition

The Shift, a Maltese investigative journalism platform, has launched its eighth annual art exhibition featuring works donated by over 20 Maltese artists, both established and emerging. The artworks are displayed at Mixa’s Gallery in St Paul’s Bay and online, with prices set by the artists themselves. Proceeds are split 30% to the artists and 70% to fund The Shift’s investigative journalism and press freedom advocacy.

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article policy schedule Nov 27, 2025 visibility 8

Anti-racist flag cancelled due to concerns over offence

Brighton & Hove City Council has cancelled an anti-racist art exhibition featuring a reimagined Union Jack flag, created by artist Gil Mualem-Doron, over concerns it could offend minority communities. The artwork, which incorporates designs from diverse groups, had been displayed at public venues for over a decade. Council leader Bella Sankey stated that libraries must remain neutral and safe spaces for all customers, citing the city's status as a 'Libraries of Sanctuary.'

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article local schedule Nov 20, 2025 visibility 8

Marae to host Pātaka Ora auction

Dunedin’s Araiteuru Marae will host the inaugural Pātaka Ora Summer Art Exhibition & Auction on November 24, 2025, from 5pm to 9pm at the Shetland Street marae. The event features works from rangatahi (youth) to tohunga toi (experienced artists), including paintings, ceramics, and photography, alongside music, conversation, and food. Organized by the volunteer Pātaka Ora committee, the auction aims to raise funds for the marae’s community wellbeing kitchen, which has provided 18 meal services so far this year.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 18, 2025 visibility 12

‘Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts’ goes on show in Rome

A lavishly illuminated Renaissance Bible, hailed as the 'Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts,' has been placed on public display in Rome. The Borso d'Este Bible, created between 1455 and 1461 for the first Duke of Ferrara, features over 1,000 gold-adorned miniature paintings by artists including Taddeo Crivelli and Franco dei Russi. Normally kept in a secure safe at the Gallerie Estensi in Modena, the two-volume manuscript was transported under heavy security to the Italian Senate, where it is exhibited in a humidity-controlled case as part of the Vatican's Holy Year celebrations through January 2026. Visitors can explore high-resolution digital reproductions via touch screens.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 8, 2025 visibility 13

Mainframe Studio exhibition features artists from Grinnell, Iowa

Mainframe Studio in Des Moines, Iowa, partnered with the Grinnell Area Arts Council to host a special exhibition in October featuring works by 16 artists from Grinnell, a rural Iowa community. The show, displayed on the studio's third floor, included diverse mediums such as book art, sculpture, and painting, with contributors including Professor Mirzam Cristina Pérez, Professor Erik Simpson, and Professor Pascal Lafontant. Opening night on October 3 drew around 1,600 visitors, highlighting the studio's role in bridging rural and urban art scenes.

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article policy schedule Sep 29, 2025 visibility 10

How nature is helping a rural French arts centre to reduce its carbon footprint

The Centre International d’Art et du Paysage—Île de Vassivière (CIAPV), a rural French arts centre on a forested island in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, is tackling its carbon footprint after a government-mandated analysis revealed that 95% of its emissions come from visitors driving to the remote site. Executive director Alexandra McIntosh is drawing on the island's manmade landscape—shaped by hydroelectric damming, agriculture, and logging—to implement ecological initiatives, including rewilding open fields, creating a self-managing test forest with botanist Francis Hallé, and planting pollinating flowers to boost biodiversity.

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article local schedule Jun 15, 2025 visibility 6

Ida Valley winter art show to help Oturehua hall

The Ida Valley winter art show is being organized to raise funds for the Oturehua Hall, a historic community venue in New Zealand. The event will feature local artists and artwork, with proceeds going toward the maintenance and preservation of the hall.

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article news schedule May 29, 2025 visibility 12

What can a ‘poorly-made’ Stalin sculpture tell us about Putin's Russia?

A full-length sculptural relief of Joseph Stalin was reinstalled in Moscow's Taganskaya metro station as part of efforts to restore original designs. The work, a 3D-printed copy of a 1950 original, has been criticized by art historian Elizaveta Likhacheva as poorly made and crudely painted. Visitors have laid flowers at the site, while critics note that over 95 Stalin monuments have been installed under Vladimir Putin's rule, including in occupied Ukrainian territories.

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article local schedule May 3, 2025 visibility 10

Local creatives impress judges

The Arrowtown Photography Competition, part of the Arrowtown Autumn Festival, awarded first place to Hazel Alviola for her black-and-white image 'Needhams Cottage'. Alviola, who only began photography last year, expressed disbelief at her win. Judges Todd Weeks and Leigh Jeffery also introduced a 'highly commended' award for Martin Barwood's wildlife photo 'White Faced Heron'. In the concurrent Bayleys Arrowtown Autumn Fest Art Exhibition, Jane Burdon won the $3,500 premier painting award, while Jade Barclay took the $750 best local painting award. Other winners included Lynne Fellows, Lynn Brochere Millar, Olivia Pickney, and Diana Turnbull Anderson, with merit awards given to Angus Milne, Jenny Hill, Tracey Morrow, and Jos Browning.

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person people schedule May 9, 2026 visibility 2

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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