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Middletown Arts Center presents Garden State Watercolor Society's Annual Juried Exhibition 2026

The Middletown Arts Center is currently hosting the Garden State Watercolor Society’s 56th Annual Open Juried Exhibition alongside the 8th Annual Art Installation Exhibition. Juried by Joseph Gyurcsak, the main showcase features 64 selected watercolor paintings, while a special installation titled "Revolution as Reinvention" presents 55 miniature works exploring the history of artistic rebellion. The exhibition is open to the public through May 30, 2026, with a digital version available online.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 11, 2026 visibility 4 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

GA Watercolor Society’s National Exhibition Comes to Arts Center

The Georgia Watercolor Society’s National Exhibition is returning to the Carrollton Center for the Arts from April 15 to May 22. This year’s juried showcase features 80 watercolor paintings selected from artists across the United States, ranging from highly detailed still lifes to impressionistic landscapes. The exhibition will kick off with a series of public events on April 18, including an artist demonstration by Carol Carter, an opening reception, and the society's annual meeting.

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article local schedule Apr 17, 2026 visibility 4 link 3 artists

Debra Wick’s raindrop art on display in Redlands

Artist Debra Wick is presenting a new series of hyper-realistic watercolor paintings focused on the intricate physics of raindrops at the Redlands Art Association. The exhibition, running from April 18 to May 15, showcases Wick’s unique self-taught technique involving masking fluid and layered washes to capture atmospheric reflections, alongside her earlier works and functional art pieces like painted umbrellas and pillows.

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article local schedule Apr 9, 2026 visibility 4 link 7 artists

Salem chamber art gallery featuring local student artists

The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Gallery of Art is hosting its fifth annual exhibition featuring over 60 works by approximately 55 local student artists. The show includes a diverse range of media, such as watercolor paintings, colored pencil drawings, ceramics, and gouache works, representing talent from six different regional school districts including United Local, Leetonia, and Wellsville.

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Douglas Lees obituary

Douglas Lees, a dedicated architect and community figure, has died at the age of 94. Born in East London and overcoming the physical limitations of Erb’s palsy, Lees spent his career designing diverse structures across England, ranging from new town developments in Merseyside to prison facilities for the Home Office. In his later years, he became a fixture in the village of Hatfield Broad Oak, where he contributed to local planning and captured the local scenery through watercolor painting.

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article local schedule Apr 14, 2026 visibility 5 link 2 artists

"Layers of Art" Exhibition Opening Soon at First Coast Cultural Center

The First Coast Cultural Center in Ponte Vedra, Florida, is set to host "Layers of Art," a solo exhibition featuring the surrealistic oil and watercolor paintings of Susanne Schuenke. Opening with a public reception on April 23, the show highlights Schuenke’s intellectually driven approach to composition, where multiple layers of meaning are embedded within her visual narratives. The exhibition will be accompanied by a special lecture on May 1, where the artist will discuss the scholarly and imaginative foundations of her work.

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Conroe artist debuts paintings containing Titanic coal at anniversary exhibition

Conroe-based artist Dirk Strangely is set to debut a new series of portraits titled "Souls of the Titanic" during a commemorative exhibition and dinner in Texas. The artworks are created using a unique process the artist calls "Artifactism," which incorporates authenticated coal recovered from the Titanic wreckage in 1994. By grinding the coal into a pigment through levigation, Strangely has produced watercolor paintings of notable figures such as Captain Edward John Smith and Molly Brown, accented with 24k gold leaf and 1912-era paper.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 4, 2026 visibility 1 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Faculty artist Matt Fox brings 'Water’s Embrace' exhibit to OHIO Eastern Art Gallery

Associate Professor Matt Fox is set to debut his solo exhibition, "Water’s Embrace," at the Ohio University Eastern Art Gallery. The showcase features a dual-medium approach, combining the technical precision of stained glass with the fluid spontaneity of watercolor paintings. Fox, who also serves as the Associate Director of Nursing at the university, explores themes of transparency and transformation, with a public reception scheduled for March 17, 2026.

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