A local artist known as MTB Artwork is launching a solo exhibition of new acrylic paintings on cardboard on June 27, 2026, at a renovated flat and shop space on Kingsley Park Terrace in Northampton. The artist began painting in 2020 as a therapeutic activity and has since sold over 400 pieces internationally.
An art exhibition titled "Yaadon ka Silsila," featuring works by artist Dr. Tooba Najam, was held at the Punjab Council of Arts. The event was documented with a photograph of a visitor viewing the displayed artworks.
The Southwick Cultural Council is hosting its 25th Annual Fine Art Exhibition Show and Sale at Town Hall on April 26-27. The event features over 40 artisans, with works in oils, acrylics, watercolors, wood carvings, sculpture, photography, and mixed media, most of which are for sale. A jury process selects participants, and the event includes live music and a display by the Southwick Historical Society.
Artist Hayley Matthews is holding an exhibition of her paintings at the Lochgelly Centre, the same community center she attended as a child. The show represents a significant personal milestone for Matthews, who transitioned from a beauty business owner to a full-time artist after discovering painting during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Artist Mike Clann is presenting a solo exhibition titled 'Faces & Places' at the ARTS Ross Gallery in Fayetteville. The show features a retrospective of his paintings from the last twenty years, and all proceeds from sales will be donated to support children's arts education programs run by the organization ARTS.
Cledie Taylor, a pioneering Detroit artist, gallerist, and educator who championed the city's Black artisans and shaped its art curriculum, has died at the age of 100. Born in Arkansas in 1926, she moved to Detroit as a child and became a central figure in the local art scene, co-founding the influential artist collective Arts Extended in the 1950s.
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts has announced "Heart Of The Wild," an exhibition of works by artist Mike Durkee. The show will be hosted at Back Hill Beer Co. in the Gonic Mill, Rochester, New Hampshire, and will run from April 4 to June 6, 2026. Durkee is a New England-based muralist and designer known for large-scale, community-inspired works.
Local artist Roz Davis is set to debut her solo exhibition, "Paintings of Whimsy," at the MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital hall gallery in Damariscotta. Running from May 2 through June 28, the show features a collection of paintings and mixed media works that transform everyday subjects—such as donuts, candies, and footwear—into playful, narrative-driven compositions.
Ogden City’s quarterly Community Art Show at Union Station has become a staple of the local creative scene, offering a low-barrier platform for artists of all ages and skill levels. Managed by Ogden City Arts, the program accepts a diverse range of media—including poetry, textiles, and 3D works—with no entry fees for participants. The initiative, which began in 2020 as a way to activate the historic Union Station lobby during the pandemic, now showcases between 25 and 75 pieces per exhibition.
The 25hours Hotel Jakarta The Oddbird has launched the inaugural Room Art Fair 2026 to coincide with World Art Day. In collaboration with the Indonesian Art Galleries Association (AGSI), the event transforms the hotel’s 10th-floor guest rooms into immersive gallery spaces featuring 13 different galleries. By removing the formal barriers of traditional white-cube settings, the fair allows visitors to engage with contemporary Indonesian art in a domestic, intimate environment.
The Sullivan Area Art Guild is celebrating its 50th anniversary, marking five decades of supporting local creativity in Sullivan, Indiana. Founded in April 1976, the organization maintains a gallery on the town square where it hosts monthly meetings and year-round community projects. To commemorate the milestone, the guild is currently featuring a themed exhibition titled "Past, Present and Future."
The Newport Beach City Arts Commission has selected artists Jim Doody and Elena Kealy for upcoming solo exhibitions at the Newport Beach Central Library. Kealy, a self-taught painter and former mechanical engineer, is recognized for her whimsical, dreamlike oil paintings featuring female figures and vibrant atmospheric light, including her award-winning work "Bliss." Doody specializes in emotive depictions of the American Southwest, capturing iconic Route 66 Americana, Spanish Missions, and desert landscapes through a style that emphasizes the play of light on architecture.
The Lynnwood Event Center recently hosted a "Meet the Artists" reception for its juried exhibition, "Flight Patterns: The Art & Motion of Winged Life." Curated by Mary Adams and Julie Carlos, the show features over 45 works by 27 regional artists from the Pacific Northwest, ranging from traditional paintings and photography to innovative metal etchings and fiber arts. Highlights include Graham Schodda’s holographic bird imagery ground into stainless steel and Alexandra Nason’s participatory installation, "The True Butterfly Effect," which invited guests to decorate aluminum butterflies to contribute to a growing communal wall piece.
The Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi is hosting a significant exhibition dedicated to the traditional craft and contemporary evolution of Vietnamese silk painting. The showcase features a diverse array of works that highlight the delicate techniques and emotional depth unique to this medium, drawing significant interest from both local art enthusiasts and international tourists.
Artist Mark Di Vincenzo is set to unveil a new exhibition of paintings at Eleven Twenty Gallery in Buffalo, New York, running from April 17 through May 16. The show features at least 19 large oil paintings and around 12 small gouache works, inspired by Di Vincenzo's residency with Park School students, where he explored painting outdoors and bringing nature inside. A kickoff reception will be held on opening night.
The Pikesville Armory has been transformed into an immersive walk-through installation titled "Resonant Site," featuring the collaborative work of local artists. Utilizing a complex arrangement of video projections, soundscapes, and dozens of screens, the exhibit captures the industrial and natural landscapes of Baltimore’s Curtis Bay, focusing on the delicate intersection of water, industry, and residential life.
The fifth edition of the contemporary art exhibition "Different Strokes" has opened at La Galerie of Alliance Française de Dhaka. Curated by artist Alamgir Kabir, the show features 40 artworks from a diverse group of eight Bangladeshi artists, including both emerging and established figures. The collection spans various mediums and subjects, ranging from abstract compositions and portraits to scenes of the Padma River and nature studies.
Grants from the Kordelin Foundation’s Rauma Fund for 2026 Awarded – Emphasis on Local Roots and New Experiments
The Alfred Kordelin Foundation’s Rauma Fund has awarded €30,000 in cultural grants for 2026, distributed equally among three recipients. The funding supports puppet theatre artist Aati Hanikka for an experimental underwater performance, Rauman Konserttiyhdistys ry for an immersive musical storytelling project in Old Rauma, and Tarvonsaari Art House for a series of pilot exhibitions.
The Glacier Art Museum has launched its annual children’s art exhibition, titled “Artful Balance,” featuring over 300 works by elementary and middle school students from Northwest Montana. The collection explores the concept of balance as both a compositional technique and a thematic subject across various media. Pieces were selected through a collaborative process between local art teachers and the museum’s education department, highlighting the creative output of the region's youth.
Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG) has announced a grand finale celebration titled “Bye for Now, Here and Now” to mark the conclusion of its centennial year. Scheduled for May 9, 2026, the public event serves as both a 100th-anniversary party and a closing reception for the landmark exhibition "Here and Now: 100 Years of LUAG, 100 Local Artists." The evening will feature live music, art-making activities, and opportunities for the public to engage with the 100 regional artists featured in the show.
The group exhibition "Virgin Islands Contemporary" is set to open at Salt of the Earth Tattoo in St. Thomas, featuring the work of ten local artists. Curated by Lucien Downes, the show highlights a diverse range of visual mediums that move beyond traditional Caribbean iconography like seascapes and historical narratives. The participating artists, including Brenda L. Cotto and Jon Euwema, explore themes of cultural evolution and identity through experimental materials and modern techniques.
The Dittmar Gallery at Northwestern University is hosting a community art exhibition titled “I was here,” featuring works by 24 local artists. Curated by Jasmine Ametovski and Clare Kirwan, the show highlights diverse mediums ranging from photography of the Berlin Wall to beeswax sculptures and multimedia installations. The exhibition focuses on how personal perspectives can redefine traditional art spaces and reclaim cultural identities through creative practice.
Six artists from the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts recently completed the inaugural Hotel Papel residency on the island of Faial in the Azores. The residency, designed to celebrate the sister city relationship between Greater New Bedford and the Azores, allowed the participants to explore local culture, traditions, and landscapes. Their resulting works, spanning ceramics, photography, film, writing, and painting, will be showcased in a group exhibition titled "The Same Sea" at the Massachusetts Design Art and Technology Institute (DATMA).
Artist Jax Foster has launched Bowling Green’s Tiny Gallery, a miniature exhibition space located outside the Grounds for Thought cafe in downtown Bowling Green. The gallery officially opened on April 5 and features hand-crafted miniature works created by local artists, with the display rotating on a monthly basis to ensure a wide variety of community members can showcase their talent.
The First Coast Cultural Center in Ponte Vedra, Florida, is set to host "Layers of Art," a solo exhibition featuring the surrealistic oil and watercolor paintings of Susanne Schuenke. Opening with a public reception on April 23, the show highlights Schuenke’s intellectually driven approach to composition, where multiple layers of meaning are embedded within her visual narratives. The exhibition will be accompanied by a special lecture on May 1, where the artist will discuss the scholarly and imaginative foundations of her work.
The Conroe Art League is set to debut a unique sculpture crafted from authentic coal recovered from the wreckage of the Titanic. The piece, created by local artist and retired engineer Dr. Robert 'Bob' G. Stevens, will be featured at the league’s upcoming exhibition in Conroe, Texas. The artwork utilizes a rare sample of the fuel that powered the ill-fated ocean liner, transforming a historical artifact into a contemporary sculptural form.
Park City photographer David Winegar has been selected for the Springville Museum of Art’s 102nd annual Spring Salon for the third consecutive year. His winning entry, 'Balancing Act,' is a large-format, hand-processed black and white photograph depicting an ancient pine tree at sunrise in Canyonlands National Park. The piece explores themes of resilience and perseverance through the lens of the Utah landscape.
The second annual "Artists in the Garden" showcase recently launched as part of the month-long Arts in April festivities on Longboat Key. Held outside the Longboat Island Chapel, the two-day exhibition featured thirteen local artists, including Marie Therese Lacroix, Collin Rowland, and Reid Ryan Gerletti, who presented works ranging from oil paintings to furniture crafted from reclaimed wood. The event reported strong sales, with 30% of proceeds donated to the Longboat Key Foundation to support community improvement projects.
Local artist Claire Vaughan has launched a solo exhibition at Colchester General Hospital, showcasing a series of works inspired by her personal journey of recovery and the loss of her lifelong friend, Debbie Cuthbert. The exhibition serves as a tribute to Cuthbert, who passed away from ovarian cancer, with proceeds from art sales being donated to the Cancer Wellbeing Centre.
The Strule Arts Centre in Omagh has launched 'The Easter Studio Painters Exhibition,' a showcase featuring the work of 18 local artists. Mentored by veteran painter Gerry Bradley at his Easter Studio hub, the group has tripled in size since its inaugural 2018 show. The collection spans a diverse range of genres, including landscapes of Omagh, portraits of local figures, and experimental icons, reflecting a broad spectrum of techniques and styles developed under Bradley’s four decades of experience.