Artists work on paintings while viewers observe during a past Canyon Road Spring Art Festival.

Canyon Road Spring Art Festival
Dozens of artists working in all forms of media will provide an inside view of their creative processes at the 11th annual Canyon Road Spring Art Festival on May 11. Galleries along Santa Fe’s historic Canyon Road will present an array of new art in virtually every medium, including paintings in oil and acrylic, watercolors, drawings in pastels, charcoal, pen and ink and graphite, 2D and 3D mixed media works and collages, photography and digital artwork, bronze and metal sculpture, wood working, ceramics, pottery, glass fusion and glass art, hand-crafted jewelry, leather works and more.

The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.

Whitney Museum and Hyundai Partnership
The Whitney Museum of American Art and Hyundai Motor Company have announced a new 10-year partnership that aims to support the Whitney Biennial exhibition and improve the museum’s outdoor gallery space. The partnership will also enable artists to test their aspirations and incubate their creativity. The newly imagined outdoor exhibition project, the Hyundai Terrace Commission, offers an innovative platform for artists to experiment, respond to the space and the neighborhood, and showcase their work to the world. Envisioned by Renzo Piano and originally coined the “Test Platform,” the Whitney Museum’s largest outdoor gallery is a flexible and dynamic space that enables artists to realize large-scale and monumental installations.

Donna Frostick, Sky Platform, 2023, collage, 17¼ x 14¼"

The Myth of Memory
Artspace in Richmond, Virginia, is hosting several new exhibitions this spring, from April 26 to May 18. Among these is a solo show for painter and collagist Donna Frostick, who “blends realism and abstraction, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in scenes that are otherworldly and yet somehow familiar,” the gallery notes. Frostick earned her BFA in painting and printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University and has had her work shown throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and the South. The Myth of Memory is her eighth solo show in the past six years.

Kehinde Wiley, Portrait of Mame Kéwé Aminata Lo, 2021. © Kehinde Wiley. Courtesy of Galerie Templon, Paris.

Amref honors Kehinde Wiley
Amref Health Africa (Amref), the foremost African healthcare organization in the world, will present African-American artist Kehinde Wiley with the Rees Visionary Award during ArtBall 2024. Best known for his portraits that render people of color in the traditional settings of Old Master paintings, including his most famous subject, Barack Obama for the National Portrait Gallery, Wiley is a tour de force in the American art world. Amref’s Rees Visionary Award, named after their founder Dr. Thomas Rees, honors individuals who have changed the discourse around African and Black art. ArtBall will take place in Brooklyn, New York, on May 4.

Visitors explore the showroom during a previous edition of the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts.

Laguna Beach Festival of Arts
As one of the nation’s oldest and most highly acclaimed juried fine art shows, the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts has been running for an astounding 90 years. The annual fine art show is set in a open air gallery and features artwork from more than 100 award-winning Orange County artists. From paintings, glass, ceramics, photography and more, the festival showcases a variety of mediums and artwork styles for avid collectors and attendees to explore and purchase directly from the artists. Festival goers can also experience live art demonstrations, music, opportunities to chat with the artists and more. This year’s festival runs from July 3 to August 30.—