Arts
![Image of Virginia Shore, Curator of Art Commissions at the Obama Presidential Center. [Credit: David Levene]](https://theclick.news/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Virginia-Shore.-Credit-David-Levene.png)
June 10, 2026
An Inside Look at Art and Connection at the Obama Presidential Center
Virginia Shore, the Obama Presidential Center's Curator of Art Commissions, spoke with The Click about shaping the Center's contemporary art program, her curatorial philosophy, and the role of art in creating dialogue and understanding.
![Elsa Smithgall, chief curator at The Phillips Collection. [Credit: Margot Schulman Photography]](https://theclick.news/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-1.jpg)
May 20, 2026
Elsa Smithgall on the Art of Looking Deeper
Elsa Smithgall, chief curator at The Phillips Collection, leads Miró and the United States, an exhibition exploring the artistic exchange between Joan Miró and American painters in the 20th century.
April 27, 2026
Main Street Arts Festival in downtown Forth Worth features Local Art Graduate Students
Art graduate students at TCU showcase their artwork at the annual Main Steet Arts Festival in Fort Worth, Texas.
December 8, 2025
Letting Things Grow: The Hirshhorn’s Sculpture Garden Reimagined
With new pathways, restored connections, and spaces shaped for lingering, Hiroshi Sugimoto’s redesign of the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden promises a contemplative encounter with art on the National Mall.
November 24, 2025
The Unconventional Journey of a Black Artist Who Wanted to do Something Different
Ukwensi Chappell credits his mentor, Élan Vital, for leading him into the art world in which Chappell created an art gallery that won best galleries in Norfolk seven years in a row.