In addition to our featured stories, Fine Art Today includes brief highlights of noteworthy happenings in the art world — from exhibition announcements to news items and artist updates. Designed to keep you in the loop with what’s new and noteworthy while offering a quick snapshot of the fine art landscape, this is your at-a-glance guide to what’s catching attention across studios and galleries everywhere.
November 18, 2025
- The Rockport Art Association & Museum in Massachusetts is hosting its National Juried Show with 150 works selected by Cindy Baron; on view through December 31.
- The North American tour of the exhibition “Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line,” which reappraises the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939) launched this week. The project’s schedule is: Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida (November 19, 2025–March 1, 2026); Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (April 11–August 30, 2026); and Museo Kaluz, Mexico City (October 8, 2026–February 8, 2027).
- The Idaho Art Gallery recently opened a new venue in Boise, celebrating regional and national artists.
November 13, 2025
- The University of California, Irvine has completed its acquisition of the Orange County Museum of Art, officially bringing together two renowned institutions under a shared vision of public access, scholarship and cultural engagement. The resulting entity is now named the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art. [more info]
- On view through November 20 at Meyer Gallery in Santa Fe, Kim English’s “People and Places” studies light in the everyday. His paintings focus on brief scenes observed from life, rendered with confident brushwork and a clear sense of atmosphere.
- Through December 20, “Don Hershman: Still | Still” is on view at on view at Wessling Contemporary in San Francisco. Hershman delves into themes of mortality, the impermanence of beauty, and the quiet power of time.
