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Open House - Crescent Pond Studios Published on 8 July, 2025

The works of ARC Living Master Richard Whitney, ARC Living Artist Sandy Sherman, and Dennis Morton will be on display and for sale. 

Prints, books, and cards will also be for sale. 

The studio is open on July 12 -13 from noon until 4 at 100 Chalet Dr, Stoddard, NH 03464.

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Venice and the Ottoman Empire Published on 7 July, 2025

Between 1400 and 1800, Venice—an astonishing city built on hundreds of small islands off the coast of northeast Italy—stood at the crossroads of a vast trade network connecting Africa, Asia, and Europe. To maintain its status as an international emporium, with markets full of spices, ceramics, metalwork, textiles, and other goods, Venice acquired overseas territories to its east and cultivated close ties with the Ottomans, whose empire became the wealthiest and most powerful in the Eastern Mediterranean after their conquest of Constantinople in 1453 and widespread expansion in the sixteenth century.

This ambitious cross-cultural exhibition about the Republic of Venice (697–1797) and the Ottoman Empire (ca. 1299–1922) explores a major chapter in world history. Featuring more than 150 works of art, the exhibition draws from the vast and varied collections of seven Venetian museums.

The exhibition is on view until September 1, 2025 at the Frist Art Museum, 919 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203.

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Landscapes - Robyn Asquini Published on 3 July, 2025

ARC Living Artist Robyn Asquini’s work blends figurative realism with expressive abstraction, weaving together fragmented figures with organic forms and textures. This series is especially personal since the subjects in the paintings are friends and fellow creatives. Each painting explores themes of solitude, transformation, and the connection between our inner and outer worlds.

The exhibition runs from June 26 – July 15, 2025 at the Cry Baby Gallery, 1468 Dundas St W, Toroto, ON M6J1Y6.

Gallery hours are 7pm-1am. Closed Tuesdays.

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Emily Sargent: Portrait of a Family Published on 3 July, 2025

This unique presentation features watercolors by Emily Sargent (1857–1926), her older brother, renowned portraitist John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), and their mother, Mary Newbold Sargent (1826–1906). As the artistic family traveled seasonally through Europe, Mary encouraged her children’s creative aspirations. The siblings had a close relationship and often sketched and painted side by side. As John Singer Sargent’s bold portraits increasingly garnered critical attention, his younger sister Emily supported his career while building a body of work of her own that remained largely unseen.

Intended as a complement to The Met’s Sargent and Paris, this exhibition celebrates the recent gift—from the artists’ heirs—of 26 Emily Sargent watercolors, which will be making their debut.

The exhibition runs from July 1, 2025 – March 9, 2026 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave, NY, New York, 10028.

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Lines of Connection: Drawing and Printmaking Published on 1 July, 2025

In Europe, drawing and printmaking had rich interconnected histories evolving from the 15th century—when drawing and printing rose to prominence—to the 19th, when photography and notions of originality significantly altered their relationship. This major loan exhibition tells the story of how artists worked creatively on paper, crossing boundaries between media and challenging traditions.

The exhibition runs from July 1 – September 14, 2025 at The Getty Museum, 1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049.

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