November 6, 2025

Fine Art

Fine Art

Looking at art in a museum helps relieve stress, research finds

Viewing fine art can move and inspire people. It also helps reduce stress and the risk of developing chronic diseases, new research suggests. Researchers at the King’s College of London divided 50 people, ages 18 to 40, into two groups: one that viewed original artworks by Vincent Van Gogh, Édouard Manet and other famous painters

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Layers of creativity unfold at Bloomington Fine Art Supply’s collage workshop

Scissors snipped and glue sticks clicked as community members explored the paper-based art form of collaging during “Collage Collective” on Oct. 30 at Bloomington Fine Art Supply. The workshop was led by local artist Jennifer Davis.  Attendees of all ages and experience levels were encouraged to experiment with the medium. That’s what shop owner and event coordinator Heather Farmer intended when she launched “Thursdays in Common,” a series of free weekly art programs designed to connect

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2025 Nanaimo Fine Art Show

It is back, for four days only! Don’t miss it, this is the largest art show of this kind in Nanaimo. Established in 2015, the Nanaimo Fine Art Show is now a well attended and expected event in Nanaimo, set up in a professional gallery style in the Dodd Narrow’s Hall of the Vancouver Island

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The Metro: ‘Bridges: Because of Them’ at The Carr Center shows the power of collecting Black art

The Carr Center is a hub for the visual and performing arts in Detroit focused on promoting and sharing the work of Black artists.  For the last 3 decades, it has thrived on collaborations with local community groups and organizations.  The Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club is a local art enthusiast group that supports the

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Freddie Gibbs gave Phoenix a night of hypnotic ‘fine art rap’

Walking into the showroom of The Van Buren on October 29 to watch Freddie Gibbs headline, an odd realization took hold of me. I was not among typical rap fans. Sure, the many Freddie fans eagerly packed in the venue at their core were typical rap fans, at least by anyone taking a passing glance

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‘Back to its original glory’: $17.8 million Fisher Fine Arts Library renovation to conclude in late 2026

By George Chang 2 hours ago Penn’s $17.8 million renovation of Fisher Fine Arts Library is scheduled to be finished by winter 2026, according to University officials.  The building restoration — which began in spring 2025 — aims to restore the library to how it looked when it was “first built,” according to Penn’s Facilities

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Women and Gen Z Are Rewriting the Art Collecting Playbook

Summary Art Basel & UBS release the 2025 Survey of Global Collecting revealing that women collectors are outspending their male counterparts by 46% Additional insights include the prominent presence of high-spending Gen Z collectors in fine arts and collectibles and luxury sectors Digital art also saw a sharp uptick, nearly tied with sculpture as third

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Decolonizing art: Utah Museum of Fine Arts revamps its exhibit focused on Latin America

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Museum of Fine Arts is focusing on the art and cultures of Mexico, Central America and South America, and those galleries have been reimagined and moved to a more central location. It’s a bid to decolonize the collection, museum officials say, and better connect the art, figures and artifacts

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Idaho Art Gallery expands with new Boise location

An established Meridian art gallery with a goal of bringing more fine art to art lovers is expanding into another Treasure Valley city. Idaho Art Gallery, owned and managed by Nelli Garibyan, is opening a second location at 702 W. Idaho Street, ste. 105 in downtown Boise. The new gallery provides more than 2,000 square

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Trump fires all members of fine arts commission that reviews construction projects in Washington, DC – The Art Newspaper

The administration of US president Donald Trump has dismissed all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA), a group of experts in the fields of art, urban design and architecture who advise the federal government on the aesthetics of memorials and projects involving government buildings in Washington, DC. The firings come as Trump

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