Opportunities Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Bennett Prize, Oak Spring Garden Foundation, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers. H. Lyman Saÿen, “Calligraphic Interior” (1915, watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard (courtesy the Smithsonian American Art Museum) Hyperallergic’s monthly Opportunities Listings provide a resource to artists and creatives looking for […]
By reconstructing a 700,000-year narrative of the Methana volcano, geologists identified a prehistoric era during which it seemed dormant on the surface, even as magma accumulated underground. Rudy Molinek | Reporter May 1, 2026 12:50 p.m. Lava, recognized as darker brown formations, from Methana’s latest eruption flows through ancient limestone into the ocean. Răzvan-Gabriel Popa / ETH Zurich The most […]
Banksy mesmerizes crowds with new sculpture in London’s Waterloo Place Banksy, the enigmatic street artist famous for his thought-provoking stencils, has once again caught the art community off guard, this time by revealing a sculpture in central London. The surprising artwork showcases an unnamed man in a suit with a flag veiling his sight, positioned in Waterloo Place, a site […]
San Francisco, a city rich in artistic expression, is currently hosting an exhibition that prompts a deep reflection on the craft of weaving, an art form that transcends mere visual appeal to explore themes of memory, identity, and cultural inheritance. At the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Diedrick Brackens presents his first solo exhibition in the Bay Area, titled […]
Sixty years prior, Johnny Carson and Eva Gabor engaged in a game of Twister on the “Tonight Show,” leading the public to feel encouraged to purchase the contentious game Kunjal Bastola | Editorial Intern May 1, 2026 12:00 p.m. The game has undergone many changes and adaptations. yulyao/Getty Images Left hand, blue. Right foot, red. Recognize that? These are among […]
The photographs of Lakes Huron, Erie, Superior, Michigan, and Ontario are derived from entries submitted to the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The sun sets behind the Duluth hills in Minnesota, casting a warm light on the glimmering waters of Lake Superior. Brittany Borgan, Minnesota, 2025 Not every body of water can be labeled a great lake. The five Sweetwater Seas […]
Scientists examined isotopes and DNA present in the teeth of skeletons discovered in a mass burial site from the Plague of Justinian, which ravaged the Byzantine Empire Sonja Anderson | Daily Correspondent May 1, 2026 11:29 a.m. A tooth from the Jerash mass grave site Greg O’Corry Crowe In 541 C.E., a devastating illness spread across the Byzantine Empire. Known […]
After five years of monitoring the heavens from Arizona, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument has amassed a wealth of data to analyze the evolution of the universe over billions of years. Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent May 1, 2026 11:21 a.m. The most extensive 3D representation of the universe to date. Our planet is at the center, with each mark […]
On view from May 5 to 17 in Medford, Massachusetts, this exhibition represents the graduating class and their journeys through worlds visited and imaged. Please join the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University (SMFA at Tufts) for the culmination of the 2026 MFA class. On view from May 5 to 17, 2026, at Tufts University Art […]
HMS “Victory” participated in the American Revolution, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars. It holds the title of the oldest commissioned warship in the world—yet it critically needs restoration. Ellen Wexler | Assistant Editor, Humanities May 1, 2026 11:00 a.m. The HMS Victory at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard in England Andrew Holt via Getty Images After extensive preparation, the crew […]