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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 20, 2026 visibility 14 link 6 artists

Kimball Art Center’s new exhibit features artist with ties to the Sundance Film Festival

The Kimball Art Center in Park City, Utah, has opened two new exhibitions, “Returning To Wonder” and “All Sketches Wish To Be Real,” featuring international and local artists. Among the featured artists is Alexandra Fuller, a multidisciplinary artist whose work includes cyanotypes of wildlife and who has ties to the Sundance Film Festival—her short film “Sister Wife” was accepted at the 2009 festival. The exhibitions also include works by Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist, American artist Lia Halloran, and Utah-based artist Antra Sinha. The center will host a series of public programs, including artist talks, workshops, and a book discussion, to engage the local community.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 20, 2026 visibility 11 link 8 artists

Portraiture and Design at Guild Hall

Guild Hall in East Hampton is opening two exhibitions on Sunday: “Jason Bard Yarmosky: Time Has Many Faces,” a decade-long series of meticulously rendered portraits focusing on the artist’s aging grandparents, and “Liberty Labs: A Decade of Design,” featuring furniture, lighting, and objects by 33 current and former members of the Liberty Labs Foundation design collective. The portraits blend 17th- and 18th-century painting techniques with contemporary, often playful imagery, while the design show highlights collaborative experimentation. Museum director Melanie Crader, who curated both shows, notes that the artists share Brooklyn bases and East End ties.

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trending_up market schedule Jan 16, 2026 visibility 15 link 4 artists

Sotheby’s Origins II Returns to Riyadh

Sotheby’s is returning to Riyadh for the second edition of its Origins sale, titled Origins II, with a live auction scheduled for 31 January. The sale will feature over 70 lots spanning Modern and Contemporary Art, Ancient Sculpture, and 20th-Century Design, including works by Saudi pioneer Safeya Binzagr, Iraqi artist Mahmoud Sabri, and Pablo Picasso. The auction coincides with the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale and the debut of Art Basel Doha, and will be preceded by a public exhibition at Diriyah’s Bujairi Terrace from 24 to 31 January.

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Comment | Art and science rely on freedom of thought—and on each other

The article argues that art and science are deeply interconnected, both relying on freedom of thought and cross-disciplinary collaboration. It cites examples like birds' colorful feathers being explained by a study supported by Schmidt Sciences, which found that birds use a layer of white and black feathers to accentuate color—a technique painters have used for centuries. The piece highlights the Artist-at-Sea programme aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor (too), where artists like Constance Sartor and Jill Pelto collaborate with scientists to communicate marine science to broader audiences. The author, who works with scientists and is married to one, emphasizes that both disciplines pursue truth through different but complementary methods, from Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical studies to medieval Islamic tilework and Alexander von Humboldt's naturalist drawings.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 13, 2026 visibility 12 link 5 artists

Legends Come Alive: USU Art Museum Highlights Western Lure and Lore

The Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art at Utah State University will open a new exhibition titled "The Lure and Lore of the West" on January 20. The show examines the blurred boundaries between Western myth and history, featuring works from the late 19th century to the present, including a life-sized Bigfoot skeleton by artist Clayton Bailey. Themes include exploration, monsters, cowboy legends, and the Western sublime, with works by artists such as Roy De Forest and Ansel Adams drawn from the museum's collection and loans from several university archives and private collectors.

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article local schedule Jan 12, 2026 visibility 13 link 3 artists

Cubitt Artists, ‘important’ London gallery and studio space, set to lose home of more than 25 years

Cubitt Artists, a non-profit gallery and studio space in central London that has operated for over 25 years, announced it will leave its current home in Islington this spring after its lease was not renewed. The artist-run cooperative, which houses 32 studios, is launching a fundraising campaign to find a new location and continue providing affordable studios, contemporary art programming, and opportunities for early-career artists and curators.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 12, 2026 visibility 10 link 4 artists

Art Department announces spring 2026 exhibitions, True Inspiration Artist in Residence

Furman University's Department of Art has announced its spring 2026 exhibition schedule at the Thompson Art Gallery, featuring three shows: Jessica Lambert's "Sportsball" (Jan. 12-Feb. 13), Alexa Wheeler's "ToastLab" (Feb. 19-March 27), and the 2026 Senior Thesis Exhibition. Wheeler will also serve as the spring 2026 True Inspiration Artist in Residence, working in an open studio and collaborating with university departments and the Greenville community. All events are free and open to the public.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 30, 2025 visibility 18 link 7 artists

Electric Dreams now on show in Nicosia

The group exhibition "Electric Dreams" is now on view at isnotgallery in Nicosia, Cyprus, running until January 6. The show expands on the earlier summer exhibition "In Paradise I Have Marked an Island" held at the Almyra Boutique Hotel, bringing many of the same works into a new curatorial framework in the capital. Sixteen Cypriot and international artists participate, including Elysia Athanatou, Savvas Christodoulidis, Alekos Fasianos, and Fikos, among others.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 23, 2025 visibility 14 link 11 artists

Rwanda boosts culture infrastructure with new non-profit contemporary art centre

The Gihanga Institute of Contemporary Art (GICA) opened this week in Kigali, Rwanda, as the country's first non-profit centre dedicated to promoting Rwandan art, culture, and history while fostering local and Pan-African artistic exchange. Founded by curator Kami Gahiga and artist-educator Kaneza Schaal, the institute was designed by Rwandan architect Amin Gafaranga and features an exhibition space, reference library, screening room, and residency studios. Its inaugural exhibition, "Inuma: A Bird Shall Carry the Voice," includes works by Rwandan artists and explores themes of faith and subtle expression. The Mellon Foundation provided crucial development support.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 22, 2025 visibility 16 link 4 artists

A museum packed with once banned art is flourishing in the Uzbek desert

The I.V. Savitsky State Art Museum in Nukus, Uzbekistan, near the former Aral Sea, houses nearly 100,000 works of 20th-century art, including Russian avant-garde pieces and Central Asian folk art. After a 2024 exhibition in Florence and Venice, the museum underwent a major renovation led by Italian academics and new director Gulbahar Izentaeva, reopening with updated galleries and a new exhibition, "The World of Igor Savitsky." The project is backed by the Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF), which also launched the inaugural Bukhara Biennial and partnered with Art Basel Paris.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 17, 2025 visibility 15 link 5 artists

Art Museum and Galleries at W&L: Winter 2026 Programs and Exhibitions

Washington and Lee University's Art Museum and Galleries is hosting five temporary exhibitions through Winter Term 2026, including "Edward Burtynsky: Taking Place" at the Reeves Museum of Ceramics, "Moffat Takadiwa: Recoded Memories" at the Watson Galleries, and "Luminous Layers: Glazed Surfaces and the Art of Reflection" alongside "Points of Exchange: Asian Ceramics in the Reeves Collection" at the Reeves Museum, plus "Expressions of Color: Paintings by Evelyn Dawson" at the McCarthy Gallery. The museum is also offering free public programming such as Artful Yoga sessions and an MLK Week Open House featuring artworks connected to the Civil Rights movement.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 15, 2025 visibility 15 link 13 artists

Scrappy: By Any Means Necessary

MotherShip Studios in San Marcos, Texas, announces its upcoming group exhibition "Scrappy: By Any Means Necessary," running from December 13, 2025, to February 7, 2026. Curated by Jennifer Moore, the show features works by eleven artists—Hollie Brown, Ellen Crofts, Lisa Guevara, Julia Hungerford, John Le, Elisa Lendvay, Niloofar Mofrad, Hilary Nelson, Gyan Shrosbree, Jim Shrosbree, and Narong Tintamusik—who explore the concept of "scrappiness" in artistic practice, embracing improvisation, process, and resourcefulness over polished finish.

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article local schedule Dec 10, 2025 visibility 12 link 2 artists

Savannah Penven creates a space for young artists to thrive

Savannah Penven, a 2024 graduate of Virginia Tech, has returned to the Center for the Arts as exhibitions program manager, a decade after her own artwork was featured in the center's first "Young Artists" exhibition in 2014. She now coordinates the current "Young Artists: dreamscapes" show, featuring 39 students from Craig County High School, and works to create validating, professional-level exhibition experiences for young creatives.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 25, 2025 visibility 12 link 7 artists

Long Island Sound Exhibition at AVS Gallery Highlights Its Beauty, History, Sense of Home

The Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art at UConn Avery Point presents "Sight and Sound: Artists Consider Long Island Sound," a group exhibition curated by Richard Klein featuring 14 artists including Brechin Morgan, James Prosek, Martha Willette Lewis, and Marion Belanger. The show explores the ecology, cultural history, and geology of Long Island Sound through diverse media, with works inspired by personal experiences and scientific insights about the body of water.

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article local schedule Nov 18, 2025 visibility 9 link 3 artists

'Best ever' art exhibition celebrates showcasing amateur artists

Chilworth Art Group held its 20th consecutive annual exhibition at Romsey Town Hall, despite inclement weather and roadworks, calling it their 'best ever' show. The five-day event featured 87 works by 15 amateur artists, with about half sold to the public. The show opened on Tuesday, October 28, announced by town crier Terry Hamer, and included a 'Best in Show' competition judged by professional artist Daphne Ellman. The award went to David Peckham for his piece 'Farriers', which was later purchased by a man whose grandfather was an army farrier during the First World War. The group also raised £232 for Romsey Young Carers through attendee donations.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 13, 2025 visibility 17 link 13 artists

“100 Years of Creative Visions”: Mills College Art Museum celebrates a century of diversity and community

The Mills College Art Museum in Oakland, California, has opened "100 Years of Creative Visions," a centennial exhibition running through April 26 that showcases major works from its permanent collection. The show highlights the museum's long history of supporting diverse artistic communities, featuring pieces such as Hung Liu's "White Rice Bowl" and works by Diego Rivera, Alfredo Ramos Martinez, and members of the f/64 photography group including Imogen Cunningham, Ansel Adams, and Tina Modotti. The exhibition emphasizes creative friendships and the museum's role as a laboratory for risk-taking, with artists like Young Suh and Weston Teruya discussing how the institution encouraged experimental approaches.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 6, 2025 visibility 20 link 5 artists

The National WWII Museum Hosting Special Exhibit Highlighting Nazi Campaign against Modern Art

The National WWII Museum in New Orleans has opened a special exhibit titled 'Degenerate! Hitler’s War on Modern Art,' on loan from the Jewish Museum Milwaukee and running through May 10, 2026. The exhibit features over 65 works by artists deemed 'degenerate' by the Nazi regime, including Wassily Kandinsky, Max Beckmann, Pablo Picasso, and Marc Chagall, alongside documents and artifacts that explore how modernist art was suppressed and weaponized as propaganda. The museum has expanded the original exhibit to include a focus on suppressed music, featuring instruments from the era, such as a tenor saxophone played by Eddie Powers and a clarinet played by George Lewis, on loan from the New Orleans Jazz Museum.

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article local schedule Oct 9, 2025 visibility 18 link 3 artists

Today the Brave launches Gallery Brave – a space for art, design, creativity and culture

Today the Brave, an independent creative agency, has opened Gallery Brave, a street-facing gallery and activation space in Sydney. The gallery launched with original works from American contemporary artist and activist Shepard Fairey, alongside pieces from local and emerging creatives. It will host an evolving program of exhibitions, installations, and immersive experiences across art and design, aiming to become a cultural contributor beyond advertising.

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article local schedule Oct 2, 2025 visibility 13 link 8 artists

Here's where to see the best art in Singapore this week (Oct 3)

This article from The Straits Times, dated October 3, highlights a series of cultural events in Singapore during the first week of October. It details a literary conference hosted by Nanyang Technological University's English department from October 3 to 5, featuring public talks by notable writers including Singaporean author Amanda Lee Koe, Malaysian novelist Tan Twan Eng, graphic novelist Sonny Liew, and American poet Alice Lyons. The article also covers a new dining theatre experience called 'Rasa' at Dempsey, which combines 12th-century Sanskrit poetry, bharatanatyam dance, live Carnatic music, and a curated vegetarian menu. Additionally, it announces an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, organized by Lianhe Zaobao and Qiu Zhai Art Studio, celebrating the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Singapore and China, featuring 368 works by Singaporean and Chinese artists.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 23, 2025 visibility 15 link 10 artists

Studio Sessions closing event; Oct. 1, 2025 in Space 204

Studio Sessions, a group exhibition featuring works from Vanderbilt Studio Arts and the Engine for Art, Democracy & Justice (EADJ) faculty and staff, concludes its run on September 30, 2025, in Space 204. A closing reception will be held on October 1, 2025, from 3pm to 5pm, offering a final chance to view the works, alongside a live performance by musician and composer Reza Filsoofi, a master of traditional Iranian music and instruments. The exhibition brought together 15 studio art faculty and several staff members, who typically work in their own studios and exhibit elsewhere.

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Work in progress: Martin Jennings chosen to create statue of Queen Elizabeth II

The UK government has selected sculptor Martin Jennings to create a statue of Queen Elizabeth II for St James’s Park in London, as part of a larger memorial designed by Norman Foster's architecture firm. The memorial will also include a figurative sculpture of the Queen alongside Prince Philip at Birdcage Walk and a Prince Philip gate. Jennings, known for his bust of the Queen Mother and his coin effigy of King Charles III, describes the project as a work in progress, with a provisional construction budget of £23m–£46m. Final design details are expected next year.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 22, 2025 visibility 13 link 3 artists

Torggler Celebrates African American Artists And Their Stories

The Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center in Virginia will present two new exhibitions this fall: "Gateways: African American Art from the Key Collection" and "Transcendence" featuring works by Norfolk artist Luisa Adelfio. "Gateways" showcases ninety works from the collection of Eric Key, a Smithfield native who began collecting African American art in the 1990s as a means of exploring his identity and supporting Black artists, including pieces by Henry Ossawa Tanner, Jacob Lawrence, and Elizabeth Catlett. "Transcendence" presents Adelfio's paintings, drawings, and sculptures from the last five years, blending Classical architecture, Renaissance panel painting, and Surrealism, with a series titled "Corona Chronicles" that juxtaposes domestic objects with pandemic-era headlines.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 16, 2025 visibility 19 link 6 artists

Kemper Art Museum at WashU debuts its largest-ever exhibition

The Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis has opened its largest-ever exhibition, "Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection." The show features over 80 works by nearly 70 artists, with a focus on women artists and artists of color. A centerpiece is a monumental diptych by Joan Mitchell, her last completed work before her death in 1992. The exhibition, which previously traveled from New York City to Berkeley, California, will be on view through January 5.

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article local schedule Sep 13, 2025 visibility 15 link 3 artists

Longboat exhibition to showcase multimedia artists

The Longboat Key chapter of the National League of American Pen Women, Inc. has opened a two-month art exhibition at Plymouth Harbor featuring over 30 artists working in oil painting, pastels, photography, glasswork, sculpture, and creative writing. Notable participants include Miriam Cassell, who layers collages and paint to advocate for inclusion; Jo Jo Fusco, who contributed a large-scale oil painting inspired by Edward Hopper; and Medge Jaspan, who debuted a black-and-white piece titled 'Dec. 21' tied to personal milestones. The exhibition debuted on September 9, with Plymouth Harbor resident Joslyn Kirkegaard purchasing a painting by Barbara Jendrysik depicting the Sarasota skyline.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 11, 2025 visibility 10 link 8 artists

RH Paris Opens An Immersive Gallery With Art, Furniture And Fine Dining On The Champs-Élysées

RH (formerly Restoration Hardware) has opened a sprawling new gallery on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, blending high-end furniture showrooms with art, fine dining, and a garden. The space, located at 23 Avenue des Champs-Élysées, was transformed from a former cinema and Abercrombie & Fitch flagship over six years. The opening event during Paris Design Week drew nearly one thousand guests, including Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, Catherine Deneuve, Zoë Saldaña, and Theo James, with catering by chef Cyril Lignac and cocktails by Colin Field.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 9, 2025 visibility 12 link 4 artists

Artist Maya Lin poses probing questions around New York City during Climate Week

Artist Maya Lin, in collaboration with the non-profit Art 2030, has launched a public art campaign titled "What If?" across New York City during Climate Week (21-28 September). The project features large-scale posters at the United Nations Headquarters Plaza and on JCDecaux-owned bus shelters, posing probing environmental questions and galvanizing answers to inspire curiosity and action. Additional activations include a mural by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya at the Nest Climate Campus, a caption contest for Tom Toro's New Yorker cartoon at the Climate Museum, and new didactic interventions at the American Museum of Natural History's dioramas highlighting climate change threats.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 4, 2025 visibility 14 link 5 artists

Venice installation celebrates migrants with 100 large-scale portraits

A large-scale installation titled 'Dreams in Transit' has been unveiled on the facade of the Procuratie Vecchie in Venice’s St. Mark’s Square, featuring 100 black-and-white portraits of migrants photographed from behind. The project, launched on Wednesday in collaboration with Art for Action and The Human Safety Net (a foundation funded by Generali), takes inspiration from French street artist JR’s Inside Out project but reverses the perspective. Inside the building, a complementary exhibition includes works by Leila Alaoui, Lorraine de Sagazan, Anouk Maugein, Ange Leccia, and a sound installation by Sarah Makharine, all focusing on migrants’ dreams and resilience.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 28, 2025 visibility 11 link 7 artists

Point of Contact Marks 50 Years With Landmark Exhibition

Point of Contact (POC), a Syracuse-based organization founded in 1975, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a landmark exhibition titled “50 Sin Cuenta,” featuring over 100 works of contemporary Latin American art from its permanent collection. The exhibition opens September 19 at the newly renovated Warehouse Gallery at the Nancy Cantor Warehouse in downtown Syracuse, with works by artists including Luis Felipe Noé, Liliana Porter, Arnaldo Roche, and Víctor Vázquez. The show runs through October 24 and is free to the public.

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article local schedule Aug 27, 2025 visibility 11 link 3 artists

WIASC art exhibition in the heart of Pointe-Claire Village

The West Island Art Studio Circuit (WIASC) is presenting a free café-exhibition titled "Circuits" at Studio 77 in Pointe-Claire Village, Quebec, from September 1 through 30, 2025. The show features works by 11 local artists who participated in the WIASC's inaugural Open Studio Day on August 16, 2025, including pieces such as "Colors of the Autumn" by Preetha Mitran, "Pain Waves" by Sandra Woods, and "Flight Paths" by Donna McGee. A special public vernissage will be held on September 21.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 21, 2025 visibility 12 link 7 artists

Hear the untold stories of North Korean women in this limited-time NYC art show

A limited-time art exhibition titled "UNSEEN: 14 Artists on Resilience and Rights of Women in North Korea" will open in New York City's Tribeca neighborhood from September 20 to 27 at Lume Studios on Broadway. Curated by Dr. Stephanie Seungmin Kim, the show features 14 international artists alongside video testimonies from North Korean escapees, coinciding with the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.

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