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Celebrate Veterans Day Weekend With The NC Veteran Art Show

Durham, North Carolina - The Joel Fund and Heart2Hand Veteran artist Lt. Colonel (retired), Bernardine Donato, are excited to host the four-day art…

Beverly McIver painting of a black woman with striped shadows falling across her face

Revealing "The Light Within": A Conversation with Beverly McIver

Amid the pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests, artist Beverly McIver listened to her intuition.

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Auction

A live auction at Sotheby’s. Wikipedia.

How A Collector’s Estate Planning Is Shaping the Fall Auction Market

What Is the Future of NFTs and Digital Art?

Turner’s First Exhibited Painting Rediscovered after 150 Years

Latin American Art

Pedro Diego Alvarado-Rivera, Reflejos de Naranjas Chinas, 2024, Oil on linen, 36.61 x 42.32 in, 93 x 107.5 cm

True South: The Rise of Latin American Art

Director Carla Gutierrez Examines Frida Kahlo’s Life Through Film

8 Latin American Artists You Should Know More About

Design

The Making of Spider-Man - Marvel Anatomy

Art, Anatomy, and Humanity with Jonah Lobe

A Colorful Exhibition of Hiroshige’s Woodblock Prints

Nedra Matteucci Galleries and Garden: A Must-See Destination

Indigenous Art

Installation view of Jeffrey Gibson: the space in which to place me at The Broad, Los Angeles, May 10 to September 28, 2025. Photo by Joshua White/JWPictures.com, courtesy of TheBroad.

Jeffrey Gibson’s Celebrated Venice Biennale Exhibit at The Broad

Indigenous and Native American Art at Santa Fe Auction

Highlights from Art Dubai and UAE Biennials

Ancient Art

A replica coin necklace of the Roman Emperor Vespasian by Atelier Divin.

Consider this Before Buying an Ancient Coin Necklace or Jewelry

The Iconography of Zoroastrianism, the Oldest Monotheistic Religion

Etruscan Jewelry and the Charm of Gold in Antiquity

Sculpture

Installation view of Man Ray: When Objects Dream, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Photo by Anna-Marie Kellen, Courtesy of The Met

Man Ray’s Objects on Film at the Met

European Masterpieces at David Barnett Gallery

Renaissance, Romanticism, and Rebellion at Mint Museum Uptown

Drawing

DEl Kathryn Barton [Australian b. 1972] the more than human love , 2025 Acrylic on French linen 78 3/4 x 137 3/4 inches 200 x 350 cm Framed dimensions: 79 7/8 x 139 inches 203 x 353 cm

The Divine Femininity of Del Kathryn Barton’s Creations

Ruth Asawa’s Retrospective of Looped Wires

Botanical Illustration: Where Science and Art Meet

Photography

Noah Davis, installation view. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, June 8–August 31, 2025. Photo: Jeff McLane.

The Life and Art of Noah Davis at the Hammer Museum

World Press Photo Questions Authorship of “Napalm Girl” Image

These Photographers Stunningly Capture Climate Change

Museum

Philadelphia Art Museum. Source.

“PhAM” Criticism And Other Museum Rebranding Missteps

Museumgoers Eternal Love for Ancient Egyptian Exhibits

A New Art Gala: The British Museum's Inaugural Ball

Asian Art

Edgar Degas, The Dance Class, 1874. Oil on canvas. 32 7/8 x 30 3/8 in. (83.5 x 77.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Life and Art of Edgar Degas

Kintsugi Pottery Mending: Fragile Art for the Anxious Mind

Art 101: What was Art Nouveau?

Gallery

Henri Rousseau: A Painter's Secrets, 2025. The Barnes Foundation, installation view.

The Secrets of Henri Rousseau: A Painter We Thought We Knew

A Depiction of Rural Life in Grandma Moses’ Folk Art Paintings

The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt

Women Artists

Frankenthaler in her Third Avenue studio with Alassio (1960, in progress), New York, 1960. Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Archives, New York.

The Beauty Behind Helen Frankenthaler’s Art

Jennifer Dasal’s New Book on The American Girls’ Club for Artists

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney: Sculptor, Collector, Museum Founder

Modern Art

Edgar Degas (French, 1834 – 1917) and Auguste Clot (French, active 19 th century) Before the Race , ca. 1895 Color lithograph on lightweight tan wove paper

Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist

The Best Art Museum in All 50 U.S. States

Art 101: Impressionism

Black Artists

Kulimushi "Kuli" Barongozi, Time, 2025. For Mrs. Syla Artis Branch. "She was an original, and people knew it."

An Intimate Exploration of Culture and Memory at NXTHVN

Fabiola Jean-Louis on the Language of Fashion

The Whitney Reintroduces Amy Sherald: The New Miss Americana

Renaissance

Daniele da Volterra, detail of Michelangelo Buonarroti, circa 1545. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Gift of Clarence Dillon, 1977.

Michelangelo: Exploring the Master's Art and Life

The Theories Behind Da Vinci’s “Ginevra de’ Benci”

Artist Workshops: Their History, Benefits, & Drawbacks

Painting

Gustav Klimt, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907. Oil, silver, and gold on canvas, 138 cm x 138 cm (54 in x 54 in), Neue Galerie, New York City, New York.

Gustav Klimt & the Art Nouveau Woman's Fighting Spirit

Creative Economy: How Artists, Gallerists, and Collectors Shape Creativity

Art Meets Wine at Portugal's Kopke Hotel

Fair

Shoshana Wayne Gallery Salon

How to Shop an Art Fair Like a Collector

Highlights From Upstate Art Weekend 2025

An Overview of This Year’s Hamptons Fine Art Fair

Antiques

Euros bills hanging to dry on a clothes line

How Money Laundering Works In The Art World

Maison Gerard Celebrates 50 Years With Historic Art Deco Pieces on View

Remembering Sanford Smith: Art Lover, Collector, and Businessman

LGBTQ Artists

8 - self-portrait in the afternoon light, january 2019, puberty

Preview Laurence Philomene’s Masterful Monograph: "Puberty"

Eisenman’s Paintings Back in NYC Art Scene at Hauser & Wirth

6 Art World Events for Pride 2022

Contemporary Art

Alex Anderson ceramic sculpture

Collect Like an Expert: How to Find Great Emerging Artists

Squeak Carnwath: Life in Layers of Paint

A Brief History of Milan Design Week