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A roundup of the latest art news from August 20–30, highlighting women artists, women-led exhibitions, overlooked art histories, and inspiring developments from the art world.

Step inside the historic homes of Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Dora Gordine, and discover the spaces, surroundings, and creative lives that shaped their art.

Through animals, stitching, and tactile materials, Hailey Harvey creates artworks that explore memory, vulnerability, transformation, healing, and belonging. Her practice brings embroidery, thread, charcoal, and ceramics together, creating surfaces that feel both intimate and physical. Inspired by the cross-stitch, embroidery, and crochet practices she learned from her grandmother, Hailey gradually developed stitching into an essential part of her fine art practice. Hares and lambs appear throughout her work as archetypal figures, carrying ideas of intuition, vulnerability, devotion, transformation, and hope. Through stitched marks, scars, seams, and layered surfaces, she gives physical…

Choosing where to sell your art online can feel overwhelming. This guide compares Etsy, Shopify, and having your own website, helping artists understand the benefits, costs, control, and growth potential of each option.

Discover five art podcasts that make learning about art, artists, and creative careers easier to fit into everyday life, from art history and contemporary practice to the realities of building a sustainable art career.

Belén Hernández Pérez, intuitive paintings transform flowers, trees, roots, and landscapes into symbolic worlds filled with emotion, poetry, spirituality, and hidden meaning. Her practice grew from a deeply personal return to art after her father's passing, leading her to develop a visual language shaped by dreams, meditation, intuition, and inner exploration. Working with acrylic, oil, oil pastel, texture, and mixed techniques, Belén paints not simply what she sees, but what she feels and encounters within her inner landscapes. Nature becomes a powerful vocabulary through which she explores grief, transformation, ancestry, healing,…

Discover four upcoming open calls for women artists, from international exhibitions and competitions to publishing opportunities with deadlines approaching soon.

Clara Peeters was one of the earliest artists to specialize in still life, quietly establishing her presence in art history through meticulously painted objects, hidden self-portraits, and tiny reflections of herself. Her paintings reveal a fascinating world of food, wealth, trade, craftsmanship, and identity.

Being an artist doesn’t always have to mean being productive. Discover 13 fun art side quests to try over a weekend, from museum missions and photowalks to craft dates, studio picnics, and silly creative experiments.

Peta Meredith Williams’ figurative paintings are shaped by dreams, spirituality, intuition, and a desire to create an emotional connection with the viewer. Her approach is largely instinctive, allowing images from dreams and inspiration from the Old Masters to guide the development of each work. Figures and faces appear throughout her practice, but rather than focusing on traditional portraiture or identity, Peta is interested in emotion and the feeling of entering another world. Her paintings leave space for individual interpretation, allowing viewers to bring their own experiences and responses to the work.…