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Local artist showcase takes place at The Yarrow, March 20–22

The Park City Artists Association is hosting its third annual “Spring Into Art” showcase at The Yarrow from March 20 to 22. This free public exhibition features a diverse array of works from local creators, including ten painters specializing in various media, five jewelers, and six award-winning photographers. The event also highlights three-dimensional works such as steel sculptures, glass art, woodwork, and fiber art.

Cecilia Beaven Explores Mythology and Folklore in "Inflorescence"

Mexican-born artist Cecilia Beaven presents "Inflorescence" at Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, an exhibition featuring large-scale paintings, lithographs, and ceramics. The show transforms the gallery into a lush environment populated by hybrid creatures and vibrant flora, drawing heavily from Aztec mythology and Meso-American creation stories. Key works like "Inflorescence I" and "Inflorescence II" depict human figures as the literal source of blooming botanical life, blending traditional folklore with contemporary aesthetics.

New art exhibition exploring local folklore and myths opens at Wycombe Museum

Wycombe Museum has launched a new exhibition dedicated to exploring local folklore and myths. The show features artistic interpretations of regional stories and legends, bringing them to a contemporary audience.

Sheboygan Visual Artists will welcome community to new gallery March 7

Sheboygan Visual Artists (SVA) is set to open its new 1,200-square-foot Ebenreiter Gallery on March 7 at 534 S. Pier Drive. The new riverfront location features four studio spaces and will serve as a permanent hub for exhibitions, workshops, and artist groups after the organization was displaced from its long-term home at the EBCO Venture Center in 2024. The opening will be marked by a communal painting event featuring local dignitaries rather than a traditional ribbon-cutting.

Edmonds Arts Festival Gallery Arts call for artists now open

The Edmonds Arts Festival has officially opened its call for artists for the juried Gallery Arts portion of its 69th annual event, scheduled for June 19–21, 2026. Regional artists are invited to submit works across two distinct calls covering categories such as painting, sculpture, photography, and digital art, with a submission deadline of May 1. The 2026 edition, led by co-directors Janet Jensen and Cheryl Waale, will feature three premier gallery spaces at the Frances Anderson Center and offer $12,000 in prize awards.

Call For Artists: Dead Of Winter Exhibition & Art Sale At Frozen Dead Guy Days

Estes Park News has issued a call for artists to participate in the Dead of Winter Exhibition & Art Sale, held in conjunction with the Frozen Dead Guy Days festival. The event invites visual artists to submit work for a themed winter exhibition and sale, offering a platform for local and regional creatives to showcase and sell their art during the quirky Colorado festival.

Art exhibition highlighting local waterscapes opens to wide acclaim

An art exhibition focused on local waterscapes has opened to widespread acclaim in East Devon, organized by the East Devon District Council. The show highlights the region's coastal and riverine landscapes through works by local artists.

Pennsylvania-based artists: Submit proposals for new exhibition at the Arboretum

The Arboretum at Penn State is calling for proposals from Pennsylvania-based artists for a new outdoor art exhibition titled "Penn’s Woods Outdoor Art Exhibition." The exhibition will feature 10 works displayed in the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens from June through August, with wood as a central material or inspiration. Selected artists will receive a $1,000 honorarium, and proposals must be submitted by February 28.

Seremban mural alley hailed as longest in country

Seremban's Lorong Seni, a kilometer-long back alley behind pre-war shophouses, has been recognized by the Malaysia Book of Records as the longest art alley in the country. The project, coordinated by Zakir Amir Mohd Derus, involved seven local artists working in stages over five years (2019-2024) with a RM2.5 million budget from Seremban City Hall. The murals focus on local history, traditions, sports, and multicultural harmony, and the alley is now closed to vehicles on weekends to allow public enjoyment.

Exhibit Reclaims Space for Human Artists

Cedarville University's 220 Gallery is hosting “Painters and Paintings,” an exhibit featuring physical and digital paintings by the university's art students, open through January 14, 2026. Conceived by associate professor Aaron Gosser, the show pairs each artwork with a photo of the student artist and a personal reflection on painting in an era flooded with AI-generated images, aiming to foreground the human hand and story behind each piece.

Art on the Wall That Echoes Protests From the Streets

The New York Times article explores how contemporary artists are translating the energy and imagery of street protests into gallery and museum exhibitions. It highlights specific works that incorporate protest signs, slogans, and visual motifs from recent social movements, examining how these pieces retain their political urgency when removed from the streets and placed in institutional spaces.

Edinburgh independent arts festival announces open call for artists

Edinburgh's Hidden Door, an annual independent multi-arts festival, has announced an open call for visual artists to submit work for its 2026 edition, running from June 3 to June 7. The festival, which is volunteer-run, received transformative multi-year funding from Creative Scotland through 2027, enabling it to pay artists fairly and expand its ambitions. Artists based in Scotland or with a meaningful connection to the country are invited to apply by January 11, with themes including 'Out-of-Place Objects,' 'Stone Tape Theory,' and 'Myth of a Building.' The venue for 2026 remains secret, with the full program to be announced later.

Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ planned exhibition on displacement of Palestinians sparks outpouring of support and criticism

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg announced plans for an exhibition titled 'Palestine Uprooted: Nakba, Past and Present,' scheduled to open in June 2026. The show will document the lived experience of the Nakba—the mass displacement of Palestinians beginning with the 1948 Arab-Israeli war—through video testimonials, objects, art, text, and photography, focusing on personal stories of Palestinian Canadians. The announcement has drawn both strong support and criticism, with museum CEO Isha Khan emphasizing the exhibition is not a historical retrospective or commentary on current Israel-Palestine relations.

New art collective launches with exhibition exploring life with cancer

A new art collective called Sussex Cancer Art and Research (S.C.A.R.) launches with an exhibition titled "Drawn Out: Lines Beyond the Limen" at Dorset Place Gallery in Brighton. Curated by University of Brighton graduate Markus Taylor, who was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia in 2021, the show features works by local artists living with or affected by cancer. Taylor incorporates his own cancerous blood as a medium in one piece, symbolizing his diagnosis and the emotional realities of the disease.

In Her 90s, a Painter Finally Confronts Her Nazi Trauma

The New York Times profiles a painter in her 90s who has finally begun to address the trauma she experienced during the Nazi era through her artwork. The article details how she survived persecution and displacement as a child under Nazi rule, and how for decades she avoided directly depicting those experiences in her paintings. Now, late in life, she is creating works that confront her past, using art as a means of processing long-suppressed memories and emotions.

Castleknock Christmas Tree Festival and Art Exhibition

The parishes of Castleknock and Mulhuddart with Clonsilla are hosting a Christmas Tree Festival at St Brigid’s in Castleknock from November 28th to 30th, featuring decorated trees that tell the Christmas story. Alongside the festival, an annual Arts and Craft Fair will take place on Saturday, November 29th, from 12pm to 4pm in the Parish Centre, including an art exhibition and sale by local artists and crafters, plus refreshments, cake stalls, and family activities like Santa’s Grotto and face painting.

‘Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts’ goes on show in Rome

A lavishly illuminated Renaissance Bible, hailed as the 'Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts,' has been placed on public display in Rome. The Borso d'Este Bible, created between 1455 and 1461 for the first Duke of Ferrara, features over 1,000 gold-adorned miniature paintings by artists including Taddeo Crivelli and Franco dei Russi. Normally kept in a secure safe at the Gallerie Estensi in Modena, the two-volume manuscript was transported under heavy security to the Italian Senate, where it is exhibited in a humidity-controlled case as part of the Vatican's Holy Year celebrations through January 2026. Visitors can explore high-resolution digital reproductions via touch screens.

Artists invited to submit work for biennial arts exhibition

The Salina Art Center has issued a call for entries for the 2026 Mountain Plains Contemporary Art Biennial, a juried exhibition open to visual artists from ten U.S. states: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. Submissions must be made via CaFÉ by January 20, 2026, with a $35 entry fee for up to three artworks completed in 2024 or 2025. The exhibition encourages themes of identity, place, belonging, and transformation ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary. Awards totaling up to $5,000 will be given, including a $2,250 first prize, and the juror is Hesse McGraw.

Fibonacci Gallery - Opening

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.

Local artists can showcase their work in Toronto show

A juried art exhibition titled 'The Hub of The Great Lakes' will take place in May 2026 at Toronto's Twist Gallery, presented by the ART HUB At Spring. The month-long show will feature approximately 75 wall-hung artworks by artists from Sault Ste. Marie and the Algoma region of Northern Ontario, with all pieces available for purchase. A formal Call for Artists will be released in two weeks, inviting original works that reflect the spirit and creativity of the region.

Juried Art Exhibition showcases over 150 submissions in Cambridge

The 22nd annual Juried Art Exhibition opened at the Cambridge Centre for the Arts on Saturday, featuring over 150 submissions from local artists. Juror Lisa Hirmer announced awards including first place (Jill Summerhayes award) to Melissa Rempel, second to Dianne McBride, third to Bill Praught, and honourable mentions to Vanessa Pejovic, Kathryn Tyrrell, and Sue Sturdy. The exhibition is organized by the Cambridge Arts Guild and runs until November 15.

Call for local artists to design cover of Guernsey Short Story Anthology

The Guernsey Literary Festival and Art for Guernsey are inviting local artists to submit cover designs for "Time & Tide," the Guernsey Short Story Anthology, a new publication celebrating writers connected to the Bailiwick. The competition is open to artwork of any medium inspired by the anthology's theme of personal memories, imagined futures, and island life rhythms. The anthology will be published by Blue Ormer and launched at the Guernsey Literary Festival from 24 April to 3 May 2026, with a submission deadline of 30 November 2025.

A Full Season of Art to See at Museums and Galleries Across the U.S.

The New York Times has published a comprehensive guide to art exhibitions across the United States for the upcoming season, highlighting major museum shows and gallery presentations from coast to coast. The article curates a selection of must-see exhibitions, covering a range of contemporary and historical artists, and provides practical information for art-goers planning their cultural calendar.

Find your creative inspiration at this weekend’s West Kelowna Art Exhibition

The West Kelowna Art Exhibition will take place on Sunday, October 19, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Westbank Lions Community Centre in West Kelowna, British Columbia. The free event features local artists showcasing original artwork in various mediums, an artisan marketplace, and live smooth jazz music, with most works available for purchase.

Wrinkles and Smiles: A Celebration of Age

Age UK Milton Keynes has announced "Wrinkles and Smiles: A Celebration of Age," a community art exhibition featuring works by local school students that explore the theme of aging. The exhibition will take place at Middleton Hall Centre in Milton Keynes from October 6th to 9th, 2025, with winning pieces displayed at MK Gallery.

Mansfield/Richland County Public Library hosts art show about identity and belonging

The Mansfield Public Art Commission and the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library have partnered to present a new art exhibition titled “Where You Belong,” running until November 14, 2025. The show features works by local artists exploring themes of identity, place, and community, and celebrates the library's recently launched slogan of the same name, which emphasizes inclusivity and belonging for all visitors.

Inspiring new art exhibition by People of Determination lands at Dubai Airports

Dubai Airports (DXB) has partnered with Mawaheb, an art studio for People of Determination, to launch a new exhibition in Terminal 1. The show features 12 canvases by artists with disabilities, spanning abstract, figurative, surrealist, and pop art styles, and will be on view in September near the Airlines Lounge. Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports and a Mawaheb Ambassador, and Wemmy de Maaker, founder of Mawaheb, both spoke about the initiative's impact.

Norton Art Gallery to host exhibit celebrating New Orleans this month. Check it out

The R.W. Norton Art Gallery in Shreveport, Louisiana, will host a new exhibition titled "New Orleans in Art: A Love Letter from the Crescent City" starting with an opening reception on Thursday, August 28, 2025. The show features 50 artists who each present their personal visual tribute to New Orleans, known as the Crescent City.

Artist co-op in Olde Town Arvada in need of new space to continue showcasing local artwork

Burd's Nest Art Gallery, an artist co-op in Olde Town Arvada, Colorado, opened in February 2024 with about 35 local artists showcasing ceramics, fused glass, jewelry, and other artwork. Owner Judi Mitchell realized a lifelong dream by creating the co-op, but the building will soon become a restaurant, forcing the gallery to find a new affordable space or temporarily close. Mitchell has been unable to find a suitable replacement location and may have only a month or two left in the current space.

Hurricane Ian destroyed their Fort Myers Beach gallery. Now they finally have a new home.

Nearly three years after Hurricane Ian destroyed its original location, the Fort Myers Beach Art Association has opened a new 1,500-square-foot gallery in south Fort Myers. The space, located in Cypress Square Plaza, opened on May 1, 2025, and will host a grand opening and 75th-anniversary celebration on November 1. The gallery provides a venue for monthly exhibits, art classes, and a working studio for members, many of whom relocated off-island after the storm.