Month: July 2026
BE OPEN Art Limitless June 2026 Winner: Ana Montoya
The Art Limitless programme within the BE OPEN Art online gallery has announced Ana Montoya as the June 2026 monthly winner, recognising her richly layered collage works that draw on textile traditions, cultural memory, and the enduring relationship between craft and contemporary art.
BE OPEN Art Announces Megan Weeda as Artist of the Month for June 2026
BE OPEN Art is pleased to announce Megan Weeda as the Artist of the Month for June 2026. A figurative oil painter from Dayton, USA, Weeda’s practice explores the relationship between memory, perception, and visual reconstruction, transforming personal experience into emotionally resonant works.
Panel Discussion: Sustainable Creativity Inspiring Change Through Eco-Conscious Art
This recording is presented in partnership by Princeton Public Library and the Princeton Environmental Film Festival. A panel of Princeton-area artists will explore how they ensure their creative processes are eco-friendly and aligned with sustainable practices.
What’s Next? Eco Materialism and Contemporary Art by Linda Weintraub
By paying tribute to matter, materiality and materialisation, the examples of contemporary art assembled in What’s Next? Eco Materialism and Contemporary Art by Linda Weintraub challenge the social, cultural and ethical norms that prevailed in the twentieth century. This significant frontier of contemporary culture is identified as Eco Materialism because it affirms the emergent philosophy of Neo Materialism and attends to the pragmatic urgency of environmentalism.
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Lorena Iavorschi Named June Regional Artist of the Month for BE OPEN Art’s Central Europe Stage
BE OPEN Art is pleased to announce Lorena Iavorschi as the June Regional Artist of the Month in the Central Europe stage of its 2026 global art competition. As the second monthly winner in this regional stage, she joins the growing selection of outstanding emerging artists representing the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia.