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Rijksakademie Artist Residency in Netherlands
An annual grant of €19,800, along with a private studio and production budget, is offered through the Rijksakademie residency program for artists working in the visual and fine arts in the Netherlands. The aim of this residency is to create a space for experimentation, research, and critical reflection on artistic practice. Unlike academic institutions, Rijksakademie…
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2026 Edmund N. Bacon Urban Design Awards
The 2026 Edmund N. Bacon Urban Design Awards is soon opening for entries with the introduction of the competition brief. This year’s competition site at the former University of the Sciences (USciences) campus in West Philadelphia represents a rare and transformative opportunity for urban redevelopment. USciences was the first institution of its kind in the…
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Maison Perrier Art Prize
A €40,000 prize, along with a six-week artistic residency in Ghana, mentoring under renowned artist Amoako Boafo, and the opportunity to have artworks featured on the packaging of a global brand, will be awarded as part of the Maison Perrier Art Prize 2026. This international program is designed to support emerging artists working in painting…
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Hasselblad Masters 2026 Photography Competition
The Hasselblad Masters 2026 Photography Competition is open for entries to all photographers worldwide. The competition welcomes photographers to submit their most inventive and extraordinary work, captured with any camera. Free to enter, it invites submissions across seven categories, with winners receiving a Hasselblad X2D II 100C, two XCD lenses, €5,000, and the Hasselblad Masters…
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Art Residency Programme in Cultural Foundation Abudhabi-UAE
The six-month programme provides a platform for professional artists, designers, architects, writers, performers, researchers, film makers and other culture practitioners to advance their skills and practice through dedicated studio spaces and resources. The residency programme enables participants to produce, think and connect with the wider community, through studio visits from a variety of cultural practitioners…
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Visual Arts CompetitionRoyal Society of British Artists (RBA)
This exhibition is organized by Mall Galleries in London—widely regarded as the principal exhibition venue for major and prestigious British art societies—and is held with the aim of selling selected artworks. Participation in this competition is open to artists aged 18 and over from all over the world. Accepted disciplines:Works in painting, sculpture, drawing, and…
Last News
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Highlights of Art Basel Qatar 2026
Art Basel Qatar unveils new details of the artworks and programming that will define the inaugural edition of the fair in February 2026, presented in partnership with Qatar Sports Investment (QSI) and QC+. Alongside its core presentation of 84 artists and 87 galleries, Art Basel Qatar will showcasea unique Special Projects program — a wide-ranging…
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What Sold at Art Basel Miami Beach 2025؟
Art Basel Miami Beach’s 23rd edition came to a close on Sunday, December 7th, hosting 283 galleries at the Miami Beach Convention Center. From the outset of the fair’s VIP day on Tuesday, December 3rd, a sturdy pace of deal-making was consistent across the fair’s run. “Miami was fun this year!” Marc Glimcher, CEO of…
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Gallery Online Joins ADC’s Network of International Partners
According to an official announcement by ADC, Gallery Online has joined the ranks of leading global media and platforms in the fields of architecture, design, innovation, and creativity. This collaboration is part of Gallery Online’s ongoing initiative to expand its professional network and participate in international events, particularly in the areas of contemporary architecture and…
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Art Basel Awards: A new tradition begins
Launched in Basel, Switzerland, and culminating this December in Miami Beach, the new award honors global trailblazers shaping the art world and beyond This December, Art Basel Miami Beach marks a milestone: the unveiling of the first-ever Art Basel Awards’ Gold Awardees. These 11 outstanding practitioners have been selected from multiple art and arts-adjacent pursuits,…
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Salvador Dalí`s Stunning Surrealist Necklace Smashes Estimates at Sotheby`s Paris
A spectacular necklace by a leading Surrealist artist couldn’t have come up for auction in Paris at a newsier moment for jewelry: the week of the Louvre heist that saw thieves making off with Napoleonic treasures valued at $102 million. Salvador Dalí’s Swirling Sea Necklace is fit for a royal, with 18-karat gold arranged in…
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Cultural Rivalry in the Persian Gulf
Frieze heads to Abu Dhabi, Art Basel lands in Doha Where do Iranian artists stand? By Fatima Blue As Art Basel prepares to launch its inaugural edition in Doha, Frieze has announced the debut of Frieze Abu Dhabi in 2026 — signaling the growing attention of leading global art institutions toward the Persian Gulf’s expanding…
Last Articles
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Suspended Between Distance and Belonging: Fragility, Presence, and Unstable Space in Mohsen Saeb’s Self-Portrait Series
Contemporary people no longer live in one fixed place. They live inside distances. Mohsen Saeb’s Self-Portrait begins from this condition. The series starts at the moment when the body loses its central position in the image, and the landscape slowly takes its place. In these works, self-portraiture does not function as a direct presentation of…
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A Perspective on “The Contemporary Figure”
From Life Drawing to Personal Narratives By Fatima Blue “The Contemporary Figure”, an exhibition by members of the Hesketh Hubbard Art Society at XYZ Gallery in London, offers a rich and varied exploration of how contemporary artists respond to the human body through life drawing. What makes this exhibition stand out at first glance is…
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Are We the Puppets of History or Its Puppeteers?
Reading the Present through Wael Shawky’s Translation of History By Fatima Blue “I just want to analyse history through something that happened in the past to understand why the present is the way it is.”Wael Shawky, interview with Talbot Rice Gallery, 2024 As a critic who grew up in a Shi’a culture deeply shaped by…
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The Tree as a Living Metaphor
Reviewed by Blue Fatima “The tree is a symbol of life itself—growth, openness, evolution, and the journey of both body and spirit.” This idea by the well-known psychologist Carl Jung is clearly reflected in Tahir Ali’s work. The central theme of this collection is the use of the tree as a living metaphor for human…
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Graphic Design as Historical Narrative: A Critical Reflection on the “Timeline” Exhibition at Tehran Design Week
Sajad HosseinpourBlue Fatima A First Encounter: Entering an Unseen Narrative Stepping into a dimly lit hall, where only faint beams of light thread through suspended lines in the air, one immediately feels transported to another realm of time. This isn’t merely a gallery — it resembles a temple of symbols. A sanctum where history is…
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Etidorhpa: The body’s communion with space
By: Dr. Fatemeh (Blue) Abdollahzadeh Etidorhpa is a ritualistic representation of the human body’s encounter with space, in a context where technology, silence, mourning, and narration are simultaneously constructing meaning. This virtual reality experience, created by Seyyed Mostafa Seyyed Ebrahimi, is not merely an artwork or a technological project; it is a digital ritual that…
Last Image Reports
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Exclusive Interview: Wael Shawky on Art Basel Qatar’s New Vision & the Power of ‘Becoming
Watch the full interview now on our YouTube channel.
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Azita Nasertorabi
Biography Azita Nasertorabi is a multidisciplinary artist and educator working in 2D animation and visual arts. With a master’s degree in Animation Directing and a background in illustration, she approaches movement and image with a poetic sense, where each frame becomes a moment of reflection and continuity of life. Her works explore themes such as…
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Mohamed Khalil
Biography “Working at the museum is not like a job—it’s my home.” Mohamed Khalil is an Egyptian-born American artist, curator, and cultural leader based in Paterson, New Jersey. He is widely recognized as the first Arab and Muslim artist to design an ornament for the White House Christmas Tree, a milestone that reflects his ability…
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`Art walk` video project follows the journey of a painting through london`s urban landscape
Designboom_ A curious figure weaves through the streets of London: an Art Walker guiding a large framed painting of a woman through parks, alleyways, and urban corners. This is the premise of Art Walk, a video project that follows a fictional but deeply symbolic role: a person whose job is to move art through the real…
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