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Tales from the Tread: Tread of Pioneers Museum hosts contemporary Native American art exhibition

The Tread of Pioneers Museum in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, will open the exhibition “This Is Native Art” on October 22, featuring works by over 26 contemporary Native American artists. Curated by artist, activist, and author Danielle SeeWalker, the show originated at the Colorado State Capitol as an initiative of Colorado Creative Industries, then traveled to the Golden History Museum before arriving at its current venue. Executive Director Candice Bannister secured the exhibition after attending the Indigenous Connections Summit in Golden, collaborating with the Golden History Museum, SeeWalker, and state arts officials to bring it to the Western Slope.

Joshua Dildine: Major Works Just Back From Exhibition In The Studio

Joshua Dildine has major works recently returned from an exhibition now on view in his studio, as reported by Artsy. The article highlights the artist's practice and the significance of these pieces being accessible in an intimate studio setting.

Artists open their doors to the public at Gowanus Open Studios, Oct. 18-19

Gowanus Open Studios returns on October 18-19, inviting the public into the studios of hundreds of local artists across dozens of locations in Brooklyn. The event, organized by Arts Gowanus, features individual studio visits, group shows, and two featured exhibitions: "Add/Subtract" curated by Tegan Brozyna, and a retrospective of the late Samuel Heller. Highlights include the first affordable artist studios secured through the 2021 Gowanus rezoning, with about 22 new subsidized spaces opening at The Shop BK and Society Brooklyn, where artists like Mayowa Nwadike now work after winning a lottery for affordable space.

Milwaukee art gallery owner working tirelessly to keep her space open amid potential foreclosure

Fatima Laster, owner of the 5 Points Art Gallery & Studios in Milwaukee’s 5 Points neighborhood, is facing potential foreclosure on the building she purchased in 2018. She acquired the property through the city’s ARCH loan program and financed it with a five-year loan from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Impact Investing program. The balloon payment of $260,000 is due by December 1, 2025. Laster has been fundraising to save the space, which has hosted hundreds of artists and thousands of visitors. Her current immersive installation, “Interrupted: Cash for Homes,” replicates her grandparents’ home and addresses gentrification and housing displacement on Milwaukee’s north side.

City seeks applications from artists for a mural in the Vermont Street parking garage

The city of Lawrence, Kansas, is seeking applications from local artists to create a mural in the Vermont Street parking garage, located at 725 Vermont Street next to the Lawrence Public Library. The mural will be painted on the ground-level west-facing wall opposite the stairs, and artists are asked to submit a written idea or sketch, work samples, a bio, and a resume by November 16, 2025. A review committee will select up to three finalists, each receiving $300 to develop a formal proposal, and one will be awarded a $5,500 commission to complete the artwork. The project is part of the city's ongoing public art initiatives, which have included other garage murals and the Unmistakable Public Art Exhibition.

Art exhibition set to bring significant interest in Mayo town

An art exhibition called The Crow Gallery is opening in Westport, County Mayo, during the Westival 2025 arts and music festival. Housed in the vacant The Local public house on Castlebar Street, the show features work from local artists with disabilities and participants of an Open Call centered on disability justice. The exhibition explores perceptions of disability, challenges ableism, and aims to spark dialogue about inclusion. It is the first phase of a long-term project to establish a permanent gallery, coffee shop, gift shop, and artist studios where disabled and non-disabled artists collaborate, with people with disabilities leading the space. The project was inspired by local artist Maitiu Quinn and Amber Walsh, and is driven by Anna Wall, who participated in Social Entrepreneurs Ireland's Ideas Academy and a Mayo County Council Arts Office workshop facilitated by artist Kari Cahill.

Materia Studio opens in Tulsa with immersive glowing flower exhibit

Artist Tyler Thrasher is opening Materia, a new studio and shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on October 25. The launch event at 2421 East Admiral Blvd will feature a blackout environment with UV floodlights and over 4,000 glowing flowers, along with local vendors, food, and a chance for attendees to create their own glowing flower. The space includes Thrasher's lab for crystallizing insects and will host workshops and interactive experiences. Thrasher, who draws inspiration from his landscaping upbringing, uses phosphorescent mineral powders to create preserved, glowing plants sourced sustainably from florists and invasive species removal.

Dream fulfilled with art gallery opening

Dunedin visual artist Ana Teofilo has opened a new gallery and studio on Prince Albert Rd in South Dunedin, the area where she grew up. The space, named after the artist, features her works including the piece "Lanu Musika" ("colour music"), a 72-panel installation created during her art school years that had been in storage until now. Teofilo plans to hold carving workshops and use the space to promote her own work and that of other Pasifika creatives.

Luann Carra featured in ‘Good Taste’ exhibition at Lord Baltimore Hotel

Local artist Luann Carra will present her exhibition “Re Do” as the final installment of the 2025 Good Taste art exhibition series at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore. The show opens October 1 and runs through December, featuring Carra’s mosaic works made from mirror, tile, glass, and found objects, inspired by nature and themes like waves, trees, horses, mermaids, and fish. Carra, an upcycle artist and former winner of the hotel’s Couture Tree Competition, has deep roots in Baltimore’s creative community, having previously run a gallery in her Fells Point home.

Forest Exploration Center in Tosa opens its first art exhibition

The Forest Exploration Center in Tosa, Wisconsin, has opened its first art exhibition titled “All That Trees Provide: The Value of Trees and Forests in Our Everyday Lives.” The community-curated trail features 14 panels along the middle trail segment, showcasing seven works each from photographer Holden Van Dyke, a 15-year-old from Pleasant Prairie, and painter John Suess, a Milwaukee-based artist. A “Meet the Artists” event is scheduled for October 4. The exhibition is part of the center's Community-Curated Trail Spur, which aims to share forest art, stories, and research through rotating curated exhibitions.

New art center in Chauncey highlights local creators

A new independent art center called Tend Space has opened in Chauncey, Ohio, in the historic former Chauncey Library building. Run by Len Loomis, who also co-runs galleries and teaches at Ohio University's School of Art and Design, the space held its inaugural exhibition on September 5, 2025, featuring local artists from Athens County. The show included works in paper, sculpture, animation, and other media by artists such as Aneek Mustafa Anwar, Gene Deubler, Lilah Mae Gagne, Erin McKenna, Caroline Murphy, and Moss Nash. Murphy displayed a digitally hand-drawn animation and postcards supporting Palestinian relief. Loomis plans monthly events, including a community salon on October 3, and has opened calls for exhibitions through May 2026.

How Delaware’s ‘King of Transit’ turned a lifelong love of buses into an art exhibit

Geraldo Gonzalez, known as the 'King of Transit,' has turned his lifelong passion for public transportation into an art exhibition titled 'Artist of Life' at the Mezzanine Gallery in Wilmington, Delaware. The show features 11 artworks that capture the charm, history, and culture of buses and trains, including detailed depictions of bus wraps and transit scenes. Gonzalez, a Puerto Rican artist, began sketching buses as a teenager after moving from Pennsylvania to Delaware, and his work reflects both realism and psychedelic colors. The article also recounts a 2010 incident where Wilmington police detained him for photographing near an Amtrak station, highlighting the tension between artistic inspiration and public suspicion.

New art exhibition by local neurodivergent artists

A new exhibition titled "Mindscapes" has opened in St Helier, featuring the work of two local neurodivergent artists, Emilie Knight and Chris Addy. Knight explores identity, crisis, and transformation through mixed media paintings following her recent autism diagnosis, while Addy uses etching, woodcut, and acrylic to depict a darker, disorientating inner world. The exhibition is held in a multi-sensory space at the Connect With Art gallery (formerly Studio 18), owned by multidisciplinary artist Yulia Makeyeva, and runs until 2 October.

Exhibition review: Relic at 28 Broad Street - Nottingham Culture

An immersive pop-up exhibition titled 'Relic' is on display at 28 Broad Street in Nottingham City Centre, led by local street artist Kid30 and featuring collaborators Detail, Ging, Boaster, Grim Finga, Dizzy Ink, Lambhorse, and 2 Foot. The exhibition transforms a partially renovated building into a dystopian 'museum of found objects from the after years 2035-2055,' combining sculpture, audio production, and parody to critique consumer culture and envision a bleak future. Highlights include a pirate radio soundtrack, a model village by Roadman Rails, and satirical reimaginings of brands like Apple, Netflix, and Coca-Cola.

‘Lakay’ exhibit marks debut of Brooklyn’s first BIPOC-owned artist co-working studio

Atelier Artist, a new BIPOC-owned and -operated co-working studio in Central Brooklyn, launched its inaugural exhibition titled 'Lakay' on September 14. The show features a dozen artists from the studio's residency program, highlighting emerging and established voices from the Caribbean diaspora. Co-founders Jonathan Pierre Lafleur and Franck Henry Godefroy, along with creative director Mc Alexander Ciceron, emphasize that the space provides affordable 24/7 studio access, monthly exhibitions, and community programming such as healing circles and open mics. The exhibition is hosted at Brooklyn Commons' Clock Tower Loft in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

First Look: Artist Vicki Lee’s New Gallery in Potts Point

Sydney-based artist Vicki Lee is opening a new gallery at 16-18 Bayswater Road in Potts Point on September 20, following a previous space in Surry Hills. The 260-square-metre venue spans two levels and features a multi-sensory exhibition titled *Inner Peace, Dinner Please*, which includes a sound-healing listening space with yoga mats, a confessional booth with a shredder for discarding written sins, a light installation, and inhalers scented with frankincense. Lee’s husband, photographer Ted O’Donnell, also exhibits collaborative floral works, and DJ/producer Stu Turner will perform live sets on Saturdays.

City of Boulder’s Open Call for Artists to Display Work in 2026 Recreation Center Art Exhibition

The City of Boulder has opened applications for local artists to display and sell their artwork at three recreation centers—North Boulder Recreation Center, East Boulder Community Center, and South Boulder Recreation Center—through a 2026 exhibition program. Artists working in painting, photography, mixed media, and other mediums are encouraged to apply by October 8, with selected works displayed for at least one month in these public community hubs.

‘Faraday Cage’ art exhibition reimagines Kerhonkson house slated for demolition

Brooklyn-based street artist RAE BK has transformed a modular home at 1049 Samsonville Road in Kerhonkson, New York, into an immersive exhibition titled “Faraday Cage.” The house, slated for demolition by spring 2026, has been painted and reimagined as an art installation before its materials are recycled. The exhibition includes themed rooms such as the “Eggman” room, and was documented on September 14, 2025.

A World Reshaped by A.I. Needs Museums More Than Ever

The New York Times article argues that as artificial intelligence rapidly transforms society, museums have become more essential than ever. It contends that museums offer a crucial counterbalance to the speed and abstraction of AI by providing spaces for slow, embodied, and critical engagement with history, culture, and human creativity. The piece emphasizes that museums are not just repositories of the past but vital institutions for fostering the kind of deep thinking, empathy, and perspective needed to navigate an AI-driven world.

Gisborne art show highlights weather impact on well-being

Gisborne artist and community researcher Dayna Raroa is organizing an art exhibition titled "Mōwai: The Weight of Water" based on her co-authored study on how severe weather impacts health and wellbeing. The exhibition, funded by a $100,000 grant from the Health Research Council of New Zealand, will take place on September 27 at the former Marina Restaurant building in Gisborne, featuring over 30 local creatives who translate community-led research into artworks. Contributors include painters, photographers, sculptors, a tattoo artist, a builder using timber from a washed-out bridge, and a doctor highlighting medical prescription disruptions.

Artists find an affordable home at this South Nashville coworking space

A group of Nashville artists opened the exhibition "A Night in Tokyo" at Kreate Hub, a South Nashville coworking and studio space. The show featured Japanese-inspired artwork and memorabilia from around a dozen local artists, including anime-themed pieces, a replica Tokyo apartment, Japanese food and drink, and vintage Nintendo games.

Frieze House Seoul Gives Art Fair a Permanent Presence

Frieze has established a permanent venue in Seoul called Frieze House, giving the art fair a year-round presence in the South Korean capital. The space will host exhibitions, events, and programming beyond the annual Frieze Seoul fair, signaling the fair's long-term commitment to the Asian art market.

Notta Gallery Opening This September in Downtown Lakeland

Notta Gallery, founded by Danielle Klonecki, Andy Webb, and Katie Webb, will open with a "soft-ish" launch on September 5 at 125 N. Kentucky Ave., Suite 103, in downtown Lakeland, Florida. The space, formerly occupied by June Taylor (now Junely), aims to make art approachable and build collectors through a mix of interactive elements, affordable works, and higher-end pieces. The inaugural show is titled "Love Lakeland."

Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens reflects vibrant arts district

The Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens in Ormond Beach, Florida, recently completed a 16-month renovation that added expanded classroom, exhibition, and meeting spaces, as well as a new rooftop terrace overlooking its 2.5-acre gardens. The museum, founded in 1946, features rotating and permanent collections including works by Malcolm Fraser and John Wilton, along with educational programs for all ages, outreach for students and military personnel, and a garden with native and exotic plants, a turtle sanctuary, and military tributes. Upcoming exhibits include a pop-up by Carson Kapp, the International Society of Experimental Artists' 'Innovations 2025,' and a 1940s-themed show organized by the OMAM Guild.

Blue Fern Artists Collective Gallery will host grand opening in Peterborough on Sept. 5

Blue Fern Artists Collective Gallery will hold its grand opening and ribbon-cutting on Friday, Sept. 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. at 40B Main St. in Peterborough, N.H., in a space formerly occupied by Grey Horse Candles. The gallery, founded by Deborah Caplan and a group of local artists, had a soft opening during the Aug. 8 Night Market. It features 18 artists working in diverse media including paintings, drawings, collage, multimedia, ceramics, felting, jewelry, leather work, and photography. The collective is collaboratively owned and run, with each artist paying a nonrefundable buy-in and monthly dues, and working two shifts per month. Artists receive 82% of sales profits, far above the typical 40-50% gallery commission. The gallery is also partnering with MAXT Makerspace to showcase makers’ work and plans to host classes, art history lectures, poetry readings, and evening events in the adjacent alley.

Welcome Home: A Pop-up Art Exhibition

A pop-up art exhibition in Philadelphia explores the dismantling of Isaiah Zagar's public mural *Skin of the Bride* (c. 1990-2001), a ceramic-and-tile mosaic originally housed in a community arts center. The building was sold in 2017, purchased by a real estate developer in 2023, and despite efforts to protect the mural as a historic site, it is slated for demolition. The Magic Gardens team selectively removed certain tiles, including Mexican folk art, while leaving others behind, altering the artwork's visual integrity. The exhibition presents fragments of Zagar's work alongside a video installation and a multimedia piece reflecting on memory and placemaking.

How a Bangkok art show was censored following China's anger

Burmese artist Sai and his wife have fled to the UK to seek asylum after their exhibition at the Bangkok Arts and Cultural Centre was censored following complaints from Chinese embassy officials. The show, titled 'Constellation of Complicity: Visualising the Global Machine of Authoritarian Solidarity,' opened on 26 July 2025 and featured exiled artists from China, Russia, and Iran. Chinese representatives, accompanied by Bangkok city officials, demanded the removal of works by Tibetan, Uyghur, and Hong Kong artists, leading to the blacking out of artist names, removal of flags, and switching off of films. The couple alleges Thai police are looking for them, though police deny this.

Artists in Haddington to hold open studios weekend

Artists in Haddington, Scotland, are organizing an open studios weekend on September 6 and 7, showcasing their work across seven venues including homes, a garage, a gallery, an arts hub, and an arts centre. Organizer Alistair McIntyre, who previously ran a similar event in Musselburgh, has signed up 15 artists for the event, with participants including Jacqui Wilkie, Fiona Lambert, Sheena Phillips, and others working in media such as painting, needle felting, printmaking, and sculpture.

Experience the Fall 2025 Exhibitions at Boston University Art Galleries

Boston University Art Galleries (BUAG) has announced its fall 2025 season, featuring three exhibitions: "Information, Overload: School of Visual Arts 2025 Alumni Exhibition," which examines how artists navigate the circulation of images and text in the digital era; "Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá (Not From Here, Not From There)," a solo show by acclaimed artist Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez exploring identity shaped by immigration and resilience; and "Hidden in the Layers," a returning exhibition celebrating printmaking, photography, and new media. All shows are free and open to the public at the Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery and 808 Gallery on BU's Charles River Campus.

FACT Celebrates Creative Exploration and Development One Year On From Opening Artist Studios

FACT, the Liverpool-based cultural center, marks one year since opening Studio/Lab, a creative hub on its top floor designed to support emerging artists in Liverpool and the North West. Over 500 creatives have engaged with the space through workshops, masterclasses, residencies, and social events. The autumn program features new immersive installations by artists Helen Anna Flanagan and Gavin Gayagoy, developed during their residencies at Studio/Lab. Flanagan's film 'Burnt Toast' (2025) uses machine learning and archival materials to explore class and alienation, while Gayagoy's 'Doomscroll_1' (2025) examines digital isolation and compulsive smartphone use.