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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 24, 2026 visibility 29 link 12 artists

Pittsburgh’s new $31m Arts Landing combines public art with civic engagement

Pittsburgh's new $31 million public space, Arts Landing, opened on 17 April, just before the NFL Draft and the 59th Carnegie International. Developed by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, the project features public artworks by vanessa german, Darian Johnson, Lenka Clayton, Phillip Andrew Lewis, Sharmistha Ray, Mikael Owunna, Marques Redd, John Peña, Shikeith, and the late Thaddeus Mosley. Highlights include Shikeith's neon sculpture *Hold*, part of his *Project Blue Space*, and Mosley's *Touching the Earth* series, originally commissioned by New York's Public Art Fund. The space also includes a playground, bandshell, and artist-designed pickleball courts.

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article culture schedule Sep 11, 2025 visibility 20 link 8 artists, 3 galleries

Edward Burtynsky: Taking Place

Edward Burtynsky, the renowned Canadian photographer known for his large-scale depictions of industrial landscapes, is the subject of a feature titled "Edward Burtynsky: Taking Place." The article highlights his 40-year career documenting humanity's impact on the planet, from his early influences in St. Catharines, Ontario, to his recent exhibition "BURTYNSKY: Extraction/Abstraction," which premiered at London's Saatchi Gallery in February 2024 before traveling to M9 in Mestre, Italy. It also notes his founding of Toronto Image Works and his ongoing solo and group exhibitions worldwide.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 19, 2025 visibility 18 link 4 artists, 2 galleries

Edward Burtynsky’s photographs convey the force of mankind’s reordering of the environment

The International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York is presenting "Edward Burtynsky: The Great Acceleration," a retrospective of over 70 photographs by Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky, on view until September 28. Curated by ICP creative director David Campany, the exhibition spans Burtynsky's 40-year career documenting humanity's industrial transformation of natural landscapes, from Ontario mines and Texas oilfields to shipbreaking yards in Bangladesh and e-waste sites in China. The show is organized thematically rather than chronologically, featuring early small-scale works alongside massive recent prints, including a 10-foot-wide image of a copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a 30-foot mural of a Texas farm printed on adhesive vinyl.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 13, 2026 visibility 23 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Cinga Samson Conjures Mystery and the Sublime in Large-Scale Oil Paintings

South African artist Cinga Samson is currently presenting a series of large-scale oil paintings in a solo exhibition titled "Ukuphuthelwa" at White Cube in New York. The works feature dreamlike, nocturnal tableaux characterized by deep pigments, spectral figures with all-white eyes, and symbolic animals that bridge the earthly and divine. The title, which translates from isiXhosa as "unable to sleep," frames sleeplessness as a state of heightened spiritual alertness rather than a medical condition.

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article culture schedule Oct 22, 2025 visibility 13 link 1 artist

design art precious okoyomon garden

Precious Okoyomon, editor of CULTURED at Home gardens, selects five unconventional natural landscapes that thrive against difficult odds. These include Dumbarton Oaks in Washington DC with its ancient wisteria, the radioactive waste site Dead Horse Bay in Brooklyn where invasive species bloom, the childhood haven Glen Helen Nature Preserve in Ohio, the Persian-inspired Untermyer Gardens in Yonkers, and Derek Jarman's seaside garden beside a nuclear plant in Dungeness, UK. Each location is described through Okoyomon's personal reflections, illustrated by Erin Knutson.

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article culture schedule Apr 29, 2026 visibility 20 link 1 artist

Nine Artists on the Gardens They’ll Never Forget

Nine artists, including Hiroshi Sugimoto, Irene Neuwirth, and Umberto Pasti, share personal reflections on unforgettable gardens from around the world. Each contributor describes a specific garden that left a lasting impression, ranging from historic estates to wild natural landscapes, highlighting the sensory and emotional impact of these spaces.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 9, 2026 visibility 28 link 11 artists

Harn Museum to present ‘Florida in the Frame’ exhibition starting on Friday

The Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida is launching a major exhibition titled "Florida in the Frame: A Century of Artists’ Reflections on the Sunshine State." Drawing from the extensive Samuel H. and Roberta T. Vickers Collection, the show features over 65 artists including American masters like Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, and Thomas Moran alongside Florida Highwaymen painters. The exhibition is organized into three thematic sections that explore the state's natural landscapes, the development of its urban centers, and its evolution into a global tourism destination between 1850 and 1950.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 5, 2026 visibility 20 link 6 artists

Urban Grit Meets Wild Beauty: Inside Seattle Art Museum’s Beyond Mysticism

The Seattle Art Museum has launched "Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest," an extensive exhibition featuring over 150 works that reexamine the region's contribution to Modernism. The show moves past the traditional "mystic" label associated with the Northwest School to highlight how artists engaged with Social Realism, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism. By placing local icons like Mark Tobey and Morris Graves alongside international figures such as Georgia O’Keeffe and Salvador Dalí, the exhibition explores the tension between the Pacific Northwest's industrial growth and its dramatic natural landscapes.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 8, 2026 visibility 16 link 3 artists, 2 galleries

Artist Mateo Blanco Unveils a Poetic Vision for America’s 250th Anniversary

World-renowned artist Mateo Blanco has unveiled *Silver Falls Flag* (2026), a textile work reimagining the American flag as a flowing cascade of silver threads, evoking waterfalls and natural rhythms. The piece will be displayed from May 16 to August 23 at the Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk, Maine, as part of the exhibition *From Many, One: Visions of American Patriotism at 250*, marking the nation's 250th anniversary.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 11, 2026 visibility 19 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

Artist Gerard Byrne opens exciting new exhibition space

Artist Gerard Byrne has opened a new gallery named the Gerard Byrne Gallery at 13 Trinity Street in Dublin's city centre. This marks a homecoming for the Dublin-born artist, who returns after a successful period in the United States that included a debut at the 2025 Hamptons Fine Art Fair and a solo show at Slattery Gallery in Southampton.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 30, 2026 visibility 11 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

In Monica Rohan’s Paintings, Tablecloths and Chairs Uncannily Perch in Remote Landscapes

Monica Rohan, a Brisbane-based artist, creates vibrant oil paintings in which domestic objects like patterned tablecloths and bentwood dining chairs appear in remote, natural landscapes. Her recent works, including those from her upcoming solo exhibition "Invitations" at Sophie Gannon Gallery in Melbourne this June, increasingly omit human figures, allowing the objects themselves to become stand-ins for people. The scenes are inspired by her hiking trip through Tasmania, featuring alpine summits, streams, and meadows.

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article local schedule Apr 12, 2026 visibility 12 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

Environmental painter Janice Kasper to speak at 'Bartlett Art Talk' series

Maine-based environmental painter Janice Kasper will headline the first 'Bartlett Art Talk' of the 2026 season on April 22 at the Bartlett Woods Retirement Community. The event coincides with the exhibition "Chickadees, Alligators, and Stonehenge," which showcases Kasper’s dramatic oil paintings alongside works by Cicely Aikman and Dirk McDonnell. Kasper’s practice focuses on the tension between human technology and the preservation of wildlife and natural landscapes.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 21, 2026 visibility 19 link 1 artist

Meijer Gardens Chihuly exhibit to bring art, nature and light together ‘on a grand scale’

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids will host its largest exhibition of Dale Chihuly's work from May 2 to November 1. The show will feature outdoor installations at twelve locations across the 158-acre campus, with additional indoor works in the sculpture galleries, allowing visitors to experience the large-scale glass pieces within natural landscapes.

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article culture schedule Jul 8, 2025 visibility 16 link 4 artists

Towering ambition: the Swiss artist Not Vital's Alpine playground

Swiss artist Not Vital, known for his multidisciplinary practice and SCARCH hybrids, owns Schloss Tarasp, an 11th-century castle in the Engadin region of Switzerland, which he bought in 2016. The castle is part of a foundation he established that also includes Parkin Sent, a sculpture park he acquired in 1998, and the 17th-century Planta House Ardez. Vital's installations in the park, such as "Punt dals asens (Donkey Bridge)" (2001) and "JOSÜJO (Disappearing House)" (2007), invite visitors to explore nature, while at the castle he installed "House to Watch the Sunset" (2018), a tower-like sculpture that challenges architectural logic.

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article culture schedule Apr 27, 2026 visibility 16 link 1 artist

Cassandra Dias Takes an Impressionistic Approach to Painting with Thread

Cassandra Dias, a Southern California-based artist, creates lush embroideries of natural landscapes using thread painting, a technique that mimics the gestural strokes of a paintbrush. Since taking up needle and thread in 2020, she has developed an impressionistic style that captures cliffsides, vineyards, and mountains in richly textured scenes. Her forthcoming book, "Richly Stitched Landscape Embroidery: Mastering Thread Painted Scenes," is set for release in May and is available for pre-order through the Colossal Shop.

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article culture schedule Apr 24, 2026 visibility 13 link 1 artist

Navid Baraty’s Atmospheric Photos Explore Contrasting Scales of Time

Navid Baraty's series "The Time Between" combines digital photographs of urban skylines like Manhattan and Chicago with dramatic natural landscapes such as desert dunes and snow-capped mountains. Using a double-exposure technique, the artist blends city lights and skyscraper outlines with geological features to explore contrasts between contemporary urban life and ancient, timeless terrains.

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article local schedule Nov 5, 2025 visibility 7 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

‘Shifting Grounds’ Opens at EOU’s Nightingale Gallery; Artist Talk Nov. 5

Eastern Oregon University’s Nightingale Gallery presents “Shifting Grounds,” a solo exhibition by Spokane-based artist and architect Andrew Parker. The show explores how place shapes identity through abstract mixed-media works that blend collage, India ink, colored pencil, and repurposed materials like personal photographs, grocery bags, and maps. An opening reception takes place November 7, and the artist will give a public talk on November 5. The exhibition runs through December 4.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 19, 2026 visibility 8 link 1 artist

Masako Yasuki, Clifford Iwao Arinaga Visiting Artist

Kyoto-based painter Masako Yasuki will serve as the Clifford Iwao Arinaga Visiting Artist at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, featuring an exhibition at The Commons Gallery from March 3 to 10, 2026. The showcase highlights Yasuki’s unique technical approach, which blends traditional East Asian mineral pigments and gold leaf with Western oil and tempera paints, alongside her use of frottage to document urban and natural landscapes.

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article local schedule Apr 29, 2025 visibility 7 link 6 artists

‘Preserving Beauty’: Art exhibition spotlights artistic talent among Bay Area mothers

The Creative Mamas Collective organized the 'Preserving Beauty' art exhibition at the Google Huddle building in the Bay Area, featuring visual art and musical performances by 12 local mothers. The show, curated by floral artist Mandi Lin, included works such as Reshma Bhoopal's fused glass 'Ebb & Flow,' Annapurna Devagiri's watercolor 'Sun Kissed Petals,' Shruti Gopinathan's mixed-media 'Once Upon a Redwood Grove,' and Isabelle Ip's textile piece 'Solace,' all inspired by nature and environmental preservation.

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person people schedule Mar 24, 2026 visibility 13

A Painter Reveals Hong Kong’s Natural Wonders — and Where to See Them

Hong Kong-based painter Stephen Wong Chun Hei, who spent much of his childhood indoors, has become an avid hiker and now creates vibrant, colorful paintings of the city's natural landscapes. His work focuses on capturing the dramatic geology, lush vegetation, and hidden trails of Hong Kong's country parks and coastal areas.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 13, 2026 visibility 7 link 1 artist, 2 galleries

‘Cultural identity is not a binary choice’: Newmarket artist finds artistic balance in solo exhibition

Newmarket artist Jing Fu presents her solo exhibition 'Unearthed – My Equilibrium' at the Aurora Cultural Centre, opening May 14. The show traces her 30-year artistic journey from Shanghai to Canada, blending traditional Chinese shanshui painting with Canadian natural landscapes. Fu's work includes atmospheric landscapes inspired by Ontario wilderness and an abstract 'Roots' series exploring emotional connection and inner balance.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 17, 2026 visibility 15 link 1 artist

Immersive 'Resonant Site' art exhibit brings Baltimore's Curtis Bay to life at the Pikesville Armory

The Pikesville Armory has been transformed into an immersive walk-through installation titled "Resonant Site," featuring the collaborative work of local artists. Utilizing a complex arrangement of video projections, soundscapes, and dozens of screens, the exhibit captures the industrial and natural landscapes of Baltimore’s Curtis Bay, focusing on the delicate intersection of water, industry, and residential life.

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article news schedule Mar 19, 2026 visibility 15

Breezy Swathes of Fabric Dance Amid Landscapes in Thomas Jackson’s Photos

Photographer Thomas Jackson creates striking images featuring multi-colored fabric installations billowing in natural landscapes. His work, which appears digitally manipulated but is captured in-camera with minimal post-production, explores the tension between nature and artificiality.

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article event schedule Mar 16, 2026 visibility 18

View 60 Captivating Finalists From the 23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest. Then, Vote for Your Favorite!

The 23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest has announced its 60 finalists, selected from over 17,000 submissions. The images span six categories: American Experience, Artistic, Drone/Aerial, People, Travel, and Wildlife. The magazine is now inviting the public to vote for a Readers' Choice award winner, with polls open through March 30.

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article local schedule Apr 3, 2026 visibility 11

Robin Scholl is featured artist at Portola Art Gallery in April

Artist Robin Scholl is the featured artist for the month of April at the Portola Art Gallery. Her exhibition will showcase her recent work, which includes vibrant, textural paintings and mixed-media pieces inspired by the natural landscapes of the California coast.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 13, 2026 visibility 9 link 1 artist

Michigan Impressionist Opens Solo Exhibition at Geek Brush Studio

Geek Brush Studio in Chelsea, Michigan, has launched a solo exhibition for local impressionist Sue Craig, running through the end of April. The showcase features a diverse range of original oil paintings, watercolors, and pastels that highlight the natural landscapes of Michigan and the historic architecture of Chelsea, including notable works like 'Lake Michigan Beach' and 'Seitz’s Tavern II.'

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