New hospital gallery brings art and wellbeing together

Guernsey Museums and the Health and Social Care Arts and Health Programme have launched the Corridor Gallery at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital. This new initiative converts a hospital corridor into a rotating exhibition space featuring high-quality reproductions from the museum's permanent collection. The inaugural exhibition, "Blue Spaces," focuses on the therapeutic relationship between aquatic environments and mental wellbeing, showcasing blue-toned landscapes ranging from abstract to impressionistic styles.

Beyond the white walls

The creative initiative Roadside, founded by artist Ali Arshad, is challenging the traditional gallery model in Pakistan by hosting pop-up exhibitions in unconventional public spaces. Their latest show, "Anighst Preeminent Prosaics," transformed Iqbal House, a pre-partition bungalow in Lahore, into a multi-sensory art experience featuring 14 artists. By placing works in sites ranging from barber shops to parking lots, the initiative seeks to dismantle the elitist barriers of the "white cube" and engage a broader demographic, including the working class and Gen Z.

New Colorado Springs exhibit features yard art by more than 30 artists

The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College has launched "Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard," an exhibition featuring works by more than 30 artists. Curated by artist and art historian Josh T. Franco, the show explores how residential yards serve as creative spaces between the private home and the public world. The display includes a diverse range of objects, from a functional windmill and an oversized cornhole set to a decorated Volkswagen Beetle and sculptures inspired by real estate signs.

Western Exhibitions’ New Show Maps Cities, Bodies and the Spaces Between

Western Exhibitions in Chicago presents “Spaces for People, Systems for Spaces,” a group exhibition featuring fifteen artists who explore the intersection of architecture, urban infrastructure, and the human body. The show includes diverse approaches to mapping and structural representation, ranging from Kim Beck’s hand-woven asphalt photographs and Courttney Cooper’s massive ink-on-receipt Cincinnati maps to Brian Petrone’s basswood and limestone tectonic sculptures.

Two spectacular art exhibitions coming to Andover

Two new exhibitions are opening at Unity Art Studio in Andover's Chantry Centre. Serena Read presents 'Peace and Chaos,' a mixed-media collection exploring urban and natural environments, while fellow resident artist Steve Harrington-Ellsmore showcases 'Inhabiting the Real.'

Art Talk Sunday Featuring Exhibition ’10th Street Studio’

The Humboldt Arts Council presents an Art Talk Sunday event at the Morris Graves Museum of Art on January 4th, featuring the four artists from the exhibition '10th Street Studio': Carol Andersen, Laura Corsiglia, Peggy Rivers, and Van Shields. The exhibition showcases works by these like-minded artists who recently began sharing a studio space dedicated to creativity and mutual support. Andersen, Corsiglia, and Rivers have over 110 years of combined art-making experience, with works in significant public and private collections, while Shields joins as an emerging artist. The talk will include discussions on their practices, with Andersen focusing on wildlife as metaphor, Corsiglia drawing from nature and her time in Paris, Rivers exploring color theory through series, and Shields reflecting on his post-retirement artistic awakening.

Bedford workers honoured in new art exhibition

Artist David Lewry spent a year creating 36 colored pencil portraits of people working in Bedford, including a nurse, teacher, farm worker, dog groomer, funeral director, and hairdresser. The series, titled "Bedford at Work," will be exhibited at The Basement at Bunyan Gallery in Bedford from Tuesday to Saturday. Lewry, a 72-year-old former botanical artist trained at the Eden Project, was inspired during the pandemic by his wife Liz's work as a carer and wanted to honor ordinary workers in the community.

Mavis Pusey’s First Solo Museum Exhibition Spotlights Her Work in Geometric Abstraction

Mavis Pusey: Mobile Images, the first major museum survey of the Jamaica-born artist and educator Mavis Pusey (1928–2019), opens at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Philadelphia on July 12 and runs through December 7. Co-organized with the Studio Museum in Harlem, where it will travel in spring 2027, the exhibition features over 50 years of Pusey’s work in geometric abstraction, including paintings, prints, and works on paper. It highlights her Broken Construction series (1960s–1990s) and incorporates photographs, personal notes, and archival materials to contextualize her practice.

jxy studio curates modular system of octagonal units for 'extended art-chitecture' exhibition

Design studio jxy has curated an exhibition titled 'Extended Art-chitecture' featuring a modular system of octagonal units that choreograph spatial logic to shape viewer perception. The functional elements of the display become active participants in the exhibition, blurring the line between architecture and art.

How UK museums are rallying to support trans communities following supreme court ruling on biological sex

Following the UK Supreme Court's 16 April ruling that the terms "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act refer only to biological sex, UK museums are publicly reaffirming their support for transgender communities. The Museum of Transology, which houses the world's largest collection of trans, non-binary, and intersex artefacts, had recently marked its tenth anniversary with the exhibition Transcestry at Central Saint Martins' Lethaby Gallery. Smaller institutions like London's Vagina Museum quickly posted statements of solidarity, while larger bodies such as Arts Council England await a revised code of practice from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Desmond Williams obituary

Architect Desmond Williams, known for designing modern Catholic churches, has died at age 93. His work, which includes four listed churches, was celebrated for its innovative integration of liturgical function, architectural ambition, and artistic collaboration, placing him among the leading figures of postwar British architecture.

Week in wildlife: a flying rodent, a duty-free possum and an emerald viper

This article is a photographic roundup of notable wildlife encounters and discoveries from around the world. It features images including an award-winning photo of an Iberian lynx in Spain, a brushtail possum found in an Australian airport toy store, an Arctic fox in Canada, and a newly discovered emerald pit viper in Cambodia.

The Next Frontier in Design? The Humble Birdhouse.

Artists and architects are increasingly designing and creating elaborate, artistic birdhouses, elevating a common backyard object into a subject of creative expression and public art. This movement reflects a broader trend of engaging with nature and public space, blurring the lines between functional design, sculpture, and environmental commentary.

Pittsburgh’s Children’s Museum Satisfies a Hunger for Eric Carle

The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh has launched a major interactive exhibition dedicated to the work of the late author and illustrator Eric Carle. The showcase features immersive environments based on five of Carle's most famous collage-based books, including "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," designed to engage young visitors through tactile and visual storytelling.

Everything You Need to Know to Start a Garden

The New York Times has published a comprehensive guide aimed at aspiring gardeners, detailing the essential steps required to cultivate and maintain a successful green space. The resource covers foundational gardening knowledge, from soil preparation and plant selection to long-term maintenance strategies for various types of outdoor environments.

Inside Giancarlo Valle and Jane Keltner de Valle’s New York Townhouse

Designer Giancarlo Valle and fashion editor Jane Keltner de Valle have completed a major renovation of their seven-story New York City townhouse. The project transformed the historic structure into a personal showcase of their collaborative vision, blending antique elements with contemporary design.

Tuwaiq Sculpture 2026 presented by Riyadh Art

The seventh edition of Tuwaiq Sculpture will take place in Riyadh from January 12 to February 22, 2026. The annual public art symposium will bring 25 international artists to Tahlia Street to create large-scale sculptures on-site using local granite and reclaimed metals, with all finished works entering the permanent Riyadh Art collection for installation across the city.

Goldsmiths Art College Staffers Will Fight Proposed Cuts

Staff and faculty at Goldsmiths, University of London, are preparing for strike action in response to a restructuring plan titled "Future Goldsmiths." The initiative aims to save £22 million by the end of the 2026/27 academic year through significant job cuts, starting with professional services staff and extending to academic positions. The Goldsmiths University and College Union (UCU) reports that 81 percent of its members voted in favor of the strike, arguing that the proposed austerity measures will devastate the institution's educational quality and its capacity for radical creative thought.

Interior design in dialogue with natural elements: Fòco is the new project by Studiopepe and Archiproducts

Interior design che dialoga con gli elementi naturali. Si chiama Fòco il nuovo progetto di Studiopepe e Archiproducts

Archiproducts Milano has unveiled "FÒCO. Living notes by Studiopepe," the final chapter of a four-part curatorial series exploring natural elements. Located in the Via Tortona showroom, the project features over 50 invited brands integrated into twenty distinct environments unified by a warm, burnished color palette. Designed by Studiopepe’s Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto, the installation moves beyond a literal interpretation of fire to explore its symbolic power as both a creative spark and a communal hearth.

Vulnerability Seen Through the Eyes of Two Artists on Display in Romagna

La vulnerabilità vista dallo sguardo di due artiste in mostra in Romagna

The Galleria d’Arte Contemporanea Vero Stoppioni in Santa Sofia is hosting "Corpi invisibili, fuori controllo" (Invisible Bodies, Out of Control), a dual exhibition featuring artists Claudia Amatruda and Carla Giaccio Darias. Part of the broader "Un Problema del Genere" festival, the show explores the concept of vulnerability through contrasting artistic methods. Amatruda utilizes photography, sculpture, and video to depict bodies in risky, natural environments that highlight relational dependency, while Giaccio Darias uses archival imagery and painting to present fragmented, anatomical forms that challenge the viewer's gaze.

Hugo the Decorator

Hugo décorateur

An exhibition and accompanying book explore Victor Hugo's lesser-known role as an interior decorator, focusing on the elaborate interiors he created for his homes in Paris and during his exile on the island of Guernsey. Curator Gérard Audinet conducted extensive research to reconstruct these lost environments, which were filled with eclectic objects, artworks by friends, and prestigious gifts.

Divinity in print | The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition, New York

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosting "Household Gods: Hindu Devotional Prints, 1860–1930," an exhibition exploring the evolution of Hindu visual culture through the rise of chromolithography. The show traces how mass-produced prints transitioned sacred imagery from exclusive temple environments into the intimate, everyday spaces of domestic shrines.

San Francisco's Fine Arts Museums Will Be Transformed With Over 100 Floral Designs — And It's Only Happening For One Week

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are launching the 42nd edition of "Bouquets to Art," a week-long exhibition featuring over 100 floral arrangements across the de Young and the Legion of Honor. These living sculptures, created by more than 120 floral designers, are specifically designed to interpret and complement the permanent collection's artworks and the museums' architecture. The event includes an impressionist-inspired garden and a series of lectures on the intersection of culture, photography, and floral design.

Portland artist Ami Maki debuts body-positive ‘Obese Landscapes’ exhibit at Multnomah Arts Center

Portland-based artist Ami Maki has unveiled her latest exhibition, "Obese Landscapes," at the Multnomah Arts Center. The showcase features eight large-scale charcoal drawings, some reaching seven feet in height, that draw visual parallels between the human form and natural topographies like rolling hills and rock formations. By utilizing earth tones and monumental scale, Maki seeks to reframe bodies often marginalized by societal beauty standards as majestic, natural environments.

Art by Graphic Rewilding Blooms at Brookfield Place in New York City

British artist duo Graphic Rewilding has installed a large-scale, immersive floral artwork titled 'Fleeting Opulence' at Brookfield Place in Lower Manhattan. The work, which transforms the Winter Garden with vibrant, larger-than-life flowers and cherry blossoms, will be on view through October 2026.

Leeum's installation art exhibition explores women-led history of genre

The Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul will open the exhibition "Inside Other Spaces" on May 5, featuring 11 installation artists from Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The show reconstructs full-scale environments from 1956 to 1976, including Korean artist Jung Kang-ja's "Incorporeal Exhibition" (1970), which was forcibly dismantled by the Korean government and is being rebuilt for the first time. The exhibition previously appeared at Munich's Haus der Kunst, Rome's Maxxi, and Hong Kong's M+, with each venue expanding its scope.

Istanbul exhibition features artist voice via art at Karaköy Palace | Daily Sabah

The Kültür Medeniyet Vakfı (KÜME) opened its ArtıKÜME 2025 and ODAK exhibitions at Karaköy Palas in Istanbul on Saturday, featuring 25 projects across disciplines from digital art to calligraphy under the theme 'Mümkün' ('Possible'). The exhibition transforms the historic Karaköy Palas into a platform for experimental and process-driven works, with artists like Muharrem Dalhan presenting interactive installations such as 'Threshold,' which critiques algorithm-driven media environments. The ODAK project was also introduced as a platform tracking cultural production across Türkiye, with its first publication, the ODAK 2025 book, launched alongside the exhibition.

Finlandia Art Gallery exhibit highlights a local artist in the Keweenaw Peninsula

The Finlandia Art Gallery in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula is opening a solo exhibition titled "Liminal Sanctuaries" by local artist Bonnie Loukus. The show features her latest collection of oil paintings depicting solitary animals in ethereal, human-free environments.

Rochester Museum of Fine Arts Announces “Heart Of The Wild” Exhibition Featuring Works by Mike Durkee

The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts has announced "Heart Of The Wild," an exhibition of works by artist Mike Durkee. The show will be hosted at Back Hill Beer Co. in the Gonic Mill, Rochester, New Hampshire, and will run from April 4 to June 6, 2026. Durkee is a New England-based muralist and designer known for large-scale, community-inspired works.

HRH to host reception for launch of art exhibit

Harbor Regional Health is set to host a reception on May 7, 2026, to launch its Spring/Summer 2026 Healing Art Gallery Exhibit. Located at its Aberdeen facility, the event will showcase a diverse collection of works from local artists across Grays Harbor and the Pacific Northwest. The exhibition will be open to the public through the summer, with many of the featured artworks available for purchase.