Community Board

Beyond the white cube: join our talk with VAA OpenSpaces

Dear members,

We're happy to partner with VAA OpenSpaces, a global art trail where artists take over everyday venues and make art part of daily life.

On 25 July at 13:00 (BST), join us for a talk with OpenSpaces partner venues to look at what happens when exhibitions move into cafés, offices, community spaces and other places people pass through and gather in.

For artists who are curious about showing work outside traditional gallery walls, this is a good place to start.

Add to your calendar: https://l.gourl.es/l/66d98434abf579bf4f07abad39e291ad2ced299b?notrack=1&u=13939566

Symbioses: Living Together

A new group exhibition of works under the theme of connectedness and mutual dependance, across painting, sculpture, film and more. Open for a month at ArtWorks East gallery in London, with a Private View on Friday the 26th of June, with a full timetable of different events being put on, including a 'meet the artists' evening.

The private view is open to all, you can get a free ticket at the ArtWorks East website (links at the bottom). We hope to see you there.

32-34 Osier Way, Leyton, London, E10 5SB.

Curated by Laura Villares House.

https://art-east.co.uk/

https://art-east.co.uk/products/private-view-for-ripple-effect-momentum-artworks-east-anniversary-29th-may-copy

Open Call: Visual Art Open 2026

Artists at all stages of their careers are invited to apply for the Visual Art Open 2026, an international competition celebrating contemporary visual art.

Now in its 11th year, the award offers opportunities for recognition, exhibition, professional development, and a total prize fund of £10,000.

To help make participation more accessible, discounted entry rates are currently available for Student Artists and art educators, with more than 50% off standard submission fees.

Whether you're emerging, established, or still developing your practice, this could be a valuable opportunity to share your work with a wider audience.

🗓 Deadline: 10 June 2026
🔗 Apply: www.visualartopen.com

Good luck to everyone applying!

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London Exhibition

One of 2 pieces on show at Magan Gallery, London.

Beckon

Acrylic on Fabriano

2025

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New painting - Untitled (Talisman)

New piece of work looking at painterly isometric abstraction - Untitled (Talisman)

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Milkshake

One of my most recent pieces from a series of mini paintings, Milkshake, acrylic and mixed media on repurposed wooden coaster, 10x10cm

Watch: PR tips, career development and audience support

Hi dear members!

Together with All About Curating, Alexandra Steinacker-Clark and CCIComms PR, we hosted a webinar session for artists and curators focusing on clear practice presentation, building stronger professional connections and understanding how audience support can become part of their practice.

Session was part of the Grad Support Program 2026.

Find the recording on our YT channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPpUiiUoQLI

Essex

Not all about Girls in White shoes!

Dark hole

Done one month ago Carlos CastilloAmbre AntoineClaudia TongChristian Crochet

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Culture africaine gallery

At the gallery ➿ Andy AshAmbre AntoineAnnanass Arttying chenBotond Bognár

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Sunlit Day at the Studio ✨

A sunny day in my studio in Riga — surrounded by paintings, sculptures, and works in progress.
Come visit at Silmacu 6 ☀️🎨

Is anyone there?

I’m not seeing a lot of action on here,. Am I all alone?

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I love this part of my new piece.

It’s finished!

Praying to sell this so I can pay my utilities!

20inches by 24 inches on unframed canvas

My cat enjoying my work in progress

My cat loves to watch me work.

Work in Progress

This is what I’ve been working on for the past few days and it’s definitely been a labor of love. Just a couple more sessions and I should be done.

We got our artists and curators to the Venice Biennale!

A week ago, our team returned from the Venice Biennale opening, where we partnered with the Latvian National Pavilion and featured eleven FOLLOW.ART members in the official catalogue.

So happy to finally share the pages!

Even if your work is not yet shown at the Biennale, there should still be ways for people to notice it, learn more about your practice and support you directly.

That's what's great about the FOLLOW.ART Card. Its QR code can travel with you and can be placed in catalogues, posters, stickers, texts or near the works at the exhibition. One scan gives people direct access to the essentials, instead of sending them across different links and platforms.

If you’re already using your Card QR code, I’d love to hear how!

In the meantime, we’ll keep looking for ways to make our members easier to find, support and remember :)

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Carlos Enrique Gozalo Ara

Carlos Enrique Gozalo Ara (Madrid, 1964) is a professional painter and Advanced Technician in Plastic Arts with a career spanning since 1987. Exhibiting in Madrid, Barcelona, and Marseille, his work has earned international recognition, including prestigious awards in France and illustration prizes. Transitioning from traditional painting to photographic and digital media, Gozalo explores the tension between memory, the sacred, and technology. Through layering textures and patterns, he creates visual palimpsests where figures decompose and reconfigure. His practice invites active contemplation, reflecting on the erosion of time, digital noise, and the complexities of contemporary faith and experience.

Hello ☺️

I’m new here and still trying to figure all of this out but so far I love it! If anyone has in tips or advice let me know . becky altman