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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 18, 2026 visibility 36 link 14 artists

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The global art landscape is set for a significant transformation in 2025 with the opening of several high-profile museum projects. These range from the long-awaited reopening of New York’s Frick Collection and the Studio Museum in Harlem to ambitious international debuts like the PoMo museum in Norway and the Fenix Museum of Migration Stories in Rotterdam. These projects feature designs by world-renowned architects including Annabelle Selldorf, India Mahdavi, and MAD Architects, often repurposing historic structures with bold contemporary additions.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 20, 2025 visibility 17 link 5 artists

A Bike Path Now Runs Through the Portland Art Museum

The Portland Art Museum (PAM) is opening a new 24,000-square-foot glass structure called the Mark Rothko Pavilion on November 20, 2025. The $111 million expansion, funded almost entirely by private donations, connects the museum's two existing buildings—the original travertine building designed by Pietro Belluschi and a former Masonic temple—above ground for the first time. The pavilion is named after the artist Mark Rothko, who had his first museum exhibition at PAM in 1932 under his birth name Marcus Rothkowitz. The project was designed by Chicago firm Vinci Hamp Architects and Portland's Hennebery Eddy.

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article local schedule Apr 22, 2026 visibility 17 link 11 artists

Pittsburgh Shows Off New Public Art Projects in Advance of NFL Draft

Pittsburgh has unveiled over 35 new public art installations across its downtown area in preparation for the influx of visitors for the NFL Draft. The projects, funded by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, include light installations, murals, and window displays by local artists, designed to revitalize empty storefronts and underused blocks.

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article news schedule Apr 1, 2026 source 3 sources visibility 20 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Charity Art UK digitises nearly 7,000 murals across country

Charity Art UK has completed a major digitisation project, recording nearly 7,000 murals and street artworks across the UK. The Murals Digitisation and Engagement Programme, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, created an online database of over 21,000 public artworks, capturing everything from medieval church paintings to contemporary 2025 murals, with the help of a network of 90 volunteers.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 27, 2026 visibility 10 link 1 artist, 2 galleries

The Big Art Loop is transforming SF into an open air gallery over the next three years.

The Big Art Loop has transformed San Francisco into an open-air gallery with nearly 100 sculptures installed along a 34-mile walkable and bikeable path through the city. The project, funded by the Sijbrandij Foundation and founded by Sid and Karen Sijbrandij, features works including R-Evolution at the Ferry Building, Echoes: A Voice from Uncharted Waters by Masaki Omor, Coralée by BJB, Got Framed, Desert Shark, and a double feature by Betsabeé Romero. The loop is designed to be encountered spontaneously in daily life, with no fixed starting point, and has support from Mayor Daniel Lurie.

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article local schedule Dec 5, 2025 visibility 13 link 2 artists

Lima’s historic city centre to be restored after years of earthquake damage and abandonment

The Metropolitan Municipality of Lima has launched an ambitious revitalization project called Lima 2035 to restore the city's historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991. Decades of neglect, earthquakes, and urban flight have left many buildings abandoned and damaged, particularly those made of adobe and quincha. The project, led by architect Luis Martín Bogdanovich Mendoza, involves over 500 professionals working since 2019 to rehabilitate the area, with completion timed for Lima's 500th birthday in 2035.

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article local schedule Dec 8, 2025 visibility 8 link 3 artists

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A bronze statue of RoboCop, the cyborg protagonist from Paul Verhoeven's 1987 film, has been installed in Detroit nearly 15 years after a grassroots campaign began. The 11-foot, 3,500-pound monument was sculpted by Detroit artist Giorgio Gikas of Venus Bronze Works, funded by a 2012 Kickstarter that raised over $67,000, and finally placed at Eastern Market after years of legal hurdles and location changes.

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article local schedule Apr 23, 2026 visibility 16 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Street art festival transforms Morocco's capital into open-air gallery

The 11th JIDAR Rabat Street Art Festival has transformed Morocco's capital into an open-air gallery, with artists from Ecuador, South Africa, Peru, Russia, and Morocco painting large-scale murals on buildings. Works include Oscar Medina's bird clutching the sun and moon, Keya Tama's lion with Arabic script, and Mohamed Roshdi's portrait of a woman holding fish. The festival runs until 27 April.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 16, 2026 visibility 17 link 6 artists

San Francisco museum rejects permanent space in favour of site-specific exhibitions

The Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco (ICA SF) has abandoned plans for a permanent physical space, instead adopting a nomadic model focused on site-specific exhibitions. Its first project under this new approach launches during San Francisco Art Week at the Transamerica Pyramid Center, featuring installations by artists Lily Kwong and Tara Donovan. Kwong's EARTHSEED DOME is a 3D-printed soil structure embedded with native seeds that will bloom in the adjacent redwood grove, while Donovan's Stratagem series uses recycled CDs to create light-scattering columns inside the building's Annex Gallery.

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article local schedule Apr 17, 2026 visibility 11 link 1 artist, 2 galleries

Jordan Creek renewal project isolates downtown Springfield gallery

The Renew Jordan Creek revitalization project in downtown Springfield has severely impacted Fresh Gallery, an award-winning local art space. Extensive road closures on Boonville Avenue and ongoing construction noise have cut off the gallery from its usual pedestrian and tourist traffic, leading to a drastic decline in sales and foot traffic. To combat these challenges, the gallery has launched a GoFundMe campaign and is attempting to reinvent its business model to survive until construction concludes in mid-2024.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 18, 2026 visibility 11 link 1 gallery

Thriving Together Atlanta will transform Old Fourth Ward site into open-air art gallery

The Thriving Together Atlanta initiative is set to transform the former Atlanta Medical Center site in the Old Fourth Ward into a vibrant open-air gallery. On March 28, the project will unveil the BLVDNEXT construction art wrap, a large-scale visual installation designed to turn a construction perimeter into a public art space. The event will feature live mural painting, a Mobile Art Experience curated by NEXT and the National Black Arts Festival, and various artistic performances.

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article news schedule Apr 14, 2026 visibility 16

Three Years, One City: Tulsa’s Transformative Artist Fellowship.

The Tulsa Artist Fellowship has announced an open call for its 2027–2029 award cycle, seeking ten artists and arts workers for a three-year residency in Oklahoma. Selected fellows receive a comprehensive financial package totaling over $150,000 in stipends, plus housing and relocation support, in exchange for committing to live and work in Tulsa. The program, established by the George Kaiser Family Foundation, emphasizes long-term community engagement and the development of ambitious, site-specific projects.

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article local schedule May 15, 2026 visibility 5

How Capital Walls’ mural program has shaped Albany's streets and artists for 10 years

Capital Walls, a mural program in Albany, New York, has transformed the city's streets over the past decade by commissioning large-scale public artworks from local and national artists. The initiative has produced dozens of murals that have become landmarks, revitalizing neighborhoods and fostering community engagement with visual art.

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article local schedule Apr 15, 2026 visibility 12

Artists push for permanent, immersive art space for Albany

A group of local artists and community organizers in Albany are advocating for the creation of a permanent, immersive art venue within the city. The proposal envisions a dedicated space for large-scale installations and experiential works that would provide a stable home for the region's creative talent and foster year-round public engagement with the arts.

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article local schedule Apr 13, 2026 visibility 11

The Forward Frame: East End Arts Holds Last Hurrah Before Gallery Relocation

East End Arts hosted a final exhibition titled "The Forward Frame" at its historic East Main Street gallery in Riverhead before the building undergoes a massive structural renovation. As part of the Riverhead Town Square redevelopment project, the 1840s-era building will be raised seven feet to escape the Peconic River floodplain and reconfigured alongside a new five-story Hilton hotel. During the farewell event, community members were invited to create ephemeral art directly on the gallery walls, marking a transition period where the organization will operate out of temporary spaces at 11 and 48 West Main Street.

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article local schedule Mar 11, 2026 visibility 9

Trescott Street Gallery in Taunton opens 'Artist's Choice' exhibit

The Trescott Street Gallery in Taunton has launched its "Artist's Choice" exhibition, a member-led showcase running through March 28. Featuring over 70 works across various media—including oil, acrylic, pastel, and photography—the exhibition intentionally lacks a specific theme to allow for maximum creative freedom. The show highlights a broad spectrum of talent, ranging from emerging youth artists to seasoned professionals.

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