Chicagoans have been curious about the Finnish wunderkind, who, at 30, is taking on one of classical music’s most prestigious roles at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

WILLIAMSTOWN — After a months-long search, the Clark Art Institute has named Esther Bell as its next Hardymon director, set to replace outgoing director Olivier Meslay when he steps down in July 2026.

Running an art museum may be one of the toughest jobs in the arts at the moment. There are cuts in federal support and philanthropic pullbacks to contend with. Sociopolitical jabs from the left and ...

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute announced Esther Bell, currently the museum’s deputy director and chief curator, will be its next leader. She will be the sixth director and the first ...

A car crashed into a Sunnyvale home Monday morning, damaging a natural gas line. Nearby residents were evacuated until PG&E mitigated the gas leak. The driver suffered minor injuries; the cause of the ...

Previous coverage on local women above. DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – A new gallery dedicated to celebrating both women artists and feminist works opened this Saturday at the Dayton Art Institute (DAI). The ...

The Art Institute of Chicago added more than 1,000 artworks to its already-massive collection in 2025, including a rare 17th-century textile from India and a “razor-sharp” German oil portrait by ...

A woman was found fatally shot inside a car in Sunnyvale on Wednesday night, according to the city's Department of Public Safety. Officers responded at 9:39 p.m. to a report of a shooting in the 1200 ...

The president of the New Mexico School for the Arts-Art Institute is retiring after 15 years at the helm. Cindy Montoya has led the institute — a nonprofit that funds the Santa Fe charter high ...

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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Dayton Art Institute’s final free admission weekend of 2025 will be taking place on Saturday, Dec. 6, and Sunday, Dec. 7. DAI’s Art for All days exemplifies the institute’s ...

Were you Seen at An Artful Evening at the Albany Institute of History and Art on Nov. 14, 2025, at The Albany Institute of History and Art’s Christine and George R. Hearst III Gallery? Were you Seen ...