Abel Contemporary Gallery Announces Three New Exhibits

Feature image: Juan Alejandro Fried Ortiz de Zarate, Derrick Tap Brooch, Sterling Silver, part oxidized. Submitted Stoughton, WI – Abel Contemporary presents Glynnis Lessing and Juan Alejandro Fried Ortiz de Zarate – Memento, 5th Annual Painting Invitational, in Gallery no. 5: Dragon Cove by Stephon Ashley Events: Opening Reception Friday, June 19, 5 – 8 pm Shows Open Online Saturday, JuneContinue reading “Abel Contemporary Gallery Announces Three New Exhibits”

Friends of the Porcupine Mountains Unveils New “Artist Ambassador” Program to Bridge Art and Wilderness

Feature image: Artist Cabin at Porcupine Mountains State Park. Submitted Ontonagon, MI — The Friends of the Porcupine Mountains (Friends of the Porkies) is proud to announce the pilot of its newest initiative: the Park Artist Ambassador program. This new role works in addition to the park’s current photo ambassadors, representing the first-ever ambassador position focused solely on the artsContinue reading “Friends of the Porcupine Mountains Unveils New “Artist Ambassador” Program to Bridge Art and Wilderness”

Celebrate the 10th Year of Art4Trails with a Public Art Bike Tour & Artist Talk

Feature image: Dispersal by Tobias Gilbert and Malini Basu. Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM Free and open to the public Submitted Rochester, MN— Join Rochester Art Center in celebrating the 10th year of Art4Trails with a special Public Art Tour & Artist Talk on Sunday, June 29 at 1:00 PM. This free event kicks off with a shortContinue reading “Celebrate the 10th Year of Art4Trails with a Public Art Bike Tour & Artist Talk”

Sight Lines: Contemporary Photography in Wisconsin at newARTSpace

Feature image: Sarah Detweiler, Cabinet Card (Photographed at the studio of Nuss. Green Bay, Wisconsin). Submitted De Pere, WI – Sight Lines: Contemporary Photography in Wisconsin brings together the work of four artists whose practices demonstrate the breadth, complexity, and vitality of artists across the state. Though each artist approaches the medium through distinctly different conceptual, aesthetic,Continue reading “Sight Lines: Contemporary Photography in Wisconsin at newARTSpace”

New exhibition unites Guadalupe Maravilla’s sound healing art with Emery Blagdon’s “Healing Machine” at John Michael Kohler Arts Center

Feature image: Guadalupe Maravilla, Mariposa Relámpago, 2023; bus, volcanic rock, steel, and objects collected from a ritual of retracing the artist’s original migration route; 182 x 500 x 180 in. Courtesy of Guadalupe Maravilla and P·P·O·W, New York. © Guadalupe Maravilla. Photo: Mel Taing. Submitted Sheboygan, WI — Opening May 30, 2026, at the John MichaelContinue reading “New exhibition unites Guadalupe Maravilla’s sound healing art with Emery Blagdon’s “Healing Machine” at John Michael Kohler Arts Center”

The Path to Nowhere with Errol Ortiz and Stanley Dean Edwards at Oliva Gallery

Feature image: Painting by Errol Ortiz. Courtesy of Oliva Gallery. Opens June 12, 2026 Submitted Chicago, IL — Oliva Gallery presents The Path to Nowhere, a two-person exhibition bringing together Errol Ortiz and Stanley Dean Edwards. The exhibition sets up a direct exchange between two artistic approaches that operate by entirely different logics, yet arrive at aContinue reading “The Path to Nowhere with Errol Ortiz and Stanley Dean Edwards at Oliva Gallery”

Ripple Artspace Launches with The Ruralists Exhibition Opening

Feature image: Courtesy of Bill Mitchell. Submitted Platteville, WI — Ripple Artspace (formerly Rountree Gallery) invites the public to celebrate its official launch on Friday, May 15, from 4–7 pm, during the opening reception for The Ruralists, a group exhibition curated by artist Mary Bergs of Benton, WI. Featuring the work of five artists who live andContinue reading “Ripple Artspace Launches with The Ruralists Exhibition Opening”

Refuge and Resistance at Imaginary Factory

Feature image: Courtesy of Ciel Skål. Submitted Madison, WI —Imaginary Factory will host Refuge and Resistance, a group exhibition featuring artworks from four Madison artists, two working primarily in abstraction and two blending abstraction with figurative linework. Through distinct media and visual approaches, the exhibition examines how art can confront the seemingly unstoppable political andContinue reading “Refuge and Resistance at Imaginary Factory”

Amy Cannestra: Liminal Dwelling at Rochester Art Center

Feature image: Punching Bag 03 by Amy Cannestra On View Starting May 23, 2026 Reception | September 27, 2026, 12 – 2 PM Submitted Rochester, MN – Rochester Art Center presents a solo exhibition of Milwaukee-based artist Amy Cannestra. In this exhibition, Cannestra examines how domestic spaces—traditionally understood as sites of comfort and refuge—can quietly transform into environmentsContinue reading “Amy Cannestra: Liminal Dwelling at Rochester Art Center”