A talented writer and artist during his lifetime, Frank Walter was an eccentric character now considered to be vastly under-recognized. Intellectually brilliant, Walter entertained delusions of aristocratic grandeur, namely the belief that the white slave-owners in his family linked him to the noble houses of Europe. The self-styled “7th Prince of the West Indies, Lord of Follies and the Ding-a-Ding Nook” produced paintings that dealt with race, class, and social identity, as well as abstract explorations of nuclear energy, portraits both real and imagined – including Hitler playing cricket and Prince Charles and Princess Diana as Adam and Eve – and miniature landscapes of Scotland, the country that he fell in love with during a visit in the 1950s or ’60s. Walter typically painted in oil on rudimentary materials, with a marked immediacy and naivety. The first man of color to manage an Antiguan sugar plantation, Walter spent the last 25 years of his life in an isolated shack in Antigua, surrounded by his writings, paintings, and carvings.
A talented writer and artist during his lifetime, Frank Walter was an eccentric character now considered to be vastly under-recognized. Intellectually brilliant, Walter entertained delusions of aristocratic grandeur, namely the belief that the white slave-owners in his family linked him to the noble houses of Europe. The self-styled “7th Prince of the West Indies, Lord of Follies and the Ding-a-Ding Nook” produced paintings that dealt with race, class, and social identity, as well as abstract explorations of nuclear energy, portraits both real and imagined – including Hitler playing cricket and Prince Charles and Princess Diana as Adam and Eve – and miniature landscapes of Scotland, the country that he fell in love with during a visit in the 1950s or ’60s. Walter typically painted in oil on rudimentary materials, with a marked immediacy and naivety. The first man of color to manage an Antiguan sugar plantation, Walter spent the last 25 years of his life in an isolated shack in Antigua, surrounded by his writings, paintings, and carvings.
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Performing Arts Season2026–2027In today’s world, our commitment to connecting community with world-class creative innovators has never been more vital. Vanguard dance, music, and adventurous theater artists offer fresh ideas and energy, while bringing us together...
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2027 Brooks International Fellowship ProgrammeDeadline: October 21, 2026
Tate, in collaboration with Delfina Foundation, invites applications for the Brooks International Fellowship Programme 2027. Now in its thirteenth year, the programme will enable practitioners to work with Tate…
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Bill PhelpsPhotographerBorn in St. Paul, Minnesota, Bill Phelps has built an impressive career despite having no formal art training, lending his talents to Italian Vogue, French Marie Claire, Conde Nast Traveller UK, The New York Times Magazine, Fortune, and Interview, and picking up both an IPA Lucie Award and the Grand Prize of Portraits for the World Press Photo.
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40th Anniversary Archival PresentationMar 19 – Dec 20, 2026The MIT List Visual Arts Center traces its origins to the Hayden Gallery (founded in 1950), which brought artists and the MIT community together through diverse exhibitions and residency projects.
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I Want To See A Lighthouseby Gary Briechle
Gary Briechle’s practice is disciplined, almost monastic. Every day roving around Rockland, Maine in an SUV loaded with chemicals, looking at the same mundane scenes and subjects, but expecting different results.
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Make Some Noise: Desire. Stage. Change.Jan 31 – Sep 20, 2026With sound, performance and bold expression, the exhibition Make Some Noise: Desire. Stage. Change. encourages movement and change.
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Alex Ayed: TotanoJun 27 – Oct 11, 2026A promise binds the one who makes it to the unknown. By linking the present to an uncertain future, it becomes a form of foundation. To promise is to take responsibility for what does not yet exist.
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Ingel Vaiklaartist / filmmakerIngel Vaikla is a visual artist and filmmaker from Estonia. She studied photography in Estonian Academy of Fine Arts (BA) and film in Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Gent (MA).
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Constellations: Contemporary Jewelry from the Dallas Museum of ArtJul 10, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
“Constellations: Contemporary Jewelry from the Dallas Museum of Art” showcases more than 350 works from one of the most significant contemporary jewelry collections in the United States.
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Arnold J. Kemp: Not One ThingJul 28 – Dec 6, 2026
Arnold J. Kemp: Not One Thing is the first institutional survey of work by the Chicago-based artist Arnold J. Kemp (b. 1968, Boston). The exhibition focuses on Kemp’s performative and material tendencies of masking, traced through various media.
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OFFSCREEN: 5th editionOctober 20–25, 2026OFFSCREEN Paris is a nomadic event that values contemporary, historic and avant-garde artists with image-based practices. With its distinct voice, it is a must-see highlight of Paris Art Week each October...
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It’s a Pink Area: Marc Kokopeli and Sydney SchraderApr 11 – Oct 4, 2026Everything has edges. Has contours. An object or an image always begins somewhere and ends somewhere else, rubbing into whatever is nearby on either side. These edges indicate the area where something meets its own exterior...
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Fondazione Prada Film Fund 2026Deadlines Aug 6 / Sep 10, 2026Fondazione Prada recognises cinema as a privileged environment for the expression of creativity and an essential way for safeguarding freedom of artistic expression and promoting the plurality of cultural identities that characterize contemporary society.
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untame flow stay releaseAug 31 – Nov 29, 2026untame flow stay release presents artistic practices undertaken in response to unjust, environmentally toxic and ableist structures – systems that continue to suppress individuals and communities by individualizing violence...
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Ralph Steadman: And Another ThingAug 26 – Dec 13, 2026Ralph Steadman is one of the most influential British graphic artists of the last 50 years. He is famous for his long collaboration with Hunter S. Thompson, notably illustrating Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, which inspired two films in 1979 and 1998.
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Ana Cavagna MartinezArtistAna Cavagna Martinez is an Argentinian artist, continuously inspired by nature, books and her philosophical studies. She has spent the last 20 years out of Buenos Aires, going through trips and moving all around the world.
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Maria A. Guzmán Capron: PenumbraApr 19 – Sep 27, 2026Step into a world of exuberant color and intricate storytelling with “Maria A. Guzmán Capron: Penumbra.” In this solo exhibition, the California-based artist explores the nuances of identity and the value of connection...
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Julie Bullard / Nadia Lee Cohen & Martin ParrPublication
Julie Bullard, a work of photographic fiction by Nadia Lee Cohen and Martin Parr. The book is designed as a late-seventies photo album, closely modelled on an example acquired from eBay, complete with faux leather spongy board covers…
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