Sarasota Herald-Tribune What does kindness look like? What does respect sound like? For more than two decades, Embracing Our Differences has invited people of all ages and backgrounds to explore these questions through art and words – and the results have moved millions. The organization is now accepting submissions for its 2026 international outdoor exhibitions,…

A Ferry Building art gallery this week aims to get visitors in the swing of the summer. Artspan, the SoMa nonprofit arts center, will hold its “Brightside” exhibition Thursday through Sunday as part of its “Art-In-Neighborhoods” series. The Ferry Building’s grand hall will hold an opening reception from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, and the exhibit is…

Led by Professor of Rhetoric Claire Deal and Professor of Fine Arts Pam Fox, this community partnership enabled students to integrate the disciplines of rhetoric and visual art to tell powerful and compelling stories. At its core, the course, and the resulting art installation, centers on the integration of documentary-style photography, written text, and audio…

Image taken near the old footprint of the Fairview Training Center, Photo by Hannah Krafcik 2025 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the closing of the Fairview Training Center, the institution for people with developmental disabilities, run by the State of Oregon, which operated in Salem between 1907-2000. Like many 20th century institutions, Fairview has a…

WESTPORT — The Artists Collective of Westport will explore the inner worlds of physical, metaphysical, and emotional spaces through the visual arts with an all-member show at The Westport Library this summer.  The Artists Collective of Westport’s two-part exhibition will encompass all three of the Library’s galleries — Interiors: A Look Inside in the Sheffer Gallery and South…

Geoffrey Gersten’s latest exhibit elevates household objects to iconography. His “Geoffrey Gersten Plays With Matches” at Altamira Fine Art transforms mid-century Americana into eye-popping works. There are plenty of vintage matchbooks depicted, but also tin toys, bottle caps and other relics from roughly the 1930s to 1950s. All are rendered in clarity bordering on the…

North End Fine Art’s grand opening is the result of a long trajectory as an artist and business owner, said Michele Walters. What led her to close the retail storefront of Tribe Artist Collective in Driggs included a tough economy and location. She also wanted to split off the education component of the endeavor, creating…

Construction of a north St. Louis farmers market and pavilion is moving forward, thanks in part to a new Washington University program where students design structures for local organizations. Be Well Cafe and Market will open in the Hyde Park neighborhood later this summer after holding weekly pop-up events. The farmers market pavilion will be…

“I’m a little in a daze,” the actor Adrien Brody said last Tuesday, the skin around his eyes slightly crinkled, but his gaze soft and present. He’d been up since 5 a.m. and had spent most of his day crouched on the ground at Eden Gallery in Manhattan, putting the finishing touches on his collages…