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Local artist Tony Segal showcases art and bird photography at Stanion yard exhibition in Kettering

Local artist and photographer Tony Segal is hosting a two-day yard exhibition at 17 Grange Road, Stanion, Kettering, Northamptonshire, on the last weekend of June. The event will feature his abstract and contemporary artworks alongside limited edition prints from his bird photography archive, all framed and available for purchase with signed authentication certificates. Free tea and coffee will be offered, and visitors are invited to meet the artist.

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article local schedule Jun 6, 2025 visibility 19 link 2 artists

Warwickshire celebrates Refugee Week 2025: ‘Community as a Superpower

Warwickshire County Council and local partners are marking Refugee Week 2025 (16–22 June) with a series of community events centered on the national theme 'Community as a Superpower'. Highlights include a comic-style art exhibition by illustrator Marth Moreton-Smith showcasing refugee-support organizations, a children's art competition on kindness and inclusion, a photography workshop with artist Sam Ivin at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, and a World Refugee Day celebration at the Old Shire Hall featuring Ukrainian music and storytelling. The programme also includes school activities, community meals, and an evening of music and stories at Christ Church Brownsover.

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“Juneteenth” Show Opening at Chillicothe’s Pump House Art Gallery

The "Juneteenth" show at the Pump House Center for the Arts in Chillicothe, Ohio, opened on Thursday, featuring pastel artwork by Carlos Walker on the first floor under the theme "What If: Walk a Mile in Our Shoes." The Mezzanine Gallery displayed Juneteenth-themed works by local artists Damianne Fischer, Tony Keaton, Krystian Jones, Steven Riggs, Angie Terry, and Bev Reiley. Show coordinator Angela Young introduced the artists, and Walker spoke about his 13-year prison sentence for drug dealing, now dealing art instead. The show runs through the end of the month.

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Surprise art exhibition in Gourock brought together 18 artists from Inverclyde

A surprise art exhibition in Gourock, Scotland, brought together 18 artists from Inverclyde in a pop-up shop on Kempock Street. Organized by local painter Catriona Reid on just a week's notice, the show featured paintings, sculptures, photography, and illustrations, including works like Linda Ross's oil painting 'Rain Storm' and Andrew King's sunset photography. The event drew many visitors and received an overwhelmingly positive response.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 4, 2025 visibility 11 link 1 artist

Science goes surreal with an art exhibition by a Grainger lecturer

Surrealistic Views of Life, an art exhibition featuring paintings by Dr. William Roy, a nuclear, plasma, and radiological engineering lecturer at the Grainger College of Engineering, will be on display at the Illini Union art gallery in Urbana from June 5th through June 28th. Roy, who works professionally in engineering, is also a local artist whose surrealist works draw from reality and imagination.

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article local schedule May 30, 2025 visibility 10 link 1 artist

Youth Empowerment Shelter Artists Celebrate Creativity and Community with Local Exhibition

Young artists from the Youth Empowerment Shelter (YES) in The Dalles, Oregon, will showcase their work in a public exhibition and reception on June 13, 2025, at Yvonne’s Art Studio. The art program, revived by artist Yvonne Pepin Wakefield with seed funding from NW Natural and additional support from the Roundhouse Foundation, has provided a safe, joyful space for youth aged 11–17 to develop skills and create deeply personal artwork. The pieces will be permanently installed at SafeSpace in Hood River, a nonprofit supporting children affected by abuse and neglect.

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New Indigenous Art Gallery at Outback at Isa Officially Opened

A new Indigenous art gallery, the Maltha Waru Arts Workshop, has officially opened at Outback at Isa in Mount Isa, Queensland, on May 30, 2025. Councillor Travis Crowther delivered the opening speech, marking the culmination of months of work by local Indigenous artists and Outback at Isa staff. The gallery, which began operating in December 2024, displays and sells art created by Indigenous artists from North West Queensland, including paintings, jewellery, textiles, carvings, spinifex paper, and contemporary works. Featured artists include Barbara Sam, Rebecca Sam, Hazel Munro, and others.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 29, 2025 visibility 8 link 4 artists

Rockford Art Museum celebrates the ’90s in new exhibition

Rockford Art Museum has opened a new exhibition titled 'Analog: Rockford’s Decade of Creative Rebellion,' celebrating the 1990s art scene in Rockford, Illinois. The show features twenty local artists from collectives and venues such as Skuggi Gallery, Paul Harvey Oswald, and Café Esperanto, which served as creative hubs during the decade. The exhibition includes works from the museum’s own 1990s collection and will run through September, with free admission and monthly lectures by participating artists.

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article local schedule May 23, 2025 visibility 8 link 1 artist

Village Art Gallery opens on Brevard Avenue in Cocoa Village

The Village Art Gallery has opened at 200 Brevard Avenue in historic Cocoa Village, owned by local artists Bruce Reigle and Teri Roper. The gallery represents 37 artists across multiple media including painting, photography, pottery, sculpture, and jewelry, and features a dedicated music/art room with ukuleles and hand-painted guitars, as well as a workshop for building and repairing picture frames and furniture. Reigle co-founded the Ukulele Lending Program with the Brevard County Library System, and the gallery is seeking donations to expand the program to all 17 libraries. The space also offers fine-art and drawing classes, and a Crystal Bowl Meditation event is scheduled for May 29.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 21, 2025 visibility 14 link 4 artists

Miller Art Museum Flooded with "Women and Water"

The Miller Art Museum in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, will open "Women and Water: Woven Portraits from Around the World" on May 24, featuring 29 hand-woven Jacquard portraits by Wisconsin fiber artist Mary Burns. Guest curated by artist and photographer Suzanne Rose, the exhibit celebrates women globally who are dedicated to water advocacy, science, and stewardship. Concurrently, the museum will present "Magnus Opus: Masters of the Figure from the Permanent Collection" on its Ruth Morton Miller Mezzanine, honoring the museum's 50th anniversary with figurative works including a new acquisition by the late maritime artist Charles L. Peterson. A free artist reception is scheduled for May 30, and an artist talk with Burns will be held June 19.

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article local schedule May 20, 2025 visibility 9 link 1 artist

Part 2 of Kingston Artists’ Showcase set to open in Market Wing Cultural Space

The City of Kingston has announced the opening of Part 2 of the Kingston Artists’ Showcase, a community-focused exhibition at the Market Wing Cultural Space inside Kingston City Hall. Opening May 21, 2025, and running through November 2025, this second installment features works by over 30 new local artists, including renowned artist Joanne Gervais and quilled artist Loreen Hynes. The showcase spans prints, paintings, textiles, and stained glass, selected through an open call, and follows Part 1 (October 2024–April 2025) which featured 31 artists. A free opening reception will be held May 28, 2025.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 14, 2025 visibility 9 link 1 artist

Orange Art Center to present first Emerging Artist Residency exhibition this summer

The Orange Art Center in Pepper Pike, Ohio, will present its first Emerging Artist Residency exhibition this summer, featuring multi-media artist Lauren Sylvia. Her show, “The Many Hues Between Brown and Blue,” explores themes of love, loss, and remembrance inspired by her late cat Twila, using watercolor, acrylic, and experimental materials. The exhibition opens during the Orange Community Art Fest on August 16 and runs through September 30.

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article local schedule May 8, 2025 visibility 12 link 3 artists

Women artists 'take up space' at the biggest gallery in town

Hangar Art Co. in downtown Bloomington has opened "Women Taking Up Space," a group exhibition organized by local artist Lori Laughlin featuring works by nine women artists including Jenni Bateman, Deana Moore Schoolcraft, Cindy Lawson Flynn, Jane Reed Wilson, Cathie Haab, Kristine Stayton, Basha Ontiveros, and Laughlin herself. The show, inspired by Mexican artist Cesar Cruz's quote about comforting the disturbed and disturbing the comfortable, emerged from conversations among the Plein Air of McLean County painting group following the presidential election. Works include Jane Reed Wilson's "Flowers are Lovely But I'd Prefer a Revolution" and Laughlin's portrait of Gisèle Pelicot, with a QR code linking to a Time article about Pelicot's public trial for sexual assault.

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article local schedule May 6, 2025 visibility 16 link 3 artists

2Create Gallery in Ramona hosts opening event for Student Art Exhibit

2Create Gallery in Ramona, California, hosted an opening reception on May 2 for its annual Student Art Exhibit, featuring works by middle and high school students from the Ramona Unified School District. Students such as Aaliyah Villanueva, Red Harrell, Aro Clark, and Jaelyn Dokken displayed pieces exploring personal themes like identity, fear, and escape, using media from painted cardboard to markers and clay. The exhibit runs throughout May as part of the gallery's monthly First Friday Open Houses.

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article local schedule May 6, 2025 visibility 9 link 1 artist

CUSP Gallery brings contemporary art to Belmont Chapel

CUSP Gallery is organizing the first art exhibition at Newport's historic Belmont Chapel following a major restoration. Titled "As Above, So Below," the show runs from June 14 to 22, 2025, and features circular paintings by local artist Juditta Musette that blend cosmic and earthly themes. The opening reception is June 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. The chapel, built in 1886 by financier August Belmont in memory of his daughter Pauline, recently underwent restoration led by the Belmont Chapel Foundation, earning the 2024 Doris Duke Historic Preservation Award and a Rhody Award for Historic Preservation. Musette will also preview a painting at the Belmont Stakes Race Day Fundraiser, donating it to the foundation's charity auction.

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article local schedule May 5, 2025 visibility 10 link 1 artist

Jacky Winter Gallery opens submissions for 2025 group exhibition

Jacky Winter Gallery in Collingwood, Australia, has opened submissions for its 2025 group exhibition titled 'Assembly'. The gallery, founded in 2008 by The Jacky Winter Group, has historically showcased international and local artists including Oslo Davis, Kimberly Engwicht, and Beci Orpin. The exhibition will run from July 12 to August 16 and is curated by gallery manager Shena Jamieson with support from Tatanja Ross. Submissions are open to both emerging and established artists, and the gallery expects a high volume of entries.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 2, 2025 visibility 9 link 2 artists

Never ‘too much.’ Local artist celebrates reclaiming own space and voice in Bonita exhibition

Local artist Bryttney-Mischele Salvant presents "Too Much Art for One's Soul," a solo exhibition at the Bonita Museum from May 3 to 5, with an opening night on May 3. The show features a retrospective of her work, a short film, live poetry, and interactive art, exploring her journey of reclaiming her identity after being told she was "too much" as a child. Salvant, a self-taught surreal expressionist, also teaches art classes at the museum in partnership with The Arc of San Diego and runs her Poetic Artistry business.

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article local schedule May 1, 2025 visibility 13 link 3 artists

Artist Keni Arts Transforms Altadena Fire Aftermath Into Exhibition of Hope

Local artist Keni Davis, known as Keni Arts, will present his exhibition "Beauty for Ashes" at the Altadena Main Library throughout May 2025. The show documents the aftermath of January's Eaton Fire, which destroyed over 9,000 homes and businesses in Altadena, including Davis's own home, studio, and most of his paintings. Through his watercolor works, Davis captures the destruction, renewal, and emerging hope in the community he has called home since 1977.

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Exhibition showcases sculptural installations promoting local landmarks

One Central Macau is hosting an exhibition titled “One Central Loves Macao,” featuring seven sculptural art installations by local artist Tramy Lui. The centerpiece, “Love Macao,” is an interactive piece inspired by stained-glass windows from Macau’s landmarks like the Ruins of St. Paul’s and the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, using rainbow colors and transparent materials to play with light and shadow. Other works include “Beacon of Sound,” an interactive piano installation based on the Guia Hill Pedestrian Tunnel, and “Time Capsule Mailbox,” a colorful postbox evoking nostalgia. The free exhibition runs until May 11.

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article local schedule May 1, 2025 visibility 10 link 1 artist

2025 Student Show Exhibit

Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) is presenting its 51st Annual Student Art & Design Show from April 7 to May 1, 2025, filling all four campus gallery spaces with student works in photography, drawing, painting, sculpture, and design. A special awards ceremony and reception will be held on April 16, with guest juror Tia Flores, Program Director of the Sierra Arts Foundation, selecting award-winning entries, and Mandy Medlin, owner of Nevada Fine Arts, choosing works for special recognition. Awards are funded by TMCC Art Galleries and Nevada Fine Arts.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 30, 2025 visibility 9 link 2 artists

'Retrospective' art exhibit unveils the many thrilling lives of local artist Hani Elkadi

The Iowa City Senior Center is hosting 'Retrospective,' an exhibition of over 100 works by local artist Hani Elkadi. Elkadi, a former transplant surgeon and educator, draws on his diverse life experiences—from restoring cathedrals in Italy and practicing medicine in Africa to teaching minority students in Iowa City—to create a wide-ranging body of work spanning multiple styles and mediums, including abstract mixed-media pieces and traditional oil paintings.

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2025 graduating BFA and BA students exhibit their work at the UNH Gallery of Art

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) Gallery of Art is hosting an exhibition titled “What’s Unseen; Left Unsaid” from April 18 to May 18, 2025, featuring works by 13 graduating BFA and BA students. The students handled the setup, installation, and creative vision of the show, which explores how art reveals unspoken emotions and experiences. An opening reception was held April 18, and the students also presented their work during a three-part event at the Undergraduate Research Conference. Since the closure of the UNH Museum of Art over a year ago, students have taken on the coordination and execution of exhibitions, with guidance from faculty.

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article local schedule Apr 29, 2025 visibility 13 link 4 artists

NW Minnesota Arts Council announced its NW Minnesota Art Exhibit Winners

The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council announced the winners of its 2025 Northwest Minnesota Art Exhibit, awarding $2,300 in cash prizes to student and adult artists from a seven-county region. The winners were recognized at a reception in Crookston on April 27, with juror Glen Henry, an Indigenous artist and Director of Exhibitions at Minnesota State University Moorhead, selecting the awardees. Categories included adult and student divisions, with top prizes going to Elizabeth Kitchell-Rockstad for mixed media and Alyssa Foster for drawing, among others. Selected works will travel to area libraries and five student pieces will be displayed in Senator Mark Johnson's office.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 26, 2025 visibility 10 link 1 artist

In Baltimore, Confronting Chaos Through Contemporary Art

The New York Times reports on a contemporary art exhibition in Baltimore that uses artistic expression to address and navigate themes of social and political chaos. The show features works by multiple artists who respond to the city's complex urban landscape and broader national tensions, transforming galleries into spaces for reflection and dialogue.

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article local schedule Apr 25, 2025 visibility 12 link 1 artist

Landmark store transformed into art gallery

Kellie Miller Art (KMA) gallery has opened a new location in Brighton's Church Street, taking over the former Dockerills hardware store. The two-floor space, which doubles the gallery's previous size, was inaugurated with a packed opening event on Friday evening, featuring paintings, ceramics, and sculptures from over 100 local, national, and international artists. The gallery is run by artist and curator Kellie Miller, who has over 30 years of industry experience.

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article local schedule Apr 24, 2025 visibility 7 link 2 artists

Interview: Artist, Lucy Stevens, on her new Blackbird exhibition

Local artist Lucy Stevens is launching her latest exhibition, 'Blackbird,' at StudionAme in Leicester, UK. The collection features joyful, vibrant paintings that celebrate the life cycle and changing seasons of the blackbird, inspired by her morning walks with her dog, her interest in spirituality, and the bird's resilience. The exhibition opens on April 25, 2025, with a preview event, and runs through May 11.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 21, 2025 visibility 9 link 2 artists

Two Fort Worth Artists Join Forces for a New Western-Meets-Modern Exhibition at Bowie House

Two Fort Worth artists, Abigail Faye Jackson and Jacob Lovett, have joined forces for a new exhibition titled "West of Real" at Bowie House in Fort Worth, opening April 27. Jackson's works focus on charrería, the national sport of Mexico, using 23-karat gold leaf backgrounds to create a surreal, timeless atmosphere. Lovett's paintings depict cowboys on horseback riding into blank white canvases, using window-like compositions to invite introspection and blur the line between reality and imagination.

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article local schedule Apr 18, 2025 visibility 13 link 1 artist

Mike Fredrickson’s New Album and Paintings

Mike Fredrickson, a Riverwest-based painter and musician, has released a new album titled *Sunken Treasure* and is showcasing his paintings at two Milwaukee venues. The album, recorded in Chicago with collaborators including drummer Dave Braun and guitarist Scott Ligon, features 13 songs blending catchy grooves with introspective lyrics. His vibrant cityscape and portrait paintings are on display at The Daily Bird and Beans and Barley through mid-May.

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Paula Punkstiņa at Kim? Contemporary Art Centre

Paula Punkstiņa's exhibition "The Arrows of Concerns" opened at Kim? Contemporary Art Centre in Riga, running from March 14 to May 19, 2026. Curated by Zane Onckule, the show presents 33 images documenting the artist's work, with photography by Ansis Starks.

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article local schedule May 21, 2026 visibility 6 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

New art gallery brings fresh perspective to Madrona

A new art gallery called Dirkse/Prim has opened in Seattle's Madrona neighborhood, founded by married couple Michelle and Jeremy. Michelle works as an interior designer, while Jeremy is a painter of seascapes. Their debut exhibition features the work of another husband-and-wife duo, Mya Kerner and Zach Helenske, whose art is inspired by their 40-acre farm in Pennsylvania. The gallery aims to offer a warm, welcoming alternative to traditional white-box spaces, emphasizing community and approachability.

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