Sketches for set and costume designs, choreography notes, preliminary versions of scores and other ephemera bring the company back to life in shows at the Morgan Library and San Antonio’s McNay Art Museum.

At age 88, Ralph Steadman is one of the most recognized artists in the world, and his work is being showcased in DC. “Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing” launches its national tour at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center on Saturday, Sept. 7. Admission to the exhibition is free, and all the museum’s facilities are fully accessible.

“Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing” spans more than 60 years of the artist’s life and artwork. Showcasing Steadman’s creative passion, collaborations and ongoing evolution, the exhibition at American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C., presents works from his early years as a student to his political illustrations, social commentary and activism.

When undergraduate students return to the Ringling College of Art and Design this fall, one of the school’s newest offerings will be an AI certificate.

Ringling is just the latest of several top art schools to offer undergraduate students courses that focus on or integrate artificial intelligence tools and techniques.

Aug. 26 | The American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center is proud to present eight new exhibitions opening on September 7. These exhibitions feature the works of renowned artists Ralph Steadman, Joseph Holston, Connie Imboden, Jeff Gates, Marc Kelner, Mira Hecht, and Pegan Brooke. Additionally, the museum will showcase a selection of nineteenth and early twentieth-century American landscape paintings from the Corcoran Legacy Collection.

Aug. 25, 2024 | Artist Ralph Steadman, whose scratchy, gory, and often hilarious illustrations accompanied gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson’s best-known work for Rolling Stone, insists that the notion of “content” matters more than “style.” “Style is looking for something and then not taking any notice of the things that you’re supposed to be drawing,” he tells Rolling Stone.

Featuring dramatic scenes from the early 20th century, from the front lines of World War I, to images aboard the RMS Titanic and moments from everyday Irish life, the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame presents “Through the Lens of Father Francis Browne, S.J.: The Photographic Adventures of an Irish Priest.”

“How Much A Heart Can Hold” marks the museum debut of several new works by Petah Coyne and serves as both a multi-decade exploration of her career and an ode to women’s complexity and creativity. Coyne often celebrates under-recognized female authors and Eastern literary figures.

The youngest of eight children, Francis Mary Hegarty Browne (1880-1960) was born into an affluent family in Cork, Ireland. His mother perished eight days following his birth. Browne later became the ward of his uncle Robert Brown, Bishop of Cloyne, after his father died in a swimming accident. His love of photography was inspired in part by this same uncle who gifted Browne his first camera upon graduation from secondary school.

Ralph Steadman, the godfather of gonzo art, is back on U.S. soil with a new exhibition. Known for his explosive, chaotic style that captured the raw, untamed spirit of the counterculture movement, Steadman’s work has left an indelible mark on art and journalism.

Aug. 13 | The Association of African American Museums (AAAM) has officially returned to Baltimore for its annual conference, taking place Aug. 13-16 at the Hilton Camden Yard. The event gathers museum professionals, historians and community leaders to explore the profound impact of African-American history and culture on the nation.

In Toledo, Ohio, glass is king. In the 19th century, glass manufacturing companies moved to the city and earned it the nickname “the glass capital of the world.” A new public art installation, Field of Histories celebrates this rich heritage. Designed by Brooklyn-based artist Bryony Roberts for the Glass City Metropark, the installation encompasses 187 glowing glass orbs speckled along a walking path along the Maumee River.