Desert art and youthful joy fill Cobre Valley Center for the Arts

The Cobre Valley Center for the Arts in Arizona is hosting a month-long Desert Art Show through April, featuring hand-painted items, paintings, and photography from local and international artists including Debbie Yerkovich, Amanda Moore, Jessica Goodwin, Ivan Macarambon, and Wanda Mitchell-Tucker. During the same period, the Center celebrated the 'Week of the Young Child' with a special elementary student display titled 'A Joyful World,' showcasing artwork by local schoolchildren that explores themes of joy, family, and community. The children's exhibit also serves as a tribute to Carolyn Haro, a former key figure at the Center who had long envisioned such a display.

The existential answers - China Daily

The Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning is currently hosting "Walking in the Sun — Ai Jing Art Exhibition 2026," a major solo retrospective of the multidisciplinary artist Ai Jing. Curated by He Guiyan, the exhibition features a diverse range of works including painting, sculpture, and a significant installation involving 150 bags of black soil transported from the artist's hometown of Shenyang. The show is structured into three thematic sections that explore the artist's personal history and her philosophical engagement with the concept of "walking" as a metaphor for life's journey.

‘Heart of WeHo’ Art Exhibition Celebrates the City of West Hollywood at 40

The City of West Hollywood’s Arts Division will host an artist reception on October 24 for 'Heart of WeHo,' a new group exhibition celebrating the city’s 40th anniversary. Featuring 27 local artists, the show presents paintings, photography, sculpture, and mixed media that depict West Hollywood’s landmarks, history, and everyday spaces—from iconic nightlife and architecture to quieter corners and imagined futures. The exhibition is on view at the West Hollywood Library through May 2026.

“Art Macao” public artwork Time Tower jointly created by artists from China, Japan and South Korean commemorates the cultural bonds and spiritual connections among East Asian cities

The "Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025" has unveiled a new public artwork titled "Time Tower" at the Macao Cultural Centre Plaza. Created collaboratively by artists Guan Huaibin (China), Hirotoshi Sakaguchi (Japan), and Kim Sang-yeon (South Korea), the piece commemorates Macao's designation as a "Culture City of East Asia" this year. The biennale features over 30 exhibitions across six sections, including the "Public Art Exhibition" themed "Waves & Ways," which integrates art into Macao's urban fabric. Additionally, the Community Co-Creation and Mutual-Aid Project at San Mei On Building has launched residencies with artists like Jason Ho, Wang Ying, Shen Jialu, and Zhang Xiao, engaging local residents through interactive works.

46 artists to be involved in Art Macao Biennale: IC

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) of Macau announced that the 2025 Art Macao Biennale will open on July 19, featuring 46 artists from four Chinese regions (mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan) and 12 foreign countries. The event includes 30 exhibitions across six segments, with a main venue at the Macao Museum of Art, and will run through October 19. Chief curator Feng Boyi introduced the theme “Hey, what brings you here?” focusing on Macau’s local history and global presence. The budget is 4.5 million patacas, and 27% of participating artists are from Macau.

‘A homage to heritage’: first-of-its kind collaboration between museum and football team celebrated with documentary

A new documentary titled 'Made in Walthamstow,' directed by Xaymaca Awoyungbo, chronicles the creation of the first-ever football kit designed in collaboration with a museum. The shirts were produced by north east London team Walthamstow FC together with the William Morris Gallery, arts organization Wood Street Walls, and brand Admiral Sportswear. Worn by the team since 2023, the kits feature floral designs by 19th-century designer William Morris, who lived in the building that now houses the gallery.

Morocco is for the first time with a Pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale. Homage to the weaving of Amina Agueznay

Il Marocco è per la prima volta con un Padiglione alla Biennale d’Arte di Venezia. L’omaggio alla tessitura di Amina Agueznay

Morocco is participating for the first time with an official national pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale, presenting a monumental installation by artist Amina Agueznay. Titled "Asǝṭṭa" (2026), the site-specific work at the Arsenale's Artiglierie space explores ritual weaving and the transmission of traditional craftsmanship, using sewn panels to create a second skin over the 300-square-meter pavilion. Curated by Meriem Berrada, the project draws on Agueznay's two-decade-long research in dialogue with Moroccan artisan communities, including spinners, embroiderers, basket makers, and goldsmiths.

In Dim Light, New Histories Emerge

Museo Afro Casa Silvana in Humacao, Puerto Rico, is hosting 'Dim Light: Afro-Puerto Rican Photography,' the first collective exhibition dedicated exclusively to Afro-Puerto Rican photographers. Featuring ten artists from the island and its diaspora, the show explores themes of spirituality, family, and resistance through a lens of self-representation. The works were previously debuted at the 3rd Black Brazil Art Biennial before returning to Puerto Rico for this landmark presentation.

Four Latin American Voices Around the Montevideo Curatorial Intensive

CUATRO VOCES LATINOAMERICANAS EN TORNO AL INTENSIVO CURATORIAL DE MONTEVIDEO

Independent Curators International (ICI) held the Montevideo Curatorial Intensive in March 2026, in partnership with the ESTE ARTE fair and the Faculty of Arts at the University of the Republic (Udelar). This was the first time the program took place in Uruguay, bringing together twelve emerging curators from Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, and the United States for eight days of seminars, debates, and mentorship. Led by independent curator Marina Reyes Franco, the intensive included visits to local cultural spaces such as CasaMario, SUBTE, and the Espacio de Arte Contemporáneo, as well as a trip to Punta del Este to tour galleries and artist studios. The program featured presentations by international faculty including Ionit Behar, Victoria Noorthoorn, Maya Juracán, and Keyna Eleison, and concluded with a public symposium at the Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales (MNAV).

Tonika Lewis Johnson: Segregation and How to Disrupt It

Hyperallergic is hosting an online member event on April 15 featuring a conversation with social justice artist and 2025 MacArthur Fellow Tonika Lewis Johnson. The event will focus on her community-driven projects, including the "Folded Map Project," and will include readings from her 2024 book, *Don’t Go: Stories of Segregation and How to Disrupt It*.

Art exhibition reveals rescued greyhounds’ journeys from cruelty to hope

The article reports on the 'Ghosts of the Hunt' exhibition, a photography show hosted by Greyhound Welfare SA (GWA) in Cresta, Johannesburg. The exhibition features two photographic series: one by Dean Bush, founder of GWA, documenting greyhounds rescued from the Yat Yuen racetrack in Macau, China—a facility that killed 20,000 dogs over 54 years before closing in 2018—and another by professional photographer Warren Johnson, focusing on locally rescued greyhounds. The article also highlights ongoing controversies, including a recent auction in Bela Bela, Limpopo, where SA breeders paid R2.4 million for 65 greyhounds destined for international racing, and lobbying by the Amaphisi Hunters' Association to decriminalize dog hunting in South Africa.

Beijing exhibition exploring Xinjiang heritage accused of ‘slipping into cultural appropriation and misrepresentation’

A group of artists, curators, and gallerists from Xinjiang, operating anonymously as the collective Yixak, have publicly criticized the Beijing exhibition "Greetings" held at the Maca Art Center from March to June 2025. The show, featuring works by Han Chinese artist Dan Er, focused on her travels through Xinjiang and its heritage arts. Yixak accuses the exhibition of cultural appropriation, misrepresentation, and reinforcing ethnic stereotypes, including conflating distinct ethnic cultures, stripping traditional Adras textile patterns of context, and mislabeling Xinjiang traditions. The collective also claims the show failed to credit local collaborators and excluded Xinjiang communities. Both Dan Er and Maca declined to comment, citing "irresistible factors."

Art exhibition preserves a moment in time using historical scientific research, microbiology and macabre curiosity

Artist Emily Mulvaney has opened her debut solo exhibition, "Preservation of Bodies," at Off-Site Art Space, exploring themes of preservation and degradation through a blend of art and science. The show features bioplastics, mold, vacuum-sealed bags, and synthetic organ-like forms, drawing on historical scientific research from the Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the Linda Hall Library. Mulvaney, who was the Lance Williams Art and Science Artist-in-Residence at the University of Kansas, uses materials like bioplastics to address ethical and environmental concerns, collaborating with PhD student Eryk Yarkosky on bacterial communication pieces.

6 curatorial projects picked for Art Macao 2025

The Cultural Affairs Bureau of Macau has announced the six winning curatorial proposals selected for the 'Local Curatorial Project' of Art Macao 2025, the Macao International Art Biennale. Chosen from 34 submissions by a panel of international and local experts, the projects include 'Genetic Duration' by Guilherme Ung Vai Meng, 'After Oriental Garden' by Cheong Weng Lam, 'The Sea of Languages: Macao Language Research Programme' by He Yanjun and Zhang Ke, 'A Speakable Position for Women' by Cheong Cheng Wa and Wang Jing, 'Beneath the Wetware Peninsula' by Daisy Di Wang and Wong Mei Teng, and 'Jacone’s Tower' by Feng Yan and Ng Sio Ieng. These proposals will be exhibited during Art Macao 2025 and are shortlisted for the chance to represent Macau at the 61st Venice Biennale Collateral Event.

Mandarin Oriental, Macau marks 15th anniversary with new art exhibition

Mandarin Oriental, Macau launched a new contemporary Chinese art exhibition titled "Modern Vision, Timeless Technique" to mark its 15th anniversary at its current location. The exhibition, running until 31 August in the hotel's lobby and Lobby Lounge, features 15 works by local female artists Leong Kit Man and Tsang Tseng Tseng. Curated by Alice Kok, president of the Art For All Society (AFA), the show highlights how the artists blend traditional Chinese painting techniques with modern aesthetics. VIPs including government officials and cultural figures attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and the hotel's executive chef created canapés inspired by the artworks.

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.

Art Macao host ‘Since it is•The Future: Media Art Exhibition’

Art Macao's collateral exhibition 'Since it is•The Future: Media Art Exhibition' opened on Saturday evening at the Cardinal Newman Centre for Culture and Arts Performance of Macau (CCCN). Part of the Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025, the show is co-curated by Willa Chan and Ha Tin Cheong, featuring works by four local artists—Ng Man Cheng, Cheong Ka Kit, U Ka Kit, and Lo Hio Leng—under a 'post-apocalyptic cultural archaeology' narrative. The exhibition uses media art to explore Macau's identity between passive acceptance and active creation, with each artist presenting interactive installations that reimagine the present through a speculative future lens.

Six contemporary artists reimagine ‘the Gothic’ for new Tyntesfield exhibition

Six contemporary artists have created new works reimagining the Gothic aesthetic for an exhibition at Tyntesfield, a Victorian Gothic Revival house in Somerset, England. The artists were invited to respond to the architecture, collections, and atmosphere of the National Trust property, producing paintings, sculptures, and installations that engage with themes of the macabre, the supernatural, and the uncanny.

Immersive Art Exhibition Coming to Porsche Studio Portland

Porsche Studio Portland in the Pearl District is hosting a summer-long immersive art exhibition titled 'Shifting Realities,' running from June 4 to August 31. Created by Kelly Max and Aleks Davidovich of Portland's OWOW Inc., the exhibition features interactive rooms where visitors can paint a Porsche 911 with gestures, visualize engine sounds, and race in a simulator, with a robot arm serving Porsche-themed macarons at a flavor bar. The experience takes about 100 minutes and is open to all ages.

Art Macao presents “City Pavilion” exhibition Pavilion of Vila Franca de Xira from Portugal showcases neo-realism artworks

Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025 has opened, featuring over 30 exhibitions across six sections. Among the highlights is the City Pavilion section, which includes the Pavilion of Vila Franca de Xira from Portugal, titled “The Reinvention of the Real - Portuguese Contemporary Art in the Museum of Neo-Realism Collection.” Curated by David Santos and José Maçãs de Carvalho, the exhibition showcases Portuguese contemporary artworks in media such as painting, installation, photography, and video, created between 1999 and 2024. It is held at the Tap Seac Gallery and runs until November 16, 2025, with free admission.

IC seeks exhibition proposals for ‘Art Macao 2025’

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) of Macau has issued an open call for exhibition proposals for the Collateral Exhibitions of 'Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025'. Eligible applicants include Macau residents aged 18 or above, higher education institutions, commercial enterprises, and community associations registered in Macau. Proposals must be submitted by May 23, with exhibitions running between July 19 and October 12 for at least two weeks. Chief Curator Feng Boyi will evaluate proposals based on curatorial concept, quality, thematic relevance, and feasibility. The biennale is themed 'Hey, what brings you here?' and includes six sections, with a separate open call for the Local Curatorial Project closing on the same day.

Cultural Affairs Bureau calls for exhibition proposals for the Collateral Exhibitions of “Art Macao”

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) of the Macao SAR Government has issued an open call for exhibition proposals for the Collateral Exhibitions of "Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025." Local contemporary art professionals and organizations are invited to submit proposals for exhibitions that will run between July 19 and October 12, 2025, with venues chosen by the selected teams. The deadline for submissions is May 23, 2025, and proposals will be evaluated by Chief Curator Feng Boyi based on curatorial concept, quality, theme relevance, and feasibility.

Open Call for Exhibition Proposals for Collateral Exhibition of “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025”

The Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government has issued an open call for exhibition proposals for the Collateral Exhibition of “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025.” The biennale, guided by the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture and co-organized by major casino and resort groups, will feature six sections including the Main Exhibition, Public Art Exhibition, City Pavilion, Special Exhibition, Local Curatorial Project, and Collateral Exhibition. Eligible applicants include Macao-registered organizations and residents aged 18 or older, with proposals centered on the theme “Hey, what brings you here?” The deadline for submissions is May 23, 2025, and the final selection will be made by chief curator Feng Boyi.