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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 21, 2025 visibility 15 link 4 artists

Heidi Lau and Wong Ping both win M+ Sigg Prize

Heidi Lau and Wong Ping have been named joint winners of the Sigg Prize 2025, awarded by the M+ museum in Hong Kong. Each artist receives HK$300,000 ($39,000). The other shortlisted artists—Bi Rongrong, Ho Rui An, Hsu Chia-Wei, and Pan Daijing—each receive HK$100,000 ($13,000). Their works are on view at M+ until 4 January. Lau, based in New York, creates ceramics exploring time, space, mythology, and personal grief; Wong, based in Hong Kong, produces animated videos addressing social and political issues.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 20, 2025 visibility 10 link 2 artists

Check out a multi-sensory experience at Hong Kong’s first large-scale art dome

Hong Kong's first large-scale art dome, FutureScope, has opened at Kai Tak Sports Park, running from December 19, 2025 to January 4, 2026. The dome features 'Perpetual Records', an immersive exhibition co-created by local media art studio XCEPT and Japanese artist Daito Manabe. Visitors can interact with 360-degree projections using facial recognition technology that translates their expressions into geometric patterns and alters an adaptive soundscape. Ticketed performances from January 2 to 4 offer deeper engagement with the artwork through live audio-visual sessions guided by XCEPT's artistic director Chris Cheung (h0nh1m).

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 18, 2025 visibility 7 link 3 artists

‘Colourful Dialogues’: An art exhibition by Gwarniċ

Gwarniċ presents 'Colourful Dialogues', a collective exhibition opening on 7 January 2026 at Bizzilla Art Space in Floriana, Malta, running through 27 January. The show brings together local and international artists—including Kevin Sciberras, Antje Flauss, Chris Saliba, Teo Burki, Rosette Bonello, Irakli Chikovani, and Sopho Simonishvili—to explore colour as a universal visual language that connects cultures and artistic approaches. The exhibition marks Gwarniċ's transition from digital and site-specific curation to a fully realized physical exhibition.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 13, 2025 visibility 20 link 7 artists

MACLA, Montalvo Arts Center partner on new exhibition in San Jose

A new exhibition titled “From Their Hands to Ours” has opened at MACLA’s downtown San Jose gallery, running from December 5 through March 8. The show is a collaboration between MACLA and the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, co-curated by Alyssarhaye Graciano and Olivia Esparza. It features works by artists rafa esparza, Estefania Ajcip, Miguel Arzabe, Edra Soto, and Arleene Correa Valencia, with a notable installation by rafa esparza that includes an adobe floor made from mud, straw, and manure, incorporating the artist’s own shoes. Each piece explores themes of identity, place, and ancestral heritage, drawing on traditions such as Chicano adobe-making, Puerto Rican fences, and Bolivian textile art.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 12, 2025 visibility 8 link 7 artists

Announcing the 2025 Fay Chandler Emerging Art Exhibition Award Winners

The City Hall Galleries in Boston are hosting the Fay Chandler Emerging Art Exhibition, featuring works by local emerging artists, free to visit through January 30, 2026. Six artists have been awarded cash prizes, including Miguel Caba (Best in Show, $3,000), Pam Goncalves (50+, $2,000), Ava Chapman (New Voice, $2,000), and Juror's Choice winners Yanna Marie Orcel and Marisa McCarthy ($500 each). The exhibition is inspired by Boston philanthropist Fay Chandler, who began her artistic journey later in life, and is supported by her family.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 9, 2025 visibility 9 link 6 artists

Space 204 welcomes back 2024 Hamblet Award Recipient, Chidinma Onukwuru in January 2026

Space 204 and the Vanderbilt University Department of Art will host a solo exhibition by Chidinma Onukwuru, the 2024 Hamblet Award recipient, from January 8–29, 2026. Titled "It’s Frightening Having This Much Presence," the show explores Igbo spirituality, ancestral ties, and the continuity of traditional Nigerian ceramic techniques, with an opening reception on January 8.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 28, 2025 visibility 10 link 2 artists

Art Deco: A Modern Vision exhibition opening

An exhibition titled "Art Deco: A Modern Vision" has opened, featuring a series of social photographs capturing attendees at the event. The images show various pairs and groups of visitors, including Mary Abbott and Katie Abbott, Penelope Curtin and Janet Worth, and others, documenting the opening night's social scene.

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Yvette Mayorga & MASS Gallery Announce Open Call for Austin Artists

Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist Yvette Mayorga, in collaboration with Austin’s nonprofit MASS Gallery, has announced an open call for artists living in the Greater Austin area to submit existing works for an exhibition titled *Lost and Found*, scheduled for January 17 through February 14, 2026, at MASS Gallery. The open call is part of the community engagement phase of Mayorga’s major public art project for the new concourse at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA), set to open in 2030. Her project draws on her ancestral ties to the Bracero Program, exploring the emotional resonance of personal objects carried across borders and generations. The exhibition aims to give visibility to local artists while building community around themes of migration, ecology, and the flora and fauna of Texas and Mexico.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 24, 2025 visibility 12 link 1 artist

Through PPL exhibit, artists find new meaning in books amid censorship

An exhibition titled "Turn the Page" has opened in the Updike Room at the Providence Public Library, featuring works by artists who transform books into art. Curated by Brown University lecturer Andre Bassuet, the show includes pieces like Iris Wright's wearable "Book Body No. 7: Palimpsest," which addresses censorship and queer erasure, and Michael Ezzell's ongoing "The Junior Classic" series, which repurposes deaccessioned library book pages. The exhibition runs through January 31.

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article local schedule Nov 7, 2025 visibility 8 link 2 artists

St. Albert youth artists share dreams at winter market

St. Albert’s youth artists are showcasing their work at Amplify’s third-annual Artist Alley Winter Market: Dreaming Edition, held November 8–12 at St. Albert Place. The event features a five-day exhibition of 33 works by students from local schools, a one-day craft market with 26 artisans, and three workshops, two of which are already sold out. The theme “dreaming” inspired a wide range of pieces, from digital art and photography to acrylics and a clay sculpture titled "Stewed Tomatoes" by Grade 10 student Elle Pigeon. Live music and beginner-friendly workshops, including a Paint Party led by instructor Kaylee Rose, round out the program.

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'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.

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article local schedule Oct 31, 2025 visibility 12 link 2 artists

Wilton Library Presents Art Exhibition Featuring Annual Show of Works by Weir Farm Artist Collective

Wilton Library in Connecticut will host "Weir Inspired: The Annual Show of the Weir Farm Artist Collective" from November 7 to December 31, featuring works by over 30 local artists. The opening reception on November 7 is free and open to the public, with a majority of works available for purchase and a portion of proceeds benefiting the library.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 28, 2025 visibility 15 link 1 artist

New Asian Art Museum exhibition brings joy and glitter to San Francisco

The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco has opened a new exhibition titled "Rave into the Future: Art in Motion," which transforms the gallery into an immersive rave-like experience featuring a copper dance floor, live DJ sets, robot Roombas swirling glitter, and nine distinct "stages" representing the lifecycle of a rave. Curated by Naz Cuguoğlu, the show brings together queer and women artists of West Asian heritage from the Bay Area, New York, and Europe, and will run through January 16.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 14, 2025 visibility 14 link 2 artists

Palmer Museum announces call for juried exhibition to celebrate America’s 250th

The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State has announced a call for entries for a juried exhibition titled "Dreaming American Futures: Invitational 250," running from summer through fall of 2026. The exhibition marks the United States' 250th anniversary and is open to Penn State students, faculty, staff, alumni residing in Pennsylvania, and local artists within 50 miles of State College. Submissions must address themes of activating change, bridging the divide, the pursuit of happiness, and a more perfect union, which were developed from community input gathered during a summer 2025 installation. Digital submissions of up to three works are due by February 15, 2026, with no entry fee, and a jury including artist Folayemi Wilson, curator Janine Yorimoto Boldt, and artist Roberto Lugo will adjudicate the entries.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 4, 2025 visibility 15 link 7 artists

Nordic Echoes: Tradition in Contemporary Art

“Nordic Echoes: Tradition in Contemporary Art” is a traveling exhibition opening October 4, 2025, at the South Dakota Art Museum and running through January 3, 2026. Curated by Sally Yerkovich, it features 55 works by 24 artists from the Upper Midwest, including Bill Amundson, Sonja Peterson, and Tara Austin. The show examines how Nordic folk arts—such as weaving, carving, and blacksmithing—inspire contemporary painting, textiles, and metalwork, presenting tradition as a living, evolving practice.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 1, 2025 visibility 6 link 2 artists

Often overlooked psychedelic art getting its due with new art show opening in Ventura County

A new exhibition titled "Calidelic Psychefornia" opens at Studio Channel Islands in Camarillo, California, on October 4, 2025, showcasing over 60 works spanning 70 years of psychedelic art. Curated by California Lutheran University art historian Michael Pearce, the show features paintings by early LSD experiment participants like Dolores Chiappone, as well as contemporary artists such as Joe Adams, aiming to highlight an often-overlooked art movement.

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Residency offers Los Angeles artists affected by wildfires chance to work again

The Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass Village, Colorado, has announced it will offer five-week residencies to 15 Los Angeles artists whose homes and studios were destroyed or severely impacted by the January wildfires, including in the hard-hit area of Altadena. Starting October 15, the program fees will be waived, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies and Anne and Arnold Porath, among others. Artists were selected by an outside jury from 30–40 applicants, and the cohort will live together in a dorm-like facility with individual studios and communal meals.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 29, 2025 visibility 13 link 3 artists

Lots to play for: Serpentine exhibition explores censorship and connection through video games

Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley's exhibition *The Delusion* opens today at Serpentine North in London, running until 18 January 2026. The Berlin-based artist and video game designer presents a series of multiplayer video games that challenge players to confront ethical, political, and moral choices. Games like *The Unifier* require collaborative problem-solving while prompting reflection on censorship, and *The Validators* transforms an arcade shooter into a contemplative experience addressing censorship, dehumanisation, and hope. The exhibition was developed with a team of artists, researchers, technologists, and members of Brathwaite-Shirley's Black trans and queer community, and builds on the artist's ongoing work archiving Black trans histories.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 19, 2025 visibility 12 link 2 artists

Seattle teens curate new art exhibit at King Street Station

Ten youth curators aged 15 to 17 from Seattle's Fresh Perspectives program have organized a new art exhibition titled "You, Me, & Everything Between Us" at King Street Station. The show is presented by the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture in collaboration with Seattle Public Utilities' 1% Art program. The teen curators—Audrey Mae Lumaguip, Billie Atkins, Bowie Logan, Bryan Emmanuel, Bunny Heminger, Cam Koga, Giselle Kalei Balansay, Max Santiago, Sammy Tewelde, and Nico Charbonneau—were mentored by artist and project manager Janet Nechama Miller. Seattle Public Utilities has set aside a budget to acquire works from the exhibition for the city's Civic Art Collection.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 16, 2025 visibility 9 link 4 artists

Varley Art Gallery Hosts Opening Reception for 2025 Fall Exhibitions

The Varley Art Gallery of Markham will host an opening reception on September 20, 2025, for two new fall exhibitions: "Kejie Lin: A Garden of My Own," a solo show of meticulous Chinese ink paintings by former landscape architect Kejie Lin, and "Sights of Convergence," a group exhibition featuring Jess Riva Cooper, Gabriela García-Luna, and Stanzie Tooth that explores the entanglement of human and natural worlds. The free public event includes a guided tour by guest curator Yuluo Wei, family-friendly activities, and light refreshments, with both exhibitions running through January 11, 2026.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 12, 2025 visibility 12 link 3 artists

UNE Art Gallery show honors Deaf community and victims of the Lewiston shootings

An art exhibition titled "Unspoken Resilience: Healing from the Lewiston Shootings Two Years In" will open at the University of New England Art Gallery in Portland on September 25, 2025, coinciding with Deaf Culture Week. Co-curated by Michelle Ames and Meryl Troop, the show features works by deaf artists and artisans, alongside photographs by Michael Kolster documenting Lewiston, Maine, where a mass shooting in 2023 killed 18 people and injured 13. Four of the victims were deaf, and two other deaf individuals were injured, making this the only mass shooting in U.S. history to disproportionately impact the Deaf community. The exhibition runs through February 7, 2026, and includes contributions from American Sign Language interpreters.

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BUAM exhibition explores artists’ interaction with historical movements

The Binghamton University Art Museum (BUAM) has opened its fall semester exhibition, “In the American Grain: Exploring America through Art, 1919-1946,” curated by art history professor Tom McDonough. The show spans the interwar period through World War II, featuring works from BUAM’s collection—many donated by local collectors Gil and Deborah Williams—alongside loans from the BU libraries, the Roberson Museum and Science Center, and the Art Bridges Collection. Originally conceived with Chelsea Gibson of the Binghamton Codes! Program, the exhibition grew from a pandemic-era digital project and includes thematic categories such as Americans Abroad, City Life, Picturing Black Lives, and War Time, with works by artists like Jane Peterson, Chiura Obata, James Lesesne Wells, and Helen Torr.

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article local schedule Sep 11, 2025 visibility 12 link 8 artists

Starland's Cute Tomatoes Gallery showcases authenticity for Savannah-based artists

A new art gallery called Cute Tomatoes Gallery has opened in Savannah's 41st Street district, next to Natasha Gaskill's restaurant Sixby and near other local hotspots. The gallery focuses on showcasing authenticity for Savannah-based artists, providing a fresh platform for local creative voices in the city's growing arts scene.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 23, 2025 visibility 12 link 4 artists

Pat Guthrie Special Exhibitions Teaching Gallery Fall 2025

The Pat Guthrie Special Exhibitions Teaching Gallery at the University of Wyoming Art Museum is hosting its Fall 2025 exhibition, which integrates artworks from the museum's collection into four university courses: GEOL 1101 on the Anthropocene, ENGL 4999 on place and public memory, HP 3165-04 on Inuit environmental dilemmas, and HP 1020 on dreams and reality. Featured works include prints by Katsushika Hokusai, Martin Stupich, Dana Claxton, and Linda Connor, each paired with course themes to foster interdisciplinary learning.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 10, 2025 visibility 11 link 7 artists

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.

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article local schedule Jul 30, 2025 visibility 15 link 3 artists

Artist in Residency recipient exhibits “Americana” at ArtWRKD

Bucks County-based multimedia artist Greta Karr, the inaugural recipient of ArtWRKD's Summer Artist in Residency program, presents a solo exhibition titled "Americana" at ArtWRKD in Newtown, Pennsylvania, from August 1-31. The show features oil paintings on unconventional canvases such as a truck door, saddle, and cigarette packs, along with sculptural and performative works. Events include an Art Noir Opening Night with performance art on August 1, an artist reception on August 9, and a farm-to-table dinner led by Karr and chef Gladys Nyoth on August 24. The residency is funded by an $18,000 donation from The Newtown Music Arts and Culture Donor Advised Fund through the Newtown Community Foundation.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 18, 2025 visibility 13 link 4 artists

South Florida artist honors Coco Gauff, women’s strength in bold new exhibit

Harold Caudio, a Haitian-American artist known for creating portraits from Skittles, is unveiling a new hand-sewn yarn piece titled "Warri-Her" at the Cornell Art Museum in Delray Beach. The exhibition, part of the museum's "Pop Culture" show, also features works by GWAK, Ashleigh Walters, Annina Rüst, and Rogerio Peixoto. On July 19, Caudio will add a portrait of tennis star and local native Coco Gauff to the series, which he plans to gift to her family after the exhibition closes on September 28.

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trending_up market schedule Jul 11, 2025 visibility 12 link 1 artist

Jane Birkin’s original namesake Hermès bag sells for record-breaking €8.6m at Sotheby’s Paris

Sotheby's Paris sold the original Hermès Birkin prototype that belonged to the late actress Jane Birkin for a record-breaking €8.6 million on July 10. The 50-year-old scuffed handbag, which Birkin carried for years, sparked a ten-minute bidding war among nine collectors and ultimately went to a buyer in Japan. The sale far exceeded the previous world record for a handbag at auction, set in 2021.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 21, 2025 visibility 14 link 13 artists

2025 Summer + Fall Exhibitions at the WaterFire Arts Center

WaterFire Arts Center in Rhode Island has announced its summer and fall 2025 exhibition lineup, featuring five shows from June through November. Highlights include Kate Blacklock's solo exhibition "Inside Out" (June 5–July 6), which explores memory and identity through large-scale narrative paintings; "Growing the Networks" (July 10–August 31), a group show building on the 2024 NetWorks Rhode Island and Chazan Collection; "Family Business" (September 11–October 19), an immersive installation by the WaterFire Accelerate 2024–2025 cohort of six emerging artists; and "Nothing Follows its Spontaneous Course" (October 23–November 9). The season also includes the BuyArt holiday sale, reinforcing WaterFire's role as a hub for local creativity.

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article news schedule Jun 2, 2025 visibility 10 link 1 artist

Seven years after brutal fire, National Museum of Brazil to partially reopen

The National Museum of Brazil (Museu Nacional-UFRJ) in Rio de Janeiro will partially reopen its galleries nearly seven years after a devastating electrical fire destroyed around 90% of its collection. The temporary reopening features guided tours of three rooms, including one displaying decorative paintings uncovered during restoration, the surviving Bendegó meteorite, a suspended sperm whale skeleton, and donated objects such as fossils, manuscripts, ceramics, and Indigenous artefacts. The museum's full reopening is scheduled for 2028, with a reconstruction budget of 516.8 million reais ($90.4 million) and an additional 170 million reais ($29.8 million) still needed.

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