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All images courtesy of the artist, shared with permission Ava Roth Collaborates with Insects to Create ‘Kintsu-Bee’ Ceramic Vessels May 26, 2026 ArtCraftNature Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark In Ava Roth’s sculpture practice, a finished piece is the result of careful planning and tending, but the outcome can only be predicted so much. Whether creating…

Photos by Dirk Lindner. All images courtesy of Hugh Broughton Architects Eight London Underground Restrooms Get Vibrant Refurbs with Illustrated Tiles May 26, 2026 DesignIllustration Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Home to some of London’s most iconic landmarks, the City of Westminster sees around 25 million of tourists every year. Add that number to residents…

Harry Adams, Protest Car, Los Angeles, 1962, Inkjet print, 11 x 13 15/16 inches. Image courtesy of Tom & Ethel Bradley Center, California State University, Northridge, Harry Adams Archive. All images shared with permission The Photographs that Shaped the Black Arts Movement in the Mid-20th Century May 22, 2026 ArtHistoryPhotographySocial Issues Grace Ebert Share Email…

All images courtesy of Holly Greenberg, shared with permission Around North America, Community Members Are Stitching Nearly 11,000 Birds May 21, 2026 ArtCraftNatureScience Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Every year, there are two major migration events. Birds, insects, fish, and other mammals head north in the spring to nest and breed and return south in…

From top left: Caroline Coco, “Goodnight Diva,” Rebecca Odes, “All Night Sunset,” Jean-Michel Gadoua, “Cenobite Nightmare Light,” Ili.Ad, “Anthurium,” Stefanie Haining, “Oh, Thank Heaven,” Nino Chambers, “Night Shirt.” All images courtesy of The Future Perfect, shared with permission 130+ Artists Illuminate the Vast Creative Possibilities of the Nightlight May 21, 2026 ArtDesign Grace Ebert Share…

Veks Van Hillik, “In the Yellow Box.” All images courtesy of Arch Enemy Arts and PangeaSeed, shared with permission Four Dozen Artists Celebrate Marine Wildlife and Lore in ‘Common Waters’ May 20, 2026 ArtClimateNature Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Oceans cover nearly three-quarters of our planet, containing a staggering 96.5 percent of its water. And…

All images courtesy of Baumgartner Restoration Baumgartner Restoration Painstakingly Brings a Neglected Portrait Back to Life May 20, 2026 Art Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark “Paintings arrive at the studio in all states of disrepair,” shares art conservator Julian Baumgartner, who receives artworks in need of attention all the time. He adds, “It is, however,…

All images courtesy of Pat Perry, shared with permission Play ‘Liminal Bingo,’ Pat Perry’s Participatory Photo Treasure Hunt May 20, 2026 Photography Grace Ebert Share Email Bookmark If you want to participate in Pat Perry’s new photo project, you’ll have to get comfortable heading outside, grabbing a few friends, and preparing to hunt low and…

“Songbird & Cricket” (2026), five-block woodcut on BFK tan paper, 14 x 11.5 inches, edition of 100. All images courtesy of Tugboat Printshop, shared with permission Tugboat Printshop Marks 20 Years of Making Meticulously Crafted Woodblock Prints May 19, 2026 ArtDesignIllustration Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark When Valerie Lueth of Tugboat Printshop sets out to…

“Celadon Landscape” (2015/2026), ceramic shards donated by the City of Icheon, South Korea, and participating kilns in the region, mortar, and ESP Foam. Installation view at Green-House, The Green-Wood Cemetery. All photos by Etienne Frossard, shared with permission From Two Tons of Celadon, Jean Shin Sculpts a Metaphor for the Korean Diaspora May 19, 2026…