Cedarville University's 220 Gallery is hosting “Painters and Paintings,” an exhibit featuring physical and digital paintings by the university's art students, open through January 14, 2026. Conceived by associate professor Aaron Gosser, the show pairs each artwork with a photo of the student artist and a personal reflection on painting in an era flooded with AI-generated images, aiming to foreground the human hand and story behind each piece.
Frieze magazine has published a curated list of 11 unmissable exhibition openings scheduled for 2026, highlighting major institutional shows and biennials around the world. The selection spans diverse venues and artists, reflecting the global scope of contemporary art programming for the coming year.
An old Forever 21 store in Houston has been transformed into a pop-up art exhibition space titled 'From Houston with Love', featuring what organizers describe as 'eye candy' artwork. The exhibition repurposes the vacant retail space to showcase visual art, turning a former fast-fashion store into a temporary gallery.
Art Basel Paris (24-26 October) is introducing a new early preview slot called Avant Première on Tuesday 21 October from 3pm to 7pm, allowing participating galleries to invite up to six guests for an intimate viewing before the First Choice VIP opening on Wednesday 22 October. The change aligns the Paris fair’s schedule more closely with Art Basel’s flagship event in Switzerland, where First Choice VIPs enter on Tuesday. Galleries can nominate clients regardless of their VIP status, aiming to create a focused business engagement for their closest collectors.
The Centre International d’Art et du Paysage—Île de Vassivière (CIAPV), a rural French arts centre on a forested island in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, is tackling its carbon footprint after a government-mandated analysis revealed that 95% of its emissions come from visitors driving to the remote site. Executive director Alexandra McIntosh is drawing on the island's manmade landscape—shaped by hydroelectric damming, agriculture, and logging—to implement ecological initiatives, including rewilding open fields, creating a self-managing test forest with botanist Francis Hallé, and planting pollinating flowers to boost biodiversity.
A premier art gallery and consulting firm is opening in the Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood, with a stated mission to keep art at the forefront of the city. The full details of the gallery's identity, leadership, and programming are behind a paywall, but the announcement signals a new cultural venture in the area.
ALIPH, the Geneva-based cultural heritage protection agency, has announced over $16 million in its latest funding round, with support directed to Syria, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and a new focus on climate change impacts on heritage, primarily in Africa. Nearly a third of the funding ($5 million) goes to Syria, where the newly appointed Director General of Antiquities and Museums, Dr. Anas Haj Zeidan, aims to restore sites damaged during the war under former president Bashar al-Assad. ALIPH executive director Valéry Freland reported extensive damage from 14 years of war, the 2023 earthquake, and economic crises, but noted strong local determination to rehabilitate heritage, including Palmyra. The agency also committed $9 million to address climate threats, supporting 28 projects—22 in Africa—focused on earthen architecture, sacred forests, and local knowledge preservation.
The New York Times article explores how contemporary art galleries are increasingly turning to overlooked or forgotten artists from art history, giving them a second act through exhibitions and market attention. These galleries research historical figures who were marginalized, underappreciated, or simply lost to time, and reintroduce their work to collectors and institutions, often leading to rediscovery and renewed critical interest.
A major retrospective of David Lynch's artwork, titled 'Up in Flames', will open at Prague's DOX Centre for Contemporary Art on June 19, 2025. The exhibition spans Lynch's visual work from the late 1960s to the present, including drawings, lithographs, photographs, and experimental films. Lynch was directly involved in planning the show in 2024, meeting with curator Otto M. Urban to approve the concept and selection of works before his sudden death on January 16, 2025. His estate worked with DOX to reschedule the opening and ensure the exhibition meets his standards.
The Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill, South Carolina, will host "Forest Forms," a traveling outdoor art exhibition by world-renowned artist Huelani Mei, from September 13, 2025, through January 11, 2026. The exhibition features eighteen large-scale powder-coated steel sculptures, including a fox family, flower stacks, and a snake archway, placed along a half-mile trail from the Steele Creek swinging bridge to Lake Haigler. Presented by Visit York County and included in the Charlotte International Arts Festival schedule, the show is free with Greenway membership or daily admission.
Dato’ Chong Hon Fatt’s solo art exhibition opened at the Khoo Kongsi Art Gallery in Georgetown, Penang, on a Sunday afternoon. The event featured paintings created between April 21 and May 3, 2025, depicting traditional buildings, temples, shophouses, and street scenes that capture Penang’s architectural and cultural heritage. Speeches were delivered by Mr. Khoo Boo Yeang, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Leong San Tong, and Guest of Honour Mr. Lee Khai, Chairman of the Penang State Art Gallery, before the official opening ceremony.