A new gallery has opened in Lawrenceville, offering a 'third space' for art and inspiration. The gallery aims to provide an alternative venue for creative expression and community engagement, distinct from traditional museums and commercial art spaces.
China Institute Gallery in New York has transformed a logistical setback into an opportunity, mounting an urgent contemporary art exhibition that showcases works by Chinese and Chinese American artists. The show, organized on short notice after a previously planned exhibition fell through, features a range of pieces addressing themes of identity, diaspora, and cultural heritage, reflecting the gallery's pivot toward more current and pressing artistic conversations.
The New York Times article highlights how museums across the United States are taking a leading role in commemorating the nation's birthday, with special exhibitions, public programs, and curated displays that explore American history, identity, and cultural heritage. These institutions are using their collections and expertise to offer nuanced perspectives on the country's founding, often incorporating diverse voices and critical reflections alongside traditional patriotic narratives.
The New York Times reports on a new exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum that juxtaposes traditional Asian art with contemporary works, exploring themes of joy, pathos, divinity, and spectacle. The show brings together ancient sculptures, paintings, and ritual objects alongside glittering modern installations, creating a dialogue across time and culture.
The Mansfield Public Art Commission and the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library have partnered to present a new art exhibition titled “Where You Belong,” running until November 14, 2025. The show features works by local artists exploring themes of identity, place, and community, and celebrates the library's recently launched slogan of the same name, which emphasizes inclusivity and belonging for all visitors.
Four local artists—Ashley Medlock, Emma Saul, Annabelle Benjamin, and Ellen Bletsoe—are presenting a group exhibition titled “Testing the Waters” at Chichele College, an English Heritage site in Higham Ferrers. The show runs from 20-21 September and 24-28 September 2025, as part of the Northants & Rutland Open Studios Art Festival, the largest visual arts event in the county. Each artist contributes contemporary works in painting, ceramics, and abstract forms, set against the medieval backdrop of the historic building.
Wabash College hosted a gallery opening and artist talk for an exhibition titled "MAJOR" at its campus in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The event featured a photo album documenting the opening and artist talk, with multiple high-resolution images available for download.
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.
An art gallery opening at Allegheny College featured an alumni art exhibit on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. Two students were photographed admiring the display, which included an acrylic on canvas piece by Janos Cseh (class of 2015) and a work titled "Alterations of real time" made of acrylic yarn and monks cloth by Josie Freeman (class of 2020). The event was covered by student opinion editor Milo Watson.
Dubai Airports (DXB) has partnered with Mawaheb, an art studio for People of Determination, to launch a new exhibition in Terminal 1. The show features 12 canvases by artists with disabilities, spanning abstract, figurative, surrealist, and pop art styles, and will be on view in September near the Airlines Lounge. Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports and a Mawaheb Ambassador, and Wemmy de Maaker, founder of Mawaheb, both spoke about the initiative's impact.
The article reports on a studio in Beaumont that is hosting a new exhibition titled 'Art of Mental Health,' which showcases artwork focused on themes of mental health and wellness. The show aims to highlight the therapeutic power of artistic expression and provide a platform for artists to explore and communicate their experiences with mental health.
NYU Art Gallery 80WSE is presenting exhibitions focused on manga and other drawings. The shows highlight contemporary works that engage with the visual language of manga, alongside a broader selection of drawings by various artists. The exhibitions aim to explore the intersection of popular culture and fine art within an academic gallery setting.
The article 'Brooklyn x Pittsburgh: The Industry of Art' highlights an exhibition or event that brings Pittsburgh's industrial character and artistic identity to Brooklyn, showcasing works and themes that reflect Steel City's unique cultural and historical fabric. The event serves as a cross-city dialogue, emphasizing Pittsburgh's transformation from an industrial hub to a center of creative expression.
The Brill Family Foundation has reopened its call for art submissions for the upcoming exhibition "Symbiosis or Schism: The AI Human Odyssey," extending the original June 13 deadline to August 12. The exhibition invites artists from Santa Barbara and Ventura County to submit AI-themed artwork, with selected pieces displayed from October 2-12 at the Santa Barbara Community Arts Workshop. Selected artists may also be considered for grants of up to $5,000, with organizers seeking works that visually address the theme and highlight the creative process involving AI.
The South Dakota Art Museum will present "Over a Hundred Thousand Images Later: Dan Kane, a Retrospective" from June 28 to September 28, 2025. The exhibition showcases the career of Dan Kane, a South Dakota-born photographer who has lived in Berlin for decades, featuring his analog black-and-white photographs that explore the male nude and South Dakota landscapes. Curated by Hunter O'Hanian, the show includes works from 1987 onward and is supported by anonymous and named sponsors.
Young Filipino artist has launched a new exhibit in Guam that serves as a platform for cultural expression, showcasing works that explore Filipino identity and heritage. The exhibit aims to provide a space for dialogue and connection through visual art, highlighting the artist's commitment to amplifying underrepresented voices in the diaspora.
VIBE Studio JXN in Jackson, Mississippi, has extended the run of its exhibition "Mississippi: A return to the Cocoon" through May 31, after discovering its themes coincidentally align with the new blockbuster film "Sinners," which is also set in Mississippi. The exhibit features works by Mississippi native Tony Luelle Chalmers, who explores the dark history of Black American culture and its connections to gospel and blues music, even creating his own hieroglyphic language to symbolize survival and death during the transatlantic slave trade.
NBC 7's Audra Stafford reports on the Metamorphosis Art Exhibition in Barrio Logan, San Diego, a community event that highlights works by local artists. The exhibition is noted for its significance to the homeless population and the broader community, aiming to foster connection and visibility through art.
The Brill Family Foundation has issued a call for artist submissions from residents of Santa Barbara and Ventura County for an upcoming AI-themed exhibition titled "Symbiosis or Schism: The AI Human Odyssey." The show will run from October 2-12 at the Santa Barbara Community Arts Workshop, with selected artists eligible for grants of up to $5,000. Submissions are open through June 13.
The article describes 'ShowKeen: A Landmark Exhibition Celebrating Modern & Contemporary Indian Art', though the provided text is largely inaccessible due to a broken page or missing content. The title indicates a major exhibition focused on modern and contemporary Indian art, likely featuring works by prominent Indian artists and curated to highlight the evolution of Indian visual culture.
Nereida Apaza Mamani presents a solo exhibition at ICPNA Cultural in Miraflores, Lima, featuring 150 works across watercolor, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, embroidery, and installation. The show traces stories of migration and displacement through cartographies, maps, and family trees, drawing on embroidery techniques inherited from her mother and grandmother. Curated by Miguel López, the exhibition explores belonging in a country marked by discrimination and centralism, incorporating the artist's notebooks begun in 2009 and works that address political violence and memory.
A REINTERPRETATION OF THE FUENTES ANGARITA COLLECTION AT LA NEOMUDEJAR
Museo La Neomudéjar in Madrid is presenting a major exhibition titled '30 Years of Irreverence and Vision in the Fuentes Angarita Collection.' The show features over 130 works from the collection of Venezuelan artist and collector Andreína Fuentes Angarita, curated by Néstor Prieto and Omar Castañeda. It is structured as a living archive, mapping three decades of Latin American political art through four thematic stations: the collective self, diaspora, identity and gender, and the memory of the body.
ロバート・ザオ・レンフイ「アフター・コントロール」@ 京都市立芸術大学ギャラリー@KCUA
The Kyoto City University of Arts Gallery @KCUA is hosting a solo exhibition by Singaporean artist Robert Zhao Renhui titled "After Control" (アフター・コントロール), running from May 16 to July 12, 2026. The exhibition presents works from Zhao's long-term projects on Christmas Island, Singapore, Tokyo, Hampi (India), and Phuket (Thailand), exploring environments shaped by human intervention and the complex interplay between nature and artificiality. Zhao, known for his participation in major international exhibitions including the Thailand Biennale Phuket 2025, the 60th Venice Biennale (2024), and the Gwangju Biennale (2023), uses photography, video, and installation to critically examine how ecosystems transform under human control.
The National Gallery of Canada and the Sobey Art Foundation have announced the six finalists for the 2026 Sobey Art Award, Canada's most prestigious contemporary visual arts prize. The shortlisted artists are Melaw Nakehk'o (Circumpolar region), Samuel Roy-Bois (Pacific), Audie Murray (Prairies), Lotus L. Kang (Ontario), Caroline Monnet (Quebec), and Shane Perley-Dutcher (Atlantic). Their practices range from land-based pedagogy and architectural sculpture to ancestral materiality and metal basketry.
Kiki Smith, a multidisciplinary artist born in 1954, is the subject of an exhibition titled "Flight" at Galerie Lelong. The show features bronzes, stained glass, and drawings in which birds and nature reflect human emotions, continuing her 40-year exploration of the unity of living things—human, animal, and plant—from the microscopic to the cosmic. The article, published in L'ŒIL no. 796 on June 1, 2026, is behind a paywall.
Marie-Claude Bugeaud (born 1941) is the subject of an exhibition titled "Marie-Claude Bugeaud. Des histoires" at Galerie Éric Linard in La Garde Adhémar, France. Her paintings explore the memory of everyday objects, blending abstraction with intimate evocation through sensitive lines and colors, creating a poetic dialogue inspired by decorative traditions. The article highlights her emancipatory journey and the expressive freedom in her work, where living forms and light gestures convey a personal quest.