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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 5, 2026 visibility 4 link 2 artists, 3 galleries

Saudi Arabia looks to its Modern art history as the art world eyes up the Gulf

Saudi Arabia is actively showcasing its Modern art history through major exhibitions and sales. The 'Beginnings of Saudi Art Movement' at the National Museum in Riyadh features over 250 works by 73 artists from the 1960s-1980s, highlighting pioneering figures like Mounirah Mosly and Safeya Binzagr. Simultaneously, the Desert X AlUla exhibition is displaying monumental, long-unseen sculptures by Modernist artist Mohammed AlSaleem.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 28, 2025 visibility 6 link 26 artists, 4 galleries

New York exhibition seeks to raise funds for LGBTQ+ youth centre

The Ali Forney Center (AFC), an LGBTQ+ youth organization facing a funding drop of over $400,000 from lost corporate sponsors, is holding a benefit exhibition titled "Toward the Light: Artists for the Ali Forney Center" at David Zwirner’s West 19th Street gallery in Chelsea from October 28 to November 1. Organized by art adviser Stephen Truax for the second year, the show features 38 works by artists including Doron Langberg, Jenna Gribbon, Jake Grewal, Ilana Savdie, Anthony Cudahy, Wolfgang Tillmans, Julie Mehretu, and Katherine Bradford, with proceeds supporting AFC’s housing and care for over 2,000 queer youth. Previous editions with Sotheby’s raised over $350,000 and $370,000 respectively.

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article policy schedule Feb 18, 2026 visibility 3 link 1 artist

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French police conducted a raid on the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris as part of an investigation into its former president, Jack Lang, and his daughter, Caroline Lang. The probe, led by the National Financial Prosecutor's Office, focuses on suspicions of aggravated tax fraud and money laundering linked to their names appearing in the newly released Jeffrey Epstein files. Lang, a former culture minister, resigned from the institute to protect its reputation, denying all allegations.

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trending_up market schedule Jan 14, 2026 visibility 1 link 1 artist

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Three paintings by Bob Ross, the beloved host of PBS's *The Joy of Painting*, will be auctioned at Bonhams on January 27 as part of a 30-work consignment benefiting American Public Television (APT). The works—*Valley View* (1990), *Change of Seasons* (1990), and *Babbling Brook* (1993)—carry combined estimates up to $155,000. Previous Ross sales through Bonhams have been strong, including a November auction that brought $662,000 for three works and a separate sale exceeding $1 million organized by comedian John Oliver.

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article local schedule Nov 20, 2025 visibility 3 link 4 artists

HOPE Outdoor Gallery Sets Opening Date

The HOPE Outdoor Gallery in Austin, Texas, will open its new purpose-built location at 741 Dalton Lane near the airport on November 28, following a six-year closure after its original site off Lamar Boulevard shut down. The 8-acre space, sponsored by the Nouns DAO Community, features over 30 street artists including Miles Starkey, Emily Ding, and Kimie Flores, and is designed as a free, accessible laboratory for both budding and established artists. The opening weekend includes a special limited-edition print by Shepard Fairey for the first 50 daily visitors.

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article news schedule Dec 27, 2025 visibility 4 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Closure of Side gallery quayside space in Newcastle sparks social media backlash

Side gallery, a historic venue in Newcastle that has showcased documentary photography and film since 1977, will not reopen at its Quayside location after closing in 2023 due to lost revenue funding from the Arts Council of England (ACE). Managing director Laura Laffler of Amber Film & Photography, which runs the gallery, announced the decision after exhausting all avenues for continued funding, including a failed £1.3 million National Lottery Heritage Fund bid and the collapse of ACE's Grantium platform. The closure has sparked backlash on social media, with some donors to the 2023 #SaveSide crowdfund—which raised £67,278—feeling misled about the funds' purpose.

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article policy schedule Apr 6, 2026 visibility 7

us holocaust museum canceled programming angering trump 1234780080

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) has reportedly removed educational content and canceled programming to avoid potential conflict with the Trump administration. Former employees allege that the museum preemptively scrubbed web pages linking Jim Crow laws to Nazi-era policies and rebranded or canceled workshops on the "fragility of democracy" to avoid being labeled as "woke." While the museum claims these decisions were based on funding challenges, internal records show a significant increase in net assets during the same period.

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article news schedule Jan 13, 2026 visibility 2

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The UK's National Trust has received the largest donation in its 131-year history: a £10 million ($13.4 million) no-strings-attached gift from private-equity investor and philanthropist Humphrey Battcock. Unlike most major donations, which come with stipulations on how funds must be used, this gift is unconditional, allowing the Trust to allocate the money as it sees fit. Battcock stated he trusts the organization to know best how to use the funds, inspired by visits to Trust properties including Osterley Park and House and Trust-owned farms in north Devon.

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article local schedule Sep 25, 2025 visibility 3 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

Citrus Heights artist wins award, will be featured in PBS KVIE Art Auction

Local artist Susan Ballenger has won a Juror Award in the Contemporary category of the PBS KVIE Art Auction for her acrylic painting "Underwater Rocks." Her work will be among over 270 original pieces featured in the 44th annual Art Auction, broadcast live on KVIE Channel 6 and streamed online from October 3–5, 2025. The event allows viewers to bid on artwork, with proceeds supporting PBS KVIE’s local productions and outreach programs. Ballenger previously won an award in the same auction in 2021 for her piece "Reach for the Heights."

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 19, 2025 link 2 artists, 3 galleries

Arts of Life Showcases 25 Years of Creativity and Opportunity for Artists With Disabilities

Arts of Life, a Chicago-based organization supporting artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities, celebrates its 25th anniversary with the exhibition “Community on the Make: Arts of Life 2000-2025” at the Design Museum of Chicago. The show features vibrant works by 80 artists from five studios across Chicago and the North Shore, with pieces available for sale at affordable prices. Co-founded by executive director Denise Fisher and the late Veronica Cuculich, the organization provides artists with studio space, professional support, and income through stipends and sales bonuses.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 15, 2025 visibility 4 link 23 artists, 2 galleries

New York non-profit Art in General, shuttered since 2020, stages a comeback

Art in General, the New York non-profit art space that closed its physical location in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, is returning after a five-year hiatus. It will stage a pop-up exhibition at Yve Yang Gallery in Soho starting August 22, led by new director Xiaoyu Weng, who also serves as artistic director of the Tanoto Art Foundation in Singapore. New board members include artist Paul Pfeiffer, digital strategist Jiajia Fei, and gallerist Yve Yang. The organization plans to host pop-up exhibitions, talks, and events while searching for a permanent space.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 30, 2025 link 2 artists

A first look inside LACMA’s Zumthor-designed David Geffen Galleries as museum hosts preview opening

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has released new photographs of its David Geffen Galleries, designed by architect Peter Zumthor with SOM as collaborating architect. The building, a long horizontal glass and concrete structure curving along Hancock Park and Wilshire Boulevard, opened temporarily for a three-day preview last week and is scheduled to open to the public in April 2026. The 347,500-square-foot wing includes 110,000 square feet of gallery space, along with street-level pavilions housing a theater, store, bar, and education center. To mark the preview, LACMA hosted three "sonic previews" featuring composer Kamasi Washington leading over 100 musicians in a performance of his work Harmony of Difference. Architectural critic Christopher Hawthorne described the wing as "bold and compromised in nearly equal measure," while Zumthor noted that curators initially critical of the spatial layout have begun to appreciate the space and the beauty of the handmade concrete structure.

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