Article date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
BEFORE THE IMAGE Conversations on Painting in the Making - Sarah Martin-Nuss

Sarah Martin-Nuss is a New York-based artist whose practice spans painting, drawing,
performance and sound. Her layered compositions combine gestural marks and shifting
fields of colour, creating atmospheric images that evoke the rhythms and complexity of the
natural world.

Article date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Ann Temkin Steps Down as Chief Curator of  Painting and Sculpture MOMA

Christophe Cherix, the David Rockefeller Director of The Museum of Modern Art, announces that Ann Temkin will step down in January 2027 as the Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture, after serving in the position for 18 years, and will assume a new role as Strategic Advisor to the Director in relation to the planning of MoMA’s 2029 centennial initiatives.

Article date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Sotheby’s to Offer 1962 Letter from Brian Jones Recruiting Charlie Watts to The Rolling Stones

More than six decades after it was written, an extraordinary handwritten letter from Brian Jones to Charlie Watts, in which Jones attempts to recruit the drummer to join the fledgling group that would soon become The Rolling Stones, will be revealed to the public for the first time.

Article date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Getty Launches Global Initiative to Advance Museum Interpretation Practices

Getty announced today the launch of “New Interpretations,” a grant initiative to strengthen visitor-centered approaches to the interpretation of artwork at museums worldwide.

Article date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Artist and Inventor Tom Lawton Opens a New Gallery Celebrating the Freedom of Imagination

British inventor, artist and writer Tom Lawton has launched The Art of Being Free, a new online gallery born from an extraordinary period of personal discovery.

Article date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Get Featured: Open Call for Artist Submissions

ArtDependence is accepting portfolio submissions from artists seeking international publication and exposure.

Article date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Unique Collection of Historic Anglo-Indian Artworks Gifted to Tate by Charles Greig

Tate has received an outstanding collection of 50 artworks by artists who lived and worked in India during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Article date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Art Basel Unveils Exhibitors for its 2027 Qatar Edition

Art Basel Qatar returns to Msheireb Downtown Doha for its second edition, featuring 80 new single-artist presentations by 82 galleries spanning 37 countries and territories, all responding to the theme ‘between / بين’ — conceived under the artistic direction of Iraqi curator Wassan Al-Khudhairi

Article date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
British Museum Ball Raises £3 million in Second Year

Building on the success of its inaugural event in 2025, the British Museum Ball has raised over £3 million, incorporating the support of table hosts and guests, donations made on the night and proceeds from the Ball's silent auction.

Article date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Girl with a Pearl Earring Visually Captivates the Viewer

Neurological research has shown that looking at a real painting at the Mauritshuis activates the brain differently than looking at a reproduction of the same painting.

Article date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
$47.3M Result for "Jodi" The Nano at Sotheby's

“Jodi,” the extraordinarily rare Nanotyrannus specimen, sold at Sotheby’s today for $47.3 million, after a twelve-minute bidding battle that saw six bidders compete online and over the phones, before ultimately selling on the phone. 

Article date: Monday, October 26, 2026
Historical Documents Linked to WW2 Transferred to Memorial Institutions

On 23 October, a ceremony was held at the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in Warsaw to transfer historical documents related, among other subjects, to the Second World War, the Holocaust, and German Nazi concentration camps.