The Mary R. Koch Arts Center (Mark Arts) in Wichita, Kansas. Courtesy Mark Arts.
September 27-October 16
Boston Design Week
Various Locations & Online » Boston, MA
Fall into art and design for the autumnal Boston Design Week, a citywide event that showcases top designers and galleries.
www.bostondesignweek.com
September 28-October 22
Eastern Regional Exhibition
ArtCenter Manatee » Bradenton, FL
Oil Painters of America will showcase around 110 paintings in the 2021 Eastern Regional Exhibition. The opening reception and awards ceremony takes place September 30 from 5 to 7 p.m.
www.oilpaintersofamerica.com
September 30-October 3
The Other Art Fair
Revel Fulton Market » Chicago, IL
Presented by Saatchi Art, this art event features a curated selection of over 110 artists displaying a variety of mediums, along with performances, live music and food.
www.theotherartfair.com/chicago
October 1-3
St. James Court Art Show
Historic Old Louisville » Louisville, KY
This 65th annual, juried fine arts and contemporary crafts show features more than 600 artists from across the U.S., throughout four blocks of historic Louisville.
www.stjamescourtartshow.com
October 2-10
Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational
Various Locations & Online » Laguna Beach, CA
Now in its 23rd year, the event, hosted by Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, gathers artists from around the country to paint in plein air at various locations in Laguna Beach and compete for cash prizes.
lpapa.org
October 2-November 28
A Place Away: Martina Lopez
Fort Wayne Museum of Art » Fort Wayne, IN
Lopez combines elements of the family photograph, the landscape and electronic media in an exhibition that creates a collective history.
www.fwmoa.org
Through October 3
Bo Bartlett: Forty Years of Drawing
Flint Institute of Arts » Flint, MI
An exhibition of strictly figure drawings, spanning four decades of Bo Bartlett’s career, will be on display at the Flint Institute of Arts.
www.flintarts.org
Through October 9
2021 Best of America
The Dana Gallery » Missoula, MT
The National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society hosts its 31st annual juried exhibition that will feature the works of 150 well known and emerging artists from their membership.
www.noaps.org
October 9-10
Sedona Arts Festival
Sedona Red Rock High School » Sedona, AZ
Hailing from across the U.S., 125 artists will showcase a variety of works in this festival dedicated to fundraising for arts education in the Sedona area.
www.sedonaartsfestival.org
October 10-January 17
Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston » Boston, MA
Over 50 quilts are on display in a loosely chronological presentation that is divided into seven thematic sections, from the
17th century to today.
www.mfa.org
October 14
Clue: Art + Literature Trivia Scavenger Hunt
Various Locations » Scottsdale, AZ
The Scottsdale Gallery Association’s first Gold Palette ArtWalk of the 2021-22 season kicks off with a scavenger hunt from 6:30 to 9 p.m. where attendees can partake in an evening of identifying artwork and more.
www.scottsdalegalleries.com
October 14-November 28
Anne Goffin Smith: Open Spaces
The Mueller Art Gallery, Caldwell University » Caldwell, NJ
Open Spaces comprises paintings that intentionally leave areas on the canvas with an absence of color, pointing to themes of control and making space for the unexpected.
www.caldwell.edu/gallery
October 15-November 27
Western Regional Exhibition
Mary R. Koch Arts Center (Mark Arts) » Wichita, KS
Oil Painters of America’s Western Regional Exhibition shows among the highest quality in draftsmanship, color and composition, along with diversity in style and subject matter.
www.oilpaintersofamerica.com
October 16
Grand Opening Reception
JoyEful Gallery » Scottsdale, AZ
From 1 to 4 p.m., Joye DeGoede will host the grand opening of JoyEful Gallery at Boulders Resort el Pedregal. Along with her work, the reception will also include art by Gedion Nyanhongo, Joanie Wolter and Pat Isaacson.
www.joyefulgallery.com
October 20-December 10
Fall Salon Online Exhibition
International Guild of Realism » Online
The International Guild of Realism hosts their fall exhibition of juried artists in the realism genre, featuring works in a variety of mediums.
www.reaslimguild.com
October 21-24
Georgia Color
Glynn Visual Arts » St. Simons Island, GA
Georgia artists create plein air works on Georgia’s St. Simons Island, and will also exhibit a library of other works created previous to the event.
www.olmstedpleinair.com
October 23-30
En Plein Air Texas
Various Locations » San Angelo, TX
This eighth annual event features 35 juried artists, who will paint surrounding ranchlands, rivers and landscapes in plein air.
www.enpleinairtexas.com
October 28-31
Artexpo New York
Pier 36 » New York, NY
Over 400 local, national and international galleries gather to present forward-thinking works of art for every space, taste and budget.
www.redwoodartgroup.com
October 28-31
Denver Fine Art Fair
Expo Hall at National Western Complex » Denver, CO
The inaugural international art fair will feature high-end, significant works across a wide range of genres, periods, mediums and styles from more than 60 carefully selected dealers across the U.S. and Europe.
www.denverfineartfair.com
Through October 30
Painting the Figure Now
Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art » Wausau, WI
Some of the finest figurative painters in the world exhibit their works in an exhibition curated by David Hummer and Didi Menendez.
www.wmoca.org
October 30-November 12
13th annual National Juried Members Exhibition
Sorrel Sky Gallery » Santa Fe, NM
The Plein Air Painters of New Mexico hosts its National Juried Members Exhibition at Sorrel Sky Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The show will exhibit and sell two-dimensional works created in plein air.
www.papnm.org
Through October 31
Land of Enchantment: A Fantastical Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
Norman Rockwell Museum » Stockbridge, MA
On view across the Norman Rockwell Museum’s 360 acres is this outdoor exhibition of 23 sculptures inspired by themes such as mythology, fairy tales and heroes and villains.
www.nrm.org —
2019 Artexpo New York.
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