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Austin Library Accepting 2026-2027 Exhibition Proposals from Texas Artists

The Austin Central Library has issued an open call for exhibition proposals from Texas-based artists, collectives, curators, and creatives for its fall 2026 and spring 2027 seasons. Selected works will be displayed in the library’s 2,700-square-foot gallery for 12-week periods, with opportunities for artists to lead workshops or demonstrations. Applications are due by August 31, 2025, and will be reviewed by juries of local artists, curators, educators, and community leaders, with selected applicants announced in fall 2025.

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article local schedule Jun 12, 2025 visibility 13 link 1 artist

Wilton Library’s Summer Show Art Exhibition Returns with Call for Entries to Local Wilton Artists

Wilton Library in Connecticut is calling for entries for its 79th annual Summer Show art exhibition, open to local artists who live, work, or have a connection to the town. Submissions will be accepted on July 7 and 8, 2025, with the exhibition running from July 9 through August 21. Adult artists aged 21 and older may submit up to two pieces, including sculptures but not photography, and all works must be ready to hang. An opening reception will be held on July 18.

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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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museum exhibitions schedule May 27, 2025 visibility 11 link 3 artists

'Everything you will see is the fruit of her work': Venice Biennale 2026 will follow late curator Koyo Kouoh's vision

The 2026 Venice Art Biennale will proceed exactly as planned by its curator, Koyo Kouoh, who died earlier this month at age 57. Titled "In Minor Keys," the edition is scheduled to open on May 9, 2026. At a press conference in Venice, Biennale press head Maria Cristiana Costanzo confirmed that Kouoh had intensively developed the curatorial concept, selected artists and works, and defined the exhibition's theoretical framework, graphic identity, and spatial design before her death. Her core team will complete the show in strict accordance with her plan, with full support from her family. Collaborators read texts she prepared and displayed images she selected during the presentation.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 23, 2025 visibility 12 link 3 artists

Mural Arts’ ‘No Place Like Home’ student exhibition champions the importance of art education

Mural Arts’ Art Education program presented its annual student exhibition, “No Place Like Home,” at a transformed exposed-brick home in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties neighborhood. The two-day show featured artwork from over 100 students ages 11 to 18 who attend the organization’s after-school art courses. The gallery space was turned into a whimsical house with themed rooms, including a bedroom, kitchen, and living room, displaying drawings, paintings, and craft projects such as paper flowers, painted clouds, and papier-mâché pets. Mural Arts founder Jane Golden spoke at the opening, emphasizing the importance of art education access for all Philadelphia youth.

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article local schedule May 16, 2025 visibility 11 link 5 artists

The Woodlands Art Gallery & Studios hosts Retirement Exhibition with owner and artist Emily P. Chiles

The Woodlands Art Gallery & Studios in Texas hosted the opening reception for “Dreaming through the Woods,” a retirement exhibition featuring artist and gallery owner Emily P. Chiles. The show, held on May 15, 2025, marks one of Chiles's final exhibitions as she steps away from running the gallery to focus on her own artwork. The gallery will remain open by appointment until August 15, with a final group show scheduled for June 21 featuring artist Adam Hesse, alongside a pop-up exhibition by Julia Kravets.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 14, 2025 visibility 13 link 3 artists

BFA graduates exhibit creative excellence at downtown Turlock art space

Stan State’s Art Space in downtown Turlock is hosting its annual Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) graduate exhibition, on display through May 23. The exhibition opened May 8 with a reception and artist talk, where attendees received catalogs featuring the artists and their works. Dean de Cocker, Director of the Art Space Main Gallery, welcomed guests, and faculty honored each of the 14 graduating BFA students, including Alex Cobain, Amora Ilene Cruz, Zehl Day, and others. The show features diverse media—painting, sculpture, multimedia, and conceptual art—with standout pieces like Riddick McCoy's "Lived Life Experience (Metal Up Your Ass)" and a solo exhibition by Fatima Gutierrez titled "Homenaje a la Memoria."

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museum exhibitions schedule May 8, 2025 visibility 13 link 2 artists

New Kensington Art Gallery to open Eddie Adams photography exhibit May 8

Penn State New Kensington Art Gallery will open "Eddie Adams: Vietnam" on May 8, featuring over 50 photographs by the late Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist. The exhibit includes his iconic "Saigon Execution" (1968) and "Boat of No Smiles" (1979), with a reception on May 28 featuring Adams' widow Alyssa Adams and former Associated Press photo editor Hal Buell. The free show runs through August 27.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 3, 2025 visibility 12 link 5 artists

There Is Still A Tomorrow, Mother: An Imelda Cajipe Endaya Exhibition

Imelda Cajipe Endaya, a pioneering Filipino feminist artist, will hold her first U.S. solo exhibition in nearly two decades at Silverlens New York, opening May 8, 2025. Titled "There is Still a Tomorrow, Mother" and curated by Eugenie Tsai, the show spans works from 1982 to 2023, highlighting the overlooked roles of Filipino women through colonialism, war, and dictatorship. The exhibition features mixed-media pieces incorporating materials like cloth gloves, woven bamboo, and crocheted textiles, alongside paintings such as "Tutol ni Dolorosa" and the installation "The Wife is a DH," which address themes of erasure, migration, and resistance.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 29, 2025 visibility 11 link 1 artist

Georgia artist John Cleaveland brings Jimmy Carter’s childhood to life in 'The Nature of Man' exhibit

Georgia-based artist John Cleaveland has created a series of realistic landscape paintings titled "The Nature of Man: Landscapes from the Childhood of Jimmy Carter," inspired by the former president's 2001 memoir "An Hour Before Daylight." The exhibition is on display at the Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta through May 31, depicting locations from Carter's childhood in Sumter County, Georgia.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 25, 2025 visibility 14 link 3 artists

Nobu Hotel London Portman Square To Host Asako Iwamizu Solo Exhibition

Japanese artist Asako Iwamizu will present a month-long solo exhibition at Nobu Hotel London Portman Square's White Box gallery starting May 1, 2025. The show features her signature "Kimekomi Art," which combines traditional Japanese kimekomi techniques with fabric scraps and remnants, using both Japanese and British textiles. The exhibition includes interactive workshops on May 17 and 18, and coincides with London Craft Week (May 12–18, 2025), a major annual festival celebrating craftsmanship. Iwamizu will also collaborate with tailors from Savile Row to create new works from local fabric waste.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 23, 2025 visibility 10 link 2 artists

Hotly debated Caravaggio becomes ‘first by the artist to be shown in India’

A painting recently attributed to Caravaggio, *Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy*, has been brought to India through a partnership between the Cultural Centre of the Italian Embassy and the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA). The work was unveiled on 11 April at the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre in Delhi and will be on public display at KNMA's mall outlet in Saket from 18 April to 18 May. The painting, authenticated in 2014 by Caravaggio scholar Mina Gregori, was previously known only through copies and was the subject of debate when exhibited in Paris in 2018 alongside another version.

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article news schedule Mar 17, 2026 visibility 7 link 1 artist

Photographer Dr. Elliot McGucken Seizes a Rare Superbloom in Death Valley

Photographer Dr. Elliot McGucken captured images of a rare superbloom event in Death Valley National Park. The event, triggered by record rainfall, produced a vibrant display of wildflowers like Phacelia, Desert Gold, and Mojave Stars across the park's dunes and mountains, which McGucken documented after traveling from Yellowstone to ensure he didn't miss the spectacle.

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article policy schedule May 21, 2026 visibility 6

Is Museum Wall Text the Next Political Battleground?

The Smithsonian Institution has altered or removed interpretive wall text that accompanies artworks on display, according to a New York Times report. Critics argue these changes amount to self-censorship, suggesting the institution is bowing to political pressure by softening or eliminating contextual language that could be seen as controversial.