The Bob Guy Gallery has officially opened at Y Dolydd, Llanfyllin Workhouse, named in honor of the late Welsh wood engraver, artist, and musician. The gallery’s inauguration on St David’s Day featured the launch of 'Cydweithio – Collaborate,' an exhibition exploring the intersection of visual art and poetry, reflecting Guy’s own history of collaborative creative practice.
Gallery 1075 in West Sacramento is hosting a Black History Month art exhibition featuring works by local Black artists. The show runs through February, with a special reception on February 12 where artists will discuss their work with the community.
Lindsay Adams has opened a new exhibition titled 'Ceremony' that merges art, jazz, and history. The show explores the intersections of visual art and musical improvisation, drawing on historical narratives to create a multi-sensory experience for viewers.
Heffel Fine Art Auction House held its marquee autumn sales in Toronto on November 19, featuring four auctions that included works from the collection of the Hudson's Bay Company, North America's oldest company, which declared bankruptcy earlier this year. The marathon series of sales also included a single-owner auction of the late collector Lillian Mayland McKimm's holdings and two multi-owner sales of Canadian, Impressionist, modern, post-war, and contemporary art. Over 16 artists' secondary market records were broken, with total sales reaching C$31 million ($22.1 million). Notable highlights included E.J. Hughes' 'Entrance to Howe Sound' selling for C$4.8 million, more than doubling his previous record, and Winston Churchill's painting 'Marrakech' fetching C$1.5 million.
The 33rd annual Art in the Atrium (ATA) exhibit, titled “Another Slice of Sweet Potato Pie,” opened on June 19, 2025, at the Morris County Administration and Records Building in Morristown, New Jersey. The show features over 75 Black and Afro-Latino artists and serves as the signature event of the Juneteenth Arts Celebration, a three-day series co-organized with the Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morris Arts, and Morris Museum. Curated by Onnie Strother, the exhibit pays homage to the late Russell Murray, an original ATA curator and founding member of the Newark Art Colony, whose namesake painting greets visitors. The public reception included remarks from Morris County Commissioner John Krickus, who highlighted county support for Juneteenth as a holiday and for educational initiatives like the College Promise programs.
The State Museum of Pennsylvania has announced the finalists for the 58th annual "Art of the State" exhibition, featuring 96 artists from over 30 counties across the Commonwealth. Selected from 2,344 entries submitted by 696 artists, the finalists' works span five categories: paintings, photography/digital media, crafts, sculptures, and works on paper. A panel of selection jurors—Brenton Good, Shin-hee Chin, and Lauren Whearty—chose the finalists, while awards juror Denise Ryner will determine first, second, and third place winners in each category. Cash prizes totaling $5,300 will be awarded, including the Art Docents’ Choice Award. The exhibition opens June 8, 2025, with free admission on opening day, and runs through September 14, 2025.
Hepplestone Fine Art, an award-winning art retailer in Lancashire, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Founded by Clive and his son Giles, both avid art collectors, the gallery opened in 2004 in a small space at the Carrington Centre in Eccleston. In 2010, it relocated to a purpose-built gallery at Heskin Hall Shopping Village, which allowed for expanded exhibitions and evening events. The gallery gained national recognition by winning Art Retailer of the Year from the Fine Art Trade Guild in 2016 and 2018. In 2024, it opened a second location in Wilmslow, Cheshire. A highlight was hosting the first UK gallery appearance by American artist Todd White, who continues to exhibit with them every two years. The gallery now represents emerging talents like Stockport's Lucy Manfredi and remains focused on bringing fine art to collectors both in-person and online.
Father-and-son artists William and Hugh Jennings have closed the Hitching Post Gallery in Buffalo, Wyoming, after 30 years of operation. The gallery, which opened in November 1993 on Main Street, was a longstanding fixture in the community, showcasing works from many area artists alongside gifts, books, and tobacco products. William stepped away about seven years ago, and Hugh recently decided to retire, locking the doors for the last time at the beginning of May. Hugh expressed no regrets, saying he wanted to focus more on his own art.
Salon 94 founder Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn is pursuing an expansion of a historic building on Museum Mile at 3 East 89th Street in Manhattan. The project aims to enlarge the gallery's footprint on the Upper East Side, a move reported by Crain's New York Business.
Graduate students in the University of North Texas's MFA Studio Art program are withdrawing their upcoming thesis exhibitions in protest. Their action is a direct response to the unexplained cancellation of artist Victor "Marka27" Quiñonez's solo show, "Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá," which addressed Mexican-American identity and violence by ICE. The school papered over the gallery windows and removed the exhibition page without providing a public rationale to the artist or the community.
The Original Art Gallery in Evanston, Illinois, opened a new exhibition featuring seven teaching artists from ARTSiE, a local nonprofit that provides arts education to children and families. The show includes works in painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and drawing, and a portion of sales will be donated to ARTSiE. Gallery owner Russell Muits, who took over the space in August 2025, curated the exhibit as a celebration of artists who give back to their community.
Art on Main in Dallas is presenting "Women in Art: Revealing Our Magnificence," a juried exhibition featuring bold, expressive works across mediums such as painting, drawing, photography, fiber art, sculpture, printmaking, and ceramics. The opening reception includes live music by the East Dallas Uke-A-Ladies and a set by DJ MISO, along with a Best in Show award presentation, and the exhibit runs through May 30.
Brisbane-based artist Suzon Fuks is bringing her immersive exhibition 'e-Galaxy' to Cairns, starting a national tour on February 16. The exhibition transforms discarded electronic devices like old phones and laptops into a walkable, tactile installation featuring sculptures, artist books, video projections, and soundscapes.
Hōhepa Canterbury, a not-for-profit organization, will host its biennial Art and Sculptural Exhibition in Christchurch next month. The event features works from over 50 established and emerging New Zealand artists, including Renata Przynoga and Gwyn Hughes, alongside pieces created by Hōhepa residents. A VIP preview and auction will be held on May 22, followed by public exhibition days on May 23-24, with proceeds funding the organization's wellness and community programs.
Local artist David Hughes MBE is celebrating his 100th birthday with a charity art exhibition titled *Celebration* at Arts Centre Washington, running from 20 November to 20 December 2025. He has donated a collection of his paintings to STS Charity, the official charity of South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, to raise funds for the Stroke Unit Fund and the Vision Appeal, which supports a new Eye Hospital in Sunderland opening in summer 2026. Hughes, who taught himself to paint after retiring at age 60, credits Sunderland Royal Hospital with saving his life twice—after a stroke in 2024 and a pacemaker procedure in 2010.
Artists participating in a 'Visual History of the Unions' exhibition at the University of Michigan's Michigan Union have accused the University Unions administration of unprofessional conduct and censorship. The show, a collaboration between the Inclusive History Project, the Arts Initiative, and University Unions, was originally planned to run from October 2025 to January 2026 in high-traffic areas, but was reduced to a six-week run in a small alcove. One artist, Toby Millman, created a quilt depicting a 2024 pro-Palestine protest, and after submitting it, she and others received vague emails about delays and stakeholder concerns, leading them to believe the work was being suppressed.
The exhibition "Welcome to Paradise: ¡Viva Puerto Rico Libre!" by Seattle-based Boricua artist Jo Cosme opens at ARTS at King Street Station on November 6, 2025. Featuring over 30 artists from Borikén/Puerto Rico, the show confronts the colonial reality and disaster capitalism affecting the island, using the tools of tourism and advertising to challenge viewers' perceptions of Puerto Rico as a tropical paradise.
Eleven Limerick artists are presenting paintings, prints, photography, and ceramics at the Istabraq Hall from December 5 to 17, 2025, in a pre-Christmas exhibition called the Limerick Art Expo 2025. The show features current members of Wickham Street Studios, former Contact Studios artists, and Limerick Printmakers, with a public reception on December 5 offering complimentary mulled wine and opportunities to meet the artists and purchase works.
Fibonacci Gallery in Watertown, New York, is hosting an opening reception on Friday, November 14, from 6 to 8 PM, featuring the work of local artists Laura Oakes, Virginia Hovendon, Sharon Hughto, Kathleen Morris, Claudia Loomis Chandler, and Kate Newtown. The event takes place at 120 Court Street and is open to the public.
A major new exhibition celebrating local art and craft opens at the National Trust’s historic Hughenden Manor from September 12 to 21, 2025, coinciding with Heritage Open Days. Organized by the Visual Images Group, the show features over 30 artists and makers from Buckinghamshire, displaying painting, photography, printing, textiles, ceramics, glasswork, jewelry, and sculpture. All works are for sale, and entry is free from September 12–19.