Category: Visual Arts

  • Visitors will find more than two dozen exhibitions in April at Southwest Florida art centers

    Visitors will find more than two dozen exhibitions in April at Southwest Florida art centers

    From Sarasota to Marco Island and Venice and Sanibel to Arcadia and LaBelle, Southwest Florida is home to more than a dozen art centers. Most host visual art exhibitions showcasing member, regional and nationally renowned artists that change every month. In April, there are 27 shows at these venues. Each will stimulate your imagination and…

  • Wisconsin ArtsWest 46 Celebrates Statewide Creatives at L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

    Wisconsin ArtsWest 46 Celebrates Statewide Creatives at L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

    CALL FOR ARTISTS. Friends, family, and artisans from across the state gathered at 6pm on March 27 at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library (400 Eau Claire St., Eau Claire) for the Wisconsin ArtsWest 46 reception. The 46th annual juried Wisconsin ArtsWest exhibition, hosted by the L.E. Phillips Memorial Library, recently celebrated artists and jurors…

  • Frist Art Museum Presents Exhibition Exploring Relationship Between Two Rival Mediterranean Superpowers

     Venice and the Ottoman Empire May 31–September 1, 2025 NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Frist Art Museum presents Venice and the Ottoman Empire, an exhibition that explores the artistic and cultural exchange between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire over four centuries. Organized by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia and…

  • Ten Southwest Florida museums curating 25 visual art exhibitions in April

    Ten Southwest Florida museums curating 25 visual art exhibitions in April

    Southwest Florida’s museums regularly curate traveling art exhibitions as well as artworks from their permanent collections. During April, visitors will find the following shows in museums from Sarasota to Naples: Courtesy of Sarasota Art Museum / Sarasota Art Museum ‘Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks’ is a groundbreaking exhibition that explores the intersection between…

  • Work of Incarcerated Artists Travels Through Vermont in ‘Finding Hope Within’ Exhibit

    Work of Incarcerated Artists Travels Through Vermont in ‘Finding Hope Within’ Exhibit

    by Alex McPhedran, via Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism internship. On a wall at Montpelier’s Center for Arts and Learning hangs a pencil drawing of a horse and, below that, a placard for the artist’s name. “C.C.” is all it lists. The piece rests among colorful images of natural scenes, portraits, collages…

  • Awards reception recognizes CCPS art showcase

    Awards reception recognizes CCPS art showcase

    Awards reception recognizes CCPS art showcase Published 1:00 pm Wednesday, April 2, 2025 As previously written, the first-ever Clark County Public Schools Visual Art Showcase, which took place in March, featured works on display at the Clark County Public Library.  On Wednesday, March 26, many works were recognized.  The K-12 Visual Art Showcase Awards Reception…

  • Eclectic Music Festival | Eclectic Preview Party on April 13 | The South Pasadenan

    Eclectic Music Festival | Eclectic Preview Party on April 13 | The South Pasadenan

    FILE PHOTO: Past Eclectic Music Festival and Arts Crawl venue, BurkeTriolo Studio (inside) We 🖤 Our Readership – Big News Coming Soon, Stay Tuend! The countdown to the 15th Annual Eclectic Music Festival and Arts Crawl begins Sunday, April 13 at the Eclectic Preview Party at BurkeTriolo Studio. Featuring live music, silent and live auctions, and the presentation…

  • Brush to canvas: Mainsail fest and more visual arts news

    Brush to canvas: Mainsail fest and more visual arts news

    Vinoy Park is ground zero for this weekend’s 50th annual Mainsail Art Festival, in which more than 250 fine art and craft exhibitors show and sell their work, and compete for a total of $60,000 in juried cash awards. What does that mean for us, the art-appreciating public? Assuming the weather gods play fair, it…

  • LCHS student’s artwork makes waves in Richmond

    LCHS student’s artwork makes waves in Richmond

    Aurora Kekel, a senior at Louisa County High School (LCHS), has made a name for herself within the art community with her piece “Floating,” a mixed-media work selected for the Virginia Art Education Association (VAEA) Central Region Youth Art Month Showcase. The exhibit was on display at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond throughout March…

  • ArtPrize 2025: Grand Rapids art competition unveils new visual identity

    ArtPrize 2025: Grand Rapids art competition unveils new visual identity

    GRAND RAPIDS, MI — ArtPrize, the region’s biggest interactive art competition, is announcing its 2025 return. ArtPrize 15’s visual identity will be unveiled at the Grand Rapids Art Museum on Thursday, April 3, setting the stage for another year of creativity and inspiration. Related: Purple Heart veteran overjoyed after winning ArtPrize’s $125K grand prize This…