December 2025 – BEOPEN Art

3 Predictions for the Art Market in 2026

29.12.202502.01.2026Charlie Root

Source: Artnet.

After a tough 2025, signs of recovery are emerging—but not for everyone. Here are the key forces reshaping the market.

Digital Art is Going Mainstream

22.12.202502.01.2026Charlie Root

Source: Art Basel.

With more than half of major collectors buying digital works and collection share jumping from 3% to 13% in a year, the medium is moving from fad to fixture in the global art scene.

The New Power Buyers of the Art World? GenZ Women

15.12.202502.01.2026Charlie Root

Source: Hypebae.

The future of art collecting is with women. The 2025 Art Basel & UBS Survey of Global Collecting found that Gen Z and Millennial women are outspending their male counterparts, whereas male Gen X and boomer collectors are outspending their women counterparts. This is giving us the real numbers behind the future of art collecting, with young women leading the way.

How Gen Z and Prints Are Reshaping the Art Market’s Futures

08.12.202502.01.2026Charlie Root

Source: Observer.

Art sales may be down in value, but volume is up thanks to a new generation of collectors, direct buying and prints and editions priced under $50,000.

BE OPEN Art Announces Noushin Delfani as Artist of the Month for November 2025

08.12.202506.12.2025Charlie Root

BE OPEN Art is delighted to name Noushin Delfani as the Artist of the Month for November 2025, selected through a public vote from a shortlist of remarkable emerging artists showcased on our online gallery.

BE OPEN Art announces Aluu Prosper as the November Regional Artist of the Month for the West Africa stage of its global art competition

01.12.202527.11.2025Charlie Root

BE OPEN Art is delighted to announce Aluu Prosper, a contemporary Nigerian painter, as the Regional Artist of the Month for November within the Western Africa stage of its global art competition. Running from October through December, this regional stage highlights emerging talent from across Western Africa, celebrating artists from countries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.