Journeys Onward: NYC Veteran Art Exhibit

The Salmagundi Club in New York City is hosting "Journeys Onward: Military Veterans’ Experiences," a veteran-curated exhibition featuring art and written works by military veterans, active-duty service members, and their families. The show includes contributions from Citadel cadets, alumni, and faculty, as well as Marine Combat Artists Michael D. Fay and Michael L. Reynolds. The exhibition is free and open to the public through July 25, 2025, with a special reception for Citadel alumni and friends on July 16.

Art gallery opens in former Wilko store

An art gallery has opened in a former Wilko store in Hillsborough, which closed in September 2023 after the high-street chain collapsed. Hypha Studios, a charity led by director Will Jennings, repurposed the empty retail space to provide artists with a venue for exhibitions, acting as a middleman between landlords and creatives.

At ELAC’s Vincent Price Art Museum, an exhibition pays tribute to 30 years of Latina lesbian activism

East Los Angeles College’s Vincent Price Art Museum is hosting an exhibition through August that spans three decades of Latina lesbian activism in Los Angeles, from the 1980s to the late 2000s. The show features photos, posters, letters, and ephemera highlighting the fight against anti-gay hate crimes, alongside struggles for LGBTQ+ healthcare, affordable housing, fair wages for janitors, and immigrants’ rights. Co-curated by Jocelyne Sanchez and Vanessa Esperanza Quintero, the exhibition is a collaboration with UCLA’s Latina Futures 2050 Lab and pays tribute to activists including the late archivist Yolanda Retter Vargas.

Humanitas Braided art, a new interdisciplinary certificate, and a space for local artists

Yale University's latest Humanitas column highlights several arts and humanities developments: an exhibition by artist Nontsikelelo Mutiti at Schwarzman Center titled "Rusununguko," inspired by Black hair-braiding traditions and community; a new interdisciplinary certificate in Native American and Indigenous Studies approved by Yale College Faculty; and a Yale-run art space opening to local New Haven artists. Mutiti's installation uses black vinyl braids to transform the domed gallery, reflecting her experiences as a Zimbabwean graduate student finding community in Harlem's hair-braiding salons.

Signal & Trace Opening at Gallery One

A new exhibition titled "Signal & Trace" opens at Gallery One in Albuquerque's City Hall on July 10, featuring artworks by faculty from the University of New Mexico's Electronic Art & Technology program. The show includes interactive video, electronic textiles, thermal imaging, and speculative documentary works by artists such as Marie Alarcón, Chanee Choi, Stewart Skylar Copeland, Ramona Emerson, and others, exploring themes of surveillance, autonomy, memory, and identity through technological mediation.

Opening celebrations for artist-led Woy Woy gallery

A vacant retail space in Deep Water Shopping Centre, Woy Woy, Australia, has been transformed into a new artist-run gallery called Deep Water Art Space. The gallery will officially open on July 5, 2025, with a community celebration featuring free activities for children and adults, a ribbon cutting by Member for Gosford Liesel Tesch, and a roster of rotating exhibitions, workshops, and live art demonstrations by 21 local artists.

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.

Independent spaces in Palermo, the new path of art

The article explores the rise of independent art spaces in Palermo, Italy, where artists have formed collaborative, non-commercial studios and exhibition venues outside the official art system. These spaces prioritize shared research, community growth, and collective projects over individual achievement or market goals, creating a unique artistic ecosystem rooted in the city's social fabric.

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.

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.

Culture on canvas: Kyler Pahang, ’21, exhibits work at Henry Art Gallery and Wing Luke Museum

Kyler Pahang, a 2021 University of Washington graduate and current MFA student, is exhibiting his work in two Seattle venues. His thesis exhibition, part of the UW MFA and Master of Design show, runs at the Henry Art Gallery from May 24 to June 15, 2025. Additionally, two of his paintings are on view at the Wing Luke Museum in the exhibition “Lost & Found: Searching For Home,” which continues through September 2026. Pahang’s art focuses on Filipino culture, decolonization, and double consciousness, using imagery from Seattle-area Filipino barber shops and landscapes like “A Cry for Uran” to explore cultural identity.

“Shelf Life: Senior Thesis Art Exhibition 2025”

Whitman College's Studio Art Department presents the 2025 Senior Thesis Art Exhibition, "Shelf Life," running from April 25 to May 25 across multiple campus venues including the Sheehan Gallery, Maxey Museum, and Fouts Center for Visual Arts. The exhibition features works by 22 graduating Studio Art majors, with additional outdoor displays near Fouts and Reid Campus Center. A series of thesis events includes an artist talk with visiting educators Jiemei Lin and Joe Hedges on April 24, an opening celebration on April 25, and a family and friends reception on May 24.

El Paso's International Museum Of Art Features A Tattoo Artists For The First Time Ever

El Paso tattoo artist Francella Baca will open a solo exhibition at the International Museum of Art on May 4, marking the first time the museum has featured a tattoo artist in a solo show. Baca, who has worked in tattooing for nearly two decades and owns the shop Dreadful Things, will display painted works alongside tattooed synthetic skins and a recreated tattoo shop environment, blending her background in tattoo culture with surrealist painting.

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.

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.

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.

A Curatorial Vision on View: “Iterations of Interrupted Space” at the Rubin Center, El Paso

The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts at the University of Texas at El Paso is presenting "Iterations of Interrupted Space," an exhibition curated by the duo Un Dique (Octavio Castrejón and Alonso Robles). Selected through the center's Genius Loci open call, the show features works from eight of Un Dique's projects since 2023, including a video of DJ Conejx performing in a Juárez market, Nayeli Hernandez's installation exploring masculinity and grief, and Mariana Ajo's prints on shifting beauty standards. The exhibition transforms the gallery into a space where art becomes ephemera, documenting past events and happenings.

Lemonis Center for Student Success displays student art in annual exhibition

The third Student Art Exhibition was held on April 24 at the Lemonis Center for Student Success at Marquette University, featuring eight student artworks centered on themes of "Culture & Career," "Inclusivity at Marquette," and "Defining Success." Organized by Courtney Hanson, director of the Career Center, the exhibition was sponsored by the Lemonis Center, the Office of Inclusion and Belonging, and Enterprise Mobility. Student artists from various colleges—including Nursing, Engineering, Arts & Sciences, and Communication—submitted proposals and received a $500 stipend to create their pieces, which are now on permanent display alongside works from previous years.

IU Bloomington art galleries feature works from and about South Africa

Indiana University Bloomington's art galleries are presenting two exhibitions focused on South African and Indigenous visual culture. "Illusions of Identity: The Colonial Gaze," curated by student Joshua Sinnett at the Community Gallery in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, contrasts early 20th-century photographs of Native Americans by Joseph K. Dixon with images of Indigenous South Africans by Alfred Duggan-Cronin, examining colonial perspectives. Concurrently, "Coloured Pots (Izinkamba kwamaKhaladi)" at University Collections at McCalla features contemporary ceramics by artist Fileve Tlaloc, who uses amaZulu pottery forms to explore her mixed-race ancestry and challenge colonial racial categories, displayed alongside historical amaZulu vessels.

New Building at Burg Halle Takes Shape

Neubau an der Burg Halle nimmt Form an

The long-delayed new building for the Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle (University of Art and Design Halle) is moving forward, with a construction start now planned for autumn 2027. The Finance Committee of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament has approved the updated cost estimate of around 42 million euros, clearing the way for the project. While the building was originally slated for completion in 2027, a more realistic finish date is now 2030, with preparatory moves and demolition work scheduled to begin in late 2026.

À Florence, une transformation silencieuse pour préserver son patrimoine

Florence is undertaking a major restoration of Giotto's Campanile, the first comprehensive conservation of the 14th-century bell tower since its construction. The project, budgeted at over €7 million, addresses decades of damage from pollution, acid rain, and natural aging, including detached stone slabs, darkened facades, and microfractures. The four-year scaffolding will be designed to minimize visual impact and gradually reveal restored sections. Separately, the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore is executing a €60 million program to restore the Collegio Eugeniano (which will become its new headquarters) and expand the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo to 11,000 square meters by 2030. The Ponte Vecchio will also undergo summer cleaning and consolidation of its piles, funded equally by the municipality and the Antinori family.

Private Art Schools Enter a Period of Turbulence

Les écoles d’art privées traversent une zone de turbulence

A wave of bankruptcies and judicial reorganizations is hitting the private art education sector in France. Following the closure of the École d’art de Montreuil, the Académie des arts appliqués (AAA) in Dijon and the École supérieure de design in Troyes have both entered receivership. These institutions are struggling with severe financial deficits, unpaid staff, and a sharp decline in student enrollment, with some schools seeing their student bodies shrink by two-thirds in just four years.

At the INHA, the summer closure of the library revives the debate

À l’INHA, la fermeture estivale de la bibliothèque ravive le sujet

The National Institute for Art History (INHA) in Paris is facing backlash over its decision to implement a permanent two-week summer closure of its library every August. Originally introduced as a temporary measure during the 2024 Olympics and subsequent renovations, the closure is now being formalized by the administration despite a change in leadership. Staff and researchers have launched a petition, arguing that August is a critical period for international scholars and students who rely on the library’s extensive collections.

Mirei Monticelli’s Hand-Woven Banana Leaf Lamps Swell Between Material and Movement

Milan-based Filipina designer Mirei Monticelli creates biomorphic lighting fixtures from hand-woven Banaca fabric, made from Abacá fiber sourced from the Philippines. Her studio collaborates with a community of weavers in the Bicol province, developing the material through a long-term relationship. The lamps, which blend sculpture and utility, were recently featured in an installation titled 'Pleasure Garden' at Milan Design Week. Monticelli’s process incorporates techniques from garment construction, learned from her mother, a fashion designer.

How One Cooperative Champions the Quechua Weavers of Peru’s Sacred Valley

The nonprofit organization Awamaki was founded in 2009 to support Quechua communities in Peru's Sacred Valley, particularly women weavers, as they navigate economic shifts and climate change. It now assists nine cooperatives comprising 174 artisans, providing structural support for selling traditional textiles and coordinating tourism to generate income while preserving cultural practices.

Stitch Your Favorite Destinations with Jake Henzler’s ‘Knit the City’

Fiber designer Jake Henzler, known as Boy Knits World, is releasing a new book titled 'Knit the City' through David & Charles Publishing. The book provides modular knitting patterns inspired by the architecture of global cities like Copenhagen and Paris, allowing crafters to create customizable blankets, pillow covers, and other textile projects that stitch together building-block facades.

Logo Stuff: Art Exhibit Featuring the Artist Quire

The Imperfecta Gallery is presenting "Logo Stuff," a new exhibition featuring a series of paintings by artist Quire (aka Leah Hugon). The works depict contemporary commercial properties—some vacant, some occupied—paired with native plants that would have thrived in those locations, such as a closed pharmacy paired with medicinal Mullein. Quire draws on her religious upbringing and biblical stories to explore themes of societal choice, connection with nature, and what is lost in modern convenience. The show runs from June 4 to June 27, with an opening reception on June 4.

Exhibition by textile artist Kadi Pajupuu to be opened at the Riigikogu

Textile artist Kadi Pajupuu has opened a solo exhibition titled "Sinane" (This Very) at the Art Gallery of Toompea Castle, the seat of the Estonian Parliament. Inaugurated by Riigikogu President Lauri Hussar, the showcase features experimental works that blend archaic Estonian linguistic themes with modern material technologies. The exhibition highlights Pajupuu’s innovative weaving techniques, including her patented RailReed and MultiWeave systems, which allow for adjustable warp density and three-dimensional textile structures.

2026 Downtown Spring Gallery Walk

The Iowa City Downtown District is hosting its annual Spring Gallery Walk, a self-guided tour featuring local art and special exhibitions across various downtown venues. Key participants include the Stanley Museum of Art, which is hosting a grand opening reception for two new exhibitions, and the UI Main Library Gallery, which is presenting a retrospective on conductor James Dixon. The event also features community-created works at the UI Museum of Natural History.

MAC Panama Presents Two New Exhibitions: Oceanic Perspectives and a Surrealist Pioneer

OCEAN AND MEMORY MAC PANAMA PRESENTS TWO NEW EXHIBITIONS

The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Panamá (MAC Panamá) has opened two exhibitions. The first, 'otras montañas, las que andan sueltas bajo el agua,' features artists Nadia Huggins and Tessa Mars and is part of the international research program The Current IV. It uses video and audio installations to explore an oceanic perspective. The second is a retrospective of pioneering Panamanian surrealist artist Beatrix 'Trixie' Briceño, which includes a digital art response by contemporary artist Ix Shells.