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Applications are Open for the Core Residency Program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Join a cohort of artists and writers committed to developing a sustainable practice. Applications for the 2027–29 Core term are due January 8, 2027.

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Barbara Takenaga’s ‘Awestruck’

At Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 40 paintings invite viewers into an exhibition where scale, pattern, and perception are explored and celebrated.

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Opportunities in November 2026

Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from Baton Rouge Gallery, Columbia University, MFA Houston, the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.

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Ana Mendieta's Lasting Imprint on Art

A major survey at Tate Modern asks us to take notice of the earth, the power of the female body, and the artist’s remarkable practice.

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How Former Theater Kid James Talarico Stands Up for the Arts in Texas

As Republicans exert an ever-tightening grip on creative freedom in the state, the Democratic Senate hopeful stands out for his track record on arts funding.

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French Galleries Accuse Art Basel Paris of "Disrespect, Even Contempt"

A group representing over a quarter of the exhibitors released a letter demanding compensation following the fair's abrupt closure.

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“The Man I Love” Wants Us to Do More Than Mourn

Ira Sachs resists the attention economy, using objects and people to tell a moving story of 1980s New York amid the HIV/AIDS crisis.

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10 Art Shows to See in Upstate New York This November

Julia Whitney Barnes’s organic paradise, Emily Nomer’s mystical geometric paintings, Maria Molteni’s conversations with the divine, and more

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How do I exorcise a nightmare client and ensure they don't rise from the dead?

With Halloween almost upon us, we've picked a Dear Boom missive that reads like the opening of a horror film. A creative writes: "I've been working with a client for nearly two years. Every job s...

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Henry Chalfant's legendary New York subway graffiti photos pull into Amsterdam at life size

Amsterdam's Straat offers a masterclass in the tricky balancing act of bringing graffiti out of the streets and into the museum: its new show of Henry Chalfant's sublime documentation of New York's na...

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Christmas adverts 2026: Scrooges, Muppets and a BFG with the sniffles – the best festive ads so far

Ghosts of Christmas past, old school pals and a friendly giant with a cold: we're rounding up 2026's biggest festive ads as they land. Then we'll ask some industry experts to pick the winners, the los...

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This celebrity ad shows what a difference it makes when you don't use CGI

We're so starved of practical effects; even a spot promoting financial services can be magical in the right hands. Ads for financial services are not something I go out of my way to watch. I tend to b...

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Swiss Typefaces crafts a warmer, friendlier custom font for Swiss Post

Creating a typeface for Switzerland's postal service took three years, and it came with many challenges. When it comes to custom typefaces, designers are often faced with a dilemma. When clients have...

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Wildwood: a big leap forward for animation that you need to see on a big screen

Laika's handmade epic blends stop motion and CG like nothing before it, and it deserves to win at the box office. Last week I walked into a sold-out cinema screening, and let me tell you: it's been a...

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How&How launches a new name, strategy, visual identity and website

Six years after launching in the midst of the pandemic, the London and LA studio is taking its own advice and turning up its truth. Rebranding a company is a lot of pressure. Multiply that tenfold whe...

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Affinity finally comes to iPad, and illustrators get a free all-in-one app

It's official. Canva has launched Affinity for iPad today. The single app doesn't just make your life easier – the core tools won't cost you a penny, either. If you've ever sketched in one app, turned...

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Best of the Week: Mirrored Type, Foil Slipcases, and Print

Our curated roundup of the best of the week covers custom grotesks, gold-foiled monographs, and print craft from ISO week 2026-W44. Real craft doesn't need hype. Across the studio releases we studied ...

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Bristol Dockyards: Inside HOW+HOW's New Branding

HOW+HOW gave Bristol Dockyards a louder name and a collage system from its own history, turning one ship visit into a full cultural destination. The first thing you notice is refusal. Where a maritime...

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andstudio Unveils the Werf Rotterdam Identity

andstudio built the Werf Rotterdam identity on a shipyard tilt of 20 degrees, so menus, bills, and glasses read as work in progress. Werf is a bar and bistro in Rotterdam, housed in a fully operationa...

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Brand Identity: Waabi Autonomous Trucking by Manual

Manual crafts a grounded brand identity for physical AI trucking pioneer Waabi, pairing geometric wordmark livery with open-road photography. Autonomous vehicle companies almost always reach for dark-...

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Typography: 3D Embossed Terrazzo by John Kappa

John Kappa explores dimensional typography in Cinema 4D, crafting subtle embossed letterforms directly within polished terrazzo materials. Most digital letterforms rely on crisp fill colors or high-co...

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Branding: The White & Case rebrand by Uncommon

Uncommon gives the White & Case rebrand its energy: carved Roman letterforms, kinetic serif headlines, and electric Catalyst Blue. Law firm branding usually plays it safe: sober serif, navy blue, ...

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Editorial Design: Merch by Counter-Print

Counter-Print champions physical branding with Merch, an editorial design survey exploring the strategic power of tactile brand collateral. For decades, branded merchandise occupied a strange, slightl...

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Alianza Rebrand Is a Masterclass in Brand Identity by Mucho

Mucho gives the Alianza rebrand an open A: a historic Spanish publisher, recast as a cultural brand in bold color and book design. The first thing you notice is how little the system needs to say. A s...

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