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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 12, 2026 visibility 13 link 3 artists

Beyond the white walls

The creative initiative Roadside, founded by artist Ali Arshad, is challenging the traditional gallery model in Pakistan by hosting pop-up exhibitions in unconventional public spaces. Their latest show, "Anighst Preeminent Prosaics," transformed Iqbal House, a pre-partition bungalow in Lahore, into a multi-sensory art experience featuring 14 artists. By placing works in sites ranging from barber shops to parking lots, the initiative seeks to dismantle the elitist barriers of the "white cube" and engage a broader demographic, including the working class and Gen Z.

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article local schedule Apr 9, 2026 visibility 12 link 10 artists

In upcoming thesis exhibition, Bates senior studio art students each have a seat At the Table

Eleven graduating studio art and visual culture students at Bates College are preparing to debut their year-long thesis projects in the professional exhibition "At the Table." Opening April 17 at the Bates Museum of Art, the show features a diverse range of media including charcoal drawing, photography, and sculpture. The students have spent two semesters transitioning from theoretical research and material exploration to the physical production and professional framing of their works under the guidance of faculty and museum staff.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 4, 2026 visibility 11 link 13 artists

Penang Art Exhibition ‘Subculture’ To Showcase Over 20 Local & International Artists

The heritage house gallery Cultprint is launching a major group exhibition titled 'Subculture' in George Town, Penang, featuring over 20 local and international artists. Running from March 7 to May 3, 2026, the show encompasses a diverse range of mediums including sculpture, photography, and installation, highlighting artists such as Alex Face, Ernest Zacharevic, and Jolene Liam.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 3, 2026 visibility 12 link 1 artist

HUB-Robeson Galleries to host exhibition by Jamaican-born interdisciplinary artist

The HUB-Robeson Galleries at Penn State University will host a solo exhibition by Jamaican-born interdisciplinary artist Krystle Lemonias titled "Puss an dawg nuh ave di same luck." Running from March 5 through July 19 in Art Alley, the showcase features textile-based installations and mixed-media works that utilize repurposed materials, such as baby clothes, to explore the intersections of labor, identity, and the Black diaspora.

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article local schedule Feb 22, 2026 visibility 13 link 2 artists

These Toronto laundromats are putting a new spin on the art gallery scene

Emerging artists in Toronto are turning to unconventional venues like Dirty Laundry and She Said Gallery to bypass the city's high-barrier commercial art scene. These functioning laundromats operate as professional gallery spaces with exhibition schedules and opening receptions, allowing artists to host solo shows for minimal fees and zero commission on sales.

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article local schedule Feb 22, 2026 visibility 12 link 4 artists

Laundromats putting new spin on art gallery scene

Two laundromats in Toronto, Dirty Laundry and She Said Gallery, have been operating as dual-purpose art galleries for the past six years. They offer emerging artists affordable, accessible exhibition space with minimal fees and no sales commission, featuring monthly and weekly shows that are booked years in advance.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 12, 2026 visibility 10 link 1 artist

Let’s Talk: Oles curate art exhibition for conversation

St. Olaf College students have curated the exhibition 'Let's Talk: Collection Conversations' at the Flaten Art Museum, featuring over a dozen works from the museum's collection. The show, open from February 13 to April 12, is the result of a two-semester, student-led curatorial model where a fall class selected the artworks and a spring class will activate the gallery with dialogue sessions to gather community feedback.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 30, 2026 visibility 10 link 2 artists

This Quirky Love Hotel-Themed Art Exhibition At Joo Chiat Has NSFW But Cute Merch Like “Kurex” Condoms

Heartware Store & Gallery in Singapore's Joo Chiat neighborhood is hosting a pop-up exhibition titled 'Ikuiku Love Hotel,' a collaboration with Taiwanese artist Ikuiku. The show transforms the space into a love hotel-themed environment, complete with a reception counter, mock hotel room, and bathroom set, all featuring the artist's vibrant, character-driven artworks that explore themes of sexuality and intimacy with playful, cheeky humor.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 28, 2026 visibility 13 link 3 artists

International poster exhibition on display at UA School of Art

The University of Arkansas School of Art is hosting the United States International Poster Biennial at its Studio + Design Center in Fayetteville, featuring juried posters from designers worldwide, including works by university faculty, students, and alumni. A public reception on January 29 will include remarks by assistant professor Ryan Slone and the presentation of the Gold Award to MDES Fellow Andi Hardin for her poster "The Gratitude Magma – Yellowstone." The exhibition has also traveled to several other U.S. universities and will have international stops in 2026.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 13, 2026 visibility 14 link 3 artists

ARTS at King Street Station 2026 Exhibition Calendar

The ARTS at King Street Station in Seattle has announced its 2026 exhibition calendar, featuring a diverse lineup of 13 shows from November 2025 through February 2027. Highlights include "Welcome to Paradise: ¡Viva Puerto Rico Libre!" by Jo Cosme, which critiques colonial narratives of Puerto Rico; "Living and Loving Under the Carceral State" by Alison Bremner; a South Indian kolam exhibition by Anuradha Samrat; and "Tết In Diaspora" by Nhi Vo celebrating Vietnamese New Year. Other exhibitions explore Afrofuturism, Black figuration, animation, augmented reality, the legacy of Black Arts West Theater, and themes of mothering and gender-based violence.

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article local schedule Dec 25, 2025 visibility 10 link 1 artist

BRICK Studio features "Temporal: Deception" art exhibition by two artists

An art exhibition titled “Temporal: Deception” is being held at BRICK Studio in Yangon, Myanmar, from December 25 to 29, 2025. The show features works by two artists, Win Myint Oo and Sithu, who explore the concept of time through different perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. Win Myint Oo presents three collage pieces—'Time Consumes Time', 'Time Consumes Man', and a third untitled work—that examine themes of impermanence, the cycle of Samsara, and the relationship between body, machinery, and soul, accompanied by poetry from Nwe Oo Hlaing.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 4, 2025 visibility 14 link 20 artists

Now this art exhibition is something truly audacious

An abandoned office floor in Manila's RCBC Plaza has been transformed into a raw exhibition space for a group show titled "Audacity," curated by Chloe Magpayo. Featuring over 20 artists, the show includes works by Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan's Fruitjuice Factory Studio, Matt Trinidad, Kristoffer Ardeña, Christina Lopez, Marty Carsi Cruz, Hideki Ito, Bienvenido Tamayo, Mano Gonzales, Marionne Contreras, Luis Antonio Santos, James Clar, Doktor Karayom, Denver Garza, and Maricar Tolentino. The exhibition runs through October in the same space that previously hosted "Here & Now & Now & Then" curated by Nilo Ilarde.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 31, 2025 visibility 15 link 4 artists

IMA Gala and Benefit Auction 2025 at The Calile Hotel

The Institute of Modern Art (IMA) in Brisbane is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a gala and benefit auction on October 15, 2025, at The Calile Hotel. The black-tie event with a surrealist twist will feature a seated banquet, avant-garde performances, and a live auction of contemporary works by leading Australian artists, including newly crowned Archibald Prize winner Julie Fragar, Sam Cranstoun, Richard Bell, and Craig & Karl. Online bidding opens on October 15, and a raffle for luxury prizes from Brisbane brands is also available.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 22, 2025 visibility 12 link 9 artists

‘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.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 15, 2025 visibility 12 link 1 artist

A Whole New World: Microscope Art Exhibit Makes Major Community Connections

Michigan Technological University's Rozsa Art Galleries has opened "Nanowonder: Images from the Microscopic World," an exhibition featuring photographs taken with a Hitachi scanning electron microscope. The show displays magnified images of everyday objects like butterfly wings, toy cars, and spider legs, and is part of Hitachi's Inspire STEM Education Outreach Program. The opening reception on September 27 drew a diverse crowd, with attendees bringing their own samples for live magnification, and included special guest Sonnet the Pigeon, whose feather was featured in the exhibit.

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article news schedule Oct 10, 2025 visibility 12 link 7 artists

Pepperdine Administrators Shut Down Weisman Exhibition After Censoring Artwork

Pepperdine University administrators directed the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art to shut down a video installation by artist Elana Mann due to its political content, sparking a censorship controversy. After the censorship, over 20 artists in the exhibition "Hold My Hand in Yours" requested their works be removed in protest, leading the university to close the entire exhibition, which had been scheduled to run until March 29.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 7, 2025 visibility 15 link 3 artists

Q&A: How does UVA’s ‘Fuego Eterno’ exhibit explore indigenous sovereignty?

The article is a Q&A with an artist and co-director of the Global Spanish Initiative at the University of Virginia (UVA), discussing the exhibition 'Fuego Eterno.' The show, which opened August 29, features artists from indigenous and Afro-descended communities across the Americas and its diasporas, exploring themes of indigenous sovereignty, Nahua cosmologies, border resistance, and diaspora. The exhibition includes the co-director's own artworks and is accompanied by a symposium, a workshop with Peruvian artist Venuca Evanán Vivanco, a film screening, and a closing party.

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article culture schedule Oct 2, 2025 visibility 24 link 4 artists

Sawhorse Peeks Into Photographer and Innkeeper Ray Reiss’ Art Collection

The article profiles photographer and innkeeper Ray Reiss, offering a glimpse into his personal art collection. It explores the unique intersection of his dual careers, highlighting how his work as an innkeeper influences his perspective as a collector and how his photographic eye informs the pieces he acquires.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 19, 2025 visibility 12 link 2 artists

Seattle teens curate new art exhibit at King Street Station

Ten youth curators aged 15 to 17 from Seattle's Fresh Perspectives program have organized a new art exhibition titled "You, Me, & Everything Between Us" at King Street Station. The show is presented by the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture in collaboration with Seattle Public Utilities' 1% Art program. The teen curators—Audrey Mae Lumaguip, Billie Atkins, Bowie Logan, Bryan Emmanuel, Bunny Heminger, Cam Koga, Giselle Kalei Balansay, Max Santiago, Sammy Tewelde, and Nico Charbonneau—were mentored by artist and project manager Janet Nechama Miller. Seattle Public Utilities has set aside a budget to acquire works from the exhibition for the city's Civic Art Collection.

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article local schedule Sep 2, 2025 visibility 15 link 2 artists

UNC Asheville hosts post-Helene symposium, storytelling event with local NC media

UNC Asheville will host the Post-Helene Symposium from September 24-26, 2025, to commemorate the anniversary of Tropical Storm Helene, which caused historic flooding in Western North Carolina in September 2024. The free, three-day event includes panels, concerts, art exhibitions, and a storytelling collaboration with NC Local titled "The Heart of the Mountains," featuring 12 news organizations including the Asheville Citizen Times. Highlights include the art exhibition "Looking Back to Move Forward" in the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery and a music faculty showcase concert "Hard Times, No More."

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trending_up market schedule Sep 1, 2025 visibility 17 link 3 artists

Frieze opens permanent base in Seoul

Frieze is opening a permanent exhibition space in Seoul called Frieze Seoul House, set to debut alongside Frieze Seoul 2025. Located in a former home in the Yaksu-dong neighborhood, the venue will model itself after Frieze's No. 9 Cork Street in London, offering temporary selling spaces for galleries from out of town. The space will also host non-commercial programming, including exhibitions by architects, film-makers, and fashion designers, as well as talks and lectures. Frieze will relocate its Seoul office to the building, which was designed in 1988 and renovated by local studio Samuso Hyoja.

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rate_review review schedule Jul 17, 2025 visibility 14 link 5 artists

Latent Energy: A Review of Bernard Williams at Elmhurst Art Museum

Bernard Williams' solo exhibition "Crossings" is on view across the Elmhurst Art Museum campus, including its parking lot and the Mies van der Rohe house. The show features sculptures, paintings, and installations that reference African American history, such as the "Spirit of Bessie Coleman" works honoring the pioneering aviator, and "Cowboy Dream" with its roosters and cowboy figure. The exhibition's title and layout deliberately avoid linear narratives, instead forcing viewers to navigate a fragmented path that mirrors the complexities of historical memory and racial injustice.

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trending_up market schedule Jul 11, 2025 visibility 12 link 1 artist

Jane Birkin’s original namesake Hermès bag sells for record-breaking €8.6m at Sotheby’s Paris

Sotheby's Paris sold the original Hermès Birkin prototype that belonged to the late actress Jane Birkin for a record-breaking €8.6 million on July 10. The 50-year-old scuffed handbag, which Birkin carried for years, sparked a ten-minute bidding war among nine collectors and ultimately went to a buyer in Japan. The sale far exceeded the previous world record for a handbag at auction, set in 2021.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 11, 2025 visibility 8 link 2 artists

Brooklyn-based artists shine in The Shed’s free summer exhibition, ‘Open Call: Portals’

The Shed in Hudson Yards has opened 'Open Call: Portals,' a free summer exhibition featuring twelve early-career New York City artists. Curated by Dejá Belardo, the show includes works across multimedia, sound, and sculpture, such as Tyson Houseman's live soundscape 'The Six Seasons,' Zain Alam's audiovisual piece 'Meter & Light: Night,' and Mel Corchado's sugar-based garment installation '$ticky $in$.' The artists were selected based on their pitches and given a year to develop their pieces, with the exhibition exploring themes of spirituality, colonialism, migration, and identity.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 10, 2025 visibility 16 link 6 artists

LA-Based ModA Curations Opens New Space in NYC With A Contemporary Art Exhibition Called “Love”

ModA (Modern Anthropology) Studios, a Los Angeles-based creative organization founded by George Fan, opened its first permanent location at 227 E 24th Street in Manhattan's Lower East Side on June 27, 2025, with a contemporary art exhibition titled “Love.” Curated by Sia Fang, the show features nine artists divided into main-exhibiting artists and a subsection called Untapped, the Collection. Artists include Ellen Carpenter, Magali, A Cult, Ching-Wei Wang, Felisa Nguyen, Ibtisam Tasnim Zaman, Edd Ravn, Hongshan, and Agen Xin, working across performance, installation, painting, and mixed media.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 4, 2025 visibility 12 link 7 artists

From traditional Japanese woodblock to anime inspiration, Tacoma Art Museum exhibit has fun and fascination in store for all

The Tacoma Art Museum presents an exhibition curated by Kenji Stoll that traces the evolution of Japanese visual culture from traditional ukiyo-e woodblock prints to contemporary anime-inspired works. The show features a diverse range of artists, including Roger Shimomura, whose painting "Minidoka No.5 (442)" references the Japanese American 442nd regimental unit in World War II, alongside self-taught artists like VanVan, who contributes manga-style drawings. Stoll himself, a tattoo artist, exhibits a large mural titled "Nikkei Butterfly," which celebrates Japanese diaspora culture through patterns and a samurai warrior motif. Other artists include Ed Augai, Lauren Iida, Hanako O’Leary, and Yoshiko Yamamoto, whose works bridge historical ukiyo-e techniques with contemporary themes of identity, memory, and female empowerment.

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article local schedule Jun 24, 2025 visibility 7 link 3 artists

Random Sample Expands Its Footprint — and Its Vision

Random Sample, an art space in Nashville, is expanding both its physical footprint and its artistic vision. The organization is growing to accommodate more ambitious programming and a broader community engagement strategy.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 21, 2025 visibility 12 link 13 artists

2025 Summer + Fall Exhibitions at the WaterFire Arts Center

WaterFire Arts Center in Rhode Island has announced its summer and fall 2025 exhibition lineup, featuring five shows from June through November. Highlights include Kate Blacklock's solo exhibition "Inside Out" (June 5–July 6), which explores memory and identity through large-scale narrative paintings; "Growing the Networks" (July 10–August 31), a group show building on the 2024 NetWorks Rhode Island and Chazan Collection; "Family Business" (September 11–October 19), an immersive installation by the WaterFire Accelerate 2024–2025 cohort of six emerging artists; and "Nothing Follows its Spontaneous Course" (October 23–November 9). The season also includes the BuyArt holiday sale, reinforcing WaterFire's role as a hub for local creativity.

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article local schedule Jun 15, 2025 visibility 13 link 2 artists

Union Public Library & Arts Center hosts a grand opening

The Union Public Library & Arts Center in Union, New Jersey, held a grand opening celebration for its newly renovated three-level facility. The event featured an art gallery unveiling with works by acclaimed artist Winston Young, a Black Box Theater plaque unveiling with live performances, a parade from the interim library location, a ribbon cutting, and activities including LEGO workshops led by Corey and Travis Samuels, origami, caricature drawing, face painting, and a book sale. Library director Kassundra Miller expressed excitement about offering new amenities such as a sensory room, creativity lab, study rooms, podcast room, and musical instrument lending.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 2, 2025 visibility 13 link 3 artists

BU Art Galleries Announces Summer 2025 Exhibitions

Boston University Art Galleries has announced its summer 2025 exhibitions, featuring two shows opening June 5 on BU's Charles River Campus. 'Boston Young Contemporaries 2025' is a cross-institutional exhibition showcasing work from current and recent MFA graduates of BU, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, juried by curator Selby Nimrod. The second exhibition, 'Nothing Matches Everything Shines,' presents multimedia installations by artist Loretta Park in the 808 Gallery windows, curated by Madeleine Delpha, using found objects and traditional handcraft to challenge conventional notions of beauty and value.

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