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• Grace Ebert

In Monica Rohan’s Paintings, Tablecloths and Chairs Uncannily Perch in Remote Landscapes

In Monica Rohan’s Paintings, Tablecloths and Chairs Uncannily Perch in Remote LandscapesMonica Rohan's patterned fabrics and indoor furnishings once again make their way outside, although now, humans are nowhere to be found.

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• Kate Mothes

Dozens of Suspended ‘Halos’ Glimmer in a Florentine Factory

Dozens of Suspended ‘Halos’ Glimmer in a Florentine FactorySpY's latest installation suspends metallic discs inside of an industrial space as part of Bright Festival.

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• Kate Mothes

Laura K. Sayers’ Vibrant Postage Stamps Celebrate the Beauty of Everyday Moments

Laura K. Sayers’ Vibrant Postage Stamps Celebrate the Beauty of Everyday MomentsThe artist's solo exhibition 'The Wee Small Hours' continues through May 3 in Glasgow.

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May 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

May 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for ArtistsThe latest opportunities you don't want to miss.

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• Kate Mothes

Linocuts by Eduardo Robledo Celebrate Mexican Heritage and Community

Linocuts by Eduardo Robledo Celebrate Mexican Heritage and CommunityRobledo draws on his upbringing in the Mexico City borough of Xochimilco for bold prints.

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• Kate Mothes

Spell Your Name with NASA’s Earthly Alphabet of Aerial Images

Spell Your Name with NASA’s Earthly Alphabet of Aerial ImagesLandsat, a NASA and USGS program, has documented the surface of Earth from space since 1972.

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• Grace Ebert

Lina Lapelytė Fills Hamburger Bahnhof with 400,000 Wood Blocks for Communal Building

Lina Lapelytė Fills Hamburger Bahnhof with 400,000 Wood Blocks for Communal Building"We Make Years Out of Hours" invites the public to remake structures from 10-centimeter blocks.

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• Grace Ebert

7 Artists Discuss the Power and Urgency of Textiles

7 Artists Discuss the Power and Urgency of Textiles"We live with so many hard things," says Sheila Hicks, "that we're crying for softness."

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• Kate Mothes

From Micro to Mega, Jon McCormack’s Striking Photos Reveal Nature’s Patterns

From Micro to Mega, Jon McCormack’s Striking Photos Reveal Nature’s PatternsThe idea for 'Patterns: Art of the Natural World' emerged from a period of quiet reflection.

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• Grace Ebert

Cassandra Dias Takes an Impressionistic Approach to Painting with Thread

Cassandra Dias Takes an Impressionistic Approach to Painting with ThreadWhat better way to meditate on nature's most majestic features than to recreate its details one stitch at a time?

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• Kate Mothes

Joe Macken Spent 21 Years Hand-Assembling a Vast Model of New York City

Joe Macken Spent 21 Years Hand-Assembling a Vast Model of New York CityThe expansive model consists of 340 individual sections, each constructed with materials like balsa wood, cardboard, and glue.

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• Kate Mothes

Rachel Mentzer Transforms Discarded Cartons into Dusky Collagraphs

Rachel Mentzer Transforms Discarded Cartons into Dusky CollagraphsNature's resilience is at the center of a practice also focused on sustainability and environmental renewal.

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• Grace Ebert

An Interactive Archive Celebrates the Wide Ranging Projects Inviting ‘Unruly Play’

An Interactive Archive Celebrates the Wide Ranging Projects Inviting ‘Unruly Play’"Play is how we give permission." —Vitor Freire

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• Kate Mothes

Navid Baraty’s Atmospheric Photos Explore Contrasting Scales of Time

Navid Baraty’s Atmospheric Photos Explore Contrasting Scales of TimeThe contrasts and tensions of contemporary urban life and timeless landscapes merge in otherworldly images.

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• Grace Ebert

Contrast Reigns in Austn Fischer’s Conspicuous Black-and-White Photos

Contrast Reigns in Austn Fischer’s Conspicuous Black-and-White PhotosAustn Fischer's work harnesses an exuberant sense of play, utilizing fashion and style to explore identity.

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• Kate Mothes

Water Samples from Around the World Melt into Dima Rebus’ Dreamy Paintings

Water Samples from Around the World Melt into Dima Rebus’ Dreamy PaintingsThe London-based artist incorporates water samples collected from strangers around the globe.

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• Kate Mothes

Thousands of Strips of Silk Undulate in Kenny Nguyen’s ‘Deconstructed Paintings’

Thousands of Strips of Silk Undulate in Kenny Nguyen’s ‘Deconstructed Paintings’The North Carolina-based artist draws on his Vietnamese heritage and his background in fashion design.

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• Grace Ebert

Tania Yakunova’s Expressive Figures Entwine with Plant Life in Digital and Graphite Illustrations

Tania Yakunova’s Expressive Figures Entwine with Plant Life in Digital and Graphite IllustrationsGrainy textures and gestural lines characterize the lush compositions of Tania Yakunova.

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• Kate Mothes

Vibrant Sea Creatures Spring to Life in Lisa Stevens’ Textured Sculptures

Vibrant Sea Creatures Spring to Life in Lisa Stevens’ Textured SculpturesThe Bristol-based artist's vibrant practice is inspired by underwater organisms.

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• Kate Mothes

Animals Wander through Neighborhood Streets at Twilight in Nicholas Moegly’s Illustrations

Animals Wander through Neighborhood Streets at Twilight in Nicholas Moegly’s IllustrationsNightfall sets the scene for neighborhoods and quiet streets in which curious creatures roam.

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• Grace Ebert

How One Cooperative Champions the Quechua Weavers of Peru’s Sacred Valley

How One Cooperative Champions the Quechua Weavers of Peru’s Sacred Valley"Some people say, ‘Why do you weave?’ But they don’t understand this work."

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• Jackie Andres

Stained Glass Objects by Pia Hinz Reflect the Contrast Between Strength and Fragility

Stained Glass Objects by Pia Hinz Reflect the Contrast Between Strength and FragilityThe artist “questions our relationship to objects, their use value, and their narrative potential.”

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• Kate Mothes

‘Our Neighbors, the Peacocks’ Paints a Portrait of an Unusual Convergence of Populations

‘Our Neighbors, the Peacocks’ Paints a Portrait of an Unusual Convergence of PopulationsIn her short documentary, filmmaker Callie Barlow invites locals to share their love—or loathing—for the vibrant birds.

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