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HAIRandNAILS Is the Minneapolis Gallery for Artists, by Artists
From their roots in DIY art spaces, Ryan Fontaine and Kristin Van Loon, the duo behind HAIRandNAILS, champion an artist-first ethos in their gallery. Together, they melded their backgrounds—Fontaine’s in punk rock and experimental music, and Van Loon’s in choreography and performance—into an inclusive gallery experience. In a growing Minneapolis art scene, HAIRandNAILS has developed into a vital addition to its community.
Fontaine and Van Loon first crossed paths in 2013, when Fontaine attended Van Loon’s performance at the Walker Art Center. At that time, Fontaine was hosting pop-up galleries across the city, such as The Temporary Autonomous Museum of Contemporary Art in 2014. This predated his later venture, Oval Hedley, a semi-permanent gallery in Portland, Oregon, which he ran with his brother.
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Children and young people will have an opportunity to see their creations displayed digitally in an exhibition at one of Scotland’s national galleries.
The 2025 Worcester 100 Open Art Exhibition will be held at the Artery Gallery, Croft Walk, from Saturday 8 to Saturday, March 15.
The free event will showcase a range of artistic styles, including paintings, prints, photography, and sculptures.
Opening times will vary throughout the week.
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Three in five small UK museums and galleries fear closure amid declining revenue, new research suggests
Three in five small museums and galleries in the UK fear closure amid declining revenue and footfall, research published this week suggests. The survey of 40 small, independent attractions—those with fewer than 100,000 annual visitors—also found that four in five (78%) reported the current period as the most challenging the sector has faced, while over half (58%) said overall income has not returned to its pre-Covid levels.
The research, conducted by the cloud platform GoDaddy in partnership with the charity Kids in Museums, surveyed small museums as well as galleries, historic buildings and heritage sites. Alison Bowyers, the executive director of Kids in Museums, tells The Art Newspaper that UK museums are suffering more than their counterparts in mainland Europe.
