'Blind Sight': Local artist to present show at Equinox Village

The Gallery at Equinox Village in Manchester, Vermont, will host an exhibition titled "Blind Sight" by local resident and artist Jane Johnson. The opening reception on November 20 will feature live music by Mark LaChac, appetizers, and refreshments, and the show runs through January 6. Johnson, who became legally blind in October 2024, presents a whimsical collection including "Vermont Impressions" paintings, pierced portraits, and floral arrangements, inspired by her journey before and after losing her sight.

Community news: Scholars at OPRF, art exhibition in Western Springs, more

A community news roundup from the Chicago area reports on multiple local events, including a National Merit Scholarship announcement at Oak Park and River Forest High School, a two-day art exhibition and silent auction hosted by the First Congregational Church of Western Springs, a drive-in movie screening at Triton College, a Halloween brunch at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, a fall carnival in Darien, and a Zumba dance fundraiser for breast cancer research in Franklin Park. The art exhibition features works by about 20 church members and friends, with a watercolor workshop for children led by artist Jess Root and proceeds benefiting charities.

We're transforming an empty Sunderland shop into an art gallery to celebrate city's creativity

A collective of artists in Sunderland, England, is transforming the former Sweet Home Alabama shop on Fawcett Street into a new art gallery called Twenty-Four North East (24NE). Led by Sunderland artist Ken Devine, along with Graham Bowes, Darren Timby, and others, the group has leased the unit and is renovating it with donated paint from Albert's Place. The gallery will operate as a permanent independent retail fine art gallery, funded and run by the artists themselves, selling original artworks with zero commission. It is set to open on November 20 with a winter exhibition and will be open Wednesdays to Saturdays for shows, classes, workshops, and art sales.

Ringo Starr Finds Peace And Love On The Road And In The (Art) Studio

Ringo Starr, at 85, is balancing a six-date residency with his All-Starr Band at The Venetian in Las Vegas with a concurrent art exhibition at the Animazing Gallery in the same resort. The show, titled "Starr Art" and curated by Neal Glaser of ArtCelebs, features Starr's original paintings, limited edition works, and spin-art pieces, with all artist proceeds benefiting his charity, The Lotus Foundation. Starr, who began painting in the late 1990s and discovered spin art online, describes his abstract, colorful Pop Art as a joyful creative outlet.

16 artists for Emerging Vision exhibit

Arnim's Art Galleria in Port of Spain is hosting its fourth annual group exhibition, Emerging Vision, featuring 40 works by 16 emerging artists from August 8-23, 2025. Curator Gabriella Bedeau selected a diverse range of styles and media, including abstract, portraits, caricature, photography, digital art, and mixed media, without imposing a theme to preserve each artist's creativity. The exhibition also includes a conservation and preservation art talk on August 23 by restoration expert Surrendra Maraj, covering climate effects on artwork and forgery recognition. Featured artists include Jace-Michael Joseph, Jhad Moses, Kirsten Skinner, and Katelyn Skinner, who shared insights into their work and inspirations.

A Celebration of Art, Identity, and Collaboration

Malta inaugurated a groundbreaking art exhibition, 'Colours in Europe with Maltese Reflections,' on August 1, 2025, at the Skoda Showroom in Ħaż-Żebbuġ. The show features 42 hand-painted mannequins created by 37 artists from Malta, Gozo, and across the European Union, blending fashion with fine art. The opening ceremony was led by Josephine Ebejer Grech on behalf of Catwalk Productions International, founded by Paul Chetcuti, who received a certificate from Malta Records for hosting the largest collection of Maltese-painted mannequins under one artistic concept. Artist Joseph Barbara also spoke at the event, which runs until August 30, 2025.

Union Public Library & Arts Center hosts a grand opening

The Union Public Library & Arts Center in Union, New Jersey, held a grand opening celebration for its newly renovated three-level facility. The event featured an art gallery unveiling with works by acclaimed artist Winston Young, a Black Box Theater plaque unveiling with live performances, a parade from the interim library location, a ribbon cutting, and activities including LEGO workshops led by Corey and Travis Samuels, origami, caricature drawing, face painting, and a book sale. Library director Kassundra Miller expressed excitement about offering new amenities such as a sensory room, creativity lab, study rooms, podcast room, and musical instrument lending.

P. S. Art 2025: Celebrating the Creative Spirit of New York City Kids

P. S. Art 2025, now in its twenty-third year, marks the eighteenth edition hosted at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The juried exhibition features 137 works—including collages, drawings, paintings, and sculptures—selected from nearly 1,000 entries by New York City public school students from prekindergarten through grade 12, representing all five boroughs and District 75. The show highlights student creativity, close observation, and technical skill, with support from art teachers and partners Studio in a School and The Met.

Artists, Fashion Designers Tap State-of-the-Art AI for NVIDIA GTC Paris Gallery

NVIDIA GTC Paris, held June 10-12 at VivaTech, will feature a curated AI art gallery showcasing seven artists and fashion designers who use machine learning to create artwork. Exhibitors include aurèce vettier (Paul Mouginot), whose series 'le travail des rêves' and 'the light that is not seen' train AI on personal childhood photos to generate dreamlike oil paintings, and Senegalese artist Linda Dounia Rebeiz, whose project 'Once Upon a Garden' documents extinct flora from West Africa's Sahel region using AI-generated imagery. The gallery aims to demonstrate how AI can serve as a creative partner rather than just a tool.

Heard Museum to open exhibition pairing artists’ work with letters to their younger selves

The Heard Museum in Phoenix has opened a new exhibition titled "Wisdom from the Future," which pairs artwork by 28 Indigenous artists aged 55 and older with personal letters they wrote to their younger selves. The letters offer reflections on creativity, identity, and lived experience, with participating artists including Kay WalkingStick, Norbert Peshlakai, Preston Singletary, and others. The exhibition was developed in connection with the museum's Creative Aging program, which supports older adults in developing artistic skills.

Beyond the Mona Lisa: MOSI’s Leonardo da Vinci exhibit showcases the ‘original innovator’ in Tampa

MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry) in Tampa, Florida, is hosting an exhibition titled "Machines in Motion" that features 20 working machines built from Leonardo da Vinci's 15th-century designs. Created by Italian engineers using period-appropriate materials, the interactive display includes inventions such as ball bearings, an olive oil press, a printing press, and wartime weapons. MOSI President & CEO John Graydon Smith describes da Vinci as "the original innovator" and notes the exhibit aims to inspire creativity in both children and adults. The temporary exhibition runs until May 3.

Coastal Discovery Museum hosting annual Beaufort County High School Regional Art Exhibition

The Coastal Discovery Museum is hosting the fifth annual Beaufort County High School Regional Art Exhibition, a juried showcase featuring over 100 works by local students. Running through May 5, the exhibition includes a diverse range of media such as painting, photography, ceramics, and digital art from eight public and private schools. A public reception and awards ceremony are scheduled for April 9 to celebrate the technical skill and creativity of these emerging young artists.

The Davos arts programme: ‘Art ventures where policy briefs and position papers cannot go’

The article describes the Arts and Culture Programme at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, centered on the theme 'A Spirit of Dialogue.' It features performances and installations including the Mahler Chamber Orchestra with violinist Renaud Capuçon and an AI-generated visual installation by artist Ronen Tanchum, a concert by musician Jon Batiste, Thijs Biersteker's data-driven installation 'Forestate' created with Unesco, and Marina Abramović's mobile installation 'THE BUS.' The programme is structured around three pillars: Human Presence in the Digital Age, Tradition and Innovation, and Connection and Collaboration.

'100 Candleholders' by Blunk Space is an exhibition to ignite creativity

Blunk Space gallery in Point Reyes Station, California, is presenting '100 Candleholders', an exhibition running from 17 January to 28 March 2026. The show features 100 artists and designers from around the world—including Max Lamb, Bethan Laura Wood, Ido Yoshimoto, and Jonathan Cross—each invited to create a candleholder inspired by the late sculptor JB Blunk, his work, or his self-built home and studio, Blunk House. This is the second installment in the '100' series, following '100 Hooks' in 2023-24, and takes its cue from Blunk's own 1981 exhibition '100 Plates Plus', which explored the artistic potential of everyday objects.

BGSU Fine Arts Gallery Presents, “Italy In The Artist’s Imagination,” A Student-curated Exhibition

Bowling Green State University's Fine Arts Gallery presented "Italy In The Artist’s Imagination," a student-curated exhibition running from November 21 to December 10, 2025, at the Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery. The show featured nearly a hundred works from the university's permanent collection alongside student submissions, spanning Renaissance masters like Albrecht Dürer to contemporary artists, all exploring how Italy has inspired artistic creativity over centuries. Curated by students enrolled in Dr. Allie Terry-Fritsch's Professional Practices in Art History course, the exhibition highlighted pieces such as Dürer's woodcut "Christ Taking Leave of His Mother" (1511), Jessica Faber's screen print "Prospecttiva" (2024), and Jules Maidoff's "Lo Studio."

Karachi celebrates global creativity

The fourth edition of the international art exhibition 'Peace & Pieces' opened in Karachi on Thursday, inaugurated by Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab as part of the 39-day World Culture Festival 2025. Held at the Ahmed Pervez Art Gallery, the exhibition features works by global artists including Kelechi Nwaneri (Nigeria), Adjaratou Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso), Sofia Maria Xenaki and Aglaia Perraki (Greece), alongside Pakistani artists such as Amin Gulgee, Akram Spaul, Basil Habib, Hamza Qazi, and Haider Ali Naqvi. The event was attended by Marc Piton, Counsellor for Cooperation and Cultural Affairs at the French Embassy, and drew a diverse crowd of art enthusiasts.

HOPE Outdoor Gallery Sets Opening Date

The HOPE Outdoor Gallery in Austin, Texas, will open its new purpose-built location at 741 Dalton Lane near the airport on November 28, following a six-year closure after its original site off Lamar Boulevard shut down. The 8-acre space, sponsored by the Nouns DAO Community, features over 30 street artists including Miles Starkey, Emily Ding, and Kimie Flores, and is designed as a free, accessible laboratory for both budding and established artists. The opening weekend includes a special limited-edition print by Shepard Fairey for the first 50 daily visitors.

'Best ever' art exhibition celebrates showcasing amateur artists

Chilworth Art Group held its 20th consecutive annual exhibition at Romsey Town Hall, despite inclement weather and roadworks, calling it their 'best ever' show. The five-day event featured 87 works by 15 amateur artists, with about half sold to the public. The show opened on Tuesday, October 28, announced by town crier Terry Hamer, and included a 'Best in Show' competition judged by professional artist Daphne Ellman. The award went to David Peckham for his piece 'Farriers', which was later purchased by a man whose grandfather was an army farrier during the First World War. The group also raised £232 for Romsey Young Carers through attendee donations.

Check out first look images of L.A.’s trippy museum of AI arts — and its new opening plan

Media artist Refik Anadol has announced that Dataland, the world's first museum of AI arts, will open in spring 2026 at the Frank Gehry-designed Grand L.A. complex in downtown Los Angeles, delayed from its original 2025 schedule. The museum spans 25,000 square feet and includes five galleries; a sneak peek was released of the Infinity Room, an immersive multisensory space featuring swirling colors, AI-generated scents, and a proprietary AI model called the Large Nature Model. The Infinity Room concept originated in 2014 at UCLA and has since toured 35 cities, attracting over 10 million visitors.

New Alden B. Dow Home and Studio exhibition to highlight acclaimed graphic designer Tim Lewis

The Alden B. Dow Home and Studio in Midland, Michigan, will host a new exhibition titled “A New Vision: The Graphic Art of Tim Lewis” from September 4 to December 31, 2025. The show celebrates the life and career of Tim Lewis, a Midland native and acclaimed graphic designer and illustrator who worked from the 1960s through the 1990s, creating commercial illustrations for major U.S. magazines, album covers for artists like Peter, Paul and Mary, Gordon Lightfoot, and Chuck Berry, and posters for Barbra Streisand’s TV specials. The exhibition includes original artwork and prints, many available for purchase, and opens with a public reception on September 4.

Four years on from the Taliban takeover, Afghan women are asserting themselves through art

Four years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, Afghan women are using art as a means of expression and resistance. The article profiles artist Alina Gawhary, who fled to study art in Belfast, and highlights the work of the UK-based NGO Turquoise Mountain, which collaborates with women carpet weavers in Bamiyan. Afghan-British artist Maryam Omar collected poetry from illiterate weavers and designed watercolor patterns that were woven into carpets, displayed in the selling exhibition "Weaving Poems" at Sotheby's in London. The exhibition foregrounds the women's creative voices and returns profits to the weavers.

“Defying Boundaries To Celebrate Creativity” — Highlights From Art Basel in Basel 2025

Samsung Electronics partnered with Art Basel in Basel 2025 as the official display partner, presenting a digital art experience called 'ArtCube' at the fair from June 19 to 22, 2025. The lounge featured Samsung Art TVs including The Frame Pro, MICRO LED, and Neo QLED 8K, displaying artworks from the Samsung Art Store collection. A talk session included RM of BTS and artist Basim Magdy, discussing digital technology's role in art. Samsung also launched a new collection of 38 highlighted pieces from the fair on its Art Store, allowing subscribers worldwide to view the works remotely.

McKee Student Art Show celebrates its 95th year

The Haggin Museum in Stockton is hosting its 95th annual Robert T. McKee Student Art Exhibition, featuring approximately 1,700 works—paintings, drawings, photographs, and sculptures—submitted by K-12 students from across the county. The exhibition opens on January 29, with an artist reception on February 7, and runs through March 15. Works by younger students (kindergarten through 4th grade) are displayed in the West Gallery, while those by older students (5th through 12th grade) are shown upstairs in the Tuleberg Gallery.

St Helens Open Art Competition set to return for 30th year

The St Helens Open Art Competition is returning for its 30th year, celebrating three decades of local creativity. The exhibition will be held at The World of Glass, home to the Godfrey Pilkington Art Gallery, from November 29, 2025, to February 28, 2026. Judging this year’s competition includes artists Peter Humphries, Arthur Roberts, Paul Cousins, and Tash Lofthouse, with prizes ranging from the St Helens Artists awards to the newly introduced Jill Dagnall Prize.

Speed Art Museum exhibit 'Brilliant Exiles' empowers a new generation

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.

The Last Living Surrealist

Der letzte lebende Surrealist

Alejandro Jodorowsky, the 97-year-old Chilean-French artist and filmmaker, is profiled in his Paris apartment as the last living Surrealist. The article reflects on his century-spanning career, from his early pantomime work with Marcel Marceau in the 1950s to his cult films like "El Topo" and "The Holy Mountain," as well as his famously unrealized adaptation of Frank Herbert's "Dune." Jodorowsky shares his philosophy that true art has a beginning but no end, offering a retrospective on a life lived at the intersection of performance, cinema, and visionary creativity.

Why AI Doesn't Steal Our Imagination – with Jenifer Becker

Warum KI uns nicht die Fantasie raubt – mit Jenifer Becker

Author and cultural scholar Jenifer Becker discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on creativity in the Monopol podcast "Fantasiemuskel." She argues that while AI-generated text is often generic, it can liberate us from the romantic myth of the solitary genius by demonstrating that most ideas already exist. Becker leads the "AI Lab Kit" at the Hildesheim Literature Institute, using experimental projects to push language models beyond their algorithmic comfort zones.

"My Art Invites People to Rebel Against the Status Quo"

"Meine Kunst lädt ein, gegen die Zustände zu rebellieren"

The iconic, communist Kangaroo from Marc-Uwe Kling’s popular literary series has transitioned into the world of contemporary art. After accidentally wandering into a gallery opening while under the influence of liquor-filled chocolates, the marsupial decides to launch a career as an artist, viewing the white cube as a new frontier for its anti-capitalist rebellion.

Sizewell C workers and community unite for ‘vibrant’ art exhibition in Leiston

A free touring art exhibition showcasing the creative talents of Sizewell C workers is now on display at the Live Well Hub in Leiston, Suffolk. Organized by Sizewell Creative, the exhibition features work from 18 artists, including 15 from the Sizewell C workforce and three local community artists, spanning photography, watercolor, and abstract designs. It launched in Barnby last year and opened in Leiston with a private viewing event, with plans to continue touring Suffolk.

First Friday Art Walk set this weekend in Sequim

The First Friday Art Walk in Sequim, Washington, will take place this weekend from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., featuring an aqua-themed self-guided tour of downtown venues. Highlights include a reception for "May Flowers" at Blue Whole Gallery with works by Jolene Sanborn and Rick George, a fiber arts exhibit at Sequim Museum & Arts, and new works at A. Milligan Art Studio and Gallery by Lyn Conlan and Anne Pfeiffer, along with live music and local artisan offerings at multiple participating businesses.