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article local schedule Apr 17, 2026 visibility 6 link 2 artists, 2 galleries

Jordan Creek renewal project isolates downtown Springfield gallery

The Renew Jordan Creek revitalization project in downtown Springfield has severely impacted Fresh Gallery, an award-winning local art space. Extensive road closures on Boonville Avenue and ongoing construction noise have cut off the gallery from its usual pedestrian and tourist traffic, leading to a drastic decline in sales and foot traffic. To combat these challenges, the gallery has launched a GoFundMe campaign and is attempting to reinvent its business model to survive until construction concludes in mid-2024.

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article culture schedule Mar 26, 2026 visibility 2 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Is the local art industry ready for AI’s impact?

Ugandan visual artists are confronting the disruptive rise of generative artificial intelligence, which many local creators view as a tool for intellectual property theft. Prominent figures like batik artist Nuwa Wamala Nyanzi highlight the lack of consent, credit, and compensation as AI models scrape internet data to replicate unique artistic styles. The local industry is currently navigating a precarious landscape where traditional techniques meet digital automation, raising urgent questions about the future of creative labor in East Africa.

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article local schedule Mar 18, 2026 visibility 5 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Malibu Artist Gay Summer Rick Opens Gallery Show March 22

The Malibu Arts Commission is launching "Heading Home," a solo exhibition of original paintings by local artist Gay Summer Rick at the Malibu City Gallery. The show, which opens with a public reception on March 22, features Rick’s signature atmospheric landscapes that blend impressionism with expressive abstraction. Her work focuses on capturing the luminous light and coastal beauty of the California shoreline using palette knife techniques.

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article local schedule Mar 17, 2026 visibility 3 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Perth artist’s showcase asks guests to touch and view works

Perth-based multidisciplinary artist Lisa Principe launched her latest solo exhibition, "In Parallel Exhibition: An Atlas of Becoming," at Cleaver House in West Perth on March 13. The showcase features works that explore the evolving relationship between the self and the landscape, notably encouraging visitors to engage with the art through both touch and sight. The opening event featured a Welcome to Country by Dr. Noel Nannup, a speech by Ash Tower, and a musical performance by Tanaya Harper.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 4, 2026 visibility 4 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Faculty artist Matt Fox brings 'Water’s Embrace' exhibit to OHIO Eastern Art Gallery

Associate Professor Matt Fox is set to debut his solo exhibition, "Water’s Embrace," at the Ohio University Eastern Art Gallery. The showcase features a dual-medium approach, combining the technical precision of stained glass with the fluid spontaneity of watercolor paintings. Fox, who also serves as the Associate Director of Nursing at the university, explores themes of transparency and transformation, with a public reception scheduled for March 17, 2026.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 2, 2026 visibility 6 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

AVA Gallery Highlights Wearable Art And Jewelry With Their New March Exhibit

The AVA Gallery in Chattanooga is launching three distinct exhibitions for its March First Friday event. The main gallery features 'Jewelry & Adornment,' an annual members-only showcase of handcrafted wearable art, while the Landis Gallery hosts a juried exhibition of works by high school students from the Center for Creative Arts. Additionally, the gallery’s front window features 'Material Intimacies / Sacred Bodies,' a site-specific installation by Kris Bespalec utilizing rust- and salt-dyed fabrics to explore themes of industrial decay and ritual.

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article local schedule Feb 22, 2026 visibility 3 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Seventh Circle celebrates new space by championing local artists in open-call exhibition

Seventh Circle, an independent art space in Birmingham's Digbeth district, has inaugurated its new, expanded location with an open-call exhibition titled "Renaissance." Featuring works by 40 local artists across various media—including sculpture, ceramics, and fine art—the show explores themes of rebirth and renewal. To support the local creative economy, the gallery introduced a dual-award system: a Director’s Choice Award granting a solo exhibition and a People’s Choice Award providing bespoke framing services.

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article local schedule Feb 4, 2026 visibility 3 link 1 artist, 3 galleries

Contemporary art gallery to open in Stroud

A new permanent contemporary art gallery called Five Valleys Gallery is opening in Stroud this month. Located within the Home of Vintage in the Five Valleys Shopping Centre, it will feature a professionally curated selection of up to 36 artists, primarily from the local Stroud and Five Valleys area, as well as from Bristol, Bath, and London. The gallery's offerings include award-winning landscape painting, ceramics, glass, and sculpture.

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article local schedule Jan 26, 2026 visibility 1 link 4 artists, 2 galleries

ANTiPODE gallery holds space for any artists’ work to thrive

Two best friends, Amir Amini and Saina Heshmati, founded ANTiPODE gallery in Seattle in September 2025. The gallery prioritizes immigrant and established artists, with 70% of exhibitions dedicated to immigrant artists and 30% to local artists, aiming to act as a cultural bridge between Seattle and cities like Tehran. The founders previously curated a group exhibition called "Postcard from Tehran" at the RailSpur building, which inspired the gallery's mission. ANTiPODE also hosts events such as movie nights and experimental music and dance performances to connect with the local community.

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article local schedule Jan 4, 2026 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Grove Gallery to host opening reception for ‘Triptych’ exhibition on Jan. 10

Grove Gallery in Grove Street will host an opening reception on January 10 for "Triptych," a group exhibition featuring works by artists Kate Berry-Brown, Vanessa Filley, and Darren Oberto. The show runs through January 31 and brings together figurative photography, pencil-based portraits, and oil paintings, exploring themes of motherhood, belonging, place, and the cosmos through geometric abstraction and experimental mark-making.

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article local schedule Dec 15, 2025 visibility 1 link 2 artists, 2 galleries

Trudi’s artwork lights up Abbeyeix Library this Christmas

Retired art teacher Trudi Killeen from Ballinakill is exhibiting a collection of watercolour paintings at Abbeyleix Library in Ireland throughout December. The exhibition features local scenes including Heywood Gardens, Gill’s Pond, Castle Durrow, and Abbeyleix Library itself, along with vibrant depictions of shops on Main Street Portlaoise and forestry scenes. Killeen, who graduated in art and held her first exhibition at Queen’s University Belfast in the 1960s, has been painting for decades and now works from her studio overlooking Gill’s Pond.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 10, 2025 visibility 1 link 4 artists, 2 galleries

The art of remembrance – 10 December 2025

In December 2025, a commemorative exhibition reunites twenty artists who first showed together in 2005 in 'Portugal through the Eyes of Artists,' hosted by Dr. Pedro Alexandre Amor de Fonseca Cabral Adão, then Consul General of Portugal in Goa. The original groundbreaking group show, held at his official residence in Altinho, was the largest of its kind in Goa at the time and reshaped the local art landscape. Now, two decades later, the same artists—joined by three emerging talents—present works in diverse media including painting, mixed media, and textile, honoring the late diplomat who championed their early careers.

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article local schedule Nov 11, 2025 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

The Corner Gallery grand opening Friday

The Artist Guild of Dickson County is opening The Corner Gallery, a new art space in Dickson, Tennessee, with a grand opening celebration on Friday, November 14, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. The event at 303 Henslee Drive will feature a ribbon cutting ceremony and community reception, showcasing original works by over 25 local artists, including paintings, photography, pottery, sculpture, and mixed media pieces available for purchase.

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article local schedule Nov 5, 2025 visibility 1 link 3 artists, 2 galleries

Maker's Mark: San Antonio ceramic artists unite for inaugural ClaySA exhibition and studio tour

San Antonio ceramic artists Michelle Hernandez, Hilary Rochow, and Rikkianne Van Kirk initiated ClaySA, a grassroots effort to unite the local ceramics community. The program includes a group exhibition titled "The Mark of the Hand," featuring 23 local artists working in clay, and 12 studio tours across two weekends in November. The exhibition, curated by Rochow, builds on a previous show called "Clay Symphony" and is supported by an all-volunteer committee including Contemporary Art Month Executive Director Roberta "Nina" Hassele and other artists.

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article local schedule Oct 29, 2025 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

‘Studio Art Life’ comes up in Chandigarh, the art-space will provide artists’ a platform

Multifaceted artist Poonam Arora has launched a new art studio called 'Studio Art Life' in Chandigarh's NAC, Manimajra market. The space debuted with a multi-artist exhibition featuring works by fourteen artists, including paintings in watercolor, oil, and acrylic, as well as sculptures and decoupage pieces. The exhibition runs through November 2, 2025.

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article local schedule Oct 24, 2025 visibility 1 link 6 artists, 4 galleries

Exhibition featuring local artists now on display at Springfield Town Center

A new art installation has opened at Springfield Town Center in Fairfax County, Virginia, featuring seven works by three local artists—Tumôhq Abney, Jován Bethel, and Isabella Merlos. The exhibition, titled “ArtsFairfax Presents at Springfield Town Center,” is a collaboration between the mall and ArtsFairfax, the county's official arts agency, and was unveiled on October 16, 2025, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The show is part of ArtsFairfax’s month-long artoberVA celebration, organized in partnership with CultureWorks, and will remain on display through March 31, 2026, with all works available for purchase.

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article local schedule Oct 19, 2025 link 1 artist, 3 galleries

Young Irvine artist prepares for first major solo exhibition in town

Young Irvine artist Euan Tait, 23, a recent graduate of the University of the West of Scotland, will present his first major solo exhibition at the Harbour Arts Centre in Irvine next month. The show runs from November 6 to January 10, featuring a diverse range of new work including paintings and original prints, many produced at the Glasgow Print Studio where he is an active member. A preview night is planned for November 5.

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article local schedule Oct 17, 2025 visibility 2 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

New art space launches with exhibition by South African artist Nico Krijno

A new art space has launched with an inaugural exhibition featuring works by South African artist Nico Krijno. The exhibition marks the opening of the venue, which aims to bring contemporary art to a broader audience.

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article local schedule Oct 16, 2025 visibility 1 link 2 artists, 2 galleries

Regional Artist Development (RAD) program applications open

Applications are now open for the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery's 2026 Regional Artist Development (RAD) Exhibitions and Residencies program in New South Wales, Australia. The program offers three Artist in Residence opportunities and three exhibition opportunities, each including use of the gallery's E3 Art Space for up to four weeks, supported by funding from Create NSW. Artist Lieng Lay, a 2025 RAD Residency recipient, is currently exhibiting drawings at the E3 Art Space and will host a free workshop on 6 November 2025.

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article local schedule Oct 15, 2025 visibility 2 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

City seeks applications from artists for a mural in the Vermont Street parking garage

The city of Lawrence, Kansas, has announced a call for artists to create a mural in the Vermont Street parking garage, located at 725 Vermont Street next to the Lawrence Public Library. Artists or teams are invited to submit qualifications, including a written idea or sketch, work samples, a bio, and a resume, by November 16, 2025. A review committee will select up to three finalists, each receiving $300 to develop a formal proposal, and one will be awarded a $5,500 commission to install the artwork on the ground-level west-facing wall. The project is part of the city's ongoing public art initiatives, which have included other installations in downtown parking garages this year.

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article local schedule Oct 13, 2025 visibility 3 link 12 artists, 1 gallery

Art exhibition set to bring significant interest in Mayo town

An art exhibition called The Crow Gallery is opening in Westport, County Mayo, during the Westival 2025 arts and music festival. Housed in the vacant The Local public house on Castlebar Street, the show features work from local artists with disabilities and artists who responded to an Open Call on the theme of disability justice. The exhibition explores perceptions of disability, challenges ableism, and aims to spark dialogue about inclusion. It is the first phase of a longer-term project to establish a permanent gallery, coffee shop, gift shop, and artist studios where disabled and non-disabled artists collaborate, with people with disabilities leading the space. The project was driven by Anna Wall, inspired by local artist Maitiu Quinn and her daughter Amber Walsh, and supported by Social Entrepreneurs Ireland’s Ideas Academy and a Mayo County Council Arts Office workshop.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 9, 2025 visibility 1 link 3 artists, 3 galleries

Open Exhibitions 2025 begin at Ferens Art Gallery

Two annual open exhibitions open this week at Ferens Art Gallery in Hull, UK. The main Open Exhibition features over 300 artworks by amateur and professional local artists across media including painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, textiles, and film, with some pieces available for purchase. Alongside it, the Young Artist Open Exhibition showcases 559 submissions from artists aged 15 and under, submitted by individuals, schools, and community groups. The exhibitions run from 10 October 2025 to 11 January 2026, with a public programme including artist talks on select dates.

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article policy schedule Nov 11, 2025

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Heritage experts, international officials, and Syrian residents gathered in Switzerland for the first comprehensive conference on restoring the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra since the end of Bashar Al Assad's regime. Organized by UNESCO and the Aliph Foundation, the group recommended establishing an international expert task force to remove Palmyra from UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger. Rehabilitation efforts will focus on the Palmyra museum, restoration of artifacts at the Damascus Museum, and repair of the footbridge, with work expected to begin in January 2026.

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

Local artist’s new exhibit captures Florida’s quiet contradictions

Painter Bill Gallagher opens his solo exhibition “The State of Florida” on May 2 at Jane’s Art Center in New Smyrna Beach, featuring a new body of realistic oil paintings that capture everyday Florida scenes—cafés, coastlines, parking lots, sidewalks, and public spaces. The works explore subtle tensions between presence and distraction, connection and isolation, using a classical realist approach to transform the state into a psychological stage. Gallagher, who began exhibiting in his 20s in New York, Orlando, Los Angeles, and Milan, left the gallery world for a successful advertising career before returning to painting two years ago, earning multiple awards including first place at the Artists’ Workshop NSB Members Show for his painting “Release.”

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article local schedule Apr 23, 2026 visibility 1 link 6 artists

McRae Art Studios kicks off 40th anniversary with open house this weekend

McRae Art Studios, Orlando's oldest and largest professional artist collective, is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a spring open house on April 25 at its 10,000-square-foot converted garage space in urban Orlando. Founded in 1986 by George and Marty Whipple, the studio has hosted over 100 award-winning artists across five locations. The event features studio visits, original artwork sales, live music, and a cash bar, along with a new exhibition of self-portraits titled "The Faces of McRae" created by the current 22 member artists. The collective is also reorganizing as a nonprofit to strengthen the local arts community.

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article local schedule Apr 21, 2026 visibility 4 link 2 artists

Healing Through Art: The Highlands Launches Community Gallery

The Highlands, a senior living community in Decorah, has opened a new on-site art gallery. Its inaugural exhibition features acrylic paintings by tri-state area artist Corey Cleven, with all artwork available for purchase. A portion of each sale will be donated to The Highlands Foundation to support resident programs and services.

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candle obituary schedule Apr 20, 2026 visibility 6 link 4 artists

Cledie Taylor, Detroit’s ‘First Lady’ of Art Exhibition and Education, Dies at 100

Cledie Taylor, a pioneering Detroit artist, gallerist, and educator who championed the city's Black artisans and shaped its art curriculum, has died at the age of 100. Born in Arkansas in 1926, she moved to Detroit as a child and became a central figure in the local art scene, co-founding the influential artist collective Arts Extended in the 1950s.

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article local schedule Apr 17, 2026 visibility 6 link 2 artists

Country life as seen in 140 artworks at new gallery exhibition

The Cassino Art Gallery is launching a new exhibition titled "Country Life," featuring over 140 artworks that explore rural existence in New South Wales. Scheduled to coincide with the region's Beef Week celebrations, the show includes a diverse range of entries from local artists and a significant contribution from students through the Youth Creative Project.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 16, 2026 visibility 7 link 5 artists

Governor’s Art Show, one of Colorado’s largest fine art exhibitions, returns to Loveland

The 35th annual Governor’s Art Show has returned to the Loveland Museum, showcasing a juried selection of fine art from across Colorado. This year’s exhibition features approximately 60 artists, including 10 first-time participants, selected through a competitive blind jury process. The show includes a diverse range of media, from Lorri Acott’s life-size bronze animal sculptures to Jane DeDecker’s new works blending bronze with fused glass, and Faye Crowe’s Western-influenced abstract paintings.

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article local schedule Apr 13, 2026 visibility 4 link 1 artist

What’s good? Local art show is turning the Ottawa Valley into a gallery for a weekend

Arts Carleton Place is set to host its 2026 Fine Art Exhibition on May 2 and 3 at the Carleton Place Arena Upper Hall. The two-day event will feature 54 regional artists from Lanark County and the Ottawa Valley, presenting a diverse collection of works ranging from landscapes to abstract pieces. The exhibition offers free admission and provides a platform for visitors to meet local creators and purchase original artworks.

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