Alex Thake presents a solo exhibition titled "I Know This Much is True" at Triangolo gallery in Cremona. The show features new works by the artist, continuing his exploration of material and conceptual themes.
The Museu de Arte do Rio has launched 'Sortilégios de desvio,' the first solo institutional exhibition by Brazilian artist No Martins. Produced in collaboration with Galeria Almeida & Dale and curated by a five-person team led by Marcelo Campos, the show features a significant selection of Martins’ recent works that explore the intersections of urban experience and Afro-Brazilian cultural imaginaries. Through a variety of media, the exhibition highlights the artist's focus on gesture, memory, and the reconfiguration of traditional visual narratives.
The exhibition 'Statues Also Breathe' has opened at the Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL) in Marrakech. Curated by Meriem Berrada, the installation features 108 terracotta heads created by artist Prune Nourry in collaboration with artisans and students. The work draws inspiration from the historic sculptural tradition of Ife in Nigeria while directly addressing the ongoing trauma of the 2014 kidnapping of the Chibok schoolgirls, using portraiture to represent the missing.
Mariah Nielson, director of the JB Blunk Estate, reflects on growing up in the Blunk House—a home built by her father, artist JB Blunk, in the 1950s from salvaged materials in Point Reyes Station, California. She describes the house as a living sculpture where art, craft, and daily life merge. Today, she runs Blunk Space, the estate's gallery, and currently presents the exhibition “100 Candleholders,” featuring works by artists connected to the Blunk legacy. Nielson shares how her father's philosophy of functional, un-precious art shapes her collecting and curatorial practice.
Design studio Valle de Valle, formerly known as Studio Giancarlo Valle, has rebranded to reflect the equal partnership of founders Jane Keltner de Valle and Giancarlo Valle. The New York-based studio, which designs interiors, furniture, and architecture, announced the name change nearly a decade after its founding. The duo met at a holiday party 20 years ago—Jane was a style director at AD and previously at Teen Vogue, while Giancarlo worked at SHoP Architects. In 2024, they opened Casa Valle, a Tribeca gallery, and recently reissued Antoni Gaudí’s Batlló chair with BD Barcelona. Upcoming projects include designer Ulla Johnson’s Madison Avenue flagship, a Manhattan wine bar, and the transformation of a 500-acre island in the Bahamas.
Cultured magazine has announced its annual selection of 12 emerging photographers, aged 24 to 35, chosen by top names in the photography world. The list includes artists such as Adali Schell, Ashley McLean, Camille Farrah Lenain, Charlie Denis, Chris Cook, Hannah Altman, Hero Bean Stevenson, Iva Sidash, Jak Bannon, Jasmine Clarke, Michael Wolever, and Sara Messinger, who work across traditional darkroom techniques and AI tools, drawing on personal histories and community perspectives.
The ReefLine nonprofit launched its new Blue Arts Award on the Greek island of Hydra, calling on artists to create site-specific underwater sculptures that function as artificial reefs. The award is part of the larger ReefLine project, a seven-mile underwater sculpture park and hybrid reef off Miami Beach, designed by Shohei Shigematsu of OMA, with construction set to begin in September 2025. The first winning artwork will be installed in 2027. ReefLine Founder and Artistic Director Ximena Caminos envisions the project as a blend of public art, marine science, and climate action, aiming to restore the Florida Reef Tract, combat shoreline erosion, and boost biodiversity.
Ben Weyerhaeuser, founder of the social media brand Friday Heaters, is profiled in an interview about his art collection and his role as a board member for the non-profit Los Angeles Nomadic Division. The former musician creates artist interviews and exhibition tours for the TikTok generation, and he discusses his collecting philosophy, highlighting works by Mario Ayala, Olga Balema, Max Hooper Schneider, and Rosha Yaghmai. The article includes a photo of Weyerhaeuser at home in Los Angeles with Ayala's painting and Balema's sculpture.
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The exhibition "Ònà Irin: caminho de ferro" by artist Nádia Taquary has opened at Sesc Belenzinho in São Paulo, featuring large-scale sculptures and an immersive video installation. Curated by Amanda Bonan, Ayrson Heráclito, and Marcelo Campos, the show centers on a massive installation of iron rails that symbolize the Yoruba deity Ogum, the opener of paths. The works integrate traditional Afro-Brazilian materials such as cowrie shells, beads, and metals to explore spiritual protection and the historical significance of jewelry as a form of resistance and identity for enslaved and freed Black women.
Pratt Institute's Fine Arts MFA program is presenting its 2026 thesis exhibitions in a two-part show curated by Alessandra Gómez at Dock 72 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard this spring. The exhibitions feature the culminating work of the graduating MFA candidates, offering a public showcase of emerging artistic talent.
The Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers will open its 40th Annual All Florida Exhibition on March 6, running through March 28. The juried show features 43 works by 39 artists selected from over 450 submissions, representing a wide range of styles and media from across the state. Concurrently, the venue will host 'Selected Works by Ralph Bigletti' in the Theater Gallery and 'Marilyn Hedlund’s Fine Art Acrylics Students’ Showcase' in the Member Gallery, with a free public opening reception on March 6.
International dealer Almine Rech is reopening in London with a downsized first-floor space in Mayfair, near Sotheby's on George Street, after closing her former London gallery in August and putting the UK business into voluntary liquidation. The new venue, roughly a quarter of the size of the previous one, will operate by appointment starting next month, showcasing curated presentations of 20th- and 21st-century works. A new company, Almine Rech Advisory, was registered on 30 September, with Rech as the controlling person and Maximilian Lefort as director. The liquidation was described as a technical step to restructure a lease that no longer aligned with the gallery's plans; Companies House filings showed a deficit of £6.3m, mostly from intercompany and shareholder loans, with no unpaid obligations to artists, employees, or suppliers.
Artists in Action (AiA), a nonprofit organization supporting Salem-area artists, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a public reception on May 3, 2026, at Elsinore Framing & Fine Art Gallery in Salem, Oregon. Founded by Diane Trevett and about five other artists, the group began as a small support network for struggling artists and has grown into an established arts organization with around 65 active members. AiA hosts monthly openings, critique sessions, open-call shows, and special events like Paint and Write the Town, providing opportunities for artists to exhibit and sell their work across various mediums.
A Florida artist, while preparing for an approaching hurricane, decided to paint a calming scene of a sailboat on a peaceful bay as a form of stress relief. This spontaneous act, captured in a video that went viral, has now led to a full-fledged solo exhibition of her work at a local gallery.
Les Yeux du Monde presents 'GROUNDING,' the final show of 2025 featuring new oil paintings by Annie Harris Massie that explore light, memory, and place through landscapes and botanical studies of her Lynchburg, Virginia surroundings. Other December exhibitions include Randall Stoltzfus's 'To Hold The Light' at Angelo Jewelry, Judith Ely's paintings at Botanical Fare, and 'All That Glitters' by Natalie Darling at C’ville Arts Cooperative Gallery. The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA hosts three shows: 'Haiti’s Time' from the Sullivan collection, 'In Feeling: Empathy and Tension Through Disability,' and 'The World Between: Egypt and Nubia in Africa.' The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection features works from the Spinifex Arts Project and Robert Fielding, while the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center presents 'Finally Remembered: The Black Patriots of Central Virginia.'
Two art openings are taking place this weekend in Red Bank, New Jersey, within walking distance of each other. On Saturday from 5-8pm, the Art Alliance Studio and Gallery hosts an officially licensed exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's film "Jaws," featuring works by artists including Chris Austin and DULK, presented in conjunction with CODA, Popcore, Universal Studios, and Amblin Entertainment. Simultaneously, from 6-8pm, Galerie Lucida opens its summer group exhibition "Echoes of Eden," which focuses on environmental themes and features over twenty artists including Lisa Bagwell, Kristian Battell, and Michael Flomen. A preview of the summer Street Life Music Series will provide live music between the two venues.
Ten artists have accused Arusha Gallery, which operates in Edinburgh and London, of failing to pay them nearly half a million pounds for sold works, with some waiting months or years for payment. Artist Charlotte Keates claims she is owed approximately £430,000 from sales dating back to 2023, while gallery owner Bella Arusha Collins King disputes the amount and asserts the gallery is entitled to a 50% cut from a collaboration Keates entered with Hermès. The gallery acknowledges missing payments, citing a downturn in the art market and the unexpected death of co-owner Guy Rowland Maxwell Bargery in January.
Following the devastating 7.7 earthquake on 28 March in Myanmar, the country's art community—both at home and in exile—has mobilized fundraising efforts to support relief and rebuilding, deliberately bypassing the ruling Tatmadaw junta. Curator Kyel Sin Lin is auctioning a work by prominent artist Htein Lin depicting the epicenter Sagaing and the collapsed Ava Bridge, while galleries in Yangon such as The Collector Art Gallery, Sar Ga Gallery, and Nawaday Tharlar Gallery are holding earthquake relief sales. In Hong Kong, 10 Chancery Lane raised $13,000 through a fundraising night and online sale of works by Moe Satt and Htein Lin, and Karin Weber Gallery is selling a painting by Burmese Modernist San Win to benefit the educational non-profit Prospect Burma.
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art in Las Vegas will present 'Living Here,' an exhibition running from June 20 to December 20, 2025, featuring 26 artists from the East and Southeast Asian diasporas. The show explores how food, clothing, movies, and everyday objects carry the sensory and emotional weight of diaspora, with works ranging from painting and sculpture to video and installation. Artists include Eliza O. Barrios, Ching Ching Cheng, Jiha Moon, Stephanie Shih, TT Takemoto, and Christine Wong Yap, among others. The exhibition incorporates oral histories from the Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project at UNLV Libraries.
OpenAI is shutting down its Sora text-to-video generation platform, discontinuing both its consumer app and its internet service for creatives. The closure, announced via a company statement on X, marks a strategic reversal after the platform's 2024 launch and the subsequent release of Sora 2 in late 2025.
The California Museum in Sacramento plans to remove labor leader Cesar Chavez from its California Hall of Fame. This unprecedented action follows a New York Times investigation detailing allegations that Chavez sexually abused multiple girls and engaged in misconduct with women in the United Farm Workers movement during the 1970s.
The Trapezium Art Gallery in Bradford city centre, a volunteer-run space that has hosted over 70 exhibitions by local artists and community groups over the past eight years, is being forced to close due to the redevelopment of the Kirkgate Shopping Centre site. Its final exhibition celebrates the volunteers who kept the gallery thriving, showcasing a diverse range of artwork including printmaking, painting, digital art, photography, collages, and textiles, and runs until May 30.
Nike Okundaye, founder of Nike Art Gallery, is leading 13 US-based Nigerian artists in a cultural diplomacy initiative titled "Threads of Heritage: A Cultural Confluence Connecting Africa to Atlanta." Organized by Fulton County Arts and Culture under Commissioner Robb Pitts and Director David Manuel, alongside Georgia State Representative Kim Schofield, the show opened last Friday at Fulton County Arts and Culture Downtown exhibition space in Atlanta. The event features artists including Shayee Awoyomi, Lasaki Olubunmi, Adeleke Akeem, Ola Balogun, Ajibade Awoyemi, and Bimbo Samson Adenugba, among others, and includes masquerade performances, African-American dances, and cuisines. The exhibition runs through the end of June.
The twentieth edition of Art Dubai opened to VIP visitors on Thursday in a smaller format than originally planned, delayed from mid-April due to regional geopolitical unrest. The fair presented around fifty galleries, roughly 60% fewer than the approximately 120 exhibitors initially expected, yet drew a strong crowd of collectors primarily from the Gulf states and the wider Middle East. Separately, a new gallery, 971 Art Gallery, has opened in Dubai's Art of Living Mall, featuring international artists such as Gérard Rancinan, Isabelle Scheltjens, Riccardo Gusmaroli, Benito Cerna Leon, and Michele Tombolini, and offering curatorial advice and collection management to a growing base of newer collectors.
Fabian Perez Gallery in Los Angeles is hosting the Neo-Emotionalism Group Exhibition, featuring 20 artists working in painting, photography, and sculpture. The show, running through May 23, centers on feeling and memory, with artists like Shaylen Nelson, Awadé Wade, James Smith, and Martinos Aristidou presenting works that explore personal and cultural narratives. Nelson, an Afrocentric Realism painter, uses Black figures and music to place culture within traditional painting, while Wade’s piece "Abstract Love" draws on a Prince song and uses a tree as a symbol of life and transition.
This article lists numerous gallery openings and ongoing exhibits across Central Oregon, including venues such as Amejko Artistry, Art Adventure Gallery, Artists’ Gallery Sunriver, and the High Desert Museum. Featured shows include nomadic woven artwork by Anna Amejko Peterson, a 40th anniversary exhibition of Jefferson County artists, “A Man Named York” at the Belknap Exhibit Center, and “Drawn West — A History of Promoting Place” at the High Desert Museum, among many others spanning pottery, photography, fiber art, and historical displays.
Belleville Art on the Square returns for its 24th year from May 15-17, 2026, in downtown Belleville. The festival features over 100 artists from more than 27 states and one international artist, showcasing works in multiple mediums. Highlights include artist demonstrations by the Gateway East Artists Guild, a high school art show with judged awards, a Children's Art Garden with interactive activities, live entertainment at the Wine Court, and food vendors offering a variety of cuisines. Admission is free, and the event runs Friday evening through Sunday afternoon.
Haley Art Gallery in Kittery, Maine, has opened its 21st season with the group exhibition "Shared Spaces," featuring works by Paul Burke, Sheridan Cudworth, Barbara D’Antonio, Jozimar Matimano, Bill Oakes, and Carlos Vega. The show runs through August, with gallery artist talks scheduled for June 13 and June 27. The gallery also offers special purchasing incentives for local business owners and designers, as well as a Victorian Tea-Time Art experience for groups.
Art Garden, a combination art gallery and plant shop in Asheville, North Carolina, reopens on May 7, 2025, at a new downtown location at 98 N. Lexington Ave. The business was displaced after its former home in Riverview Station was flooded by over 25 feet of water during Tropical Storm Helene in September 2024. The reopening includes a preview party for the ReRoot art exhibit, a fundraising gala, a theatre performance, and a Mother's Day plant sale, celebrating community support that helped rebuild the space.
Every first Friday of the month, around 20 galleries and art spaces in Ithaca, New York, open their doors for free evening exhibitions from 5 to 8 p.m. as part of the First Fridays tradition, also known as Ithaca Gallery Nights. The event, now facilitated by artist and curator Michael Sampson since 2023, features both traditional venues like State of the Art Gallery and non-traditional spaces such as Greenstar Co-op and St. Luke Lutheran Church, aiming to expand participation and include newer artists. Featured shows include "Black and White and …" by Ileen Kaplan and David Watkins at SOAG, and "Geometric Abstraction" by Mauro Marinelli, Michael George, and Laura Dale George at The Gallery at South Hill.