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Chicago Artist Brian Sykes draws huge crowd for emotional exhibit debut

Chicago-based artist Brian Sykes returned to the Beverly Arts Center for the opening of his multimedia exhibition, “I Heard the City Breathe.” The event drew a significant crowd and featured a unique blend of visual art, film, and live vocal performances, including a set by Sykes himself. The project explores the emotional and cultural realities of Chicago’s Black experience, utilizing an intergenerational approach to discuss identity and memory.

A Paris exhibition spotlights Estonian women artists

The Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris has launched "Estonian Realities," a significant cross-generational exhibition featuring the works of Olga Terri, Anu Põder, and Kris Lemsalu. Spanning nearly 90 years of artistic production, the show marks a major collaboration between the Art Museum of Estonia and the City of Paris, tracing the evolution of Estonian art from the psychological anxieties of the 1940s to the bold, performative installations of the contemporary era.

Bennington Museum hosts 2026 Annual Student Art Show

The Bennington Museum recently hosted its 2026 Annual Student Art Show, an event featuring works from local students ranging from kindergarten to high school seniors. The exhibition showcased a diverse array of mediums, including watercolor, ceramics, and mixed-media self-portraits, while offering free admission and family-oriented activities to the community.

Museum exhibit on L.V. Hull’s art and life is a visual ‘sensation’

The Mississippi Museum of Art has launched "L.V. Hull: Love Is a Sensation," the first major museum retrospective dedicated to the late self-taught African American artist L.V. Hull. The exhibition showcases Hull’s vibrant, immersive practice of transforming her Kosciusko home and everyday found objects—ranging from sneakers and fan blades to television sets—into a dense, kaleidoscopic art environment. The show is presented in partnership with the L.V. Hull Legacy Center and features individual artworks, archival ephemera, and documentary footage.

One Day in SA: Is Every Month Contemporary Art Month?

San Antonio’s art scene is characterized by a rapid-fire schedule of artist-run exhibitions and pop-up events that often center around the Blue Star Arts Complex. A recent survey of the city's offerings highlighted diverse installations, including Scott Martin’s immersive automotive video work at Slab Cinema Arthouse and Lauren Raye Snow’s mystical portraiture at FL!GHT gallery. The local landscape is defined by a DIY spirit where openings are frequent, fleeting, and deeply communal.

Rare 'Ponyo' Work From Studio Ghibli Donated To Academy Museum

Studio Ghibli has donated over 120 rare production artifacts to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, marking the first time the legendary animation studio has gifted such materials to an external institution. The donation includes original Japanese release posters, artboards, and key animation drawings from the 2008 film 'Ponyo,' which were revealed to be hand-drawn by Hayao Miyazaki himself. These items are currently featured in the museum's new interactive exhibition, 'Studio Ghibli’s Ponyo.'

Women in the Frame: Art, Fashion, and Colorado History

The Denver Art Museum and the Center for Colorado Women's History have launched a collaborative initiative to celebrate International Women’s Day and the upcoming exhibition "DIVA." The partnership highlights the intersection of art, fashion, and regional history, specifically focusing on how women like Elizabeth “Baby Doe” Tabor used clothing to assert status and identity. Key displays include Tabor's elaborate silk and lace wedding gown and the museum's current exhibition, "Conversation Pieces: Stories from the Fashion Archives."

The Sticky Politics of Wall Texts

A critic's visit to the 36th Bienal de São Paulo led to a pointed critique of the exhibition's didactic strategy. The show, curated by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, featured floor-mounted placards with QR codes, poorly placed basic labels, and extremely lengthy omnibus section texts, creating a frustrating experience that oscillated between providing too little and too much information.

From shopping malls to housing estates, Singapore Biennale integrates art into the city’s urban fabric

The eighth edition of the Singapore Biennale, titled "Pure Intention," opens across five neighborhoods in Singapore, embedding over 100 artworks in sites ranging from shopping malls and housing estates to colonial-era buildings and parks. Curated by Selene Yap, Hsu Fang-Tze, Ong Puay Khim, and Duncan Bass, the biennale features works like field-0's "Drifting Bodies" (2025), which critiques Singapore's hydropower imports and their impact on Thailand's indigenous Karen hill tribe, and Allora & Calzadilla's "Under Discussion" (2004), exploring sovereignty and displacement. Organized by the Singapore Art Museum and commissioned by the National Arts Council, the event is part of SG60, Singapore's 60th anniversary celebrations.

Exeter artists turn away from traditional landscapes in bold new exhibition

A new exhibition titled 'Not A Pretty Landscape' opens at Kaleider Studios in Exeter from January 31 to February 1, featuring 15 artists who present contemporary and unconventional views of the South West, deliberately avoiding traditional coastal and rural landscapes. Curated by Exeter-based artist Claire Le Day, the show emerged from an open call with no rules or experience requirements, only the condition that no pretty landscapes be submitted. Artists keep 100% of their profits, and most will be present to meet visitors and manage sales. Featured artists include Jo Beer, whose portraits have been recognized by the National Portrait Gallery and the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.

The Kimbell's January 2026 Schedule

The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, has announced its January 2026 schedule, headlined by the special exhibition "Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection," running through January 25. The month-long program includes a wide range of free events such as Kimbell Kids Drop-In Studios, docent tours, lectures like "Women of a Certain Age" by Jessica L. Fripp, film screenings including "Destination: Ancient Rome," family festivals, sensory-friendly hours, and guided tours of the museum's iconic buildings designed by Louis I. Kahn and Renzo Piano.

Intuit Art Museum Showcases Self-Taught Artists, Work About Migration in ‘Catalyst: Im/migration’

The Intuit Art Museum in Chicago has extended its exhibition “Catalyst: Im/migration and Self-Taught Art in Chicago” through March 22, 2026. Featuring nearly two dozen artists, the show highlights the creative contributions of migrants and immigrants alongside the rise of self-taught art in 20th-century Chicago. Among the works is Pooja Pittie’s interactive piece “What We Build to Belong,” a hand-knotted net-like structure where visitors can add notes, drawings, or string. The museum is hosting a free community day on Feb. 7, 2026. The exhibition includes artists from diverse backgrounds, such as the late Tae Kwon “Thomas” Kong, who made collages from packing materials at his convenience store, and Charles Warner, a carpenter who created wood-carved cathedral models. Three artists came to Chicago from the South as part of the Great Migration.

Miami's Women Photographers International Archive finds a new home

The Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) has opened its first physical space at Green Space Miami on the city's Upper East Side. Founded in 2018 by curator Aldeide Delgado and artist Francisco Masó, WOPHA is dedicated to researching and promoting the contributions of women and non-binary photographers to modern and contemporary art. The Green Family Foundation Trust, which owns Green Space Miami, is lending the space to WOPHA until December 2026. The inaugural exhibition, "tide lines of the frame" (through December 14), features works by 2025 artists-in-residence Kat Thompson and Nathyfa Michel, curated by Cecilia González Godino of the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia.

This Vietnam veteran lost his sight, but not his vision. Now, his art hangs in the Denver Art Museum

Jim Stevens, a Vietnam War veteran who was shot in the head and later became legally blind after a stroke in 1993, has created a new painting technique using monofilament as a canvas. His artwork, "Blues Man," now hangs in the Denver Art Museum as part of the exhibition "Beyond the Military: From Combat to Canvas," which Stevens helped organize. Stevens serves as president and director of Denver's Veterans Arts Council and has earned Veterans Affairs’ National Gold Medals for Fine Art.

Mario Ayala Unveils Life Sized Van Portraits at CAM Houston

Mario Ayala's first U.S. solo museum exhibition, 'Seven Vans,' has opened at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH). The show, on view from November 14, 2025, through June 21, 2026, features seven life-size van paintings that use the vehicle's rear body as a shaped canvas. Ayala removes wheels and functional markers, turning the vans into motionless 'pseudo-portraits' that convey owners' personalities through details like faded stickers, patchy repairs, and custom airbrush work inspired by auto body painting. The artist describes his process as 'Research While Driving,' documenting rear vehicle perspectives over six years.

Experience memories of plantation-born painter in new African American Museum exhibition

The African American Museum in Dallas will open a new exhibition, "Sunday Call to Church: The Art of Clementine Hunter," on December 5, 2025. The show brings together 22 paintings collected by Bank of Texas chairman Norman Bagwell and four works from the museum's own holdings, featuring the self-taught Louisiana painter who began creating art at age 50. Hunter, born on a plantation in 1887, worked as a field laborer and house worker at Melrose Plantation, painting from memory scenes of worship, work, and community life in the rural South.

People Watching at an Auckland Art Gallery opening night

Illustrator Toby Morris attended the opening party for the 'Pop to Present: American Art' exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, as part of his regular 'People Watching' series for Sunday magazine. The exhibition is drawn from the collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and features American art from the Pop era to the present day.

Radical History: Chicano Prints from the Smithsonian American Art Museum exhibition opens at The Huntington

The exhibition "Radical Histories: Chicano Prints from the Smithsonian American Art Museum" opens at The Huntington's Marylou and George Boone Gallery from November 16 to March 2. Curated by E. Carmen Ramos, the show features 60 works by nearly 40 artists and collectives, tracing over six decades of Chicano printmaking as a tool for resistance, community building, and cultural reclamation. The exhibition is organized into five thematic sections—"Together We Fight," "¡Guerra No!," "Violent Divisions," "Rethinking América," and "Changemakers"—and begins with the late 1960s Delano Grape Strike, highlighting how artists used silkscreens, posters, and offset prints to mobilize communities and confront injustice.

Kim Eull Solo Exhibition – Twilight Zone Studio

The Savina Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul is presenting a solo exhibition of artist Kim Eull titled "Twilight Zone Studio," running from August 23 to October 26, 2025. The show recreates Kim Eull's actual working studio in miniature within the exhibition space, presenting it as an independent artwork, alongside six of his works including "Controversial Painting" (2025), "Beyond the Painting" (2018), "A Weeping Bird" (2025), "Studio" (2025), "Brush, Tear & 망치" (2008), and "Twilight Zone Studio 2" (2025).

5 art exhibits in Kansas City you should catch this fall

Kansas City's fall art season features five notable exhibitions, including DeAnna Skedel's retrospective 'The Edge of Your Field' at the Bunker Center for the Arts, 'Animate Ground' at Gallery Bogart showcasing clay and pigment works by artists like Mónica Figueroa and Jo Archuleta, and 'The Mother And… Project' at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, which explores mothering ethics through diverse artistic practices. Other highlights include exhibitions focusing on earth, land, motherhood, and the elements, offering a season of reconnection and self-reflection.

Jerrell Gibbs Finds Healing With New Exhibition, ‘No Solace In The Shade’ - Essence

Jerrell Gibbs presents his first solo museum exhibition, 'No Solace in the Shade,' at the Brandywine Museum of Art, featuring over 30 large canvases that depict intimate scenes of Black life drawn from family photo albums. The show, on view through March 1, 2026, includes works such as 'The Electric Slide' (2024) and 'Boys Planting' (2021), and is accompanied by his debut monograph. Gibbs, a Baltimore-born artist and father of two, describes the exhibition as a culmination of years of personal and artistic growth, rooted in his graduate studies at MICA and a deep exploration of his family history.

Work of late Wilmington artist sees surge of national attention with 2 touring exhibits

The work of late Wilmington artist Minnie Evans is featured in two separate national exhibitions. One show, "The Visionary Art of Minnie Evans," is currently at the Boston Museum of Fine Art after opening at The Gund museum at Kenyon College, while a larger exhibition, "The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans," will open at Atlanta's High Museum of Art in November 2025 before traveling to New York's Whitney Museum in summer 2026. Evans, a self-taught artist who worked at Wilmington's Airlie Gardens and died in 1987, gained initial recognition in the 1960s after being discovered by photographer and art historian Nina Howell Starr, but had not been the subject of a major national gallery show since the 1990s.

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth highlights Oak Cliff artist with ‘David-Jeremiah: The Fire This Time'

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is presenting 'David-Jeremiah: The Fire This Time,' a solo exhibition featuring the Oak Cliff-based multidisciplinary conceptual artist David-Jeremiah. The show, on view from August 16 to November 2, includes new polychromatic paintings from his EE (Emma Esse) series and works from his I Drive Thee tondo series, which explore themes of transcendence, ritual, and the dichotomy of beauty and violence through the motif of fire and the Lamborghini automobile. The exhibition is guest-curated by Christopher Blay, a Liberian-born American artist and curator who serves as Director of Public Programs at the National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth.

Column: New Richard Hunt exhibit takes the measure of the artist and the man

A new exhibition titled "Freedom in Form: Richard Hunt" is on view at the Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) in Chicago through November 15. The show features over 160 works, including intimate sculptures and maquettes, offering a personal look at the late sculptor Richard Hunt, who died in December 2023. It originated at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, inspired by Illinois first lady MK Pritzker. The exhibition highlights Hunt's early life, his self-taught welding skills, and his pivotal experience attending Emmett Till's funeral in 1955, which shaped his commitment to civil rights and social justice through art.

Tate Modern weekend opening hours to be extended

Tate Modern has announced it will extend its weekend opening hours from 26 September, staying open until 21:00 BST on Fridays and Saturdays. The move follows the success of the Tate Modern Lates evening events, which have attracted over 750,000 visitors since 2016, including a curated event by rapper Little Simz that drew 18,500 attendees. Director Karin Hindsbo stated the extended hours aim to make the gallery more accessible, particularly for young people after work.

Friendship Along the Border: Art Galleries Collaborate in Presidio

Two art galleries, Galería Raíces and The Dreamers Gallery, have opened in the small border town of Presidio, Texas, and are collaborating rather than competing. Galería Raíces, owned by Yosdy Valdivia, opened in October 2024 in a building that once housed a clothing store run by the late Olivia Rohana de Spencer, a self-taught painter whose work was featured in the inaugural show. The Dreamers Gallery, owned by Adèle Jancovici, opened nearby. The galleries participate in a community event called Nocturnal Animals, which encourages residents to visit both spaces, located just two blocks apart.

Science inspired art on display at White City

Eight artworks created live during the Great Exhibition Road Festival, as part of the annual science-art project Paint Lab, will go on display at Imperial College London's White City campus from July 16 to September 18. The large-scale paintings were produced by local London artists collaborating with Imperial scientists, drawing inspiration from research topics such as space weather prediction, plant self-preservation, early Parkinson's detection, and human connection during cancer treatment. The festival, organized by Imperial in partnership with the Science Museum, Natural History Museum, and V&A, attracted 55,000 visitors.

Art Gallery of Hamilton is now free to visit for the rest of the summer

The Art Gallery of Hamilton (AGH) has announced free admission for all visitors during July and August 2025 as part of a new initiative called "Hamilton Strong." The program aims to support community health and wellbeing by providing a space for healing, reflection, and connection amid financial insecurity and political anxiety. Free entry is funded by a private donor and applies during regular business hours, though the gallery remains closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. Current exhibitions include Helen McNicoll: An Impressionist Journey, Taking Root: Recent Acquisitions, and The Shape of Curiosity, along with the Zucker Sculpture Garden and AGH Creative Lab. Members receive a two-month extension, and new memberships purchased in July or August come with two extra months.

A Testimony to Survival and Hope Amid Chaos and Destruction

Vian Sora's first solo museum exhibition in the United States, 'Outerworlds,' is on view at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) through September 7. The exhibition features vibrant, layered abstract paintings that the artist describes as deeply personal, including 'Forest Remains,' a 2023 SBMA acquisition that she considers a self-portrait about migration and assimilation. Sora, born in Baghdad and a survivor of the Iran–Iraq War, Gulf War, and the 2003 invasion, discussed her work in a conversation with SBMA Chief Curator James Glisson, explaining how a 2015 hysterectomy led to a dramatic shift in her style toward bold, colorful compositions. The show will travel to the Speed Art Museum in Louisville and the Asia Society Texas Center after its Santa Barbara run.

Holbein drawings go back on show at Kunstmuseum Basel after almost 20 years

The Kunstmuseum Basel has reinstalled a collection of extremely fragile Hans Holbein drawings in a dedicated gallery as part of a major rehang of its 14th- to 19th-century galleries. The works, mostly preparatory studies by the Northern Renaissance painter, have not been publicly displayed for nearly 20 years and are so light-sensitive that the gallery's lighting system activates only when visitors enter. The museum's director, Elena Filipovic, notes that the drawings entered the collection in 1661 and have been kept undercover since the 1980s, last appearing in a major Holbein exhibition in 2006.