In Hail We Now Sing Joy, at Milwaukee Art Museum, new paintings and sculptures from Chicago-born artist Rashid Johnson are on display. The exhibition features 14 large-scale works, filling the museum’s entire feature exhibition space. Johnson uses his signature materials of white ceramic tile, red oak flooring, shea butter, black soap and wax to examine themes of race, history, yearning and anxiety and investigates the relationship between art, society and personal identity. Hail We Now Sing Joy is on view through September 17.
(24 July, 2017)

Lynsey Addario, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, will be celebrated by the International Center of Photography at its seventh annual ICP Spotlights event on November 7. Addario regularly works with the New York Times, National Geographic and Time magazine and has covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. American Photo named Addario as one of the five most influential photographers of the past 25 years in 2015. Funds raised from the Spotlights event benefit ICP’s education and exhibition program.
(24 July, 2017)

Part of the Ringling’s continuing series of photography, Posed: Portrait Photography from the Permanent Collection features many preeminent 20th-century artists such as Richard Avedon, Cindy Sherman, Diane Arbus, Edward Weston and Andy Warhol. The Warhol images include Polaroids from his entourage and inner circle dating from the 1960s and ’70s. Several recent acquisitions will also be on view, including works by Mike Disfarmer chronicling a generation of people in Heber Springs, Arkansas, during the early- to mid-1900s. The exhibition will be on view through October 29.
(24 July, 2017)

As drones become an increasingly common sight in UK skies - esp ecially in the hands of enthusiast pilots - the dangers surrounding them have grown considerably. It’s perhaps unsurprising that in resp onse to an increasing number of ‘near misses’ with other aircraft , the government has announced it intends to tighten the rules surrounding the use of drones. Following a public consultation run by the Department of Transp ort between 21 December last year and 15 March this year, two main regulations are set to come into play. The fi rst is that anyone fl ying a drone weighing 250g or above will need to be regist ered. The regist ration - which is likely to have a fee att ached to it - will apply whether they’re an enthusiast or a commercial pilot. Although the details are st ill undecided, early indications are that pilots will most likely only have to regist er once, no matt er how many drones exceeding the minimum weight they fl y. This is of particular benefi t to commercial operators with multiple drones. The second change will come in the form of ‘mandatory competency test ing… for all leisure users.’ For now, it appears this will only apply to hobbyist s, as the consultation recognised that ‘commercial users already have required st andards to meet.’ However, the 65- page report does warn that ‘in future there might be a need for new st andards for commercial pilots too, above those already in place.’ As part of these new regulations, embedded elect ronic identifi cation options are being explored, as is tracking technology, ‘so that enforcement act ion against irresp onsible drone use can be improved.’ By extension, the government is also considering how it can ‘tighten rules around where users can fl y certain classes of drones’ and ‘increase penalties when the law is broken.’ You can fi nd out more about the new regulations and download the full consultation document at the Department of Transp ort website (gov.uk/government/organisations/ department-for-transp ort). You can also brush up on the Civil Aviation Authority’s Dronecode at dronesafe.uk/drone-code.
(26 September, 2017)

In Interwoven: Art Meets Nature at Highfield Hall & Gardens on Cape Cod, more than 45 works of 21 diverse fiber artists working in weaving, felting, tapestry, basketry, handmade paper, quilting, silk painting, wire work and book arts will be on display. The exhibition examines how fiber art pushes traditional boundaries while exploring each artist’s connection through nature. On view through September 6, the exhibition includes the work of acclaimed artists such as Ashley Blalock, Jan Hopkins, Lanny Bergner, Mary Edna Fraser, Sharon McCartney, Mariko Kusumoto and Michelle Sirois-Silver. A solo show by Dominique Ehrmann titled Once Upon a Quilt will complement.
(24 July, 2017)