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Art Exhibition coming to Torbay Hospital featuring nationally acclaimed artist

A new exhibition featuring the work of British marquetry artist Lucy Turner is opening at Torbay Hospital in England. Part of the 2026 HeArTs exhibition series, the show runs from January 18 to April 18 in the HeArTs Gallery on level 4. Turner, who has spent over 20 years perfecting her craft, creates vibrant, playful furniture and interior pieces using colored Formica laminate. She studied 3D design at the University of Plymouth and draws inspiration from her smallholding in Somerset. The exhibition includes specially created circular designs installed along the gallery corridor. Artist in residence Helen Snell praised the work as joyful and uplifting, noting its pop art and mid-century influences.

What's on in Leamington this weekend: Run club, markets and art exhibition

This weekend in Leamington, the Friday market continues with local produce, clothing, handmade items, and baked goods, organized by CJ's Events Warwickshire. Additionally, the 'Childish Things' exhibition is on display at Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, featuring artworks and objects from the museum's collection that explore childhood, including Anne Finlay's 'Study For A Woman's Life', alongside toys, games, and social history objects. The exhibition runs from October 24 to February 1, 2026, and is free to attend. A run club hosted by Sculpt also takes place on January 8.

Art exhibition in DC displays works by former president George W. Bush

An art exhibition in Washington, D.C., is showcasing a collection of oil paintings by former President George W. Bush titled “Out of Many, One: Portraits of American Immigrants.” The works highlight the diversity of the United States and the contributions of immigrants, reflecting Bush's personal artistic practice since leaving office.

SFO's One-of-a-Kind Art Museum

A podcast episode from The Bay takes listeners on a behind-the-scenes tour of the SFO Museum, the only museum in an airport accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. Curators Daniel Calderon and Nicole Mullen explain how the museum operates 25 exhibition sites throughout the terminals, drawing from temporary collections rather than a permanent one. They highlight current displays including the AIDS Memorial Quilt, vintage telephones, women in Afrofuturism, and Chinese ceramics, and note that the museum offers free access even to non-travelers with advance notice.

Springville Museum of Art's Spiritual and Religious Art exhibit wraps up its 39th season

The Springville Museum of Art's 39th annual Spiritual and Religious Art exhibit is concluding this month. The show received over 900 submissions, with only about 200 works selected for display, making it a highly competitive exhibition for living Utah artists. The museum, originally founded over 100 years ago by Springville High teachers and students, continues its mission with outreach programs for K-12 students. The exhibit features diverse mediums including sculpture, knit, paint, and photography, and includes a Spotify playlist to accompany the gallery experience.

Alcea Gallery offers new display of art in Forest Park

Alcea Gallery opened in October at 7512 Madison St. in Forest Park, Illinois, owned by Summer Lambert, a former corporate marketer who turned to freelance marketing and decided to launch her own gallery after years of being rejected from museum and gallery jobs for lacking an art background. The gallery features contemporary paintings, collages, ceramics, and prints by local and national artists, with Lambert displaying work for free and offering a 70% commission on sales. She launched with her personal collection and has since received interest from artists in Forest Park, Oak Park, and as far as Florida, though she notes a deficit of buyers rather than artists.

Artists’ collective effort on display

Six artists from the Artē Collective in Luggate, New Zealand, have opened their first group exhibition titled "Collective Circles" at their newly established gallery. The show features 20mm round artworks in painting, ceramics, and sculpture, created on-site as the artists take turns staffing the gallery. Works sold before the paint was dry, according to sculptor Andi Regan. The exhibition runs from December through January, with an opening event on December 5.

SIU’s Sharp Museum to open exhibition featuring sculptor Preston Jackson

Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Sharp Museum will open “Here We Are,” an exhibition of recent bronze sculptures and paintings by nationally acclaimed sculptor and SIU alumnus Preston Jackson, on December 5, 2025. The show, running through June 26, 2026, features 17 paintings and nine sculptures, including works from Jackson’s public commissions. A separate closing reception on December 12 will highlight local artists Sue Gindlesparger and Nicki Rathert from the Oak Street Art Collective.

Art display to take place as part of historic town hall reopening

Crouch End Open Studios will hold an exhibition called 'Insights' in the restored committee room of Hornsey Town Hall as part of the building's festive grand reopening on December 6, 2025. The show features work from 36 artists in the 60-strong group, including paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, printmaking, photography, and mixed media, with 10% of sales donated to the homelessness charity allpeopleallplaces.org.

Colorful 'Los Trompos' interactive art twirls Kravis Center visitors

A free public art exhibition called 'Los Trompos' (Spinning Tops) by the design duo Esrawe + Cadena has returned to the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Family Plaza in West Palm Beach. The interactive installation features colorful, spinning-top-like structures that visitors can twirl, and will be on display daily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. through January 2, 2026.

Christmas magic on display as Greenock Art Club return with winter exhibition

Greenock Art Club has opened its winter exhibition at Stables Studios in Gourock, showcasing over 100 artworks from around 50 members. The exhibition, which opened the previous weekend, continues on Saturday, November 29 and Sunday, November 30, featuring paintings, handmade crafts, jewelry, and Christmas decorations available for purchase. Featured artists include Lana Zukevych, a 22-year-old Ukrainian member who joined earlier this year, alongside club secretary Arlene O'Donnell and trustee Catherine Soulier.

Traveling Through SFO Airport? Check Out the Art Museum

The SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport offers travelers a unique cultural experience with multiple art exhibits throughout its terminals, including a permanent installation dedicated to Harvey Milk in Terminal 1, the AIDS Memorial Quilt in the International Terminal, and rotating displays on topics from vintage telephones to Afrofuturism. Curators Daniel Calderon and Nicole Mullen describe the museum’s 25 exhibition sites, its status as the only airport museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, and their goal of engaging passengers to look up from their phones and explore the art.

One Art One Community: Exhibit illustrates the transformative power of art among the incarcerated

An unconventional art exhibition titled “One Art One Community” is on display at Case Western Reserve University’s Wade Park Community Engagement Center, featuring 46 works by 16 incarcerated artists from Grafton Correctional Institution. Curated by Eric Gardenhire, who directs the prison’s arts and crafts program, and co-curated by Megan Alves, the show replaces traditional artist statements with “Community Voice labels” written by Cleveland residents impacted by incarceration, including formerly incarcerated artist Gwendolyn Garth. The exhibit opened on October 30 and aims to bridge the gap between inmates and the broader community.

Get closer to nature with MIA’s newest art exhibition

Miami International Airport (MIA) has opened a new art exhibition titled "Closer: Photographs by Iran Issa-Khan," on view until April 2026. The show features nature-focused photography by artist Iran Issa-Khan, displayed in the airport's public spaces as part of its ongoing arts program.

Iconic Images, Local Roots: Bernie Boston Exhibit Opens at Historic Pleasant Grove Church

Megan Clarke of Good Morning Washington visited McLean’s Historic Pleasant Grove Church to report on a new exhibition featuring the work of photographer Bernie Boston. Boston, a DMV native and longtime McLean resident, was the first African American member of the White House Press Corps and covered presidents from Truman through Clinton. He is best known for his iconic “Flower Power” photograph, which earned him a runner-up spot for the Pulitzer Prize. The exhibit showcases photographs spanning his career, including both celebrated images and candid shots of the photographer himself.

Andi Crist’s Five-Star Exhibition on Artistic Labor at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art

Andi Crist presents her first solo museum exhibition, “Live, Laugh, Labor: Thoughts on Usefulness and Other Myths,” at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art, on view until January 11, 2026. The show explores the hidden labor behind art production through works like “How to Hang a Painting,” a cast-aluminum instructional piece, and includes preparatory sketches, a recreated “The Door,” and ceramic works such as “Good Idea/Bad Idea (trash can)” and “Target Practice.” Crist, who identifies as a creative, designer, fabricator, art handler, and comic, uses humor and self-deprecation to expose the messy realities of making art.

Hyde Park youth artists show Promontory Point paintings in citywide exhibition

Hyde Park youth artists Via McEwen and Asha A. Edwards showcased their paintings at the annual Marwen Art Fair, held on October 17, 2025, at Marwen, a downtown Chicago nonprofit offering free art classes to low-income students. The exhibition featured over 400 works from more than 150 young artists. McEwen, a 16-year-old Jones College Prep student, displayed intimate scenes including a portrait with her girlfriend and a figure painting from a Marwen class. Edwards, 23, presented sunset depictions inspired by Promontory Point, reflecting her experiences in Hyde Park and Bronzeville.

Fulham artists and potters open new exhibition

The Society of Fulham Artists and Potters (SoFAP) is holding its free autumn exhibition at Fulham Library from 9 to 16 November. Around 65 local artists will display paintings, sculptures, and Japanese-inspired ceramics, including works by Sylvie Joly, Zohreh Paykani, Izzy Hutchison, and Amanda Withey. All artworks are for sale, with the society's chair Rowena Vaughan highlighting the event as a celebration of community creativity.

‘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.

Abstract works by Local artist Frank Herrmann featured in new display at Elsmere's Gallery 506

A new abstract art exhibition titled 'Dimensions' has opened at Gallery 506 in Elsmere, Kentucky, featuring works by local artist Frank Herrmann. The show, running through December 20, 2025, includes paintings, drawings, watercolors, and sculptures characterized by bright colors, organic shapes, and playful forms. Herrmann, a professor emeritus of fine arts at the University of Cincinnati who earned his MFA there in 1972, works primarily in acrylic on stretched canvas but also experiments with mixed media such as sand, brick dust, and soot. His career includes exhibitions across the U.S., residencies at MASS MoCA and the Foundation for Contemporary Art in the Czech Republic, and pieces held in corporate and private collections.

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.

Monomi Park Invites Fans to Submit Questions for The Art of Slime Rancher Opening Reception Developer Panel

Monomi Park, the indie game studio behind the Slime Rancher franchise, has partnered with Gallery Nucleus to host "The Art of Slime Rancher" exhibition, opening November 8, 2025. The event will feature concept art, exclusive pieces, and tribute works from over 30 artists, alongside a developer panel moderated by Andrea Rene with Q&A, autograph sessions, and a special appearance by FINAL FANTASY art director Yusuke Naora. Fans can submit questions via social media, and the exhibition will run through November 23, with online viewing available from November 9.

53 oil paintings in a Palestinian exhibit were lost in the 1940s. A new exhibit on display in Brookline reimagines what could have been.

A traveling exhibition titled "The Lost Paintings, A Prelude to Return" is on view at the Brookline Arts Center and Unbound Visual Arts in Brighton through December 17. The show reimagines 53 oil paintings by Palestinian-Lebanese artist Maroun Tomb, which were lost in the chaos of the Nakba and the 1948 Arab-Israeli war after his 1947 exhibition opened in Haifa on the same day the UN adopted the Partition Plan. Curators Rula Khoury, Haidi Motola, and Joëlle Tomb—Maroun's granddaughter—commissioned 53 contemporary artists from Palestine and the diaspora to create new works inspired by the original titles, using mediums including textiles, prints, paintings, sculptures, and video.

Leslie Powell Gallery to host three art exhibitions

The Leslie Powell Gallery in Lawton, Oklahoma, will open three art exhibitions on November 15 with a reception from 6-8 p.m. The shows include "Discovery" by Thomas Stotts, featuring landscape works on canvas and wood; "So the Days Pass: Works on Paper" by Christen Humphries, a Cameron University alumna and adjunct professor; and a special exhibition of works by Eisenhower High School students. The exhibits remain on display through December 19.

Cardiff care home raises £2,000 through botanical beauty art exhibition

A care home in Cardiff, Llys Cyncoed, hosted a botanical art exhibition featuring works by resident and award-winning artist Vivien Burgess. The event, launched on October 3 with a champagne reception, displayed 28 original pieces and raised over £2,000 through sales, with proceeds going to Velindre Cancer Centre, Salvation Army and UNICEF, and Children in Gaza.

Youth Art Exhibition Celebrates Local Talent

The 2025 Mansfield Youth Art Exhibition concluded its month-long run at the Mansfield Information Centre Gallery, showcasing works by seven local artists aged 14 to 20. The exhibition launched on September 5 with an opening attended by 40 guests, featuring live music by Alana Beattie. Two awards were presented: the Amplify Artist Award to Abigail Wettenhall for her multi-medium display, and the 'Framing the Future' People's Choice Award to Molly Purcell for her oil and acrylic painting Obsidian, which won over 200 public votes.

The Art of a Lifetime: USU Galleries Present Marion Hyde Retrospective

The Marion Hyde Retrospective has opened at the Tippetts & Eccles Galleries in the Chase Fine Arts Center at Utah State University. The exhibition celebrates the late Utah artist and educator Marion R. Hyde, who taught painting, drawing, printmaking, and art education at USU for 35 years, serving as department head. Curated by his son Matt Hyde (a current art teacher at Bear River High School) alongside current Art + Design Department Head Kathy Puzey, the show spans Hyde’s artistic journey from his master's thesis to his final works, including his last painting completed shortly before his death. The chronological display highlights his evolution through figurative work in the 1970s, woodcut prints of Mexican landscapes in the 1980s, a series on Park City in the 1990s, and later Utah landscapes focused on Capitol Reef.

UW Biodiversity Institute Seeking Art to Exhibit in New Gallery

The University of Wyoming's Biodiversity Institute is seeking artwork to display in the gallery located in the atrium/lobby of the Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center. Submissions are open to UW students, faculty, professionals, children, and groups, with exhibitions featuring biodiversity-related media such as photography, paintings, sculptures, and collaborative scientist-artist projects. The next exhibition, titled "Adventures on the Kinabatangan: UW Field Course 2025," will showcase work from UW students who traveled to Borneo.

New art center in Chauncey highlights local creators

A new independent art center called Tend Space has opened in Chauncey, Ohio, in the historic former Chauncey Library building. Run by Len Loomis, who also co-runs galleries and teaches at Ohio University's School of Art and Design, the space held its inaugural exhibition on September 5, 2025, featuring local artists from Athens County. The show included works in paper, sculpture, animation, and other media by artists such as Aneek Mustafa Anwar, Gene Deubler, Lilah Mae Gagne, Erin McKenna, Caroline Murphy, and Moss Nash. Murphy displayed a digitally hand-drawn animation and postcards supporting Palestinian relief. Loomis plans monthly events, including a community salon on October 3, and has opened calls for exhibitions through May 2026.

Over 35 Indigenous pieces from six artists on show at Castellani House

Over 35 pieces of art from six Indigenous artists, primarily from the Arawak tribe, went on display at Castellani House in Georgetown, Guyana, on Monday evening at the annual Art Exhibition and Pop-up Fashion Show. The exhibition, a collaboration between Castellani House and the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, runs until the end of the month and marks Indigenous Heritage Month. Curator Ohene Koama noted the works are wood-based, inspired by the artists' environment and heritage, featuring abstract and symbolic forms. Featured artist Roaland Taylor, from St Cuthbert's Mission, has participated since the exhibition began in the late 1980s, originally at Umana Yana.