Project Art

A live broadcast showcasing DIY bamboo crafts and creative bamboo art is drawing a very large audience, with millions of people engaging with the stream. The broadcast demonstrates handmade bamboo projects and craft ideas, and viewers are responding enthusiastically to the handmade art demonstrations in real time.

Illuminate is set to unveil '7x7', a new large-scale laser art installation, at San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza this weekend. The exhibit will project beams across the civic space, continuing the group's record of free public light displays in the city. Locals are invited to attend the opening nights, and the work is expected to draw crowds to downtown San Francisco.

A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University's African American studies program has curated an art exhibition drawing on personal history. The exhibition connects the alum's academic background in African American studies with their own lived experience, presenting works that reflect on identity, memory and heritage. VCU's College of Humanities and Sciences highlighted the project as an example of how the program's graduates carry their studies into careers in the arts and cultural work.

ProyectoWWW, an independent project running since 2008, has opened an official account on the Fediverse to expand its online presence. The account will share essays, ideas and online tools, including the THESAURUS resource and CLARA, a natural language processing project described as promoting radical transparency, supporting critical thinking and digital art.

A professor at William & Mary is connecting dance with environmental conservation efforts in Kenya, framing artistic practice as a way to engage communities with ecological issues. The project highlights how performance can carry messages about protecting landscapes and wildlife. The story is being shared through the university's news outlet, drawing attention to interdisciplinary work bridging the arts and sustainability.

A historian who writes about rivers under the name AquaClaire says an investigation into Clare Bridge took her in unexpected directions, connecting her two interests of history and waterways. She describes the project as being about art and rivers, making connections and shifting perceptions, with photography credited to Jamie Clarkson.

A renewed look at Julie de Graag, the Dutch printmaker celebrated for turning ordinary cats into striking works of art, is circulating online. A feature by Karen Strike highlights her cat prints, and readers are also being pointed to free cat-related books on Project Gutenberg, keeping the early 20th-century artist's distinctive animal imagery in front of a fresh audience.

A web project lets players roll up artworks from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in the style of the video game Katamari Damacy, gathering paintings and objects into an ever-growing ball. It uses the museum's openly available collection data and images. The playful mashup of a beloved game classic with a major art institution's archive is drawing amused attention and praise for its creative use of open museum resources.

A digital environment artist has showcased a stylized recreation of Barcelona built in Unreal Engine 5, sharing the project on 80 Level. The piece highlights the city's distinctive architecture in a hand-crafted, artistic style rather than photorealism, demonstrating the engine's tools for lighting, foliage and large-scale scene building. Environment art of real cities remains a popular showcase format among 3D artists and game developers.

An artist has completed a new commissioned background for Moon Commander, an indie game in development, showing a lodge setting with mysterious forest vibes. The artist thanked supporters for their backing and shared the digital artwork publicly. It is a small but positive update from the indie game community, highlighting the ongoing art production behind the project.

A project called Planting Possibility is inviting people to imagine Jewish futures through art, using creative works as a way to explore identity, community and what lies ahead for Jewish life. Art-based initiatives like this are being highlighted as spaces for reflection and dialogue about collective hope and possibility.

An independent game developer is sharing a pixel-art Minesweeper-style game made with the open-source Godot engine, tagging it within the gamedev and indiedev communities. The post highlights the continued popularity of Godot among hobbyist and solo developers, and the enduring appeal of reworking classic casual games like Minesweeper with modern tools and retro visuals.

Project Art is drawing attention at the University of Iowa. The student newspaper reported on the initiative, which brings music and artistic programming to the campus community, describing it as resonating with students. Beyond the paper's coverage, little detail is available about the project's scope or schedule.

Art for Conservation, an initiative highlighted by The Daily Texan, celebrates Texas landscapes and brings artists together through a shared appreciation of nature. The group uses art to foster connections among creators and to promote conservation of the state's natural environment. Coverage focuses on how the project blends artistic practice with environmental advocacy.

Survivors of domestic violence are telling their stories through artwork in a Chicago-based exhibition, with the message 'Giving Up Was Never an Option' underscoring their resilience. The project gives women who have experienced abuse a creative outlet to process trauma and raise public awareness of domestic violence, while highlighting the strength it takes to rebuild their lives.

Artist maiji has shared a new illustration for the Gifts of Ink Tarot project, depicting the Eight of Pentacles. The card appears to be rendered with fountain pen inks, and the artist has posted links to the project's site along with work-in-progress shots and notes on the making of the piece.

The City of West Hollywood has announced the grant recipients for its 2027 Arts Grant Program. The program provides funding to local artists and arts organisations, and the newly announced list determines who will receive support for upcoming creative projects in the city.

Curran Young Construction has delivered a new state-of-the-art fitness center at Windstar on Naples Bay, a residential community in Naples, Florida. The announcement highlights the completion of the amenity project, adding modern workout facilities for residents of the waterfront community.

The SETI Institute has announced three new artists-in-residence: Dorotea Dolinšek, Amy Karle, and Johannes Heldén. Their upcoming projects will explore unfamiliar forms of life, human and microbial adaptation beyond Earth, and the nature of consciousness, continuing the institute's effort to connect astrobiology research with contemporary art.

Maurice Ribble has released the EEW Maker Kit, an open source electric spinning wheel that users can 3D-print and customize themselves. The design opens up the traditionally expensive craft of spinning to makers with access to a 3D printer, letting them modify the wheel to suit their needs. Maker and fiber arts communities are taking note of the project.

A Kindness Rock Garden has been set up in Nisswa, Minnesota, where visitors can leave or take hand-painted rocks carrying uplifting messages. The Brainerd Dispatch reports the project aims to plant small pebbles of positivity in the community, joining a wider trend of kindness rock gardens appearing in towns across the country.

A Perrysburg artist is collecting discarded political signs left over after elections and transforming them into works of art. The story highlights a creative approach to recycling campaign materials that would otherwise end up in the trash. Coverage of the project comes from local Ohio news, drawing attention to art made from the remnants of recent political seasons.

Local residents in Fraser, Colorado, are being invited to share their input on plans for the proposed Fraser Valley Art Center. Organizers are seeking community feedback as the project moves forward, giving residents a chance to shape the design and programming of the new cultural facility.

A crosswalk art project along the Stone Mountain Trail is being shaped with input from the people who live nearby, rather than imposed top-down. The initiative aims to make trail crossings safer and more visually distinctive while reflecting local character. Residents are contributing ideas at the start of the design process.