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Master metalsmith David Secrest featured in new exhibit

The Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery in Kalispell is hosting a new exhibition titled "David Secrest: The Unprejudiced Silence of Things that Are," running through May 23. The show features the work of the Somers-based master metalsmith, whose four-decade career spans forged iron, fabricated steel, bronze, and woodworking. Secrest, who was named a "Master Metalsmith" by the Metal Museum in 2017, is recognized for a visual language that blends natural forms with rigorous material manipulation.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 26, 2026 visibility 9 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

New contemporary art gallery connects Austin to unexpected ski town

A new contemporary art gallery called Connelly Martin is opening with two locations: one in Austin, Texas, and another in Ketchum, Idaho, near the Sun Valley ski resort. Founded by Bailey Connelly and Lily Martin, the gallery will feature emerging and mid-career artists, with each location hosting five exhibitions annually. The Austin space opens February 13, followed by the Sun Valley location on July 11, and the gallery plans two pop-ups each year in different towns. The inaugural show in both spaces will be a group exhibition, including work by Austin textile artist Elizabeth Hohimer.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 21, 2026 visibility 16 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Harmless Art: Kim Sang-yu Exhibition Becomes Healing Space

A retrospective exhibition for the late Korean artist Kim Sang-yu, titled 'A Person Who Does Not Easily Fade,' is being held at the Seoul Museum of Art to mark the centennial of his birth. The show, featuring over 150 works, has become a popular destination for meditation and healing, with visitors describing the serene paintings as comforting and harmless.

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Meet The Canadian Artist Behind The Mirrored Mannequins That Transformed The 2026 Met Gala

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's 2026 Costume Institute exhibition, titled "Costume Art," will feature special mannequins with mirrored steel heads created by Toronto-born, Dubai-based artist Samar Hejazi. The mannequins, designed in collaboration with Curator in Charge Andrew Bolton, represent differently sized and abled bodies and replace traditional faces with reflective surfaces to disrupt the conventional presentation of fashion. Hejazi attended the Met Gala wearing a gown by Palestinian designer Zaid Farouki and described the project as a meaningful collaboration aimed at fostering empathy and self-reflection.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 27, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 15 link 2 artists

7 ‘Body Types’ in the Met’s ‘Costume Art’ Fashion Exhibition

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute has announced its upcoming spring exhibition, titled '7 Body Types,' which will explore fashion through the lens of diverse physical forms. The show will feature garments designed for seven distinct body types, challenging traditional fashion norms and highlighting inclusivity in design. Curated by Andrew Bolton, the exhibition draws from the museum's extensive collection and includes works from contemporary designers.

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Annual Art in Bloom returns to Fitchburg Art Museum

The Fitchburg Art Museum and the Laurelwood Garden Club have announced the 28th annual Art in Bloom celebration, running from April 23 to April 26. This year’s event coincides with the museum’s centennial anniversary and features 40 floral arrangements designed to interpret specific artworks from the permanent collection, including pieces from the exhibitions "Kaleidoscope" and "Festival: A Celebration of African Art."

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New York City provides long-term support to five local arts organisations

The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) has inducted five new members into its Cultural Institutions Group (CIG), an exclusive program that provides long-term operational subsidies to private arts organizations operating on public land. The new members—Bric (Brooklyn), Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (Manhattan), the Bronx Children’s Museum, the Noble Maritime Collection (Staten Island), and the Louis Armstrong House Museum (Queens)—represent each of the city’s five boroughs. This is the largest expansion of the program, now totaling 39 members, since the 1970s. A celebratory event was held at Bric on September 30, featuring remarks from DCLA Commissioner Laurie Cumbo and Deputy Mayor Adolfo Carrión Jr., along with musical performances by each institution.

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A Look Back at Newport’s Historic 1974 Sculpture Show

The Preservation Society of Newport County is hosting "Full Circle" at the Rosecliff mansion, an exhibition that revisits the landmark 1974 outdoor sculpture show "Monumenta." The current display features scale models, preparatory drawings, and archival photographs of works by modern masters such as Claes Oldenburg, Alexander Calder, and Willem de Kooning. A significant portion of the show is dedicated to Richard Fleischner, whose site-specific earthwork "Sod Maze" remains the only original piece from the 1974 project still standing in its original Newport location.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 10, 2026 visibility 20 link 9 artists, 2 galleries

Ccucu Gall-Art – The Brickell Key Gallery aka B K G -Makes History as the First Art Gallery on Brickell Key, Opening on March 13th with a Solo Exhibition by Ricardo Garcia… Inspired by the Old Masters

The Brickell Key Gallery (BKG), also known as Ccucu Gall-Art, is set to make history as the first art gallery to open on Miami’s Brickell Key. The inaugural event, scheduled for March 13th, features a solo exhibition by artist Ricardo Garcia, whose contemporary works are heavily influenced by the techniques and aesthetics of the Old Masters.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 6, 2026 visibility 17 link 12 artists, 1 gallery

ARAB POP ART: Between East and West

The Middle East Institute (MEI) in Washington, D.C., is presenting an exhibition titled "Arab Pop Art: Between East and West," featuring works by Arab artists who remix global Pop Art with local voices and political commentary. The exhibition includes a closing celebration with a live performance by Syrian-American rapper and poet Omar Offendum, an artist talk with participating artist Marwan Chamaa and co-curators Lyne Sneige and Laila Abdul-Hadi Jadallah, and a film screening of "A Thousand and One Berber Nights" (2023) with director Hisham Aidi. The show is part of MEI's broader programming and has been highlighted in multiple media outlets including YUNG Magazine, Hyperallergic, Vogue Arabia, and Washington City Paper.

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How Australian Chefs and Farmers Are Rediscovering the Ingredients That Have Been There All Along

Author Bruce Pascoe and a new generation of Australian chefs are leading a movement to rediscover and commercialize native Indigenous ingredients like kangaroo grass, Kakadu plums, and wattleseeds. By revisiting historical archives and journals from 19th-century explorers, Pascoe’s research in his book *Dark Emu* challenges the colonial narrative that Indigenous Australians were solely nomadic hunter-gatherers, revealing instead a sophisticated history of permanent settlements, irrigation, and organized agriculture.

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Eating Challenges Are All the Rage. But When Was the Last Time You Saw Someone Eat a Mutton Shoulder Bone?

English farmer Nicholas Wood, known as the "Great Eater of Kent," was famed in the 17th century for consuming staggering quantities of food, including a mutton shoulder—bones and all. The article highlights other historic eating feats, from Nathan's Famous first hot dog contest in 1972 to extravagant 19th-century "Fat Men's Clubs" and a massive ice cream sundae competition in 1976.

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Venice Biennale opens without a jury amid strife over Russian and Israeli participation

The Venice Biennale, one of the world's most prestigious contemporary art exhibitions, opens its most contested edition in memory without a jury after the jury resigned in protest over the participation of Israel and Russia, both under investigation by the International Criminal Court for human rights abuses. Protests have erupted outside the Israeli and Russian pavilions, with demonstrators clashing with police, while feminist groups from Ukraine and Russia converged on the Russian Pavilion and Palestinians remembered artists killed in Gaza. The Biennale has replaced the jury with a public vote via email, with winners announced at the close on November 22.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 5, 2025 visibility 19 link 5 artists, 2 galleries

design salon art fair new york guide

Salon Art + Design returns to the Park Avenue Armory in New York for its 14th edition, running from November 6–10. The fair features nearly 50 booths from top international dealers, blending antique discoveries with contemporary masterpieces, and uniquely juxtaposes fine jewelry, mid-century furniture, and ancient relics. Members of the fair's Design + Art Advisory Council—including interior designer Andre Mellone, photographer Douglas Friedman, creative director Gabriella Khalil, and others—share the specific treasures they are most excited to see, such as Jean Royère nesting tables, a Fernando Jorge jewelry piece, and a Head of Apollo sculpture from Ariadne.

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kusterberg megalithic tomb germany restoration

Archaeologists and volunteers in Haldensleben, Germany, have reconstructed the Küsterberg megalithic tomb, a Neolithic burial chamber dating back roughly 5,500 years. The project, based on excavations by the German Research Foundation between 2010 and 2013, involved reassembling 19 upright stones and seven capstones, restoring the tomb's original form after it was altered by Iron Age peoples and damaged over millennia. The restored tomb was unveiled on the European Day of Megalithic Culture in April.

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Student artwork sells for record $525K at RodeoHouston School Art Auction

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo School Art Auction set new records at its 2026 event, with student artworks attracting unprecedented bids from donor groups. The grand champion piece, a painting titled 'Between Boots and Moccasins' by Pasadena Memorial High School senior Joshua Washington, sold for a record $525,000, nearly doubling the previous year's top sale. The auction, held at NRG Arena, showcases artwork selected from a statewide competition involving over 200,000 students, highlighting the program's scale and impact on young Texas artists.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 26, 2026 visibility 2 link 2 artists

Art Farm Iowa Presents “The Upcycled Garden”

Art Farm Iowa presents "The Upcycled Garden," an exhibition by artist Daniel “Attaboy” Seifert, opening May 29th with a reception from 5-8 p.m. The show transforms discarded materials into sculptures, assemblages, and mixed-media installations exploring sustainability and joyful reinvention. A Paper Plate Succulent Workshop will be held on May 30th, led by Attaboy, using recycled materials. The exhibition runs through August 1st before traveling to the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 22, 2026 visibility 6 link 2 artists

Annual Art in the West Exhibition and Auction Returns to the High Desert Museum - The Source

The High Desert Museum will host its annual Art in the West exhibition and online auction starting July 18, featuring nearly 130 works by painters, sculptors, photographers, and basket weavers inspired by the High Desert region. The 2026 edition highlights Jury's Choice winner Peter Dawson's photograph "Infinity #3363, Eastern Oregon" and Curator's Choice winner Natalie Kirk's basket "Yamash in Thunderbird of Nch’I Wana," alongside works by artists such as Arturo Garcia, Frank Buffalo Hyde, and Miguel Almeida.

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article local schedule May 21, 2026 visibility 11 link 15 artists, 4 galleries

Arts Listings: Week of May 21, 2026

This article is a local arts listings roundup for the week of May 21, 2026, in Ventura County, California. It announces theater productions including "Firebringer," "Mrs. Doubtfire," "Zapalooza," and "The Wolves," along with art exhibitions at venues such as the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Camarillo Art Center, Dama Gallery, the Mexican Consulate in Oxnard, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, and UBS. It also includes a call for artists from the Arts Council of the Conejo Valley and an open call from Dama Gallery.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 15, 2026 visibility 14 link 12 artists, 3 galleries

Five-Minute Tours: "Blank" at the Grackle Art Gallery, Fort Worth

The Grackle Art Gallery in Fort Worth, Texas, is hosting "Blank," a group exhibition curated by the artist duo Kickpigeon Kids (Cosmo Jones and Max Marshall) from May 2–30, 2026. The show features works by twelve artists including Amber Zora & Lee Strubinger, Carmen Menza, and Elizabeth Sciore-Jones, who were asked to submit artwork alongside an object representing "blankness" as a metaphor for possibility. The curators transform the exhibition into a collaborative installation, blending the artists' pieces with their chosen objects and ephemera.

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article local schedule May 12, 2026 visibility 11 link 6 artists

Public art exhibit coming to Rideau Heights Community Centre

Later this month, the interactive art installation "The Clearing" by Kingston artists Marney McDiarmid and Clelia Scala will be displayed outside the Rideau Heights Community Centre. The installation, housed in a transformed shipping container, offers a calm, nature-inspired space for reflection and includes a poem by Sadiqa de Meijer, sound design by Matt Rogalsky, and an exterior mural by Lee Stewart. Visitors are invited to contribute personal papers to a shredder, allowing the exhibition to evolve over time. The installation runs from May 20 to May 31, 2026, with scheduled hours including an open house with the artists on May 29.

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article local schedule May 8, 2026 visibility 10 link 3 artists, 2 galleries

Hyderabad galleries host long-duration exhibitions this summer

Two Hyderabad galleries are hosting long-duration summer exhibitions this year, breaking from the city's traditional lean season. Kalakriti Art Gallery in Banjara Hills opened "Prakriti: A Quiet Continuum," a group show of contemporary artists including Lal Bahadur Singh and Sumanto Chowdhury, alongside "Living Lineages," featuring folk and indigenous artists such as Bhuri Bai and Venkat Raman Shyam. Meanwhile, Srishti Art Gallery in Jubilee Hills is presenting the fifth edition of its annual exhibition "Triloka," with works by Moumita Basak, Nayanjyoti Barman, and Nirmal Mondal that explore everyday materials and social change.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 6, 2026 visibility 18 link 1 artist

Art: Amanda Heng’s ‘A Pause’ opens at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia to represent Singapore

Amanda Heng Liang Ngim's exhibition 'A Pause' has opened at the Singapore Pavilion of the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. The installation transforms the historic Sale d’Armi into a contemplative space using larch wood platforms, photographs, and a dual-channel video that observes everyday gestures of rest and renewal in Venice and Singapore. The presentation also includes a reprint of her 1990 series 'Parts of My Body' and is accompanied by a comprehensive monograph, 'Amanda Heng: On and On'.

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The Met’s much-anticipated spring 2026 exhibit puts fashion on a fine art level

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute will open its spring 2026 exhibition, "Costume Art," on May 10, 2026, running through January 10, 2027. The show features nearly 400 objects from the Met's collection, pairing couture garments with paintings, sculptures, and decorative works across centuries. Organized by "body types" such as "Classical Body" and "Mortal Body," the exhibition will be housed in the new 12,000-square-foot Condé Nast Galleries. The Met Gala, co-chaired by Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour, will kick off the exhibition with a dress code of "Fashion is Art."

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museum exhibitions schedule May 4, 2026 visibility 18 link 4 artists

Met Gala theme is Costume Art, celebrating fashion as fine art

The 2026 Met Gala, held on May 4, 2026, is co-chaired by Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour, with honorary chairs Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez. The theme, "Costume Art," celebrates fashion as an embodied art form, with guests interpreting the dress code "Fashion is Art" through sculptural, architectural silhouettes. The accompanying exhibition, also titled "Costume Art," opens at The Met Fifth Avenue on May 10, 2026, and runs through January 10, 2027, pairing garments with artworks from the museum's collection to highlight the connection between fashion and fine art.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 4, 2026 visibility 13 link 1 artist

The Met Makes a Statement With 9 New Mannequin Bodies

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has introduced nine new mannequin bodies for its costume displays, replacing older models to better showcase fashion exhibitions. The new mannequins feature more diverse and realistic body shapes, including different skin tones and poses, aiming to modernize the museum's presentation of historical and contemporary garments.

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article local schedule Apr 14, 2026 visibility 20 link 11 artists, 3 galleries

Stella’s Art Gallery in Willoughby hosting a pair of shows

Stella’s Art Gallery in Willoughby, Ohio, is currently hosting two distinct exhibitions: "The Four Seasons," a juried show featuring local award winners like Anna Hsu and Tatiana Strelnikova, and "Unreal: 2 Visions," an abstract showcase in the Annex Gallery featuring artists Josh Chefitz and Gregory Johnson. Additionally, the gallery is preparing for its upcoming "Size Matters" small works exhibition in May, while the Willoughby Arts Collaborative has launched a call for artists to design local utility boxes.

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Government gives East of England culture and arts venues £6.6m

The UK government has announced a £6.6 million investment in arts and culture venues across the East of England to support essential infrastructure upgrades and renovations. Key beneficiaries include Firstsite in Colchester and Snape Maltings in Suffolk, which are receiving significant grants for building repairs and environmental control systems. Other recipients range from the Natural History Museum in Colchester to the Wysing Arts Centre, with funds earmarked for everything from HVAC improvements to restoring Grade II listed structures.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 13, 2026 visibility 18 link 2 artists

ASU Art Museum exhibit features Chicana artist Carmen Lomas Garza

The Arizona State University Art Museum is set to open "Carmen Lomas Garza: Picturing the Familiar" this May, a retrospective dedicated to the 76-year-old Chicana artist and author. The exhibition highlights Garza’s career-long commitment to documenting South Texas and Mexican-American life through paintings, prints, and children's book illustrations. Her work focuses on intimate, everyday scenes—from domestic interiors to community celebrations—that were heavily influenced by her involvement in the Chicano movement.

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Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art Announces Date For ARTMIX 2026

The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA) has announced the official date for its 2026 ARTMIX event. This signature annual fundraiser typically features a curated auction, live performances, and community engagement initiatives designed to support the museum's exhibition and education programs.

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