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article local schedule Nov 18, 2025 visibility 21 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

PEG gallery opens with kaupapa of care and commitment

Peggy Robinson has opened a new contemporary art gallery called PEG on Cuba Street in Wellington, New Zealand. The gallery occupies a historic 1907 industrial building that was originally a mattress factory. Robinson, who has nearly a decade of experience in the arts, founded PEG with a kaupapa (Māori concept of principles) centered on presence, care, and deep commitment to artists. The inaugural exhibition features Reece King's show 'Halfway to the Splits', which explores repetition, labour, and process-based poetics developed during his Frances Hodgkins fellowship.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 15, 2025 visibility 13 link 11 artists

‘Grit’ exhibition highlights artists’ perseverance at Echo Contemporary

A new group exhibition titled 'Grit' opened at Echo Contemporary Art in Atlanta's Echo Street West, featuring works by local artists in painting, illustration, sculpture, installation, tech-driven pieces, and a quilt by Evereman. Co-curated by Alfonso Alday Vergara of Alday Hunken Gallery, Melanie Shaw of ArtShare, and Kyle McNeill (BignPasty), the show explores the theme of perseverance in art-making. The opening night reception drew a crowd, and the week-long exhibition includes artist talks, live music, and a panel discussion with Hayley Smith of SCOPE Art Show and Plushette Ellis of Artistic Logistics.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 24, 2026 visibility 13

Grigoris Semitecolo at Ramiken, New York

Grigoris Semitecolo, a Cycladic artist known for creating plaster reproductions of ancient figurines for souvenir shops and revered as an uncompromising, provocative figure in the 1960s Athens art scene, is the subject of a presentation at Ramiken gallery in New York. The exhibition highlights his work and legacy, bringing his unique practice and influential, deadpan persona to a contemporary international audience.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 21, 2026 visibility 3

Young creatives turn challenges into works of art

A recent exhibition titled “Seni Mekar: Art in Bloom” at KEN Gallery in Kuala Lumpur showcased works by 18 young artists aged six to 31 who live with disabilities and health conditions. Featured artists included Ainaa Farhanah Amali, who has spinal muscular atrophy and creates batik-inspired works despite physical challenges, and 13-year-old Dhia Fadzli, who is autistic and paints abstract pieces inspired by galaxies. The exhibition was organized by FriendenArt in collaboration with Yayasan Hasanah under the ArtFas 2025 initiative.

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