5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (259+ words) Following early market success and what he called “the pitfalls of gaining notoriety so early,” Smith shifted his focus to community-centered projects such as his nonprofit Serving the People. Artist Lucien Smith, an abstract painter whose work as a nonprofit…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (82+ words) The inaugural edition of the sprawling yet rigorous exhibition examines the labor, regulation, extraction, and repair of our shared systems. Full and partial fellowships available for artists and writers Rick Shaefer, Ellen Harvey, and Michael Borders question how history is…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (472+ words) Each recipient will receive $60,000 in unrestricted funding distributed over five years, in the spirit of the namesake abstract painter’s commitment to “aid and assist” artists. The Joan Mitchell Foundation announced today the recipients of its 2026 Fellowships, one of the most…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (261+ words) “I am endlessly fascinated by porcelain.” Welcome to the 348th installment of A View From the Easel, a series in which artists reflect on their workspace. This week, Connor Czora mines the history of porcelain ceramics while teaching the next generation…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (154+ words) At the Folk Art Museum, “Self-Made” overcomes the problem of “insiders” ventriloquizing self-taught artists. It should come as no surprise that the term “outsider art” was coined not by any of the artists it applies to but by an “insider…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (321+ words) A Mountain West residency for artists, writers, and composers. Located 20 miles southeast of Sheridan, Wyoming, the UW Neltje Center’s Jentel Artist Residency, now in its 25th year, offers dedicated individuals a supportive environment to further their artistic development. Jentel offers 3-week…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (763+ words) The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum's inaugural decennial exhibition showcases works by 40 artists in the state, all made in the last decade. RIDGEFIELD, Connecticut — Connecticut has been home to a thriving community of artists, including Sol LeWitt, Louise Bourgeois, Jasper Johns,…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (171+ words) Work by the Bay Area artist is on view in Menlo Park, California, through August 29. September 9-20, he will have a solo exhibition, Twenty-One Years in Truro at Truro Center for the Arts on Cape Cod where he teaches a master…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (364+ words) The institution’s former artistic director succeeds Lisa Phillips, who announced her retirement last fall. After a 10-month search, the New Museum in Manhattan announced today that its artistic director of 12 years, Massimiliano Gioni, has been appointed as its next director....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (317+ words) Aljira championed the work of Dawoud Bey, Firelei Báez, Jeffrey Gibson, and other socially engaged artists who critiqued gentrification and capitalism. Eight years after Aljira abruptly closed due to financial difficulties, the Newark Museum of Art will present a group…...