The Detroit Zoo is hosting the internationally renowned "Birds in Art" exhibition from April 1 to September 7, 2026. Organized by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the showcase features 60 original paintings, sculptures, and graphics by contemporary artists from around the world. The exhibition includes interactive elements and a dedicated reading nook designed to engage visitors of all ages with avian-themed artworks.
The Denver Art Museum is hosting a public insight session focused on the specialized work of its conservation department. Conservators will present behind-the-scenes details regarding the treatment of artworks and objects prepared for several major exhibitions, including the mid-century modern showcase "Space Is the Place" at The Kirkland and the textile-focused "Conversation Pieces."
The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art has launched "The World in Kansas City," a new exhibition timed to coincide with the city's role as a host for the upcoming World Cup. Featuring a diverse array of textiles, ceramics, photography, and mixed-media works, the show highlights international artists who have established deep roots within the Midwestern United States.
The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo has officially unveiled its new headquarters and community art space. The move marks a significant transition for the organization, providing a modernized environment to host local exhibitions, administrative operations, and public programming in the heart of the city.
Multidisciplinary artist Jamie Wineman, also known as Wolfganggang, has debuted a new solo exhibition titled "Neuroplasticity IV: Fragmented Reality" at the Metropolitan Museum of Design Detroit. The interactive installation combines design, sound, and physical elements to create a terrain that mimics the human brain's structure. Visitors are encouraged to navigate the space as active participants, exploring how life experiences can rewire cognitive pathways and reshape our perception of reality.
The Racine Art Museum (RAM) in Wisconsin is preparing to launch its 17th annual PEEPS exhibition on April 1, 2026. This quirky community-driven show invites artists of all ages to create dioramas, sculptures, and paintings using or depicting the iconic marshmallow candies. To accommodate growing interest, the museum is moving the exhibition to its larger first-floor gallery and will feature a special installation by Chicago-based artist Andrea Jablonski.
The Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) is set to host "Three Cities of Art" from March 3 to 8, 2026, an exhibition that reimagines ancient Dvaravati aesthetics through contemporary art practices. The showcase features community-based and participatory art, blending historical sculpture and architectural influences with modern interpretations to create an immersive experience for visitors.
The Herding Cats Arts Collective is presenting a month-long exhibition titled 'A Woman’s Place' at Castle Drogo, a National Trust property on Dartmoor. The exhibition, running throughout March 2026, features contemporary works that explore the domestic and social structures governing the lives of women connected to the estate during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through research conducted with castle historians, the artists utilize domestic materials and imagery to highlight the often-overlooked histories of both the working-class staff and the upper-class residents of the fortress.
The Phoenix Art Museum is hosting a talk by a fashion curator and author, focusing on the history of fashion. The event is part of a broader exhibition at the museum dedicated to fashion history.
The Courtauld in London has announced plans to create two new contemporary art galleries and a reading room, supported by a £10 million donation from the Blavatnik Family Foundation. The spaces, named The Blavatnik Contemporary Galleries, are set to open in 2029 on the top floor of the institution's North Wing at Somerset House. They will host special exhibitions, commissions, and events, and are part of an £82 million transformation project overseen by Witherford Watson Mann architects, announced ahead of the institution's centenary.
The Dishman Art Museum is hosting a new exhibition that centers on the experiences and perspectives of immigrants, drawing on their voices to shape the show's narrative and artworks. The exhibit features contributions from artists who explore themes of migration, identity, and belonging through various media.
Hauser & Wirth, the global gallery empire with 18 spaces worldwide, has acquired the historic Palazzo Forcella De Seta in Palermo, Sicily, to open a new venue. The deal was formalized in mid-November and awaits approval from regional authorities and the Italian Ministry of Culture. The gallery plans to restore the 2,000-square-meter building, which previously hosted Manifesta 12 in 2018, and create an arts destination with cultural programming, echoing its successful model in Somerset, Menorca, and Los Angeles.
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is participating in an 18-month scientific study, funded by a $200,000 research prize from the Michael J. Fox Foundation, to investigate whether viewing art can reduce symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. The study will compare three groups: people with Parkinson’s who experience the Rijksmuseum’s collection via digital tours and low-sensory evenings, those who actively make art, and a control group with no art engagement. The research builds on a pilot study showing that creative arts therapy reduced anxiety, stress, and tremors, and even decreased hospital visits.
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California, will host the West Coast debut of “Radical Histories: Chicano Prints from the Smithsonian American Art Museum” on November 16. The exhibition features 60 works by some 40 artists and collectives from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, spanning over six decades of Chicano printmaking as a form of resistance, community building, and cultural reclamation. It traces key moments from the late 1960s Delano Grape Strike to the present, using silkscreens, posters, and offset prints. The Huntington has also commissioned a mural by Los Angeles–based artist Melissa Govea in partnership with Self Help Graphics & Art.
Arizona State University's Barrett, The Honors College is partnering with Phoenix Art Museum to host a one-day symposium titled "MARS: Revisited" on September 20, 2025, at the museum. The event revisits the legacy of El Movimiento Artístico del Río Salado (MARS), a Chicano arts collective founded in the late 1970s that provided a platform for Mexican American artists excluded from major Arizona museums and galleries. MARS operated for over two decades, helping launch the First Fridays on Roosevelt Row arts event and shaping Phoenix's cultural identity before closing in the early 2000s. The symposium, co-organized by professor Mathew Sandoval and curator Christian Ramírez, will feature archival research and oral histories conducted by Barrett students, with a major MARS exhibition and scholarly monograph planned for 2028.
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University is hosting the exhibition “Harmony of Nature and Art” to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the sister-state agreement between Florida and Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The traveling exhibition, which previously appeared at the Florida Capitol’s 22nd Floor Art Gallery and the Atlantic Center for the Arts, features traditional Noh masks by master carver Hakuzan Kubo, netsuke miniature sculptures from the Frost Art Museum collection, and paintings by the Florida Highwaymen. It is organized by the Florida Department of State Division of Arts and Culture with loans from multiple institutions and private collectors.
The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana is hosting the 'Arts on the Move' traveling exhibit through July 18, showcasing artwork by student artists with disabilities from across Orange County. The free display, open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the museum’s Lee Court, features pieces originally shown at the 49th annual Orange County Arts and Disability Festival, including works from local school districts and the Orange County Department of Education’s Connections program. A special reception was held on July 13 to celebrate the artists, their families, and teachers.
The Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA) and the California Surf Museum (CSM) are partnering for the first time to host a dual-venue exhibition titled “Surf Art: Exploring California’s Coastal Culture.” OMA’s exhibit opens August 23 and CSM’s on September 13, featuring works including Kevin Short’s 2004 oil painting “Crosstown Traffic.” The collaboration aims to merge OMA’s art expertise with CSM’s deep surf history, with OMA investing about $25,000 and CSM about $10,000. The project has been in development for a year and includes a themed popup in OMA’s gift store.
Asia Society Seattle hosted a private tour of a major exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) on June 2, 2025. The two-hour walkthrough was led by Dr. Ping Foong, SAM's Foster Foundation Curator of Chinese Art, who curated the exhibition. The event was exclusive to invited guests, partners, and Asia Society Seattle Advisory Council members, and notably featured the museum's first bilingual tour in Mandarin Chinese.
The Ackland Art Museum at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill has opened 'Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists From Japan,' an exhibition featuring sculptural ceramics by 36 contemporary female Japanese artists. The works, drawn from the collection of noted art collector Carol Horvitz, honor centuries-old Japanese ceramic traditions while employing modern techniques to push beyond conventional vessel forms. Highlights include Kawaura Saki and Tanaka Yu, whose piece 'Bag Work' exemplifies the shift from functional pottery to purely sculptural expression. The exhibition runs through August 31 and is only the third U.S. museum to host it.
Since early April, employees of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art have been staging a daily 30-minute protest outside the museum's two public entrances before opening hours. Initiated by senior curator of Israeli art Dalit Matatyahu, the protest brings together staff with diverse stances on the war, the hostage crisis, and the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The demonstration takes place at the intersection of the museum and Hostages Square, a site already central to hostage-family activism. Participants include chief curator Mira Lapidot and contemporary art curator Shahar Molcho, who describe the protest as a moral response to the unbearable transition from the charged square to museum work.
The British Museum (BM) in London hosted a private event on 16 May marking the anniversary of the founding of Israel, organized by the Israeli embassy. Speakers included Israeli ambassador Tzipi Hotovely and UK minister Maria Eagle, with attendees such as comedian Jimmy Carr and politicians Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage. The event has sparked anger among museum staff and external critics, who argue it is insensitive given the ongoing conflict in Gaza, which has led to widespread famine and civilian deaths. Staff have organized a petition demanding the museum cease relations with Israeli cultural institutions, gathering 250 signatures.
Contemporary Calgary hosted its annual Look Gala 2025, a fundraising event featuring an art auction that showcased works by artists from across Canada. The gala drew art lovers to the venue for an evening of celebration and support for the institution.
The University of California, Davis, will host the Arts & Humanities 2025 Graduate Exhibition from June 5–22 at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art. The multidisciplinary showcase features 31 graduate students from art studio, art history, design, comparative literature, English, environmental science and policy, music, and performance studies. Works include photography, painting, sculpture, video, performance, and textiles, with live performances and awards on opening night. Participants explore themes such as human-technology relationships, environmental resilience, African diaspora, and emotional healing.
Fullerton College Art Gallery is currently hosting its 2025 Student Art Exhibition, showcasing 210 selected works from 316 submissions. The free exhibition, open until May 21, features student work across drawing, painting, illustration, printmaking, graphic design, 3D modeling, sculpture, and ceramics. Gallery Technician Seija Rohkea and Adjunct Professor Jasmine McNeal collaborated with student artists and gallery assistants to install and curate the show, highlighting the college's Museum Studies program—one of few at the community college level in California.
The Denver Art Museum (DAM) and the Chicano Humanities and Arts Council (CHAC Gallery & Cultural Center) are hosting an opening reception on May 13, 2025, for the Community Spotlight exhibition titled "Chicano Humanities and Arts Council: The Legacy and Power of Chicano/a/x Artists in Denver." The presentation features artwork by CHAC Gallery member artists, exploring themes of self-identity, family, cultural heritage, and spirituality, and will be on view in the Creative Hub of the Martin Building.
The Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, is hosting the traveling exhibition 'Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939,' on loan from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. The show highlights the trailblazing work of American women artists, writers, and designers who moved to Paris at the turn of the 20th century, exploring their contributions across disciplines like art, fashion, and literature. The museum has added interactive QR codes with curated playlists, and the exhibition runs through June 22, 2025.
Retired Vancouver Canucks goaltender Richard Brodeur, known as 'King Richard' for his heroics in the team's 1982 Stanley Cup run, is opening a new art gallery in downtown Parksville, British Columbia. Named Gallery 35 after his jersey number, the space will feature Brodeur's own nostalgic paintings of backyard hockey rinks, landscapes, abstracts, and contemporary works, alongside art from half a dozen other artists. Brodeur has painted professionally for over 30 years, inspired by early mentorship from artist Claude Picher, and has sold his hockey-themed works across Europe, Asia, and Australia.
The article reports on the exhibition "Sicilia. Un’isola, tante Sicilie. Fotografia, memoria e patrimonio culturale nell’opera di Armando Rotoletti" at the Antiquarium Comunale di Centuripe in Sicily, running until September 27, 2026. The show features over thirty years of black-and-white photographic research by Armando Rotoletti (born 1958 in Messina), a photojournalist who left Sicily for London and Milan but maintained a deep connection to his homeland. His work captures the island's plural, complex identity through rituals, daily gestures, and cultural resistance to standardization, with images that blur past and present.
The Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael, California, is hosting an exhibition titled "The Art of Public Service," featuring self-portraits created by 21 county employees. The works were produced during lunchtime art workshops organized by employment analyst Erika Powell and library administrator Juliet Schiller, who aimed to help participants let go of perfectionism and explore creativity. The exhibit, which runs through September 24, 2026, includes portraits made from diverse materials such as dried chili peppers, burlap, and embroidered saree fabric, reflecting the employees' personal stories and cultural heritage.