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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 20, 2026 visibility 3 link 1 artist

British art museum exhibit offers glimpse into East India Company

The Yale Center for British Art has opened a new exhibition, “Painters, Ports, and Profits: Artists and the East India Company, 1750-1850,” on January 8. Curated by Laurel Peterson and Holly Shaffer, the show features over a hundred works—including watercolors, portraits, and a 37-foot-long scroll of Lucknow—drawn from the museum’s collection and beyond. It explores the artistic networks and innovations that emerged around the British East India Company’s colonial and economic activities in India and China.

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article local schedule Jan 6, 2026 visibility 2 link 1 artist, 3 galleries

Business Buzz: UK's Clarendon Fine Art opening Wellesley gallery; Wellesley Books signs on for 5 more years

UK-based Clarendon Fine Art is opening a new gallery in Wellesley Square, Massachusetts, at 25 Central St., the former location of Laurel Grove. The business, which operates dozens of galleries in the UK and one in Westport, Connecticut, specializes in international, contemporary, and modern art. Clarendon is scheduled to meet with the Wellesley Design Review Board regarding minor construction and a sign review, including making the entrance ADA compliant. Separately, Wellesley Books has renewed its lease at 82 Central St. for another five years, ensuring the independent bookstore remains a community fixture.

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What Did Pompeii Smell Like? A New Study Analyzes Its Ancient Incense

A team of international researchers has published the first scientific analysis of ritual incense residues from Pompeii. By examining ash from two ancient censers—one from an inn and another from a domestic shrine—they identified charred plants like oak and laurel, as well as evidence of imported frankincense from India.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 27, 2025 visibility 2 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Rob Zombie's first art exhibition is in Connecticut

Rob Zombie, the musician known for his horror-themed lyrics and shock rock performances, is holding his first-ever art exhibition in Connecticut. Titled "What Lurks on Channel X," the show is on view at the Morrison Gallery in Kent from October 25 to November 16, 2025. The exhibition features over ten large-scale paintings that blend pop culture iconography, juxtaposing sinister figures like Bela Lugosi and Charles Manson with innocent characters from Archie comics and classic comedians such as Laurel and Hardy.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 8, 2025 visibility 2 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

ROB ZOMBIE Art Exhibition 'What Lurks On Channel X?' To Open In Kent, Connecticut

Morrison Gallery in Kent, Connecticut, will host the first-ever gallery exhibition of musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie's paintings, titled 'What Lurks On Channel X?'. The show runs from October 25 to November 16, 2025, featuring over ten large-scale works that blend pop culture icons—from Bela Lugosi and Charles Manson to Archie Comics characters and classic comedians like Laurel and Hardy. Zombie cites his childhood habit of watching eight hours of television daily as the inspiration for the vibrant, chaotic mash-ups.

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Annual Art in Bloom returns to Fitchburg Art Museum

The Fitchburg Art Museum and the Laurelwood Garden Club have announced the 28th annual Art in Bloom celebration, running from April 23 to April 26. This year’s event coincides with the museum’s centennial anniversary and features 40 floral arrangements designed to interpret specific artworks from the permanent collection, including pieces from the exhibitions "Kaleidoscope" and "Festival: A Celebration of African Art."

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article local schedule Apr 21, 2026 visibility 4

LRMA honors community-wide art contest winners

The Laurel Arts League announced the winners of its inaugural Community-Wide Art Contest during a ceremony at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art. First-grader Libby Morgan from Laurel Christian School was among the honorees, celebrated for her first-place win.

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article local schedule Jan 22, 2026 visibility 1 link 5 artists

Photos: Art Gallery "2.16 Contemporary" Grand Opening

On January 21, 2026, the 2.16 Contemporary art gallery opened at 325 Constitución Street in Puerto Vallarta's Zona Romántica with a gala event featuring the exhibition “Liberatio” by Guadalajara-based artist Victor Haro, celebrating his 40-year career. The ribbon-cutting ceremony included owners and gallerists Orlando Santamaría and Abrajam Romero, Culture Councilwoman Laurel Carrillo, and Haro himself, with the show presenting hyperrealistic works in acrylic paste and airbrushing that explore human liberation.

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article local schedule Dec 31, 2025 visibility 1

Local organization seeks to "enhance visual arts engagement"

Effingham Artists, a new local organization founded by Lindsey Gerow, is hosting an art exhibition on February 6 at a studio on Laurel Street in Springfield, Georgia. Artists in Effingham County have until January 30 to submit their work for the show, which aims to provide a dedicated venue for painters, sculptors, and other visual artists to display their talent.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 24, 2025 visibility 1 link 3 artists, 2 galleries

These exhibits spotlight 600 female artists in DC area

Curator and blogger Florencio “Lenny” Campello has organized a series of 18 exhibits featuring 600 female artists from the Washington, D.C. region under the project Women Artists of the DMV. The main exhibition is at American University’s Katzen Arts Center, displaying 63 pieces, with additional shows at venues like Strathmore Galleries in Bethesda and Montpelier Arts Center in Laurel. Campello hand-selected each work, receiving nearly 4,000 inquiries from local artists, and structures the shows in a three-tier pyramid from well-known to emerging artists.

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